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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 550 Collections and/or Records:

1: The Home Front, undated

 Item — Box 87, Folder: 1
Scope and Content From the Series:

This series is grouped by format: audio tape recordings and audio cassettes. Included in this series are taped recordings with interviewees, speeches made by FDR, the Homefront transcript, music, and other recordings from the time period.The titles of the items are the original names of the materials taken directly from the labels on the audio reels/cassettes and the boxes they were stored in.

Dates: undated
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / 0247, Homefront records / Audio

Gladys A. papers

 Collection
Identifier: 7062
Abstract

The Gladys A. papers contain diaries of Gladys A., a young woman who participated in sex work in and around Downtown Los Angeles. The diaries span from the day she arrived in LA in January of 1949 through 1953, detailing the daily experiences of her first five years in the city. The collection also includes photographs of Gladys with unidentified individuals, correspondence from her family in Michigan, memorabilia from her Catholic high school, and other miscellaneous personal items.

Dates: 1944-06-09 - 1979
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Gladys A. papers

Abolish Cross-Filing in California records

 Collection
Identifier: 0225
Abstract This collection contains the records of the group formed by John B. Elliott to abolish the practice of cross-filing in California (Abolish Cross-Filing in California). Cross-filing is a practice that permits candidates for political office to register in multiple parties for primary elections. If a candidate then wins nominations from multiple parties, they run with less (or no) competition in the fall election. The records present in this collection include filing vouchers,...
Dates: 1941 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1953
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Abolish Cross-Filing in California records

Academy of Certified Social Workers Competence Certification Board records

 Collection
Identifier: 0464
Abstract The Academy of Certified Social Workers Competence Certification Board records consist of meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, and reports, that document the activities of this body during the early 1980s. Included is information about the establishment and oversight of certification standards for social workers, and the design of the certification examination administered by the Educational Testing Service. The records also provide some information about general activities carried...
Dates: 1979 - 1982
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Academy of Certified Social Workers Competence Certification Board records

George and Elenora Adams diaries, letters, and other material

 Collection
Identifier: 7086
Abstract The George and Elenora Adams diaries, letters, and other material contain 39 diaries, four letters, and various personal documents and ephemera kept by George E. Adams and his wife Elenora Martin Learned Adams. Throughout the course of their lives--as documented in their journals--George and Elenora worked as farmers, teachers, and store owners in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine before moving to Duarte near East Los Angeles in 1887. In California, George and Elenora tried their luck...
Dates: 1856 - 1909
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / George and Elenora Adams diaries, letters, and other material

John Ahouse collection on Exile Studies

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6274
Abstract

Collection consists of research files related to the lives of European Jewish Émigrés to Los Angeles compiled by USC librarian John Ahouse. Materials include clippings, photographs, illustrations, and correspondence.

Dates: c. 1990s-2003
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / John Ahouse collection on Exile Studies

Chauncey Alexander papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0419
Abstract The papers include material collected by Chauncey Alexander over a long and active life in social work and radical politics. Included are personal papers, school papers, and materials relating to Alexander's leadership of such organizations as the National Association of Social Workers, the International Federation of Social Workers, the First Amendment Foundation, and other organizations. Considerable materials are preserved from Alexander's service as an adjunct professor of Social Work...
Dates: 1917 - 2004
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Chauncey Alexander papers

All Nations Church and Foundation records

 Collection
Identifier: 0403
Abstract

The records contain correspondence; program plans and proposals; medical records and statistics; budgets and other financial records; staff rosters; miscellaneous religious publications; newspaper clippings; brochures, and other publications describing the work of All Nations; annual reports; committee reports, agendas, and minutes; and staff reports on activities. This collection encompasses the years 1925-1978, with the bulk of the material dating frmo the decade of the 1930s.

Dates: 1925-1978 (bulk 1930s)
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / All Nations Church and Foundation records

Allan Hancock Foundation archive

 Collection
Identifier: 0257
Abstract The Allan Hancock Foundation Archive contains records of the Foundation set up at the University of Southern California by G. Allan Hancock for the purpose of furthering oceanographic studies. These records also include those materials from the library and museum that were associated with the Foundation, as well some personal mementos of Captain Hancock's and the Hancock family. Also included are extensive records of the research ship Velero IV, as well as sound recordings, photographs and...
Dates: 1823 - 2005
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Allan Hancock Foundation archive

Steve Allen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2064
Abstract

This collection consists of papers of actor, writer, composer, lyricist, and author Steve Allen (1921-2000). It includes promotional material, business correspondence, television scripts for The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956-60) and The Tonight Show. Several screenplays are also included.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1950s-1960s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library / Steve Allen papers
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