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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: William Farnum papers
Creator:
Farnum, William, 1876-1953
Identifier/Call Number: 2526
Physical Description:
7.833 Linear Feet
6 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1897-1953
Abstract: This collection contains the papers and scrapbooks of actor William Farnum (1876-1953). Materials include play scripts, personal
photographs, theater programs, handbills, correspondence, clippings, and publicity materials.
Language of Material:
English.
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William Farnum (1876-1953) was an American actor. He was a star of American silent film cinema. Farnum was one of the highest
paid actors during his time as an actor in Hollywood.
This collection contains the papers and scrapbooks of actor William Farnum (1876-1953). Papers include play scripts, personal
photographs, theater programs, handbills, correspondence, clippings, and publicity relating to the theater and movie careers
of William and Dustin Farnum. Scrapbooks contain photographs from stage appearances and motion picture stills as well as clippings,
including a number from Tale of Two Cities (1917) and The Conqueror (1917).
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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.
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, November 14, 1962.
[Box/folder no. or item name], William Farnum papers, Collection no. 2526, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Clippings (information artifacts)
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Scripts
Programs (documents)
Correspondence
Publicity -- Archival resources
Theater
Farnum, William, 1876-1953 -- Archives