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Photographs

 Subject
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Found in 543 Collections and/or Records:

Soler and Jordan family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0519
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of the Soler family, a Mexican family of actors, chiefly focused on the theatrical and film work of Andres Soler (1898-1969) and his goddaughter actor Gloria Jordan (born circa 1924). Materials chiefly consist of newspaper and magazine press clippings, theatrical programs, and many photographs of the family, both personal images and publicity photographs. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Dates: late 19th century-1980s
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Frank O. Sotomayor papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0549
Abstract The papers of Frank O. Sotomayor, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, formerly at the Los Angeles Times; adjunct faculty member at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism; freelance writer and editor; and leader in national efforts toward newsroom diversity and inclusive coverage of all communities, including (but not limited to) Latino communities in California. The Frank O. Sotomayor papers include correspondence, photographs, research and subject files,...
Dates: 1970 - 2016
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Southern California family photograph album

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 7039
Abstract

Photograph album of a World War 2 serviceman and his family, spanning the years 1951-1965. Included are both black and white and color photographs. The family's home at 650 North Lyall Avenue in West Covina is shown in a number of the photographs.

Dates: 1951-1965
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Southern California housing reports and photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0436
Abstract

The Southern California housing reports and photographs collection consists of reports, photographs, studies, housing authority materials, and a speech, 1937-1972, related to the problem of affordable housing in Los Angeles. The reports were authored by the Los Angeles City Housing Authority, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, and the Claremont Colleges. The photographs provide visual evidence of slum housing in Los Angeles in the 1940s.

Dates: 1937 - 1972
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Southern California photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 7040
Abstract

Photographs of unidentified families, women, children, World War II servicemen, and interiors; automobiles; pets; the San Pablo dam under construction; Beverly Hills; Union Station; and Long Beach.

Dates: 1920s-1940s
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Southern California rock concert ephemera collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 7091
Abstract The Southern California rock concert ephemera collection consists of flyers, handbills, posters, photographs, and concert tickets promoting Southern California venues and bands from the mid-1970s to 2005 -- with the bulk of the material spanning the 1980s and early 1990s. The majority of the flyers are printed on standard sized sheets of various colors with several incorporating pre-computer cut and paste graphics alongside rubber-stamped elements. The collection also includes 72 half-sheet...
Dates: 1975 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1985 - 1995
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Spanish-American War collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275056491716]
Identifier: 0045
Abstract

This small collection consists of photographs and various printed ephemera about the Spanish American War.

Dates: circa 1898-1906
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Hermine Speier papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6078
Abstract Correspondence of German Jewish archaeologist Dr. Hermine Speier (1898-1989), the first woman employed by the Vatican, who converted to Catholicism and worked under Church protection. The majority of the correspondence is with Speier's lover, Italian airship navigator General Umberto Nobile, who lived in America in exile due to personal conflicts with Mussolini. The collection includes many photographs of Nobile and some of Speier, and a photograph album of Nobile, compiled and dedicated by...
Dates: 1937 - 1941
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Geoff St. Andrews collection on Johnny Weissmuller

 Collection
Identifier: 2635
Abstract

This collection chiefly contains film stills for Tarzan movies starring Johnny Weissmuller from the 1930s to 1950s, which were compiled by Weissmuller fan and researcher Geoff St. Andrews.

Dates: 1932 - 1956
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Stabler family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5381
Abstract The Stabler family papers consists of photographs, clippings, ephemera, correspondence, certificates and licenses, documenting the lives of Laird and Maud Stabler and their children. Laird Stabler was Professor of Chemistry and Physics at USC, and later became Professor of Applied Chemistry and Metallurgy. He also helped found the School of Pharmacy in 1905, and was appointed Dean of the School in 1910, serving as Dean and Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology for 29 years until his death...
Dates: 1885-1920s
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections
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