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Motion picture industry -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 91 Collections and/or Records:

Scripts for Revenge, 1947-1963

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series 8 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains drafts of scripts for Cooper's unproduced film project Revenge. Materials date from between 1947 and 1963.

Dates: 1947-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures / Revenge

Scripts for Young men never die, 1933-1965

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series 12 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains script treatments and drafts for Cooper's unproduced film project Young Men Never Die. Materials date from between 1933 and 1965.

Dates: 1933-1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures / Young men never die

Sound recordings of awards ceremony, 1953

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 8 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains sound recordings, awards, and other materials relating to Cooper's achievements. Materials date from between approximately 1952 to 1972.

Dates: 1953
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper and Dorothy Jordan papers on motion pictures / Merian C. Cooper honorary awards

The elephant rustlers, approximately 1960

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains correspondence, research, photographs, and screenplay drafts for the Cooper's unproduced film project Children of the Sea. Includes correspondence on securing legal rights and between Cooper and motion picture production companies. Materials date from between 1930 and 1969.

Dates: approximately 1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures / Children of the sea

The great adventure, approximately 1940-1960

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains a script by Ruth Rose for Cooper's unproduced film project The Great Adventure. Dated approximately 1940 to 1960.

Dates: approximately 1940-1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures

Treatments for A Thousand Springs, undated, 1963-1964

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series I Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains script treatments for Cooper's unproduced film project A Thousand Springs. Materials date from around 1963 to 1964.

Dates: undated; 1963-1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures / A thousand springs / Merian C. Cooper book and script papers for A thousand springs

Treatments for Chennault of China, 1958-1960

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains treatments by multiple authors for the unproduced film project Chennault of China. Materials date from between 1958 and 1960.

Dates: 1958-1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures / Chennault of China / Merian C. Cooper screenplays and book drafts for Chennault of China

United States air Force Academy cadet curriculum, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 9 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains research materials related to a proposed television series on the Air Force Academy. Materials date from between 1955 and 1958.

Dates: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper Enterprises, Inc. records / Merian C. Cooper Enterprises, Inc. project records / Merian C. Cooper Enterprises, Inc. records on Air Force Academy television series / Merian C. Cooper Enterprises, Inc. research for Air Force Academy television series

Willis O'Brien projects, 1940-1969

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, story treatments, sketches, and photographs by or about O'Brien. Documents relate to Cooper's projects and were gathered by him. Materials date from between the 1940s and 1960s.

Dates: 1940-1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures

Willis O'Brien story treatments and ideas, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series 11 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains story treatments and sketches for film projects prepared by O'Brien.

Dates: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures / Willis O'Brien projects

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