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Marian Nixon collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2634

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photographs and scrapbooks of American film actress Marian Nixon (1904-1983). Scrapbooks include newspaper clippings. Nixon was an actress from 1922 to 1936, appearing in over 70 films.

Dates

  • Creation: 1922 - 1936

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.

Biographical / Historical

Marian Nixon (1904-1983) was an American film actress. She started her career dancing in choruses in vaudeville. From 1922 to 1936 she appeared in over 70 films.

Extent

9.875 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of American film actress Marian Nixon's (1904-1983) photographs and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Valerie Schwann, October 2006.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Marian Nixon collection
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2022 April
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