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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Ford Sterling papers
Creator:
Sterling, Ford, 1882-1939
Identifier/Call Number: 2584
Physical Description:
0.28 Linear Feet
1 folder
Date (inclusive): 1907-1929
Abstract: Collection consists of the papers and photographs of American film actor Ford Sterling (1883-1939).
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Ford Sterling (1882-1939) born George Ford Stich jr. in Wisconsin, he was an original member of the slapstick comedy team
the Keystone Kops in silent films produced by Mack Sennet between 1912 and 1917. Sterling made the last of his more than two
hundred and seventy film appearances in 1936.
Collection consists of the papers and photographs of American film actor Ford Sterling (1882-1939). Sterling's passport, divorce
papers, and personal photographs are present along with business records associated with Ford Sterling Motion Picture Company.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Marc Wanamaker of Bison Archives in 2002.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Ford Sterling papers, Collection no. 2584, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Business records
Correspondence
Passports
Sterling, Ford, 1882-1939 -- Archives