Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Mr. and Mrs. Byron King collection of silent film music scores
- Dates:
- 1925, 1988
- Creators:
- King, Byron
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of published silent film music belonging to pianist Olive King Lindsay.
- Containers:
- Box: 1
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet 1 folder
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Mr. and Mrs. Byron King collection of silent film music scores, Collection no. 2580, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of published silent film music belonging to pianist Olive King Lindsay. A piano score for Ben-Hur (1925), and a violin score for Phantom of the Opera (1925) are included along with a photograph of Olive King Lindsay and her daughter Inez Todd Lindsay.
- Biographical / historical:
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Olive King Lindsay (1885-1976) was a pianist who was selected to play the Ben-Hur soundtrack for screenings in theaters around Utah. Olive's brother-in-law (name unknown) would often play violin for The Star Theatre.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Byron King, relatives of Olive King Lindsay, in 1988.
- Processing information:
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Collection is unprocessed. This collection was part of Special Collections' Performing Arts Division 100 series, it was originally marked 100-61. It is housed with Collection #2572.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-07-07 11:01:24 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Mr. and Mrs. Byron King collection of silent film music scores, Collection no. 2580, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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Cinematic Arts LibraryDoheny Memorial Library, Room G4Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-8383