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George and Elenora Adams diaries, letters, and other material
Collection
Identifier: 7086
Abstract
The George and Elenora Adams diaries, letters, and other material contain 39 diaries, four letters, and various personal documents and ephemera kept by George E. Adams and his wife Elenora Martin Learned Adams. Throughout the course of their lives--as documented in their journals--George and Elenora worked as farmers, teachers, and store owners in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine before moving to Duarte near East Los Angeles in 1887. In California, George and Elenora tried their luck...
Dates:
1856 - 1909
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Allan Hancock Foundation archive
Collection
Identifier: 0257
Abstract
The Allan Hancock Foundation Archive contains records of the Foundation set up at the University of Southern California by G. Allan Hancock for the purpose of furthering oceanographic studies. These records also include those materials from the library and museum that were associated with the Foundation, as well some personal mementos of Captain Hancock's and the Hancock family. Also included are extensive records of the research ship Velero IV, as well as sound recordings, photographs and...
Dates:
1823 - 2005
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Poets Garden records
Collection
Identifier: 0110
Abstract
The Poets Garden records contains publications, letters, diaries, and memorabilia of the literary group created by Los Angeles poet Ruth Le Prade. The collection also contains materials relating to the poet Edwin Markham (1852-1940) and the labor and socialist activist Eugene Debs.
Dates:
1876-1971
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections