Tom Tyler in THE PRIDE OF PAWNEE, 1929
- TitleJanus Barfoed collection, 1914 - 1954 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)Circa 1914 - 1954 (inclusive)
- Description
62 linear ft. of papers
1 item(s) of posters1. Personality files; 2. Subject files; 3. Oversize
- Summary
The collection is comprised of clippings and ephemera, lobby cards, press sheets, and photographs related to American B-Western films. The material in the Personality files series is arranged alphabetically by personal name. At the request of the donors, papers and photographs are housed together. Some 200 cowboy actors are represented.
- BiographyJens Janus Barfoed was a Danish photograph archivist, a fan of American B-Western films, and a collector of photographs and memorabilia related to low-budget Westerns. He served as the head of the stills archive at the Danish Film Museum. Over the course of his lifetime, Barfoed compiled a personal collection of material related to Western films of the silent era and to those less-publicized second features of the studio era.
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Sofie and Katrine Barfoed, 2010
- Preferred citationJanus Barfoed collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 1536
- AvailabilityFor information on the contents and availability of this collection please contact the Reference and Public Services department at ref@oscars.org.
- Moving Image Items
- Library Holdings