Finding aid for the Fay Bainter papers 2077
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 February
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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
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.
Fay Okell Bainter (1893-1968) was an American film and theater actress. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
in "Jezebel" (1938).
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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 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.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Fay Bainter papers, Collection no. 2077, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
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