Lieberenz (Paul) film and travel collection, 1923-1954

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Summary

Title:
Paul Lieberenz film and travel collection
Dates:
1923-1954
Creators:
Lieberenz, Paul, 1893-1954
Abstract:
Cinematography archive, documenting the travels and work of Paul Lieberenz from 1923 to 1954.
Extent:
5.34 linear feet (3 document boxes, 4 oversize boxes)
Language:
German
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Paul Lieberenz film and travel collection, Bernath Mss 451. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

Cinematography archive, documenting the travels and work of Paul Lieberenz from 1923 to 1954. The collection features over 345 photographs, four passports and other identification papers, eleven dossiers containing letters and assorted documents, original film typescripts, two large binders of contracts with production studios and other related material, eight personalized steel-and-copper-engraved plates, newspaper reviews, and nine pocket-sized day journals. The collection also includes some posthumous items relating to Lieberenz's death and a biography in his honor. Most of the text is in German, with a few documents in both German and English.

Biographical / historical:

Paul Lieberenz (1893-1954) was a German filmmaker and writer famous for his expeditions and subsequent documentaries on wild game in Africa. He was one of the first German documentary film producers. Between 1923 and 1939 he travelled several times to Africa. From 1927 to 1929 Lieberenz undertook an expedition with Sven Hedin to Inner Mongolia and Lapland, the most elaborately equipped of Hedin's expeditions.

Acquisition information:
Library purchase, 2014.
Arrangement:

The collection is divided into the following five series: Series 1. Dossiers, Series 2. Photographs, Series 3. Passports and ID cards, Series 4. Clippings, and Series 5. Miscellaneous artifacts.

Physical location:
Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Zachary Liebhaber, 2014.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-02-21 09:40:54 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Paul Lieberenz film and travel collection, Bernath Mss 451. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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