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English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Richard R. Wright Jr. films
creator:
Wright, Richard R., Jr.
Identifier/Call Number: 6204
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1920-1960
Abstract: The Richard R. Wright Jr. films comprise a collection of 13 moving images created circa the 1920s through the 1960s. Richard
Robert Wright Jr. (1878-1967) was an African American sociologist, social worker, and minister for the African Methodist Episcopal
Church. Wright was married to Charlotte Crogman Wright, who authored a memoir relating to her travels throughout South Africa
as the wife of a Methodist bishop,
Beneath the Southern Cross (1955). Much of the footage in this collection seems to concern the Wrights' religious missions in South Africa and elsewhere,
with labels on the film reels including "Cape Town farewell," "African wood carvings," "Victoria Falls," and "Gibraltar."
Other films in the collection appear to be home movies, with footage of weddings, graduation ceremonies, and children playing
in an American suburb.
Container: 1
Container: 2
A collection of 13 films created by Richard R. Wright Jr. and/or other Wright family members. The content of the recordings
include home movies and footage relating to the Wrights' religious missions in South Africa and elsewhere, with labels on
the film reels including "Cape Town farewell," "African wood carvings," "Victoria Falls," and "Gibraltar." The films are recorded
on 16mm film on 14 reels and have been digitized with support from the Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive at USC.
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections 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.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Richard R. Wright Jr. films, Collection no. 6204, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Phillip G. Wright, March 2019.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
African American clergy -- 20th century -- Archival resources
African American social workers -- 20th century -- Archival resources
African American sociologists -- 20th century -- Archival resources
African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Missions -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Missions -- South Africa -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Home movies
Motion pictures (visual works)
Wright, Richard R., Jr. -- Archives
Wright, Charlotte Crogman -- Archives
African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Archives