- TitleBertha K. Robinson collection, 1940 - 2000 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)Circa 1940 - 2000 (inclusive)
- Related names
- Description
5 linear ft. of papers
- Summary
The collection includes fan newsletters for the actors Robert Redford, Jane Seymour, and Jeanette MacDonald, among others, as well as fan mail responses from Elizabeth Taylor and Yul Brynner. There is good amount of material on fan conventions for the films GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) and SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1980). Robinson has documentation and written accounts of her experiences attending the Academy Awards for several different years, as a fan in the bleachers, as well as a ticketed guest.
- BiographyBertha K. Robinson is an avid film and television fan and collector based in Southern California. She has been a member of numerous fan clubs since the 1950s and has attended various film related award shows and festivals.
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Bertha K. Robinson, 2014-2015.
- Preferred citationBertha K. Robinson collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 1866
- AvailabilityFor information on the contents and availability of this collection please contact the Reference and Public Services department at ref@oscars.org.
- Moving Image Items
- Library Holdings
