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Watts Writers' Workshop stories, lesson books, and other material
Collection
Identifier: 0177
Abstract
The Watts Writers’ Workshop was founded in 1965 by Budd Schulberg. This collection contains clippings about the workshop and works by Jimmie Sherman, one of the Workshop’s members.
Dates:
1966 - 1993
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Wayne Thom Photographer negatives, photographs, and other material
Collection
Identifier: 6105
Abstract
The Wayne Thom Photographer negatives, photographs, and other material contains the record of Wayne Thom's prolific career as an architectural photographer and graphic designer. The bulk of the collection consists of Thom's professional photographic work, beginning with his earliest work from 1968 and extending until his retirement in 2012. Thom was born in Shanghai in 1933, and grew up in Hong Kong and Vancouver. He breifly studied photography at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena,...
Dates:
1968-2015
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Charles Harper Webb papers
Collection
Identifier: 6255
Abstract
The Charles Harper Webb papers consist of drafts of poetry and prose, correspondence, publications featuring Webb's work, and ephemera from poetry events created and assembled by the American poet and professor, Charles Harper Webb (born 1948). The majority of the drafts in the collection relate to Webb's poems and short stories, along with drafts of unpublished novels and one published novel, The Wilderness Effect (1982, Chatto & Windus). Some of the...
Dates:
1970 - 2020
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Lawrence Weingarten papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2484
Abstract
This collection contains scrapbooks and production files for American producer Lawrence Weingarten (1893-1975).
Dates:
1929 - 1964
Found in:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
David Weisbart papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2179
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of American film producer David Weisbart (1915-1967). Materials consist of screenplays, correspondence, stills, budgets, and general production materials relating to approximately 13 films produced by Weisbart; miscellaneous scripts and treatments pertaining to 56 unproduced films and television shows; synopses of approximately 30 projects (1950-1960); and extensive memos of correspondence from the story department at Twentieth Century-Fox (1950-1959)....
Dates:
1950 - 1967
Found in:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Ruth Weisberg papers
Collection
Identifier: 0360
Abstract
Ruth Weisberg, former Dean of the USC Roski School of Fine Arts and long time USC School of Fine Arts faculty member, is a renowned and respected artist and educator. Her work explores issues surrounding women artists and Judaism, and she is especially interested in the techniques of printmaking. Her papers consist primarily of correspondence, both personal and professional, and also contain notebooks, memorandums, reports, photographs, slides, audio visual materials, ephemera and realia,...
Dates:
1963 - 2014
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Bernie Weitzman papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2557
Abstract
Collection consists of reports, ledgers, and other business records associated with American executive Bernie Weitzman’s time with Desilu Productions.
Dates:
1966 - 1971
Found in:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Welfare Planning Council, Los Angeles Region, records
Collection
Identifier: 0434
Abstract
The Welfare Planning Council, Los Angeles Region, records, consists of correspondence, brochures, minutes, and reports, dated 1939-1974 (bulk 1950s-1960s), that document the activities of the Council in the areas of social welfare planning, research, and development, and the coordination of health, welfare and recreational programs in the Los Angeles area. Material dating before the establishment of the Welfare Planning Council in 1953 covers the Metropolitan Welfare Council's studies...
Dates:
1939-1974
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Mildred Wellborn collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5354
Abstract
This collection consists of the scrapbook, realia, and printed emphemera belonging to Mildred Wellborn who graduated from the University of Southern California in 1912.
Dates:
Majority of material found within c. 20th century
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