Title: Los Angeles Public Library Film Collection
Collection Number: 0146
Span Dates: 1903 – 1990
Creator: Los Angeles Public Library
Extent: 1800 TITLES
Links: Download 353 page catalog or Read 353 page catalog online
Subject(s): Educational Films ; Learning ; Public Libraries ; School ; Los Angeles ; LAPL ; Famous People ; Notables ; Celebrities ; Celebrity Profiles
Notes: The Educational Film Collection includes over 1800 titles from the Los Angeles Public Library on 16mm film. Educational film topics range from science to social issues, cultural differences, travel, art, history, animals, and more. Several films profile celebrities and icons such as James Wong Howe, Aretha Franklin, Marilyn Monroe, Buster Keaton, Martin Luther King, Jackson Pollock, Sonny Rollins, Gregory Peck, Cary Grant, Steve McQueen, and Grace Kelly. Other notable subjects are the Tournament of Roses Parade, The Great Train Robbery, and a small number of feature films. A full list of titles and topics is available in the 1981 film guide, linked above. Shortly after the Library published this guide, they transitioned from film to video holdings.
Citation: LAPL Educational Film Collection, HMH Foundation Moving Image Archive, University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
Location: USC HMH Foundation Moving Image Archive
Access: Available by appointment or some digital access.