Slide (Anthony) papers, 1911-1974

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Summary

Title:
Anthony Slide papers
Dates:
1911-1974
Creators:
Slide, Anthony
Abstract:
This collection contains the papers of English film historian and writer Anthony Slide (born 1944). Materials include interviews and correspondence with various silent film personalities, taped interviews, stills, the early manuscript of "The Griffith Actresses" by Slide, early film magazines, and material relating to Vitagraph.
Containers:
Box: 1
Box: 2
Box: 5
Extent:
3.917 Linear Feet 3 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Anthony Slide papers, Collection no. 2149, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the papers of English film historian and writer Anthony Slide (born 1944). Materials include interviews and correspondence with various silent film personalities including Lillian Gish, Anita Loos, Hal Roach, and Blanche Sweet. There are also taped interviews with Lillian Gish/Anita Loos, Ralph Graves, Blanche Sweet, George Walsh, Ruth Waterbury, and others. Also included are stills, the early manuscript of "The Griffith Actresses" by Slide, early film magazines, sheet music, and material relating to Vitagraph.

Biographical / historical:

Anthony Slide (1944-) is an English writer. He is a film historian who has written over seventy books and edited over a hundred more on the history of film.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Anthony Slide, 1974.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed. In 2025, USC Libraries staff found printouts of a collection inventory titled "Anthony Slide Collection (Listing by Anthony Slide)" in an offsite storage facility. The Accessioning Archivist scanned the inventory and uploaded the digital surrogate to the USC Digital Library (see the "Digital Material" link from this finding aid to the USC Digital Library). The inventory lists the collection's contents as they were physically arranged circa 2014. Some of the inventory's description of the material, along with the description of the collection's physical arrangement, is no longer accurate. Parts of the inventory may refer to material held in a separate collection donated by Anthony Slide: Vaudeville posters collection, Collection no. 2612, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-19 15:03:03 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Anthony Slide papers, Collection no. 2149, 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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