Claire Windsor collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Claire Windsor (1892-1972) photographs, letters, and newspaper clippings in scrapbooks. Windsor was an American actress during the silent film era. There is also one box containing audio on magnetic tapes. There are approximately 29 scrapbooks of clippings (1921-1965); photographs and portraits of Windsor; correspondence and a file of telegrams from Bert Lytell (1923-1927); movie magazines; still books from What's Worth While (1921), Son of the Sahara (1924), Dance Madness (1926), and several Lois Weber productions; and a pressbook and tape of an interview with Windsor in 1968.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1920s-1972
Creator
- Windsor, Claire (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
Claire Windsor (1892-1972) was an American actress during the silent film era. She was discovered by Lois Weber, a highly regarded female director and producer of silent films for Paramount Pictures. Windsor was one of the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers (WAMPAS) year's most promising starlets in 1922. Windsor's success only lasted during the silent film era however, as she had few and smaller roles after then.
Extent
14.79 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of Claire Windsor (1892-1972) photographs, letters, and newspaper clippings in scrapbooks. Windsor was an American actress during the silent film era.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Claire Windsor, September 23, 1969.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Windsor, Claire -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Claire Windsor collection
- 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