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Asian-American Elderly reports, brochures, and clippings collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0492
Abstract
The collection consists of reports, clippings, brochures, and correspondence related to elder abuse, especially in minority populations. Many of the reports are the products of foundations on aging including the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging, the California Foundation on Aging, and the California Commission on Aging. This collection appears to have been, at least in part, the provenance of Betty Kozasa, a well-known leader and founder of many organizations all related to the...
Dates:
1984-1998
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Association of Trojan Leagues records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5051
Abstract
The Association of Trojan League records consists of meeting materials (agendas, reports, etc.), scholarship information, and President's reports, documenting the history and activities of the Association. The Association of Trojan Leagues was the umbrella organization for the seven alumnae Trojan Leagues throughout Southern California. The ATL was disbanded in 2018 following a reorganization of USC's alumnae organizations.
Dates:
1967-2018
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Dr. A. Jean Ayres Archive
Collection
Identifier: 0317
Abstract
Papers, tests, and artifacts of A. Jean Ayres, groundbreaking occupational therapist. All items donated by friends, family, and coworkers.
Dates:
1943 - 2006
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Steve B. collection of personal advertisement responses
Collection
Identifier: 6276
Scope and Contents
A collection of approximately 130 letters from around 90 different women, all written to one southern California man, Steve B., in response to personal ads he placed in the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, and international pen-pal services in the early 1990s. Most of the letters are written in English, but a dozen or so are in Spanish. The majority of correspondents were from California, but women also wrote...
Dates:
1990 - 1994
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Charles Leland Bagley papers
Collection
Identifier: 0016
Abstract
This collection contains the personal papers of Charles Leland Bagley, along with records pertaining to the American Federation of Musicians. Bagley was a musician and lawyer who lived in Los Angeles and who was active in the AFM Local 47 until his retirement in 1959. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, union publications, and ephemera.
Dates:
1865 - 1965; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1962
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
C.E.D. Ballou scrapbooks
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5352
Abstract
This collection consists of two scrapbooks belonging to C.E.D. Ballou, a student at the University of Southern California's College of Liberal Arts in the 1890s.
Dates:
1892 - 1899
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
R. L. Barth papers
Collection
Identifier: 0161
Abstract
The R. L. Barth papers consist of manuscripts, paste-ups, chapbooks, and file copies of small press poetry published by the Robert L. Barth Press from the time of its founding in 1981 until the press ceased in the early 2000s. The collection also includes Barth's correspondence with poets Turner Cassity, Dick Davis, John Finlay, Charles Gullans, X. J. Kennedy, Janet Lewis, Timothy Steele, and Wesley Trimpi. Notable among the correspondence is a file of letters from Barth to Timothy Steele,...
Dates:
1981 - 2022
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Vicki Baum correspondence and film typescript
Collection — Pamphlet-Binder: 1
Identifier: 6267
Abstract
The Vicki Baum correspondence and film typescript consists of four typed letters signed "Vicki" on "Vicki Baum" letterhead, along with an unpublished draft for a film titled "Conspiracy (Working Title for Sands O' Life)." The correspondence is addressed to Baum's publisher Malcolm Johnsohn and his wife Mathilde Whitridge Johnson. Baum wrote the first three letters in 1943 and the fourth letter in 1946. The draft of the script for "Conspiracy (Working Title for Sands O' Life)"--authored by...
Dates:
1943 - 1946
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
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
Thelma Becker papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 7162
Scope and Contents
The Thelma Becker papers consist of photographs, correspondence, press releases, newspaper articles, personal cards, and other material belonging to the Los Angeles businesswoman and resident of the Biltmore Hotel, Thelma Jane Becker (1913-2004). Becker moved to Los Angeles from New York in 1940 to establish retail partners in western states for Barbizon, a company that manufactured fabrics and sold dress slips. As soon as she arrived, Becker took up residence in the landmark Biltmore Hotel...
Dates:
1970 - 1995
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections