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Photographic postcard from the Los Angeles Preparedness Parade, women in white marching with flags, June 14, 1916. Six rows of what seems to be women wearing lightly colored dresses walk from left to right along a paved street with two visible tracks underneath. The women wave American flags with their hands while women at the end of each row hold up a large patriotic emblem. The heads of a small group of spectators are visible in the bottom left corner while a large row of spectators can be seen in the background. A building with a sign that reads "Vance Drug Co." can be seen behind the spectators on the right while cars are stopped along an intersecting street with people inside. Photoprint reads "I know you could not find me in crowd so had to put a speck of ink on my nice white dress. Lucille De Mere. Los Angeles Preparedness Parade".

These categories represent a set of collection strengths in the Digital Library that support the research, teaching, performance and patient care mission of the University and inspire our students, faculty and staff in their scholarly and creative endeavors. These categories will change and evolve over time to reflect changes in the university's mission and the interests of our students and faculty.

Recent Additions

Century Freeway records
Century Freeway records 
Institute of Armenian Studies Digital Collection
Institute of Armenian Studies Digital Collection 
Trojan Bloom, 2022-2023
Trojan Bloom, 2022-2023 
Vahakn Dadrian Papers
Vahakn Dadrian Papers 
Japanese Poster Collection
Japanese Poster Collection 
Chinese Rare Books and Manuscripts
Chinese Rare Books and Manuscripts 
Muybridge's Complete Human and Animal Locomotion, 1887
Muybridge's Complete Human and Animal Locomotion, 1887 
Chinese Posters Collection
Chinese Posters Collection 

USC Scholarship

Biomechanics of Motion Collection
Biomechanics of Motion Collection 
Computer Science Technical Report Archive
Computer Science Technical Report Archive 
University of Southern California Dissertations and Theses
University of Southern California Dissertations and Theses 
University of Southern California Faculty Research and Publications
University of Southern California Faculty Research and Publications 
Allan Hancock Foundation Collection
Allan Hancock Foundation Collection 
InscriptiFact -- an image database of inscriptions and artifacts
InscriptiFact -- an image database of inscriptions and artifacts 
Orthopaedic Surgical Anatomy Teaching Collection
Orthopaedic Surgical Anatomy Teaching Collection 
Peterson's Wheels, Kilns & Clay, 1967-1968
Peterson's Wheels, Kilns & Clay, 1967-1968 

African American Studies

Dunbar Economic Development Corporation Collection, 1880-1986
Dunbar Economic Development Corporation Collection, 1880-1986 
The Fire Last Time
The Fire Last Time 
First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles Collection
First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles Collection 
Gospel Music History Archive
Gospel Music History Archive 
Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991
Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991 
Los Angeles Webster Commission records, 1931-1992
Los Angeles Webster Commission records, 1931-1992 
Race, Arts, and Placemaking: Oral History Archives
Race, Arts, and Placemaking: Oral History Archives 
Pentecostal and Charismatic Research Archive
Pentecostal and Charismatic Research Archive 

Architecture and Urban Planning

Wayne Thom Photography Collection
Wayne Thom Photography Collection 
Architectural Teaching Slide Collection
Architectural Teaching Slide Collection 
Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project records (1938-1997)
Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project records (1938-1997) 
Century Freeway records
Century Freeway records 
Edward H. Fickett, FAIA, Collection
Edward H. Fickett, FAIA, Collection 
L. Anthony Greenberg Architecture Archive
L. Anthony Greenberg Architecture Archive 
Greene and Greene Digital Archive
Greene and Greene Digital Archive 
Los Angeles City Archives, 1833-1970
Los Angeles City Archives, 1833-1970 

Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies

An Other War Memorial -- Memories of the American War in Viet Nam
An Other War Memorial -- Memories of the American War in Viet Nam 
Asian Maps Collection
Asian Maps Collection 
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California Collection, ca. 1880-1933
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California Collection, ca. 1880-1933 
Chinese Posters Collection
Chinese Posters Collection 
Crystal City Collection
Crystal City Collection 
Filipino American Library Collection
Filipino American Library Collection 
Go for Broke National Education Center Collection
Go for Broke National Education Center Collection 
Japanese American Incarceration Images, 1941-1946
Japanese American Incarceration Images, 1941-1946 

Chicano and Latino Studies

El Clamor Publico Collection, 1855-1859
El Clamor Publico Collection, 1855-1859 
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002 
Festival de Flor y Canto de Aztlan, 1973 & 2010
Festival de Flor y Canto de Aztlan, 1973 & 2010 
Ruben Salazar (1928-1970) Papers
Ruben Salazar (1928-1970) Papers 
Self Help Graphics & Art Serigraph Collection
Self Help Graphics & Art Serigraph Collection 
Workman-Temple Homestead Museum Collection, 1830-1930
Workman-Temple Homestead Museum Collection, 1830-1930 

Cinematic and Performing Arts

Muybridge's Complete Human and Animal Locomotion, 1887
Muybridge's Complete Human and Animal Locomotion, 1887 
Dance Heritage Video Archive
Dance Heritage Video Archive 
Festival de Flor y Canto de Aztlan, 1973 & 2010
Festival de Flor y Canto de Aztlan, 1973 & 2010 
Gospel Music History Archive
Gospel Music History Archive 
Hancock Phonograph records
Hancock Phonograph records 
Max Kade Institute
Max Kade Institute 
Bronisław Kaper Collection
BronisÅ‚aw Kaper Collection 
Polish Music Center Manuscript Collection
Polish Music Center Manuscript Collection 

Colonial and Post-Colonial Studies

Emerging Nationalism in Portuguese Africa, 1959-1965
Emerging Nationalism in Portuguese Africa, 1959-1965 

Community Collections (LA as Subject)

Filipino American Library Collection
Filipino American Library Collection 
First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles Collection
First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles Collection 
Go for Broke National Education Center Collection
Go for Broke National Education Center Collection 
Dwayne Hunn Collection, 1966-2007
Dwayne Hunn Collection, 1966-2007 
Immaculate Heart Community Oral Histories, 1987-2009
Immaculate Heart Community Oral Histories, 1987-2009 
Pasadena Museum of History Collection
Pasadena Museum of History Collection 
Self Help Graphics & Art Serigraph Collection
Self Help Graphics & Art Serigraph Collection 
Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research
Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research 

East Asian Languages and Cultures

Chinese Rare Books and Manuscripts
Chinese Rare Books and Manuscripts 
Asian Maps Collection
Asian Maps Collection 
Ailing Zhang (Eileen Chang) Papers, 1919-1994
Ailing Zhang (Eileen Chang) Papers, 1919-1994 
China Society of Southern California Collection
China Society of Southern California Collection 
Chinese Posters Collection
Chinese Posters Collection 
Susan Hanley Photographs, 1956-1959
Susan Hanley Photographs, 1956-1959 
Japanese Poster Collection
Japanese Poster Collection 
Japanese Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection
Japanese Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection 

European History, Languages & Cultures

Heinrich Mann papers
Heinrich Mann papers 
Evangelical Theological Seminary, Osijek, Croatia
Evangelical Theological Seminary, Osijek, Croatia 
Donald Gee Centre, Mattersey Hall, UK
Donald Gee Centre, Mattersey Hall, UK 
Hollenweger Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hollenweger Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands 
Max Kade Institute
Max Kade Institute 
Pentecostal Theological Institute, Bucharest, Romania
Pentecostal Theological Institute, Bucharest, Romania 
Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection
Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection 
Russian Satirical Journals Collection
Russian Satirical Journals Collection 

Exile Studies

Max Kade Institute
Max Kade Institute 
Bronisław Kaper Collection
BronisÅ‚aw Kaper Collection 
Heinrich Mann papers
Heinrich Mann papers 
Lion Feuchtwanger Papers, 1884-1958
Lion Feuchtwanger Papers, 1884-1958 
Hansi Share Papers
Hansi Share Papers 

Holocaust & Genocide Studies

Vahakn Dadrian Papers
Vahakn Dadrian Papers 
Orphans of the Rwanda Genocide: Portraits of Survival and Hope
Orphans of the Rwanda Genocide: Portraits of Survival and Hope 
Joseph Roos papers
Joseph Roos papers 
Hansi Share Papers
Hansi Share Papers 
Lion Feuchtwanger Papers, 1884-1958
Lion Feuchtwanger Papers, 1884-1958 

Latin American and Iberian Studies

Verle and Elizabeth Annis Papers
Verle and Elizabeth Annis Papers 
Mesoamerican and Spanish Colonial Cultures
Mesoamerican and Spanish Colonial Cultures 
Emerging Nationalism in Portuguese Africa, 1959-1965
Emerging Nationalism in Portuguese Africa, 1959-1965 
Payne B. Johnson Latin American Photographs
Payne B. Johnson Latin American Photographs 
Old Mexico, 1896
Old Mexico, 1896 
Spanish Sociolinguistic Research Collection, 1978-1992
Spanish Sociolinguistic Research Collection, 1978-1992 
Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University 
CSWC, University of Edinburgh
CSWC, University of Edinburgh 

LGBTQ+ Studies

2003: Out West
2003: Out West 
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives 
Self Help: Atelier LVI - Queerida
Self Help: Atelier LVI - Queerida 

Literature and Literary Studies

Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection
Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection 
Festival de Flor y Canto de Aztlan, 1973 & 2010
Festival de Flor y Canto de Aztlan, 1973 & 2010 
Japanese Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection
Japanese Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection 
Master of Professional Writing Program Publications
Master of Professional Writing Program Publications 
Trojan Bloom, 2022-2023
Trojan Bloom, 2022-2023 
Voltaire Correspondence, 1742-1777
Voltaire Correspondence, 1742-1777 

Los Angeles, California, & the West

The Fire Last Time
The Fire Last Time 
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963 
Architectural Teaching Slide Collection
Architectural Teaching Slide Collection 
Jerry Berndt Collection
Jerry Berndt Collection 
Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project records (1938-1997)
Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project records (1938-1997) 
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 
Dick Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987
Dick Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987 
Historical California Topographical Maps, 1886-1977
Historical California Topographical Maps, 1886-1977 

Religion and Civic Culture

International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960 
Pentecostal and Charismatic Research Archive
Pentecostal and Charismatic Research Archive 
First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles Collection
First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles Collection 
Gospel Music History Archive
Gospel Music History Archive 
Jerry Berndt Collection
Jerry Berndt Collection 

Science, Technology and Medicine

Muybridge's Complete Human and Animal Locomotion, 1887
Muybridge's Complete Human and Animal Locomotion, 1887 
Biomechanics of Motion Collection
Biomechanics of Motion Collection 
Computer Science Technical Report Archive
Computer Science Technical Report Archive 
The Health and Human Rights Oral History Project
The Health and Human Rights Oral History Project 
Allan Hancock Foundation Collection
Allan Hancock Foundation Collection 
Orthopaedic Surgical Anatomy Teaching Collection
Orthopaedic Surgical Anatomy Teaching Collection 
Albert Vercoutere Collection: Artwork by Psychiatric Occupational Therapy Patients in the 1950's
Albert Vercoutere Collection: Artwork by Psychiatric Occupational Therapy Patients in the 1950's 
Andrew J. and Erna Viterbi Family Archives
Andrew J. and Erna Viterbi Family Archives 

Visual Arts

2002: Trojan of an Ebony Hue
2002: Trojan of an Ebony Hue 
Asian Maps Collection
Asian Maps Collection 
Chinese Posters Collection
Chinese Posters Collection 
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002
Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002 
Japanese Poster Collection
Japanese Poster Collection 
Peterson's Wheels, Kilns & Clay, 1967-1968
Peterson's Wheels, Kilns & Clay, 1967-1968 
RBM: Fine Arts
RBM: Fine Arts 
Russian Satirical Journals: Issues Collection
Russian Satirical Journals: Issues Collection