Finding aid for the Cinema posters collection 2615

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 April

Doheny Memorial Library G4

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California 90089-0185

ctlibarc@usc.edu

URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/cinematic-arts-library

Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Title: Cinema posters collection

Identifier/Call Number: 2615

Physical Description: 440.688 Linear Feet 104 boxes

Date (bulk): 1950s-1990s

Abstract: This collection consists of promotional cinema posters for motion pictures from around the 1950s through the 1990s.

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of cinema posters for motion pictures from the around the 1950s through the 1990s. These posters are mass produced posters for cinematic releases. These include the movies "Can-Can" (1960) featuring Frank Sinatra, "Caveman" (1981) featuring Ringo Starr, "Mad City" (1997) featuring John Travolta, "Freddie as F.R.O.7" (1992) an animated film, "Invasion U.S.A." (1985) featuring Chuck Norris, and many more.

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library 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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from various studio publicity departments, circa 1980s-early 1990s.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Cinema posters collection, Collection no. 2615, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Motion picture posters

Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Archival resources

Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13, Box 14, Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19, Box 20, Box 21, Box 22, Box 23, Box 24, Box 25, Box 26, Box 27, Box 28, Box 29, Box 30, Box 31, Box 32, Box 33, Box 34, Box 35, Box 36, Box 37, Box 38, Box 39, Box 40, Box 41, Box 42, Box 43, Box 44, Box 45, Box 46, Box 47, Box 48, Box 49, Box 50, Box 51, Box 52, Box 53, Box 54, Box 55, Box 56, Box 57, Box 58, Box 59, Box 60, Box 61, Box 62, Box 63, Box 64, Box 65, Box 66, Box 67, Box 68, Box 69, Box 70, Box 71, Box 72, Box 73, Box 74, Box 75, Box 76, Box 77, Box 78, Box 79, Box 80, Box 81, Box 82, Box 83, Box 84, Box 85, Box 86, Box 87, Box 88, Box 89, Box 90, Box 91, Box 92, Box 93, Box 94, Box 95, Box 96, Box 97, Box 98, Box 99, Box 100, Box 101, Box 102, Box 103, Box 104

Unprocessed materials