Scope and Contents
Biographical / Historical
Conditions Governing Access
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Processing Information
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: University of Southern California Office of Student Affairs Songfest records
Creator:
University of Southern California
Identifier/Call Number: 5022
Physical Description:
5.56 Boxes
8 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1954-2002
Abstract: Collection consists of records related to the annual USC Songfest talent show fundraiser.
Language of Material:
English.
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Scope and Contents
Collection consists of records related to the annual USC Songfest talent show fundraiser. Records include programs, photographs,
video recordings, and ephemera .
Biographical / Historical
Songfest was one of the oldest and largest university talent shows in the nation. USC campus organizations, primarily Greek
Life, competed in musical and dance numbers to raise funds for the student-run Troy Camp, a charity dedicated to providing
long-term mentorship for students in South Los Angeles. Songfest occurred from 1954 to 2015, then with the occasional programs
in the following 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 Office of Student Affairs Songfest records, Collection no.
5022, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Gerald S. Papazian, September 16, 1994.
Processing Information
Collection is partially processed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Fund raising -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Student affairs administrators
Talent shows
University of Southern California -- Archives