Edgar G. Ulmer papers, circa 1930s-2007

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Ulmer, Edgar G.
Extent:
8.3 linear feet of papers. 18 posters 2 production artworks
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Edgar G. Ulmer papers span the years circa 1930s-2007 and encompass 8.3 linear feet and 18 posters. The collection consists of scripts, biographical and credit data, clippings and reviews, contracts, correspondence, books, periodicals, and photographs. The material was largely collected and compiled by Arianne Ulmer Cipes to document the work of her father.

Biographical / historical:

Edgar G. Ulmer was an Austrian-born director active in film from 1929 to 1965. He arrived in the United States in 1923, and worked in both the U.S. and Germany throughout the 1920s before settling in Hollywood in 1930.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Arianne Ulmer Cipes, 1995-2003, and the Edgar G. Ulmer Preservation Corp., 2000-2014
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Television files; 3. Subject files; 4. Oversize.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
333 S. La Cienega Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211, US
Contact:
(310) 247-3036 extension 2226