Watson Film Scrapbook

University of Rochester - Memorial Art Gallery

Scrapbook of correspondence and clippings related to the films of Dr. James Sibley Watson, Jr. - Image Source

Collection Facts

Extent:

Dates of Original:

1928 - 1938

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Historical Context

Emily Sibley Watson’s son James Sibley Watson, Jr. was an important modernist publisher and amateur filmmaker in the 1920s and 1930s. This scrapbook, compiled by Emily Sibley Watson, documents her son’s filmmaking career.

Scope of Collection

This collection includes newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to James Sibley Watson, Jr.’s cinematography and filmmaking career. The documents date from the 1920s through 1930s.