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Michael A. Arbib papers
Collection
Identifier: 5315
Abstract
Papers of Michael A. Arbib, Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science; University Professor; Professor of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Neuroscience and Psychology; Director, USC Human Brain Project. Prof. Arbib has based his career on the argument that we can learn much about machines from studying brains, and much about brains from studying machines. He has thus always worked for an interdisciplinary environment in which computer scientists and...
Dates:
1970-2016
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Alphonzo Bell papers
Collection
Identifier: 0215
Abstract
Alphonzo Bell, Jr. (1914-2004) was a United States Congressman who represented the 27th and 28th Congressional Districts - which encompassed the communities of Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel Air, and West Los Angeles - between 1961 and 1977. Materials within the collection date from the 1930s to the 1980s and document Bell's political career.
Dates:
1933-1987
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
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)
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Elaine Levin collection on American ceramics
Collection
Identifier: 4007
Abstract
This collection consists of artist files and exhibition catalogs collected by Elaine Levin, art historian, writer, lecturer, and curator in ceramics.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1950s-2000s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Barbara G. Myerhoff papers
Collection
Identifier: 0275
Abstract
Papers of Barbara G. Myerhoff, a University of Southern California professor and noted anthropologist, consist of manuscripts, notes, printed material, publications, audiotapes, correspondence, and photographic material related to her teaching, field research, and publishing activities.
Dates:
1911 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1984
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Irvin Paik papers
Collection
Identifier: 3035
Abstract
The Irvin Paik papers include correspondence, article typescripts, subject files, scripts, photographs, news clippings, slides, and audiotapes created by television and film editor Irvin Paik during a period (early 1970s) when he was actively involved in several organizations (East-West Players, Brotherhood of Artists, Japanese American Citizens League, Asian Americans for Fair Media) centered around the effort to more fairly and accurately represent Asians in the media, to expand the...
Dates:
1971 - 1975
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Don Pyke papers
Collection
Identifier: 5158
Abstract
This collection consists of administrative papers for the University of Southern California in the 1970s.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Ralph Rodgers and Percy Turner Circus collection
Collection
Identifier: 0388
Abstract
The Ralph Rodgers and Percy Turner Circus Collection documents the collective interests of a circus model builder/ miniature circus owner and a real circus owner who became friends and whose circus memorabilia ended up with a mutual friend who donated them to USC. The collection contains ephemera, correspondence, photographs, books, records, costumes, and a large amount of circus model plans and drawings kept by Ralph Rodgers. A portion of the collection represents the history of the...
Dates:
1930s-1980s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
David Rose papers
Collection
Identifier: 0347
Summary
David Rose (1910-2006) was a well-known courtroom sketch artist whose work documented some of the most notorious trials of the last half of the twentieth century: Klaus Barbie, Patty Hearst, Sirhan Sirhan, members of the Manson family, John Z. De Lorean, Timothy McVeigh, as well as crimes and criminals which were more well-known by their nicknames: The Hillside Strangler, The Night Stalker, the Bob's Big Boy Murders, etc. During his life, Rose also worked for the Hollywood studios as an...
Dates:
1970s-1990s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Michael Several collection on Los Angeles Public Art
Collection
Identifier: 0316
Abstract
The Michael Several collection on Los Angeles Public Art consists of materials related to public art in Los Angeles. The collection dates from 1903-2000 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1980-2000. The collection includes article clippings, public records, photographs, slides, negatives, memorandums, brochures, art event notices, meeting minutes, project proposals, press releases, and correspondence about public art (murals, paintings, sculptures, etc.) in and around Los Angeles...
Dates:
1903 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2000
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections