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Phonograph records

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

78 rpm record collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1013
Abstract

This collection contains more than 600 Shellac 78 rpm discs for a variety of American music representing the confluence of popular and jazz-adjacent genres typical of the developing music industry from the first half of the 20th century.

Dates: approximately 1900s-1950s
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

American Literature audio collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275056490940]
Identifier: 6236
Abstract

Spoken word recordings by Archibald MacLeish, T.S. Eliot, Carl Sandburg, Kenneth Rexroth, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Allen Ginsberg.

Dates: circa 1930s-1970s
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Charles Bickford papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2124
Abstract

This collection consists chiefly of materials related to the acting career of American actor Charles Bickford (1891-1967), covering the period 1925 to 1967. Materials include stills, magazine and newspaper clippings and publicity, and programs and ephemera from Bickford's work in plays, film, television, and radio.

Dates: 1925 - 1967
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

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

Arthur Freed papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2151
Abstract

Arthur Freed was an American lyricist and producer, best known for his MGM musical productions of such films as "An American in Paris", "Singin' in the Rain", "Meet Me in St. Louis", and "Gigi". This collection comprises primarly film files (produced and unproduced), considered projects, playscripts and screenplays, phonograph albums, and artwork and stills. It also contains personal papers, correspondence and letters, awards, certificates and ephemera, and books and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1919 - 1975
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Herbert G. Klein papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0345
Abstract The Herbert G. Klein papers contain detailed records of the day to day activities of Herbert G. Klein, University of Southern California alumnus and trustee, journalist, editor and first White House Director of Communications. Included are records from all phases of Klein's long career: his early career as a journalist with Copley Newspapers in Alhambra and San Diego; his work with Richard Nixon, beginning with the Vice Presidential campaign of 1956; and his subsequent career as a media...
Dates: 15th-17th centuries, 1932-2009 (bulk 1960-1973)
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Ralph Rodgers and Percy Turner Circus collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0388
Abstract The Ralph Rodgers and Percy Turner Circus Collection documents the collective interests of a circus model builder/ miniature circus owner and a real circus owner who became friends and whose circus memorabilia ended up with a mutual friend who donated them to USC. The collection contains ephemera, correspondence, photographs, books, records, costumes, and a large amount of circus model plans and drawings kept by Ralph Rodgers. A portion of the collection represents the history of the...
Dates: 1930s-1980s
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Trojan Marching Band realia and scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: 5144
Abstract The Trojan Marching Band realia and scrapbooks consist of a variety of material created and/or assembled by the USC Trojan Marching Band from 1925 to 2004. The collection includes helmets and uniforms dating back to the 1940s, photographs, artifacts, sheet music, scrapbooks, mementos, plaques, and publications. Parts of this collection were removed from exhibit cases in the USC Trojan Marching Band's old offices in Stonier Hall, which displayed materials celebrating the achievements of...
Dates: 1925 - 2004
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Paul Francis Webster papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2648
Abstract

This collection contains papers of American lyricist Paul Francis Webster (1907-1984). Materials include: published sheet music, photographs, manuscripts and documents including lyric worksheets reflecting the development of Webster's lyrics, phonograph record albums, awards, and "Jump for Joy" production materials.

Dates: 1930-1982
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
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