Finding Aid for the University of Southern California ephemera and realia 5153
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
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: University of Southern California ephemera and realia
Creator:
University of Southern California
Identifier/Call Number: 5153
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/3/resources/748
Physical Description:
18.25 Linear Feet
23 boxes
Date (bulk): 1919-2014
Abstract: This collection consists of various pieces of USC realia and ephemera from the history of the university.
Language of Material:
English.
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This collection consists of various pieces of USC realia and ephemera from the history of the university.
Box 1: Dornsife naming ceremony memorabilia, 2011.
Box 2: Wellness (BeWell USC) tee shirt; Iovine and Young Academy tee shirt.
Box 3: Miscellaneous button badges.
Box 4: USC beanie, circa 1940s; E. R. Durkee & Co. condiment bottle, circa 1877. The bottle was located during excavation
of the basement and foundation for the Leavey Library.
Box 5: Train "Engineer's" cap with USC button; press pass with USC button, 1977; USC Olympic Village collectible spoon, 1984.
Box 6: Rose Bowl and Bluebonnet Bowl pennants, 1979.
Box 7: University Village groundbreaking shovel, 2014.
Box 8: University Village groundbreaking hardhat and shovel, 2014.
Box 9: Desmond's department store megaphone in USC colors and felt USC banner.
Box 10: Antique nails from Widney Hall, and commemorative paperweight from USC's Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute.
Box 11: Baseball cap, c. 1940s.
Box 12: Commemorative trowel from the cornerstone laying ceremony for Bovard Administration Building, 1919.
Box 13: USC Event invitations and programs, c. 1980s.
Box 14: Library Faculty Banner, 1990.
Box 15: Engemann Student Health Center groundbreaking ceremony shovel, 2011.
Box 16: Lee Barnes' Pole Vault crossbar fragment, 1925.
Box 17: Handmade USC Doll.
Box 18: Two USC Letter Sweaters.
Box 19: Rose Bowl Mini Football, 2008.
Box 20: Miscellaneous realia.
Box 21: Desmond's department store megaphone in USC colors.
Box 22: Freshman Beanie.
Box 23: Two USC Student Affairs tee shirts, 2010.
Box 24: Various Photographs.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from various sources. Freshman beanie, gift of Carol Simpson, 2010. The condiment bottle, gift of Tom Sims, May 26,
1993. Lee Barnes' Pole Vault crossbar fragment, gift of Gerald Papazian, General Alumni Association president, 2003.
Box/folder no. or item name], University of Southern California ephemera and realia, Collection no. 5153, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Collection is partially processed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California, Southern -- History -- Archival resources
Ephemera
Realia
Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- Archival resources
Universities and colleges -- History -- Archival resources
Universities and colleges -- Students -- Archival resources
University of Southern California -- Archives