Roscoe Karns collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2522

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the papers and film reels of American actor Roscoe Karns (1891-1970). The papers include clippings, scripts, and film stills. Karns appeared in over 150 roles in both film and television.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1910s-1960s

Creator

Karns, Roscoe, 1893-1970 (Person)

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

Roscoe Karns (1891-1970) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 150 film and television roles during his career. He was most known for his comedic roles.