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Midnight Mission and Tom and Mary Liddecoat papers
Collection
Identifier: 0413
Abstract
The papers of the Midnight Mission and of Tom and Mary Liddecoat consist of material that documents the personal and business history of the Liddecoat family, the Midnight Mission, and various other charities and individuals associated with the Liddecoat family; specifically, the collection documents two generations of the Liddecoat family and their involvement in charitable organizations such as the Midnight Mission, the Gospel Foundation of America, and charitable organizations on the...
Dates:
1899 - 2005
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Patt Morrison collection of Los Angeles memorabilia
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7113
Abstract
A collection of five board games, nine cans of "smog," two buttons and a t-shirt relating to the 1984 Summer Olympics, a Southern California "powdered smog" postcard, a dish towel, a bumper sticker, and a button relating to the fruit fly (Medfly) crisis in California during the early 1980s collected by journalist, author, and radio and television personality Patt Morrison. Most of the items in the collection relate to Los Angeles smog and air pollution, but a few of the items relate to the...
Dates:
1950 - 1985
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
L.A. Murillo papers
Collection
Identifier: 0501
Abstract
The L.A. Murillo papers document the life of Louis Andrew Murillo (1922- ), including his service in the Air Force during World War II, his tenure as a professor of Spanish literature and Cervantes scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, and his service as a bilingual volunteer for the California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Police Department. Also included in this collection are the Spanish, English and bilingual pamphlets and flyers which document Spanish language usage...
Dates:
1932 - 2012
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Zenon Neumark papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6138
Abstract
The Zenon Neumark papers consist of a legal documents, identification cards, photographs, diary pages, letters, diplomas and postcards, documenting Neumark's life during and after World War II. Zenon Neumark is the author of "Hiding in the Open: A Young Fugitive in Nazi-Occupied Poland".
Dates:
1942-1943
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Gerhard and Marianne Pinkus papers
Collection
Identifier: 6122
Abstract
Gerhard and Marianne Pinkus emigrated from Germany to Los Angeles in the 1930s and began to collect art in the 1940s. After accumulating a small collection of choice (and sometimes rare) finds, Gerhard and Marianne became a major force in the Los Angeles art world, especially in regard to their primary interest: Marc Chagall. Though they focused mainly on Chagall, the Pinkuses collected drawings, lithographs, and paintings by many other artists from various periods, with some emphasis on...
Dates:
1859-2005; Majority of material found in 1920s-1970s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Postwar German postcards and photographs
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6115
Abstract
Postcards and photographs depicting historic landmarks, churches, landscapes and people in Germany in the postwar period. Also includes some postcards from the United States and France.
Dates:
circa 1950
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Ettel Rakower postcard
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: 6271
Abstract
1 postcard sent to Grete Brewer in Vienna from Ettel Rakower in Theresienstadt concentration camp, April 3, 1944.
Dates:
1944-04-03
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
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
Miklos Rozsa collection of music letters, photographs, and other material
Collection
Identifier: 0329
Abstract
The 123-piece collection of rare letters, documents, photographs and manuscripts spanning three centuries of musical history was collected by Miklos Rozsa. Most of the correspondence relates to the composition, performance and business of music. Other writings deal with the mundane realities of daily life, such as the payment of debts, the climate, and social amenities. Most of the letters in the collection are handwritten, though some of the more recent ones are typed. In a 1949 letter,...
Dates:
1670 - 1955
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections