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James C. Owens, Jr. papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5032
Abstract
James C. Owens, Jr. was born in Batavia, New York but moved to California as a child. He graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1929 and received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California in 1934. He then went into the Navy and completed flight training in Pensacola, Florida and then served on board Lexington (CV-2); in 1941 he joined Torpedo Squadron 8 on board Hornet (CV-8). Appointed Lieutenant in 1942, Owens was the squadron...
Dates:
1928-1943
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
John Allan Smith papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 5289
Scope and Content
Papers of John Allan Smith, Ed.D. Dr. Smith received his doctorate from USC in 1948. In addition to serving as Dean of Chapman College's Ship of the World Campus Afloat, and in many positions within the Los Angeles City schools, he also served as Executive Secretary of the Fulbright program in Pakistan, and much of the travel writing in the papers documents his time in Pakistan and related travels. The collection consists of photographs of Dr. Smith at all ages, his diploma, typescripts of...
Dates:
1924-1968, undated
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections