Motion Picture Photograph Collection MS.2014.003
Anabel Garcia-Romo
Special Collections and Archives
2014
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives
Title: Motion Picture Photograph Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS.2014.003
Physical Description:
2.67 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1937-1995
Abstract: The materials in this collection were
compiled from 1948-1995. The bulk of the collection includes Photographs and Ephemera, most
of which were collected and maintained by Zelda Gale who was an avid donor to the California
State University Los Angeles Library. The Photographs contain several headshots and group
shots of various actors and singers, Zelda Gale collected these photographs, some of which
were personally addressed to her. The Ephemera contains an autograph book and newspaper
clippings she kept pertaining to autograph collecting.
Language of Material:
English .
Conditions Governing Use
The Motion Picture Photograph Collection is the physical property of California State
University, Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Special Collections and
Archives.
Preferred Citation
Folder title, Series, Box number, Collection title, followed by Special Collections and
Archives, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, California State University, Los Angeles
Arrangement
The collection is organized into three series: I. Photographs; II. Oversized Photographs;
III. Ephemera.
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection were compiled from 1948-1995. The bulk of the collection
includes Photographs and Ephemera, most of which were collected and maintained by Zelda Gale
who was an avid donor to the California State University Los Angeles Library. The
Photographs contain several headshots and group shots of various actors and singers, Zelda
Gale collected these photographs, some of which were personally addressed to her. The
Ephemera contains an autograph book and newspaper clippings she kept pertaining to autograph
collecting.
Series I: Photographs Inclusive Dates: 1948-1951 Arrangement: Alphabetical by last name
This series consists of celebrity headshot photographs and group shots. Notable names
include Tony Curtis, Montgomery Clift, Peter Lawford, Jerry Lewis, Barbara Stanwyck, Burt
Lancaster, Maureen O'Hara, Rod Taylor, Audie Murphy, Kathryn Grayson, Van Johnson, Howard
Keel, Red Skelton and Dean Martin.
Series II: Oversized Photographs, u.d. Inclusive Dates: u.d. Arrangement: Alphabetical by
last name
This small series contains oversized photographs of celebrities taken by photographer
Ernest A. Bachrach. Notable celebrities include Robert Ryan, Victor Mature, and James
Mitchell of "All My Children." Additionally, newspaper and magazine clippings of stories
pertaining to collecting and selling autographs are included in the series.
Series III: Ephemera Inclusive Dates: 1937-1995 Arrangement: Alphabetical
This small series of ephemera consist of an autograph book with celebrity autographs. Zelda
Gale also notes the dates and places where she collected them. Notable celebrities include,
William Frawley of "I Love Lucy", baseball player Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, Jack Oakie, Jean
Parker, Frances Langford, Jon Hall, Joe E. Brown, Gene Austin, David Niven, and Dick
Powell.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photographs
Ephemera
Photographs Series I
1948-1951
Language of Material: English.
box 1
Carpenter, Carleton, u.d.
box 1
Lawford, Peter & Silvers, Phil, 1950
box 1
Lewis, Jerry & Martin, Dean, u.d.
Oversized Photographs, u.d. Series II
Language of Material: English.
Ephemera Series III
1937-1995
Language of Material: English.
box 2
Autograph Book, 1937-1941
