Students in the Archives
We often send our students into the archives to do research for their honors theses. Here are some pictures of students working hard to create history…
Lost Los Angeles: The Wine Capital of the World!
USC students in a history course had the chance to learn about the history of winemaking in Los Angeles. Unbeknownst to many, Los Angeles was a powerhouse in the industry in the 19th century (take that Napa), with vineyards dotting the landscape around Union Station and downtown. Here we are visiting Angelino Winery downtown, which still produces wine from grapes grown in LA County (sadly no wine tasting took place).
Angelino Winery
Drawing of the Sainsevain Winery on Aliso Street, Los Angeles, ca.1870
Courtesy of University of Southern California Libraries and California Historical Society
Sunny Slope Winery in Pasadena, Los Angeles, ca.1899
Courtesy of University of Southern California Libraries and California Historical Society
Dohney After Dark: Halloween in USC’s Special Collections
Every year we co-host a Halloween event with USC Libraries in Special Collections (where they house all the cool rare books and manuscripts). We pick a number of spooky items and set up ghoulish challenges for you to complete in teams.
Where You Stand: Chinatown, 1880-1939
Here are students examining the exhibit “Where You Stand, 1880-1939,” which highlights the fact that LA’s Union Station stands on top of its Old Chinatown. On this field trip, students were introduced to the topic by the history department’s own Prof. Deverell, who helped develop the exhibit.
“Portrait of “The Old Chinatown Blacksmith” in Chinatown, ca.1899”
Courtesy of University of Southern California Libraries and California Historical Society
Crowds watch train celebrating completion of the new Union Station, 1939
Courtesy of University of Southern California Libraries
Sex and the City: Exploring how Gender in Inscribed into the Fabric of London
Every year history students are given the opportunity to take a fully funded travel course, where they journey to a location chosen by the professor for a week. Here we see students exploring London in HIST 395: Sex & the City: Constructing Gender in London, 1700-1900.
