Joan Brooskin collection of letters
Scope and Contents note
Twenty-two photocopied letters written by Joan to her husband, friends, business associates, etc., while en route to and in Egypt, dated from September 20, to November 15, 1954 (aboard the S.S. Constitution).
Dates
- 1954
Creator
- Brooskin, Joan (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Joan Brooskin collection of letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
In 1954, Joan Brooskin was a field secretary for motion picture producer-director Cecil B. Demille. The twenty-two letters in this collection document her observations of the production of The Ten Commandments on location in Egypt from September to November 1954.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
22 photocopied letters from Joan Brooksin to her friends and family en route to Egypt.
Custodial History note
Donated by Joan Brooskin in 1982.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Joan Brooskin; 1982.
Appraisal note
Collection development policy of the Arts and Communications Archives.
Processing Information note
Processed; Amanda Clark; August 2007.
- Title
- Register of Joan Brooskin collection of letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amanda Clark and Karen Glenn, student processors and John M. Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States