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Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Stephan D. Michael papers

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1.
Identifier: Coll2008-045
Abstract Diaries, correspondence, legal papers, medical records, financial records, textiles, memorabilia, audiotapes, scrapbooks, photographs, notes and miscellaneous typescripts of Stephan D. Michael, who documented the last years of his life before dying of AIDS in 1994, at the age of 34. The materials document Michael's childhood in Japan; his relationship with his estranged family as well as past lovers; his financial troubles relating to his medical bills; and his final years attending the...
Dates: 1960-1994; Majority of material found within 1990 - 1994
Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Bernice Ogden USC Alumna diary

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275051192137]
Identifier: 5081
Abstract

This collection consists of the original diary of USC Alumna Bernice Ogden.

Dates: 1919 - 1920
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Bessie Frances Pierce diaries and journals

 Collection
Identifier: 6190
Abstract

The Bessie Frances Pierce diaries and journals consist of nine diaries and journals and one commonplace book of notes from religious classes spanning 1900 to 1931. Pierce authored every item in the collection except for one of the diaries, which belonged to her friend H. M. Johnson. However, Johnson's diary frequently references Pierce. The diaries document over 25 years of daily life and travels in the Eastern United States.

Dates: 1900 - 1931
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

Anna M. Ranck papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 7152
Abstract Anna M. Ranck, née Kammerer (1874-1956), was a missionary, educator, radio broadcaster, and a member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) for over fifty years. Ranck held high-level positions at the local and national levels of the WCTU. She was the Director of Temperance and Missions for the National WCTU for ten years and held the title of Special Worker with Orientals for at least twenty years, during which she organized with Asian American members of the WCTU, supported Asian...
Dates: 1895 - 1956
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

John A. Sanborn papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275040408321]
Identifier: 0027
Abstract

This collection contains the diaries kept by John A. Sanborn (1850-1942) between 1909 and 1942. Sanborn was a farmer who lived in Covina and Compton, California.

Dates: 1909 - 1942
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Rick Sandford writings

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Coll2009-001
Abstract Journals, short stories, plays, screenplays, comparative literature, poetry, and annual compendia of literature read, motion pictures seen, and theatrical performances attended by Rick Sandford, 1963-1995. Sandford documented his early life in Tahoe 1958-1969, as a "born again" Christian 1971-1972, and life in Los Angeles 1973-1980, and 1989-1994 in typescript journals. Working in various positions from an usher to a television stand-in Sandford documents life in Los Angeles and his love of...
Dates: 1951 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1990
Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

William Carl Saxon diaries

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2008-015
Abstract

Journals, 1971-1992, of William Carl Saxon (1954-1992). The entries are primarily of a psychological nature, and chronicle his relationships with his family, friends, and his long-time partner, William John "Billy" Lorenz, and, from July 1990, the emotional effects of his struggle with AIDS.

Dates: 1971-1992
Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

John F. Scottini diaries, photographs, and ephemera

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275058603433]
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

Samuel J. Smith Civil War diary and matchsafe

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 6002
Abstract

From August 1863 to July 1864, Samuel J. Smith, a private in the Confederate Army, kept a pocket diary noting daily events, camp life, news of his family, and the weather. Notable entries include his wounding and the death of his brother near Brandy Station on September 13, 1863, recovery at Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, the presence of African-American soldiers near his home while on leave, reunion with his regiment in April 1864, and the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864.

Dates: 1863
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections
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