Sons of the Desert collection, bulk 1960s-1980s

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Summary

Title:
Sons of the Desert collection
Dates:
bulk 1960s-1980s
Creators:
Sons of the Desert (Fan club)
Abstract:
This collection consists of the periodicals, flyers, newsletters, and printed ephemera of the fraternal organization Sons of the Desert.
Containers:
Box: 1
Box: 2
Box: 3
Box: 4
Box: 5
Box: 6
Extent:
6.75 Linear Feet 6 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Sons of the Desert collection, Collection no. 2419, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of periodicals, flyers, newsletters, and printed ephemera of the fraternal organization Sons of the Desert, an organization devoted to the lives and films of comedians Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957). The periodicals in the collection are the group's publication, "The Bowler Desert."

Biographical / historical:

The Sons of the Desert is an international fraternal organization devoted to the lives and films of comedians Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957). The name of the organization is based on "Sons of the Desert" (1933), an American comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. It was founded in 1964 and continues to be active.

Acquisition information:
Gift, circa early 1987.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-06-29 14:13:26 -0700 .

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Sons of the Desert collection, Collection no. 2419, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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