Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Schwoegler, Thomas
- Abstract:
- The Breaking Away mss., 1978-1982, consist of production materials, press kits, and ephemera related to the film Breaking Away and its international versions.
- Extent:
- 1 Box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Breaking Away mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Breaking Away (1979) is an Academy Award-winning film centering on four teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana, who form a cycling team for the Little 500, an annual bicycle race held at Indiana University.
Thomas Schwoegler is a long-time Little 500 coach who consulted for and acted in Breaking Away.
- Scope and Content:
The collection consists of promotional materials, correspondence, production materials, posters, press kits, and ephemera from the film Breaking Away collected by Thomas Schwoegler, consultant to the film and longtime Little 500 coach.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2015
- Processing information:
Processed by Kamden Spies, under the supervision of Kyra Triebold. Completed in 2020.
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged following original order.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Motion picture film
Cycling - Places:
- Bloomington (Ind.).
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Breaking Away mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu