Finding aid for the Kate Buford collection of Burt Lancaster records 2583
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 July
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
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Note
Housed with collection #2582
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Kate Buford collection of Burt Lancaster records
Creator:
Buford, Kate
Identifier/Call Number: 2583
Physical Description:
0.28 Linear Feet
1 folder
Date (inclusive): 1963-1967
Abstract: Collection consists of U.S. State Department Passport File and an FBI file on American actor Burt Lancaster.
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Burton Lancaster (1913-1994) was an American actor and producer. Lancaster along with Harold Hecht, and James Hill, started
the production company Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, making most of their films in the 1950s. Lancaster won the Academy Award for
Best Actor for his role in
Elmer Gantry (1960). Lancaster was a vocal supporter of progressive and liberal political causes. He frequently spoke out in support of
minorities. As a result, he was often a target of FBI investigations. He was named in President Richard Nixon's 1973 "Enemies
List".
Collection consists of U.S. State Department Passport File and an FBI file on American actor Burt Lancaster. These records
were amassed by the United States government investigating Lancaster's assumed Communist activities. Records were gathered
by Lancaster's biographer Kate Buford through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Originally part of the Ethel Barrymore Memorial Theatre Arts Collection at the University of Southern California Library
100 Series.
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by author Kate Buford in 1999.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Kate Buford collection of Burt Lancaster records, Collection no. 2583, Cinematic Arts Library,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Government records
Buford, Kate -- Archives
Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994 -- Archives