Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Gladys Hall papers
- Dates:
- 1918-1969, bulk 1930-1941
- Creators:
- Hall, Gladys
- Extent:
- 10 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Gladys Hall papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Gladys Hall papers span the years 1918-1969 (bulk 1930-1941) and encompass 10 linear feet. The collection consists primarily of notes and manuscripts for her articles on various movie stars. There is also a small amount of correspondence, as well as most of the fiction written by Hall.
- Biographical / historical:
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Gladys Hall was an American journalist. She married portrait photographer Russell E. Ball in 1912. She wrote a syndicated column, "The Diary of a Professional Movie Fan" in the 1920s, and she interviewed many of the major movie stars of the 1930s for such fan magazines as "Photo Play," "Modern Screen," and "Screenland." Hall was a founding member of the Hollywood Women's Press Club in 1928.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of John K. Ball, 1991
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Subject files, subseries A-F as follows: A. General; B. Books and magazines; C. Fictional writings; D. Miscellaneous; E. Miscellaneous writings; F. Personal; 2. Oversize; 3. Scrapbooks
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- journalists
- Names:
- Hall, Gladys , 1891-1977--Archives
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2013
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: August 08, 2013
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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Gladys Hall papers, 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