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Ruskin Art Club records
Collection
Identifier: 6083
Abstract
The Ruskin Art Club was founded October 12, 1888, and is the oldest women's club in Los Angeles. Its original purpose was to study the technique and history of engraving and etching, inspired by founding member Mary E. Boyce's own collection of prints and extensive library of books on art. The Club's main activity were the annual courses of study in the history of art, architecture, or archaeology. These consisted of lectures delivered by the members to the membership at the monthly...
Dates:
1879 - 2003
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Southern California Loan Association ledger
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7071
Abstract
Ledger containing meeting minutes and details of loans of the Southern California Loan Association, 1899-1904. The minutes record the business activities of the Association, which met monthly, sometimes more frequently if a loan request was made. It also records the annual issuance of stock and grant loans, which ranged from $400 to several thousand dollars for new construction and the purchase of property; some of these loans were made to women. The ledger also includes five pages that...
Dates:
1899-1904
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Stanislaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records
Collection
Identifier: 0455
Abstract
The Stansilaus County Welfare Commission and Welfare Department records consists of materials created by these two entities (subsequently renamed the Stanislaus County Department of Social Services, and now the Community Services Agency). The collection's material is all textual and ranges from ledgers to photocopies of legal agreements; chronologically the material spans the period 1919-1986.
Dates:
1919 - 1986
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California ledgers and minutes
Collection
Identifier: 5146
Abstract
This collection consists of the minutes and ledgers related to the University of Southern California's funding, endowment funds, tuition receipts, and donations.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1880s-1950s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California Semi-Centennial records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5056
Abstract
This collection includes the event programs, awards, clippings, preparation files, and expense ledger for the University of Southern California Semi-Centennial in 1930.
Dates:
1928 - 1930
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
J.E. Woodhead papers
Collection
Identifier: 0004
Abstract
Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks of Woodhead's business and manufacturing career with the Lamb Knitting Machine Company; records of the Cosmic Publishing Company and the Western Society for Psychical Research; correspondence on the Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago; correspondence, indexes, catalogues, dealers' invoices pertaining to the John Edward Woodhead Library, parts of which were acquired by USC; and personal correspondence, photographs, and memorablia of the Woodhead...
Dates:
circa 1856-1920s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections