Scope and Contents Contains some 450 synopses, summaries, and stories, arranged alphabetically by story author, that Argosy Pictures Corporation accepted for consideration during its operation. Writers represented include Maxwell Anderson, Pearl S. Buck, Raymond Chandler, Borden Chase, C.S. Forester, A.B. Guthrie Jr., Ernest Haycox, Ben Hecht, Aldous Huxley, Sinclair Lewis, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Laurence Stallings. Includes tear sheets, clippings, full scripts, letters and memoranda. Story property...

Scope and Contents Consists of correspondence relating to four different business ideas under consideration by Argosy Pictures Corporation. These include a British production and distribution company, a Mexican subsidiary company, a Texas-based production company, and a television venture. After initial interest and exploration, each of these ideas was dropped. The company did incorporate Argosy Television, but beyond that nothing was done. Correspondence includes clippings, letters, memoranda, and agreements....

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Scrapbook is a photocopy of a scrapbook of clippings from trade periodicals, including "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter." Clippings relate to Argosy films and personnel as well as activities of other organizations. Dated 1949.

Scope and Contents Research and production materials related to films considered or developed by Argosy Pictures Corporation, including projects that were started and never completed. Content includes location research, budgeting, screenplays, agreements, outlines, correspondence, and approximately 450 synopses and stories submitted for consideration by notable authors such as Maxwell Anderson, Pearl S. Buck, Raymond Chandler, and others. Materials consist of notes, letters, lists, publications, tear sheets,...

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General research information regarding films that were explored for production by Argosy Pictures Corporation, mostly dealing with locations. Includes research notes and files, letters, lists, and publications. Materials dated 1940s.

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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, clippings, and photographs related to Cooper's family. Includes genealogical information, as well as materials on his wife and children. Materials date from 1922 to 1972.

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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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Contains correspondence, clippings, photographs, and other materials related to Cooper's production of the film Grass (1925). Includes photographs of Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, and Marguerite Harrison on the trail with the Bakhtiari, a river crossing, and Zardeh Kuh. Also includes a photostat of certification of trip. Materials date from 1923 to 1984.

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Contains correspondence, documents, publications, photographs, and memorabilia covering all aspects of Cooper's military career, including the Mexican border campaign, World War I, the American Relief Administration, the Russo-Polish War, World War II, post-retirement, and Cooper's own research materials on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Materials date from 1911 to 1977.