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Ephemera

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 173 Collections and/or Records:

Dancing Cansinos photograph album

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275058047193]
Identifier: 8000
Abstract The Dancing Cansinos photograph album consists of photographs and ephemera relating to the Dancing Cansinos, a family of professional dancers who emigrated from Spain and eventually settled in Los Angeles. The troupe consisted of Antonio, Sr. and Carmen Cansino; their children Eduardo, Elisa, Paco, Jose, Antonio, Jr., Rafael, and Angel; Gabriel Cansino, a cousin; and, briefly in the 1930s, Margarita Carmen Cansino, who later became known as the actress Rita Hayworth. Rita Hayworth's parents...
Dates: 1920 - 1939
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

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

Collection on Dolores del Río

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275049038913]
Identifier: 0521
Abstract

This small artificial collection contains various printed promotional items for Mexican and American productions starring Mexican actor Dolores del Río (1904-1983), chiefly dating from 1928 to 1958.

Dates: 1935 - 2000
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Lou D'Elia collection on George Hurrell

 Collection
Identifier: 6151
Abstract George Hurrell began his career as a photographer working for MGM during the Golden Age of Hollywood, during which time he photographed some of the most famous movie stars of the period, and as a result became one of the most famous studio photographers in Hollywood. He became known for his use of light that included spotlights and shadows, and hand-retouching, which produced romantic portraits that became his signature style. He continued to use this style throughout his long career,...
Dates: 1922-2015
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Christian R. Dick collection of bookplates

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0085
Abstract

Ex-Libris in ring binders, boxed, and in envelopes, collected by former USC librarian (Miss) Christian R. Dick (1883-1954); correspondence related to the bookplates; Miss Dick's card index of artists, etc.

Dates: 1930 - 1950
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Brett Dicker papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2646
Abstract

The Brett Dicker collection contains collected materials from Dicker's 23-year career in marketing and promotions for Walt Disney Pictures, as well as earlier work with United Artists and MGM.

Dates: 1980 - 2010
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

B. Kwaku Duren papers

 Collection
Identifier: 7022
Abstract B. Kwaku Duren is a lawyer and long-time political, social and community activist in the Los Angeles area. He has served various institutions, among them the South-Central Office of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), the Union of Legal Services Workers of Los Angeles. He served as head of the Southern California Chapter of the Black Panther Party and chairman of the New Panther Vanguard Movement. He was co-editor-in-chief of The Black Panther International News Service. As a...
Dates: 1964 - 2012
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Dale Rae Eddy scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275049002059]
Identifier: 5191
Abstract

This collection consists of a scrapbook belonging to Dale Rae Eddy, an alumna of University of Southern California.

Dates: 1932 - 1937
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Harry Engelman papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0424
Abstract

The collection consists mostly of correspondence, ephemera, and materials such as newspaper clippings related to Engleman's career in social work and to his personal life.

Dates: 1936 - 2000
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Muriel A. Ennor scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 7096
Abstract

A scrapbook belonging to Muriel A. Ennor of Los Angeles documenting Ennor's time at Manual Arts High School between 1918 and 1922. The scrapbook contains photographs of classmates, invitations to dances and parties, a series of programs and leaflets for school plays, handwritten sentiments by classmates, and other mementos and ephemera.

Dates: 1918 - 1922
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections
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