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Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0596
Abstract
The papers of William Michael Mathes (1936-2012), a historian and expert on Spain and Mexico, especially the Baja California Peninsula. The Mexican government awarded Mathes the Order of the Aztec Eagle in 1985. An alumnus of the University of Southern California, Mathes earned his Master of Arts in history from USC in 1962. Between 1961 and 1991, Mathes contributed seven volumes to Dawson's Book Shop's Baja California travels book series, also held by USC's Special Collections. The W....
Dates:
1960 - 2012
Collection
Identifier: 0518
Abstract
This small collection chiefly contains handwritten and printed governmental documents related to the reign of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico from 1864 to 1867, as well as two photographs of Maximilian and his wife Carlota and later 20th century newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1863 - 1969
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0585
Abstract
This collection contains issues of the Spanish-language Mexican comic book Memín Pinguín, chiefly dating from 1965 to 1971. There are also three issues from the 2006 re-edited version and commemorative Mexican postage stamps.
Dates:
1965 - 2006
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0575
Abstract
Collection consists of lobby card sets from Mexican cinema in the mid 20th century.
Dates:
1945 - 1968
Collection
Identifier: 0541
Abstract
This collection contains various handwritten record books and copies of legal and financial documents related to haciendas in Mexico, chiefly dating from the 17th to 19th centuries. The items concern a variety of topics including real estate, legal issues, boundary disputes, property and estate inventories, financial accounts reflecting income sources and debts, and issues related to indigenous peoples.
Dates:
1673 - 1913
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0507
Abstract
This collection consists of the materials from the non-profit educational organization Comité La Verdad Sobre Cuba, The Truth About Cuba Committee, operating under the name Movimiento Anticomunista Catolico Unido.
Dates:
1964 - 1970
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
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0594
Abstract
The papers of broadcast journalist Bob Navarro, who spent close to 40 years covering news at KCBS and KNBC in Los Angeles and Sacramento. The collection includes Navarro's writings, photographs, family memorabilia, collected publications, and other material. Navarro also worked as a reporter at KTLA Channel 5 and KCAL Channel 9, a news director at Spanish-language channel KVEA-TV, and hosted his own show "Bob Navarro's Journal," a weekly public affairs series on KCBS-TV. The...
Dates:
1915 - 2013
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0090
Abstract
Travel journals (Mexico, South America, Siberia) by a former professor of dermatology at USC; scrolls and citations. Obermayer (b.1896) immigrated to the U.S. from Austria at the beginning of his medical career.
Dates:
0000
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0536
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence of Argentine writer Victoria Campo (1890-1979), dating from the 1920s to the 1970s. Letter recipients include Antonio Aita, Angel J. Battistessa, journalist Carlos Burone, Bernardo Canal Feijóo, Guillermo de Torre, and historian Alberto Salas. There are also two letters from Gabriela Mistral. The collection also includes a photograph of Victoria Ocampo's home, three newspaper clippings regarding Ocampo's life and work, and documentation about the...
Dates:
1922 - 1978; 2000 - 2004