Martin Retting collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of magic lanterns, antique scientific lantern slides, a Kinora, and seven Kinora reels. The magic lantern and Kinora were early entertainment devices that projected images.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1850s-1910s
Creator
- Retting, Martin (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
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.
Biographical / Historical
The Kinora was an early motion picture device developed in 1895.
The magic lantern was an early type of image projector developed in the 17th century.
Extent
10.563 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of magic lanterns, antique scientific lantern slides, a Kinora, and Kinora reels.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, July 2 and September 17, 1982.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Retting, Martin -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
- Title
- Finding aid for the Martin Retting collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 May
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu