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John Dapper papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2352

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Scope and Contents

This small collection contains set designs and related production files of American set designer and art director John Dapper (born 1923). There are files for thirteen projects, chiefly films, dating from 1957 to 1984. Materials primarily consist of set drawings as well as some production files including schedules and cast lists. There are three other miscellaneous items: the Spring 1989 issue of American Cinemeditor addressed to Dapper's husband, Lyman Hallowell; photocopies pages from a CBS Television Network plastic scenery catalog; and a play by Michael Menaugh with the handwritten title: "For Andre Tchaikowsky / 'I laughed a lot' – Harold Hobson / A Farce in One Act."

Dates

  • Creation: 1957 - 1989

Creator

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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

John Dapper (born 1923) was an American set designer and art director for film, television, and theater. He was married to Lyman Hallowell.

Extent

0.60 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This small collection contains set designs and related production files of American set designer and art director John Dapper (born 1923). There are files for thirteen projects, chiefly films, dating from 1957 to 1984.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of John Dapper and Lyman B. Hallowell, 1989.

Title
Finding aid for the John Dapper papers
Status
Completed
Author
Diann Benti
Date
2021 December
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

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