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Contains correspondence, script treatments, and other material related to Cooper's unproduced film project A Thousand Springs. Materials date from between 1945 and 1965.

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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.

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Contains correspondence, reviews, and other materials related to Cooper's unproduced film project Blossom Time. Materials date from between 1916 and 1967.

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Contains correspondence, articles, photographs, and other material related to Cooper's production of Chang (1927). Photographs include Cooper and Schoedsack en route to and on location in Siam (Thailand). Includes images of the cast, house, and wildlife, dating from 1925 to 1926.Materials date from 1921 to 1964.

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Contains correspondence, drafts, research, photographs, and other materials related to Cooper's unproduced film project Chennault of China. Materials date from between 1935 and 1986.

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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.

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Contains correspondence, articles, clippings, and an obituary related to the Cooper family. Materials date from 1922 to 1967.

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Includes photocopies of correspondence between Behlmer, Merian C. Cooper, and others. Also includes recording and transcript of interview recorded by Behlmer with Cooper in 1965 concerning Cooper's service in World War I and the Russo-Polish War (1919-1920); and his films with Ernest B. Schoedsack: "Grass" and "Chang." Some correspondence relates to David O. Selznick and the film, "King Kong."

Scope and Contents Collection contains personal papers, business records, audiovisual materials, and photographs which document most aspects of Merian C. Cooper's life and his varied careers. It includes research and information on documentary and feature motion picture production in the United States from the mid-1920s through the early 1950s, as well as information on world exploration, the United States Air Force (particularly during World War II), and early television. The collection also documents several...

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Contains correspondence, legal documents, story treatments, and other materials for Cooper's unproduced film project Food of the Gods. Materials date from between 1936 and 1949.