Ivan C. F. Heisler motion picture film, 1938

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Summary

Creators:
Heisler, Ivan C. F.
Abstract:
Ivan C.F. Heisler was a photographer, originally born in Switzerland who imigrated to the United States at age three. This film, captured during a family visit to the Trotskys, depicts Leon Trotsky, his wife Natalia Sedova, and members of their entourage, together with the artist Diego Rivera and his wife, the artist Frida Kahlo, in Coyoacan, Mexico. Includes original print, two reference prints, and video tape duplicates.
Extent:
1 motion picture film reel, 3 videocassettes (0.1 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ivan C. F. Heisler motion picture film, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Ivan C. F. Heisler motion picture film depicts Leon Trotsky, his wife Natalia Sedova, and members of their entourage, together with the artist Diego Rivera and his wife, the artist Frida Kahlo, in Coyoacan, Mexico. The footage was taken during a family trip while visiting the Trotskys. Ivan was approximately 18 years of age when capturing this footage.

Ivan's father Francis, a lawyer representing workers' rights and conscientious objectors, also appears in the film speaking with Frida Kahlo.

Includes original print, two reference prints, and video tape duplicates.

Biographical / historical:

Photographer, born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1921 and died in SF, CA in 1976. Ivan and his parents immigrated to the US (Chicago) in 1924 when he was three years of age. His dad, Francis Heisler, was a politically active Hungarian who met and wed our Friedy Baumann (Heisler) in Switzerland.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1973.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

May not be reproduced without permission of Karen E. Heisler and Karl F. Heisler.

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ivan C. F. Heisler motion picture film, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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