University of Southern California Office of Student Affairs Songfest records
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of records related to the annual USC Songfest talent show fundraiser. Records include programs, photographs, video recordings, and ephemera .
Dates
- Creation: 1954 - 2002
Creator
- University of Southern California (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. 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.
Biographical / Historical
Songfest was one of the oldest and largest university talent shows in the nation. USC campus organizations, primarily Greek Life, competed in musical and dance numbers to raise funds for the student-run Troy Camp, a charity dedicated to providing long-term mentorship for students in South Los Angeles. Songfest occurred from 1954 to 2015, then with the occasional programs in the following years.
Extent
5.56 Boxes (8 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of records related to the annual USC Songfest talent show fundraiser.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Gerald S. Papazian, September 16, 1994.
Processing Information
Collection is partially processed.
Subject
- University of Southern California -- Archives (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the University of Southern California Office of Student Affairs Songfest records
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Author
- Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 March
- 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