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Collection
Identifier: 6150
Abstract
The collection consists of the archives of the Carpe Diem Press, consisting of maquettes for books, ephemeral items, notes, art works, test prints and proofs, textile samples, and cover samples. Also included are posters and information about James HD Brown's work, and materials on the Linotipografica Quintas, the printing company with which Carpe Diem Press works regularly. Carpe Diem Press is owned and operated by artist James HD Brown and Alexandra Brown. Based in Oaxaca, Mexico, the...
Dates:
2000 - 2018
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0523
Abstract
This small collection contains loose photographs, a photograph album, and lithographed promotional comic book for El Buen Tono cigarette manufacturing company of Mexico City, dating from the early 1900s.
Dates:
early 1900s
Collection
Identifier: 0291
Abstract
This collection consists of the personal and business papers of Robert F. Jani (1934-1989). He was a creator, director and executive producer of musical spectaculars, television productions, pageants and extravaganzas, celebrations, international events, parades, arena shows and sports events, world premieres and openings, pyrotechnic shows, expositions, and theme parks. Mr. Jani was a founder of USC Songfest and principal of Robert F. Jani Productions, Inc. He graduated from the University...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1950s-1980s
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0585
Abstract
This collection contains issues of the Spanish-language Mexican comic book Memín Pinguín, chiefly dating from 1965 to 1971. There are also three issues from the 2006 re-edited version and commemorative Mexican postage stamps.
Dates:
1965 - 2006
Collection
Identifier: 0541
Abstract
This collection contains various handwritten record books and copies of legal and financial documents related to haciendas in Mexico, chiefly dating from the 17th to 19th centuries. The items concern a variety of topics including real estate, legal issues, boundary disputes, property and estate inventories, financial accounts reflecting income sources and debts, and issues related to indigenous peoples.
Dates:
1673 - 1913