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Shirley Clarke papers, 1936-1983
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Papers of Shirley Clarke (1919-1997), a noted maker of experimental films. Included are personal and professional correspondence, clippings, research and financial material, some production informa...
Papers of Shirley Clarke (1919-1997), a noted maker of experimental films. Included are personal and professional correspondence, clippings, research and financial material, some production information, and films and audio tapes generated at various stages of the film making process. Best coverage is afforded for "The Connection" (1960) and "The Cool World" (1963), studies of heroin addiction and life in Harlem. Small files exist on other works including "Skyscraper" (1959) (an Academy Award-nominated short subject), the Academy Award-winning "Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel" (1963), "Portrait of Jason" (1967), and films relating to her early interest in dance. There are also files on her awards, lectures on film and film techniques, and activities in the Filmmakers Distribution Center; general correspondence referring to business and professional matters; and journals and other biographical materials.
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- Format
- Mixed Materials; Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
- Physical Details
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- 9.8 cubic feet (3 record center cartons, 16 archives boxes, 2 packages)
- 23 tape recordings, and
- 56 cans of film; plus
- additions of 49.4 cubic feet (including films and audio tape) and
- 18 tape recordings
- OCLC
- ocn173692467
- Finding Aids
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- Finding aid to the processed portion
- RESTRICTED: Box 15 Folder 13a is restricted. Researchers seeking access should contact the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (WCFTR).
- The films and video recordings in this collection also are being cataloged individually.
- Placed on deposit by Shirley Clarke, Los Angeles, California, 1973-1986.
Subjects
- Frost, Robert, 1874-1963.
- Filmmakers Distribution Center.
- Connection (Motion picture)
- Cool world (Motion picture : 1964)
- African Americans -- Drug use -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Dance.
- Experimental films.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- Documentary films.
- Motion pictures -- Distribution.
- Drug addicts -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Women in the motion picture industry.
- Dancing
Medical Subject Heading
- WCFTR-owned.
- WCFTR-owned.