Audrey Chamberlin scrapbooks, 1919-1932, bulk 1921-1932

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Summary

Creators:
Chamberlin, Audrey
Abstract:
The collection consists of 45 volumes that hold clippings from unsourced motion picture fan magazines, including reviews and miscellaneous pictorial material for more than 2,900 film titles.
Extent:
6.8 linear ft. of papers
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Audrey Chamberlin scrapbooks, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Background

Scope and content:

The Audrey Chamberlin scrapbooks span the years 1919-1932 (bulk 1921-1932) and encompass 6.8 linear feet. The collection consists of 45 11½x14½ in. volumes that hold clippings from unsourced motion picture fan magazines, including reviews (often with cast credits) and miscellaneous pictorial material for more than 2,900 film titles. One to three pages are devoted to each film title, with occasional exceptions such as STREET ANGEL (1928) which has 14 pages of material. One additional scrapbook contains theater programs.

Biographical / historical:

Audrey Chamberlin was born Mabel Audrey Richards in Grass Valley, California, around 1890. In 1911, at age 21, she and Alexander C. H. Chamberlin were married in Oakland, California, where his family had long been established and they began married life. The Chamberlin Brothers, Alexander and Lloyd, purchased the Madera Opera House, north of Fresno, around 1915, bringing movies to the venue. Alexander managed the theater until at least 1924. The couple relocated to Long Beach in 1925. The couple’s only child, Alexander C. H. Chamberlin Jr., died at age 14 in Los Angeles in 1927. Alexander managed the Pismo Beach Theatre from opening day in 1947 through at least 1952. From around 1954 the couple resided in Los Altos, where Audrey died in February 1964.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Alexander C. H. Chamberlin (in memory of his wife, Audrey), 1966
Arrangement:

1. Manuscripts

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Collectors
Names:
Chamberlin, Audrey

Access and use

Restrictions:

Available by appointment only.

Terms of access:

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:

Audrey Chamberlin scrapbooks, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Location of this collection:
333 S. La Cienega Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211, US
Contact:
(310) 247-3036 extension 2226
specialcollections@oscars.org
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