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19th century California newspapers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7129
Abstract

A collection of single issues of newspapers from across California, including from San Francisco, Sacramento, Siskiyou, and Oakland. The collection also includes a few newspapers from Boston, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island. The issue of the New York Herald in the collection from April 15, 1865 announces Abraham Lincoln's death on the day that he died.

Dates: 1836 - 1898
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

20th Century-Fox set stills

 Collection
Identifier: 2431
Abstract

This collection contains set still books for the 20th Century-Fox Corporation with photographs of movie sets for 229 films, dating from 1937 to 1954.

Dates: 1937 - 1954
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

1932 Olympics Equestrian scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7011
Abstract

This small scrapbook contains clippings and photographs documenting the equestrian entrants in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, and the events held at the Riviera Country Club. Horses and riders from Japan, France, Holland, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States are included.

Dates: 1932
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

1984 Olympics posters

 Collection — Box: N89.3
Identifier: 5201
Abstract

This collection consists of 15 posters created and printed in 1982 for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Dates: 1982
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Gladys A. papers

 Collection
Identifier: 7062
Abstract

The Gladys A. papers contain diaries of Gladys A., a young woman who participated in sex work in and around Downtown Los Angeles. The diaries span from the day she arrived in LA in January of 1949 through 1953, detailing the daily experiences of her first five years in the city. The collection also includes photographs of Gladys with unidentified individuals, correspondence from her family in Michigan, memorabilia from her Catholic high school, and other miscellaneous personal items.

Dates: 1944-06-09 - 1979
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

A Midsummer Night's Dream scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7020
Abstract

A limited-run scrapbook produced for individuals such as studio head Jack Warner documenting the production of Max Reinhardt's film adaptation of Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The leather-bound scrapbook contains more than 200 original black-and-white glossy photos from the film along with scene descriptions below each picture, a cast of players, and reviews of the film reproduced from newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1935
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Leroy Aarons Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2011-014
Abstract Leroy Aarons was a journalist, author, playwright, and educator. He was known for his founding of the National Lesbian and Gay Jounalists Association (NLGJA), his work at the Washington Post and Oakland Tribune newspapers, his book "Prayers for Bobby", and his teaching career at the USC Annenberg School for Communication. The collection contains documents and records documenting Aarons' tenure as director of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism's Project for the Study of Sexual Orientation...
Dates: 1890-2006
Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Abolish Cross-Filing in California records

 Collection
Identifier: 0225
Abstract This collection contains the records of the group formed by John B. Elliott to abolish the practice of cross-filing in California (Abolish Cross-Filing in California). Cross-filing is a practice that permits candidates for political office to register in multiple parties for primary elections. If a candidate then wins nominations from multiple parties, they run with less (or no) competition in the fall election. The records present in this collection include filing vouchers,...
Dates: 1941 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1953
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

ACT UP / Los Angeles records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2011-010
Abstract The collection consists of the administrative records, documentation of actions, and resource materials of the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power/Los Angeles (ACT UP/LA).The records include minutes, financial records, photographs, press releases, membership materials, newsletters, clippings, fliers, and subject files. Active from 1987 to 1995, ACT UP defined itself as "a grass-roots, democratic, militant, direct action organization dedicated to creating positive changes around AIDS in federal...
Dates: 1987-1997
Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

ACT UP/Los Angeles picket sign collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll2018-027
Abstract

Picket signs created by members of ACT UP/Los Angeles, circa 1987-1996. These signs were displayed during demonstrations and protests organized by ACT UP/Los Angeles to bring attention to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and to advocate for more support services, funding, and medical research.

Dates: circa 1987-1996
Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

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USC Libraries Special Collections 730
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Subject
Correspondence 332
Photographs 275
Clippings (information artifacts) 191
Reports 162
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Ephemera 102
Minutes (administrative records) 85
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Memorandums 55
Pamphlets 54
Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 52
Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Archival resources 50
Universities and colleges -- Students -- Archival resources 50
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- Archival resources 44
Notes 44
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Brochures 42
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Newspapers 39
Slides (photographs) 37
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Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- Archival resources 33
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California, Southern -- History -- Archival resources 27
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Audiocassettes 26
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Gay activists -- California -- Los Angeles 24
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- Archival resources 24
Annual reports 23
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources 23
Maps 23
Research (documents) 22
Sound recordings 22
Transcripts 22
Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae -- Archival resources 22
Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- Administration -- Archival resources 21
Certificates 20
Gay pride parades -- California -- Los Angeles 20
Notebooks 20
Social service -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 20
Actors -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 19
Greek letter societies -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 19
Postcards 19
Bylaws (administrative records) 18
Drawings (visual works) 18
Invitations 18
Memorabilia 18
Periodicals 18
AIDS activists -- California -- Los Angeles 17
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College students -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 16
Directories 16
Gay activists 16
Journals (periodicals) 16
Awards 15
Diaries 15
Fund raising -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 15
Gays -- Services for 15
Interviews 15
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Archival resources 15
Oral histories (document genres) 15
Lesbians -- Services for 14
Letters 14
Motion picture producers and directors -- Archival resources 14
Motion picture producers and directors -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 14
Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 14
Sheet music 14
Social workers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 14
Film stills 13
Gay community -- California -- Los Angeles County 13
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Archival resources 13
Universities and colleges -- History -- Archival resources 13
American poetry -- 20th century -- Archival resources 12
Architectural drawings (visual works) 12
Budgets 12
California -- History -- Archival resources 12
Fliers (printed matter) 12
Gay activists -- United States -- California 12
Interviews (Sound recordings) 12
Lectures and lecturing -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 12
Ledgers (account books) 12
Motion pictures -- Archival resources 12
Musical theater -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 12
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Spanish; Castilian 27
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Arabic 1
Iloko 1
Italian 1
Latin 1
Persian 1
Portuguese 1
Russian 1
Tagalog 1
Turkish 1
Ukrainian 1
Undetermined 1
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Names
University of Southern California 152
University of Southern California. School of Social Work 15
L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center 12
Christopher Street West Association 11
Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department 10
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Hearst Corporation 7
Brown, Jerry, 1938- 6
Feuchtwanger, Lion 6
Kight, Morris 6
Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955 6
Bogardus, Emory Stephen 5
California Social Welfare Archives 5
Feuchtwanger, Marta 5
Keck School of Medicine 5
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Dept. of Children and Family Services 5
Los Angeles Unified School District 5
Mann, Heinrich 5
Reagan, Ronald 5
University of Southern California. School of Medicine 5
All Nations Foundation (Los Angeles, Calif.) 4
Baum, Vicki, 1888-1960 4
Brecht, Bertolt 4
Dieterle, William, 1893-1972 4
Eisler, Hanns 4
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris) 4
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Board of Supervisors 4
Los Angeles Times (Firm) 4
Mattachine Society 4
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 4
Reinhardt, Max, 1873-1943 4
Salazar, Ruben, 1928-1970 4
USC Thornton School of Music 4
United States. Congress 4
University of Southern California. Center for International Studies 4
University of Southern California. College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences 4
Welfare Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles 4
Welfare Planning Council, Los Angeles Region 4
Woman's Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) 4
Yorty, Sam, 1909-1998 4
Ahn, Philip, 1905-1978 3
American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California 3
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism (University of Southern California) 3
Briseno, Theodore J. 3
California. Dept. of Transportation 3
California. Legislature. Assembly 3
Celebration Theatre (Los Angeles, CA.) 3
Chaplin, Charles 3
Frank, Liesl 3
Gates, Daryl F. 3
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 3
Hay, Harry 3
Imperial Courts 3
Jewish Club of 1933 3
Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles 3
KUSC (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.) 3
Kennedy, Robert F. 3
King, Rodney 3
Kleinsmid, Rufus Bernhard von, 1875-1964 3
Koon, Stacey C. 3
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 3
MacCulloch, Bunny (Nancy Winifred) 3
McKibben, Robert A. (Robert Anderson) 3
Olympic Games (10th : 1932 : Los Angeles, Calif.) 3
Olympic Games. (23rd : 1984 : Los Angeles, Calif.) 3
Powell, Laurence 3
Remarque, Erich Maria 3
Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich) 3
Sample, Steven B., 1940-2016 3
Second Baptist Church (Los Angeles, Calif.) 3
Topping, Norman, 1908-1997 3
United States Mission 3
United States. Congress. House 3
University of California, Los Angeles 3
University of Southern California. Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology 3
University of Southern California. Library 3
University of Southern California. School of Cinematic Arts 3
University of Southern California. School of Dentistry 3
University of Southern California. School of International Relations 3
University of Southern California. School of Music 3
University of Southern California. School of Public Administration 3
University of Southern California. Trojan Marching Band 3
University of Southern California. Youth Studies Center 3
Widney, R. M. (Robert Maclay), 1838-1929 3
Wind, Timothy E. 3
Zumberge, James Herbert 3
ABC Television Network 2
ACT UP Los Angeles (Organization) 2
AIDS Project Los Angeles 2
Agnew, Spiro T. 2
Ainsworth, Ed, 1962-1968 2
Alcoholism Center for Women (Los Angeles, Calif.) 2
All Nations Clinic 2
Allan Hancock Foundation 2
American Civil Liberties Union 2
An, Ch'ang-ho, 1878-1938 2
Association of Trojan Leagues 2
Berman, Lila 2
Berzon, Betty 2
Black Panther Party 2
Black Panther Party. Southern California Chapter 2
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