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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

Charles William Crowl collection of German travel ephemera

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 6146
Abstract

Printed ephemera collected by the donor's aunt on a trip to Germany in 1936. Includes a guidebook for Hamburg, 2 postcards and a brochure for the Berlin Central-Hotel, events calendar for the week of July 7-13, 1936 for Berlin, a menu for Das Haus der deutschen Heimat restaurant, a magazine of the Berlin Tourist Association for the week of July 7-13, 1936, and two radio news bulletins from aboard the M.S. Batory dated July 4th and July 6th, 1936.

Dates: 1936

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

Johnny Tolbert letters

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6089
Abstract The Johnny Tolbert letters is a collection of 151 letters and four Western Union telgrams sent from United States Army soldier Johnny Tolbert (1924-1989), also known as Johnnie Clifton or J.C., to Ruth Mae Clennell (1925-2000) from San Pedro, California between 1943-1946. Tolbert met Clennell on September 2, 1943, the night before his deployment to the South Pacific. Tolbert's love and affection for Clennell and his feelings of homesickness are the main themes of the letters,...
Dates: 1943-1946

Thesa Jolly family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3314
Abstract

Thesa Jolly was an American volunteer of the Peace Corps in Korea from July 1972-1974. Her father, Donald Jolly, was a Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. This small collection comprises primarily correspondence, clippings, brochures, guides, memos, and articles relating both personally and professionally to Thesa and Donald Jolly. The collection also includes various forms of ephemera, photos, slides, and a few books.

Dates: 1951 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1974

Herbert G. Klein papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0345
Abstract The Herbert G. Klein papers contain detailed records of the day to day activities of Herbert G. Klein, University of Southern California alumnus and trustee, journalist, editor and first White House Director of Communications. Included are records from all phases of Klein's long career: his early career as a journalist with Copley Newspapers in Alhambra and San Diego; his work with Richard Nixon, beginning with the Vice Presidential campaign of 1956; and his subsequent career as a media...
Dates: 15th-17th centuries, 1932-2009 (bulk 1960-1973)

Ken Klein collection of Korean American history

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3384
Abstract

This collection consists of Korean American history through photographs, printed ephemera, interviews, correspondences, slides, and audio from the 1940s to the 2010s.

Dates: 1945 - 2018

Arthur Mansback papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0040
Abstract

The Arthur Mansback papers consists of letters, postcards, telegrams, photographs, training materials, and printed ephemera created and collected by Private Arthur Mansback during his tour of duty in the United States Army Expeditionary Forces in France during the second half of 1918. The letters, in conjunction with Mansback's training materials and the postcards he collected, provide a broad overview of the daily life of an American foot soldier during the last months of World War I.

Dates: 1918, 1940s (bulk 1918)

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

Midnight Mission and Tom and Mary Liddecoat papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0413
Abstract The papers of the Midnight Mission and of Tom and Mary Liddecoat consist of material that documents the personal and business history of the Liddecoat family, the Midnight Mission, and various other charities and individuals associated with the Liddecoat family; specifically, the collection documents two generations of the Liddecoat family and their involvement in charitable organizations such as the Midnight Mission, the Gospel Foundation of America, and charitable organizations on the...
Dates: 1899 - 2005

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USC Libraries Special Collections 10
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Postcards 11
Correspondence 7
Photographs 6
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Brochures 4
Pamphlets 4
Maps 3
Programs (documents) 3
Publications (documents) 3
Slides (photographs) 3
Telegrams 3
Audiocassettes 2
Audiotapes 2
Books 2
Certificates 2
Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.) -- Archival resources 2
Disneyland (Calif.) -- Archival resources 2
Financial records 2
Itineraries 2
Long-playing records 2
Magazines (periodicals) 2
Memorabilia 2
Missions -- California -- Archival resources 2
Photographic postcards 2
Posters 2
Soldiers -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources 2
United States -- Armed Forces -- Military life -- 20th century -- Archival resources 2
Videotapes 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Archival resources 2
Academy Awards (Motion pictures) -- Archival resources 1
Agriculture -- California, Southern -- Archival resources 1
Alternative comics 1
American poetry -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
Appointment books 1
Budgets 1
CD-ROMs 1
California -- History -- Periodicals 1
California -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
California Institute of the Arts -- Archival resources 1
California, Southern -- History, Local -- Archival resources 1
Caricatures 1
Charities -- California -- Archival resources 1
Checkbooks 1
Checks 1
China -- Description and travel -- 20th century 1
China -- Photographs 1
Citrus crate labels -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
Comic books 1
Crate labels 1
DVDs 1
Disney characters -- Archival resources 1
Drawings (visual works) 1
Elections -- California -- Archival resources 1
Elections -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
Events -- California 1
Events -- California -- Los Angeles 1
Events -- United States 1
Events -- Washington (D.C.) 1
Flags 1
Fruit crate labels -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
Galley proofs 1
Germany -- Description and travel -- Archival resources 1
Governors -- California -- Election -- Archival resources 1
Graphic arts -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
Hispanic Americans -- California -- Archival resources 1
Interviews (Sound recordings) 1
Invitations 1
Invoices 1
Japan -- Photographs 1
Japanese -- Attitudes -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
John F. Kennedy Library -- Archival resources 1
Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
Journalism and public relations -- California -- San Diego -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
Journalism and public relations -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
Journalists -- California -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
Journalists -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
Korean American families -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
Korean American men -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
Korean American soldiers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
Korean American women -- California -- Interviews -- Archival resources 1
Korean Americans 1
Korean Americans -- Biography 1
Korean Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
Korean Americans -- Political activity -- Archival resources 1
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Archival resources 1
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Naval operations -- Archival resources 1
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives -- Archival resources 1
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Propaganda 1
Lapel pins 1
Legal instruments 1
License plates 1
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Archival resources 1
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Directories 1
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Genealogy 1
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Newspapers -- Archival resources 1
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- Archival resources 1
Los Angeles Music Center Opera -- Archival resources 1
Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) -- Archival resources 1
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Language
English 11
German 1
Korean 1
Spanish; Castilian 1
 
Names
Agnew, Spiro T. 1
Allen, William C. 1
Atkins, Oliver F. 1
Bachrach, Fabian 1
Bonnay, Charles 1
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Borges, Jorge Luis 1
Buchanan, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph) 1
California. Dept. of the California Highway Patrol 1
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de 1
Colson, Charles W. 1
Copley Press, inc. 1
Copley, James S. (James Strohn) 1
Ehrlichman, John 1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David) 1
Finch, Robert H. (Robert Hutchinson) 1
Fisk, Walter W. 1
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris) 1
Gospel Foundation of California 1
Haberman, Irving 1
Haldeman, H. R. (Harry R.) 1
Harris & Ewing 1
Hawkins, J. Allen 1
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio) 1
Jani, Robert F., 1934-1989 1
Jarvis, Roy 1
Johnson, Albert M., 1872-1948 1
Jolly, Donald 1
Jolly, Thesa 1
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 1
Kennedy, Robert F. 1
Kissinger, Henry 1
Klein, Herbert G. (Herbert George) 1
Lew, Mervyn 1
Liddecoat Packing Co. 1
Liddecoat family 1
Liddecoat, Mary 1
Liddecoat, Tom 1
Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department 1
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office 1
Los Angeles Railway 1
Mansback, Arthur E. 1
Mattox, Warren 1
Merritt, John F., 1942-2016 1
Metromedia, Inc 1
Midnight Mission 1
Murillo, L.A. (Louis Andrew) 1
Nixon, Pat 1
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1
O'Neill, Dev 1
Pacific Electric Railway Company 1
Parker, Buffy 1
Peace Corps/Korea 1
Pedraza Ostos, José (1889-1937) 1
Republican National Convention (29th : 1968 : Miami Beach, Fla.) 1
Robinson, W. W. (William Wilcox), 1891-1972 1
Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich) 1
Romney, George W. 1
Rothschild Photo 1
Safire, William 1
Scott, Walter E., 1872-1954 1
Scotty's Castle (Calif.) 1
Shidler, Wally G. 1
Smith, Merrett T. 1
Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi 1
Stocker, Clara Baldwin 1
Sullivan, Ed 1
Tolbert, Johnny 1
Towers, Berenice 1
Towers, Walter K. (Mrs.) 1
United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 5th. Battalion, 1st 1
United States. Navy 1
United States. Navy. Chaplain Corps 1
University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese 1
University of Southern California 1
Volpe, John A. 1
Walnut Creek Historical Society 1
Walt Disney Company 1
Zeni Photography 1
Ziegler, Ronald L. (Ronald Louis) 1
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