Desmond's Department Store megaphone, c. 1970s

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Desmond's Department Store megaphone
Dates:
c. 1970s
Creators:
Desmond's. (Department Store)
Abstract:
This collection is made up of one megaphone.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
0.65 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Desmond's Department Store megaphone, Collection no. 5078, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of one megaphone with "Desmond's" printed on the outside in USC colors.

Biographical / historical:

Desmond's was a Los Angeles-based department store which began as a hat shop in 1862 and expanded into multiple locations. The department store went out of business in 1981.

Processing information:

Collection is fully processed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-21 14:17:25 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Desmond's Department Store megaphone, Collection no. 5078, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-2587