Arthur Rosson collection on Rurales
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, treatment, and trip notes relating to the unproduced motion picture Rurales. Dated approximately 1942-1944.
Dates
- approximately 1942-1944
Creator
- Rosson, Arthur (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Arthur Rosson collection on Rurales must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
Arthur Rosson (1886-1960) was heavily involved in many of the positions in the motion picture industry.
Rosson was born in 1886. Throughout his career, he worked in many areas of the motion picture industry, including actor, director, assistant director, and production manager. He worked on several films with Cecil B. DeMille, for whom he did substantial pre-production work on the unproduced film Rurales. He died in 1960.
Extent
1 half box (0.25 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Materials were created or gathered by Arthur Rosson. These materials eventually passed to Clouds Hill Books, which sold them to Brigham Young University in 2013.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Clouds Hill Books; 2013.
Appraisal
Arts and Communications.
Processing Information
Processed; Sarah Flinders; 2013.
- Title
- Register of Arthur Rosson collection on Rurales
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Flinders
- Date
- 2013 April 25
- 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