Finding aid for the Desmond's Department Store megaphone 5078
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Special Collections
2022 March
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
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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
This collection consists of one megaphone with "Desmond's" printed on the outside in USC
colors.
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.
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Desmond's Department Store megaphone, Collection no. 5078,
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Collection is fully processed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Universities and colleges
Department stores
Desmond's. (Department Store) -- Archives
University of Southern California