Argosy Pictures Corporation
Organization
Argosy Picture Corporation was a motion picture production company. Established around 1940 by John Ford and Merian C. Cooper, the company produced films until about 1953.
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Argosy Pictures Corporation business records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1849
Scope and Contents
The records provide insight into legal and tax aspects of film production, as well as documenting the search for suitable story material and researching aspects of a film before production. Includes correspondence; legal, financial, and personnel records; story ideas; a scrapbook; photographs; and other documentation.
Merian C. Cooper legal papers for Food of the Gods, 1948-1949
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series D Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
Subseries contains correspondence and other legal documents related to Cooper's unproduced film project Food of the Gods. Materials date from between 1948 and 1949.
Merian C. Cooper papers from Argosy Pictures, 1945-1965
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 7 Sub-Series D
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence regarding Cooper's position as an executive and stockholder in Argosy Pictures. Letters date from between 1945 and 1965.
Merian C. Cooper papers regarding Argosy Pictures, undated
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series D Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
Subseries contains correspondence, script treatments, sketches, and other materials related to the development of Cooper's unproduced film project Food of the Gods with Argosy Pictures. Materials date from between 1948 and 1949.
Merian C. Cooper pre-production papers for Food of the Gods, undated
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series D Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
Subseries contains sketches from pre-production work on Cooper's unproduced film project Food of the Gods.
Merian C. Cooper scripts for Food of the Gods, 1949
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series D Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
Subseries contains script treatments, notes, a synopsis for Cooper's unproduced film project Food of the Gods. Materials date from 1949.
Mark Cotta Vaz papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8036
Scope and Contents
Collection contains research, notes, and drafts of Mark Cotta Vaz's biography of Merian C. Cooper, "Living Dangerously". There are also proof copies of the book, two paperback editions of "King Kong," and an audiobook of "Living Dangerously". Items were collected and/or created from approximately 2003-2010.