Finding aid for the Richmond Shepard papers 2514
Diann Benti
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 March
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Richmond Shepard papers
Creator:
Shepard, Richmond, 1929-
Identifier/Call Number: 2514
Physical Description:
.06 Linear Feet
1 box and 1 oversize folder
Date (inclusive): approximately 1954-1987 (bulk 1960s-1970s)
Abstract: This collection contains papers of American mime Richmond Shepard (1929-2019), chiefly relating to his career as a mime in
the 1960s and 1970s. Materials include writings, contracts, programs, ephemera, press clippings, and photographs.
Language of Material:
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Richmond Shepard, May 9, 1973, June 1973, and July 1989.
Biographical / Historical
Richmond Shephard (1929-2019) was an American mime, actor, and theater owner. He began performing as a mime on television
in the 1950s and wrote "Mime: The Technique of Silence," a workbook published in 1971. He was also known as Lionel Shepard.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Richmond Shepard papers, Collection no. 2514, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
Previously cataloged as Collection No. 89.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers of American mime Richmond Shepard (1929-2019), chiefly relating to his career in the 1960s
and 1970s. Materials include a typescript manuscript of "Mime—The Technique of Silence," a book written by Shepard; two articles
by Shepard; contracts; performance programs and fliers; press clippings; and photographs. An oversize folder holds a lobby
card for a 1967 Cal State Long Beach event and a set of 1964 newspaper clippings of advertisements for Ann Barry Jr. clothing
featuring Shepard.
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 cin@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
Mimes -- United States -- Archival resources
Clippings
Programs
Shepard, Richmond, 1929- -- Archives
Box 1, Folder 1
Mark Taper Forum contracts
1970-1973
Box 1, Folder 2
The Living Theatre [typescript essay]
Box 1, Folder 3
[Mime: The Technique of Silence] [typescript draft of book]
Box 1, Folder 4
Mime and Training for the Theatre [typescript essay]
Box 1, Folder 5, Oversize-folder 1
Box 1, Folder 6
Newspaper advertisement plate
1971
Oversize-folder 1
Cal State Long Beach event lobby card
1967
