Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Earl Theisen Collection
Dates: 1915
Collection Number: P-190
Creator/Collector:
Extent: (Boxes: ½ 5x7; 1 record storage in Row 27)
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Abstract: Primarily negatives. Also 4 rolled panoramic photos of Universal Studios under construction, 1915. Material related to early
20th century motion picture film history. Undated. See also GC1338 Earl Theisen Collection
Language of Material: English
Access
Research is by appointment only
Publication Rights
Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
Preferred Citation
Earl Theisen Collection. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Biography/Administrative History
Earl Theisen (1903-1973) served as Honorary Curator of Theatrical Arts at the museum for a few years following 1931. Theisen
was a technician at the Dunning Process Plant, a member of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, and a member of the Society's
Historical Committee. Much of the film collections in the Seaver Center and the History Department were acquired as a result
of his efforts.
Scope and Content of Collection
Primarily negatives. Also 4 rolled panoramic photos of Universal Studios under construction, 1915. Material related to early
20th century motion picture film history. Undated. See also GC1338 Earl Theisen Collection
