Finding aid for the Ray Morris films of Southern California 7147
Bo Doub
USC Libraries Special Collections
2023 September
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Ray Morris films of Southern California
Creator:
Morris, Ray
Identifier/Call Number: 7147
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/3/resources/3428
Physical Description:
1 Gigabytes
9 digital files stored in 2 digital folders
Date (inclusive): 1950-1969
Language of Material:
English
.
The Ray Morris films of Southern California consist of seven digital video files digitized from six reels of film depicting
Southern California scenes recorded by Ray Morris. Ray Morris was a photographer for the Los Angeles Police Department. The
films focus on various scenes and events in Southern California during the 1950s and 1960s, including Los Angeles Mayor Sam
Yorty's New Year's message to the city in December 1961, the San Pedro Fisherman's Fiesta in 1957, a trolley car junkyard,
and commercial fishing crews pulling into the Los Angeles Harbor. It is likely that most, if not all, of these films were
made informally by Morris, rather than in an official capacity as photographer for the Los Angeles Police Department.
All of the digital files in this collection are publicly accessible via the USC Digital Library. Each folder- and file-level
record in this finding aid includes a link to the corresponding USC Digital Library asset. The USC Libraries do not have custody
of the original analog films.
The copyright and related rights status of the moving images in this collection have been reviewed by the USC Libraries, but
we are unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the films. Please refer to USC Special Collections
for more information. USC does not own or control any copyright rights with respect to the items in this collection. However,
responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests
with persons desiring to use each item.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Denise and Michael Doyen, August 31, 2023.
Existence and Location of Originals
The donors of the collection, Denise and Michael Doyen, digitized the moving images from their original analog format before
donating the collection to the USC Libraries. The USC Libraries do not have custody of the original analog films.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Ray Morris films of Southern California, Collection no. 7147, Regional History Collection,
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Amateur films -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources
California, Southern -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Archival resources
California, Southern -- Transportation -- Archival resources
Fishers -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Fishing boats -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Motion pictures -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.) -- Archival resources
San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History -- Archival resources
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Trolley cars -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Digital media
Moving images
Motion pictures (visual works)
Morris, Ray -- Archives
Yorty, Sam, 1909-1998 -- In motion pictures
Port of Los Angeles -- In motion pictures
Reel 1 - 1961-12 - Mayor Sam Yorty.mp4 /repositories/3/archival_objects/677295
Reel 1 - 1961-12 - Mayor Sam Yorty.mp4
Physical Description: 20.7 Megabytes
MP4 Video File (VLC)
This record describes a digital computer file accessible via the USC Digital Library.
The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by USC Libraries, but we are unable to make a conclusive
determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to USC Special Collections for more information. USC does
not own or control any copyright rights with respect to this item. However, responsibility for making an independent legal
assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
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Reel 2 - 1961-12 - Mayor Sam Yorty 2.mp4 /repositories/3/archival_objects/677296
Reel 2 - 1961-12 - Mayor Sam Yorty 2.mp4
Physical Description: 21.5 Megabytes
MP4 Video File (VLC)
This record describes a digital computer file accessible via the USC Digital Library.
The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by USC Libraries, but we are unable to make a conclusive
determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to USC Special Collections for more information. USC does
not own or control any copyright rights with respect to this item. However, responsibility for making an independent legal
assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
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Reel 3 - 1957 Fishermen_s Fiesta - San Pedro /repositories/3/archival_objects/677297
Reel 3 - 1957 Fishermen_s Fiesta - San Pedro
Physical Description: 724 Megabytes
Digital folder
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determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to USC Special Collections for more information. USC does
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assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
VTS_03_1.VOB /repositories/3/archival_objects/677298
VTS_03_1.VOB
Physical Description: 716.5 Megabytes
VOB Video File (VLC)
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The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by USC Libraries, but we are unable to make a conclusive
determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to USC Special Collections for more information. USC does
not own or control any copyright rights with respect to this item. However, responsibility for making an independent legal
assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
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VTS_03_0.VOB /repositories/3/archival_objects/677299
VTS_03_0.VOB
Physical Description: 7.5 Megabytes
VOB Video File (VLC)
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The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by USC Libraries, but we are unable to make a conclusive
determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to USC Special Collections for more information. USC does
not own or control any copyright rights with respect to this item. However, responsibility for making an independent legal
assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
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VTS_03_0.BUP /repositories/3/archival_objects/677300
VTS_03_0.BUP
Physical Description: 24 Kilobytes
BUP File
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The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by USC Libraries, but we are unable to make a conclusive
determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to USC Special Collections for more information. USC does
not own or control any copyright rights with respect to this item. However, responsibility for making an independent legal
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VTS_03_0.IFO /repositories/3/archival_objects/677301
VTS_03_0.IFO
Physical Description: 24 Kilobytes
IFO Other File (VLC)
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The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by USC Libraries, but we are unable to make a conclusive
determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to USC Special Collections for more information. USC does
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Reel 4 - Trolly car junkyard.mp4 /repositories/3/archival_objects/677302
Reel 4 - Trolly car junkyard.mp4
Physical Description: 80.2 Megabytes
MP4 Video File (VLC)
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The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by USC Libraries, but we are unable to make a conclusive
determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to USC Special Collections for more information. USC does
not own or control any copyright rights with respect to this item. However, responsibility for making an independent legal
assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
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Reel 8 - Harbor _ trolly junkyard.mp4 /repositories/3/archival_objects/677303
Reel 8 - Harbor _ trolly junkyard.mp4
Physical Description: 49.3 Megabytes
MP4 Video File (VLC)
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The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by USC Libraries, but we are unable to make a conclusive
determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to USC Special Collections for more information. USC does
not own or control any copyright rights with respect to this item. However, responsibility for making an independent legal
assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
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Reel 15 - Fishing boat.mp4 /repositories/3/archival_objects/677304
Reel 15 - Fishing boat.mp4
Physical Description: 147.9 Megabytes
MP4 Video File (VLC)
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The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by USC Libraries, but we are unable to make a conclusive
determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to USC Special Collections for more information. USC does
not own or control any copyright rights with respect to this item. However, responsibility for making an independent legal
assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
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