Jess Robbins papers

Collection

Identifier: 2467

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Scope and Contents

This small collection contains correspondence, publicity and press, and photographs related to the career of American silent film director Jess Robbins (1886-1973). The bulk of the collection dates from 1913 to the early 1920s. Materials include ten pieces of correspondence, film publicity and press related to Robbins' films and career, and photographs of Robbins, his productions, cast members including Charlie Chaplin and Jimmy Aubrey, and the "Robbins Photo Plays Company" studio at 2901 Central Avenue, Los Angeles.

Dates

Creation: 1913 - 1963

Creator

Robbins, Jess, 1886-1973 (Person)

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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.

Extent

2.02 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This small collection contains correspondence, publicity and press, and photographs related to the career of American silent film director Jess Robbins (1886-1973). The bulk of the collection dates from 1913 to the early 1920s. Materials include ten pieces of correspondence, film publicity and press related to Robbins' films and career, and photographs of Robbins, his productions, studio, and cast members including Charlie Chaplin and Jimmy Aubrey.