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Title: Leo F. Buscaglia Archives
Collection number: 0344
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
11.0 Linear feet
11 boxes
Date: 1904-2000, undated
Language of materials: The materials in the archives are written primarily in English, except for items in the Rocco Bartolomeo Buscaglia File, which
are written in Italian.
creator:
Buscaglia, Leo F.
Leo F. Buscaglia was born Felice Leonardo Buscaglia in Los Angeles, California, on March 31, 1924, one of four children of
Italian parents, Rocco Bartolomeo (Tulio) and Rosa Buscaglia. A noted educator, lecturer, and author, Buscaglia served in
the U.S. Navy during World War II, working in a military hospital.
Following his military service and academic pursuits, Buscaglia embarked on a career in education and public speaking. He
served as supervisor of special education in the Pasadena (CA) City Schools from 1960 - 1965. Then he joined the faculty of
the School of Education at the University of Southern California (USC), where he taught special education and counseling from
1965 - 1984. In addition to teaching at USC, Buscaglia also became a world-reknowned public speaker, lecturer, and author
on loving and human relationships. He continued his writing and speaking engagements following his retirement from USC in
1984 until his death in 1998.
He was the best-selling author of such books as
Love,
Personhood,
Living, Loving & Learning, and
Born for Love. He also wrote a number of articles and a column in the
Los Angeles Times.
Buscaglia earned his bachelor's degree in English and speech from USC in 1950, followed by the master's degree in language
and speech pathology in 1954, and the Ph.D. in language and speech pathology in 1963, both also from USC.
Buscagalia passed away in Glenbrook, Nev., in 1998 at the age of 74.
The Leo F. Buscaglia Archives was given to the USC Libraries Special Collections by Steven Short.
The archives was created by Leo F. Buscaglia and Steven Short, and remained in the custody of Dr. Buscaglia and Steven Short
until Mr. Short donated it to the USC Libraries Special Collections in September 2007.
Researchers must follow copyright restrictions when using materials in the archives as part of their own research and publication.
The archives is open for research use, except for a few items that are considered confidential because of the information
contained in them.
The Leo F. Buscaglia Archives is arranged in 2 series: Series I: Personal, Series II: Professional. The files within each
series are arranged alphabetically. The exception to this rule would be the scrapbooks, which are placed in the last 5 boxes
of the collection, due to their size, and are arranged for the most part chronologically.
The Leo F. Buscaglia Archives contains material pertaining to his personal life as well as to his professional career. The
noted educator, author, and lecturer collected material not only that he created, but also material that was written about
him and his work. The personal material includes cartoons, clippings, correspondence, legal items, obituaries, and photographs.
The professional material includes articles, artwork, book manuscripts, correspondence, lectures, photographs, and scrapbooks.
[Box/folder# or item name], Leo F. Buscaglia Archive, Collection no. 0344, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Buscaglia, Leo F. -- Archives
Buscaglia, Rocco Bartolomeo -- Archives
Felice Foundation. -- Archives
Short, Steven
Slack, Charles W. -- Archives
University of Southern California. -- Archives
Clippings
Correspondence
Counseling--Archival resources
Death--Archival resources
Interpersonal relations--Archival resources
Life--Archival resources
Love--Archival resources
People with disabilities--Archival resources
Photographs
Psychology, Religious--Archival resources
Scrapbooks
Self-actualization (Psychology)--Archival resources
Special education--Archival resources
Stuttering--Archival resources