Anthony Slide papers
Scope and Contents
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, and material relating to Vitagraph.
Dates
- Creation: 1911 - 1974
Creator
- Slide, Anthony (Person)
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
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.
Extent
3.917 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Anthony Slide, 1974.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Slide, Anthony -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Anthony Slide papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 February
- 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