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DeMille family

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Cecil B. DeMille papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1400
Scope and Contents Personal and business papers generated by DeMille (1881-1959), his family, and his motion picture and other activities from 1863 to 1983 including correspondence, audio and videotape recordings, financial ledgers, and memorabilia. Also with the collection are more than 6,500 pieces of production-related art work, more than 37,869 motion picture still photographs, 275 volumes of scrapbooks (1919-1962), sound recordings, and video tapes of 36 motion pictures from DeMille's personal film...
Dates: 1863-1983

Cecil B. DeMille photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 146
Scope and Contents

Collection includes 6000 photographs (including oversize), 61 slides in molded case and viewing equipment, two glass plates, and one panoramic photograph. Biographical and personal publicity for DeMille Productions, Paramount Pictures and Famous Lasky Players.

Dates: 1868-1959

DeMille family bible

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197235229314]
Identifier: MSS 9172
Scope and Contents Contains the DeMille family bible, which was passed down from Robert DeMille (Cecil's uncle) to the eldest son starting in 1852. It was briefly in the possession of Cecil B. DeMille during the production of the film The Ten Commandments. Recorded in the bible are marriage, birth, and death records for members of the DeMille family descending from William Edward Demille (1824-1873) and Margaret Blount Hoyt (1835-1911). Also includes letter from Cecil's office discussing the repair of the...
Dates: Other: approximately 1852-2001

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