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Ralph Rodgers and Percy Turner Circus collection
Collection
Identifier: 0388
Abstract
The Ralph Rodgers and Percy Turner Circus Collection documents the collective interests of a circus model builder/ miniature circus owner and a real circus owner who became friends and whose circus memorabilia ended up with a mutual friend who donated them to USC. The collection contains ephemera, correspondence, photographs, books, records, costumes, and a large amount of circus model plans and drawings kept by Ralph Rodgers. A portion of the collection represents the history of the...
Dates:
1930s-1980s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Keith Royer collection on Southern California scootering and youth subculture
Collection
Identifier: 7139
Abstract
The Keith Royer collection on Southern California scootering and youth subculture documents several decades of vintage scooter culture and the diverse aspects of the subculture as it relates to music, fashion, politics, and youth communities. Keith Royer has been a scooter rider, collector, and bike mechanic since the mid-1980s and a patched club member of the Pharaohs Scooter Club of San Diego since 1995. The Pharaohs Scooter Cult was formed on December 23, 1993 at Hill Street Coffee House...
Dates:
1985 - 2022
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Ruskin Art Club records
Collection
Identifier: 6083
Abstract
The Ruskin Art Club was founded October 12, 1888, and is the oldest women's club in Los Angeles. Its original purpose was to study the technique and history of engraving and etching, inspired by founding member Mary E. Boyce's own collection of prints and extensive library of books on art. The Club's main activity were the annual courses of study in the history of art, architecture, or archaeology. These consisted of lectures delivered by the members to the membership at the monthly...
Dates:
1879 - 2003
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Carl Sandburg collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0165
Abstract
Collection consists of articles, clippings, photographs, and various books by American poet and biographer Carl Sandburg (1878-1967).
Dates:
1939-1964
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Slash (fanzine) collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 7099
Abstract
The Slash collection comprises a complete run (30 issues) of the seminal Los Angeles fanzine dedicated to punk music and subcultures, spanning 1977 to 1981. Founded by Steve Samiof and Melanie Nissen, Slash focused on the burgeoning West Coast punk scene, including bands such as X, The Germs, and The Screamers as well as the emerging New Wave and No Wave movements and new genres of reggae and rockabilly revival.The set...
Dates:
1977 - 1981
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
Gregory Freeman Stone collection on the Robert F. Kennedy assassination
Collection
Identifier: 0241
Abstract
The collection includes files accumulated by Gregory Freemen Stone during his investigation into the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
Dates:
1944 - 1992
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
Teen Angels magazine collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0588
Abstract
A collection of 43 issues of Teen Angels magazine, spanning approximately 1981 to 2006. Teen Angels was founded in 1979 by San Jose-based artist David Holland. Teen Angels was a popular magazine that celebrated and featured art and writing relating to Chicano culture, cholo street culture, lowriders, pachuco culture, prison art, Southern California gangs, varrios, tattoos, and other themes....
Dates:
1981 - 2006
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Twisted Magazine collection
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 6189
Abstract
The Twisted Magazine collection contains three issues, comprising a complete run, of the Seattle-published early punk fanzine that covered major punk acts along with future local legends in the emerging punk scene of the Pacific Northwest. Twisted--also titled "Twisted Magazine," with the first issue subtitled "Another Rock 'N' Roll Magazine"--published interviews and band profiles written by V. Vale, John Doe, Ajax, and others. The...
Dates:
1977 July - 1978 March
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections