L.A. Rebellion collection

Series 1: Larry Clark papers 1972-2008

Language of Material: English, French, Spanish; Castilian, Russian, Italian, German, Arabic, Dutch; Flemish.

Processing Information

The Larry Clark papers series was processed by Maggie Tarmey in 2022. Existing order was respected to the extent possible. Materials were intellectually organized into subseries based on content. Duplicate items were weeded.

Biographical / Historical

Larry Clark (b. 1948), now retired, was a filmmaker and professor of film at San Francisco State University. He is best known for his UCLA M.F.A. thesis film, Passing Through (1977), which is widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz movies ever made. Clark now resides in the Bay Area and works as a painter.

"L.A. Rebellion: Larry Clark." UCLA Library Film and Television Archive. Accessed October 12, 2022. https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/la-rebellion/larry-clark.

Scope and Contents

This series contains the papers of L.A. Rebellion filmmaker Larry Clark, and they primarily focus on his 1977 film Passing Through. The film traveled internationally at film festivals for decades following its release, and these files contain a significant amount of ephemera from those festivals. These papers also contain press clippings and promotional materials from both the United States and internationally about Passing Through. This series also contains correspondence to Clark, photographs, and film strips from his films Passing Through and As Above, So Below (1973).

Arrangement

Materials were arranged based on the existing order. Materials were then arranged and organized into three subseries, covering film festival materials and ephemera, promotional materials and press about Passing Through (1977), and other photographs, film strips and ephemera related to Larry Clark, Cutting Horse (2002), and awards given to Clark.

Subseries 1.1: Festival materials 1973-2005

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains materials related to film festivals and screenings that featured Passing Through from 1977-2005. This includes posters, brochures, pins, Clark's identification badges, and other ephemera.

box 9

Clark festival badges 1981-2003

box 9

Festival pins and buttons 1987-1988

box 8

Festival posters and ephemera 1979-1996

box 9

U.S.S.R. festival ephemera 1987-1988

Language of Material: Russian.

box 9, folder 2

Festival ephemera 1979-1991

box 1, folder 2

French festival ephemera 1981-2000

Language of Material: French.

box 1, folder 3

French festival ephemera 1985-1998

Language of Material: French.

box 1, folder 4

French festival ephemera 1999-2000

Language of Material: French.

box 1, folder 5

French festival correspondence to Clark 1981-2000

Language of Material: French.

box 1, folder 6-7

Cannes 1999 ephemera 1999

Language of Material: French.

box 1, folder 8

Cannes 1999 correspondence 1999

box 1, folder 9

American festival ephemera undated

box 2, folder 1

American festival ephemera 2000-2005

box 2, folder 2

American festival ephemera 1983-1994

box 2, folder 3

American festival ephemera 1973-1981

box 3, folder 5

International festival ephemera 1977-1987

Language of Material: Spanish; Castilian, Italian.

box 3, folder 6

International festival ephemera 1991-1996

Language of Material: German.

box 4, folder 1

International festival ephemera 1985-1991

Language of Material: German, Russian, French.

box 4, folder 2

Burkina Faso festivals 1983-1987

Language of Material: French.

box 4, folder 12

Algeria festival 1987 1987

Language of Material: French.

box 4, folder 13

Mozambique festival, New Orleans festival 1980-1981

box 4, folder 14

India festival 1984 1984

box 4, folder 16

Holland festival 1981 1981

Language of Material: Dutch; Flemish.

box 5, folder 3

1980 Paris 1980

Language of Material: French.

box 5, folder 4

Festival at the Lake (Berkeley, CA) 1996

box 5, folder 6

London film festival 1981-1982

box 5, folder 7

VII International Festival of New Latin American Cinema (Havana, Cuba) 1985

Language of Material: Spanish; Castilian.

box 5, folder 8

U.S.S.R. (Uzbekistan) festival ephemera 1988-1989

Language of Material: Russian.

box 5, folder 9

Italian festival ephemera and correspondence 1984-1989

Language of Material: Italian.

box 5, folder 10

United Kingdom festivals ephemera and correspondence 1978-1982

box 5, folder 11

Black American Film Festival, Amsterdam; press, correspondence, ephemera 1981

Language of Material: Dutch; Flemish.

box 5, folder 12

Festival ephemera and correspondence (Germany, Spain, Martinique, Canada, India, Nigeria) 1975-1998

Language of Material: Spanish; Castilian, German, French.

box 5, folder 13

Mogadishu, Somalia festival ephemera and correspondence 1981-1985

Language of Material: French, Arabic.

box 6, folder 2

Burkina Faso festival ephemera 1979-1985

Language of Material: French.

box 6, folder 6

International Festival of Women and Cinema, Guadeloupe 2003

Language of Material: French.

box 6, folder 7

Algeria film festival 1987

Language of Material: French.

box 6, folder 11

Festival de Cinema des Noires Americains 1980

Language of Material: French.

box 6, folder 12

8me Festival de Cinema des Minorities Nationales 1985

Language of Material: French.

Subseries 1.2: Passing Through promotional materials and press 1972-2008

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains promotional materials and press concerning Passing Through. This includes original newspaper clippings, photocopied newspaper clippings, critical writings, still photos from production, and the film's dialogue list.

box 4, folder 11

Press reviews, foreign 1977-1981

Language of Material: French.

box 7, folder 1

Passing Through press 1979-2008

box 9, folder 1

Passing Through press, festival ephemera 1985-1996

box 4, folder 3

Passing Through press 1977-1986

box 4, folder 4

Passing Through press 1977-2008

box 4, folder 10

Passing Through press: Burkina Faso 1985

Language of Material: French.

box 6, folder 5

Passing Through press 1977-1996

Language of Material: French, German.

box 6, folder 9

Passing Through press 1980s

Language of Material: French, Italian.

box 6, folder 14

Press about Passing Through 1980s

Language of Material: Italian, Spanish; Castilian, French.

box 6, folder 13

Passing Through press 1980s-1990s

Language of Material: French.

box 6, folder 10

Press and correspondence to Clark 1973-2000s

box 5, folder 2

Passing Through correspondence and press 1975-1986

box 7, folder 2

Passing Through screening ephemera, press, correspondence to Clark 1980-1996

box 6, folder 4

Correspondence to Clark about Passing Through 1977-1990s

box 2, folder 6

Critical writing on Passing Through 1988

box 2, folder 7

Critical writing on Passing Through 1981-1993

box 3, folder 1

Film magazines discussing Passing Through 1983-2001

box 4, folder 15

Passing Through P.R. originals 1977-1986

box 6, folder 8

Passing Through dialogue list undated

Subseries 1.3: Photographs, film strips, ephemera 1973-2006

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains photographs, film strips, and ephemera related to Larry Clark and the films he directed, including Cutting Horse (2002) and As Above, So Below (1972). It includes awards that were given to Clark, correspondence to Clark showcasing interest in screening his films, and correspondence surrounding his never-produced film Red Sand, Black Roses.

box 4, folder 5

Production still photos of Passing Through undated

box 4, folder 7

Photos: Passing Through, As Above, So Below, Larry Clark 1972-2001

box 4, folder 6

Passing Through still photos undated

box 1, folder 1

Red Sand, Black Roses correspondence 1989-1994

box 2, folder 4

Clark personal copy As Above, So Below book 1973

box 2, folder 5

Writings that reference Clark 1980-2006

box 3, folder 2

Rockefeller Foundation fellowship award 1999

box 3, folder 3

Rockefeller Foundation fellowship award 2002

box 3, folder 4

Clark awards and recognition 1979-1997

box 3, folder 7

Correspondence with Clark 1978-1999

box 4, folder 9

Burkina Faso film school 1985

Language of Material: French.

box 4, folder 8

U.S.S.R., Moscow, Sochi photos undated

box 5, folder 1

Press about Cutting Horse 1997

box 5, folder 5

Correspondence to Clark 1974-1979

box 6, folder 3

Correspondence to Clark 1973-2000

box 6, folder 15

Cutting Horse ephemera 2002

box 6, folder 1

Unlabeled photos, Clarence Muse interview, Kathleen Conwell Collins Prettyman memorial card, used Cuban target practice cards 1976-1988; undated

Language of Material: Spanish; Castilian.

Series 2: Julie Dash papers 1972-2009

Processing Information

The Julie Dash papers series was processed by Maggie Tarmey in 2022. Existing order was respected to the extent possible. Materials were intellectually organized into subseries based on content. Duplicate items were removed.

Biographical / Historical

Julie Dash (b. 1952) is a filmmaker who completed her M.F.A. at UCLA in 1985. She became the first Black woman to direct a feature film that would receive a general theatrical release in the United States with her 1991 film Daughters of the Dust. When she isn't creating films, she can often be found lecturing at universities across the United States.

"L.A. Rebellion: Julie Dash." UCLA Library Film and Television Archive. Accessed October 12, 2022. https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/la-rebellion/julie-dash.

Scope and Contents

This series contains the papers of L.A. Rebellion filmmaker Julie Dash. They primarily focus on her 1991 film Daughters of the Dust, though the collection does contain some materials for Diary of an African Nun (1977) and Illusions (1982). This series contains a significant number of press clippings about Dash and her works, from both American and international news sources. These papers also contain flyers, brochures, and other ephemera from the many film festivals (both within and outside of the United States) and screenings that showcased Dash's films. This series also contains information about awards won by Dash, critical writings by others about her films, information about the production process for her films including screenplays, correspondence, and additional ephemera relating to Dash and her works.

Arrangement

Materials were arranged based primarily on the existing order. Materials were then intellectually arranged into five subseries. The subseries cover press, film festival materials, film production materials, awards and critical writings, and additional ephemera including correspondence to Dash.

Subseries 2.1: Press clippings 1977-2000

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains press clippings that relate to Julie Dash and her films, with the majority of the press clippings covering Daughters of the Dust (1991). It includes press from American news sources as well as international news sources. It includes original newspaper clippings, newspaper clippings that had been photocopied, and magazine clippings.

Arrangement

Materials in this subseries have been arranged with materials related to Dash's smaller films highlighted first, followed by materials related to Daughters of the Dust (1991).

box 17, folder 8

Diary of an African Nun press 1977

box 14, folder 5

Diary of an African Nun press 1977-1982

box 14, folder 4

Illusions press and promotional material 1982-1985

box 15, folder 5

Incognito press & advertisement 1999

box 15, folder 16

Daughters of the Dust novel press 1992-1998

box 16, folder 3

Daughters of the Dust press 1989-1993

box 15, folder 7

Daughters of the Dust press 1990

box 16, folder 6

Daughters of the Dust American press 1991-1992

box 16, folder 4

United States press ( Daughters of the Dust) 1990-1999

box 15, folder 1

Mother Jones ( Daughters of the Dust) 1990

box 15, folder 2

NBPC Newsletter ( Daughters of the Dust) 1991

box 15, folder 3

Dallas Morning News ( Daughters of the Dust) 1992

box 15, folder 4

New York Press ( Daughters of the Dust) 1992

box 16, folder 9

Eight Rock Magazine ( Daughters of the Dust) 1990

box 16, folder 10

Elle Magazine ( Daughters of the Dust) 1989

box 16, folder 11

The Hollywood Reporter ( Daughters of the Dust) 1991-1992

box 16, folder 12

Essence Magazine ( Daughters of the Dust) 1991

box 16, folder 13

Emerge Magazine ( Daughters of the Dust) 1990

box 16, folder 14

Boston Phoenix ( Daughters of the Dust) 1992

box 16, folder 16

American Visions ( Daughters of the Dust) 1991

box 16, folder 17

The Post-Courier ( Daughters of the Dust) 1989

box 16, folder 20

San Francisco Weekly ( Daughters of the Dust) 1992

box 16, folder 21

The Village Voice ( Daughters of the Dust) 1991-1992

box 16, folder 22

Montage ( Daughters of the Dust) undated

box 16, folder 23

The Independent ( Daughters of the Dust) 1991

box 16, folder 18

Japanese press on Dash 1990

box 19, folder 1

International press 1985-1993

box 19, folder 3

United States press 1988-1998

box 19, folder 2

United States press 1989-1997

box 12, folder 2

Film magazines referencing Dash 1986-1994

box 13, folder 2

Film magazines referencing Dash 1980-1999

box 16, folder 2

Film magazines referencing Dash 1986-2000

box 14, folder 1

Press referencing Dash and other Black filmmakers 1980-1993

box 15, folder 17

Press referencing Dash and other Black filmmakers 1983-1990

Subseries 2.2: Film festival and screening materials 1978-2009

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains materials related to film festivals and screenings, including the 1991 Sundance Film Festival and the 1991 Toronto International Film Festival, that featured Dash's films from 1978 to 2009. These materials include flyers, brochures, and advertising materials for these events.

box 11, folder 4

Film festival programs (San Francisco, New York, Miami) 1978-1997

box 16, folder 7

Cannes "New Black American Shorts" flyers 1980

box 11, folder 6

Festival flyers and brochures 1980-1981

box 12, folder 1

Film festivals and screenings brochures 1980-1998

box 10, folder 5

Film festival brochures and ephemera 1980-2009

box 13, folder 1

Film festival programs 1981-1993

box 10, folder 3

Film festival flyers and brochures 1982-2003

box 17, folder 15

Film screenings information 1982-2004

box 18, folder 2

Event flyers and posters 1983-1999

box 13, folder 5

Film festival programs 1984-1991

box 12, folder 3

Film festivals and screenings 1987-2009

box 10, folder 6

Film festival programs (Tokyo, Torino) 1988-1993

box 11, folder 2

Film festival brochure (Toronto International Film Festival) 1991

box 11, folder 3

Film festival brochure (Munich) 1991

box 12, folder 4

Film festival program (Toronto International Film Festival) 1991

box 16, folder 15

Blacklight Film Festival press information 1991

box 16, folder 19

Sundance Film Festival press release 1991

box 16, folder 5

"American Playhouse" event paperwork 1993

box 17, folder 11

"The Rosa Parks Story" premiere information 2002

Subseries 2.3: Film production materials and screenplays 1979-1992

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains materials related to the production of Dash's films, with the majority of the materials relating to Daughters of the Dust (1991) and Illusions (1982). It includes screenplays, production details, music cue sheets, and promotional materials for the films.

box 15, folder 10

Illusions screenplay (French translation) 1979

box 11, folder 7

Illusions screenplay, music cue sheet, promotional card undated

box 15, folder 15

Handwritten notes on Illusions stock footage 1981

box 14, folder 3

Illusions royalties information, production details, press clippings 1981-1991

box 17, folder 14

Illusions final script 1982

box 15, folder 12

Illusions promotional materials undated

box 11, folder 8

Daughters of the Dust annotated screenplay 1985

box 11, folder 5

Daughters of the Dust location list, press book 1989-1991

box 17, folder 9

Daughters of the Dust promotional material undated

box 10, folder 1

Daughters of the Dust & Diary of an African Nun production still photos undated

box 15, folder 9

Praise House screenplay 1991

box 17, folder 13

Lost in the Night screenplay 1992

Subseries 2.4: Awards and critical writing 1980-2009

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains documents related to awards Julie Dash has won as well as critical writing about her works. It includes awards event programs, fellowship award letters, published essays about her works, and student writings about her works.

box 17, folder 3

Awards programs 1981-1993

box 15, folder 11

Awards and fellowship letters 1983-2003

box 13, folder 4

Awards program brochures 1991-2009

box 10, folder 2

Awards ceremony brochures 1992-2003

box 10, folder 4

Awards ceremony brochures 1992-2003

box 12, folder 6

Awards festival programs 1993-2002

box 16, folder 8

Critical essay on Gullah and Geechee women 1980

box 11, folder 1

Critical writings on Dash's works 1989-2009

box 17, folder 10

Critical writing on Daughters of the Dust 1991-2003

box 14, folder 8

Critical essay on Daughters of the Dust 1993

Subseries 2.5: Correspondence, film catalogs, and ephemera 1972-2009

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains materials otherwise relating to Dash and her films. This includes correspondence to Dash about her films, support and rejection letters, film catalogs advertising her films, and administrative paperwork relating to her time as a student at UCLA.

box 11, folder 9

UCLA MFA paperwork 1985

box 17, folder 2

Funny Valentines press and promotional material 1998-1999

box 12, folder 5

Correspondence to Dash regarding screenings 1977-2009

box 17, folder 12

Letters from Alice Walker to Dash 1980

box 17, folder 6

Correspondence to Dash 1986-1996

box 14, folder 2

Support letters and rejection letters 1976-1988

box 15, folder 6

Daughters of the Dust kudos letters 1980-1995

box 15, folder 14

Correspondence with AFI regarding Illusions 1974-1984

box 15, folder 13

Correspondence with Guggenheim Memorial Foundation regarding Illusions 1981-1982

box 15, folder 18

Letters to Dash from Fugitive Cinema Holland 1980-1981

box 14, folder 6

Film catalogs 1972-1999

box 17, folder 5

Film catalogs 1982-2009

box 17, folder 4

Women's film catalog 1987

box 16, folder 1

CinémAction book 1988

box 14, folder 7

Signed copy of Incognito book by Francis Ray 1997

box 15, folder 8

Artists for Democracy (Haiti) 1994

box 17, folder 1

Unlabeled photographs, 3D glasses, Funny Valentines stills undated

box 17, folder 7

Black women in media arts calendars 1997-1998

box 13, folder 3

Whitney Museum biennial exhibition book 1993

box 18, folder 1

Julie Dash ephemera undated