Shepard (David) collection on John Hoffman and Slavko Vorkapich, bulk 1980s-2000s

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Summary

Title:
David Shepard collection on John Hoffman and Slavko Vorkapich
Dates:
bulk 1980s-2000s
Creators:
Shepard, David
Abstract:
This collection consists of lectures, articles, newspaper clippings, correspondences, photographs, and other papers on film montage editors John Hoffman and Slavko Vorkapich compiled by film preservationist David Shepard. Hoffman and Vorkapich created two visual tone poems together. The second of which, "Forest Murmurs" (1947), was restored by David Shepard in 2004.
Containers:
Box: 1a
Box: 1b
Box: 2
Box: 3
Box: 4
Box: 5
Box: 6
Box: 7
Box: 8
Box: 9
Box: 10
Box: 11
Box: 12
Extent:
16.98 Linear Feet 13 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], David Shepard collection on John Hoffman and Slavko Vorkapich, Collection no. 2175, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of lectures, articles, newspaper clippings, correspondences, photographs, and other papers on film montage editors John Hoffman and Slavko Vorkapich compiled by film preservationist David Shepard. Hoffman and Vorkapich created two visual tone poems together. The second of which, "Forest Murmurs" (1947), was restored by David Shepard in 2004.

Biographical / historical:

David Shepard (1940-2017) was a film preservationist. His company, Film Preservation Associates, created high quality versions of silent films. Shepard joined the American Film Institute and started restoring films in 1968. John Hoffman (1904-1980) was an American director and film editor of montage sequences. Slavko Vorkapich (1894-1976) was a Serbian-born Hollywood montage creator and a former chair of the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts from 1949 to 1951. John Hoffman and Slavko Vorkapich created two visual tone poems together. The second of which, "Forest Murmurs" (1947), was restored by David Shepard in 2004.

Acquisition information:
Gift of David Shephard, February 1, 2015.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-15 13:14:01 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], David Shepard collection on John Hoffman and Slavko Vorkapich, Collection no. 2175, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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