Moving Image Archive

Research, History, and More

The Cinematic Arts Community is invited to become familiar with the school's Moving Image Archive collections.  

In addition to USC student films, the archive also hold many special collections.  One new DVD recently purchased for the department is entitled Living Room Cinema: Films from Home Movie Day, Volume 1.
 
Brief List of Special Collections

The collections listed below are only a small portion of what the Archive offers.  We also hold many films collected by the department over the years.  These films are available for in house study or for department screenings.  Most of our materials are on 16mm film, but we do have some materials on video and DVD.
 

• USC Student and Staff films
• Los Angeles Public Library collection (Educational and Theatrical films)
• Otis College of Art and Design collection (Artists’ films)
• China Film collection (Chinese Cinema on 35mm)
• Eames collection (Films by Ray and Charles Eames)
• Las Floristas collection (Costumed fundraisers done by Rose Bowl float artists)
• Ferdinand Welebir collection (Features, cartoons, shorts)
• Robert F. Craig Jr. collection (Features, cartoons, shorts)
• Bob Booker ‘70s Television Bloopers collection (3/4’’ tapes)
• Rick Prelinger Industrial film collection (3/4’’ tapes)
• East Los Angeles College Vincent Price Gallery film collection
• Stone Ishimaru Japanese-American film collection
• Japan Screen Topics (Japanese newsreels from the ‘70s and ‘80s)
• Muscle Beach collection (Athletes at Muscle Beach from the ‘50s and ‘60s)

 
The Moving Image Archive is open Mondays through Fridays from 9am to 4pm, and everyone here is happy to assist anyone in their quest for titles or subject matter.

Contact Information:

Valarie Schwan, Curator
213.740.1567
vschwan@cinema.usc.edu

Contact:	Valarie Schwan, Curator 213.740.1567 vschwan@cinema.usc.edu
Associated Person:	Sheila Holenda