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Sociology -- Study and teaching -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Alpha Kappa Delta records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5044
Abstract Alpha Kappa Delta is the International Sociology Honor Society founded in 1920 at the University of Southern California by sociology professor Dr. Emory S. Bogardus. He gathered a group of fourteen faculty and graduate students for the purpose of discussing research methods and findings, and to discuss research projects pertaining to sociology. The following year, Bogardus contacted a group of universities around the country, inviting them to form similar organizations. By 1924, three...
Dates: 1925-1927

Emory Bogardus papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0264
Abstract

Papers, correspondence, and manuscripts of monograph of Dr. Emory Stephen Bogardus, the founder of the USC Department of Sociology and the School of Social Work, Dean Emeritus of The Graduate School at the University of Southern California, and world-renowned authority on "social distance".

Dates: 1911 - 1973

Manuel Castells papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5306
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of Manuel Castells, University Professor and the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society at the University of Southern California (USC). Castells is Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and holds joint appointments in the Department of Sociology; the Sol Price School of Public Policy; and the School of International Relations.

Dates: 1970 - 2015

Jon Miller papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5134
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of Jon Miller, a senior research associate and professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Southern California.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1960s-1990s

Barbara G. Myerhoff papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0275
Abstract

Papers of Barbara G. Myerhoff, a University of Southern California professor and noted anthropologist, consist of manuscripts, notes, printed material, publications, audiotapes, correspondence, and photographic material related to her teaching, field research, and publishing activities.

Dates: 1911 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1984

James A. Peterson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5122
Abstract

Collection consists of materials from USC Sociology professor and former head of the Emeriti Center James A. Peterson (1913-1992).

Dates: 1950 - 1980

Mary Shon papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3012
Abstract

Mary Shon was a Korean-American social worker, teacher, and USC alum. This small collection consists primarily of yearbooks from Union Christian College and the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Korea. The collection also contains a photo album, a photo book on Syngman Rhee and two publications relating to Korean life.

Dates: 1924 - 1964

University of Southern California Sociology Department records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5108
Abstract

This collection consists of the records of the Department of Sociology at the University of Southern California.

Dates: 1928 - 1973

University of Southern California Student Thesis papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275058522211]
Identifier: 5047
Abstract

This collection consists of theses written by USC students from 1910 through the 1930s within the Economics department and the newly founded Sociology Department.

Dates: 1910-1930s