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Identifier: 3007
Abstract
Philip Ahn was a Korean American actor, WWII veteran, and USC alum. This small collection comprises primarily personal and family photographs, film and television stills, and awards and realia documenting Ahn's professional career, personal life, and his numerous involvements within the Korean community. It also contains scripts, teleplays, and some biographical materials.
Dates:
1935 - 2001
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2401
Abstract
This collection consists of the scripts used by Korean American actor Philip Ahn (1905-1978). Ahn has over 180 acting credits, often playing Chinese or Japanese characters. A few of his roles include parts in "Hawaiian Eye," "Hawaii Five-O," "Kung Fu," and "M.A.S.H."
Dates:
Majority of material found within circa 1930s-1970s
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6274
Abstract
Collection consists of research files related to the lives of European Jewish Émigrés to Los Angeles compiled by USC librarian John Ahouse. Materials include clippings, photographs, illustrations, and correspondence.
Dates:
c. 1990s-2003
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2014-053
Abstract
Official AIDS Awareness Trading Cards published by Eclipse Enterprises in 1993. Each packet contained one condom and 12 collector's cards of people and topics related to AIDS. The collection contains 84 of the 110 printed trading cards.
Dates:
1993
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6026
Abstract
Samuel William Yorty was a Representative from California born in Lincoln, Nebraska., October 1, 1909. He attended the public schools of Lincoln, Nebraska and moved to Los Angeles, California in 1927. After studying law at Southwestern University, La Salle University and the University of Southern California, he was admitted to the bar in 1939 and commenced the practice of law in Los Angeles. A member of the State assembly from 1936 to 1940, Yorty then served as a captain, in the United...
Dates:
1966
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 — Box: 1
Identifier: 6022
Abstract
This collection consists of one airline poster for the Pan American Airlines company, now known as Pan Am, in 1943.
Dates:
1943
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2012-143
Abstract
Charlie Airwaves photographs of the Los Angeles Christopher Street West gay pride parade, 1970-1978.
Dates:
1970-1978
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0515
Abstract
Collection consists of approximately 130 letters sent from various writers and cultural figures from Latin America and Spain to Argentine educator and writer Antonio Aita (1891-1966).
Dates:
1920 - 1965
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