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Motion pictures -- United States -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:

1945, 1942-1945

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 14
Scope and Contents From the Series: In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates: 1942-1945

1946, 1944-1946

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 15
Scope and Contents From the Series: In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates: 1944-1946

1947, 1947-1948

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 16
Scope and Contents From the Series: In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates: 1947-1948

1948, 1947-1948

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 17
Scope and Contents From the Series: In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates: 1947-1948

1951, 1941-1951

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 20
Scope and Contents From the Series: In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates: 1941-1951

1956, 1946-1956

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 25
Scope and Contents From the Series: In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates: 1946-1956

Arthur Lennig papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1776
Scope and Contents

Typescripts of books with handwritten corrections, correspondence, articles, research notes, short stories, and photographs. The materials relate to the history of motion pictures in the United States and to the career of the actor, Bela Lugosi.

Dates: 1900-1977

Mary Astor scrapbook

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230241264]
Identifier: MSS SC 435
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook with newspaper clippings pasted into it. The materials were taken from various newspapers in the United States and relate to the motion picture industry.

Dates: 1940

Collection of Merian C. Cooper scripts

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5790
Scope and Contents

Collection includes photocopies of cutting continuity scripts from six films produced by Merian C. Cooper.

Dates: 1933-1938

Correspondence, 1920-1921

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 12 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Series: Found in ths series of 261 boxes are files relating to the activities of DeMille Productions, beginning in 1916. They include financial records and ledgers from 1916 to 1952. The extensive correspondence fields (1922-1959) are arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year. The original order maintained in these files often includes years other than those indicated by the file heading. Files from preceding years were occasionally brought froward for reference or for...
Dates: 1920-1921