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Finding aid for the Christa Zinna photographs 0194

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Finding aid for the Christa Zinna 0194 1 photographs 0194 Title: Christa Zinner photographs Collection number: 0194 Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections Language of Material: English Physical Description: 13.96 Linear feet22 boxes Date: late 1940s-1970s Abstract: Christa Zinner was a well-known fashion and advertising photographer from the 1940s through the 1970s. Her photographs appeared in many popular magazines and newspaper supplements including Ebony, Look, Life, Harpers Bazaar, Sports Illustrated, TV Guide, etc. The collection consists of photographs, negatives, and slides including those not selected for the actual magazines. Many of the magazines themselves are included in the collection as well as single magazine pages. creator: Zinner, Christa Biographical Note Christa Zinner was born in Germany; visited the US for 14 months as a student and returned permanently two years later; operated a golf links restaurant; became a fashion model in San Francisco, and became interested in photography (commercial, portrait, and fashion); managed a photo studio while taking classes at Los Angeles Art Center School; opened her own commercial studio for fashion photography with an emphasis on editorial assignments; and married motion picture editor and director Peter Zinner. She is currently a sculptor living in Los Angeles. Acquisition Gift of Ms. Zinner, June 8, 1998. Conditions Governing Use All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Processing Information This collection was processed with the assistance of Ye Fu. Scope and Content Magazine photographs, proofs, negatives, slides, and prints of Ms. Zinner's professional fashion photography dating from the late 1940s through the 1970s. Included are fashion photographs for: LIFE, LOOK, Sports Illustrated, Town & Country, Glamour, Mademoiselle, Times Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, TV Guide, Ebony, Vanity Fair (British), Brides Magazine, McCall's, Colliers, American Home, Seventeen, Photoplay, and California Stylist, and photographs of famous personalities for Glamour Magazine, Columbia Records, Photoplay, and Ebony. Conditions Governing Access Advance notice required for access. Preferred Citation [Box/folder# or item name], Christa Zinner photographs, Collection no. 0194, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California Subjects and Indexing Terms Zinner, Christa -- Archives Advertising photography--Archival resources Fashion photography--Archival resources Magazines (periodicals) Negatives (photographic) Photographs Slides (photographs)

Magazine Titles

American Home

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Box 1, Folder 1 Beauty Page--Marie de Angelis 1972 Box 1, Folder 2 Outdoor Rooms--High-Rise Apartment 1971 March Box 1, Folder 3 Beauty Page--Marie de Angelis 1972 Box 1, Folder 4 Beauty Page--Prepare to Bare--Ann McLeod and Small Son Box 1, Folder 5 Outdoor Decorating California Style 1971 June

American President Lines

Box 1, Folder 6 S.S. President Monroe Box 1, Folder 7 S.S. Roosevelt 1968 February Box 1, Folder 8 S.S. President Monroe Box 1, Folder 9 S.S. President Monroe 1967 August

Bride and Home

Box 1, Folder 10 San Fernando Mission (Hearst) 1966 April Box 22, Folder 1 Cover 1967

Brides Magazine

Box 2, Folder 1 Untitled Box 2, Folder 2 Untitled 1967 Box 2, Folder 3 Bel Air Hotel 1967 March Box 2, Folder 4 Bel Air Hotel 1967 March Box 2, Folder 5 Bridesmaids 1967 Box 2, Folder 6 Bridesmaids 1967 Box 2, Folder 7 Desert (Goodner)/Mission Inn 1967 Box 2, Folder 8 Gayle Dunes 1967 Box 2, Folder 9 Headpiece/Roebke Dunes/Bridesmaids 1967 Box 2, Folder 10 Roebke Dunes 1967 Box 2, Folder 11 Tiegs/Dunes/Mission Inn 1967

California Fashion Creators

Box 2, Folder 12 Patty Woodord Box 2, Folder 13 Greta Chi (Model) 1964 Box 2, Folder 14 Bathing Suits Box 2, Folder 15 Family Living / Red Coats 1956 November 23

California Stylist

Box 19 Magazine 1947 March Box 19 Magazine 1952 August

Californian, The

Box 19 Magazine 1948 October

Collier's

Box 22, Folder 1 Cover 1956 June 8 Box 19 Magazine 1956 June 8

Companion

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Box 22, Folder 1 Cover 1956 May

Ebony

Box 3, Folder 1 All-Weather Coats (LA Flaque De ) 1967 Box 3, Folder 2 Boutique Fashions 1970 March Box 3, Folder 3 Bras/Girdles 1964 May Box 3, Folder 4 Bridal Gowns 1965 June Box 3, Folder 5 Chaperelle Fashions Box 3, Folder 6 Chinoiserie/Orient Joins The Fashion World Box 3, Folder 7 Christmas Glitter/Evening Gowns 1971 Box 3, Folder 8 Cocktail Dresses 1963 May Box 3, Folder 9 Cruise Line 1964 Box 3, Folder 10 Equestrian 1969 April Box 3, Folder 11 Evening Clothes/Spanish Rug/Backdrop/Dache Hat/Lena Horne/Dr. Piper (Best Dressed) Box 3, Folder 12 Furs (Fuhrman's)/Michael Hennessy Furs 1965 & 1965 October Box 3, Folder 13 Garden Wedding 1970 May Box 3, Folder 14 Glasses 1957 Box 3, Folder 15 Gypsy Clothes 1969 February Box 3, Folder 16 Gypsy Fashions 1969 Box 3, Folder 17 Harem Pants Box 3, Folder 18 Harem Pants/Midriff 1969 April Box 4, Folder 1 Harem Styles 1969 April Box 4, Folder 2 Jerry Magnin Store, Beverly Hills Shopping Together "Gals + Guys" 1971 May Box 4, Folder 3 Knits--Lee Herman, Janizen, Kimberly 1969 Box 4, Folder 4 Knits/Long Pants--Midriff/Low Back Dress Box 4, Folder 5 Knits, Pleaure Dome, Rudi, Andiamo 1968 Box 4, Folder 6 Leather Coats 1966 February Box 4, Folder 7 Lingerie 1970 Box 4, Folder 8 Lingerie/Imaginative Sleepwear 1968 June Box 4, Folder 9 Macrame Box 4, Folder 10 Midi--Length 1968 January Box 4, Folder 11 Military/Morocco 1968 June Box 4, Folder 12 Patterned Night Clothes 1966 Box 5, Folder 1 Poolside Fashion Box 5, Folder 2 Rebecca Wells Designs Box 5, Folder 3 Ruffles Box 5, Folder 4 Ruffles 1964 April Box 5, Folder 5 Ruffles 1968 Box 5, Folder 6 Shirt Dress 1969 February Box 5, Folder 7 Ski Clothes/Parkas 1965 December Box 21, Folder 1 Sleepwear Box 5, Folder 8 Spring Clothes 1966 March Box 21, Folder 2 Spring Costumes Box 5, Folder 9 Spring Forecast/Suits 1965 March Box 5, Folder 10 Stockings 1964 June Box 5, Folder 11 Summer Coolers 1964 May Box 6, Folder 1 Summer Fashions 1970 May Box 6, Folder 2 Summer Nighties 1965 April Box 6, Folder 3 Swimsuits 1964 Box 6, Folder 4 Swimsuits 1965 December Box 6, Folder 5 Swimsuits 1966 October Box 6, Folder 6 Swimsuits 1967 November Box 6, Folder 7 Swimsuits 1968 November Box 6, Folder 8 Swimsuits/Bikini 1963 April Box 6, Folder 9 Swimsuits--Carribbean 1958

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Box 6, Folder 10 Swimsuits In Desert 1969 May Box 6, Folder 11 Teen Fashions, etc. Box 6, Folder 12 Teen--Age Clothes 1966 April Box 6, Folder 13 The Bare Dress 1966 May Box 6, Folder 14 Travel Clothes 1970 Box 6, Folder 15 Yachts/Boating Box 6, Folder 16 Unidentified Box 21, Folder 3 Unidentified Box 21, Folder 4 Various Box 7, Folder 1 Black Cole, Black Cole Cover-Up, Turquoise Cole, White Terry, Orange Terry Box 7, Folder 2 Black Dress, Blue Silk and Leather, Silk Caprioti, Selwyn-Day Box 7, Folder 3 Brocade Top, Ecru Heavy, Satin Skirt Box 7, Folder 4 Christmas Issue/Evening Gowns 1971 October Box 7, Folder 5 Fall Fashions--5 Models Box 7, Folder 6 Furs, Evening, etc. 1969 December Box 7, Folder 7 Long Knits(Black Cape), Green And Vine Box 7, Folder 8 Long White Lace Gown Box 7, Folder 9 Magenta Terry, Rudi With Sleeve, Rudi Strapless, White Pants, Blazer Box 7, Folder 10 Mexico City/Acapulco Box 7, Folder 11 Sand Dunes 1969 May Box 7, Folder 12 Swimsuits 1969 November Box 7, Folder 13 Swimsuits 1969 November Box 7, Folder 14 Swimsuits 1972 Janruary Box 7, Folder 15 Swimsuits 1972 Janruary Box 7, Folder 16 Swimsuits 1972 Janruary Box 7, Folder 17 Swimsuits--Elisabeth Harriet 1969 November Box 7, Folder 18 Swimsuits/Elisabeth Robinson 1969 November Box 7, Folder 19 Swimsuits--G.White 1969 November Box 7, Folder 20 Swimsuits--G.White 1969 November Box 8, Folder 1 Swimsuits/Monica Harriet 1969 November Box 8, Folder 2 Swimsuits Monica-Harem Pants 1969 November Box 8, Folder 3 Swimsuits/Loose-Fitting Clothes Box 8, Folder 4 Travel Suit Box 8, Folder 5 Young Voter Fashions 1972 February Box 8, Folder 6 Young Voter Fashions 1972 February Box 21, Folder 4 Various Box 21, Folder 5 Various Box 21, Folder 6 Various - 1970s Box 21, Folder 7 Various Box 20 Ebony Magazine 1962 April Box 20 Ebony Magazine 1968 December Box 20 Ebony Magazine 1969 January Box 20 Ebony Magazine 1969 February Box 20 Ebony Magazine 1969 June Box 20 Ebony Magazine 1971 March Box 20 Ebony Magazine 1971 April Box 20 Ebony Magazine 1971 May Box 20 Ebony Magazine 1971 June Box 20 Ebony Magazine 1971 July

Glamour

Box 8, Folder 7 Untitled Box 8, Folder 8 Swimsuits Box 8, Folder 9 Swimsuits 1950 Box 8, Folder 10 South Bound--Cotton Play Clothes, Coolie Coats, Swim Suits 1950 December Box 8, Folder 11 Swim Suits, Dolores Hart Box 17 Glamour Magazine 1961 February

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Box 17 Glamour Magazine 1962 May Box 17 Glamour Magazine 1963 February

Ladies' Home Journal

Box 8, Folder 12 Advertisement--Martex Towel

Sports Illustrated

Box 10, Folder 10 Sporting Look--Munich: Loden Cloth Look 1956 July Box 11, Folder 1 Baja Seashell Collecting 1954/1955 Box 11, Folder 2 California Bathing Suits(Cut-outs)--Sandpit 1961 Box 11, Folder 3 Mineral Specimens Box 11, Folder 4 Plam Springs/Chuck wagon?,Dudas?,Hats Box 11, Folder 5 Ski Fashions 1957 December 27 Box 11, Folder 6 Ski, Mt.Hood, Aspen Box 11, Folder 7 Sports Car Look In Southern California Box 11, Folder 8 Spring Preview--Pebble Beach 1959 Box 11, Folder 9 Stretch Box 11, Folder 10 Stretch Pants 1960 Box 11, Folder 11 Sunclothes In The Desert--Claire McCardel Box 11, Folder 12 Sweaters--Florence,Paris 1957 Box 11, Folder 13 Swimsuits 1955 Box 11, Folder 14 Wragge Field Hockey Fashions 1957 Box 11, Folder 15 Baja Seashell Collecting 1954 Box 11, Folder 16 Sidney Wragge Field Hockey Fashions, U.S. Open Fashions, Children's Sailing Clothes, Ski Fashions, Bathing Suits, McCardel, Sports Car Fashions 1962 Box 17 Sports Illustrated Magazine 1957 November 4 Box 17 Sports Illustrated Magazine 1958 March 24 Box 17 Sports Illustrated Magazine 1958 August 18 Box 17 Sports Illustrated Magazine 1958 November 24 Box 17 Sports Illustrated Magazine 1959 March 9 Box 17 Sports Illustrated Magazine 1959 September 28 Box 17 Sports Illustrated Magazine 1959 November 23 Box 17 Sports Illustrated Magazine 1960 October 17 Box 17 Sports Illustrated Magazine 1961 September 25 Box 17 Sports Illustrated Magazine 1962 May 2 Box 17 Sports Illustrated Magazine 1962 October 1 Box 17 Sports Illustrated Magazine 1963 September 30

Harper's Bazaar

Box 8, Folder 13 Bel Air Hotel 1967 Box 8, Folder 14 Santa Catalina Island 1966

Look

Box 8, Folder 15 Beach Wear--Muscle Beach Box 22, Folder 2 Bill Hawes' Beachcomber Hats 1952 Box 8, Folder 16 Boating Clothes--San Diego Box 8, Folder 17 One-Piece Bathing Suits(Fox Lot) Box 9, Folder 1 Red Rock Canyon--Bathing Suits, Western Clothes(Fringe Jacket), Bill Hawes' Beach Hats Box 9, Folder 2 Red Rock Canyon, Western Fashions Box 9, Folder 3 Beach Wear--Muscle Beach

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Box 22, Folder 3 Bill Hawes, Beachcomber Hats, Muscle Beach, Ski Fashions, Western Fashions, Yosemite, Boating Clothes, Swimsuits, Glamour Pants, Palm Springs Box 19 Look Magazine 1952 January 15 Box 19 Look Magazine 1956 September 18

Los Angeles Magazine

Box 9, Folder 4 Cape Costume--Micheline Swift Box 9, Folder 5 Evening Clothes--Vicky Geiss, Hornburg Box 9, Folder 6 Fashion--Gown/Model--Virginaia Stewart Box 9, Folder 7 Fashions--Margaret Peirera, Ulrica Kantor Box 9, Folder 8 Fashions--Joanna Barnes, Holt Box 9, Folder 9 Fashions--Suits--Ensemble/Gretchen Ward Box 9, Folder 10 Hair Switches Box 22, Folder 4 Rosemary Stack, Pauline Candy, Cooper? Hayward Box 9, Folder 11 Swimsuits--Rosemary Bowe-Stack, Brook Hayward, Curry, Candy, Hopper 1963 May Box 22, Folder 5 Hair Switches, "Photoplay" Cover, Various Box 18 Los Angeles Magazine 1963 October Box 18 Los Angeles Magazine 1963 November Box 18 Los Angeles Magazine 1964 January Box 18 Los Angeles Magazine 1964 March Box 18 Los Angeles Magazine 1964 September Box 18 Los Angeles Magazine 1967 October

Mademoiselle

Box 10, Folder 1 California Lemon Yellows

Modern Bride

Box 10, Folder 2 Riverside Inn Myrna Fahey 1960 October Box 22, Folder 1 Cover Box 19 Magazine 1961 February/March

New York Times Magazine

Box 10, Folder 3 Beverly Hills Designer Clothes--Hildegard Box 10, Folder 4 Beverly Hills Designer Clothes/13 Styles Box 10, Folder 5 California Fashions Box 10, Folder 6 California Fashions--Pasadena Box 10, Folder 7 Fashion Lay-out Box 19 Magazine 1956 May 6 Physical Description: 4 Copies

Photoplay

Box 10, Folder 8 1950s

Seventeen

Box 10, Folder 9 Fashions/ Squaw Valley 1959 August Box 22, Folder 6 San Francisco -- Plaid Organzas 1959

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Town & Country

Box 12, Folder 1 Untitled 1962 October 15 Box 22, Folder 7 Untitled Box 18 Magazine 1960 February Physical Description: 2 Copies

Box 18 Magazine 1964 February

TV Guide

Box 12, Folder 2 Elizabeth Montgomery--Maternity Clothes 1965 June Box 12, Folder 3 Greta Chi Box 12, Folder 4 Inger Stevens Box 12, Folder 5 Misc Box 12, Folder 6 Pat Crowley, Nina Wane, Maggie Pierce 1965 September Box 12, Folder 7 Anita Louise Box 12, Folder 8 Cher Bono Box 12, Folder 9 Elizabeth Montgomery--Maternity Clothes 1965 June Box 12, Folder 10 Fringes Box 12, Folder 11 Greta Chi Box 12, Folder 12 Jill Townsend Box 12, Folder 13 Leigh Taylor Young--Baby Box 12, Folder 14 Leigh Taylor Young Box 12, Folder 15 Linda Cristal Box 12, Folder 16 Linda Cristal Box 12, Folder 17 Linda Cristal, Jill Towns Box 12, Folder 18 Marlo Thomas, Cardinale, "Swan", Blue Cocktail Box 12, Folder 19 Misc Box 13, Folder 1 Pat Crowley, Nina Wane, Maggie Pierce 1965 September Box 13, Folder 2 Pretty Wives: Mrs. M. Miller, Mrs. John Gavin, Mrs. Gray Conway 1966 May Box 13, Folder 3 Sally Kellerman Box 13, Folder 4 Stefanie? Box 13, Folder 5 Stefanie Powers Box 13, Folder 6 Tish Sterling Box 13, Folder 7 York/Janss Box 13, Folder 8 York--Janssen Box 13, Folder 9 Cher, Marlo Thomas, Diahann Carroll, Vera Miles, Pat Crowley, Dana Wynter, Inger Stevens, Barbara Bain, Tisha Sterling, Gena Rowlands, Susan St. James, Greta Chi, Maggie Pierce, Diane McBain, Dorothy Malone, Terry Moore, Sally Kellerman, Jill Townsend, Meridith Macrae, Lee Taylor Young, Elizabeth Montgomery (Maternity Clothes)

Vanity Fair

Box 13, Folder 10 Untitled 1965 March Box 13, Folder 11 Untitled 1963 April Fashion Designers

Box 13, Folder 12 Addie Masters Ad 1960 Box 14, Folder 1 Bud Kilpatrick Design Box 14, Folder 2 Cole--Bathing Suits Box 14, Folder 3 Cortina Knits Box 14, Folder 4 International Silk 1960 Box 14, Folder 5 International Silk Box 14, Folder 6 International Silk 1960s Box 14, Folder 7 Malibu Plastics, Surfboard, Wetsuit 1965 January

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Box 14, Folder 8 Max Factor 1960s Box 14, Folder 9 Merle Norman Cosmetics 1960s Box 14, Folder 10 Palm Beach--Suits Box 14, Folder 11 Palm Beach Co.--Men's Fashions(Suits), With Women Box 14, Folder 12 Peggy Hunt (Cal. Designer) 1950s Box 14, Folder 13 Rose Marie Reid--Beachwear 1961 Box 14, Folder 14 Spectacles 1956-1957 Box 14, Folder 15 Travilla Design 1966 Box 15, Folder 1 Werle 1966 Box 15, Folder 2 White Stag 1959 February Box 15, Folder 3 White Stag--Beach And Sports Clothes 1959 Box 22, Folder 8 Misc 1960s Box 22, Folder 9 Palm Beach CO., Max Factor, "Lamplighter" Promotion 1960s Box 22, Folder 10 Peggy Hunt, Addie Masters, Don Loper, Howard Greer "Sir James", Broadway Dept. Store 1940s - 1950s Box 22, Folder 11 Rose Marie Reid - Beachwear 1961 November Box 15, Folder 4 White Stag--Ski Fashions 1963 - 1964 Hairstyles

Box 15, Folder 5 Blow-up Prints 1950-1960 Box 15, Folder 6 Dutch Treat/Patio Background--Joanne W./Bangs, Mary Murray 1960 Box 15, Folder 7 Mary Murray, Dina Mori, Males 1950 - 1960 Box 15, Folder 8 Mary Murray, Joanne 1960 Box 15, Folder 9 Mary Murray, Joanne--Orchids 1964 February Box 15, Folder 10 Mary Murray, Joanne Wade--Turtleneck, Pampass Grass 1960 Box 15, Folder 11 Mary Murray, Joanne With Umbrella 1950s, 1960s, 1970s Box 15, Folder 12 Mary Murray, Theodora 1960 Box 15, Folder 13 Mary Murray, Verna Cornelius 1950 1960 Box 16, Folder 1 Mary Murray, Verna Cornelius 1960-1970 Miscellaneous

Box 16, Folder 2 Model "Hildegard"--"Glamour Shots" Box 16, Folder 3 Unidentified Box 16, Folder 4 Yellow Bathing Suit, V-Neck Back--Cal Box 22, Folder 1 Red Coats in London

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