Kate Buford collection of Burt Lancaster records
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of U.S. State Department Passport File and an FBI file on American actor Burt Lancaster. These records were amassed by the United States government investigating Lancaster’s assumed Communist activities. Records were gathered by Lancaster’s biographer Kate Buford through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Originally part of the Ethel Barrymore Memorial Theatre Arts Collection at the University of Southern California Library 100 Series.
Dates
- Creation: 1963 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required 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.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Biographical / Historical
Burton Lancaster (1913-1994) was an American actor and producer. Lancaster along with Harold Hecht, and James Hill, started the production company Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, making most of their films in the 1950s. Lancaster won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Elmer Gantry (1960). Lancaster was a vocal supporter of progressive and liberal political causes. He frequently spoke out in support of minorities. As a result, he was often a target of FBI investigations. He was named in President Richard Nixon’s 1973 “Enemies List”.
Extent
0.28 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of U.S. State Department Passport File and an FBI file on American actor Burt Lancaster.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by author Kate Buford in 1999.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Kate Buford collection of Burt Lancaster records
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 July
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu