University of Southern California
Organization
Found in 253 Collections and/or Records:
USC Neighborhood Project photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 7006
Abstract
This collection of photographs is the result of a Photography class project assigned by Lisa Auerbach for the fall and spring semesters between 2003 and 2006. The purpose of the project was to document the surrounding areas of USC, with each student choosing a particular block to document. The project's end goal was to contribute to the USC Libraries' Regional History Collection, allowing the students' work to assist future historians and researchers understand what Los Angeles looked like...
Dates:
2003-2006
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
USC Presidential Inauguration ephemera
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5008
Abstract
The University of Southern California began as a mustard field in what was then "West" Los Angeles with a class of 53 students and 12 teachers. Its first president was Marion Bovard who served the university from 1880 to 1891. As of 2017, there have been ten more Presidents after Bovard, with Rufus B. von KleinSmid (1921-1947) serving the longest.
This small collection consists of invitations, programs, lists of attendees, and other ephemera pertaining to the...
Dates:
1922 - 1981
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
USC presidents digital recordings
Collection
Identifier: 5368
Abstract
The USC presidents digital recordings holds 40.2 gigabytes of audio and video recordings that contain announcements, State of the University addresses, inauguration speeches, special messages to students, addresses to faculty and staff, Instagram videos, tributes, and lectures by former presidents Steven Sample (1991-2010), C.L. Max Nikias (2010-2018), interim president, Wanda M. Austin (2018-2019), and current president Dr. Carol L. Folt (2019-present).University Archivist, Claude...
Dates:
2004-2021; Majority of material found within 2010-2015
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
USC School of Dramatic Arts records
Collection
Identifier: 5287
Abstract
The University of Southern California's School of Dramatic Arts began as the Department of Drama within the School of Speech in 1945. It was part of several other departments before it became an independent school in 1990. The records in the collection document many of the activities of the School in the second half of the 20th century and the early part of the 21st century. Included are programs and photographs from theatrical productions, photographs and documents from events including...
Dates:
1941-2007, undated
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
USC Sunday Morning Worship programs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5333
Abstract
Two spiral bound notebooks containing the programs for Sunday Morning worship held at Bovard Auditorium.
Dates:
1956 November 4-1960 May 22
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
USC Thornton School of Music records
Collection
Identifier: 0283
Abstract
The University of Southern California's music school was officially established in 1884, and conferred its first degrees in 1885. The records document many of the activities of the School from the late 19th to the early 21st centuries. Included are the papers (generally incomplete) of some of the School's notable personnel, including Max Swarthout, Raymond Kendall, Ellis Kohs, Pauline Alderman, and Walter F. Skeele; records of academic activities; records of student and alumni...
Dates:
1897 - 2017; Modified: 2017-2019, 2021
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
USC vintage pins collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5335
Scope and Contents
A collection of pins from the 1950s to the 1980s with various USC slogans.
Dates:
1950s-1980s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
USCaleidoscope records
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5039
Abstract
USCaleidoscope was an annual all-university open house begun in 1969 and consisted of tours, demonstrations, exhibits, lectures, performances, luncheons, and award ceremonies throught USC's schools and including both the University Park campus as well as the Medical School. An annual event that took place in the Spring, the ambitious program ceased before the 1978 season due to budget constraints. This one-box collection of records is comprised of campus memos, flyers, press announcements,...
Dates:
1971-1978
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Richard Van Alstyne lecture transcripts
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275051198464]
Identifier: 5090
Abstract
This collection consists of the transcripts of the Commonwealth Fund lecture series, An American Empire, at University College London in 1956 given by USC professor of history Richard Van Alstyne (1900-1983).
Dates:
1956
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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