Ben Johnson film archive, 1908-1994

Collection

Identifier: 2007-033

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Filmed interviews and photographs collected by filmmaker Tom Thurman for the preparation of the documentary Ben Johnson; Third Cowboy on the Right. Includes material on the Johnson family, the Chapman-Barnard Ranch, and interviews on Ben Johnson's film career with James Coburn, Peter Bogdanovich, Harry Carey, Jr., Charlton Heston, John Milius, Lawrence Tierney, Lee Purcell, Bo Hopkins, Sheila Benson, LQ Jones, Joe McBride, Timothy Bottoms, Polly Platt, Robert Golden Armstrong, and Harry Dean Stanton.

Dates

Creation: 1908 - 1994
Creation: Majority of material found within 1992 - 1994

Creator

Thurman, Tom, 1962- (Compiler, Person)

Access

This material is open for research use by any registered reader.

Use and Copyright

This material is owned by the University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections. Unpublished manuscripts are under copyright. Therefore, permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from both the repository and the copyright holder.

Extent

23 Linear Feet (46 boxes ) : Photographs; 44 betacam tapes; 3 rolls of film

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Collection shelved on 3rd floor.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase

Legal Status

The copyright on the interviews remains with Tom Thurman. The copyrights on the photographs remains with the original photographer where identifiable; where unidentifiable, the orphan works remain under copyright for 120 years after the date of creation.