Mari Ruíz-Torres collection on The X-Files, 1994-2005, undated, bulk 2000-2004

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Ruíz-Torres, Mari
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.
Extent:
4.23 linear feet (3 boxes)
Language:
The collection is in English .
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.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
Provenance unknown.
Processing information:

Processed by Sarah M. Allison, Special Collections Library Assistant, 2011.

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
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

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.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Riverside - Special Collections and University Archives
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517-5900, US
Contact:
(951) 827-3233