Esme Chandlee papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers of publicist Esme Chandlee (1918-2012). These papers include information on events, awards, and appearances for her clients. Notable clients included Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, and Spencer Tracy.
Dates
- Creation: 1940 - 1980
Creator
- Chandlee, Esme, 1918-2012 (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
Esme Chandlee (1918-2012) was an American publicist in Hollywood. She represented actors like Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Spencer Tracy, Ava Gardner, and Grace Kelly. She started her career with MGM.
Extent
8.75 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of publicist Esme Chandlee (1918-2012). These papers include information on events, awards, and appearances for her clients. Notable clients included Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, and Spencer Tracy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Esme Chandlee Estate, December 17, 2012.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Esme Chandlee papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 January
- 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