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Oral histories (document genres)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Kyeng Bo Kim recordings and slides

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3002
Abstract

This collection contains eighteen 1/4" reel audio tapes recorded by Kyeng Bo Kim (1883-1976) beginning around the late 1950s. The tapes have not been digitized, but appear to include recording of oral histories, family, business, and social events, and songs. There are also 43 color slide transparencies with images of the Kim family and awards and plaques.

Dates: 1950s-1960s

Sol Lesser papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2304
Abstract

This collection contains scripts, clippings, pamphlets, contracts, photographs, and other materials from to the career of producer, theater owner, and an instructor of film studies, Sol Lesser, ranging from 1917 to 1976.

Dates: 1903 - 1976

Living Library tapes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5140
Abstract

This collection consists of 36 2’’ quad magnetic tapes of recorded interviews and oral histories with members of the USC community as a part of the Living Library program.

Dates: 1970; 1975

Pedro Loureiro papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3309
Abstract

Pedro Loureiro is a Navy historian, curator, archivist, and USC alum who has concentrated much of his research on pre-War Japanese espionage and relations with the United States. This collection comprises primarily reports, memos, and correspondence relating to the United States Navy, Army and Marine Corps stationed in China and Japan during the late 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, acquired and collected by Loureiro during his academic research and career as a historian.

Dates: 1910-2016; Majority of material found in 1930-1945

Jack Nealon USC Cinema Historical Project papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5154
Abstract

Collection consists of USC Cinema Historical Project materials compiled by researcher Jack Nealon.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1929 - 1999

Olive View Sanatorium and Hospital records

 Collection
Identifier: 7095
Abstract

The records of Olive View Hospital and Medical Center document daily life and important events at Olive View since its founding in the early twentieth century and also the ideological and structural changes the institution underwent. The collection also has significant scientific and medical materials that capture laboratory practices and scientific literature regarding the study and curing of tuberculosis, including numerous works from Emil Bogen.

Dates: 1915 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1995

Joseph Roos papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0313
Abstract

This collection contains papers documenting the activities of Joseph Roos (1905-1999) from his retirement from the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation Council in 1969 until his death in 1999. These papers include correspondence, research files, memoranda and publications. Some documentation of Roos's earlier activities investigating the activities of the German Bund in Los Angeles in the 1930s is also present.

Dates: 1921 - 1999

Sanville Institute records

 Collection
Identifier: 0616
Scope and Contents The Sanville Institute for Clinical Social Work (formerly the California Institute for Clinical Social Work) was a non-profit educational organization dedicated to deepening the practice and values of the social work profession among practitioners and the public. From 1974 to 2018 the Institute operated a state-approved graduate program in California, offering a PhD in clinical social work. The Sanville Institute records consist of documents relating to the organization's early history,...
Dates: 1974 - 2021

Silver Lake Neighborhood Council History Collective/Bob Herzog Memorial Archives

 Collection
Identifier: 0393
Abstract The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council History Collective was founded in 2005 by community activist Bea Gold. Its mission is to preserve the oral histories of long-term residents, business owners, artists and other interesting residents of Silver Lake and nearby communities to create an archive of the unique history of the neighborhood for future generations. By the beginning of 2012, the committee had done over fifty video interviews involving more than seventy people. The breadth of the...
Dates: 2005 - 2011

Sonia Sunoo papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3023
Abstract

Sonia Shinn Sunoo was a Korean American teacher, researcher, and writer. This small collection consists primarily of Sunoo's oral history interview transcripts with early Korean immigrant picture brides (mail order brides). The collection also contains research materials regarding this topic in the form of correspondence, clippings, and notes.

Dates: 1971 - 1998