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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
Robert E. Tranquada papers
Collection
Identifier: 0089
Abstract
Professional files of Dr. Robert E. Tranquada during his career at the University of Southern California, including during his tenure as Dean of the USC School of Medicine (1986-1991).
Dates:
1959 - 2012
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California Football scrapbook
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5174
Abstract
This collection consists of a scrapbook of University of Southern California football players, intercollegiate teams, and Olympic track and field team members.
Dates:
1937 - 1941
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California Library of Aeronautical History collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0050
Abstract
This collection consists of the University of Southern California Library of Aeronautical History collections including photographs, newspapers, ephemera, scrapbooks, and other information related to aeronautical history.
Dates:
1918 - 1971
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
USC Pacific Asia Museum history archives
Collection
Identifier: 5377
Abstract
The USC Pacific Asia Museum history archives consist of institutional records of the USC Pacific Asia Museum (PAM), which was founded in 1971 and became part of the University of Southern California in 2013. The collection includes event programs, administrative files, photographs, photograph albums, press releases, program and outreach files, memoranda, building blueprints, renovation designs, PAM newsletters, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, audiovisual material, and records from PAM's...
Dates:
1971 - 2015
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Willa Mae West papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7112
Abstract
A collection of photographs and ephemera spanning nearly 50 years of the life of Willa Mae West, an active participant and leader in many African American social organizations in the Los Angeles area. West served as a national officer for the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World (IBPOEW), acting as Grand Directress of the Arts and Crafts Department. West also served as a Chaplain Major for her local chapter of IBPOEW, as a member of the Crenshaw Committee on Aging,...
Dates:
1920 - 1980
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
William L. Pereira & Associates records
Collection
Identifier: 0326
Abstract
The William L. Pereira & Associates records consist of architectural plans, materials for presentations to clients, site studies, project workbooks, and interim reports documenting the majority of the firm's projects from 1960 to 1989. William Leonard Pereira, who had already been working as an architect in Chicago and Los Angeles since the early 1930s, founded the company in 1958. William L. Pereira & Associates designed over 300 buildings, including the Transamerica Pyramid in San...
Dates:
1939 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1980
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Annabelle Yerigan Foursquare Church album
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7154
Abstract
The Annabelle Yerigan Foursquare Church album is a photograph and memory book created by Annabelle Yerigan (1902-1975), an ordained minister of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. An Evangelical Pentecostal Christian church founded by Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944) in Los Angeles, the Foursquare Church is credited by some as the first megachurch. McPherson used radio broadcasts to draw in large audiences and donations to Foursquare Church events and services. In 1938,...
Dates:
1933 - 1943
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections