http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt1t1nf09p No online items Finding Aid for the Nicolas Remisoff papers 0199 USC Libraries Special Collections Doheny Memorial Library 206 3550 Trousdale Parkway Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189 213-740-5900
[email protected] circa 1998 Finding Aid for the Nicolas 0199 1 Remisoff papers 0199 Title: Nicolas Remisoff papers Collection number: 0199 Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections Language of Material: English Physical Description: 18.0 Linear feet18 boxes Date (inclusive): 1908-1975 Abstract: The Nicolas Remisoff papers includes more than 400 original works, consisting of full-size watercolor drawings, some black and white drawings, and numerous oil paintings. The earliest dated drawing is from 1921. The archive covers all aspects of Remisoff's career and shows in detail his strengths as a set designer, costumer, muralist, portrait painter, professional designer, caricaturist, and illustrator. There are also several files of correspondence and photographs related to Remisoff's professional commissions for salons and movies. In addition, there are three personal scrapbooks that contain numerous original photographs (many of them studio shots), newspaper clippings, and printed ephemera. Looked at in its entirety, the archive provides both a detailed record of Remisoff's career and an important, if incomplete, personal record of his life. creator: Remisoff, Nicolas Preferred Citation [Box/folder# or item name], Nicolas Remisoff papers, Collection no. 0199, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California Conditions Governing Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access. Acquisition Acquired from Gordon Hollis of Golden Legend, Inc., in December 1998, via Katherine Remisoff, the widow of Nicolas Remisoff's son Leonid.