University of Southern California
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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
USC Songs and Yells collection
Collection
Identifier: 5339
Abstract
A collection of various songs, including USC's alma mater, created by and for the University of Southern California. Included are fight songs, popular songs, music performed in theatrical productions, as well as some clippings, correspondence and ephemera about the composer and the composition of the alma mater.
Dates:
1902-1986
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Alfred Wesson papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5035
Abstract
Alfred "Al" Wesson is best known as the composer, while a student at USC, of "All Hail"-- USC's current alma mater song-- for a student fundraiser called "Campus Frolics of 1923". The other song he wrote for the opening of Frolics was "Cardinal and Gold" which also became a perennial favorite, played at Trojan football games and countless other university events. In addition to Wesson's musical ability, he served as the University's first...
Dates:
1924-1974
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
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- Clippings (information artifacts) 2
- Printed ephemera 2
- Academy Awards (Motion pictures) -- Archival resources 1
- Alma maters (Songs) -- Archival resources 1
- Audiocassettes 1
- Books 1
- Brochures 1
- Budgets 1
- California Institute of the Arts -- Archival resources 1
- China -- Description and travel -- 20th century 1
- China -- Photographs 1
- Disney characters -- Archival resources 1
- Disneyland (Calif.) -- Archival resources 1
- Drawings (visual works) 1
- Ephemera 1
- Events -- California 1
- Events -- California -- Los Angeles 1
- Events -- United States 1
- Events -- Washington (D.C.) 1
- Flags 1
- Itineraries 1
- Japan -- Photographs 1
- John F. Kennedy Library -- Archival resources 1
- Letters 1
- Long-playing records 1
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Archival resources 1
- Los Angeles Music Center Opera -- Archival resources 1
- Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) -- Archival resources 1
- Magazines (periodicals) 1
- Maps 1
- Memorabilia 1
- Mexico 1
- Newspaper clippings 1
- Orange Bowl (Football game) 1
- Parades -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
- Photographs 1
- Postcards 1
- Posters 1
- Programs (documents) 1
- Publications (documents) 1
- Radio City Music Hall (New York, N.Y.) -- Archival resources 1
- Radio scripts 1
- Set design drawings 1
- Slides (photographs) 1
- Souvenir programs 1
- Sports 1
- Students' songs -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
- Super Bowl -- Archival resources 1
- Television -- Archival resources 1
- Theater 1
- Tokyo Disneyland (Urayasu-shi, Japan) -- Archival resources 1
- United States 1
- Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Archival resources 1
- Walt Disney World (Fla.) -- Archival resources 1 + ∧ less
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