Paul Rubenstein collection
This collection of 247 films is eclectic. It includes news footage, home movies, prints of major Hollywood productions, Castle films, Castle film distribution catalogs, and equipment. The bulk of the collection (137,125 feet) is on 16mm; a subset (1,642 feet) is on 35mm.
Dates
- 1930s-1984
Creator
- Rubenstein, Paul (Creator, Person)
Access
This collection is processed. For more information contact curator Lydia Pappas at PAPPASL@mailbox.sc.edu.
Copyright and Use
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Extent
138,000 feet of film
51 Linear Feet
Biographical Note
Paul Rubenstein was, at various times over the course of his career, a news cameraman for Fox Movietone, a film producer, a theater operator, a distributor of Castle Films, and a collector of films and film equipment. From the mid-1960s until he donated his collection to USC in 1984, Rubenstein operated Photomart, a film supply and equipment business in Tampa and Orlando.
Physical Location
Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC). 707 Catawba St. Columbia, SC 29208.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in two parts, in 1982 and 1984.
Creator
- Rubenstein, Paul (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC) Repository
- Status
- In Progress
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script