Windsor (Claire) collection, bulk 1920s-1972

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Summary

Title:
Claire Windsor collection
Dates:
bulk 1920s-1972
Creators:
Windsor, Claire
Abstract:
This collection consists of Claire Windsor (1892-1972) photographs, letters, and newspaper clippings in scrapbooks. Windsor was an American actress during the silent film era.
Containers:
Box: 1
Box: 2
Box: 4
Box: 5
Box: 6
Box: 7
Box: 8
Box: 9
Box: 3
Extent:
14.79 Linear Feet 9 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Claire Windsor collection, Collection no. 2167, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of Claire Windsor (1892-1972) photographs, letters, and newspaper clippings in scrapbooks. Windsor was an American actress during the silent film era. There is also one box containing audio on magnetic tapes. There are approximately 29 scrapbooks of clippings (1921-1965); photographs and portraits of Windsor; correspondence and a file of telegrams from Bert Lytell (1923-1927); movie magazines; still books from What's Worth While (1921), Son of the Sahara (1924), Dance Madness (1926), and several Lois Weber productions; and a pressbook and tape of an interview with Windsor in 1968.

Biographical / historical:

Claire Windsor (1892-1972) was an American actress during the silent film era. She was discovered by Lois Weber, a highly regarded female director and producer of silent films for Paramount Pictures. Windsor was one of the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers (WAMPAS) year's most promising starlets in 1922. Windsor's success only lasted during the silent film era however, as she had few and smaller roles after then.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Claire Windsor, September 23, 1969.
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 2022-02-15 11:57:46 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Claire Windsor collection, Collection no. 2167, 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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