Finding aid for the Paramount Research stills collection 2275

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 May

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: Paramount Research stills collection

Creator: Paramount Pictures Corporation

Identifier/Call Number: 2275

Physical Description: 45 Linear Feet 40 boxes

Date (bulk): c. 20th century

Abstract: This collection consists of the photographs and stills used by Paramount Pictures for research for their films.

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the photographs and stills used by Paramount Pictures for research for their films. They are largely 8x10 photographs in black and white. They include research for such films as "The Palm Beach Story" (1942), "Sullivan's Travels" (1941), "Variety Girl" (1947), "Reap the Wild Wind" (1942), "North West Mounted Police" (1940), "The Ten Commandments" (1956), 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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Paramount Pictures Corp., 1988.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Paramount Research Stills collection, Collection no. 2275, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Photographs

Film stills

Motion pictures -- Archival resources

Paramount Pictures Corporation -- Archives

Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box B1, Box B3, Box B4, Box B5, Box B6, Box B7, Box B8, Box B9, Box B10, Box B11, Box B15, Box B17, Box B19, Box B20, Box B21, Box B22, Box B23, Box B24, Box B25, Box B26, Box B27, Box B28, Box B29, Box B30, Box B31, Box B32, Box X1, Box X2, Box X3, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11

Unprocessed materials