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Slosser (Ralph J.) papers
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  • Restrictions on Access
  • Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
  • Preferred Citation
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • Processing Information
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content
  • Organization and Arrangement

  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Ralph John Slosser papers
    Creator: Slosser, Ralph John
    Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0164
    Physical Description: 5.0 Linear Feet (11 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): circa 1920-circa 1967
    Abstract: Ralph Slosser was a production manager and assistant director. The collection consists of screenplays, television scripts, photographs, and production material related to Slosser's career.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
    Physical Description: 11 boxes (5 linear ft.)
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Ralph John Slosser Papers (Collection Number 164). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Mr. John Slosser, 1980.

    Processing Information

    Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
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    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9929769263606533 

    Biography

    There is little biographical information about John Ralph Slosser. Slosser, who is generally credited as Ralph Slosser, was a production manager and director, often in the position of assistant director. He worked with directors such as Thor Brooks, Charles Lamont, Frank McDonald, King Vidor, and Jean Yarbrough, among others. Among his film credits are Gone with the Wind, Our Miss Brooks, and Slave Girl. His television credits include The Cisco Kid, Meet Corliss Archer, Mr. &amp and Mrs. North, and others.

    Scope and Content

    The collection consists of screenplays, television scripts, photographs, and production material related to the career of director, Ralph Slosser. Includes material for a number of television and film productions. The film projects represented inlcude Gone with the Wind (1939), The Oregon Trail (1959), Phantom of the Opera (1925), Ride, Ryder, Ride!(1949), Scarface (1932), Young Jesse James (1960), The Well(1951) and others. Television projects represented include Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Arts Linkletter's House Party, Cisco Kid, Duffy of San Quentin, and others.

    Organization and Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series:
    • Motion Picutre Projects
    • Television Projects
    • Photographs

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Motion picture producers and directors -- Archives.
    Slosser, Ralph John -- Archives