Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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A scrapbook of photos and clippings organized in chronological order outlining the career of J.L.Roop from his origins in the Midwest as a sculptor, to his model and miniature work on a number of stop-motion pictures in the 1920s, including The Lost World.
- Acquisition information:
- The scrapbook was most likely given to the Museum by Roop himself while he was an employee in the late 1920s. Roop also worked at the Natural History Museum's satellite facility at the La Brea Tar Pits, making models and casts of prehistoric animals found at the site.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Silent films.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1920s
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Research is by appointment only
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
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J.L. Roop Scrapbook. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Location of this collection:
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900 Exposition BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
- Contact:
- (213) 763-3359