University of Southern California
Organization
Found in 253 Collections and/or Records:
Steven B. Sample papers
Collection
Identifier: 5007
Abstract
Steven B. Sample was the 10th President of the University of Southern California, 1991-2010. Under his leadership, USC became world-renowned in the fields of communications and multimedia technologies, developed innovative community partnerships, and improved its status as one of the country's leading research universities--going from #44 in 1999 to #26 in 2010. As a scholar and researcher, Sample received patents for digital appliance controls, particularly those found in microwave ovens. ...
Dates:
1991 - 2010
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
SCAMP (USC Alumni Families Camp) records
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5238
Abstract
Begun in 1984, SCamp (or SCAMP)is a USC program hosted each August by USC students known as Pepsters as well as the USC General Alumni Association. USC students and their families take over the year-round Wonder Valley Resort near Sanger, California for three weeks of Trojan-related programs and activities-- water sports, horseback riding, etc., as well as typical "camp" activities such as sing-a-longs and competitive games.
This small collection of ephemera, brochures,...
Dates:
1998-1999
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Shelly Scott collection of USC button badges
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5280
Abstract
Collection of USC buttons, 19730-220 and undated.
Dates:
1972-2002, undated
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Anna Hawley Searles collection of Edwin Diller Starbuck and Herbert L. Searles papers
Collection
Identifier: 0284
Abstract
The collections consist of publications; publications proofs; research notes; correspondence files; lecture notes and course assignments; receipts and cancelled checks; photograph, half-tone blocks, and transparencies; a scrapbook; and personal artifacts representing the personal papers and research of Edwin Diller Starbuck (1900 to 1955), Herbert L. Searles (ca. 1924 to 1959), Anna Hawley Searles (1948 to 1951). Edwin Diller Starbuck (1866-1947) was a prominent teacher of philosophy,...
Dates:
1900 - 1993
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Second Baptist Church Centennial Dinner records
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275051196211]
Identifier: 5085
Abstract
This collection includes the program, event schedule, and realia associated with the Second Baptist Church Centennial dinner in 1985.
Dates:
1985
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Ramón J. Sender manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: 0108
Abstract
This collection contains drafts of two manuscripts by Spanish writer Ramón Sender (1901-1982): "En la vida de Ignacio Morel" and "Poesía y Memorias Bisiestas."
Dates:
1969
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Max E. Shaffer papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5275
Abstract
Exams and instructional material, maps, and navigation equipment collected and created by Max E. Shaffer during the early 1940s. Shaffer studied at USC's Naval Preparatory School, the Naval Air Reserve educational center in New Orleans, and later at the Naval Air Transport Service Command Advanced Naval Air Navigation program in Corpus Christi. Also included are some of Shaffer's military orders.
Dates:
1942 - 1945
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Skull and Dagger Society records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0272
Abstract
Collection of records of Skull and Dagger, the oldest honor society at USC. The purpose of the Society is the furtherance of the name and the reputation of the University of Southern California.
Dates:
1921-
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
John Allan Smith papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5289
Scope and Content
Papers of John Allan Smith, Ed.D. Dr. Smith received his doctorate from USC in 1948. In addition to serving as Dean of Chapman College's Ship of the World Campus Afloat, and in many positions within the Los Angeles City schools, he also served as Executive Secretary of the Fulbright program in Pakistan, and much of the travel writing in the papers documents his time in Pakistan and related travels. The collection consists of photographs of Dr. Smith at all ages, his diploma, typescripts of...
Dates:
1924-1968, undated
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Southern California and Its University research materials
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5145
Abstract
This collection consists of the research material for the writing of the book Southern California and its university: A history of USC, 1880-1964.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1960s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
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- Correspondence 68
- Clippings (information artifacts) 42
- Photographs 41
- Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 38
- Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Archival resources 38
- Scrapbooks 31
- Universities and colleges -- Students -- Archival resources 30
- Ephemera 29
- Programs (documents) 28
- Minutes (administrative records) 26
- Reports 25
- Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- Archival resources 25
- Administrative records 16
- Realia 15
- Manuscripts 14
- Printed ephemera 14
- Greek letter societies -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 12
- Newsletters 12
- Notes 12
- Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae -- Archival resources 12
- Pamphlets 11
- Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- Administration -- Archival resources 11
- Universities and colleges -- History -- Archival resources 11
- College students -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 10
- Education 10
- Books 9
- Newspapers 9
- Schedules (time plans) 8
- Typescripts 8
- Annual reports 7
- Bylaws (administrative records) 7
- College presidents -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 7
- Financial records 7
- Fund raising -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 7
- Memorandums 7
- Audiocassettes 6
- Budgets 6
- Certificates 6
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- Archival resources 6
- Publications (documents) 6
- Slides (photographs) 6
- Agendas (administrative records) 5
- Bulletins 5
- Business records 5
- College sports -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources 5
- Directories 5
- Invitations 5
- Journals (periodicals) 5
- Letters 5
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Archival resources 5
- Negatives (photographic) 5
- Photograph albums 5
- Reports, publications, studies, and documentation -- Archival resources 5
- Rosters 5
- School records 5
- Student publications -- Archival resources 5
- Transcripts 5
- American literature 4
- Anniversaries 4
- Brochures 4
- College student newspapers and periodicals -- California -- Los Angeles 4
- Conference proceedings 4
- Diaries 4
- Ledgers (account books) 4
- Legal documents 4
- Notebooks 4
- Posters 4
- Receipts (financial records) 4
- Research (documents) 4
- School yearbooks 4
- Sound recordings 4
- Administrative reports 3
- American literature -- 20th century -- Archival resources 3
- Awards 3
- Awards -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 3
- California, Southern -- History -- Archival resources 3
- College athletes -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources 3
- College sports -- Archival resources 3
- College student government -- Archival resources 3
- Commencement ceremonies -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources 3
- Diplomas 3
- Events -- California -- Los Angeles 3
- Exhibitions -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 3
- Forms (documents) 3
- Handbooks 3
- Lectures and lecturing -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 3
- Lectures series 3
- Library administration -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 3
- Moving images 3
- Newspaper clippings 3
- Oral histories (document genres) 3
- Research institutes -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 3
- Resumes (Employment) -- Archival resources 3
- Sheet music 3
- Social service 3
- Sociology -- Research -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 3
- Sociology -- Study and teaching -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 3
- Surveys (documents) 3
- Syllabi 3
- Thesis and dissertation 3 + ∧ less
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