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The LA as Subject Records is a predominantly textual collection that spans from 1996-2014 and is divided into seven series. Series One: Administrative Files; Series Two: Archives Bazaar; Series Three: Awards; Series Four: Collaborations and Grant Funded Projects; Series Five: Membership Files; Series Six: Programs and Events; Series Seven: Publications.

Abstract City directories are among the most important sources of information about urban areas and their inhabitants. They provide personal and professional information about a city's residents as well as information about its business, civic, social, religious, charitable, and literary institutions. A typical city directory provides a listing of residents, streets, businesses, organizations or institutions, giving their location in a city.The collection consists of 78 bound volumes of...

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The Wally G. Shidler collection of Southern California ephemera consists of pamphlets, maps, postcards, theater programs, city directories, electric railway time tables, and transit passes from the Los Angeles City, County, and adjacent areas collected by former motion picture engineer, Wally G. Shidler. Pacific Electric and Los Angeles Railway materials as well as theater programs from most of the major theaters in the Los Angeles area comprise a significant portion of the collection.

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This small collection holds the correspondence, address lists, and questionnaires of USC alumnae, collected in 1947 and 1948 for the USC Alumni Magazine. Information on the USC alumnnae goes back to 1924. The questionnaires cover topics such as name, address, spouse and children, fraternities or sororities, current profession, honors awarded, hobbies, etc. Folders are arranged chronologically.