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  • Scope and Contents
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Rights Statement for Archival Description
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information

  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Fay Bainter papers
    Creator: Bainter, Fay, 1892-1968
    Identifier/Call Number: 2077
    Physical Description: 7.042 Linear Feet 6 boxes
    Date (bulk): 1930s-1950s
    Abstract: Collection consists of stills and photographs, from 15 films and 20 stage plays; scripts of 15 stage plays and 6 television shows in which the actress Fay Bainter (1892-1968) appeared. Also includes personal documents, clippings and correspondence.
    Language of Material: English.
    Container: 1
    Container: 2
    Container: 3A
    Container: 3B
    Container: 4
    Container: 5

    Scope and Contents

    This collection contains the papers of American actress Fay Bainter (1892-1968) including scripts, stills and photographs, and personal documents, clippings, and correspondence. Materials include stills and photographs from approximately 15 films; scripts of fifteen stage plays; stills and photographs from approximately twenty stage plays; clippings covering approximately twenty stage plays (1912-1960), ten stage play programs; scripts of six television programs; correspondence (1917-1967), often concerning dramatic performances; miscellaneous publicity clippings and magazine articles dating from 1906; miscellaneous photographs of Bainter's early years in the theater, publicity photographs, and photographs of family and friends; personal items and documents including Bainter's U.S. passport Screen Actors Guild membership card, receipts, financial statements and expenses, contracts, etc.; and miscellaneous items pertaining to the Academy Awards including a photograph of Bainter receiving her Oscar in 1938.

    Biographical / Historical

    Fay Okell Bainter (1893-1968) was an American film and theater actress. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in "Jezebel" (1938).

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    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 cin@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 Reginald Venable, June 29, 1971.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Fay Bainter papers, Collection no. 2077, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    This collection is unprocessed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Television -- Archival resources
    Theater
    Motion pictures -- Archival resources
    Photographs
    Manuscripts
    Actresses -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
    Bainter, Fay, 1892-1968 -- Archives