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Robert F. Jani papers

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Identifier: 0291

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the personal and business papers of Robert F. Jani (1934-1989). He was a creator, director and executive producer of musical spectaculars, television productions, pageants and extravaganzas, celebrations, international events, parades, arena shows and sports events, world premieres and openings, pyrotechnic shows, expositions, and theme parks. Mr. Jani was a founder of USC Songfest and principal of Robert F. Jani Productions, Inc. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1956.

Jani worked on such events and places as the Los Angeles bicentennial, the United States bicentennial, the USC centennial, Radio City Music Hall, the Madison Square Garden centennial, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, Super Bowls, Orange Bowls, the Los Angeles Music Center, Ronald Reagan's inauguration, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee, and many more.

His collection includes event scripts, memorabilia, brochures, audio cassettes, firework plans, drawings, ephemera, publications, photographs, slides, presentations, books, and more.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1950s-1980s

Creator

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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 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.

Biographical / Historical

Robert Jani (1934-1989) was an American event producer who specialized in spectacular events. He was affiliated with the Walt Disney Company and some of its most famous entertainment events, including the Main Street Electrical Parade. He has also been credited with producing the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial Celebration in New York Harbor and the Super Bowl's half-time entertainment. Jani graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Telecommunications and Stage Production and Design.

Extent

343.021 Linear Feet (291 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of the personal and business papers of Robert F. Jani (1934-1989). He was a creator, director and executive producer of musical spectaculars, television productions, pageants and extravaganzas, celebrations, international events, parades, arena shows and sports events, world premieres and openings, pyrotechnic shows, expositions, and theme parks. Mr. Jani was a founder of USC Songfest and principal of Robert F. Jani Productions, Inc. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1956.

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This collection is unprocessed.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding aid for the Robert F. Jani papers
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2023 March
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

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Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States

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