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Thomas W. Sefton Laurel and Hardy Collection http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3w1034cm No online items Inventory of the Thomas W. Sefton Laurel and Hardy Collection Clay Stalls William H. Hannon Library Loyola Marymount University One LMU Drive, MS 8200 Los Angeles, CA 90045-8200 Phone: (310) 338-5710 Fax: (310) 338-5895 Email: [email protected] URL: http://library.lmu.edu/Collections/specialcollections.htm © 2009 Loyola Marymount University. All rights reserved. Inventory of the Thomas W. 083 1 Sefton Laurel and Hardy Collection Thomas W. Sefton Laurel and Hardy Collection Collection number: 083 William H. Hannon Library Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California Processed by: Clay Stalls Date Completed: March 2009 Encoded by: Clay Stalls © 2009 Loyola Marymount University. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Thomas W. Sefton Laurel and Hardy Collection Dates: 1933-1994 Collection number: 083 Creator: Sefton, Thomas W. (1917-2006) Creator: Laurel, Stan Collection Size: 8 archival document boxes; 3 oversize boxes, 3 records storage boxes, 7 oversize folders Repository: Loyola Marymount University. William H. Hannon Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90045-2659 Abstract: The Thomas W. Sefton Laurel and Hardy Collection consists of photographs, movie stills and posters, correspondence, memorabilia, and scripts related to the great movie comedy team of Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957). Location: Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon, Loyola Marymount University Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University. Publication Rights Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or executors. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Series number, Box and Folder number, Thomas W. Sefton Laurel and Hardy Collection, 083, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University. Acquisition Information Donna K. Sefton, as Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas W. Sefton, donated the materials of this collection to Loyola Marymount University in 2003. The Department of Archives and Special Collections did not accession the materials until 2008 (accession number 2008.86). Biography / Administrative History Thomas W. Sefton (1917-2006) was president of a major San Diego, California, bank (San Diego Trust) and a leading San Diego philanthropist, who had a life-long devotion to Laurel and Hardy. This interest in Laurel and Hardy led to a friendship with Stan Laurel before the latter's death in 1965. Sefton developed a correlative relationship with Hal Roach, the great producer of the 1920s and 1930s of, among other movie properties, the Laurel and Hardy films. His friendship with Stan Inventory of the Thomas W. 083 2 Sefton Laurel and Hardy Collection Laurel meant that Thomas W. Sefton was able to accumulate from Laurel himself invaluable materials related to the career of the comedian, and, to a lesser extent, that of Oliver Hardy. Scope and Content of Collection The Thomas W. Sefton Collection of Laurel and Hardy Materials consists of photographs, movie stills and posters, correspondence, memorabilia, and scripts related to the great movie comedy team of Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957). The run of datable materials in the collection is from 1933 through 1994. Stan Laurel's personally annotated scripts, Laurel's opinions of his films and short films, and stills of Laurel and Hardy films: all came to Sefton from Stan Laurel and are now found in this collection. Extremely valuable as well, as a source for the history of Hollywood, is correspondence between the actor and Sefton and his family, containing much information on the production of Laurel and Hardy shorts and also movie production in the 1920s. Arrangement This collection is divided into nine series: Series 1: Albums ; Series 2: Subject Files ; Series 3: Scripts; Series 4: Sketches ; Series 5: Lobby Cards, Posters; Series 6: Photographs; Series 7: Miscellaneous Documents and Materials ; Series 8: Audiocassettes, Reel-to-Reel Tapes and Videocassettes ; Series 9: Memorabilia. The series are based either on type of material, eg, scripts, or else Thomas W. Sefton's organization of materials into file folders, eg, Series 2: Subject Files. A description of each series, along with the box and folder list containing an index to the holdings is provided in the box and folder lists for each series. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Sefton, Thomas W., 1917-1906 Laurel, Stan, 1890-1965 Hardy, Oliver, 1892-1957 Comedy Films Roach, Hal, 1892-1992 Collectors and Collecting London, Babe Separated Material Books related to Laurel and Hardy donated to the Loyola Marymount University have been separated for inclusion in the book holdings of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University. Series 1 Albums 1933-1994 Physical Description: 4 archival document boxes Scope and Content Note Series 1 contains a number of albums that Thomas W. Sefton used to hold his personal correspondence with Stan Laurel and the stills of Laurel and Hardy movies. Especially valuable is the album found in Box 2, Folder 5, which contains correspondence between Stan Laurel and Thomas W. Sefton from 1961 through 1965. In this correspondence, Laurel comments on the making of the Laurel and Hardy films, as well as other aspects of moviemaking in the 1920s. Stan Laurel wrote comments on the movie stills n Box 3, Folder 1, discussing the making of the movie depicted in the still. Thus, these albums serve as a source for the history of moviemaking during the silent era and early period of "talkies." Dates provided in the box and folder list are those of datable materials in the folders. The titles that Thomas W. Sefton assigned to the albums are in quotation marks at the beginning of the content field. Box 1 : 1 Photograph album re banquet of "Sons of the Desert" club honoring Ida Kitaeva. 57 9x7 and 10x 8 black and white photographs (separated from album). Original album with scroll and motto of "Sons of the Desert" club 1966 Box 2 : 1-3 "Laurel and Hardy Off-Screen and Misc." Album with photographs, postcard, correspondence. Separated from album 1933-1994 (dates broken) Box 2 : 4 "Laurel and Hardy. Special Information." Copies of the "The Desert Song," a newsletter listing films of Laurel and Hardy and surviving copies 1985-1986 Inventory of the Thomas W. 083 3 Sefton Laurel and Hardy Collection Series 1 Albums 1933-1994 Box 2 : 5 "Stan Laurel 1960-1965." Album with photographs, newspaper articles, and correspondence between Stan Laurel and Thomas W. Sefton. Separated from album 1961-1968 (dates broken) Box 2 : 6-8 "Laurel and Hardy 1927 to 1928 Silent." Album with stills from Laurel and Hardy short films and films, photographs, correspondence 1963 Box 2 : 9 "Laurel and Hardy 1928 to 1929 Silent." Album with stills from Laurel and Hardy short films and films, photographs. Separated from album undated Box 2 : 10 "Laurel and Hardy 1929 to 1935. Sound." Album with stills from Laurel and Hardy short films and films, photographs. Separated from album undated Box 2 : 11 "Laurel and Hardy 1934 to 1952. Sound." Album with stills from Laurel and Hardy short films and films, photographs. Separated from album undated Series 2 Subject Files 1961-1988 Physical Description: 1 archival document box Scope and Content Note Thomas Sefton had a number of file folders housing information on his interest in the work of Laurel and Hardy. Included here is Thomas W. Sefton's correspondence with Virginia Hardy, the daughter of Oliver Hardy, and Babe London, the comedienne who appeared in silent films in the 1920s, and with Laurel and Hardy. There are also a number of newsletters of Laurel and Hardy fan clubs. The dates of this series range from 1965 to 1988. In the content field, the name "Sefton" followed by a four digit number represents his filing system. The title that Thomas W. Sefton assigned to the folder is found in quotation marks at the beginning of the content field. Box 1 : 1 "Newsletter. Pratfall. Sefton 2255." Issues of Pratfall, Laurel and Hardy fan newsletter 1971-1973 Box 1 : 2 "Newsletter. Bowles Dessert. Sefton 2256." Issues of Bowles Dessert, Laurel and Hardy fan newsletter 1977 1981-1988 Box 1 : 3 "Notecards Laurel and Hardy Movies. Sefton 2257." Thomas W. Sefton notecards on Laurel and Hardy short films and films; includes notes of Stan Laurel with his opinions of films and short films undated Box 1 : 4 "Newsletter--News Reels (sic), The Dancing Cuckoos. Sefton 2258." Laurel and Hardy fan newsletter 1972-1975 Box 1 : 5 "The Intra Tent Journal. Sefton 2259." "Sons of the Desert" quarterly newsletter 1981 Box 1 : 6 "Tent Flap. Sefton 2260." Laurel and Hardy fan newsletter 1972 Box 1 : 7 "Sons of the Desert. Sefton 2261." Laurel and Hardy fan newsletter 1971 Box 1 : 8 "Correspondence. Sefton 2262." Thomas W. Sefton correspondence, telegrams, photograph re Laurel and Hardy and other film interests. Correspondents include Virginia Hardy and Babe London 1961-1988 (dates broken) Box 1 : 9 "Film ordering. Sefton 2263." Thomas W. Sefton correspondence, order forms re orders of Laurel and Hardy films 1961-1985 (dates broken) Box 1 : 10 "Laurel/Hardy Clippings. Sefton 2264." Sons of the Desert banquet program; newspaper and magazine articles re Laurel and Hardy 1965-1985 (dates broken) Box 1 : 11 "Misc.
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