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Abraham Z. Hoffman papers

 Collection
Identifier: 7090
Content Description

Dr. Hoffman's papers include many historical organization journals and books, many including essays by Hoffman; his research materials, much literature related to the society E Clampus Vitus, newsletters and ephemera pertaining to Hollywood's Magic Castle, and a small trove of underground comic books ("comix"). There are also some materials pertaining to the Los Angeles Corral of Westerners, of which Dr. Hoffman is a prominent member.

Dates: 1960 - 2019
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Richard J. Hoffman print collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0359
Abstract

This collection consists of printer Richard J. Hoffman's (1912-1989) personal collection of printed books and printmaking books. These books cover subjects such as lithography, typography, and printmaking. Hoffman was a printer and professor of printmaking and graphic arts in Los Angeles.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1920s-1980s
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Hollenbeck Hotel registers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7127
Abstract Five ledgers from an early Los Angeles hotel, the Hollenbeck Hotel, which was active from 1884 to 1932. The collection consists of three hotel ledgers for parts of the calendar year 1902 (April 19 to May 12; September 22 to October 19; and December 12 to December 31), a single ledger for the Hotel saloon from 1895 to 1896; and a single ledger for the Hotel restaurant from 1896. The Hollenbeck Hotel was established in 1884 by John E. Hollenbeck and his wife Elizabeth Hollenbeck. The hotel was...
Dates: 1895 - 1902
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Allan A. Hunter papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0397
Abstract Mt. Hollywood Congregational Church, founded in 1905, is located in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. Its longest-serving pastor, Allan A. Hunter, led the congregation from 1926 until his retirement in 1963, but stayed actively involved until his death almost twenty years later. This collection reflects the activities of the church throughout the twentieth century, as well as the progressive ideas and religious teachings of Reverend Hunter. His correspondence with other religious thinkers...
Dates: 1905 - 2000
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department records

 Collection
Identifier: 0229
Abstract The city of Los Angeles became the epicenter of a public relations scandal on March 3, 1991, when an amateur cameraman captured on video four uniformed LAPD officers beating motorist Rodney G. King. In addition to generating public outrage, the incident cast a dark shadow over the LAPD and called into question the integrity of the nation's third largest municipal police force. Subsequently, the ten member Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department was formed to conduct a...
Dates: 1991 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1991
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Jackie Coogan Ranch records

 Collection
Identifier: 0389
Abstract

In the mid-1920s, Jackie Coogan Productions purchased a cattle ranch near Campo, California, approximately fifty miles east of San Diego, on behalf of child actor Jackie Coogan. The collection contains correspondence and financial documents related to the operations of the ranch between 1924 and 1936.

Dates: 1924 - 1936
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Robert F. Jani papers

 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
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Ernest Kanitz papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0196
Abstract

Collection consists of the correspondence, music-related ephemera, musical scores, and recordings of émigré musician and former USC School of Music faculty member, Ernest Kanitz (1894-1978).

Dates: c.1890-2008
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Herbert G. Klein papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0345
Abstract The Herbert G. Klein papers contain detailed records of the day to day activities of Herbert G. Klein, University of Southern California alumnus and trustee, journalist, editor and first White House Director of Communications. Included are records from all phases of Klein's long career: his early career as a journalist with Copley Newspapers in Alhambra and San Diego; his work with Richard Nixon, beginning with the Vice Presidential campaign of 1956; and his subsequent career as a media...
Dates: 15th-17th centuries, 1932-2009 (bulk 1960-1973)
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Hans Nordewin von Koerber papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5180
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of Professor Hans Nordewin von Koerber, Ph.D.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930s
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

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Los Angeles County (Calif.). Board of Supervisors 2
Los Angeles International Airport 2
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Ainsworth, Ed, 1962-1968 1
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Alexander, Ramon (1824-1868) 1
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Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism (University of Southern California) 1
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Billings, T. R. 1
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Bonnay, Charles 1
Botello, Narciso 1
Bowen, Pansy 1
Bradley, Tom 1
Braverman, Kate 1
Briseno, Theodore J. 1
Brown, Alexandra Maria 1
Brown, Helen Agcaoili Summers 1
Brown, James HD 1
Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts 1
Buchanan, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph) 1
Buen Tono, S.A. 1
Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson) 1
California Social Welfare Archives 1
California. Legislature. Assembly 1
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Carlson, Milton 1
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