Victor Milner collection of photographs
Scope and Contents
Collection includes photographs of early Hollywood actors and personalities, as well as of the Milner family. Also includes filmstrips of caricatures from the film Land of the Pharos.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1920-1979
Creator
- Milner, Victor, 1893-1972 (collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Victor Milner collection of photographs must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Victor Milner (1893-1972) was a movie cinematographer. He won an Oscar for photography in 1934 for the film Cleopatra, and again for cinematography for How Green is My Valley. He was one of Cecil B. DeMille's favorite directors of photography.
Extent
40 items (3 Filmstrips)
3 photographs (368 items)
1 oversize folder
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Maurine Whipple and Suzanne Milner Flynn.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
Subject
- Title
- Register of Victor Milner collection of photographs
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 November 10
- 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