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  • Scope and Contents
  • Biographical / Historical
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  • Rights Statement for Archival Description
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information

  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Linda Chen papers
    Creator: Chen, Linda
    Identifier/Call Number: 2421
    Identifier/Call Number: 694
    Physical Description: 6.75 Linear Feet 6 boxes
    Date (bulk): 1970s-1990s
    Abstract: This collection consists of the scripts and production information of American still photographer Linda Chen.
    Language of Material: English .
    Container: 1
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    Container: 6

    Scope and Contents

    This collection consists of the scripts and production information of American still photographer Linda Chen. These include the scripts for "Annie Hall" (1977), "Kramer Versus Kramer" (1979), "The Two Jakes" (1990), "Tequila Sunrise" (1988), "The Love Letter" (1999), "The Fan" (1996), "Reservoir Dogs" (1992), "The Pickle" (1993), "Enemy of the State" (1998), "Get Shorty" (1995), "The Usual Suspects," (1995), "Dangerous Minds" (1995), "Crimson Tide" (1995), and more.

    Biographical / Historical

    Linda Chen is a unit photographer, or a still photographer. She has worked on films such as "Annie Hall" (1977), "Kramer Versus Kramer" (1979), "The Two Jakes" (1990), "Tequila Sunrise" (1988), "The Love Letter" (1999), "The Fan" (1996), "Reservoir Dogs" (1992), "The Pickle" (1993), "Enemy of the State" (1998), "Get Shorty" (1995), "The Usual Suspects," (1995), "Dangerous Minds" (1995), "Crimson Tide" (1995), and "Pulp Fiction" (1994). Chen's work on "Pulp Fiction" did not just include the still photography but typing out and editing the script for Quentin Tarantino. She left the film industry in 2001 due to problems with vision and began a career in real estate.

    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.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Linda Chen, 2001.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Linda Chen papers, Collection no. 2421, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    This collection is unprocessed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Photographers -- United States -- Archival resources
    Scripts
    Schedules (time plans)
    Directories
    Memorandums
    Chen, Linda -- Archives