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Motion pictures in advertising -- History -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Collection on motion picture publicity and promotion

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2544
Scope and Contents Various sized film posters, domestic and foreign, used by theaters to advertise films exhibited. The collection also includes souvenir programs sold by theaters and pressbooks provided by the distributors that contain press releases, newspaper advertising mats, illustrations of available posters, and other promotional materials. Other media such as tie-in study guides for schools, magazine advertisements, three-dimensional objects, and related items are also included in the collection. These...
Dates: approximately 1920-2005

Movie press kits

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1973
Scope and Contents

Motion picture press releases sent to the Daily Herald newspaper in Provo, Utah. The items announce motion pictures that were shortly to be released. The kits include photographs, plot summaries, and lists of local theaters to show the productions.

Dates: 1989