Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Joris Ivens papers
Date (inclusive): 1936-1943
Collection number: 58
Creator:
Ivens, Joris
Extent:
1 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
Joris Ivens papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Herman Shumlin, 1982
Biography
Joris Ivens was a European director, screenwriter, and film editor. Ivens left the Netherlands in 1936
for the United States. From 1937 to 1989 he made numerous films, including THE SPANISH EARTH (1937), THE
400,000,000 (1939), and THE POWER AND THE LAND (1940).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Joris Ivens papers span the years 1936-1943 and encompass 1.0 linear foot. The collection consists
largely of correspondence with producer-director Herman Shumlin; correspondence related to Contemporary
Historians, Inc., and History Today film productions; Ivens's lecture and production notes; articles
written by Ivens; and two scrapbooks.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Subject files; 3. Scrapbooks.
Indexing Terms
Ivens, Joris , 1898-1989--Archives.
directors
film editors
screenwriters