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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Save Outdoor Sculpture! collection
Identifier/Call Number: 4009
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/3/resources/3389
Physical Description:
6.125 Linear Feet
14 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1994-2001
Abstract: This collection contains an inventory of outdoor sculptures in the Los Angeles and neighboring counties in Southern California,
prepared by "Save Outside Sculpture!" volunteers. Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) (1990-1995) was a nationwide survey committed
to documenting and preserving America's outdoor sculpture. Established in 1990, SOS! helped educate local communities about
America's endangered sculptural heritage.
Language of Material:
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This collection contains an inventory of outdoor sculptures in the Los Angeles and neighboring counties in Southern California,
prepared by "Save Outside Sculpture!" volunteers. Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) (1990-1995) was a nationwide survey committed
to documenting and preserving America's outdoor sculpture. Established in 1990, SOS! helped educate local communities about
America's endangered sculptural heritage.
The files contain brief descriptions of the sculptures, their location and condition, municipality/owner, and historical information.
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to Special Collections at specol@usc.edu.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Save Outdoor Sculpture! collection, Collection no. 4009, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
The USC Libraries Architecture & Fine Arts Library transferred custody of the Save Outdoor Sculpture! collection to the USC
Libraries Special Collections unit on April 22, 2024. The collection's box labels still list the Architecture & Fine Arts
Library as the holding repository.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Surveys (documents)
Surveys and studies
California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Echo Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Archival resources
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Archival resources
Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Archival resources
Los Angeles County (Calif.) -- Archival resources