Thomas H. Steele collection of film magazines
Scope and Contents
Materials include periodicals and magazines about movie making, directors, actors and actresses, and other information regarding the film industry. Dated approximately 1920-1978.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1920-1978
Creator
- Steele, Thomas H., 1927- (collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Thomas H. Steele collection of film magazines must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
Thomas H. Steele (1927- ) is a collector of movie memorabilia and worked in sales.
Thomas H. Steele was born on December 2, 1927. He lived in Hollywood, California from 1956-1971 and visited movie studios, went to advanced screenings, and attended the Academy Awards twice. He began collecting in 1934, though he was not a part of the movie industry. Steele worked for a publishing house in advertising and sales, collecting and following the film industry as a hobby.
Extent
13 cartons (13 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated in 2008 by Thomas H. Steele, who gathered the magazines over the years.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Thomas H. Steele; 2008.
Appraisal
Arts & Communications.
Separated Materials
Three cartons of sheet music, which were originally part of this collection, were sent to David Day, curator for Music and Dance. Also, three cartons of books, which were originally part of this collection, were sent to the General Book collection.
Processing Information
Processed; John N. Gillespie; 2013.
- Title
- Register of Thomas H. Steele collection of film magazines
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Flinders
- Date
- 2013 November 13
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Carton: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 7 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 13 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 12 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 9 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 8 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 11 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 10 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States