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University of Southern California College of Oratory records
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  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
    Title: University of Southern California College of Oratory records
    Creator: University of Southern California. College of Oratory
    Identifier/Call Number: 5248
    Physical Description: 0.437 Linear Feet 1 box
    Date (inclusive): 1903-1918
    Abstract: This collection contains student records kept by the University of Southern California's College of Oratory from 1903 to 1918. Content consists of ten volumes with handwritten listings of students' courses taken, work done, and tuition.
    Language of Material: English.
    Container: 1

    Biographical / Historical

    The College of Oratory at the University of Southern California began in 1895 as the School of Elocution and Oratory and, later, became the School of Speech in 1925.

    Scope and Contents

    This collection contains student records kept by the University of Southern California's College of Oratory from 1903 to 1918. Content consists of ten volumes with handwritten listings of students' courses taken, work done, and tuition. Books are alphabetical by student name and occasionally contain multiple years.

    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], University of Southern California College of Oratory records, Collection no. 5248, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    This collection is not fully processed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Universities and colleges -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
    Universities and colleges -- Students -- Archival resources
    School records
    University of Southern California. College of Oratory -- Archives