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Posters

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:

John Cacavas collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2660
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers and recordings of American conductor and composer John Cacavas (1930-2014).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1970s-2000s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Carpe Diem Press records

 Collection
Identifier: 6150
Abstract The collection consists of the archives of the Carpe Diem Press, consisting of maquettes for books, ephemeral items, notes, art works, test prints and proofs, textile samples, and cover samples. Also included are posters and information about James HD Brown's work, and materials on the Linotipografica Quintas, the printing company with which Carpe Diem Press works regularly. Carpe Diem Press is owned and operated by artist James HD Brown and Alexandra Brown. Based in Oaxaca, Mexico, the...
Dates: 2000 - 2018
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Collection of Chinese posters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3376
Scope and Contents The collection of Chinese posters consists of approximately 43 posters, including a few duplicates, advertising both Chinese and Western products. Many of the posters date from the 1920s and were printed in China by the Shanghai Commercial Press (Shanghai shang wu yin shu guan or 上海商务印书馆). The collection also includes 12 calendars featuring art by various Chinese artists, including Zheng Mantuo. One of the calendars is signed by Zheng Mantuo. The commercial posters advertise various...
Dates: 1915 - 1930; Majority of material found within 1920s
Found in: USC Libraries East Asian Library

Chinese posters on COVID-19

 Collection
Identifier: 3334
Abstract A collection of 32 public health posters on COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) published in China during 2020. The posters appear to be government-issued propaganda, advocating for unity and shared responsibility and featuring images of heroic labor figures, families, and medical workers coming together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The posters do not identify a specific issuing agency. Some of the posters reference Wuhan, China. Almost all of the text on the posters is in Chinese....
Dates: 2020
Found in: USC Libraries East Asian Library

Robert J. Clark collection on aeronautical history

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 7027
Abstract

This collection consists of a scrapbooks containing photographs, articles, and clippings about aircraft and flying machines from around the world. These materials were collected by aircraft designer Robert J. Clark (1919-2009).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940s-1990s
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Floyd C. Covington papers

 Collection
Identifier: 7057
Abstract Floyd C. Covington was a Black civic leader in Los Angeles from the late 1920s to the 1970s. Through his work as the first Executive Director of the Los Angeles Urban League and his service in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Covington redefined social welfare and equal opportunity in both employment and housing for various communities in Los Angeles. Covington's papers contain his early scholarship and poetry from his youth and education in Seattle, Washington and Topeka,...
Dates: 1901 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1970
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Ed Cray papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0202
Abstract

Ed Cray (b. 1933) is a veteran journalist and associate professor of journalism at USC. The collection includes Volumes 1-18 (1949-67) of the liberal West Coast political weekly/monthly Frontier Magazine, edited by Phil Kerby. Cray often wrote for the publication. Also included are posters, photographs by Cray, and notes, typescripts and correspondence on Cray's publications, California politics and American foreign policy.

Dates: circa 1960s
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Billy De Wolfe collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2118
Abstract

This collection consists of clippings, scrapbooks, vaudeville photo album, musical arrangements, posters, awards, stills from stage, motion pictures, and television covering the period 1925-1974 from actor Billy De Wolfe (1907-1974). There are also miscellaneous scripts from his stage appearances including "How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying", as well as the screenplay for Dixie (1943) and television scripts for The Doris Day Show and Love American Style.

Dates: 1925 - 1974
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) poster and photograph collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5327
Content Description

Posters and photographs documenting a DACA protest march staged at MacArthur Park, Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 3pm.

Dates: 2017
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Joe Diorio papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1020
Scope and Contents The Joe Diorio papers comprise material created and collected by Joseph Louis Diorio (August 6, 1936 - February 2, 2022), American jazz guitarist and former USC Thornton Studio Guitar program faculty member. The largest part of the collection consists of music composition notebooks with Diorio's handwritten compositions. Some of the compositions in the collection were created by or for Diorio's students as part of Diorio's teaching activities. The Joe Diorio papers also include photographs;...
Dates: 1965 - 2021
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library
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