Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Mitch Tuchman interview transcripts
- Dates:
- 1971-1991, bulk 1973-1984
- Creators:
- Tuchman, Mitch
- Extent:
- 1.9 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Mitch Tuchman interview transcripts, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Mitch Tuchman interview transcripts span the years circa 1971-1991 (bulk 1973-1984) and encompass 1.9 linear feet. The collection consists of more than 50 unedited typescripts for interviews conducted by Tuchman with film personalities, as well as research material compiled by Tuchman. Among those interviewed are Ray Bradbury, Bruce Conner, Dustin Hoffman, David Lynch, Don Siegel, Steven Spielberg, Andy Warhol, Cindy Williams and Frederick Wiseman. Most of the interviews were conducted in connection with a specific film or topic, such as the supposed "reverse blacklist."
- Biographical / historical:
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Mitch Tuchman is an American author turned lawyer. During the 1970s and 1980s Tuchman's interviews with film personalities and articles on film appeared in "American Film," "Film Comment," and "Premiere," as well as in numerous general interest magazines and newspapers. He served as head of publications at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) for a decade and a half, beginning in 1983. Tuchman has authored books on collectors, American art movements, and American pottery.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mitch Tuchman, 1995
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Subject files.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- journalists
- Names:
- Tuchman, Mitch--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: November 24, 2014
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
- Preferred citation:
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Mitch Tuchman interview transcripts, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226