Louis McMahon music collection
Scope and Contents
Collection of musical manuscripts for silent films; cue sheets and index cards. Includes music from the Motion Picture Series by Borch, and The Synchronizer Suites.
Dates
- 1911-1935
Creator
- Borch, Gaston (Person)
- McMahon, Louis (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Preliminarily processed; permission to use materials must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Louis McMahon collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Louis McMahon was a cinematographer, writer, and director. He worked on Julius Caesar (1950), Violent Midnight (1964), and Wild is My Love (1963).
Extent
2 cartons (2 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS3750%20revised.xml
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Louis McMahon.
Appraisal
Film Music Archives.
- Title
- Register of Louis McMahon music collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Kim
- Date
- 2011 September 13
- 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