Please excuse the cross-posting to Cinema-L and Film-L as well. I have been asked by a professor here on the TWU campus, Dr, John Calabrese find those university or special libraries in California which specialize in film and film history. He has an interest in these collections on the West Coast because he plans on visiting. He is interested in the collections he can find to help him with his new course: Film Noir--American Style 1940-1958. He is familiar with the collections at USC and UC Berkeley. I'd like to invite all of those who have any knowledge about the existence of these libraries or collections of film in California to respond to me personally at the e-mail address below. In addition, I'm looking for confirmation of what is maybe called The Film Institute or The American Film Institute in Los Angeles or in the Los Angeles area. My question is: what is this institute's purpose? Is it a school, a museum, etc? Any reponse to the above would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance. ___________________________________________________________________________ | "What looks large from a distance, close up is never that big." | | -- Bob Dylan | |___________________________________________________________________________| | __\/__ | | ( ) Joe Natale ***** | | [--O--O--] Reference Librarian * * * * | | \\\--/// Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library * * * * * * * | | \\// Texas Woman's University * * * * | | P. O. Box 23715 ***** | | Denton, Texas 76204-1715 | | | | VOICE (817) 898-3709 BITNET s_natale@twu | | FAX (817) 898-3726 INTERNET [log in to unmask] | |___________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________ | "God have mercy on the man who doubts what he's sure of." | | -- Bruce Springsteen | |___________________________________________________________________________| | __\/__ | | ( ) Joe Natale ***** | | [--O--O--] Reference Librarian * * * * | | \\\--/// Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library * * * * * * * | | \\// Texas Woman's University * * * * | | P. O. Box 23715 ***** | | Denton, Texas 76204-1715 | | | | VOICE (817) 898-3709 BITNET s_natale@twu | | FAX (817) 898-3726 INTERNET [log in to unmask] | |___________________________________________________________________________|