Conditions Governing Access
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Biographical / Historical
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Scope and Contents
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Conditions Governing Use
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Walter Karabian collection on Norman H. Topping
Creator:
Karabian, Walter
Identifier/Call Number: 5247
Physical Description:
0.437 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (bulk): 1975-2013
Abstract: This small collection contains items on USC president Dr. Norman H. Topping (1908-1997), dating from 1975 to 2013, primarily
collected by his friend Walter Karabian. Most of the materials relate to the planning of tribute events for Dr. Topping, dating
from 1975 to 1998.
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Walter Karabian, 2013.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Norman H. Topping was the University of Southern California's sixth president, serving from 1958 to 1970.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Walter Karabian collection on Norman H. Topping, Collection no. 5247, University Archives,
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Scope and Contents
This small collection contains items on USC president Dr. Norman H. Topping (1908-1997), dating from 1975 to 2013, primarily
collected by his friend Walter Karabian. Most of the materials, including correspondence, programs, invitations, photographs,
and clippings, relate to the planning of tribute events for Dr. Topping dating from 1975 to 1998.There are also two VHS video
tapes labeled as about a Birthday Luncheon (January 14, 1992) and a tribute to Barney Rosenweig (June 5, 1991).
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 the Department of 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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Personal correspondence
Invitations
Videotapes
College presidents -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Topping, Norman, 1908-1997 -- Archives