USC Specialized Libraries and Archival Collections
Collection 77

GERMAN THEATER AND MOVIE PROGRAMS COLLECTION, 1929-1937

 Processed by Robert J. Rohrbacher
Date Completed: 3/7/2001
 © 2001 University of Southern California. All Rights Reserved

Descriptive Summary

Title: German Theater and Movie Programs Collection, 1929-1937.

Creator:  Unknown.

Extent:  1.5 cubic ft.

Repository: 
University of Southern California.
Specialized Libraries and Archival Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90089-0182 

Administrative Information

Acquisition: No information available.

Access: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access. Consult finding aid for additional information.

Publication Rights: All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical material and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], German Theater and Movie Programs Collection, 1929-1937. (Collection 77). Specialized Libraries and Archival Collections, Information Services Division, University of Southern California.

Access Points

Subjects:

• Theater--Germany--20th century.
• Theater--Austria--20th century.
• Theater--Switzerland--20th century.
• Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)--Germany--20th century.
• Opera--Germany--20th century.
  Opera--Austria--20th century.
• Motion pictures--Germany--20th century.
• Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)--Germany--20th century.
• Motion pictures--Periodicals.

Other Access Points (Genre Terms):

• Programs--Germany--20th century.
• Theater programs--Germany--20th century.
• Programs--Germany--Berlin--20th century.
• Theater Programs--Germany--Berlin--20th century.
• Programs--Austria--Vienna--20th century.
• Theater Programs--Austria--Vienna--20th century.
• Programs--Switzerland--Zurich--20th century.
• Theater Programs--Switzerland--Zurich--20th century.

Scope and Content

The collection consists predominantly of theater, cabaret, opera, and movie programs from the German-speaking countries along with a small number from New York City and Prague, Czechoslovakia. The largest number is from Berlin, but other German towns, as well as Vienna and Zurich, are represented. Also included is a small number of German film magazines. The period 1929-1937 is covered. Thus, the German programs reflect cultural life in both the last years of the Weimar Republic and the early years of Nazi rule.

Material Cataloged Separately

The USC Cinema and Television Library received the collection of the periodical, Film-Kurier.

See Inventory.