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Michael A. Arbib papers
Collection
Identifier: 5315
Abstract
Papers of Michael A. Arbib, Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science; University Professor; Professor of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Neuroscience and Psychology; Director, USC Human Brain Project. Prof. Arbib has based his career on the argument that we can learn much about machines from studying brains, and much about brains from studying machines. He has thus always worked for an interdisciplinary environment in which computer scientists and...
Dates:
1970-2016
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Gerald J. Bender papers
Collection
Identifier: 5322
Abstract
This collection comprises the papers of Gerald J. Bender, a professor of international relations at USC from 1979 to 2011 and director of the School of International Relations from 1986 to 1991. Bender was a foremost expert on the study of politics, languages, and culture of Angola and Southern Africa generally, with a particular interest in United States foreign policy toward the region. The Gerald J. Bender papers contain Bender's personal, professional, and USC correspondence; files on...
Dates:
1960 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1998
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Lorenzo DeStefano collection on the Hancock Pacific Expeditions
Collection
Identifier: 6215
Abstract
A collection of screenplay drafts, research notes, subject files, correspondence, photographs, books, audio and video tapes, and one 16mm film compiled by Lorenzo DeStefano for a film about G. Allan Hancock's expeditions to the Galapagos Islands during 1930s. DeStefano never completed his film, but his research for the project--which began in the 1970s--forms a significant collection of documentation on the people and events involved in the Hancock Expeditions.
Dates:
1930s-1980s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Esther Feldman and Community Conservation Solutions records
Collection
Identifier: 7136
Abstract
The Esther Feldman and Community Conservation Solutions records document the work conducted by Esther Feldman and/or Community Conservation Solutions (CCS) from the 1980s through 2020. The collection focuses on two major subject areas: (i) ballot measures and campaigns creating public financing for park and conservation projects and (ii) land-based projects involving land acquisition, native habitat restoration, park creation, 'green' stormwater and urban runoff capture, planning projects,...
Dates:
1984 - 2022
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Gelya Frank papers
Collection
Identifier: 5286
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of Gelya Frank (born 1948), an American author and anthropology professor at the University of Southern California.
Dates:
1970 - 2017
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Karol J. Mysels papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5385
Scope and Contents
The Karol J. Mysels papers comprise the personal and professional papers of Karol J. Mysels (1914-1998), former professor of chemistry at the University of Southern California. The collection also holds a relatively small amount of material created and collected by Estella Mysels (1921-2010), who was married to Karol from 1953 until his death in 1998. Karol Joseph Mysels was born on April 14, 1914, in Kraków, Poland, to Janina Johanna Henryka Henriette Rosenberg and Abraham Adolph Meisels....
Dates:
1930 - 2000
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Olive View Sanatorium and Hospital records
Collection
Identifier: 7095
Abstract
The records of Olive View Hospital and Medical Center document daily life and important events at Olive View since its founding in the early twentieth century and also the ideological and structural changes the institution underwent. The collection also has significant scientific and medical materials that capture laboratory practices and scientific literature regarding the study and curing of tuberculosis, including numerous works from Emil Bogen.
Dates:
1915 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1995
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Sanville Institute records
Collection
Identifier: 0616
Scope and Contents
The Sanville Institute for Clinical Social Work (formerly the California Institute for Clinical Social Work) was a non-profit educational organization dedicated to deepening the practice and values of the social work profession among practitioners and the public. From 1974 to 2018 the Institute operated a state-approved graduate program in California, offering a PhD in clinical social work. The Sanville Institute records consist of documents relating to the organization's early history,...
Dates:
1974 - 2021
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Frank O. Sotomayor papers
Collection
Identifier: 0549
Abstract
The papers of Frank O. Sotomayor, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, formerly at the Los Angeles Times; adjunct faculty member at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism; freelance writer and editor; and leader in national efforts toward newsroom diversity and inclusive coverage of all communities, including (but not limited to) Latino communities in California. The Frank O. Sotomayor papers include correspondence, photographs, research and subject files,...
Dates:
1970 - 2016
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Miguel L. Talleda papers
Collection
Identifier: 0579
Abstract
The Miguel L. Talleda papers consist of correspondence, essays, photographs, research files, collected publications, and other material collected and/or created by Miguel Luis Talleda (1919-2017). Talleda was born in Cruces, Las Villas, Cuba on June 14, 1919. In 1962, Talleda arrived in the United States as a political refugee with his family. Talleda authored the book Alpha 66 y su Histórica Tarea on the anti-communist organization, Alpha 66, formed by...
Dates:
1962 - 2017
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections