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California clippings collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 7001
Abstract



This collection of primarily California-related materials was the provenance of Mrs. Walter K. Towers, with some materials from Berenice Towers. Over the span of more than forty years, they saved clippings, magazines, small publications, maps, and other ephemera chiefly on California with an emphasis on Southern California.

Dates: 1945s-1980s; Majority of material found in 1950s-1960s
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Chicano and Latino ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0509
Abstract This collection contains various pieces of ephemera and periodical issues related to Latinos, chiefly focused on Chicanos in California from the 1970s to 2000s. Materials include programs, fliers, brochures, clippings, and magazine issues related to various subjects including the Chicano movement, Cesar Chavez and farm labor, community organizing, strikes and boycotts, community organizing, journalism and journalist Ruben Salazar, and cultural events including plays, museum exhibits, and Día...
Dates: 1930s-2006 (bulk 1970s-2000s)
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Martha Day Los Angeles musical events scrapbooks

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5258
Abstract

This collection consists of scrapbooks put together by University of California, Los Angeles, student Martha Day featuring musical events held around Los Angeles, CA from 1923 to 1944.

Dates: 1923 - 1944
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Robert F. Jani papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0291
Abstract This collection consists of the personal and business papers of Robert F. Jani (1934-1989). He was a creator, director and executive producer of musical spectaculars, television productions, pageants and extravaganzas, celebrations, international events, parades, arena shows and sports events, world premieres and openings, pyrotechnic shows, expositions, and theme parks. Mr. Jani was a founder of USC Songfest and principal of Robert F. Jani Productions, Inc. He graduated from the University...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1950s-1980s
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

John F. Merritt Southern California memorabilia and ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: 7103
Abstract

A collection of Southern California memorabilia and ephemera collected by John F. Merritt, founder of Californians for Preservation Action and its successor organization, California Preservation Foundation (CPF). The collection contains postcards, pamphlets, magazines, produce crate labels, prints, comic books, illustrations, and countercultural political materials created between 1899 and 2005, with the bulk of the collection spanning from 1910 to 1970.

Dates: 1899 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1970
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Sang Joon Park collection on Korean science fiction

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 3374
Abstract A collection of 79 pamphlets, leaflets, event programs, fliers, and other ephemera relating to Korean science fiction. The material in this collection was assembled by Sang Joon Park, the founding president of the Korea SF Association. Since its emergence in the early twentieth century, Korean science fiction has formed a significant part of the Korean cultural tradition. The material in this collection dates between 1995 and 2021. Events documented in the collection include film festivals,...
Dates: 1995 - 2021
Found in: USC Libraries East Asian Library

Phrateres, Rho Chapter, scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 2
Identifier: 5207
Abstract

This collection consists of a scrapbook from the sorority Phrateres, Rho Chapter, at the University of Southern California.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930s-1940s
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Sons of the Desert collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2419
Abstract

This collection consists of the periodicals, flyers, newsletters, and printed ephemera of the fraternal organization Sons of the Desert.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1960s-1980s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Taiwan election collection

 Collection
Identifier: 3340
Abstract

This collection consists of realia from elections in Taiwan during the 1990s and 2000s.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1990s-2000s
Found in: USC Libraries East Asian Library

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

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USC Libraries Special Collections 11
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library 2
USC Libraries East Asian Library 2
 
Subject
Photographs 9
Clippings (information artifacts) 8
Magazines (periodicals) 8
Correspondence 7
Newspapers 6
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Scrapbooks 6
Ephemera 5
Pamphlets 5
Programs (documents) 5
Publications (documents) 5
Drawings (visual works) 4
Journals (periodicals) 4
Schedules (time plans) 4
Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Archival resources 4
Books 3
Brochures 3
Invitations 3
Memorabilia 3
Newsletters 3
Postcards 3
Universities and colleges -- Students -- Archival resources 3
Audiocassettes 2
Directories 2
Disneyland (Calif.) -- Archival resources 2
Events -- California -- Los Angeles 2
Maps 2
Memorandums 2
Newspaper clippings 2
Periodicals 2
Posters 2
Realia 2
Receipts (financial records) 2
Reports 2
Slides (photographs) 2
Syllabi 2
Telegrams 2
Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae -- Archival resources 2
Academy Awards (Motion pictures) -- Archival resources 1
Administrative reports 1
Admission tickets 1
Advertising -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
Aeronautics 1
Aeronautics -- History -- Archival resources 1
Agendas (administrative records) 1
Agriculture -- California, Southern -- Archival resources 1
Alternative comics 1
Artists 1
Bags (generic containers) 1
Budgets 1
Bulletins 1
California -- History -- Periodicals 1
California -- Politics and government -- Archival resources 1
California Institute of the Arts -- Archival resources 1
California, Southern -- History, Local -- Archival resources 1
China -- Description and travel -- 20th century 1
China -- Photographs 1
Cinematographers -- Archival Resources 1
Cinematography -- Special effects -- Archival resources 1
Citrus crate labels -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
Civil service -- Training of -- Archival resources 1
Comic books 1
Comic books, strips, etc. 1
Concerts -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
Conference proceedings 1
Contracts 1
Crate labels 1
Criminal justice, Administration of -- California -- Archival resources 1
Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.) -- Archival resources 1
Delano (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
Disney characters -- Archival resources 1
Dolls (figurines) 1
Emergency management -- California -- Archival resources 1
Environmental management -- United States -- Archival resources 1
Events -- California 1
Events -- United States 1
Events -- Washington (D.C.) 1
Faculty papers 1
Fan clubs 1
Fantasy literature -- Archival resources 1
Film festivals -- Korea (South) -- Archival resources 1
Financial records 1
Flags 1
Fliers (printed matter) 1
Fraternal organizations -- Archival resources 1
Fruit crate labels -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
Fund raising -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
Glee clubs -- California -- Archival resources 1
Graphic arts -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
Greek letter societies -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
Handbooks 1
Hats 1
International relations -- Archival resources 1
Itineraries 1
Japan -- Photographs 1
John F. Kennedy Library -- Archival resources 1
Journals (accounts) 1
Leaflets (printed works) 1
Lectures and lecturing -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
Libraries -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
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Language
English 14
Chinese 1
Korean 1
Spanish; Castilian 1
 
Names
University of Southern California 2
Barrio Defense Committee (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993 1
Day, Martha 1
Hoffman, John, 1904-1980 1
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Jani, Robert F., 1934-1989 1
Korea SF Association 1
Merritt, John F., 1942-2016 1
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund 1
Park, Sang Joon 1
Phrateres International. Rho Chapter 1
Raza Unida Party (Calif.) 1
Robinson, W. W. (William Wilcox), 1891-1972 1
Salazar, Ruben, 1928-1970 1
Sons of the Desert (Fan club) 1
Towers, Berenice 1
Towers, Walter K. (Mrs.) 1
University of Southern California. Institute of Government 1
University of Southern California. Library 1
University of Southern California. School of Public Administration 1
Vorkapich, Slavko 1
Walt Disney Company 1
Wellborn, Mildred 1
Winsett, Eva L. 1
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