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American Film Institute 1950s video collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2601

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the American Film Institute's videotape recordings of films from the 1950s. These films include "The Quiet Man" (1956), "St. Louis Blues" (1958), "The White Squaw" (1956), "Gunman's Walk" (1958), "California Conquest" (1956), "The Last Voyage" (1960), "They Rode West" (1954), "Thunder Bay" (1953), "With a Song in My Heart" (1952), "Kidnapped" (1960), "Jazz on a Summer's Day" (1959), "Cry of the Hunted" (1953), "Moby Dick" (1952), "Helen of Troy" (1955), "Show Boat" (1951), "The Mad Magician" (1954), "The Old Man and the Sea" (1958), and many more.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950s

Creator

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.

Extent

7.875 Linear Feet (7 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of the American Film Institute's videotape recordings of films from the 1950s.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the American Film Institute 1950s video collection
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2022 August
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