Guide to the Mari Ruíz-Torres collection on
The X-Files
Processed by Sarah M. Allison, 2011.
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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: 348
Creator:
Ruíz-Torres, Mari, 1960-2006
Extent:
3.75 linear feet
(2 record storage boxes, 1 flat storage box)
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.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & Archives. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections
& Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California 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 by
the researcher.
Historical Background
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.
Processing History
Processed by Sarah M. Allison, 2011.
Acquisition Information
The Mari Ruíz-Torres collection on
The X-Files was acquired as a gift in 2010.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item]. Mari Ruíz-Torres collection on
The X-Files, Collection 348. University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & Archives, University of California,
Riverside.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
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. The series arrangement is 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, SCOTTY, 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.
X-files (Television program).
Genres and Forms of Materials
Action figures.
Clippings (information artifacts).
Publications.
Television scripts.
Collection Contents
Series 1
The X-Files television program and motion pictures.
1994-2004, undated.
Series Scope and Content Summary
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, Folder 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 Content Summary
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 Content Summary
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, Folder 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.
