Finding aid for the Charles Higham collection 2165.2
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated. Additional description added by Diann Benti.
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 February
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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.
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. 2165.2, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed. 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)
Scope and Contents
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.
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
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
Box 12, Box 13, Box 33
British royal family misc.
Box 11, Box 92, Box 96, Box 102
Box 93, Box 94, Box 95, Box 96, Box 97, Box 98, Box 99, Box 100, Box 101
Box 25, Box 26, Box 27, Box 28, Box 29, Box 30, Box 31, Box 32, Box 34
Box 35, Box 36, Box 37, Box 38, Box 39, Box 40, Box 41
Box 106, Box 107, Box 108, Box 109, Box 111, Box 116
Box 79
Articles, correspondence, etc.
Box 88
Supplement: Assassination plans to McClellan
Box 89
Supplement: McDonald to Wood
Box 90
Supplement: codes, correspondence, manuscripts, miscellaneous
Box 91
Supplement: miscellaneous files
Box 49
William Desmond Taylor murder case
Box 42
Photographs and negatives
Box 43, Box 44, Box 45, Box 46, Box 47, Box 48
Box 12
Writings by Charles Higham
Box 50, Box 51, Box 52, Box 53, Box 54, Box 55, Box 56, Box 57, Box 59, Box 60, Box 61
Miscellaneous professional and personal papers, typescripts and letters
Box 62, Box 63, Box 64, Box 65, Box 66, Box 67, Box 68, Box 69, Box 70, Box 71A, Box 71B, Box 72
Miscellaneous information, typescripts, and manuscripts
Box 83, Box 84, Box 85, Box 86, Box 114, Box 115, Box 116
Box 103, Box 105
Miscellaneous research files (including the British Royal family)
Box 117, Box 118, Box 119, Box 120, Box 121, Box 122, Box 123, Box 124, Box 125, Box 126, Box 127, Box 128, Box 129, Box 130, Box 131
Box 132, Box 133, Box 134, Box 135, Box 136, Box 137, Box 138
Box 139, Box 140
Audio cassettes: Charles Higham taped interviews
