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Thelma Becker papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 7162
Scope and Contents
The Thelma Becker papers consist of photographs, correspondence, press releases, newspaper articles, personal cards, and other material belonging to the Los Angeles businesswoman and resident of the Biltmore Hotel, Thelma Jane Becker (1913-2004). Becker moved to Los Angeles from New York in 1940 to establish retail partners in western states for Barbizon, a company that manufactured fabrics and sold dress slips. As soon as she arrived, Becker took up residence in the landmark Biltmore Hotel...
Dates:
1970 - 1995
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Columbia Pictures publicity collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2359
Abstract
This collection consists of publicity materials for movies from Columbia Pictures. Materials include correspondence, clippings, radio promotion materials, screening and premiere information, and other press files.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970s-1980s
Found in:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Alvin Coox papers
Collection
Identifier: 3016
Abstract
This collection consists of files, photographs and audio recordings relating to the research and teaching career of military historian Alvin Coox (1924-1999), particularly pertaining to the 1939 Battle of Nomonhan between Japan and the Soviet Union.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1920s-1990s
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Paul Courtright papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 3330
Abstract
The Paul Courtright papers contain photograph albums, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, maps, reports, books, correspondence, journals, and other material collected and/or created by Paul Courtright, a former Peace Corps volunteer who was stationed in the Jeonnam Province of South Korea from 1979 to 1981. While working with leprosy patients in rural South Korea, Courtright witnessed the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. Courtright later published a book, Witnessing Gwangju: A...
Dates:
1905 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1979 - 1985
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Albert Dekker papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2143
Abstract
Collection consists of clippings, correspondence, playbills, photographs, film stills, and political materials associated with American actor and legislator Albert Dekker (1905-1968).
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1917 - 1961
Found in:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Harry L. Ettinger papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3333
Abstract
The Harry L. Ettinger papers contain correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, collected publications, and other material belonging to American philanthropist Harry L. Ettinger. In 1966, Ettinger--then serving as the director of the American-Korean Foundation--established a leprosy rehabilitation center in southeastern Seoul known as Ettinger Village. Ettinger was also a close associate of Syngman Rhee, who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960. The Harry L....
Dates:
1950 - 1970
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Esther Feldman and Community Conservation Solutions records
Collection
Identifier: 7136
Abstract
The Esther Feldman and Community Conservation Solutions records document the work conducted by Esther Feldman and/or Community Conservation Solutions (CCS) from the 1980s through 2020. The collection focuses on two major subject areas: (i) ballot measures and campaigns creating public financing for park and conservation projects and (ii) land-based projects involving land acquisition, native habitat restoration, park creation, 'green' stormwater and urban runoff capture, planning projects,...
Dates:
1984 - 2022
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
H. L. Gumbiner collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2382
Abstract
This collection consists of correspondences, drawings, articles, photographs, and the business dealings of the Los Angeles Theatre, the Tower Theatre, and the Cameo Theatre. These theatres were all once owned by H. L. Gumbiner.
Dates:
1912 - 1990
Found in:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Jason Hahn (Hahn Chang-Ho) papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3008
Abstract
This collection consists of the personal papers and memorabilia of First National Air Force member Jason Hahn (born Hahn Chang-Ho in 1893).
Dates:
1920 - 1994
Found in:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Immaculate Heart Community records
Collection
Identifier: 7141
Scope and Contents
The Immaculate Heart Community records contain material spanning the history of the Immaculate Heart Community (IHC), a Catholic religious teaching institute based in Los Angeles, and its parent institution, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM), founded in 1848 by Father Joaquin Masmitja de Puig in Olot, Catalonia (Spain). The material in the collection was created between approximately 1852 and 2021 and consists of a wide variety of items and formats including correspondence,...
Dates:
1852 - 2021
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections