Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Leonard Maltin collection
- Dates:
- bulk 1980s-2010s
- Creators:
- Maltin, Leonard
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of the realia, papers, and books of American film critic and film historian Leonard Maltin (b. 1950).
- Extent:
- 98.229 Linear Feet 72 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Leonard Maltin collection, Collection no. 2487, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Leonard Maltin, 2007.
- Processing information:
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This collection is unprocessed.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-09-07 11:27:43 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Leonard Maltin collection, Collection no. 2487, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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Cinematic Arts LibraryDoheny Memorial Library, Room G4Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-8383