Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wardrobe Department records
Special Collections
Margaret Herrick Library
© 2013
Title: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wardrobe Department records
Date (inclusive): 1925-1984
Date (bulk): 1950s-1960s
Collection number: 14
Creator:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Extent:
20 linear feet of papers.
20 linear feet of photographs.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wardrobe Department records, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1980
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was an American motion picture production company formed in 1924. The studio was
located in Culver City, California.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wardrobe Department records span the years 1925-1984 (bulk 1950s-1960s) and
encompass 40 linear feet. The collection consists primarily of wardrobe plotbooks; scripts;
correspondence, including studio memoranda; costume design drawings; and photographs.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Oversize; 3. Photographs (Motion picture
production)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
studio records