Alexander Arkatov papers, circa 1920s-1940s

Printable guide [HTML]
Request items

Summary

Creators:
Arkatov, Alexander
Abstract:
Alexander Arkatov was a teacher of theater at the Imperial School of the Theatre and an Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Moscow, where he lectured on the history of drama. He was a member of the Moscow Art Theatre, studied under Stanislavsky, and later worked at the Moscow Camerny Theatre under Director Tairov. By 1919, he was the associate director of productions at the Theatre of the Revolution, and was appointed Dean and Professor of the Academy at the State Motion Picture Academy of the USSR. He is credited as the director of 5 films and the writer of three, all dating from 1911-1918. The collection consists of manuscripts (stories and plays) by Alexander Arkatov, written by Arkatov in Los Angeles, and information about his film career in Russia.
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet 2 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Alexander Arkatov papers, Collection no. 6142, Music Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

Manuscripts (stories and plays) by Alexander Arkatov, written by Arkatov in Los Angeles, and information about his film career in Russia.

Biographical / historical:

Alexander Arkatov was a teacher of theater at the Imperial School of the Theatre and an Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Moscow, where he lectured on the history of drama. He was a member of the Moscow Art Theatre, studied under Stanislavsky, and later worked at the Moscow Camerny Theatre under Director Tairov. By 1919, he was the associate director of productions at the Theatre of the Revolution, and was appointed Dean and Professor of the Academy at the State Motion Picture Academy of the USSR. He is credited as the director of 5 films and the writer of three, all dating from 1911-1918.

Acquisition information:
Gift of James Arkatov, May 19, 2017.
Processing information:

The collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Music Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Music Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Alexander Arkatov papers, Collection no. 6142, Music Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G-24
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1822, US
Contact:
(213) 740-0183
ajustice@usc.edu
Website