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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Important Information for Users of the Collection
  • Biography
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Kemp Niver collection
    Date (inclusive): 1894-1989
    Collection number: 125
    Creator: Niver, Kemp R.
    Extent: 2.7 linear feet of papers.
    Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
    Languages: English

    Important Information for Users of the Collection

    Access

    Available by appointment only.

    Publication rights

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.

    Preferred Citation

    Kemp Niver collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Kemp Niver, 1989

    Biography

    Kemp R. Niver was an American film preservationist and collector. Niver received a 1954 Honorary Academy Award for his efforts to transfer the Library of Congress paper print collection to celluloid film.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Kemp Niver collection spans the years 1894-1989 and encompasses 2.7 linear feet. The collection contains research materials, primarily books and periodicals, covering early film history.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: 1. Scrapbooks.

    Indexing Terms

    Niver, Kemp R. , 1911-1996--Archives.
    collectors
    preservationists