The Huntington has acquired the archive of renowned Italian-born photographer Gusmano Cesaretti, known for documenting Southern California’s Mexican American communities, Los Angeles’ urban spaces and Hollywood film sets, the institution announced Tuesday.

Spanning six decades, the archive includes 238 boxes of photographic prints, negatives, contact sheets, artist books, mixed media works, documents, recordings and personal memorabilia, according to the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.