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Ann Sperber papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2346

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the papers of writer Ann Sperber (1935-1994). Of note, the collection includes her research for the biographies she wrote, including "Bogart," as well as legal research.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1960s-1980s

Creator

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

Ann Sperber (1935-1994) was an author. She was known for her biographies of Edward R. Murrow and Humphrey Bogart. Sperber has an award named after her; the Ann M. Sperber Prize is an annual award given by Fordham University that recognizes outstanding biographies of journalists.

Extent

22.5 Linear Feet (20 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of writer Ann Sperber (1935-1994), including her research for the biographies she wrote, including "Bogart," as well as legal research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Ann Sperber, January 10, 1991.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Ann Sperber 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

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