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

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Hollywood Coordinating Committee records
    Date (inclusive): 1941-1957
    Date (bulk): 1947-1955
    Collection number: 266
    Creator: Hollywood Coordinating Committee
    Extent: 2 linear feet of papers.
    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

    Hollywood Coordinating Committee records, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of the Motion Picture Association of America, 1992

    Biography

    The Hollywood Coordinating Committee was a service organization most active in the 1940s and 1950s. Formed as the Hollywood Victory Committee in 1941, the organization made arrangements for Hollywood personalities to attend bond drives, entertain at USO-Camp Shows, and perform other morale-boosting activities. At the conclusion of World War II, it changed its name to the Hollywood Coordinating Committee and shifted focus to charitable events. Actor George Murphy served as president.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Hollywood Coordinating Committee records span the years 1941-1957 (bulk 1947-1955) and encompass 2 linear feet. The collection consists of miscellaneous organizational files, including reports of regular and charitable activities, general correspondence, and publicity. There are also four rolls of microfilm with records for USO-Camp Shows, covering from 1941 to 1957.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: 1. Subject files.

    Indexing Terms

    Hollywood Coordinating Committee
    organization records