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Asian-American Elderly reports, brochures, and clippings collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0492
Abstract
The collection consists of reports, clippings, brochures, and correspondence related to elder abuse, especially in minority populations. Many of the reports are the products of foundations on aging including the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging, the California Foundation on Aging, and the California Commission on Aging. This collection appears to have been, at least in part, the provenance of Betty Kozasa, a well-known leader and founder of many organizations all related to the...
Dates:
1984-1998
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke papers: California State Assembly, U.S. Congress, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and California Attorney General campaign
Collection
Identifier: 0218-1
Abstract
The Yvonne Brathwaite Burke papers contain the records of the political activities of Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, University of Southern California Gould Law School alumna, state and federal legislator, and county official. Included are records from Burke's tenure in the California Assembly (1966-1972), U.S. Congress (1973-1978), and the Los Angeles Angeles County Board of Supervisor (1979-1980). Records also include her campaign for California State Attorney General (1978).
Dates:
1959 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1980
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Century Freeway records
Collection
Identifier: 0228
Abstract
Century Freeway, officially named the I-105 Glenn M. Anderson (Century) Freeway Transitway, extends for 17.3 miles in a west-east direction, from Sepulveda Blvd near the Los Angeles International Airport to the I-605 Freeway. The freeway traverses nine cities in the County of Los Angles and interchanges with four freeways: Interstate Routes 405, 110, 710, and 605. Planning for the Century Freeway began in 1958 and it took 35 years to build. The freeway opened to the public in 1993. The...
Dates:
1966 - 1993
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
El Nido Services and Lodges records
Collection
Identifier: 0409
Abstract
The El Nido Services and Lodges records cover the practical details of El Nido's operations, 1930-1980, documenting its real estate management, zoning battles, tax questions, insurance and "disaster preparedness" provisions, and occasional personnel problems of this social service agency. Originally a project of the Los Angeles Section of the National Council of Jewish Women, the Section established a Children's Bureau in Los Angeles in 1925, and three years later built a camp for...
Dates:
1932-1986 (bulk 1970s-1980s)
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
Anne Ostomel papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0600
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of American social worker Anne Ostomel (1908-2003). These papers include files with reports, bibliographies, directories, speeches, correspondences, conference proceedings, training manuals, and handbooks related to Ostomel's work in New York and California.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1950s-1980s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California Master of Liberal Arts Program records
Collection
Identifier: 5178
Abstract
This collection consists of the records for the Master of Liberal Arts program at the University of Southern California. This program was active from 1969 to 1989.
Dates:
1969 - 1989
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California School of Philosophy records
Collection
Identifier: 5095
Abstract
The University of Southern California School of Philosophy was established in 1929 by the USC Board of Trustees, replacing the Department of Philosophy. The first director of the School was Ralph Tyler Flewelling, who previously served as chair of the deparment and was instrumental in getting the School approved. These records primarily contain the administrative files of the early School directors, beginning with Flewelling, followed by Daniel S. Robinson, W.H. Werkmeister, and John...
Dates:
1889-2000s; Majority of material found within 1903 - 1977
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
USC Thornton School of Music records
Collection
Identifier: 0283
Abstract
The University of Southern California's music school was officially established in 1884, and conferred its first degrees in 1885. The records document many of the activities of the School from the late 19th to the early 21st centuries. Included are the papers (generally incomplete) of some of the School's notable personnel, including Max Swarthout, Raymond Kendall, Ellis Kohs, Pauline Alderman, and Walter F. Skeele; records of academic activities; records of student and alumni...
Dates:
1897 - 2017; Modified: 2017-2019, 2021
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Women At Work records
Collection
Identifier: 0417
Abstract
The Women at Work records, 1978-2014, document the founding, and programmatic and fundraising activities of this social service non-profit agency. Women at Work was founded in 1979 as the Women's Public Policy Research Center (WPRCC) to study issues surrounding women in the labor force. In 1980, the name was changed to "Women at Work". The founding members, Barbara Burke, Marge Leighton, and Betty Ann Jansson, served as co-executive directors of the organization, which is headquartered in...
Dates:
1978-2014
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections