Richmond Shepard papers
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers of American mime Richmond Shepard (1929-2019), chiefly relating to his career in the 1960s and 1970s. Materials include a typescript manuscript of "Mime—The Technique of Silence," a book written by Shepard; two articles by Shepard; contracts; performance programs and fliers; press clippings; and photographs. An oversize folder holds a lobby card for a 1967 Cal State Long Beach event and a set of 1964 newspaper clippings of advertisements for Ann Barry Jr. clothing featuring Shepard.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1954-1987 (bulk 1960s-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
Richmond Shephard (1929-2019) was an American mime, actor, and theater owner. He began performing as a mime on television in the 1950s and wrote "Mime: The Technique of Silence," a workbook published in 1971. He was also known as Lionel Shepard.
Extent
0.60 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains papers of American mime Richmond Shepard (1929-2019), chiefly relating to his career as a mime in the 1960s and 1970s. Materials include writings, contracts, programs, ephemera, press clippings, and photographs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Richmond Shepard, May 9, 1973, June 1973, and July 1989.
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as Collection No. 89.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Richmond Shepard papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Diann Benti
- Date
- 2022 March
- 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
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu