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D'Arc, James V. (1950-)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1950-

Biographical History

James V. D'Arc (1950-) was a professor in the Speech and Theatre Arts Department at BYU and worked at the L. Tom Perry Special Collections department where he was the curator of the BYU Motion Picture Archive and contributor for the Motion Picture Archives Film Series.

James Vincent D'Arc was born in Los Angeles, California on August 7, 1950. In the early 1970s, D'Arc was accepted into Brigham Young University, where he majored in history. In 1973 he was interested in a film appreciation class taught by Dr. Charles M. Metten, which motivated him to receive a PhD in film history from the University in 1986. During his time as a student, he also was hired in what was then called the "Archives and Manuscripts Division," where he began gathering film-related materials for the Archives starting with items donated to the collection from Dean Jagger, an actor who played Brigham Young in the 1940 film "Brigham Young." From there the collection obtained items including those pertaining to Cecil B. DeMille, classic MGM musicals like "Singin' in the Rain," and many others, a good number of them which are shown in the Motion Picture Archives Film Series today in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections.

Aside from this, in 1990 D'Arc also was employed as a Professor of Film in BYU's Theatre and Media Arts College. Although the college allowed him to split his time working as both a professor and a curator for the Special Collections department, by the end of the school year, he returned to being a full-time employee for Special Collections.

While spending his time in BYU, D'Arc eventually married Patricia Ann Morris in Salt Lake City on January 22, 1974. During their marriage, they had five children and seven grandchildren. On April 20, 2005, Patricia passed away after 19 months of illness in Utah.

James D'Arc retired from the L. Tom Perry Special Collections in August 2017.

Citation:
Ancestry.com, May 15, 2017 (b. August 7, 1950 in Los Angeles; Married Patricia Ann Morris on January 22, 1974)

BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications, May 15, 2017 (D'Arc served as a professor for the Theatre and Media Arts College in 1990, where he served for a year.)

"An Interview with James D'Arc," May 15, 2017 (D'Arc attended Brigham Young University, where he developed interest in film starting in 1972-1973; helped begin gathering sources for the Film collection in the Special Collections Department)

Legacy.com, May 15, 2017 (James D'Arc and Patricia had 5 children and 7 grandchildren; Patricia passed away in April 20, 2005.)

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Scott Faulring research collection on Jerald and Sandra Tanner

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1580
Abstract

In addition to extensive oral history interviews, Scott Faulring compiled a comprehensive bibliography of the Tanners' works; collected other known interviews with the Tanners, including those conducted by James D'Arc and Roger Flick; and also helped organize a photographic record of the Tanners and their place of business.

Dates: 1959-1984

Oral history interviews with Annette Kaufman

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230355973]
Identifier: MSS 7495
Scope and Contents

Collection includes three audio cassette recordings of interviews with the pianist Annette Kaufman regarding Max Steiner, an Austrian American composer; Maurice Abravanel, a Swiss-American Jewish conductor of classical music; and Louis Kaufman, an American violinist who was also her late husband.

Dates: Date not identified

Oral histories on Utah railroads

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239248369]
Identifier: MSS 9014
Scope and contents Cassette tape contains three interviews related to railroads in Utah. Tape 1, side 1 has an interview with Leo Smith (Payson, Utah) by James D'Arc and H. Wallace Goddard, July 17, 1979. Side 2 of this tape has an interview with Madoline Dixon (Payson, Utah) by James D'Arc and H. Wallace Goddard, July 17, 1979. Tape 2, side 1 is an interview with George Cheever (Payson, Utah) by James D'Arc and H. Wallace Goddard. July 17, 1979. Also contains an unrelated dictation with someone talking about...
Dates: 1979

Herman G. Weinberg interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326784]
Identifier: MSS SC 2786
Scope and Contents

Typewritten transcript of an interview conducted in New York City on 30 Oct. 1978 by James V. D'Arc, an archivist at Brigham Young University. Weinberg talks about his life and his writing career.

Dates: 1978

Oral history interview with Lois M. Welch

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230355965]
Identifier: MSS 7499
Scope and Contents

Includes one videocassette containing an oral history interview with Lois M. Welch, conducted by James V. D'Arc and Harvard S. Heath at the Welch home in Missoula, Montana.

Dates: 1990 April 13

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  • Subject: Oral Histories X

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Collection 5
Archival Object 3
 
Subject
Oral histories 7
Audiocassettes 5
Transcripts 3
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 1
Authors, American -- Interviews 1