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Howard Hawks photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 27

Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of Howard Hawks behind the scenes of movies and photographs with his family, including one transparency. Some of these photographs have corresponding safety film acetate negatives. Dated approximately 1930-1969.

Dates

  • approximately 1930-1969

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Photographs in folders 1-4: Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice. Negatives in folder 5: Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 72 hours advance notice.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Howard Winchester Hawks was born in Goshen, Indiana, on May 30, 1896. He made his career in Hollywood, working in the film industry as a screenwriter, editor, director, and producer. In 1974, he was awarded an honorary Academy Award of merit. Hawks died in Palm Springs, California, on December 26, 1977.

Extent

5 folders (0.25 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Materials were donated to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections by Howard Hawks in 1977.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Howard Hawks; 1977.

Appraisal

Photographs (Photograph Archives).

Related Materials

See Howard Hawks papers (MSS 1404).

Separated Materials

Movie stills were transferred to the Movie stills collection (MSS P 768).

General

Prints from negatives. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, 2020.

Processing Information

Processed; Anne Ashton; July 2022. Updated finding aid for DACS compliance and accuracy. Rehoused photographs to plastic sleeves for preservation.

Title
Register of Howard Hawks photographs
Status
Under Revision
Author
Rose Frank
Date
2011 December 14
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States