California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

University of California at Los Angeles President Robert Sproul in front of Royce Hall, November, 1937

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University of California at Los Angeles President Robert Sproul in front of Royce Hall, November, 1937

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Photograph of University of California at Los Angeles President Robert Sproul in front of Royce Hall, November, 1937. Sproul can be seen standing with another man in the foreground at center. Both men are wearing dark suits and are looking towards the viewer. In the background, the large brick towers of Royce Hall loom over a grassy quad. Several students can be seen on a walkway in front of the large building. Leafy trees are visible in the background. A note on the negative sleeve contains accession numbers CHS-49200 and CHS-49981.

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Title University of California at Los Angeles President Robert Sproul in front of Royce Hall, November, 1937

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1937-11

Subject buildings (lcsh), educational facilities (adlf), Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-1975 (personal name), Universities and colleges (lcsh), University of California, Los Angeles (naf corporate name)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries), Westwood (city or populated place)

Temporal Subject 1937-11

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4435

Identifier 49200; 49981 (accession number), CHS-49200 (call number), CHS-49981 (call number), CHS-49981 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-4763 (legacy record id), chs-m4435 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 4763

Unique identifier UC126762

Legacy Identifier CHS-49981.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 29.3 in × 22.6 in at 300dpi
74.5 cm × 57.5 cm at 300dpi

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Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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