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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Charles Higham collection
Creator:
Higham, Charles, 1931-2012
Identifier/Call Number: 2165.2
Physical Description:
156.94 Linear Feet
137 boxes
Date (bulk): 1970s-2000s
Abstract: This collection consists of the papers of Charles Higham (1931-2012). Materials include research and papers for his biographies
and investigative journalism, including newspaper clippings, interviews, and videotapes.
Language of Material:
English.
Advance notice required for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Charles Higham, July 23, 1982-August 27, 2010.
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.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Charles Higham collection, Collection no. 2165.2, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed. The inventory is based on box labels and may not fully represent the contents within.
See also: Charles Higham collection (Coll. No. 2165)
This collection consists of Charles Higham's (1931-2012) research and papers for his biographies and investigative journalism,
including newspaper clippings, interviews, and videotapes. 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.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Biographers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Authors, English -- Biography -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Videotapes
Books
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Newspaper clippings
Journalism
Interviews
Interviews -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Research (documents)
Celebrities
Royal houses -- Great Britain -- Archival resources
Higham, Charles, 1931-2012 -- Archives