Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Richard C. Miller photographs
- Dates:
- 1930-1953, 2009
- Creators:
- Miller, Richard C. (Richard Crump), 1912-2010
- Abstract:
- Richard C. Miller (1912-2010) is known for his photographs of Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and other Hollywood celebrities. Miller also documented the construction of the Los Angeles freeways from the 1930s through the 1950s. The Richard C. Miller photographs at USC document a variety of topics, including the construction of Los Angeles freeways, buildings in various parts of Los Angeles, portraits of both well-known and unidentified people, street scenes, self portraits and Miller family portraits, and coastal landscapes. Photographs in the collection include both prints and negatives and range in dates between approximately 1930 through 1953. The collection also includes a set of 16 x 20 inch prints of some of Miller's Los Angeles freeway photographs, printed and signed in 2009.
- Extent:
- 3.96 Linear Feet 4 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Richard C. Miller photographs, Collection no. 7125, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Background
- Scope and content:
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Richard C. Miller (1912-2010) is known for his photographs of Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and other Hollywood celebrities. Miller also documented the construction of the Los Angeles freeways from the 1930s through the 1950s. The Richard C. Miller photographs at USC document a variety of topics, including the construction of Los Angeles freeways, buildings in various parts of Los Angeles, portraits of both well-known and unidentified people, street scenes, self portraits and Miller family portraits, and coastal landscapes. Photographs in the collection include both prints and negatives and range in dates between approximately 1930 through 1953. The collection also includes a set of 16 x 20 inch prints of some of Miller's Los Angeles freeway photographs, printed and signed in 2009.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Craig Krull Gallery, November 4, 2021.
- Processing information:
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Craig Krull Gallery, the collection's previous custodian, provided a spreadsheet inventory listing all of the photographic prints in the collection. The item-level description in this finding aid was taken from the Craig Krull Gallery inventory. However, the inventory did not include physical storage information, such as box or folder numbers. Thus, the order of the item-level records in this finding aid does not reflect the physical arrangement of the photographs as they are currently stored.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-11-23 15:43:49 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Richard C. Miller photographs, Collection no. 7125, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
- Location of this collection:
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Special CollectionsDoheny Memorial Library, Room 209Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-5900