Among GRI 's special projects was `` L.A. as Subject : The Transformative Culture of Los Angeles Communities '' conducted between 1995 and 1999 , whose purposes included `` enhanc [ ing ] existing resources and develop new resources that support new research scholarship on LA and also encourag [ ing ] the preservation , conservation , and display of local material culture '' .
One GRI 's special projects was `` L.A. as Subject : The Transformative Culture of Los Angeles Communities '' conducted between 1995 and 1999 , whose purposes included `` enhanc [ ing ] existing resources and develop new resources that support new research scholarship on LA and also encourag [ ing ] the preservation , conservation , and display of local material culture '' .