Hall (Roslyn) Collection, 1930s-1940s

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Summary

Title:
Roslyn Hall Collection
Dates:
1930s-1940s
Creators:
Hall, Roslyn 1911-1993)
Abstract:
The collection consists of 117 photographs of Hollywood movie stars from the 1930s and early 1940s collected by a local resident, Roslyn Hall (1911-1993), while she worked as a newspaper reporter in Los Angeles. Most of the photographs are black and white. One is in color and a few are sepia toned.
Extent:
5 boxes containing 111 photographs, 6 framed photographs, 14 postcard sized reproductions, newspaper clippings
Language:
Preferred citation:

Roslyn Hall Collection, PH 003, Monterey Peninsula College Library, Archives and Special Collections Department

Background

Scope and content:

5 boxes and 6 framed prints: Box 1 contains 18 black and white photographs approximately 8” x 9.5” Box 2 contains 36 black and white 10” x 13” photographs and 1 color 7.5” x 9.5” photograph Box 3 contains 37 black and white 10.5” x 13.5” photographs Box 4 contains 19 black and white photos in various sizes mounted in 16” x 20” matts Box 5 contains various newspaper clippings on Roslyn Hall and the collection and 14 postcard size reproductions 6 prints are framed in approx 17”x 21” black frames with white matting

Biographical / historical:

Local Pacific Grove resident Roslyn Hall donated the collection of Hollywood movie stars. She had collected them during her years working as a reporter in the Los Angeles area. The photographs were initially donated to the Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) Cinema/Video and Photography Department in 1980 where they were cleaned, mounted and matted by Frank Keillor, a professional photographer and part time instructor at MPC. The photos were displayed at the Pacific Grove Art Center in December 1981- January 1982. In 2001, the photographs were transferred to the MPC Library Archives and Special Collections. A portion of the photographs were on public display at the library from 2005 to approximately 2022.

Acquisition information:
The collection was donated to the Monterey Peninsula College, Cinema/Video and Photography Department in 1980 by Roslyn Hall and was transferred to the Monterey Peninsula College Library Archives and Special Collections in 2001.
Processing information:

The collection was initially curated by Chase Weaver, archivist and part time instructor in the Cinema/Video Department of Monterey Peninsula College and cleaned by Frank Keillor, a professional photographer and part time instructor at MPC. In July 2025, the collection was inventoried and a collection finding aid was created.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Mary Housel in 2025.
Date Prepared:
1930s-1940s
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on Aug. 5, 2025, 10:53 a.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for viewing by advance appointment.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with Monterey Peninsula College Library, Archives and Special Collections Department. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their heirs for permission to publish. Most of the photographs include names of the photographers and/or studios.

Preferred citation:

Roslyn Hall Collection, PH 003, Monterey Peninsula College Library, Archives and Special Collections Department

Location of this collection:
980 Fremont Street
Monterey, CA 93940, US
Contact:
(831) 646-4095
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