Finding aid for the Academy photographs collection 2687

Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2023 April

Doheny Memorial Library G4

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California 90089-0185

ctlibarc@usc.edu

URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/cinematic-arts-library

Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Title: Academy photographs collection

Creator: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Creator: Center for Motion Picture Study

Identifier/Call Number: 2687

Physical Description: 247.5 Linear Feet 220 boxes

Date (bulk): 1910-1999

Abstract: This collection includes publicity stills and other photographs, slides, and stills for the marketing of motion pictures and theatre productions from the 1910s through the 1990s, from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Beverly Hills location.

Language of Material: English.

Biographical / Historical

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences was founded in 1927 as an organization to innovate within the motion picture industry. Its original 36 members included production executives and film luminaries of the time, brought together by Louis B. Mayer. Members represent the many professional areas of the motion picture industry are organized into 17 branches – Actors, Casting Directors, Cinematographers, Costume Designers, Directors, Documentary, Executives, Film Editors, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists, Marketing and Public Relations, Music, Producers, Production Design, Short Films and Feature Animation, Sound, Visual Effects and Writers.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes publicity stills and other photographs, slides, and stills for the marketing of motion pictures and theatre productions from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Beverly Hills location. The bulk of the collection consists of film stills from various motion pictures ranging from the 1910s to the 1990s. Materials also include stills from motion pictures from Paramount, Samuel Goldwyn, Cecil B. DeMille, Warren Newcombe, along with an extensive amount of stills from the motion picture Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@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.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred to USC Cinematic Arts Library from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Academy photographs collection, Collection no. 2687, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Actors -- Photographs

Actresses -- Photographs

Advertising -- Motion pictures -- United States

Film stills

Motion pictures -- History -- Photographs

Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Photographs

Motion picture actors and actresses

Photographs

Promotional materials

Center for Motion Picture Study -- Archives

Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13, Box 14, Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19, Box 20, Box 21, Box 22, Box 23, Box 24, Box 25, Box 26, Box 27, Box 28, Box 29, Box 30, Box 31, Box 32, Box 33, Box 34, Box 35, Box 36, Box 37, Box 38, Box 39, Box 40, Box 41, Box 42, Box 43, Box 44, Box 45, Box 46, Box 47, Box 48, Box 49, Box 50, Box 51, Box 52, Box 53, Box 54, Box 55, Box 56, Box 57, Box 58, Box 59, Box 60, Box 61, Box 62, Box 63, Box 64, Box 65, Box 66, Box 67, Box 68, Box 69, Box 70, Box 71, Box 72, Box 73, Box 74, Box 75, Box 76, Box 77, Box 78, Box 79, Box 80, Box 81, Box 82, Box 83, Box 84, Box 85, Box 86, Box 87, Box 88, Box 89, Box 90, Box 91, Box 92, Box 93, Box 94, Box 95, Box 96, Box 97, Box 98, Box 99, Box 100, Box 101, Box 102, Box 103, Box 104, Box 105, Box 106, Box 107, Box 108, Box 109, Box 110, Box 111, Box 112, Box 113, Box 114, Box 115, Box 116, Box 117, Box 118, Box 119, Box 120, Box 121, Box 122, Box 123, Box 124, Box 125, Box 126, Box 127, Box 128, Box 129, Box 130, Box 131, Box 132, Box 133, Box 134, Box 135, Box 136, Box 137, Box 138, Box 139, Box 140, Box 141, Box 142, Box 143, Box 144, Box 145, Box 146, Box 147, Box 148, Box 149, Box 150, Box 151, Box 152, Box 153, Box 154, Box 155, Box 156, Box 157, Box 158, Box 159, Box 160, Box 161, Box 162, Box 163, Box 164, Box 165, Box 166, Box 167, Box 168, Box 169, Box 170, Box 171, Box 172, Box 173, Box 174, Box 175, Box 176, Box 177, Box 178, Box 179, Box 180, Box 181, Box 182, Box 183, Box 184, Box 185, Box 186, Box 187, Box 188, Box 189, Box 190, Box 191, Box 192, Box 193, Box 194, Box 195, Box 196, Box 197, Box 198, Box 199, Box 200

Unprocessed materials boxes 1-200

Box 201, Box 202, Box 203, Box 204, Box 205, Box 206, Box 207, Box 208, Box 209, Box 210, Box 211, Box 212, Box 213, Box 214, Box 215, Box 216, Box 217, Box 218, Box 219, Box 220

Unprocessed materials boxes 201-220