- TitleBalboa studios research collection compiled by Jean-Jacques Jura, 1913 - 1918 (bulk)
- Collector
- Date(s)Circa 1913 - 1918 (bulk)
- Related names
- Description
1 linear ft. of papers
- Summary
Research material collected for the book “Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio,” published by McFarland in 1999, co-authored by Jura with Rodney Bardin. The collection includes material on Balboa and on Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Baby Marie Osborne, Henry King, Ruth Roland, and Jackie Saunders.
- BiographyJean-Jacques Jura is an Associate Professor of French at California State University, Long Beach. Among his research interests is the silent movie history of Long Beach.
- Balboa studios was owned and operated by the Horkheimer Brothers in Long Beach, California, from 1913 to 1918.
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Jean-Jacques Jura, 2014.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 2855
- 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
