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Carl Quimby Christol papers
Collection
Identifier: 5323
Abstract
Carl Quimby Christol, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science in USC's Dornsife College (on faculty from 1949-1987) was a pioneer in the field of international space law. The papers consist of materials documenting his time at the University of Chicago, personal activities, and items collected by Christolduring his time in the Army during World War II. The bulk of the collection documents Christol's tenure on the faculty at USC, and covers topics related to his area of...
Dates:
1931-2004, undated
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Cleve family papers
Collection
Identifier: 6164
Abstract
A collection of family papers concerning a Jewish family who fled Austria and sought exile in the United States during the rise of Nazi power. Felix Merori Cleve, his wife Melitta Cleve, their son George Wolfgang Cleve, and Felix's sister Fanny Suhrkamp-Cleve, were Austrian-Jewish emigres who fled to the United States after the Nazi Anschluss of Austria. This collection contains professional and personal correspondence and papers prior to their departure, correspondence and papers related...
Dates:
1910s-1980s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Hamlin Garland papers
Collection
Identifier: 0200
Abstract
The Hamlin Garland papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks, photographs, and memorabilia, by and about the American realist writer. Hamlin Garland (1860-1940) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who once held the title of "Dean of American Letters" and counted many of the prominent literary figures of his time as friends. This collection holds close to 10,000 of Garland's letters, which are now digitized and available via the USC Digital Library. Garland's literary notebooks...
Dates:
1850 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1940
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Saida Gerrard papers
Collection
Identifier: 0341
Abstract
The collection consists of costumes, manuscripts, programs, photographs, and clippings pertaining to choreographer/dancer Saida Gerrard from the 1930s through the 1970s.
Dates:
1930 - 1980
Found in:
USC Libraries Music Library
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
Young Tak Kim and Annabelle Kim papers
Collection
Identifier: 3402
Scope and Contents
The Young Tak Kim and Annabelle Kim papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, notebooks, ephemera, and other material created by Young Tak Kim (1920-2004) and Annabelle Kim, née Lee (1921-2015) before and during their marriage. Young Tak and Annabelle met on New Year's Eve in 1937 and their correspondence began in early 1938. The collection includes close to 1000 letters written by both Young Tak Kim and Annabelle Kim. The bulk of the correspondence is dated between...
Dates:
1938 - 1985
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Phi Alpha Theta, Xi Chapter, records
Collection
Identifier: 0338
Abstract
This collection contains evidence of the Phi Alpha Theta, USC Xi Chapter's activities from its founding in 1932 through 2000.
Dates:
1932-2000
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Kenneth Rexroth papers
Collection
Identifier: 0119
Abstract
The papers of Kenneth Rexroth, American poet and activist, comprise manuscripts, notes, printed material, publications, correspondence, ephemera, and artwork related to poetry, writing, speaking engagements, and teaching, primarily from the last decade of his life; also included are correspondence, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and edits compiled by Geoffrey Gardner for a Kenneth Rexroth festschrift published in 1980.
Dates:
1940 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1981
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Trojan Guild of Los Angeles records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0285
Abstract
Collection consists of newsletters, Presidents' and Treasurers' notebooks.
Dates:
1962 - 1991
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Ruth Weisberg papers
Collection
Identifier: 0360
Abstract
Ruth Weisberg, former Dean of the USC Roski School of Fine Arts and long time USC School of Fine Arts faculty member, is a renowned and respected artist and educator. Her work explores issues surrounding women artists and Judaism, and she is especially interested in the techniques of printmaking. Her papers consist primarily of correspondence, both personal and professional, and also contain notebooks, memorandums, reports, photographs, slides, audio visual materials, ephemera and realia,...
Dates:
1963 - 2014
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections