http://lib-php.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/local/C45 en nmasters@usc.edu Copyright 2015 2015-06-10T18:44:09+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/student_workers_reflect_the_jacobsohn_collection/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/student_workers_reflect_the_jacobsohn_collection/ Students working in the USC Libraries' Special Collections department routinely come into close contact with amazing archival materials. Here on Libwire, we're sharing occasional dispatches from these students about the collections they work with. Click through for USC undergraduate Emily Hodgkins's description of the Jacobsohn Collection on Germany Between the Wars, which she recently helped process. Collections, Special Collections, Academic Subjects, Dance & Theater, History 2015-03-18T18:04:33+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/monomania_l.a._airs_march_17_on_kcet/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/monomania_l.a._airs_march_17_on_kcet/ What happens when collecting becomes more than a hobby? In an ongoing partnership among KCETLink, USC Libraries and the libraries’ LA as Subject partners, KCETLink’s Emmy Award-winning arts and culture series Artbound presents “Monomania L.A.” The one-hour episode profiles five LA as Subject collectors and their monomaniacal obsession with a particular aspect of Los Angeles history. It premieres at 8 p.m. March 17 on KCET in Southern California and at 8 p.m. March 23 on Link TV nationally. Keep reading to learn more about "Monomania L.A." Collections, ONE Archives, Special Collections, L.A. as Subject, Academic Subjects, Ethnic Studies/Area Studies, Gender Studies, History, Political Science & Public Policy 2015-03-13T19:45:39+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/images_from_usc_libraries_collections_featured_in_the_forgotten_plague/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/images_from_usc_libraries_collections_featured_in_the_forgotten_plague/ How did Southern California's sunshine and fresh air attract people suffering from tuberculosis in the late 19th century? Images from the California Historical Society Collection at the USC Libraries illustrate the story of "health seekers"—and their role in the region's population boom—in The Forgotten Plague, a new documentary film from PBS and WGBH's American Experience series. The film premieres nationally on PBS on Tuesday, February 10, at 9:00 p.m. Collections, Special Collections, Academic Subjects, Health Sciences, History 2015-02-10T00:52:29+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_multi-venue_exhibition_asks_what_makes_a_monster/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_multi-venue_exhibition_asks_what_makes_a_monster/ Monsters take many forms, from vampires to serial killers and from viruses to black holes. A new USC Libraries exhibition asks, What Makes a Monster?, through one central exhibition in Doheny Library's first-floor Treasure Room and satellite exhibitions in four other library locations. After visiting the central exhibition in Doheny Library, explore the meaning of monsters across the academic disciplines at the Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts, Norris Medical, Science and Engineering, and VKC libraries. What Makes a Monster? is on display through May 31, 2015. Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Anthropology & Archaeology, Art & Architecture, Biology/Life Sciences, Chemistry & Physics, Cinema & Television, Health Sciences, History, Language & Literature, Psychology, Religion, Libraries, Architecture & Fine Arts Library, Cinematic Arts Library, Doheny Library, Norris Medical Library, Science & Engineering Library, VKC Library 2014-11-19T01:02:19+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/watch_these_cal_humanities-funded_videos_about_the_monomaniacs_of_l.a._hist/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/watch_these_cal_humanities-funded_videos_about_the_monomaniacs_of_l.a._hist/ What happens when collecting becomes more than a hobby? A new series of short documentary films profiles four L.A. as Subject collectors who have obsessively focused on a narrow slice of Southern California history. Produced by the USC Libraries with generous support from Cal Humanities, Monomania L.A. is directed by Joris Debeij and hosted by David Kipen, who also serves as humanities advisor. The first three films were introduced at the October 25 Archives Bazaar (the fourth is currently in production) and the entire series will air later this year on public television station KCET. In the meantime, you can watch the videos online on the L.A. as Subject website. L.A. as Subject, Academic Subjects, History 2014-10-28T21:51:11+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/frontiers_magazine_highlights_one_archives_in_feature_on_l.a.s_lgbt_hi/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/frontiers_magazine_highlights_one_archives_in_feature_on_l.a.s_lgbt_hi/ The current issue of Frontiers magazine highlights the role of on the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries in preserving the history of Los Angeles' LGBT artists and activists. As part of an extensive cover package on L.A.'s LGBT history, the magazine featured eleven photos from the ONE Archives' collections. Find the photos on pages 30 and 31 of Frontiers' August 7-20, 2014, issue or in this online slideshow. Collections, ONE Archives, Academic Subjects, History 2014-08-11T19:24:24+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/kfwb_re-airs_historic_d-day_recordings_from_the_usc_libraries_collecti/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/kfwb_re-airs_historic_d-day_recordings_from_the_usc_libraries_collecti/ In honor of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, KFWB is re-airing historic recordings of its news coverage that day, which were recently discovered in the USC Libraries' Allan Hancock Foundation Collection. Unheard since their original broadcast, the recordings were restored and digitized with generous support from USC alumnus Ken Hayashida. Listen live to KFWB 980 or KNX 1070 on Friday, June 6 (two long features will be repeated throughout the day), or find the recordings here on the KFWB website. Collections, Special Collections, Academic Subjects, History 2014-06-06T00:49:59+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/student_workers_reflect_reich_and_hayman_family_papers/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/student_workers_reflect_reich_and_hayman_family_papers/ Students working in the USC Libraries' Special Collections department routinely come into close contact with amazing archival materials. Here on Libwire, we're sharing occasional dispatches from these students about the collections they work with. Click through to read USC undergraduate Emily Hodgkins' reflections on the Reich and Hayman family papers. Collections, Special Collections, Academic Subjects, History 2014-05-01T22:15:52+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/winners_announced_for_inaugural_usc_libraries_research_award1/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/winners_announced_for_inaugural_usc_libraries_research_award1/ Two undergraduate students utilizing testimonies from the USC Shoah Visual History Archive earned the top prizes for papers submitted to the first-annual USC Libraries Research Award competition, which encourages the use of primary source materials in student research. International Relations major Nitya Ramanathan took the first prize with her paper entitled How Do We Put Ourselves Back Together? An Analytical Comparison between Transitional Justice in Rwanda and South Africa. History major Diem-Tran Nguyen took second place with The Paradoxical Treatment of Male Homosexual Prisoners During the Holocaust. Both papers were submitted as part of Professor Wolf Gruner's course. Collections, ONE Archives, Special Collections, Events and Exhibitions, USC Libraries Research Award, Academic Subjects, History, Libraries, Feuchtwanger Memorial Library, Doheny Library 2014-05-01T22:05:52+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/exhibit_on_red_armys_jewish_soldiers_opens_april_24_in_doheny_library/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/exhibit_on_red_armys_jewish_soldiers_opens_april_24_in_doheny_library/ A new exhibit in Doheny Library explores the story of the half-million Jewish soldiers who fought for the Soviet military against Nazi Germany during World War II. Presented in collaboration with the USC Shoah Foundation and curated by the Blavatnik Archive Foundation, Lives of the Great Patriotic War: The Untold Story of Soviet Jewish Soldiers in the Red Army During World War II opens this Thursday, April 24, on Doheny Library's first floor. A panel discussion at 4:00 p.m. in the Friends Lecture Hall (DML 240) will precede the opening reception at 5:00 p.m. in the lobby of Doheny Library. RSVP to Kia Hays at kiahays@usc.edu. Events and Exhibitions, Strategic Planning, Integration with Our Community, Academic Subjects, History, Libraries, Doheny Library 2014-04-23T18:03:03+00:00