Jim Brown film and television press kit collection, bulk 1975-2000

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Summary

Creators:
Brown, Jim (James H.), 1932-2017
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).
Extent:
36 Linear Feet 32 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[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.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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."

Acquisition information:
Gift of Jim Brown, ca. 1998.
Processing information:

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.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[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.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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