Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Tuttle, William
- Extent:
- 17 linear feet of papers. 12 linear feet of photographs. 681 artworks
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The William Tuttle papers span the years 1912-1998 (bulk 1930-1990) and encompass 29 linear feet of papers and photographs and 681 pieces of production art. The material relates to Tuttle's career and includes some scripts, production material and makeup charts, correspondence, periodicals, scrapbooks, drawings, photographs, and artifacts.
- Biographical / historical:
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William Tuttle was an American makeup artist, primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), active in film from the 1930s through 1970s.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Anita Tuttle Trust, 2008
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 3. Correspondence; 4. Subject files; 5. Periodicals; 6. Oversize; 7. Scrapbooks; 8. Graphic Arts.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- makeup artists
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226