Finding aid for the American Film Institute 1950s video collection 2601

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 August

Doheny Memorial Library G4

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California 90089-0185

ctlibarc@usc.edu

URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/cinematic-arts-library

Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Title: American Film Institute 1950s video collection

Creator: American Film Institute

Identifier/Call Number: 2601

Physical Description: 7.875 Linear Feet 7 boxes

Date (inclusive): 1950s

Abstract: This collection consists of the American Film Institute's videotape recordings of films from the 1950s.

Language of Material: English.

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the American Film Institute's videotape recordings of films from the 1950s. These films include "The Quiet Man" (1956), "St. Louis Blues" (1958), "The White Squaw" (1956), "Gunman's Walk" (1958), "California Conquest" (1956), "The Last Voyage" (1960), "They Rode West" (1954), "Thunder Bay" (1953), "With a Song in My Heart" (1952), "Kidnapped" (1960), "Jazz on a Summer's Day" (1959), "Cry of the Hunted" (1953), "Moby Dick" (1952), "Helen of Troy" (1955), "Show Boat" (1951), "The Mad Magician" (1954), "The Old Man and the Sea" (1958), and many more.

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

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.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], American Film Institute 1950s video collection, Collection no. 2601, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Videotapes

VHS

Motion pictures -- Archival resources

Video recordings (physical artifacts)

American Film Institute -- Archives