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Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5317
Abstract
Scrapbook created by USC alumna Mary Martin that documents her years at USC, her marriage to fellow USC alumnus Bernard Gipson, and their life after marriage. The scrapbook documents Mary's life as a student at USC. Mary's twin sister Myra also attended USC and she also features in the scrapbook. Mary Martin and her twin sister Myra were pharmaceutical majors at USC in the mid-1920s. Mary was the President of the Lambda Kappa Sigma sorority. Her future husband, Bernard Gipson, was an...
Dates:
1924-1941
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: 0307
Abstract
This portfolio/scrapbook of clippings and photographs was created by Catherine E. Sibley for completion of Drama 590B at the University of Southern California. It also includes her research paper discussing the staging of Max Reinhardt's production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Hollywood Bowl, the San Francisco Opera House, and UC Berkeley's Faculty Glade-Greek Theater during the 1934-1935 season.
Dates:
1954 March
Collection
Identifier: 2444
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of American actress Virginia Mayo (1920-2005). Materials include personal and business correspondence, telegrams, fan letters, theater and motion picture programs, scrapbooks, and clippings, stills, photographs, fan magazines, publicity, pressbooks, and awards and trophies.
Dates:
1930s-1976
Collection
Identifier: 7122
Abstract
A collection of family papers documenting two generations of the McElmurry and Larrinaga family. Mario Larrinaga immigrated from Mexico to Los Angeles and--in collaboration with his brother Juan Larrinaga--worked as a designer, art director, and painter of set backgrounds in Hollywood, working at RKO Pictures, Universal, and other major film studios. Larrinaga is most recognized for painting the set backgrounds for the original King Kong (1933) film. After...
Dates:
1920 - 2005
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5072
Abstract
This collection consists of a scrapbook for enrollment cards, exam schedules, pamphlets, clippings, and other ephemera belonging to USC alumna Lilliam McIlvaine.
Dates:
1916 - 1920
Collection
Identifier: 2463
Abstract
This collection contains papers of American actor Adolphe Menjou (1890-1963) chiefly related to his involvement in the anti-communist movement. Materials include clippings, magazines, pamphlets, and reprints dealing with the anti-communist movement in Hollywood and America from the late 1940s to early 1960s.
Dates:
1915 - 1967
Collection
Identifier: 0037
Abstract
The collection consists of environmental reports, correspondence, scrapbooks, and other ephemera pertaining to the controversial 1960s development of a 16,000 acre tract of the Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County, California. The materials were created and collected by conservation activists Jean and Richard Koch.
Dates:
1963-1978
Collection
Identifier: 0349
Abstract
The Carol Muske-Dukes papers consist of the literary works, academic files, and personal papers, photographs, and correspondence of Carol Muske-Dukes, California poet laureate and USC professor of creative writing. The materials cover the period from early 1957 to 2023.
Dates:
1957 - 2023
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
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0485
Abstract
The National Travelers Aid Assocation records consist primarily of papers and reports produced by the national association, and by the Wilmington office of the USO, in the 1940s and 1960s. Much of the material was collected by one of the caseworkers in the Wilmington office, Lola Selby, who was in charge of Travelers' Aid. Of especial interest are the papers and reports on services to mobile populations, and the scrapbook documenting the founding and activities of the Wilmington office of...
Dates:
1942 - 1982