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Les Norvos photographs

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2491

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of black and white headshots and other photographs of Hollywood actors and producers belonging to former USC professor Les Norvos. Collection includes photographs of producer Milton H. Bren and his wife Marion Newbert, actor Richard Barthelmess, and actresses Betty Grabel, Irene Dunne, and Constance Moore, among others.

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1935-1940

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

Les Norvos was a film professor at the University of Southern California in the 1950s. His courses focused on cinematic storytelling based on Sergei Eisenstein and Slavko Vorkapich’s ideas of movement, editing, and montage.

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection consists of black and white headshots and other photographs of Hollywood actors and producers belonging to former USC professor Les Norvos.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Les Norvos photographs
Status
Minimally Processed
Author
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2022 August
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

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library G4
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Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States