Mari Ruíz-Torres collection on
The X-Files
Finding aid prepared by Sarah M. Allison, Special Collections Library Assistant.
Special Collections & University Archives
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Mari Ruíz-Torres collection on
The X-Files
Date (inclusive): 1994-2005, undated
Date (bulk): 2000-2004
Collection Number: MS 348
Creator:
Ruíz-Torres, Mari
Extent:
4.23 linear feet
(3 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection is primarily comprised of press clippings, publications, correspondence, and other material pertaining to
The X-Files television program, motion pictures, and official fan club. Includes action figures of characters Fox Mulder and Dana Scully,
realia featuring
The X-Files logo, and newsletters from
The X-Files Official Fan Club. Also represented in the collection are press clippings, publications, and other material regarding the series' actors Gillian
Anderson and David Duchovny. Includes newsletters from the
Official Gillian Anderson Web Site and press clippings of interviews with David Duchovny.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Mari Ruíz-Torres collection on
The X-Files (MS 348). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Sarah M. Allison, Special Collections Library Assistant, 2011.
Historical Note
The
X-Files television program created by Chris Carter aired on the Fox Television Network from September 10, 1993 to May 19, 2002. The
series followed FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully as they investigated unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena that
became marginalized and referred to as "x-files." The success of the television program led to two motion pictures, the 1998
The X-Files: Fight the Future and the 2008
The X-Files: I Want to Believe, the latter playing on the famous series slogan coined by Fox Mulder. The program's end in 2002 made it, at the time, the
longest running science fiction series in United States television broadcasting history.
Mari Ruíz-Torres was an avid fan of
The X-Files television program. She collected books, action figures, photographs, and other materials pertaining to the series. She was
also a member of
The X-Files Official Fan Club. Mari was a resident of Riverside, California and a graduate from the University of California, Riverside.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection is primarily comprised of press clippings, publications, correspondence, and other material pertaining to
The X-Files television program, motion pictures, and official fan club. Includes action figures of characters Fox Mulder and Dana Scully,
realia featuring
The X-Files logo, and newsletters from
The X-Files Official Fan Club. Also represented in the collection are press clippings, publications, and other material regarding the series' actors Gillian
Anderson and David Duchovny. Includes newsletters from the
Official Gillian Anderson Web Site and press clippings of interviews with David Duchovny.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series as follows:
- Series 1.
The X-Files television program and motion pictures, 1994-2004, undated
- Series 2.
The X-Files Official Fan Club, 2000-2004, undated
- Series 3. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, 1995-2005
Separated Materials
Some of the items received with this collection have been cataloged and added to the Eaton Science Fiction & Fantasy Collection
housed in Special Collections & Archives. The UCR Libraries' online public access catalog can be used to locate these items.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Anderson, Gillian, 1968-
Duchovny, David
Fan clubs
Genres and Forms of Materials
Action figures
Clippings (information artifacts)
Publications
Television scripts
Series 1.
The X-Files television program and motion pictures
1994-2004, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains press clippings, publications, and other material regarding
The X-Files television program and motion pictures. Includes action figures of characters Dana Scully and Fox Mulder, scripts from
The X-Files television program, realia featuring
The X-Files logo, and publications regarding
The X-Files: Fight the Future motion picture.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1
Baseball caps featuring
The X-Files logo
undated
Box 1
Key rings featuring
The X-Files logo
undated
Box 1
Mouse pad featuring
The X-Files logo
undated
Box 1
Tin can and display box for a watch featuring
The X-Files logo
undated
Box 1, Folder 1
Comic strips relating to
The X-Files television program (includes reproductions)
1998-2004
Box 1, Folders 2-3
Publications and press clippings regarding
The X-Files television program (includes reproductions)
1998-2003, undated
Box 1, Folder 4
Scripts from
The X-Files television program
2000-2001
Box 1, Folder 5
Map depicting locations visited in various episodes of
The X-Files television program
1996
Box 1, Folder 6
Postcards regarding
The X-Files television program
1994-1999, undated
Box 1, Folder 7
Photographic prints regarding
The X-Files television program
undated
Box 1, Folder 8
Publications regarding
The X-Files: Fight the Future motion picture (includes reproductions)
1998-2002
Box 1, Folder 9
Publications regarding
The X-Files character Dana Scully (includes reproductions)
1995-2001
Box 1, Folder 10
Publications and press clippings regarding
The X-Files character Fox Mulder
1997-2002
Box 2
Action figures of
The X-Files characters Dana Scully and Fox Mulder
undated
Box 3
Calendar featuring characters and scenes from
The X-Files television program
2001
Box 3
Posters and artwork regarding
The X-Files television program (includes reproductions)
undated
Series 2.
The X-Files Official Fan Club
2000-2004, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence, newsletters, and other material regarding
The X-Files Official Fan Club. Includes correspondence regarding membership, postcards of characters from
The X-Files, and fan club newsletters.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 19
Correspondence regarding
The X-Files Official Fan Club
2000, undated
Box 1, Folder 20
Newsletters from
The X-Files Official Fan Club (includes reproductions)
2002-2004
Box 1, Folder 21
Photographic prints, postcards, and other material regarding
The X-Files Official Fan Club
undated
Series 3. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny
1995-2005
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains press clippings, publications, and other material regarding the actors Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny.
Includes press clippings and publications regarding Anderson's roles in the films
Playing by Heart and
House of Mirth, newsletters from the
Official Gillian Anderson Web Site, and press clippings of interviews with David Duchovny.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 11
Photographic prints of Gillian Anderson
2000-2001
Box 1, Folder 12
Transcripts of live online chats conducted with Gillian Anderson (includes reproductions)
2001
Box 1, Folder 13
Publications and press clippings related to Gillian Anderson's role in the film
House of Mirth (includes reproductions)
2000-2001
Box 1, Folder 14
Publications related to Gillian Anderson's role in the film
Playing by Heart (includes reproductions)
1999
Box 1, Folder 15
Publications and press clippings regarding Gillian Anderson (includes reproductions)
circa 1995-2001
Box 1, Folders 16-17
Newsletters from the
Official Gillian Anderson Web Site (includes reproductions)
circa 2000-2002
Box 1, Folder 18
Press clippings regarding David Duchovny (includes reproductions)
2000-2005
