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Otto Kruger scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2575

Scope and Contents

Collection includes scrapbook pages of clippings of advertisements and reviews for the play Counsellor-at-Law starring American actor Otto Kruger (1885-1974) at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles.

Dates

  • Creation: 1933

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 cin@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

Otto Kruger (1885-1974) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He made his Broadway debut in 1915 and quickly became a matinee idol, with his stage career reaching its height in the 1930s. Kruger went on to appear in sound films beginning with

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection includes scrapbook pages of clippings of advertisements and reviews for the play Counsellor-at-Law starring American actor Otto Kruger (1885-1974)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Scott Menderson of the USC Drama Department in 1985.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed. This collection was part of Special Collections’ Performing Arts Division 100 series, it was originally marked 100-56. It is housed with Collection #2572.

Title
Finding aid for the Otto Kruger scrapbook
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2022 June
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
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States