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Joseph Schildkraut collection of vinyl records

 Collection
Identifier: 8001

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of vinyl records across various genres from the collection of Austrian actor Joseph Schildkraut. Genres include classical, pop, vocal, folkloric, sound effects, and holiday music.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1930s-1960s

Creator

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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 Music Library at music@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Music 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

Joseph Schildkraut (1896-1964) was an Austrian American theatre and film actor. He is best known for his role of Otto Frank in both the original stage play and film version of "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1959). He received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "The Life of Emile Zola" (1937). He also appeared in two episodes of "The Twilight Zone".

Extent

46.125 Linear Feet (41 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection consists of vinyl records across various genres from the collection of Austrian actor Joseph Schildkraut.

Additional collection guides

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Joseph Schildkraut collection of vinyl records
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Marissa Chavez and 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 Music Library Repository

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library, G-24
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-1822 United States