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Desmond's Department Store megaphone

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 5078

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one megaphone with “Desmond’s” printed on the outside in USC colors.

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1970s

Creator

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

Desmond’s was a Los Angeles-based department store which began as a hat shop in 1862 and expanded into multiple locations. The department store went out of business in 1981.

Extent

0.65 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection is made up of one megaphone.

Processing Information

Collection is fully processed.

Title
Finding aid for the Desmond's Department Store megaphone
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

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States