Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Library collection, bulk 1950s-1990s

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Summary

Title:
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Library collection
Dates:
bulk 1950s-1990s
Creators:
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation
Abstract:
This collection contains photographs, scripts, promotional materials, and posters related to television programs of the 20th century as collected by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Library.
Extent:
264.44 Linear Feet 226 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Library collection, Collection no. 2135, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains photographs, scripts, promotional materials, and posters related to television programs of the 20th century as collected by the Television Arts and Sciences Library.

Biographical / historical:

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences was founded in 1946, by television producer Syd Cassyd, who envisioned a forum where all aspects and concerns of the television as a medium could be discussed. In the 1990s the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences transferred all of its reference materials to the University of California Los Angeles Film and Television Archive and to the University of Southern California Cinematic Arts Library.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, November 30, 2007.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Marissa Chavez Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-11-05 15:31:36 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is currently unavailable for access because of its size and current level of processing. Contact the Cinematic Arts Library ctlibarc@usc.edu for details.

Terms of access:

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:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Library collection, Collection no. 2135, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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