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Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6167
Abstract
Volume of clippings of poetry, pasted into Horatio N. Robinson's "A New Practical and Theoretical Arithmetic", published by E. Morgan & Co., Cincinnati, 1845. None of the clippings are dated, but can be assumed, based on some illustrations and the publication date of the book in which they are pasted, to date from the second half of the 19th century. Every page in this book has been covered with clippings. In addition to poems, there are also occasional recipes, and short stories and...
Dates:
circa late 19th century
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7011
Abstract
This small scrapbook contains clippings and photographs documenting the equestrian entrants in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, and the events held at the Riviera Country Club. Horses and riders from Japan, France, Holland, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States are included.
Dates:
1932
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7020
Abstract
A limited-run scrapbook produced for individuals such as studio head Jack Warner documenting the production of Max Reinhardt's film adaptation of Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The leather-bound scrapbook contains more than 200 original black-and-white glossy photos from the film along with scene descriptions below each picture, a cast of players, and reviews of the film reproduced from newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1935
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: 0306
Abstract
This bound scrapbook contains photographic portraits of theater and movie actors and actresses clipped from popular magazines in the years 1917 and 1918. Many are accompanied by brief blurbs about the individual's career. A bookplate on the inside cover indicates provenance as the Research Department Library of Paramount Pictures.
Dates:
1917 - 1918
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6037
Abstract
The Air Mail clippings scrapbook contains clippings, primarily from the the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Examiner, 1924-1931, that document the development of air mail service in the United States, Mexico and South America during that same period. Clippings from some other newspapers are also included (New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, other California newspapers). The scrapbook seems to have been created by USC Libraries staff. The clippings were placed in the scrapbook...
Dates:
1924 - 1931
Collection
Identifier: 7029
Abstract
Arthur L Alarcón was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, to which he was appointed in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter. He assumed senior status in 1992 and served until his death in 2015. Earlier in his career, he had served as Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County, legal advisor/ Clemency and Extradition Secretary to Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown (followed by his role as Executive Assistant), Superior Court...
Dates:
1940-2014
Collection
Identifier: 0019
Abstract
Established in 1908, the Southern California Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is a local chapter of the national professional association serving the organ and choral music fields. This collection contains the records of the Los Angeles and Pasadena chapters of the American Guild of Organists, including administrative files, publications, and annual scrapbooks.
Dates:
1908 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1950 - 2000
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2014-011
Abstract
Bob Ames' scrapbook primarily consisting of centerfold clippings from erotic periodicals such as Playgirl as well as collages of clippings from fashion, erotic, and mainstream periodicals.
Dates:
circa 1977-1993
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6034
Abstract
The Aviation clippings scrapbook contains clippings, primarily from the the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Examiner, 1924-1929, that document the development of aviation in the United States during that same period, including the aviation industry, aviation and the military, government policies, airplane design, airports, and aviation funding. Clippings from some other newspapers are also included (New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, other California newspapers). The...
Dates:
1924 - 1929
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5352
Abstract
This collection consists of two scrapbooks belonging to C.E.D. Ballou, a student at the University of Southern California's College of Liberal Arts in the 1890s.
Dates:
1892 - 1899