Biographical / Historical
Scope and Contents
Conditions Governing Access
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Leonard Maltin collection
Creator:
Maltin, Leonard
Identifier/Call Number: 2487
Physical Description:
98.229 Linear Feet
72 boxes
Date (bulk): 1980s-2010s
Abstract: This collection consists of the realia, papers, and books of American film critic and film historian Leonard Maltin (b. 1950).
Language of Material:
English.
Biographical / Historical
Leonard Maltin (born 1950) is an American film critic and film historian. He has written books on cinema and movie reviews,
as well as articles for newspapers, journals, and magazines. He has appeared on a number of radio shows, animated shows, podcasts,
and television shows. Maltin teaches in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the realia, papers, and books of American film critic and film historian Leonard Maltin. This
realia includes film related items that Maltin was given throughout his career, including advance release VHS tapes, booklets,
books, CDs, stuffed animals, toys, hats, DVDs, and souvenirs. Also included in this collection are cassettes of Maltin's radio
appearances, zines, magazines, correspondences, and clippings.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Leonard Maltin, 2007.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Leonard Maltin collection, Collection no. 2487, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Film criticism
Realia
Books
Journals (periodicals)
Dinosaurs in motion pictures -- Archival resources
Motion pictures -- Reviews -- Archival resources
Feature films -- Archival resources
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence
Maltin, Leonard -- Archives