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Audrey Chamberlin scrapbooks
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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.
Collector:
Chamberlin, Audrey
Dates: 1919-1932
Dates: 1921-1932
Collection number: 123
Collection Size:
6.8 linear ft. of papers
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
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Audrey Chamberlin scrapbooks, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Alexander C. H. Chamberlin (in memory of his wife, Audrey), 1966
Collection Scope and Content Summary
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.
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.
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Chamberlin, Audrey
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