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  • Biographical / Historical
  • Scope and Contents
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Rights Statement for Archival Description
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Related Materials
  • Preferred Citation

  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Blackhawk Films collection
    Creator: Blackhawk Films
    Identifier/Call Number: 2685
    Physical Description: 1.125 Linear Feet 1 box
    Date (bulk): c.1950s-c.1960s
    Abstract: This collection consists of various 8mm and Super 8 films from distributor Blackhawk Films' catalog.
    Language of Material: English.
    Container: 1

    Biographical / Historical

    Blackhawk Films was a company that restored and reprinted shorts and films on 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm filmstock for home viewing, primarily titles from the silent film era. The company was active from the 1950s through the 1980s, and they eventually incorporated magnetic media into their catalog. The company ceased operations in 1987.

    Scope and Contents

    This collection consists of various 8mm films from distributor Blackhawk Films' catalog. Films include shorts featuring Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, and Harold Lloyd.

    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.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Donated by Eric Merbaum.

    Related Materials

    This collection is related to Blackhawk Films' catalogs collection within the USC HMH Foundation Moving Image Archive.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Blackhawk Films collection, Collection no. 2685, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Film reels
    Motion pictures -- Distribution
    Short films
    Blackhawk Films -- Archives