Scope and Contents
Biographical / Historical
Conditions Governing Access
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Desmond's Department Store megaphone
Creator:
Desmond's. (Department Store)
Identifier/Call Number: 5078
Physical Description:
0.65 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): c. 1970s
Abstract: This collection is made up of one
megaphone.
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Scope and Contents
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.
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 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.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Desmond's Department Store megaphone, Collection no. 5078,
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Processing Information
Collection is fully processed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Universities and colleges
Department stores
Desmond's. (Department Store) -- Archives
University of Southern California