John Dapper papers 2352
Diann Benti
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2021 December
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: John Dapper papers
Creator:
Dapper, John, 1923-
Identifier/Call Number: 2352
Physical Description:
.6 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1957-1989
Abstract: This small collection contains set designs and related production files of American set designer and art director John Dapper
(born 1923). There are files for thirteen projects, chiefly films, dating from 1957 to 1984.
Language of Material:
English.
Advance notice required for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of John Dapper and Lyman B. Hallowell, 1989.
John Dapper (born 1923) was an American set designer and art director for film, television, and theater. He was married to
Lyman Hallowell.
[Box/folder no. or item name], John Dapper papers, Collection no. 2352, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This small collection contains set designs and related production files of American set designer and art director John Dapper
(born 1923). There are files for thirteen projects, chiefly films, dating from 1957 to 1984. Materials primarily consist of
set drawings as well as some production files including schedules and cast lists. There are three other miscellaneous items:
the Spring 1989 issue of
American Cinemeditor addressed to Dapper's husband, Lyman Hallowell; photocopies pages from a CBS Television Network plastic scenery catalog;
and a play by Michael Menaugh with the handwritten title: "For Andre Tchaikowsky / 'I laughed a lot' – Harold Hobson / A Farce
in One Act."
Rights Statement for Archival Description
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library 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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Set design drawings
Set designers -- United States -- Archival resources
Motion picture art directors -- Archival resources
Motion pictures -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Dapper, John, 1923- -- Archives
Project files
Box 1, Folder 2-5
Box 1, Folder 11
Box 1, Folder 12-13
Box 1, Folder 15
Miscellaneous
Box 1, Folder 18
American Cinemeditor; Michael Menaugh play; photocopied pages about plastic scenery