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Chauncey Alexander papers
Collection
Identifier: 0419
Abstract
The papers include material collected by Chauncey Alexander over a long and active life in social work and radical politics. Included are personal papers, school papers, and materials relating to Alexander's leadership of such organizations as the National Association of Social Workers, the International Federation of Social Workers, the First Amendment Foundation, and other organizations. Considerable materials are preserved from Alexander's service as an adjunct professor of Social Work...
Dates:
1917 - 2004
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
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
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke papers: California State Assembly, U.S. Congress, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and California Attorney General campaign
Collection
Identifier: 0218-1
Abstract
The Yvonne Brathwaite Burke papers contain the records of the political activities of Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, University of Southern California Gould Law School alumna, state and federal legislator, and county official. Included are records from Burke's tenure in the California Assembly (1966-1972), U.S. Congress (1973-1978), and the Los Angeles Angeles County Board of Supervisor (1979-1980). Records also include her campaign for California State Attorney General (1978).
Dates:
1959 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1980
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Citizens Committee to Save Elysian Park records
Collection
Identifier: 0320
Abstract
The Citizens Committee to Save Elysian Park was founded in 1965 to organize public and official awareness and to raise support to preserve the park land as public open space, and to develop it for recreational activities. The mission and efforts of this vibrant "grass roots" organization are ongoing, and the Committee will continue to add materials which document its activities. The collection consists of fifteen boxes of records dating back to the Committee's early history in the 1960s. ...
Dates:
1965 - 2019
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
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
Filipino American Library collection
Collection
Identifier: 6235
Abstract
The Filipino American Library collection consists of materials owned by the Filipino American Library in Historic Filipinotown that were transferred to the University of Southern California Special Collections in 2017. The collection is currently divided into two categories: (i) digitized material and (ii) minimally processed material. The digitized material consists of lantern slides, bound volumes, photographic prints, maps, and other materials that the USC Digital Library digitized and...
Dates:
1910 - 2015
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Selma Holo papers
Collection
Identifier: 5251
Abstract
The Selma Holo papers consists of publications, reports, photographs, and research notes created and collected by Selma Holo. Included are the original typescript of Dr. Holo's dissertation; typescripts of two of her publications, "Beyond the Prado" and "Managing Memory"; research files produced during trips to Mexico and Spain; research for the exhibition "Keepers of the Flame"; and various personal and ephemeral items. Selma Holo received her doctorate from the University of California,...
Dates:
1937 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2015
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Allan A. Hunter papers
Collection
Identifier: 0397
Abstract
Mt. Hollywood Congregational Church, founded in 1905, is located in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. Its longest-serving pastor, Allan A. Hunter, led the congregation from 1926 until his retirement in 1963, but stayed actively involved until his death almost twenty years later. This collection reflects the activities of the church throughout the twentieth century, as well as the progressive ideas and religious teachings of Reverend Hunter. His correspondence with other religious thinkers...
Dates:
1905 - 2000
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections