Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Dick Smith drawings and photographs
- Dates:
- 1931-1955
- Creators:
- Smith, Dick
- Extent:
- 2 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Dick Smith drawings and photographs, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Dick Smith drawings and photographs span the years 1931-1955 and encompass 2 linear feet. The collection consists of drawings, photographs that document a dozen homes with interiors decorated by Smith, and a few letters from satisfied clients.
- Biographical / historical:
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Richard L. (Dick) Smith was an interior decorator and set dresser most active from the 1930s to 1950s.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Dick Smith, 1983
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Subject files.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- set decorators
- Names:
- Smith, Dick--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: September 18, 2014
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
- Preferred citation:
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Dick Smith drawings and photographs, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226