Conditions Governing Access
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Biographical / Historical
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Related Materials
Scope and Contents
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Conditions Governing Use
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Charles Higham collection
Creator:
Higham, Charles, 1931-2012
Identifier/Call Number: 2165
Physical Description:
106.85 Linear Feet
89 boxes
Date (bulk): 1920s-1990s
Abstract: This collection consists of Charles Higham's (1931-2012) research and papers for his biographies and investigative journalism.
Higham was an English journalist and biographer who moved to the United States in 1969. He wrote biographies of celebrities
as well as books about Nazis in the United States. This collection includes research he did for his books, including: "Trading
with the Enemy: The Nazi American Money Plot 1933-1949" (1983), "Errol Flynn: The Untold Story" (1980), "Orson Welles: The
Rise and Fall of An American Genius" (1985), "Princess Merle: The Romantic Life of Merle Oberon" (1983) with Roy Moseley,
and "Lucy: The Life of Lucille Ball" (1986).
Language of Material:
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Charles Higham, July 23, 1982-August 27, 2010.
Biographical / Historical
Charles Higham (1931-2012) was an English journalist and biographer. He wrote biographies about Katharine Hepburn, Errol Flynn,
Lucille Ball, Wallis Simpson (Duchess of Windsor), Cary Grant, and many more. He also wrote investigative journalism books
about Nazis in the United States. Higham moved to Australia in 1954 and worked in journalism before moving to the United States
in 1969 where he started publishing books.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Charles Higham collection, Collection no. 2165, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed. Box 56 not on shelf as of February 2022. The inventory is based on box labels and may not
fully represent the contents within.
Related Materials
See also: Charles Higham collection (Coll. No. 2165-2)
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Charles Higham's (1931-2012) research and papers for his biographies and investigative journalism.
Higham was an English journalist and biographer who moved to the United States in 1969. He wrote biographies of celebrities
as well as books about Nazis in the United States. This collection includes research he did for his books, including: "Trading
with the Enemy: The Nazi American Money Plot 1933-1949" (1983), "Errol Flynn: The Untold Story" (1980), "Orson Welles: The
Rise and Fall of An American Genius" (1985), "Princess Merle: The Romantic Life of Merle Oberon" (1983) with Roy Moseley,
and "Lucy: The Life of Lucille Ball" (1986). Within the research files, there are many photocopies of archival documents collected
by Higham during his research.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors, English -- Biography -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Biographers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Celebrities -- United States -- Biography -- Archival resources
Interviews -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Journalism
Notebooks
Journals (accounts)
Research (documents)
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Audiotapes
Interviews (Sound recordings)
Higham, Charles, 1931-2012 -- Archives