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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Important Information for Users of the Collection
  • Biography
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Ken Kramer collection
    Date (inclusive): circa 1940s-1970s
    Collection number: 1427
    Creator: Kramer, Ken
    Extent: 4 linear feet of photographs.
    Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
    Languages: English

    Important Information for Users of the Collection

    Access

    Available by appointment only.

    Publication rights

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.

    Preferred Citation

    Ken Kramer collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Ken Kramer, 2008

    Biography

    Ken Kramer is the owner of the Clip Joint for Film. The company, located in Burbank, California, licenses footage for film and television. Kramer is an active collector of film memorabilia and promoter of film screenings.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Ken Kramer collection spans the years circa 1940s-1970s and encompasses 4 linear feet. The collection is comprised of more than 2,200 photographic prints collected by Kramer of American motion picture theatres, primarily located in California. Most of the photographs are related to Fox West Coast, National General, and Mann theaters. The images were taken by professional photographers.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: 1. Subject photographs.

    Indexing Terms

    Kramer, Ken--Archives.
    collectors