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Charles Higham collection
Collection
Identifier: 2165
Abstract
This collection consists of Charles Higham's (1931-2012) research and papers for his biographies and investigative journalism. Higham was an English journalist and biographer who moved to the United States in 1969. He wrote biographies of celebrities as well as books about Nazis in the United States. This collection includes research he did for his books, including: "Trading with the Enemy: The Nazi American Money Plot 1933-1949" (1983), "Errol Flynn: The Untold Story" (1980), "Orson Welles:...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1920s-1990s
Found in:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Charles Higham collection
Collection
Identifier: 2165-2
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of Charles Higham (1931-2012). Materials include research and papers for his biographies and investigative journalism, including newspaper clippings, interviews, and videotapes.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970s-2000s
Found in:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Los Angeles Webster Commission records
Collection
Identifier: 0244
Abstract
On April 29, 1992, the city of Los Angeles erupted into riots after four LAPD officers accused of beating motorist Rodney King were acquitted of all criminal charges. The effects were catastrophic; in total, the chaos persisted for six days and resulted in 58 deaths, 2,383 injuries, and nearly a billion dollars in property damage. The extent of the human and material losses incurred from the riots, coupled with intense public scrutiny of the LAPD, led the Los Angeles Board of Police...
Dates:
1931 - 1992; Majority of material found within
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Gregory Freeman Stone collection on the Robert F. Kennedy assassination
Collection
Identifier: 0241
Abstract
The collection includes files accumulated by Gregory Freemen Stone during his investigation into the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
Dates:
1944 - 1992
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections