University of Southern California Student Thesis papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of theses written by USC students from 1910 through the 1930s within the Economics department and the newly founded Sociology Department. All the papers in this collection pertain to California--chiefly the Los Angeles area. Topics covered include labor unions, agriculture such as cotton and oranges, juvenile delinquency, wages in various industries such as laundries and garment factories, etc.
Dates
- Creation: 1910-1930s
Creator
- University of Southern California (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
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.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Biographical / Historical
This collection of student papers and theses appear to have been the provenance of prominent USC sociology professor, Dr. Emory S. Bogardus, who helped establish one of the first sociology departments at an American university (USC) in 1915. Before 1915, sociology topics were taught as part of the Economics department, as evidenced by the papers in this collection. Many of the papers written before 1915 were submitted as part of an Economics Seminar (various years) taught by Dr. Bogardus and/or Dr. Rockwell Hunt. Later papers were submitted for Sociology or Psychology classes.
Extent
1.125 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of theses written by USC students from 1910 through the 1930s within the Economics department and the newly founded Sociology Department.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Bogardus, Emory Stephen -- Archives (Person)
- Hunt, Rockwell Dennis -- Archives (Person)
Topical
- Agriculture -- California, Southern -- Archival resources
- Economics -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
- Sociology -- Research -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- Sociology -- Study and teaching -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- Thesis and dissertation
- Universities and colleges -- Students -- Archival resources
- Title
- Finding aid of the University of Southern California Student Thesis papers
- 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