The Los Angeles Telescope Makers Society (LATMS) was founded in 1926, under the influence of Russell W. Porter (1871-1949), who really founded the amateur telescope making movement in the early 1920's. The LATMS was formally renamed to the Los Angeles Astronomical Society (LAAS) in 1939 and have been active as such ever since then.
The Mission of the LAAS is to promote the public understanding and use of amateur astronomy to enjoy and appreciate the beauty and wonder that is our universe.
A summary about the LAAS can be found
in LAAS Brochure.
(c) Copyright 2005, Los Angeles Astronomical Society
