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University of Southern California ephemera and realia

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5153

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of various pieces of USC realia and ephemera from the history of the university.

Box 1: Dornsife naming ceremony memorabilia, 2011.

Box 2: Wellness (BeWell USC) tee shirt; Iovine and Young Academy tee shirt.

Box 3: Miscellaneous button badges.

Box 4: USC beanie, circa 1940s; E. R. Durkee & Co. condiment bottle, circa 1877. The bottle was located during excavation of the basement and foundation for the Leavey Library.

Box 5: Train "Engineer's" cap with USC button; press pass with USC button, 1977; USC Olympic Village collectible spoon, 1984.

Box 6: Rose Bowl and Bluebonnet Bowl pennants, 1979.

Box 7: University Village groundbreaking shovel, 2014.

Box 8: University Village groundbreaking hardhat and shovel, 2014.

Box 9: Desmond's department store megaphone in USC colors and felt USC banner.

Box 10: Antique nails from Widney Hall, and commemorative paperweight from USC’s Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute.

Box 11: Baseball cap, c. 1940s.

Box 12: Commemorative trowel from the cornerstone laying ceremony for Bovard Administration Building, 1919.

Box 13: USC Event invitations and programs, c. 1980s.

Box 14: Library Faculty Banner, 1990.

Box 15: Engemann Student Health Center groundbreaking ceremony shovel, 2011.

Box 16: Lee Barnes’ Pole Vault crossbar fragment, 1925.

Box 17: Handmade USC Doll.

Box 18: Two USC Letter Sweaters.

Box 19: Rose Bowl Mini Football, 2008.

Box 20: Miscellaneous realia.

Box 21: Desmond’s department store megaphone in USC colors.

Box 22: Freshman Beanie.

Box 23: Two USC Student Affairs tee shirts, 2010.

Box 24: Various Photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1919-2014

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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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.

Extent

18.25 Linear Feet (23 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of various pieces of USC realia and ephemera from the history of the university.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from various sources. Freshman beanie, gift of Carol Simpson, 2010. The condiment bottle, gift of Tom Sims, May 26, 1993. Lee Barnes’ Pole Vault crossbar fragment, gift of Gerald Papazian, General Alumni Association president, 2003.

Processing Information

Collection is partially processed.

Title
Finding Aid for the University of Southern California ephemera and realia
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

Revision Statements

  • 2021 September: Finding aid updated by Bo Doub: added E. R. Durkee and Co. condiment bottle from accession no. 1993-001 to Box no. 4.

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