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Victor Wellington Peters papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3031
Abstract
The digital portion of this collection consists of photographs, journals, and letters which were collected when Dr. Peters engaged in mission work from 1928 to 1941 in Korea.
The analog portion of this collection consists of photograph postcards from Japan and Korea, audio tapes, and slides.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1910s-1942; 2012
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Gerhard and Marianne Pinkus papers
Collection
Identifier: 6122
Abstract
Gerhard and Marianne Pinkus emigrated from Germany to Los Angeles in the 1930s and began to collect art in the 1940s. After accumulating a small collection of choice (and sometimes rare) finds, Gerhard and Marianne became a major force in the Los Angeles art world, especially in regard to their primary interest: Marc Chagall. Though they focused mainly on Chagall, the Pinkuses collected drawings, lithographs, and paintings by many other artists from various periods, with some emphasis on...
Dates:
1859-2005; Majority of material found in 1920s-1970s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Postwar German postcards and photographs
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6115
Abstract
Postcards and photographs depicting historic landmarks, churches, landscapes and people in Germany in the postwar period. Also includes some postcards from the United States and France.
Dates:
circa 1950
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Ralph Rodgers and Percy Turner Circus collection
Collection
Identifier: 0388
Abstract
The Ralph Rodgers and Percy Turner Circus Collection documents the collective interests of a circus model builder/ miniature circus owner and a real circus owner who became friends and whose circus memorabilia ended up with a mutual friend who donated them to USC. The collection contains ephemera, correspondence, photographs, books, records, costumes, and a large amount of circus model plans and drawings kept by Ralph Rodgers. A portion of the collection represents the history of the...
Dates:
1930s-1980s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Keith Royer collection on Southern California scootering and youth subculture
Collection
Identifier: 7139
Abstract
The Keith Royer collection on Southern California scootering and youth subculture documents several decades of vintage scooter culture and the diverse aspects of the subculture as it relates to music, fashion, politics, and youth communities. Keith Royer has been a scooter rider, collector, and bike mechanic since the mid-1980s and a patched club member of the Pharaohs Scooter Club of San Diego since 1995. The Pharaohs Scooter Cult was formed on December 23, 1993 at Hill Street Coffee House...
Dates:
1985 - 2022
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Miklos Rozsa collection of music letters, photographs, and other material
Collection
Identifier: 0329
Abstract
The 123-piece collection of rare letters, documents, photographs and manuscripts spanning three centuries of musical history was collected by Miklos Rozsa. Most of the correspondence relates to the composition, performance and business of music. Other writings deal with the mundane realities of daily life, such as the payment of debts, the climate, and social amenities. Most of the letters in the collection are handwritten, though some of the more recent ones are typed. In a 1949 letter,...
Dates:
1670 - 1955
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
John G. and Corrine Tomlinson collection of Southern California photographs, postcards, and memorabilia
Collection
Identifier: 7115
Abstract
The collection consists of photographs depicting landscapes, portraits, and businesses in Southern California between 1875 and 1950; Los Angeles and Southern California maps and promotional booklets dating from 1880 to 1940; and approximately 5,250 postcards relating to Southern California dating from 1880 to 1940. John G. Tomlinson, Jr. and Corrine Tomlinson began collecting the material circa the early 1990s. The collection also includes a large format photograph by H. T. Payne of Benjamin...
Dates:
1875 - 1950
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Western United States and Canada postcards and photographs collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7038
Abstract
Postcards and photographs landscapes and attractions in California, Scotty's Castle in Death Valley; the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition; Oregon; Missouri; and Yoho and Banff National Parks. Also included are a small set of novelty humor postcards.
Dates:
1910s-1950s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections