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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Jim Brown film and television press kit collection
Creator:
Brown, Jim (James H.), 1932-2017
Identifier/Call Number: 2392
Physical Description:
36 Linear Feet
32 boxes
Date (bulk): 1975-2000
Abstract: This collection contains more than 1800 press kits for American releases of movies and television shows, chiefly from the
1980s and 1990s, collected by NBC Today Show correspondent Jim Brown (1932-2017).
Language of Material:
English.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jim Brown, ca. 1998.
Jim Brown (1932-2017) was an American television journalist. Brown was an entertainment correspondent for the Today Show on
NBC from 1978 to 2001 and was known as "Our Man in Hollywood."
[Box/folder no. or item name], Jim Brown film and television press kit collection, Collection no. 2392, Cinematic Arts Library,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
This collection contains more than 1800 press kits for American releases of movies and television shows, chiefly from the
1980s and 1990s, collected by NBC Today Show correspondent Jim Brown (1932-2017). Boxes 1-24 contain film press kits and Boxes
25-32 contain television press kits. The press kits are folders containing images and information about the film or television
show, which were distributed to publicize the project's release.
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.
Processed by USC students in 2019 as part of the "Piloting a Shared Practice for Accessible Archival Descriptions" Dean's
Challenge Grant. Additional description by Diann Benti in 2021.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Advertising -- Motion pictures -- United States
Advertising -- Television programs -- United States
Motion pictures -- Archival resources
Television -- Archival resources
Press kits
Brown, Jim (James H.), 1932-2017 -- Archives