Finding aid for the Save Outdoor Sculpture! collection 4009

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Special Collections

2023 May

Doheny Memorial Library 206

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California 90089-0189

specol@usc.edu

URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/special-collections

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: English .

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Scope and Contents

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.

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Conditions Governing Use

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.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Save Outdoor Sculpture! collection, Collection no. 4009, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Processing Information

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