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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: 20th Century-Fox set stills
Creator:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Identifier/Call Number: 2431
Identifier/Call Number: 782
Physical Description:
16.9 Linear Feet
15 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1937-1954
Abstract: This collection contains set still books for the 20th Century-Fox Corporation with photographs of movie sets for 229 films,
dating from 1937 to 1954.
Language of Material:
English
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Advance notice required for access.
Books are arranged alphabetically by film title.
The Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (or 20th Century-Fox) was created through the merging of Fox Film Corporation and
Twentieth Century Pictures in 1935 in Los Angeles, California. In 1985, the studio was acquired by News Corporation and renamed
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (without the hyphen). In 2019, it was acquired by Disney and in 2020 began using the
name 20th Century Studios, Inc.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Many of the photographs are warped/curling around the edges.
[Box/folder no. or item name], 20th Century-Fox set stills, Collection no. 2431, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processed by USC students in 2019 as part of the "Piloting a Shared Practice for Accessible Archival Descriptions" Dean's
Challenge Grant. Additional description by Diann Benti in 2021.
This collection contains movie set still books for the 20th Century-Fox Corporation with photographs taken during production
of sets for 229 films, dating from 1937 to 1954. The black-and-white photographs are bound in boards with metal fasteners
and labeled with the working movie title, director, and production number. Some are labeled "Office Copy," "Copy for Mr. Day's
Files," or "Copy from Mr. Day's Files," and a few are stamped "Please return to art department," suggesting these books may
have been used by 20th Century-Fox art department and supervising art director Richard Day.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Film sets -- Photographs
Motion pictures -- Archival resources
Motion pictures -- Photographs
Motion pictures--Production and direction -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Photographs
Film stills
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation -- Photographs
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation -- Archives