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 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 125 Collections and/or Records:

Ed Ainsworth manuscript

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275049006480]
Identifier: 6026
Abstract Samuel William Yorty was a Representative from California born in Lincoln, Nebraska., October 1, 1909. He attended the public schools of Lincoln, Nebraska and moved to Los Angeles, California in 1927. After studying law at Southwestern University, La Salle University and the University of Southern California, he was admitted to the bar in 1939 and commenced the practice of law in Los Angeles. A member of the State assembly from 1936 to 1940, Yorty then served as a captain, in the United...
Dates: 1966

C. J. Ancker, Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5265
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of American engineering professor C. J. Ancker. These papers include research, drafts, manuscripts, photograph negatives, correspondences, speeches, and journals related to his publications.

Dates: 1963 - 2002

Michael A. Arbib papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5315
Abstract Papers of Michael A. Arbib, Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science; University Professor; Professor of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Neuroscience and Psychology; Director, USC Human Brain Project. Prof. Arbib has based his career on the argument that we can learn much about machines from studying brains, and much about brains from studying machines. He has thus always worked for an interdisciplinary environment in which computer scientists and...
Dates: 1970-2016

Fred Astaire manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: 2070
Abstract

This collection contains drafts of Steps in Time, the autobiography of American actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987), first published in 1959. Materials reflect the work at various stages and include handwritten and typed drafts, notes, proofs, and galleys.

Dates: circa 1950s

Jim and Henny Backus collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2026
Abstract This collection contains the papers of American entertainers Jim Backus (1913-1989) and Henny Backus (1911-2004). Materials include scripts of nineteen movies, scripts of fourteen segments of The Jim Backus Show ("Hot Off the Line") radio program; script of the 1967 television version of Damn Yankees; approximately 15 phonograph records of the early 1940s War Department "Jubilee" radio programs; three phonograph records of the Allan young radio show (1947); and phonograph records of...
Dates: 1940 - 1967

Fay Bainter papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2077
Abstract

Collection consists of stills and photographs, from 15 films and 20 stage plays; scripts of 15 stage plays and 6 television shows in which the actress Fay Bainter (1892-1968) appeared. Also includes personal documents, clippings and correspondence.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930s-1950s

R. L. Barth papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0161
Abstract The R. L. Barth papers consist of manuscripts, paste-ups, chapbooks, and file copies of small press poetry published by the Robert L. Barth Press from the time of its founding in 1981 until the press ceased in the early 2000s. The collection also includes Barth's correspondence with poets Turner Cassity, Dick Davis, John Finlay, Charles Gullans, X. J. Kennedy, Janet Lewis, Timothy Steele, and Wesley Trimpi. Notable among the correspondence is a file of letters from Barth to Timothy Steele,...
Dates: 1981 - 2022

Vicki Baum correspondence and film typescript

 Collection — Pamphlet-binder 1: [Barcode: 31275058596728]
Identifier: 6267
Abstract The Vicki Baum correspondence and film typescript consists of four typed letters signed "Vicki" on "Vicki Baum" letterhead, along with an unpublished draft for a film titled "Conspiracy (Working Title for Sands O' Life)." The correspondence is addressed to Baum's publisher Malcolm Johnsohn and his wife Mathilde Whitridge Johnson. Baum wrote the first three letters in 1943 and the fourth letter in 1946. The draft of the script for "Conspiracy (Working Title for Sands O' Life)"--authored by...
Dates: 1943 - 1946

Catherine Beers papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5125
Abstract

Dr. Catherine Beers was a professor of zoology at the University of Southern California in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. This small collection consists of published and unpublished works by Beers, student papers, roll books, and clippings related to her work on heredity and other subjects.

Dates: 1925-1947

Gerald J. Bender papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5322
Abstract This collection comprises the papers of Gerald J. Bender, a professor of international relations at USC from 1979 to 2011 and director of the School of International Relations from 1986 to 1991. Bender was a foremost expert on the study of politics, languages, and culture of Angola and Southern Africa generally, with a particular interest in United States foreign policy toward the region. The Gerald J. Bender papers contain Bender's personal, professional, and USC correspondence; files on...
Dates: 1960 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1998