Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- "Rocket 86" Film Promotion Press Books
- Dates:
- 1957
- Creators:
- National Telefilm Associates
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- (Boxes: 1 letter)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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"Rocket 86" Film Promotion Press Books. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Background
- Scope and content:
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“Rocket 86" consists of pressbooks produced and distributed by National Telefilm Associates, Inc. (NTA) as the “Rocket 86" campaign. The pressbooks are aimed at television programmers, promoting eighty-six theatrical films for re-release on television. Most of the films date from the 1930s-40s and were produced by Twentieth Century-Fox Studio. The pressbooks contain photos, story synopses, spot announcements, cast lists, and film highlights. The collection is arranged alphabetically by film title. The first folder contains the list of all of the films plus a brief (published) overview of the promotion book.
- Biographical / historical:
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National Telefilm Associates was an independent distribution company that handled reissues of American film libraries.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1957
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Research is by appointment only
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
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"Rocket 86" Film Promotion Press Books. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Location of this collection:
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900 Exposition BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
- Contact:
- (213) 763-3359