Henabery (Joseph and Jeanne) papers, 1905-1992, bulk 1915-1973

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Joseph and Jeanne Henabery papers
Dates:
1905-1992, bulk 1915-1973
Creators:
Henabery, Joseph Henabery, Jeanne
Extent:
6.7 linear feet of papers. 0.1 linear feet of photographs.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Joseph and Jeanne Henabery papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Background

Scope and content:

The Joseph and Jeanne Henabery papers span the years 1905-1992 (bulk 1915-1973) and encompass 6.8 linear feet. The production material, comprising the majority of the collection, contains scripts, clippings, and occasional contracts and correspondence. There is coverage for most of the features directed by Henabery, but only a small amount of material is available for the large number of Vitaphone shorts, industrial films, and training films he directed. There is also some correspondence, contracts, publicity, legal material, story material, and the manuscript for Henabery's unpublished memoirs dictated to Jeanne Henabery. The photograph series consists of a single photograph album of biography photographs

Biographical / historical:

Joseph Edward Henabery was an American director, actor, and screenwriter active from the mid-1910s to 1957. His daughter-in-law, Jeanne A. Henabery, was president of Jeanne Henabery Associates, a public relations firm she founded in 1970.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Robert E. Henabery, 1993, with addition from William Figueroa, 2012
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Subject files; 3. Photographs

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Special Collections
Date Prepared:
© 2014
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: May 19, 2014

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:

Joseph and Jeanne Henabery papers, 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