Finding aid for the American Film Institute 1930s-1940s video collection 2600

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 1930s-1940s Videos collection

Creator: American Film Institute

Identifier/Call Number: 2600

Physical Description: 5.625 Linear Feet 5 boxes

Date (inclusive): 1930s-1940s

Abstract: This collection consists of the American Film Institute's videotape recordings of films from the 1930s and 1940s.

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 1930s and 1940s. These films include "The Utah Kid" (1944), "Cowboy from Sundown" (1940), "Love Affair" (1939), "The Road to Singapore" (1931), "Men Are Such Fools" (1938), "Billy the Kid in Texas" (1940), "Nancy Drew Detective" (1938), "Romeo and Juliet" (1937), "Alice in Wonderland" (1933), "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), "Frankenstein" (1931), "The New Adventures of Tarzan" (1935), "Les Misérables" (1935), "Sherlock Holmes" (1932), "Hound of the Baskervilles" (1939), 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 1930s-1940s video collection 1930s-1940s, Collection no. 2600, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Videotapes

Video recordings (physical artifacts)

VHS

Motion pictures (visual works)

American Film Institute -- Archives