Finding aid for the Betty Harte papers 2496

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 May
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu


Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Betty Harte papers
Creator: Harte, Betty, 1882-1965
Identifier/Call Number: 2496
Physical Description: 1.729 Linear Feet 1 box
Date (inclusive): 1909-1965
Abstract: This collection contains the papers of actress Betty Harte (1883-1965) including original short stories, photographs, posters, and scrapbooks.
Language of Material: English.
Container: 1

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the papers of actress Betty Harte (1883-1965), including original short stories written by Harte, photographs and stills, posters, and two small scrapbooks containing clippings related to Harte's career as an actress with Selig Polyscope Co. (1909-1916).

Biographical / Historical

Betty Harte (1882–1965) was a leading actress during the heyday of the silent film era. Harte starred in nine feature films and 108 short films during her career. Harte wrote four screenplays.

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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.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Gift of Mrs. Blanche MacCormac, February 10, 1969.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Betty Harte papers, Collection no. 2496, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Actresses -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Manuscripts
Film stills
Posters
Scrapbooks
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Photographs
Silent films -- United States -- Archival resources
Harte, Betty, 1882-1965 -- Archives