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Jacobsohn Collection on Germany between the Wars

 Collection
Identifier: 0080
Abstract

Collection consists of the print newspapers, pamphlets, and other ephemera gathered by Dr. Leo Jacobsohn (1881-1944) throughout the time he spent living in Berlin from 1909 to 1938, with materials primarily from 1914-1933.Overall, Jacobsohn's collections reflect German officialdom, shortages, inflation, and the rise of National Socialism from the perspective of a well-connected doctor in Germany's cultural, political, and social center.

Dates: 1813-1940; Majority of material found within 1914-1933
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

Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics California political campaign ephemera

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6205
Abstract

The Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics California political campaign ephemera consists of files containing primarily direct mail materials for various local and state of California political campaigns, 1993-2009.

Dates: 1993-2009
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles records

 Collection
Identifier: 0474
Abstract

This small collection documents some of the activities and history of the Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles. Included are minutes from meetings of the Committee on Aging during the 1960s, when the Freda Mohr Center for the elderly was opened; a notebook describing the history, activities, programs, and administrative functions of the agency; and a dissertation from USC's School of Social Work that examines the history of the agency.

Dates: 1962 - 1980
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Johnny Tolbert letters

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6089
Abstract The Johnny Tolbert letters is a collection of 151 letters and four Western Union telgrams sent from United States Army soldier Johnny Tolbert (1924-1989), also known as Johnnie Clifton or J.C., to Ruth Mae Clennell (1925-2000) from San Pedro, California between 1943-1946. Tolbert met Clennell on September 2, 1943, the night before his deployment to the South Pacific. Tolbert's love and affection for Clennell and his feelings of homesickness are the main themes of the letters,...
Dates: 1943-1946
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Thomas Kilgore, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0381
Abstract

The collection consists of manuscripts, drafts of sermons, church and personal correspondence and photographs of Dr. Thomas Kilgore, Jr., pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Los Angeles from 1963-1985 and a noted civil rights and civic leader. A subsequent accrual to the original collection includes a large number of plaques and awards, as well as audiovisual materials and ephemera.

Dates: 1935 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1962 - 1998
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

Rufus B. von Kleinsmid papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0251
Abstract

This collection consists of the memorabilia and papers of Rufus B. von Kleinsmid (1875-1964), the former president of the University of Southern California (1921-1947).

Dates: 1921 - 1964
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 6180
Content Description The Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection consists of two notices promoting public events held by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), two blank petition forms for membership in the KKK, and one informational pamphlet regarding the KKK's attitudes toward immigration -- all created circa 1924. The two KKK events documented in the collection: "Ku Klux Klan Kolossal Karnival" (March 15th to March 22nd, 1924) and "Meet Your Friends---Ku Klux Klan Day" (undated) were both organized to take place in Dallas, Texas....
Dates: 1924
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Lane-Wells Company records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7055
Abstract This small collection consists of a commemorative album celebrating the 100,000th Gun Perforating Job by the Lane-Wells Company of Los Angeles on June 18, 1948 and additional printed ephemera, 1939-1954, created and collected by Walter T. Wells, co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the Lane-Wells Company. Walter T. Wells studied electrical engineering at Iowa State, graduating in 1910. He worked as an engineer in the Philippines and British Guiana (for the Demerara Bauxite Company), as...
Dates: 1939-1954
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

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Correspondence 44
Clippings (information artifacts) 40
Photographs 36
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Pamphlets 18
Ephemera 17
Reports 15
Newsletters 13
Publications (documents) 13
Brochures 10
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- Archival resources 10
Memorandums 10
Notes 10
Postcards 9
Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Archival resources 9
Invitations 8
Financial records 7
Maps 7
Minutes (administrative records) 7
Newspapers 7
Universities and colleges -- Students -- Archival resources 7
Certificates 6
Posters 6
Realia 6
Social service -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 6
Telegrams 6
Typescripts 6
Books 5
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Directories 4
Fliers (printed matter) 4
Greek letter societies -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 4
Legal instruments 4
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- Archival resources 4
Negatives (photographic) 4
Press releases 4
Receipts (financial records) 4
Agendas (administrative records) 3
Alternative rock music -- California -- Archival resources 3
American literature -- 20th century -- Archival resources 3
Audiocassettes 3
Audiotapes 3
College presidents -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 3
Elections -- California -- Archival resources 3
Fund raising -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 3
Itineraries 3
Journals (periodicals) 3
Legal documents 3
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Politics and government -- Archival resources 3
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Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae -- Archival resources 3
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Videotapes 3
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archival resources 2
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CD-ROMs 2
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Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.) -- Archival resources 2
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Hate groups -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources 2
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Journals (accounts) 2
Learned institutions and societies -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 2
Libraries -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 2
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Menus 2
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Punk culture and art -- California -- Archival resources 2
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Sheet music 2
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Language
English 90
German 5
Spanish; Castilian 5
 
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University of Southern California 14
Kleinsmid, Rufus Bernhard von, 1875-1964 3
Kennedy, Robert F. 2
Kilgore, Thomas, 1913-1998 2
King, Martin Luther, Jr. 2
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Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 2
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 2
Salazar, Ruben, 1928-1970 2
University of Southern California. Library 2
Abolish Cross-Filing in California 1
Agnew, Spiro T. 1
All Nations Foundation (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
Allen, William C. 1
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. 1
American Civil Liberties Union 1
American Society of Civil Engineers 1
Association of Trojan Leagues 1
Atkins, Oliver F. 1
Bachrach, Fabian 1
Ballou, C.E.D. 1
Barrio Defense Committee (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
Birnbaum, Milton, 1919- 1
Bliss, Carey S. 1
Bonnay, Charles 1
Borges, Jorge Luis 1
Brown, Jerry, 1938- 1
Brown, Vivian B. (Vivian Barnett), 1939- 1
Buchanan, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph) 1
Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite 1
Burmeister, Laura E. 1
California Congress of Parents, Teachers, and Students, Inc. 1
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 1
California State Prison at San Quentin 1
California. Dept. of the California Highway Patrol 1
California. Legislature. Assembly 1
Catnach, James 1
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de 1
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993 1
Chevalier, Marion Frances, 1902-1990 1
Church of All Nations (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
Churchill, Winston (Winston Leonard Spencer), 1874-1965 1
Collin, Helene Montague 1
Collison, John Clyde 1
Colson, Charles W. 1
Comcast Corporation 1
Committee to Free the Pontiac Brothers 1
Congress of Mexican American Unity 1
Congressional Black Caucus 1
Copley Press, inc. 1
Copley, James S. (James Strohn) 1
Cressaty, Margaret 1
Crittenton Center for Young Women & Infants (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
Cárdenas, Lázaro (José Lázaro Cárdenas del Río), 1895-1970 1
D. Robins & Company 1
Davis, Zachary Paul, 1984- 1
Day, Martha 1
Diaz, Angel G. 1
Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center/LAPS 1
Disney, Walt, 1901-1966 1
Eddy, Dale Rae 1
Ehrlichman, John 1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David) 1
Elliott, John B. 1
Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center. Leonard Davis School of Gerontology 1
Fagg, Fred D. (Fred Dow), 1896-1981 1
Ferenz, F.K. 1
Finch, Robert H. (Robert Hutchinson) 1
Fisk, Walter W. 1
Fitzgerald, Rick 1
Florence Crittenton Services (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
Forbes, David W. 1
Friday Morning Club (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1
Geiger, Maynard J. 1
German American Bund 1
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris) 1
Gospel Foundation of California 1
Haberman, Irving 1
Hailer, Joseph A. 1
Haldeman, H. R. (Harry R.) 1
Hanna, Phil Townsend 1
Harlan, Robert D. 1
Harris & Ewing 1
Hawkins, J. Allen 1
Henderson, Clifford W. 1
Henderson, Phillip 1
Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989 1
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 1
Homolka, Oscar 1
Hubbard, John R. (John Randolph), 1918-2011 1
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio) 1
Jacobsohn, Leo 1
Jani, Robert F., 1934-1989 1
Jarvis, Roy 1
Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics 1
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles (Calif.) 1
Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles 1
Johns Hopkins University 1
Johnson, Albert M., 1872-1948 1
Kaminsky, Marc 1
Kantorowicz, Ernst H. (Ernst Hartwig), 1895-1963 1
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