Papers
Scope and Content
Series contains newspaper clippings and press releases documenting the donation of the Biscailuz Collection to USC in the 1960s, correspondence and clippings pertaining to Peter J. Pitchess's 1958 campaign for Sheriff of Los Angeles County, the text of a series of biographical articles about Biscailuz that ran in La Opinion, a biography of Biscailuz by Lindley Bynum and Idwal Jones titled Biscailuz: Sheriff of the New West, two publications from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and a few miscellaneous photographs of Biscailuz.
Dates
- Creation: 1870 - 1958
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1920 - 1958
Creator
- From the Collection: Biscailuz, Eugene W. (Person)
Language of Materials
Most of the materials in this collection are in English. Scrapbook #8 contains clippings from Mexican newspapers that are in both English and Spanish. Translations have been provided for some of the articles. Scrapbook #8 also contains ephemera in Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 37 Cubic Feet (9 Scrapbooks and 9 boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu