Academy photographs collection
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Scope and Contents
This collection includes publicity stills and other photographs, slides, and stills for the marketing of motion pictures and theatre productions from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Beverly Hills location. The bulk of the collection consists of film stills from various motion pictures ranging from the 1910s to the 1990s. Materials also include stills from motion pictures from Paramount, Samuel Goldwyn, Cecil B. DeMille, Warren Newcombe, along with an extensive amount of stills from the motion picture Around the World in 80 Days (1956).
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1910 - 1999
Creator
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Organization)
- Center for Motion Picture Study (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
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.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Biographical / Historical
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences was founded in 1927 as an organization to innovate within the motion picture industry. Its original 36 members included production executives and film luminaries of the time, brought together by Louis B. Mayer. Members represent the many professional areas of the motion picture industry are organized into 17 branches – Actors, Casting Directors, Cinematographers, Costume Designers, Directors, Documentary, Executives, Film Editors, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists, Marketing and Public Relations, Music, Producers, Production Design, Short Films and Feature Animation, Sound, Visual Effects and Writers.
Extent
247.5 Linear Feet (220 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection includes publicity stills and other photographs, slides, and stills for the marketing of motion pictures and theatre productions from the 1910s through the 1990s, from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Beverly Hills location.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to USC Cinematic Arts Library from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Center for Motion Picture Study -- Archives (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Academy photographs collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2023 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
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu