Finding aid for the Albert Bender audiotapes 2367

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 April
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu


Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Albert Bender audiotapes
Creator: Bender, Albert K.
Identifier/Call Number: 2367
Identifier/Call Number: 765
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/5/resources/1242
Physical Description: 6.75 Linear Feet 6 boxes
Date (bulk): 1960s-1970s
Abstract: This collection consists of the audiotapes related to the Max Steiner Music Society and its founder, American author and ufologist Albert K. Bender (1921-2016).
Language of Material: English .
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Container: 2a
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Biographical / Historical

Albert K. Bender (1921-2016) was an American author and a ufologist. He wrote the 1962 non-fiction book "Flying Saucers and the Three Men." Bender founded the International Flying Saucers Bureau in 1952, and in 1965, he founded the Max Steiner Music Society.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the audiotapes related to the Max Steiner Music Society and its founder, American author and ufologist, Albert K. Bender (1921-2016). Bender founded the Max Steiner Music Society in 1965. Members included actors John Wayne, Fred Astaire, and Vincent Price. They published a journal and newsletter.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is ubavailable for access at this time due to its current state of processing

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Albert Bender, October 1981.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Albert Bender audio tapes, Collection no. 2367, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Authors -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Audiotapes
Sound recordings
Bender, Albert K. -- Archives