Finding aid for the George Hopkins scrapbooks 2513

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 April

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: George Hopkins scrapbooks

Creator: Hopkins, George James

Identifier/Call Number: 2513

Physical Description: 1.563 Linear Feet 2 boxes

Date (bulk): 1910s-1950s

Abstract: This collection consists of the scrapbooks of American set designer, playwright, and production designer George Hopkins (1896-1985).

Language of Material: English.

Container: 1

Container: 2

Biographical / Historical

George Hopkins (1896-1985) was an American set designer, playwright, and production designer. Hopkins started designing scenery on stage after studying design in college. He turned to art direction for films in 1917. Hopkins won four Academy Awards for Art Direction for "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951), "My Fair Lady" (1964), "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966), and "Hello, Dolly!" (1969).

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the scrapbooks of American set designer, playwright, and production designer George Hopkins (1896-1985). These scrapbooks include clippings, programs, and printed ephemera.

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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of George Hopkins, June 1, 1962.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], George Hopkins scrapbooks, Collection no. 2513, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Set designers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources

Scrapbooks

Clippings (information artifacts)

Printed ephemera

Programs (documents)

Motion picture art directors -- Archival resources

Hopkins, George James -- Archives