Borg, Carl Oscar, b. 1879 d. 1947

Carl Oscar Borg scrapbooks, 1903-1955

3 v. (on one microfilm reel)
Reel(s): 5671

Scrapbooks compiled by Borg, and after his death by his widow, Lily Borg Elmberg, containing newspaper and magazine articles that detail Borg's career from his arrival in Los Angeles in 1903. Included are articles about his years working in the silent movie industry (1925-1928) as the art director of films, "Black Pirate" (starring Douglas Fairbanks), "The Gaucho," "The Night of Love," "The Magic Flame," "Two Lovers," and "The Iron Mask." The scrapbooks document the development of the burgeoning art and film communities of Los Angeles.

Donated 1998 by Helen Laird, who received the papers from Borg's widow, Lily Borg Elmberg in preparation for a biography on Carl Oscar Borg.

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