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1952 Steel Crisis pamplets
Collection
Identifier: 6011
Abstract
Collection of pamphlets from various unions and the United States government about the conflicts and strikes in the first administration of President Harry S. Truman.
Dates:
1947-1952, 1967 (bulk 1952)
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Academy photographs collection
Collection
Identifier: 2687
Abstract
This collection includes publicity stills and other photographs, slides, and stills for the marketing of motion pictures and theatre productions from the 1910s through the 1990s, from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Beverly Hills location.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1910 - 1999
Found in:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
George and Elenora Adams diaries, letters, and other material
Collection
Identifier: 7086
Abstract
The George and Elenora Adams diaries, letters, and other material contain 39 diaries, four letters, and various personal documents and ephemera kept by George E. Adams and his wife Elenora Martin Learned Adams. Throughout the course of their lives--as documented in their journals--George and Elenora worked as farmers, teachers, and store owners in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine before moving to Duarte near East Los Angeles in 1887. In California, George and Elenora tried their luck...
Dates:
1856 - 1909
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Advocate records
Collection — Box 1: Series Series 2.
Identifier: Coll2012-030
Abstract
The records, 1953-2001, comprise the editorial and administrative records of the Advocate, 1967-2001, with the bulk from 1967-1974 when it was under the direction and editorship of Dick Michaels and Bill Rand. The records include article drafts, clippings, artwork and illustrations, negatives, photographic prints, mock-ups, story notes, correspondence, promotional materials, posters, and other records used in publishing the ...
Dates:
1953-2001
Air Mail clippings scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 6037
Abstract
The Air Mail clippings scrapbook contains clippings, primarily from the the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Examiner, 1924-1931, that document the development of air mail service in the United States, Mexico and South America during that same period. Clippings from some other newspapers are also included (New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, other California newspapers). The scrapbook seems to have been created by USC Libraries staff. The clippings were placed in the scrapbook...
Dates:
1924 - 1931
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
American Working Creed poster collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275053880390]
Identifier: 6021
Abstract
This collection consists of posters about workers and freedom by the Saturday Evening Post, the Hoover Company, and the United States Rubber Company.
Dates:
1941 - 1942
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
"An Account of the Great Chinese Riot and Massacre in Los Angeles" typescript
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31275056491690]
Identifier: 7140
Abstract
Typescript of Judge Widney's account of the riot and massacre of Chinese in Los Angeles, based on the trial of 10 people indicted for the murders, which took place in front of Widney as Judge of the District Court of the Seventeenth Judicial District for Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. The massacre was the result of a shootout between several Chinese men over the kidnapping of a young Chinese woman, that led to a shootout with police and the death of a civilian. As a result, a mob...
Dates:
1871 November
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Orion Ashenfelter papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275049021596]
Identifier: 0195
Abstract
A collection of nineteen letters written by Orion Ashenfelter to his family while on his tour of duty in the U.S. Navy, which began on January 29, 1900. Included in these letters is an eyewitness account of events during the Boxer Rebellion in China.
Dates:
1901-1903
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Eleanor Audley scripts
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2187
Abstract
This collection consists of the scripts of American actress Eleanor Audley (1905-1991). Audley acted in animated features, television series, film, Broadway, and radio programs.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1950s-1960s
Found in:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Nicholas Beck collection on Budd Schulberg
Collection
Identifier: 6136
Abstract
The Nicholas Beck collection on Budd Schulberg consists of material relating to Budd Schulberg (1914-2009)--the American screenwriter, television producer, and novelist--collected by Nicholas Beck (1932-2017). The collection includes material on Budd Schulberg's life, family, and works; the Watts Writers Workshop -- a creative writing group initiated by Budd Schulberg following the 1965 Watts Riots; correspondence between Beck and Schulberg's extended family; archival documents by and about...
Dates:
1913 - 2017
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections