Leonard H. Goldenson Collection, 1915-1994.

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Leonard H. Goldenson Collection, 1915-1994.

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The Leonard H. Goldenson Collection consists of material relating to the day to day operations of the American Broadcasting Company and the activities of Leonard H. Goldenson, its president from 1953 to 1986. The collection consists mainly of correspondence and artifacts, as well as scrapbooks, ephemera, newspaper clippings, photographs, VHS film, and audio. A sizeable amount of the collection is dedicated to Leonard H. Goldenson's founding of and continued philanthropic efforts with United Cerebral Palsy. There is also material relating to Goldenson's autobiography Beating The Odds.

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University of Southern California, USC Libraries

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University of Southern California, USC Libraries

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