Ford Sterling papers
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of the papers and photographs of American film actor Ford Sterling (1882-1939). Sterling’s passport, divorce papers, and personal photographs are present along with business records associated with Ford Sterling Motion Picture Company.
Dates
- Creation: 1907 - 1929
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
Ford Sterling (1882-1939) born George Ford Stich jr. in Wisconsin, he was an original member of the slapstick comedy team the Keystone Kops in silent films produced by Mack Sennet between 1912 and 1917. Sterling made the last of his more than two hundred and seventy film appearances in 1936.
Extent
0.28 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of the papers and photographs of American film actor Ford Sterling (1883-1939).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Marc Wanamaker of Bison Archives in 2002.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Genre / Form
- Title
- Finding aid for the Ford Sterling papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 July
- 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