David Shepard collection on John Hoffman and Slavko Vorkapich
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of lectures, articles, newspaper clippings, correspondences, photographs, and other papers on film montage editors John Hoffman and Slavko Vorkapich compiled by film preservationist David Shepard. Hoffman and Vorkapich created two visual tone poems together. The second of which, "Forest Murmurs" (1947), was restored by David Shepard in 2004.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1980s-2000s
Creator
- Shepard, David (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
David Shepard (1940-2017) was a film preservationist. His company, Film Preservation Associates, created high quality versions of silent films. Shepard joined the American Film Institute and started restoring films in 1968. John Hoffman (1904-1980) was an American director and film editor of montage sequences. Slavko Vorkapich (1894-1976) was a Serbian-born Hollywood montage creator and a former chair of the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts from 1949 to 1951. John Hoffman and Slavko Vorkapich created two visual tone poems together. The second of which, "Forest Murmurs" (1947), was restored by David Shepard in 2004.
Extent
16.98 Linear Feet (13 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of lectures, articles, newspaper clippings, correspondences, photographs, and other papers on film montage editors John Hoffman and Slavko Vorkapich compiled by film preservationist David Shepard. Hoffman and Vorkapich created two visual tone poems together. The second of which, "Forest Murmurs" (1947), was restored by David Shepard in 2004.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of David Shephard, February 1, 2015.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Hoffman, John, 1904-1980 -- Archives (Person)
- Vorkapich, Slavko -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the David Shepard collection on John Hoffman and Slavko Vorkapich
- 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
- Box: 1a (Textual Materials)
- Box: 1b (Textual Materials)
- Box: 2 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 3 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 6 (Textual Materials)
- Box: 7 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 8 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 9 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 10 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 11 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 12 (Mixed Materials)
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