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Box 1, Folder 1-5

Advisory Board files 1937-1981

Physical Description: 0.5 Linear feet 1 box

Scope and Contents note

The USC SLS Advisory Board, consisting of outstanding librarians and interested citizens, provided an outside opinion on school matters. In 1974 the Advisory Board's name was changed to Board of Councilors. This series consists of agendas, member lists, minutes, curriculum proposals, correspondence, and reports. Files are arranged chronologically.
 

Alumni Association files 1924-1986

Physical Description: 1.25 Linear feet 2.5 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Series includes papers from the Alumni Association of the Los Angeles Public Library (1934-1937) and of the Alumni Association of the USC School of Library Science and it's Predecessors (1938-1980). Note: the word "Service" was used in place of "Science" from 1938-1939. The wording "and its Predecessors" was omitted from use starting in 1967.
 

Administrative materials 1930-1986

Physical Description: 0.5 Linear feet 1 box

Scope and Contents note

Contains inter-filed correspondence and minutes created or received by Alumni Association Board members, minutes, financial reports, and materials regarding the Helen E. Haines Scholarship Fund.
Box 1, Folder 6

LAPL Alumni Association Correspondence and Minutes 1930-1939

Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence to and from the Alumni Association of the LAPL. Includes information regarding the establishment of a Library School at USC and the inclusion of LAPL alumni in the USC School Alumni Association.
Box 1, Folder 7

Alumni Association Correspondence 1940-1945

Box 1, Folder 8

Alumni Association Correspondence 1946-1949

Scope and Contents note

Also includes minutes, Constitution and Bylaws, list of active members, and reports of secretary-treasurer.
Box 1, Folder 9

Alumni Association Correspondence 1950-1955

Scope and Contents note

Includes minutes, agenda, and draft of The State of the School.
Box 1, Folder 10

Alumni Association Correspondence 1956-1959

Box 1, Folder 11

Alumni Association Correspondence 1960-1965

Scope and Contents note

Includes two manuscripts prepared by Armine Mackenzie for presentation Library School functions: "The Wave of the Future," and "The Second Drama Quartet," or "The Library Inquiry Goes to Blazes." Also includes minutes, financial reports, and the treasurer's manual.
Box 2, Folder 1

Alumni Association Correspondence 1966-1969

Scope and Contents note

Includes minutes, bylaws, financial reports, and memos.
Box 2, Folder 2

Correspondence regarding LAPL alumni 1939-1954

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence to the USC School of Library Science administration from LAPL alumni. Includes reference requests from employers.
Box 2, Folder 3

Board Meeting Minutes 1984-1986

Scope and Contents note

Includes correspondence and Treasurer's reports.
Box 2, Folder 4

Financial Ledger 1930-1940

Scope and Contents note

Annual reports 1944- 1950.
Box 2, Folder 5-6

Helen E. Haines Scholarship 1949-1952

Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, publicity releases, news clippings, and alumni fund contribution reports relating to the Helen E. Haines Scholarship Fund.
 

Libraria Sodalitas 1963-1978

Physical Description: 0.25 Linear feet .5 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Libraria Sodalitas was founded in 1962 for the advancement Library Science education at the USC School of Library Science. Qualified members included USC Library Science program degree holders, faculty members of the School, any person who had demonstrated a "sincere interest" in the USC Library School program, or acceptable individuals representing firms or businesses.
Box 3, Folder 1

Black Tie 1970-1977

Scope and Contents note

Contains invitations and correspondence regarding Black Tie dinners held by Libraria Sodalitas.
Box 3, Folder 2

Membership 1963-1975

Scope and Contents note

Membership lists of Libraria Sodalitas, including lists of delinquent members.
Box 3, Folder 3

Newsletters 1965-1978

Scope and Contents note

Newsletters arranged chronologically. Libraria Sodalitas Board Minutes from 1975 are also included.
Box 3, Folder 4

Organization 1963-1972

Scope and Contents note

Contains various versions of Constitution and Bylaws, and correspondence to members.
Box 3, Folder 5

Summer Events 1969-1977

Scope and Contents note

Contains invitations and notices of various Libraria Sodalitas functions.
 

Publications 1924-1980

Physical Description: 0.5 Linear feet 1 box

Scope and Contents note

Contains Directories and Newsletters published by the Alumni Association.
Box 3, Folder 6

Alumni Directories 1934-1950

Scope and Contents note

Contains Directory of Graduates 1891-1932, Directory of Graduates 1937-1940, Directory of Graduates 1892-1950, list of Life Members of the Alumni Association, mailing list of graduates (1947), and a working draft of Directory of Graduates 1892- 1950.
Box 3, Folder 7

LAPL News Letters 1924-1937

Box 3, Folder 8

News Letters 1938-1943

Box 3, Folder 9

News Letters 1944-1955

Box 3, Folder 10

News Letters 1956-1962

Box 4, Folder 1

Newsletters 1963-1968

Box 4, Folder 2

Newsletters 1969-1980

 

Beta Phi Mu Beta Chapter files Bulk, 1980-1984 1957-1985

Scope and Content

Series includes correspondence, newsletters, agendas, minutes, and financial records of the library science honor society, 1957-1984 (bulk 1980-1984).
Box 48, Folder 1

President's records 1979-1980

Box 48, Folder 2

Association of College Honor Societies information booklet 1979-1980

Box 48, Folder 3

President's records 1980-1981

Box 48, Folder 4

President's records 1982-1983

Box 48, Folder 5

President's records 1983-1984

Box 48, Folder 6

BPM newsletter 1983 December

Box 48, Folder 7

Ballot letters 1978 January

Box 48, Folder 8

Constitution and by-laws of Beta Chapter 1972-1975

Box 48, Folder 9

Boaz nomination 1972-1973

Box 48, Folder 10

Beta Chapter news 1980-1983

Box 48, Folder 11

Correspondence with President on miscellaneous, unique events 1972-1975

Box 48, Folder 12

Correspondence with prospective members 1972, 1973, 1977

Box 48, Folder 13

Misc. correspondence 1972-1978

Box 48, Folder 14

Dues request letters 1976-1983

Box 48, Folder 15

Correspondence with National 1970-1984

Box 48, Folder 16

Executive Council Meetings - Agendas and related correspondence 1970-1984

Box 48, Folder 17

Initiation/Dinner Announcements to Members 1972-1982

Box 48, Folder 18

How to Put on the Initiation Ceremony undated

Box 48, Folder 19

Invitations to Prospective Members 1977-1983

Box 48, Folder 20

Invitation 1983-1984

Box 48, Folder 21

Jewelry and chapbooks circa 1979

Box 48, Folder 22

History 1969-1983

Box 48, Folder 23

Lists of initiates 1966-1977

Box 48, Folder 24

Lists of officers (annual) 1966-1984

Box 48, Folder 25

Scholarships 1957-1984

Box 48, Folder 26

Scholarships 1981-1983

Box 48, Folder 27

Scholarship Award Announcements 1957, 1981

Box 48, Folder 28

Correspondence re Scholarship Committee 1983

Box 48, Folder 29

Membership lists 1965-1983

Box 48, Folder 30

Membership lists 1981-1982

Box 48, Folder 31

Nominations Committee and Elections 1976-1980

Box 48, Folder 32

USC Library School Alumni Newsletters 1971-1984

Box 48, Folder 33

Treasurer's Reports 1966-1984

Box 48, Folder 34

Treasurer's Reports 1983-1985

Box 48, Folder 35

Treasurer's Reports 1981-1983

Box 48, Folder 36

Minutes of Meetings, including Treasurer's Reports 1979-1980

Box 48, Folder 37

Minutes of Meetings, including Treasurer's Reports 1980-1981

Box 48, Folder 38

Ballots 1984 March

Box 48, Folder 39

Meeting announcement 1984 June

Box 48, Folder 40-41

[Peggy Miller files] 1981-1983

Box 48, Folder 42-43

[Peggy Miller files] 1981-1984

Box 48, Folder 44

Secretary-Treasurer's Misc. Correspondence 1981-1983

Box 48, Folder 45

[Correspondence] 1984

Box 48, Folder 46

Invitations 1982-1983

Box 48, Folder 47

Invitation/Dinner/Ballot mailings 1977-1982

Box 48, Folder 49

Invitation 1982

Box 48, Folder 50

[Letterhead] undated

Box 48, Folder 51

Officers and Associates Addresses, Phone Nos. 1981-1982

Box 48, Folder 52

Minutes 1981-1983

Box 48, Folder 53

Chapter Officer's Duties, Responsibilities 1981-1982, undated

Box 48, Folder 54

Board of Directors Meeting Announcements 1982

Box 48, Folder 55

Board Meeting agenda 1978, 1984

Box 48, Folder 56

Deleted Members Lists from National 1981-1982

Box 48, Folder 57

Constitution - Beta Chapter undated

Box 48, Folder 58

Copies for National circa 1981

Box 48, Folder 59

Beta Chapter Newsletters 1980-1982

Box 48, Folder 60

Misc. circa 1977

Box 48, Folder 61

Social Events for Students 1982-1983

Box 48, Folder 62

Historian's Communications 1976-1982

Box 48, Folder 63

National Form: Officers of BPM Chapters undated

Box 48, Folder 64

[Miscellaneous minutes and records] 1983-1985

Box 49, Folder 1

Completed "Request for Payment from Chapter Funds" to Dean's Office 1980

Box 49, Folder 2

Chapter Form: "Deposit Record" to Gift Account 1981

Box 49, Folder 3

Bank Statements and Checks 1981-1982

Box 49, Folder 4

Bank Statements and Checks 1983-1986

Box 49, Folder 5

Financial Records 1981-1982

Box 49, Folder 6

Financial Records 1982-1983

Box 49, Folder 7

Financial Records 1983-1986

Box 49

[Ledgers of members recording dues payments] 1957-1985

 

Curriculum and educational programming 1933-1981

Physical Description: 11.75 Linear feet 14 boxes
Box 39-47

Course Outlines 1954-1978

Physical Description: 9.0 Linear feet 9 record boxes

Scope and Contents note

This subseries contains course outlines, syllabi, assignments, and examinations of courses offered by the School. Folders are arranged by semester and date, and are titled by course numbers.
 

Curriculum development files 1933-1960

Physical Description: 0.25 Linear feet .5 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Includes documents concerning curriculum development including correspondence, proposals, memos, recommendations, proposals for curriculum changes and accepted changes, degree conversion information, supporting publications, and curriculum information from other U.S. library schools.
Box 4, Folder 3

Files 1933-1944

Box 4, Folder 4

Files 1945

Box 4, Folder 5

Files 1949-1955

Box 4, Folder 6

Files 1951-1956

Box 4, Folder 7

Files 1956-1969

 

Workshops, Institutes, Colloquia and other additional educational programs 1950-1981

Physical Description: 2.5 Linear feet 4.5 boxes

Scope and Contents note

This series contains materials relating to additional educational programs offered through the USC Library School, including workshops, institutes, colloquia, conferences, forums, etc. The materials are divided into three sub-subseries: Institutes, Workshops, and Other. Each sub-subseries is arranged chronologically. Materials may include: correspondence, schedules, program brochures, budget and funding information, applications, course syllabi, narrative reports, manuscripts, speaker transcripts, enrollment lists, course handouts, course bibliographies, program proposals, grant proposals.
Box 4, Folder 8

Institutes: Library Personnel Administration 1956

Box 4, Folder 9-11

Institutes: Institute on Public Library Architecture 1956-1960

General Physical Description note: 4 folders (also includes 5:1)

Scope and Contents note

Includes a transcript of the Institute's keynote address, The Living Library, given by the famous architect Richard J. Neutra.
Box 5, Folder 2

Institutes: Institute for School Administrators 1957

Box 5, Folder 3

Institutes: Library Services for Young Adults 1959

Box 5, Folder 4

Institutes: Institute Announcements and Schedule 1960-1961

Box 5, Folder 5

Institute: Inservice Training and Intramural Communication 1960-1961

Box 5, Folder 6-8

Institutes: Library Education at USC 1960-1961

Box 5, Folder 9

Institutes: Cooperative Planning for Public Libraries 1960-1961

Box 5, Folder 10

Institutes: A Master Plan, College and University Libraries 1960-1962

Box 5, Folder 11

Institutes: Building Book Collections 1961

Box 5, Folder 12

Institutes: Library Administration Institute 1960-1962

Box 6, Folder 1-2

Institutes: Institute on Library Management and Supervision 1967-1968

Box 6, Folder 3-4

Institutes: Institute for the Education and Training of Information Science Faculty 1968-1970

General note

See also Applications (6:5-6), Aurbach Proposal (6:7), and Evaluations (6:8) relating to this Institute.
Box 6, Folder 5-6

Institutes: Institute for the Education and Training of Information Science Faculty- Applications 1968-1970

General note

Includes restricted material. See University Archivist for details.
Box 6, Folder 7

Institutes: Institute for the Education and Training of Information Science Faculty- Auerbach Proposal 1967

Box 6, Folder 8

Institutes: Institute for the Education and Training of Information Science Faculty- Evaluations 1968-1970

Box 6, Folder 9

Institutes: Training for Library Work with the Culturally Disadvantaged 1969

Box 6, Folder 10

Institutes: Institute on Library Automation and Information Retrieval 1970

Box 7, Folder 1

Institutes: Institute on Middle Management in Public Libraries 1971

Box 7, Folder 2

Workshops: School Library Workshop 1950

Box 7, Folder 3

Workshops: Library Budgeting Workshop 1955

Box 7, Folder 4

Workshops: Correspondence (relating to workshop development) 1959-1960

Box 7, Folder 5

Workshops: Getting Along With Patrons 1958

Box 7, Folder 6

Workshops: Storytelling and Book Talks 1958-1959

Box 7, Folder 8

Workshops: Library Service for Young Adults 1958-1959

Box 7, Folder 9

Workshops: School and Public Library Problems 1959

Box 7, Folder 10

Workshops: Administrators' Problems 1959

Box 7, Folder 11

Workshops: Reference and Interlibrary Loans 1959

Box 7, Folder 12

Workshops: Improving the Book Collection 1959-1960

Box 7, Folder 13

Workshops: Circulation Problems and Procedures 1959

Box 7, Folder 14

Workshops: Order Records and Methods 1959

Box 7, Folder 15

Workshops: Cataloging Processes and Shortcuts 1959

Box 7, Folder 16

Workshops: Book Selection and Censorship 1960-1964

Box 7, Folder 17

Workshops: Workshop Announcements and Schedule 1959-1960

Box 7, Folder 18

Workshops: Implementing the School Library Standards 1960-1961

Box 7, Folder 19

Workshops: Staff Development in Libraries and Information Centers 1978

Box 7, Folder 20-21

Symposium and Documentation or a Study of Information Retrieval Systems 1958-1960

Box 8, Folder 1

Symposium in Storytelling 1962

Box 8, Folder 2

Colloquia

Scope and Contents note

Includes transcript of Upton Sinclair's lecture entitled "The Individual in a Troubled World."
Box 8, Folder 3

Colloquia 1964

Box 8, Folder 4

Colloquia 1966-1967

Box 8, Folder 5

Colloquia 1969-1978

Box 8, Folder 6

Continuing Education 1967-1976

Box 8, Folder 7

Conference on the 18th Edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification 1972

Box 8, Folder 8

Information Science Clinics 1973-1974

Box 8, Folder 9

Seminar on Management By Objectives 1976

Box 8, Folder 10

In-Residence Programs 1977-1978

Box 8, Folder 11

Joint Program with UCLA 1977-1979

Box 8, Folder 12

Friday Forums 1980-1981

Box 9, Folder 1

International Summer School for the Southern Hemisphere 1980

Box 9, Folder 2

Understanding Children's Films 1981

Box 9, Folder 3-4

Extension Courses 1963-1978

 

Dean's papers 1917-1986

Physical Description: 11.0 Linear feet 22 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Includes papers originating from the offices of the Deans Mary Duncan Carter (subseries 1) and Martha Boaz (subseries 2).
 

Carter, Mary Duncan 1936-1954

Physical Description: 0.5 Linear feet 1 box

Scope and Contents note

Mary Duncan Carter, Director (i.e. Dean) of the USC Library School from 1937-1946, was the school's first official (non- temporary) director.
Box 9, Folder 5

SC GSLS 1936-1954

Box 9, Folder 6

Accreditation (BEL) 1937-1949

Box 9, Folder 7

SC GSLS Radio Broadcast 1937-1938

Box 9, Folder 8

National Youth Administration 1938-1943

Box 9, Folder 9

Film Book Club of the Year 1939-1942

Box 9, Folder 10

CLA Institute on Public Relations, Long Beach 1940

Box 9, Folder 11

Civilian Defense 1940-1943

Box 9, Folder 12

Institute for School Libraries 1950

 

Boaz, Martha Terosse 1917-1986

Physical Description: 10.5 Linear feet 21 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Martha Boaz, dean from 1955-1978, was the School's longest-serving and perhaps most influential dean. Declared "one of the most dynamic librarians in California," Boaz was dedicated to library education, professionalism, and quality library services. She was active in the American Library Association (ALA), serving as President of the Association from 1962-1963, Chair of the Research Committee from 1958-1960, Chair of the Intellectual Freedom Committee from 1964-1966, President of the Library Education Division from 1968-1969, Board of Directors in 1972, and Chair of the Council of Deans from 1977-1978. Subseries includes 4 sub-subseries: Correspondence, Publications and Manuscripts, Administrative Files, and the Files of Robert Sommers.
 

Correspondence 1956-1978

Physical Description: 3.0 Linear feet 6 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Includes correspondence arranged by year, as well as correspondence related to guest lecturers and legislative activities.
Box 10, Folder 1-3

Correspondence 1978

Box 10, Folder 4-5

Correspondence 1977

Box 10, Folder 6-7

Correspondence 1976

Box 10, Folder 8-10

Correspondence 1975

Box 11, Folder 1-3

Correspondence 1974

Box 11, Folder 4-5

Correspondence 1973

Box 11, Folder 6-8

Correspondence 1972

Box 11, Folder 9-10

Correspondence 1971

Box 12, Folder 1-2

Correspondence 1970

Box 12, Folder 3-5

Correspondence 1969

Box 12, Folder 6-8

Correspondence 1968

Box 13, Folder 1-3

Correspondence 1967

Box 13, Folder 4-7

Correspondence 1966

Box 14, Folder 1-3

Correspondence 1965

Box 14, Folder 4-5

Correspondence 1964

Box 14, Folder 6-7

Correspondence 1963

Box 15, Folder 1-4

Correspondence 1962

Box 15, Folder 5-8

Correspondence 1961

Box 15, Folder 9-10

Correspondence 1960

Box 16, Folder 1

Correspondence 1959

Box 16, Folder 2

Correspondence 1958

Box 16, Folder 3

Correspondence 1957

Box 16, Folder 4

Correspondence 1956

Box 16, Folder 5

Letters to Martha Boaz 1957-1977

General note

Correspondence separated from the yearly correspondence files (boxes 10-16:4) for reasons unknown.
Box 16, Folder 6-8

Legislative Correspondence 1970-1975

Box 16, Folder 9-11

Lectures - Correspondence 1956-1964

Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence from the School's guest lecturers and those invited to lecture (but did not). Includes correspondence from Aldous Huxley, Ray Bradbury, Christopher Isherwood, Arnold Toynbee, Ogden Nash, Stephen Spender, Justice William O'Douglas, and others.
 

Publications and Manuscripts 1917-1986

Physical Description: 1.25 Linear feet 2.5 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Contains publications and manuscripts by Martha Boaz, including those written after her tenure as dean. Early LAPL Library School materials are also enclosed.
Box 17, Folder 1-3

Publications 1959-1976

Box 17, Folder 4

[Publication List + Curriculum Vitae] circa 1986

Box 17, Folder 5-6

Fervent and Full of Gifts- The Life of Althea Warren 1961

Scope and Contents note

Manuscript
Box 17, Folder 7

[Project for Excellence in Library Science] 1965

Box 18, Folder 1

Quest for Truth: The Continuing Questing undated

Scope and Contents note

Manuscript
Box 18, Folder 2

The Quest for Truth 1957-1967

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and partial manuscipt.
Box 18, Folder 3

The Continuing Quest 1967

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and manuscript.
Box 18, Folder 4-5

Toward the Improvement of Library Education 1972-1973

Scope and Contents note

Manuscript
Box 18, Folder 6

LAPL Materials 1917-1941

Scope and Contents note

LAPL Library School Circulars, Directories of Graduates, and History.
Box 18, Folder 7

History of the School 1932-1935, 1976

Scope and Contents note

Includes the publication "School of Library Science: History of the School of Library Science University of Southern California," correspondence relating to this publication, and historical materials regarding the origination of the School.
Box 19, Folder 1

Misc. Typing 1978

Box 19, Folder 2-3

Agenda Conference- Strategies for Meeting the Information Needs of Society in the Year 2000 (organized and chaired by Martha Boaz) 1979

Scope and Contents note

Consists of a transcript of the Conference.
Box 19, Folder 4

Essay Manuscripts circa 1979-1986

Box 19, Folder 5-6

Issues in Higher Education and the Professions in the 1980's 1980

Box 20, Folder 1-2

Strategies for Meeting the Information Needs of Society in the Year 2000 1980

 

Administrative Files Bulk, 1957-1978 1932-1978

Physical Description: 4.5 Linear feet 9 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Contains administrative files, including those relating to ALA accreditation, fund-raising, and the Montgomery Ross Fisher Building.
Box 20, Folder 3-4

Accreditation Report Feb. 1956 Visit of Common Accreditation to USC 1951-1957

Box 20, Folder 5

ALA Evaluation Visit 1965 1932-1965

Scope and Contents note

Includes accreditation materials prior to 1965.
Box 20, Folder 6

Colorful Careers 1975

Box 20, Folder 7

ALA Committee Appointments Work Book 1967-1968

Box 21, Folder 1-2

Althea Warren Memorial Scholarship Fund 1959

Box 21, Folder 3

Biographical Sketches of Lecturers 1957-1958

Box 21, Folder 4

Distinguished Professorship 1978

Box 21, Folder 5-6

DLS 1973-1974

Scope and Contents note

Includes materials concerning the proposal of the Doctor of Library Science Degree (DLS).
Box 21, Folder 7

Fellowship Opportunities 1969-1970

Box 21, Folder 8

Frank Baxter's Gift to the Library School 1969

Box 21, Folder 9

[Graduate School of Library Science - Plan of Development] 1959-1968

Box 21, Folder 10-12

In-Service Training 1967

Box 22, Folder 1

LS 522: The Librarian's Reading (Course Outline) 1963-1973

Box 22, Folder 2

Library Education Division [of ALA] 1967-1968

Box 22, Folder 3

Monthly Calendar 1963

Box 22, Folder 4

News Bureau Releases 1961-1969

Box 22, Folder 5

News Bureau Releases 1970-1977

Box 23, Folder 1

Odyssey: The Living Library 1974-1977

Box 23, Folder 2

Publicity 1959-1973

Box 23, Folder 3

[Recognition Dinner] 1978

Box 23, Folder 4

Spot Announcements 1971-1975

Box 23, Folder 5

USC - Friends of the Library 1976

Box 23, Folder 6

USC Professional Preparation Program for Service as a Librarian 1974

Box 24, Folder 1-2

Fund-Raising 1961-1975

Box 24, Folder 3

Fund-Raising - Correspondence 1965-1969

Box 24, Folder 4

Fund-Raising - Correspondence 1969-1970

Box 24, Folder 5

Fund-Raising - Letters to Prospects 1967-1969

Box 24, Folder 6

Fund Raising - Meetings 1968-1969

Box 24, Folder 7-8

Fund Raising - Plans 1969-1970

Box 24, Folder 9

Fund-Raising - Project for Excellence in Library Science 1970-1971

Box 24, Folder 10

Fundraising Suggestions and Ideas

Box 24, Folder 11

Library Movie Benefit 1969

Box 25, Folder 1-2

Proposals to Fundraising 1957-1967

Box 25, Folder 3-4

Proprosals 1966-1967

Box 25, Folder 5-6

[Proposal - Education and Training of Information Science Faculty] 1967

Box 25, Folder 7

Proposals - Scholarship Fund Drive 1957-1959

Box 26, Folder 1

Proposal - Graduate Academic Facilities Grant circa 1969

Box 26, Folder 2

Babcock Foundation Proposal 1971-1972

Box 26, Folder 3

Crandall, Ella (Project) 1970

Box 26, Folder 4-5

Proposals to Foundations 1963-1964

Box 26, Folder 6-7

Fundraising - Proposal to Foundations, Etc. 1966-1973

Box 27, Folder 1

Bertha Mahoney Miller Room 1969-1974

Box 27, Folder 2

Bertha Mahoney Miller RM- List of Donors vol. I 1969-1970

Box 27, Folder 3

Bertha Mahoney Miller RM Donors vol. II 1970

Box 27, Folder 4

Bertha Mahoney Miller RM Donors vol. III 1970-1972

Box 27, Folder 5

Building - Brochure 1974

Box 27, Folder 6

Building Dedication 1974

Box 27, Folder 7

Building Dedication Budget 1974

Box 28, Folder 1

Building Dedication Ceremony 1974

Box 28, Folder 2

Building Dedication Invitations 1974

Box 28, Folder 3

Building Dedication Dinner 1974

Box 28, Folder 4

Building Publicity 1974

Box 28, Folder 5

Building Dedication Symposium 1974

Box 28, Folder 6

Building Fund 1970-1973

Box 28, Folder 7

Building Fund - Correspondence 1968-1973

Box 28, Folder 8

Building Fund - General 1970-1973

Box 28, Folder 9

Building Fund Raising Library School Correspondence 1966-1970

Box 28, Folder 10

Building - Misc. Planning Details 1971-1974

Box 28, Folder 11

Building - Pictures 1974

Box 28, Folder 12

Building - Plans 1970-1972

General note

Actual floor plans located in flat files.
Box 29, Folder 1

Building - Library School Old Plans (pre-1945) 1937-1966

Box 29, Folder 2

Library Building Plans - From Other Institutions 1964-1966

Box 29, Folder 3

Building - Plaques 1974

Box 29, Folder 4

Building - Problems 1974

Box 29, Folder 5

Building - Program 1974

Box 29, Folder 6

Building Proposal - United States Steel Corp. 1967-1968

Box 29, Folder 7

Building - Site Dedication, Nov. 14, 1972 1972

Box 29, Folder 8

CLA Luncheons 1959-1971

Box 29, Folder 9

Complete List of Building Fund Donors 1970-1976

Box 29, Folder 10

Facility Plan 1969

Box 29, Folder 11

[Plans for a Building] 1966-1969

Box 29, Folder 12

Printed Material from USC 1970-1971

Box 29, Folder 13

USC - Development 1970-1974

 

Robert Sommers Files 1965- 1971

Physical Description: 1.0 Linear feet 2 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Files of Robert Sommers, Director of Planning, related to fundraising for the Montgomery Ross Fisher Building.
Box 30, Folder 1

Articles on How to Raise Money undated

Box 30, Folder 2

Biographies of Individual Donor Prospects 1969

Box 30, Folder 3

[Brewer Medical Foundation] 1970

Box 30, Folder 4

Building - Supplemental Material undated

Box 30, Folder 5

Business and Industrial Firms undated

Box 30, Folder 6

Call for Appointment Letters 1969

Box 30, Folder 7

Corporate Foundations 1966-1971

Box 30, Folder 8

Eastern Trips by Dean Boaz 1970

Box 30, Folder 9

Financial Reports Fundraising 1969-1971

Box 30, Folder 10

Follow-up Letters 1969-1970

Box 30, Folder 11

Form Letter Materials 1969-1970

Box 30, Folder 12

Foundations That May be a Source of Funds 1969-1971

Box 30, Folder 13

Friends of Libraries 1968-1970

Box 30, Folder 14

General Correspondence 1970-1971

Box 30, Folder 15

Harold Lloyd Corporation 1969-1970

Box 30, Folder 16

Ideas and Suggestions 1969-1970

Box 30, Folder 17

Individual Donors Prospect List 1968-1971

Box 30, Folder 18

Industrial Libraries undated

Box 30, Folder 19

Inquiry Letters 1970

Box 30, Folder 20

Knox Bourne 1967-1971

Box 30, Folder 21

Knox Bourne Mailing to 70 Corporations Asking for $500 1970-1971

Box 31, Folder 1

Letter Solicitation To: Associations 1969

Box 31, Folder 2

Letters to Publishers 1969-1971

Box 31, Folder 3

Libraria Sodolitas 1970

Box 31, Folder 4

Library Associates undated

Box 31, Folder 5

Library Suppliers 1965-1969

Box 31, Folder 6

Local Foundations 1970-1971

Box 31, Folder 7

Luncheon Meeting for Industrial Librarians undated

Box 31, Folder 8

Material for Inclusion in Letters and Factsheets undated

Box 31, Folder 9

Material From Previous Campaigns undated

Box 31, Folder 10

Misc. Correspondence 1969-1970

Box 31, Folder 11

Minutes of Fundraising Meetings Staff 1969-1970

Box 31, Folder 12

Memos to Dean Boaz 1969-1971

Box 31, Folder 13

Original Material for Earlier Presentation Folder

Box 31, Folder 14

Prospect Lists 1970-1971

Box 31, Folder 15

Replies From Individual Solicitors 1969

Box 31, Folder 16

Reports to Director of Planning 1970-1971

Box 31, Folder 17

Special Committee 1971

Box 31, Folder 18

Solicited Corporations 1965-1971

Box 31, Folder 19

Sears-Roebuck Foundation 1970-1971

Box 31, Folder 20

Staff Minutes 1971

Box 31, Folder 21

Times Mirror Foundation 1969-1971

 

Publications 1936-1978

Physical Description: 0.5 Linear feet 1 box

Scope and Contents note

Includes two types of regular publications of the School: Annual Reports (Subseries 1) and Bulletins (Subseries 2).
 

Annual Reports 1936-1978

Physical Description: 0.25 Linear feet .5 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Arranged chronologically.
Box 32, Folder 1

Annual Reports 1936-1950

Box 32, Folder 2

Annual Reports 1955-1960

Box 32, Folder 3

Annual Reports 1961-1966

Box 32, Folder 4

Annual Reports 1967-1971

Box 32, Folder 5

Annual Reports 1972-1975

Box 32, Folder 6

Annual Reports 1975-1978

 

Bulletins

Physical Description: 0.25 Linear feet .5 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Arranged chronologically.
Box 32, Folder 7

Bulletins 1958-1965

Box 32, Folder 8

Bulletins

Box 32, Folder 9

Bulletins 1972-1975

Box 32, Folder 10

Bulletins 1976-1978

 

Student Materials Bulk, 1930-1984 1892-1984

Physical Description: 4.25 Linear feet 6.5 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Includes materials generated by or related to the students of the USC Library School. Divided into three subseries: Class Lists (Subseries 1), Student Material Files (Subseries 2), and Scrapbooks (Subseries 3).
 

Class Lists 1930-1978

Physical Description: 0.75 Linear feet 1.5 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Includes class lists, graduate lists, student pictures, class schedules, class activity information, correspondence, enrollment information, and graduate placements. Arranged chronologically. Some material is restricted.
Box 36, Folder 1

Class of 1930 1930

Box 36, Folder 2

Class of 1938 1938

Box 36, Folder 3

Class of 1939 1938-1939, 1948

Box 36, Folder 4

Class of 1940 1940

Box 36, Folder 5

Class of 1941 1941

Box 36, Folder 6

Class of 1942 1942

Box 36, Folder 7

Class of 1943 1943

Box 36, Folder 8

Class of 1944 1944

Box 36, Folder 9

Class of 1945 1944-1945

Box 36, Folder 10

Class of 1946 1945-1946

Box 36, Folder 11

Class of 1947 1945-1947

Box 36, Folder 12

Class of 1948 1947-1948

General note

Restricted material. See University Archivist for details.
Box 36, Folder 13

Class of 1949 1948-1949

General note

Restricted material. See University Archivist for details.
Box 36, Folder 14

Class of 1949-1950 1949-1950

General note

Restricted material. See University Archivist for details.
Box 36, Folder 15

Class of 1950-1951 1951

Box 36, Folder 16

Class of 1951-1952 1952

Box 36, Folder 17

Class of 1954 1953-1954

Box 36, Folder 18

Class Book 1955

Box 36, Folder 19

Summer Session 1933-1939

Box 36, Folder 20

Summer Session 1940-1945

Box 36, Folder 21

Summer Session 1948

Box 36, Folder 22

Summer Session 1949

Box 36, Folder 23

Summer Session 1950

General note

Restricted. See University Archivist for details.
Box 37, Folder 1

Graduates - Combined Lists 1892-1950

Box 37, Folder 2

Graduates 1941-1958

Box 37, Folder 3

Graduates 1961-1968

General note

Restricted. See University Archivist for details.
Box 37, Folder 4

Graduates 1951-1968

General note

Restricted. See University Archivist for details.
Box 37, Folder 5

Graduates 1970-1978

General note

Restricted. See University Archivist for details.
 

Student Material Files 1973-1987

Physical Description: 0.5 Linear feet 1 box

Scope and Contents note

Includes student recruitment materials, Library School Student Association Newsletters, dissertation titles, final oral examination for PhD and DLS, and Beta Phi Mu materials. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 38, Folder 1

[Application Form] undated

Box 38, Folder 2

Beta Phi Mu 1981-1983

Box 38, Folder 3

Dissertation Titles 1977-1978

Box 38, Folder 4

Information Handbook for Students 1976

Box 38, Folder 5

Library School Student Association Newsletter 1973-1984

Box 38, Folder 6

PhD and DLS - Final Oral Examinations 1973-1984

Box 38, Folder 7

"Report on User Approaches to the Card Catalog of the School of Library Science Library" 1977

Scope and Contents note

Student paper.
Box 38, Folder 9

[Student Recruitment Materials] undated

 

Scrapbooks 1946-1979

Physical Description: 3.0 Linear feet 3 boxes

Scope and Contents note

Scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, announcements, photographs, and other ephemera. Arranged chronologically.
Box 33

"Thre Flites Up" Club 1946-1947

Box 34

[Class of 1947-1948] 1947-1948

Box 33

Class of 1948-49 1948-1949

Box 35

[Class of 1949-1950] 1949-1950

Box 35

Class of 1951 1951

Box 34

Class of 1957 1956-1957

Box 35

[School of Library Science Scrapbook] 1973-1979