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Joshua Odell collection on Richard Wilber
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0193
Abstract
Collection of books by and about the American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner (1921 - ). Includes keepsakes and broadsides. The collection was assembled by Joshua Odell. Index.
Dates:
0000
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Ole Olsen papers
Collection
Identifier: 2455
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers, photographs, and books of vaudevillian and comedian Ole Olsen (1892-1963).
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1900s-1950s
Found in:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
ONE Incorporated records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Coll2011-001
Abstract
The collection consists of the administrative records, publications, correspondence, divisional records, affiliate office records, and photographs of ONE Inc., 1907-2001, bulk 1952-1994. The records include annual reports, court records of ONE Inc. legal entanglements, complete runs of ONE Magazine and ONE Institute Quarterly: Homophile Studies, reader correspondence, submissions by writers and artists, ONE Institute course...
Dates:
1907-2001; Majority of material found within 1952 - 1994
Gerhard and Marianne Pinkus papers
Collection
Identifier: 6122
Abstract
Gerhard and Marianne Pinkus emigrated from Germany to Los Angeles in the 1930s and began to collect art in the 1940s. After accumulating a small collection of choice (and sometimes rare) finds, Gerhard and Marianne became a major force in the Los Angeles art world, especially in regard to their primary interest: Marc Chagall. Though they focused mainly on Chagall, the Pinkuses collected drawings, lithographs, and paintings by many other artists from various periods, with some emphasis on...
Dates:
1859-2005; Majority of material found in 1920s-1970s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Don Pyke papers
Collection
Identifier: 5158
Abstract
This collection consists of administrative papers for the University of Southern California in the 1970s.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Keith Royer collection on Southern California scootering and youth subculture
Collection
Identifier: 7139
Abstract
The Keith Royer collection on Southern California scootering and youth subculture documents several decades of vintage scooter culture and the diverse aspects of the subculture as it relates to music, fashion, politics, and youth communities. Keith Royer has been a scooter rider, collector, and bike mechanic since the mid-1980s and a patched club member of the Pharaohs Scooter Club of San Diego since 1995. The Pharaohs Scooter Cult was formed on December 23, 1993 at Hill Street Coffee House...
Dates:
1985 - 2022
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Ruskin Art Club records
Collection
Identifier: 6083
Abstract
The Ruskin Art Club was founded October 12, 1888, and is the oldest women's club in Los Angeles. Its original purpose was to study the technique and history of engraving and etching, inspired by founding member Mary E. Boyce's own collection of prints and extensive library of books on art. The Club's main activity were the annual courses of study in the history of art, architecture, or archaeology. These consisted of lectures delivered by the members to the membership at the monthly...
Dates:
1879 - 2003
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Carl Sandburg collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0165
Abstract
Collection consists of articles, clippings, photographs, and various books by American poet and biographer Carl Sandburg (1878-1967).
Dates:
1939-1964
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
John F. Scottini diaries, photographs, and ephemera
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6283
Scope and Contents
A collection of two diaries, photographs, a published book, and ephemera relating to John F. Scottini (1894-1972), a Los Angeles man who served as a Private with the 364th Infantry during World War I. The diaries recount Scottini's day to day experiences as a soldier leaving the United States to fight in Europe, marching from place to place, and encountering danger along the way. A section of one of the diaries has several pages devoted to the names of unit comrades with their addresses,...
Dates:
1900 - 1919
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Peter Shneidre papers
Collection
Identifier: 0163
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Peter Shneidre, who ran the small poetry press Illuminati Press and who published a number of small poetry periodicals. Shneidre was also a nationally published poet and he corresponded with a number of poets about both business and personal matters between 1980 and his death in 2007. This collection also includes the financial records of Illuminati Press and the Press's publication files.
Dates:
1974 - 2007
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections