Buscaglia (Leo F.) Archives, 1904-2000

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Summary

Title:
Leo F. Buscaglia Archives
Dates:
1904-2000
Creators:
Buscaglia, Leo F.
Abstract:
The Leo F. Buscaglia Archives contains material pertaining to his personal life as well as to his professional career.
Extent:
36 Linear Feet 36 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Language:
The materials in the archives are written primarily in English, except for items in the Rocco Bartolomeo Buscaglia file, which are written in Italian.
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Leo F. Buscaglia Archive, Collection no. 0344, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

The Leo F. Buscaglia Archives contains material pertaining to his personal life as well as to his professional career. The noted educator, author, and lecturer collected material not only that he created, but also material that was written about him and his work. The personal material includes cartoons, clippings, correspondence, legal items, obituaries, and photographs. The professional material includes articles, artwork, book manuscripts, correspondence, lectures, photographs, and scrapbooks.

Biographical / historical:

Leo F. Buscaglia was born Felice Leonardo Buscaglia in Los Angeles, California, on March 31, 1924, one of four children of Italian parents, Rocco Bartolomeo (Tulio) and Rosa Buscaglia. A noted educator, lecturer, and author, Buscaglia served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, working in a military hospital.

Following his military service and academic pursuits, Buscaglia embarked on a career in education and public speaking. He served as supervisor of special education in the Pasadena (CA) City Schools from 1960 - 1965. Then he joined the faculty of the School of Education at the University of Southern California (USC), where he taught special education and counseling from 1965 - 1984. In addition to teaching at USC, Buscaglia also became a world-reknowned public speaker, lecturer, and author on loving and human relationships. He continued his writing and speaking engagements following his retirement from USC in 1984 until his death in 1998.

He was the best-selling author of such books as Love, Personhood, Living, Loving & Learning, and Born for Love. He also wrote a number of articles and a column in the Los Angeles Times.

Buscaglia earned his bachelor's degree in English and speech from USC in 1950, followed by the master's degree in language and speech pathology in 1954, and the Ph.D. in language and speech pathology in 1963, both also from USC.

Buscagalia passed away in Glenbrook, Nev., in 1998 at the age of 74.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Steven Short, initially in 2007 with an accrual in 2022. The cassette tape titled "Love in the Classroom" was a gift from the University of Northern Colorado in 2018.
Custodial history:

The archives was created by Leo F. Buscaglia and Steven Short, and remained in the custody of Dr. Buscaglia and Steven Short until Mr. Short donated it to the USC Libraries Special Collections in September 2007.

Arrangement:

The Leo F. Buscaglia Archives is organized into two series: Series I: Personal, Series II: Professional. The files within each series are arranged alphabetically. The exception to this rule would be the scrapbooks, which are placed in the last 5 boxes of the collection, due to their size, and are arranged for the most part chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Michael Q. Hooks
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-07-18 11:24:31 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access. The majority of the collection is open for research use, except for a few items that are considered confidential because of the information contained in them.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections 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.

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Leo F. Buscaglia Archive, Collection no. 0344, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-2587
specol@usc.edu
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