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Hjalmar Hermanson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2472

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the set drawings and photographs of American set designer, Hjalmar Hermanson (1907–1994). Photographs include sets he did for theaters. His set drawings are largely pencil sketches. Hermanson worked on theater productions, as well as television series such as "Toast of the Town," "Here and Now," "NBC News," and "The Kate Smith Show."

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1950s-1970s

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

Hjalmar Hermanson (1907–1994) was an American set designer. Hermanson worked on theater productions, as well as television series such as "Toast of the Town," "Here and Now," "NBC News," and "The Kate Smith Show." From 1946 to 1948 he was the designer for Kaj Velden Studios. Following this he worked for CBS, then NBC.

Extent

18.333 Linear Feet (12 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of the set drawings and photographs of American set designer, Hjalmar Hermanson (1907–1994).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Hjalmar Hermanson estate, 1995.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Hjalmar Hermanson papers
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2022 April
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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