Finding aid for the Arthur Knight collection 2319
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 April
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Arthur Knight collection
Creator:
Knight, Arthur
Identifier/Call Number: 2319
Physical Description:
86.875 Linear Feet
71 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1957-1966
Abstract: This collection contains the papers and tapes of film critic and historian Arthur Knight (1916-1991).
Language of Material:
English.
This collection is currently unavailable for access.
This collection contains the papers and tapes of film critic and historian Arthur Knight (1916-1991). The papers consist of
the manuscript and illustration layouts of Knight's book "The Liveliest Art" (1957). There are also 70 tapes primarily from
WNYC radio program "Knight at the Movies" (1958-1960). There are interviews/discussions with filmmakers such as Jacques Tati,
John Sturges, George Stevens, Leo McCarey, Stanley Donen, William Wyler, and Rene Clair. In addition, there is a music track
from "And Now Miguel" (1966) and miscellaneous tapes.
Arthur Knight (1916–1991) was a movie critic, film historian, professor, and TV and radio host. He wrote "The Liveliest Art,"
a history of the cinema used as a textbook at colleges and universities. He taught at the University of Southern California,
with students including George Lucas and John Carpenter. Knight wrote for The Hollywood Reporter, produced and hosted the
1985 series "Sex in Cinema" for the Playboy Channel, and hosted the radio series "Knight at the Movies."
This collection is currently unavailable 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.
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 Arthur Knight, November 16, 1961.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Arthur Knight collection, Collection no. 2319, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Acetate film
Documentary films -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Motion pictures -- Reviews -- Archival resources
Film festival programs
Film criticism
Pornographic films -- Archival resources
Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- Archival resources
Radio programs -- Archival resources
Scripts
Magnetic tapes
Faculty papers
Conference proceedings
Programs (documents)
Journals (periodicals)
Motion pictures -- United States -- Periodicals
Serial periodicals
Books
Magazines (periodicals)
Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Archival resources
Newspapers
Video recordings
Knight, Arthur -- Archives