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Midnight Mission and Tom and Mary Liddecoat papers
Collection
Identifier: 0413
Abstract
The papers of the Midnight Mission and of Tom and Mary Liddecoat consist of material that documents the personal and business history of the Liddecoat family, the Midnight Mission, and various other charities and individuals associated with the Liddecoat family; specifically, the collection documents two generations of the Liddecoat family and their involvement in charitable organizations such as the Midnight Mission, the Gospel Foundation of America, and charitable organizations on the...
Dates:
1899 - 2005
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Grete Mosheim papers
Collection
Identifier: 0211
Abstract
This collection includes personal and business correspondence of the German-born actress Grete Mosheim(1905-1986), and articles and interviews covering Mosheim's acting career from the American and German press.
Dates:
1929-1986
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
L.A. Murillo papers
Collection
Identifier: 0501
Abstract
The L.A. Murillo papers document the life of Louis Andrew Murillo (1922- ), including his service in the Air Force during World War II, his tenure as a professor of Spanish literature and Cervantes scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, and his service as a bilingual volunteer for the California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Police Department. Also included in this collection are the Spanish, English and bilingual pamphlets and flyers which document Spanish language usage...
Dates:
1932 - 2012
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Barbara G. Myerhoff papers
Collection
Identifier: 0275
Abstract
Papers of Barbara G. Myerhoff, a University of Southern California professor and noted anthropologist, consist of manuscripts, notes, printed material, publications, audiotapes, correspondence, and photographic material related to her teaching, field research, and publishing activities.
Dates:
1911 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1984
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
National Housing Exposition scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: 7034
Abstract
The Pan-Pacific Auditorium, originally located at 7600 West Beverly Boulevard in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, was designed by Plummer, Wurderman and Becket and financed by a commmittee led by Clifford W. Henderson and his brother Phillip. The National Housing Exposition, the Pan-Pacific's inaugural event, was one of a number of similar expos held across the country after the passage of the National Housing Act in 1934, which was designed to make home ownership affordable for all...
Dates:
1935
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Neighborhood Youth Association records
Collection
Identifier: 0416
Abstract
The Neighborhood Youth Association began as charitable organization under the aegis of the Episcopal Church in 1914. Using a settlement house approach, the Association's oiginal goal was to acculturate immigrants to Los Angeles' West side neighborhoods to American culture and values. Over the years the Association has broadened its mission to include providing social services and counseling for poor families and teenaged children in the areas around Venice, California, and the Los Angeles...
Dates:
1954 - 1991
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Osborne-Montague family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0190
Abstract
The Osborne-Montague family papers contains the papers of multiple generations of the Osborne and Montague families, as well as of the families they married into (primarily the Tingstads and the Caleffs). Rodney Montague moved to Los Angeles in 1853, while Henry Zenas Osborne moved to the area in 1878. Montague was a farmer; Osborne owned the Los Angeles Evening Express and was a Congressman for California's 10th Congressional District from 1917 until his death in 1923. His son, Henry...
Dates:
1847 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1945
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Rafael Osuna realia and ephemera
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5187
Abstract
This collection consists of realia and ephemera related to Rafael Osuna, the Mexican tennis player and Olympian.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1950s-1960s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Paciolan Systems records
Collection
Identifier: 6124
Abstract
Paciolan Systems, Inc. began as a small computer software development company specializing in ticketing for college athletics. In its past four decades of history, the company grew, developed, and merged with other companies-- and now is once again known as Paciolan as part of Learfield. Paciolan's role in Learfield is providing ticketing, fundraising, marketing, and analytics solutions to athletic and entertainment events.
Paciolan's earlier history is documented in this collection of...
Dates:
1978-2020
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Marta Palau prints, correspondence, and ephemera
Collection
Identifier: 0576
Scope and Contents
The Marta Palau prints, correspondence, and ephemera consist of a set of screen prints by Marta Palau Bosch (1934-2022), correspondence from Palau to Evelyn Vedro, ephemera relating to Palau's works and exhibitions, and a small amount of photographs. The set of screen prints, titled Un Homenaje Artistico a Lázaro Cárdenas, was originally exhibited at the Museo de Arte Moderno, Bosque de Chapultepec, Mexico, D.F., in 1981. The thirteen serigraphs by artist...
Dates:
1965 - 2003
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections