Scarface Set Designs collection
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of set design sketches for the 1932 film Scarface. An inventory of the sketches is included in the box.
Originally part of the Ethel Barrymore Memorial Theatre Arts Collection at the University of Southern California Library 100 Series, and was labeled 100-50.
Dates
- Creation: 1930 - 1932
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
Howard Hughes purchased the rights to Armitage Trail’s novel Scarface, to develop the gangster film. Both the film and novel are loosely based on the life of Al Capone.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of set design sketches for the 1932 film Scarface.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in 1984.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Scarface Set Designs collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2023 January
- 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