Finding aid for the Town and Gown records 5028
Diann Benti
USC Libraries Special Collections
2022 March
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Town and Gown records
Creator:
University of Southern California. Town and Gown
Identifier/Call Number: 5028
Physical Description:
32.77 Linear Feet
39 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1910-2021
Abstract: This collection contains the records of Town and Gown of the University of Southern California, a non-profit organization
begun in 1904 as the Women's Club of USC, which raises money for scholarships, campus projects, and cultural programs. Much
of the collection centers on the planning and work needed produce Town and Gown benefit events, most notably the annual luncheon
and fashion show.
Language of Material:
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Biographical / Historical
Town and Gown of the University of Southern California is a non-profit that raises money for scholarships, campus projects,
and cultural programs. Town and Gown began in 1904 as the Women's Club of USC, and the name was changed to Town & Gown by
Elisabeth Von KleinSmid, who served as president from 1922 to 1947. In 1982, the group was incorporated as a non-profit corporation.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Town and Gown records, Collection no. 5028, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Processing Information
This collection is not fully processed.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the records of Town and Gown of the University of Southern California, a non-profit organization
begun in 1904 as the Women's Club of USC, which raises money for scholarships, campus projects, and cultural programs. Much
of the collection centers on the planning and work needed produce Town and Gown benefit events, most notably the annual luncheon
and fashion show, and consequently there is a great deal of overlap among the series.
Two of the largest series are the Event Files and Reports and the President's books, which primarily contain working files
often related to the annual benefit luncheon. These files typically include meeting agendas, committee reports, financial
records, and planning documents. The collection also includes scrapbooks, known as the "Historian's book" beginning in 1985,
which contain photographs, event ephemera, clippings, and meeting notes reflecting the activities of the organization. The
Public Relations series chiefly contains working files related to publicizing Town and Gown events. There are also smaller
record sets including four framed civic commendations; six compact discs; various financial records; membership lists and
rosters; meeting minutes; files related to memorial donations (1991-1994); publications including Town & Gown handbooks, newsletter
issues, and the 1997 publication "A History of Town and Gown"; and some files related to the scholarship program.
Much of the collection was removed from 3-ring binders for preservation purposes.
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.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Community and college -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Fund raising -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Women -- Societies and clubs -- Archival resources
Compact discs
Minutes
Photographs
Printed ephemera
Reports
Scrapbooks
University of Southern California. Town and Gown -- Archives
Event files and reports
1956, 1970-2021
Box 20
Guest book
1956-05-01
Scope and Contents
Guest book with cover title: "Town and Gown Honouring Mrs. John Wesley Harris, President," containing names and addresses
all dated May 1, 1956.
Box 36, Folder 1-3
Programs and invitations
circa 1970s-2004
Box 36, Folder 4
Opportunity tickets
1985-1990
Box 36, Folder 6-9
Benefit printing
1979-2000
Box 36, Folder 11
Decorations (misc. to 2002)
Box 24
Event files and reports
1970-1982
Box 25
Event files and reports
1983-1986
Box 20
Benefit invitation mock-up (oversized)
1986
Box 26
Event files and reports
1986-1990
Box 27
Event files and reports
1991
Box 28
Event files and reports
1992-1993
Box 29
Event files and reports
1993-1994
Box 30
Event files and reports
1995-1998
Box 31
Event files and reports
1999-2001
Box 32
Event files and reports
2002-2004
Box 33
Event files and reports
2004-2005
Box 34
Event files and reports
2006-2017
Box 35, Folder 1-2
Event files and reports
2020-2021
President's books
1962-2006
Box 1, Folder 1
President's reports [notebook]
1962-1964
Box 1, Folder 2-10
President's books
1972-1994
Scope and Contents
Consists of President's books (removed from 3-ring binders) for the years: 1972-1974, 1988-1989, and 1993-1994.
Box 2
President's books
1995-2000
Scope and Contents
Consists of President's books (removed from 3-ring binders) for the years: 1995-1997 and 1998-2000.
Box 3
President's books
2000-2006
Scope and Contents
Consists of President's books (removed from 3-ring binders) for the years: 2000-2002 and 2004-2006.
Box 16
Judy Pohlmann scrapbook
1967-2000
Historian's books
1985-2005
Box 4
Historian's book
1985-1986
Box 5
Historian's books
1987-1990
Box 6
Historian's books
1990-1993
Box 7
Historian's books
1993-1996
Box 8
Historian's books
1998-2000
Scope and Contents
Contains Historian's books (removed from 3-ring binders) for the years: 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2003-2004, and 2004-2005.
Box 9
Historian's books
2001-2003
Box 8
Historian's books
2003-2005
Box 39
Commendations
2003-2004
Scope and Contents
Four framed commendations for Town and Gown from: Gray Davis (October 31, 2003), Arnold Schwarzenegger (March 6, 2004), James
Hahn (January 2004); and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (2004).
Box 20
Compact discs
2003-2006
Scope and Contents
8 compact discs labeled: "Town & Gown Final + Funding 2003"; "Town & Gown back up 10-25-04"; "Town & Gown back up 12-07-04";
Scholarship 2004-2005"; "USC Gala Benefit March 1, 2005"; "T&G Scholarship 05-06"; "Town + Gown as of Nov. 28 2005"; and
"Town & Gown 2005-06, May 23, 2006."
Financial records
1910-2003
Box 38, Folder 1
USC Women's Auxiliary/Women's Club account ledger
1910-1924
Box 38, Folder 2
USC Women's Club treasurer's account
1920-1930
Box 38, Folder 3
Town & Gown Women's Club account book
1929-1931
Box 38, Folder 4
Treasurer's correspondence
1952-1962
Box 21
Financial records
1976-2003
Membership lists and rosters
1924-2004
Box 22, Folder 1-5
Membership lists and mailing rosters
1982-2004
Box 22, Folder 6-12
Town and Gown membership rosters (booklets)
1924-1972
Box 23, Folder 1-6
Town and Gown membership rosters (booklets)
1972-2005
Box 23, Folder 7
Town and Gown Junior Auxiliary membership rosters (booklets)
1983-1984
Box 23, Folder 8
Trojan Guild membership roster (booklet)
1982-1983
Box 23, Folder 9
Trojan League membership rosters (booklets)
1982-1984
Box 23, Folder 10
Club rosters (disbound binder)
1985-1987
Meeting minutes
1964-1987, 2016-2017
Box 17
Minutes book
1964-01-07-1974-05-14
Box 19, Folder 9-10
Meeting minutes
1978-1987
Box 19, Folder 11
Meeting overviews
2016-2017
Box 35, Folder 3-4
Memorials [disbound binder]
1991-1994
Public relations
1973-1998
Box 18
Public relations
1973-1988
Box 19, Folder 1-8
Public relations
1988-1998
Box 37
Handbooks
2007-2021
Scope and Contents
Lacking issues: 2010-2011 and 2017-2019, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020.
Box 35, Folder 7-12
Newsletters
1976-1995, 2016-2017
Box 37
"A History of Town and Gown and Its Scholarship Funds" by Carolyn C. Franklin
1997
Scholarships
1979, 2003-2004
Box 35, Folder 5
Scholarships and life members [disbound binder]
1979
Box 35, Folder 6
Scholarship records
2003-2004
