Niver (Kemp) collection, bulk 1950s-1970s

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Summary

Title:
Kemp Niver collection
Dates:
bulk 1950s-1970s
Creators:
Niver, Kemp R.
Abstract:
This collection consists of binders of photographs, notes, clippings, and patents related to the films that were restored by American cinematographer and film historian Kemp Niver (1912-1996).
Containers:
Box: 1
Box: 2
Box: 3
Box: 4
Box: 5
Box: 6
Box: 7
Box: 8
Extent:
9 Linear Feet 8 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Kemp Niver collection, Collection no. 2324, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains binders of photographs, notes, clippings, and patents related to the films that were restored by American cinematographer and film historian Kemp Niver (1912-1996). Niver was hired by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to convert frame-by-frame paper photographs of 3,600 movies made between 1894 and 1912 back into film.

Biographical / historical:

Kemp Niver (1912-1996) was an American cinematographer and film historian. He restored the world's earliest motion pictures. Niver was hired by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to turn frame-by-frame paper photographs of 3,600 movies made between 1894 and 1912 back into film. He created his own machine and process and over 15 years restored these films. He was given a special Oscar for this.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Kemp Niver, circa 1989.
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 2022-05-31 09:35:28 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Kemp Niver collection, Collection no. 2324, 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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