Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Howard Walls collection
- Dates:
- 1851-1967, bulk 1947-1953
- Creators:
- Walls, Howard
- Extent:
- 2.1 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Howard Walls collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Howard Walls collection spans the years 1851-1967 (bulk 1947-1953) and encompasses 2.1 linear feet. The material consists of Walls's working files during his tenure as the Academy's first film archivist. Much of the information deals with various topics regarding early cinema history, as well as the Academy's film preservation efforts in that area.
- Biographical / historical:
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Howard Walls was an American film archivist. He served as curator for the Academy library from around 1947 to 1953. Prior to that he was associated with the Library of Congress.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Howard Walls, 1977
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Subject files, subseries A-B as follows: A. General; B. Research.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- curators
- Names:
- Walls, Howard , 1912-2003--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: September 16, 2014
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
- Preferred citation:
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Howard Walls collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226