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Ussher (Bruno) collection of Charles Chaplin papers
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Bruno Ussher collection of Charles Chaplin papers
Creator:
Ussher, Bruno David
Identifier/Call Number: 2554
Physical Description:
0.08 Linear Feet
1 folder
Date: 1940
Abstract: Collection is composed of a group photograph, an article, and autographed illustrations from Charlie Chaplin.
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Collection is composed of a group photograph, an article, and autographed illustrations from Charlie Chaplin. The photograph
depicts Charlie Chaplin, Bruno Ussher, composer Meredith Willson, and critic Robert Van Gelder, with the orchestra for
The Great Dictator soundtrack. A print out of the Robert Van Gelder New York Times review of
The Great Dictator is also present, along with three signed pencil illustrations by Charlie Chaplin with photocopied preservation copies.
Originally part of the Ethel Barrymore Memorial Theatre Arts Collection at the University of Southern California Library
100 Series, and was labeled 100-46.
Bruno David Ussher (1889-1963) was a German-Born musicologist and music critic. He received a D.Mus. from the University of
Southern California in 1934 and taught at USC from 1931-1944. Ussher was a Los Angeles music critic for many years for different
Los Angeles newspapers (Evening Express, Examiner), magazines, and scholarly journals into the 1950s. During the years 1938-1941,
his column appeared in the Los Angeles Daily News (not connected with the current Los Angeles Daily News) and regularly covered
film music. He was also production manager of the Hollywood Bowl concerts from 1935 to 1936 and he was project chief for eleven
western states of the Federal Music Project from 1936-39.
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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 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Bruno David Ussher.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Bruno Ussher collection of Charles Chaplin papers, Collection no. 2554, Cinematic Arts Library,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Actors -- Photographs
Autographs (manuscripts)
Clippings
Conductors (Music) -- California -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Ussher, Bruno David -- Archive
Chaplin, Charles