http://lib-php.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/local/C124 en nmasters@usc.edu Copyright 2015 2015-06-10T18:44:09+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/one_archives_completes_clir-supported_project_with_glbt_historical_soc/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/one_archives_completes_clir-supported_project_with_glbt_historical_soc/ ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries recently completed Out West: The LGBTQ Community Archives Cataloging Project, an ambitious collaboration with San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. Support from the Council on Library and Information Resources enabled archivists at ONE and GLBTHS to make available 111 previously hidden collections tracing LGBTQ history--and daily life--in California communities. Keep reading for more details and images of unique items uncovered through the Out West project. Collections, ONE Archives, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, Gender Studies 2015-04-30T23:32:35+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/225_one_archives_collections_cataloged_through_nhprc_grant/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/225_one_archives_collections_cataloged_through_nhprc_grant/ Archivists at the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries recently completed an ambitious 2-year cataloging project. Thanks to generous support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), they processed 225 archival collections on many facets of U.S. LGBTQ life from the 1940s to the present. The collections document the work of early activists and visual artists as well as the daily lives of ordinary people who broke new ground for LGBTQ communities throughout the U.S. Keep reading for more details about the project and photos from the newly processed collections. Collections, ONE Archives, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, Gender Studies 2015-03-04T17:35:29+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/2015_kambun_workshop_to_investigate_late-heian_period_courtier_journal/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/2015_kambun_workshop_to_investigate_late-heian_period_courtier_journal/ The 2015 Summer Kambun Workshop, held in the USC East Asian Library from June 15 to July 10, 2015, will focus on the later Heian-period courtier journal, Chuyuki, by Fujiwara no Munetada (1062-1141). This year's workshop will be led by Professor Sanae Yoshida from the University of Tokyo’s renowned Historiographical Institute and Professor Joan Piggott of USC Dornsife College. Keep reading for more on this year's workshop and video of Professor Hideo Yamaguchi of the Historiographical Insitute at the 2014 workshop. Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, East Asian Studies, Libraries, East Asian Library 2015-02-19T18:10:15+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/newly_available_photographs_and_drawings_of_edward_h._ficketts_los_ang/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/newly_available_photographs_and_drawings_of_edward_h._ficketts_los_ang/ Thanks to generous support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the USC Libraries recently made available a wealth of archival materials documenting the prodigious creative efforts of mid-century L.A. architect Edward H. Fickett, FAIA. Fickett's residential projects -- including single-family homes and apartment buildings like the Sunset Lanai -- dot the Southland, and he is also well-known for his design projects at Dodger Stadium, Edwards Air Force Base, and the Port of Los Angeles. You can now find a selection of photographs and drawings of his buildings via the USC Digital Library and Historypin. Keep reading for more details about the project and the USC Libraries' Fickett collection. Collections, Special Collections, L.A. as Subject, Strategic Planning, Discoverability 2015-01-06T00:36:31+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/voices_of_lgbtq_pioneers_now_available_on_usc_digital_library/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/voices_of_lgbtq_pioneers_now_available_on_usc_digital_library/ Thanks to a generous grant from The GRAMMY Foundation®, ONE Archives at the USC Libraries recently preserved and digitized nearly 200 hours of audio recordings from early LGBTQ activists, researchers, and other pioneers. The recordings are now available via the USC Digital Library. Keep reading for more details about the project and links to the recordings. Collections, USC Digital Library, ONE Archives, Strategic Planning, Discoverability 2014-07-18T22:41:06+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_version_of_quick_search_offers_new_features_improved_search_result/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_version_of_quick_search_offers_new_features_improved_search_result/ A new version of Quick Search that debuts on the USC Libraries homepage Monday, July 14, provides more relevant search results and other upgraded features. Students and other researchers used Quick Search—a powerful service that provides access to the USC Libraries' vast resources through a single search box—more than three million times in 2013. Keep reading to learn more about the new features Services, Quick Search, Strategic Planning, Discoverability 2014-07-11T17:22:30+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/getty_foundation_awards_research_grant_for_mundo_meza_exhibition/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/getty_foundation_awards_research_grant_for_mundo_meza_exhibition/ The Getty Foundation recently awarded ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries a research grant to develop a retrospective exhibition on the Mexican-American artist Edmundo “Mundo” Meza as part of the Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative. Through a series of thematically linked exhibitions, LA/LA aims to take a fresh look at vital and vibrant traditions in Latino and Latin America art. Keep reading for more details about the exhibition. Collections, ONE Archives, Events and Exhibitions, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Integration with Our Community 2014-06-18T22:11:55+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/newly_processed_collections_at_one_archives/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/newly_processed_collections_at_one_archives/ Researchers can now access thousands of historical records and photographs from previously untouched collections thanks to a recent NHPRC grant to the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries. Newly processed collections include the records of the Christopher Street West LGBTQ pride organization, the photographs of Miles Everitt, who strongly influenced the work of Robert Mapplethorpe, and photographs, invitations, and other materials from the 2006 wedding of Melissa Lopez and Teresa Wang. Keep reading for photographs and more project updates. Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Integration with Our Community, Academic Subjects, Gender Studies 2014-04-29T19:21:28+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/nhprc_grant_sheds_light_on_mid-century_l.a._architecture/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/nhprc_grant_sheds_light_on_mid-century_l.a._architecture/ Thanks to a recent NHPRC grant, USC Libraries archivists are processing the papers of mid-century architect Edward H. Fickett FAIA. The project will make available a wealth of historic photographs and drawings revealing Fickett's vision for buildings that have become emblems of Southern California architecture and mid-century living. Keep reading for 1954 photographs of the Hollywood Riviera apartments by George de Gennaro and the latest project updates. Collections, Special Collections, L.A. as Subject, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, Art & Architecture, Geography 2014-04-24T18:57:08+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_acquire_rare_lewis_carroll_letter/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_acquire_rare_lewis_carroll_letter/ The USC Libraries acquired a rare 3-page letter from author Lewis Carroll at a March 19 auction in London. The USC Libraries bid anonymously to surprise longtime supporters and founders of the libraries' Cassady Lewis Caroll Collection, Dr. George Cassady and his wife Linda. Dean Catherine unveiled the letter before an audience of 350 students at last night's Wonderland Unbound Visions and Voices event. Keep reading for more details. Collections, Special Collections, Events and Exhibitions, Wonderland Award, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Library Environment 2014-04-18T18:29:31+00:00