Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Edith Lynch papers
- Dates:
- circa 1940s-1960s
- Creators:
- Lynch, Edith
- Extent:
- 1 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Edith Lynch papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Edith Lynch papers span the years circa 1940s-1960s and encompass 1 linear foot. The collection contains material generated and collected by Lynch, primarily in her role as publicist for Jane Russell, including correspondence and photographs. For Russell? personal appearances in the 1960s there are clippings, contracts, correspondence, receipts, and schedules.
- Biographical / historical:
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Edith Shoemaker Lynch was an American publicist active in film from the mid-1930s. After typing scripts for Cecil B. DeMille she worked in the publicity department at RKO. Through her publicity work for Howard Hughes Productions, she became actress Jane Russell's press agent.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Edith Lynch, 1992
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- publicists
- Names:
- Lynch, Edith , 1914-2000--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: January 20, 2015
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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Edith Lynch 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