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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 540 Collections and/or Records:

Watts Writers' Workshop stories, lesson books, and other material

 Collection
Identifier: 0177
Abstract

The Watts Writers’ Workshop was founded in 1965 by Budd Schulberg. This collection contains clippings about the workshop and works by Jimmie Sherman, one of the Workshop’s members.

Dates: 1966 - 1993
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Ian Wayne map and photograph collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 7030
Abstract

17 historic maps of Beverly Hills, Doheny Beverly Ranch, Bel-Air, Coldwater and Benedict Canyons, and one map of the industrial and commerical development of the San Fernando Valley; 26 10 x 13 photographs and 1 28 x 24 aerial photograph of the G. Allan Hancock home at 2000 N. La Brea Terrace circa 1944.

Dates: circa 1925-1944
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Wayne Thom Photographer negatives, photographs, and other material

 Collection
Identifier: 6105
Abstract The Wayne Thom Photographer negatives, photographs, and other material contains the record of Wayne Thom's prolific career as an architectural photographer and graphic designer. The bulk of the collection consists of Thom's professional photographic work, beginning with his earliest work from 1968 and extending until his retirement in 2012. Thom was born in Shanghai in 1933, and grew up in Hong Kong and Vancouver. He breifly studied photography at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena,...
Dates: 1968-2015
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Ruth Weisberg papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0360
Abstract Ruth Weisberg, former Dean of the USC Roski School of Fine Arts and long time USC School of Fine Arts faculty member, is a renowned and respected artist and educator. Her work explores issues surrounding women artists and Judaism, and she is especially interested in the techniques of printmaking. Her papers consist primarily of correspondence, both personal and professional, and also contain notebooks, memorandums, reports, photographs, slides, audio visual materials, ephemera and realia,...
Dates: 1963 - 2014
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Mildred Wellborn collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5354
Abstract

This collection consists of the scrapbook, realia, and printed emphemera belonging to Mildred Wellborn who graduated from the University of Southern California in 1912.

Dates: Majority of material found within c. 20th century
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Willa Mae West papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275049036065]
Identifier: 7112
Abstract A collection of photographs and ephemera spanning nearly 50 years of the life of Willa Mae West, an active participant and leader in many African American social organizations in the Los Angeles area. West served as a national officer for the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World (IBPOEW), acting as Grand Directress of the Arts and Crafts Department. West also served as a Chaplain Major for her local chapter of IBPOEW, as a member of the Crenshaw Committee on Aging,...
Dates: 1920 - 1980
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Western Photography Guild Physique photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2014-124
Abstract

Physique photographic prints produced by Don Whitman and sold through his company the Western Photography Guild (WPG). WPG sold photosets through the mail and his first advertisement appeared in Strength and Health magazine in 1947.

Dates: circa 1950-1980s
Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Western United States and Canada postcards and photographs collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 7038
Abstract

Postcards and photographs landscapes and attractions in California, Scotty's Castle in Death Valley; the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition; Oregon; Missouri; and Yoho and Banff National Parks. Also included are a small set of novelty humor postcards.

Dates: 1910s-1950s
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Paul Whiteman papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275051120294]
Identifier: 2466
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of American composer and bandleader Paul Whiteman (1890-1967). Materials include correspondence, photographs, film stills, and movie information. This collection includes items related to the movies, "Thanks a Million" (1935) and "King of Jazz" (1930).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930s-1950s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Mary Whitlock photographs

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1.; Series Series 3.
Identifier: Coll2008-053
Abstract Photographic images, including prints, negatives, and color transparencies (slides), documenting the professional career and private life of Mary Whitlock between 1974 and 2008. The bulk of the collection consists of images taken by Whitlock in her capacity as a professional photographer, documenting the Los Angeles GLBT, in particular the lesbian, community between 1974 and approximately 1990. The collection also contains several albums documenting Whitlock's personal relationships with...
Dates: 1974 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1974 - 1990
Found in: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California
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