Schaefer (William) and (Margaret) papers, 1927-1974

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Summary

Title:
William and Margaret Schaefer papers
Dates:
1927-1974
Creators:
Schaefer, William and Schaefer, Margaret
Abstract:
This collection includes the Warner Bros. related materials belonging to William "Bill" Schaefer (1910-1991), executive assistant to Jack Warner (1892-1978).
Containers:
Box: 1
Box: 2
Box: 3
Box: 4
Box: 5
Box: R1
Box: R2
Box: R3
Extent:
11.17 Linear Feet 8 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], William and Margaret Schaefer papers, Collection no. 2453, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes the Warner Bros. related materials belonging to William "Bill" Schaefer (1910-1991), executive assistant to Jack Warner (1892-1978). Materials include miscellaneous advertising materials and film programs; copies of "Vitagraph Bulletin of Life Portrayals" (1911-1915), the Vitagraph house organ; 4 copies of "The Edison Kinetogram" (November 1, 1909-December 15, 1909); and a notebook of Vitaphone releases listing name of act or artist, scene, songs or music played, classification, trailers, and features with cast and synopses (1927-1930). In addition, there is a research scrapbook for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) containing photographs of George M. Cohan and family, photostats of clippings from the period, playbills, publicity, and photographs of the New York theatrical district and theaters (ca. 1927).

Biographical / historical:

William L. Schaefer (1909-1991) began working as executive assistant to Jack L. Warner, the head of production for Warner Bros. Studio, in 1933. He continued to work for Warner until Warner's death in 1979. Schaefer later was involved in work documenting the early history of Warner Bros. through interviews and contributing to the book The Warner Bros. Story. He was married to Margaret Schaefer.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Margaret Schaefer, April 3, 1969, and December 17, 1974.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-06-30 14:13:20 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], William and Margaret Schaefer papers, Collection no. 2453, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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