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Esther Feldman and Community Conservation Solutions records
Collection
Identifier: 7136
Abstract
The Esther Feldman and Community Conservation Solutions records document the work conducted by Esther Feldman and/or Community Conservation Solutions (CCS) from the 1980s through 2020. The collection focuses on two major subject areas: (i) ballot measures and campaigns creating public financing for park and conservation projects and (ii) land-based projects involving land acquisition, native habitat restoration, park creation, 'green' stormwater and urban runoff capture, planning projects,...
Dates:
1984 - 2022
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Immaculate Heart Community records
Collection
Identifier: 7141
Scope and Contents
The Immaculate Heart Community records contain material spanning the history of the Immaculate Heart Community (IHC), a Catholic religious teaching institute based in Los Angeles, and its parent institution, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM), founded in 1848 by Father Joaquin Masmitja de Puig in Olot, Catalonia (Spain). The material in the collection was created between approximately 1852 and 2021 and consists of a wide variety of items and formats including correspondence,...
Dates:
1852 - 2021
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
Young Tak Kim and Annabelle Kim papers
Collection
Identifier: 3402
Scope and Contents
The Young Tak Kim and Annabelle Kim papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, notebooks, ephemera, and other material created by Young Tak Kim (1920-2004) and Annabelle Kim, née Lee (1921-2015) before and during their marriage. Young Tak and Annabelle met on New Year's Eve in 1937 and their correspondence began in early 1938. The collection includes close to 1000 letters written by both Young Tak Kim and Annabelle Kim. The bulk of the correspondence is dated between...
Dates:
1938 - 1985
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
University of Southern California Library of Aeronautical History collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0050
Abstract
This collection consists of the University of Southern California Library of Aeronautical History collections including photographs, newspapers, ephemera, scrapbooks, and other information related to aeronautical history.
Dates:
1918 - 1971
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Willa Mae West papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7112
Abstract
A collection of photographs and ephemera spanning nearly 50 years of the life of Willa Mae West, an active participant and leader in many African American social organizations in the Los Angeles area. West served as a national officer for the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World (IBPOEW), acting as Grand Directress of the Arts and Crafts Department. West also served as a Chaplain Major for her local chapter of IBPOEW, as a member of the Crenshaw Committee on Aging,...
Dates:
1920 - 1980
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Annabelle Yerigan Foursquare Church album
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7154
Abstract
The Annabelle Yerigan Foursquare Church album is a photograph and memory book created by Annabelle Yerigan (1902-1975), an ordained minister of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. An Evangelical Pentecostal Christian church founded by Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944) in Los Angeles, the Foursquare Church is credited by some as the first megachurch. McPherson used radio broadcasts to draw in large audiences and donations to Foursquare Church events and services. In 1938,...
Dates:
1933 - 1943
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections