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Alphonzo Bell papers
Collection
Identifier: 0215
Abstract
Alphonzo Bell, Jr. (1914-2004) was a United States Congressman who represented the 27th and 28th Congressional Districts - which encompassed the communities of Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel Air, and West Los Angeles - between 1961 and 1977. Materials within the collection date from the 1930s to the 1980s and document Bell's political career.
Dates:
1933-1987
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Sandy Bleifer papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 7077
Abstract
During her years as a real estate broker and historic preservation advocate in downtown Los Angeles, Sandra Bleifer created and collected a trove of materials documenting the revitalization of downtown in the 1990s and 2000s--decades witnessing an enormous amount of development and gentrification in the city's historic core and neighboring districts. The collection comprises materials on a variety of revitalization projects, plans, and studies undertaken by different organizations and...
Dates:
1990-2010
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Chicano and Latino ephemera collection
Collection
Identifier: 0509
Abstract
This collection contains various pieces of ephemera and periodical issues related to Latinos, chiefly focused on Chicanos in California from the 1970s to 2000s. Materials include programs, fliers, brochures, clippings, and magazine issues related to various subjects including the Chicano movement, Cesar Chavez and farm labor, community organizing, strikes and boycotts, community organizing, journalism and journalist Ruben Salazar, and cultural events including plays, museum exhibits, and Día...
Dates:
1930s-2006 (bulk 1970s-2000s)
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Carl Quimby Christol papers
Collection
Identifier: 5323
Abstract
Carl Quimby Christol, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science in USC's Dornsife College (on faculty from 1949-1987) was a pioneer in the field of international space law. The papers consist of materials documenting his time at the University of Chicago, personal activities, and items collected by Christolduring his time in the Army during World War II. The bulk of the collection documents Christol's tenure on the faculty at USC, and covers topics related to his area of...
Dates:
1931-2004, undated
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5370
Abstract
The collection consists of clippings, photographs and photograph albums, legal documents and correspondence, created by and about various members of the Doheny family, including Lucy Estelle Doheny and her husband, Van Cott Niven; and legal documents, including copies of Lucy Estelle Doheny's birth certificate (box 1). Also included are color photographs of the Doheny chapel in Camarillo; photographs of various members of the Doheny family, including Ned Doheny; a copy of the New York Herald...
Dates:
1892-2005
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
B. Kwaku Duren papers
Collection
Identifier: 7022
Abstract
B. Kwaku Duren is a lawyer and long-time political, social and community activist in the Los Angeles area. He has served various institutions, among them the South-Central Office of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), the Union of Legal Services Workers of Los Angeles. He served as head of the Southern California Chapter of the Black Panther Party and chairman of the New Panther Vanguard Movement. He was co-editor-in-chief of The Black Panther International News Service. As a...
Dates:
1964 - 2012
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Paul Hadley papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5363
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of former University of Southern California professor of international relations Paul E. Hadley (1915-2007). Hadley was also the executive director of the Emeriti Center.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1950s-1980s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Hearst Corporation Los Angeles Examiner photographs, negatives, and clippings--negatives
Collection
Identifier: 7000-7
Abstract
This finding aid is for negatives of the Los Angeles Examiner photograph and clippings morgue.
Dates:
1903 - 1961; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1961
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Hearst Corporation Los Angeles Examiner photographs, negatives and clippings--oversize portrait and subject files
Collection
Identifier: 7000-3
Abstract
This finding aid is for the oversize portrait and subject files of the Los Angeles Examiner photograph and clippings morgue.
Dates:
1903 - 1961; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1959
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Hearst Corporation Los Angeles Examiner photographs, negatives and clippings--portrait files (A-F)
Collection
Identifier: 7000-1a
Abstract
This finding aid is for letters A-F of portrait files of the Los Angeles Examiner photograph and clippings morgue. See the Related Materials note below for links to the finding aids for letters G-M and N-Z.
Dates:
1903 - 1961; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1959
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections