Friends of the USC Libraries digital recordings and news clippings
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Scope and Contents
Formed in 1953, Friends of the USC Libraries is an organization of people who support USC Libraries, whether it be by way of monetary donations or their commitment through work at the libraries. One of the aims of this organization is to enrich the cultural climate of the Southern California community at large.
University Archivist, Claude Zachary, digitized the recordings from June to August 2020 with the exception of the Mae West recordings, done in May 2019, and the Art Buchwald recordings, done in August 2013. The news clippings were downloaded from the Digital Library and the ProQuest LA Times Historic Newspaper collection.
Friends of the USC Libraries digital recordings and news clippings holds audio recordings of events, one still image of Candy Frances and Chris Bergen at a Friends of the USC Libraries event, and PDF files and Word documents of news clippings from the Los Angeles Times and Daily Trojan. This is an ongoing collection
Dates
- Creation: 1965 - 2021
- Publication: 1965 - 1984
- Modified: 2013
- Modified: 2019 - 2021
Creator
- Friends of the USC Libraries (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The materials described in this finding aid are digital computer files. The files are saved in the USC Digital Repository and are not publicly accessible online. Researchers wishing to request access should email specol@usc.edu.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Extent
18.8 Gigabytes (66 computer files)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Formed in 1953, Friends of the USC Libraries is an organization of people who support USC Libraries, whether it be by way of monetary donations or their commitment through work at the libraries. One of the aims of this organization is to enrich the cultural climate of the Southern California community at large.
University Archivist, Claude Zachary, digitized the recordings from June to August 2020 with the exception of the Mae West recordings, done in May 2019, and the Art Buchwald recordings, done in August 2013. The news clippings were downloaded from the Digital Library and the ProQuest LA Times Historic Newspaper collection.
Friends of the USC Libraries digital recordings and news clippings holds audio recordings of events, one still image of Candy Frances and Chris Bergen at a Friends of the USC Libraries event, and PDF files and Word documents of news clippings from the Los Angeles Times and Daily Trojan. This is an ongoing collection
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The original audio tapes of the recordings in this collection were digitized during the summer of 2020. Claude Zachary, University Archivist, helped collect the related news clippings included in the collection from the USC Digital Library and the ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times database. Description of the collection in ArchivesSpace began in 2021.
Subject
- Friends of the USC Libraries -- Archives (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Friends of the USC Libraries digital recordings and news clippings
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Lindsay Anderson and Bo Doub
- Date
- 2021 May
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu