Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Preferred Citation
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Historical Note
Scope and Content
Title: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Research Department files
Collection number: PASC 323
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
60 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1930s-1940s
Abstract: The collection consists of historical production research materials compiled by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Research Department
for selected motion picture projects produced during the 1930s-1940. Included are loose-bound binders of research that may
include text and/or photographic research.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language of Materials: Materials are in English.
Creator:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1930-1949
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are
retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Research Department Files (Collection PASC 323). UCLA Library Special Collections,
University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Historical Note
MGM and its legendary roaring lion logo was formed in April 1924, by theater magnate Marcus Lowe, who orchestrated the merger
of Metro Pictures Corp., Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Productions. With visionary Louis B. Mayer and production genius
Irving Thalberg at the helm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was a powerhouse of prolific artistry and filmmaking expertise that the studio
famously said attracted "more stars than are in the heavens." During a golden three decades from 1924 to 1954, the Culver
City-based studio dominated the movie business, creating a Best Picture nominee every year for two straight decades. Note
courtesy of MGM.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of historical production research materials compiled by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Research Department
for selected motion picture projects produced during the 1930s-1940. The bulk of the collection consists of loose bound binders
that may include text and/or photographic research. The binders are titled by project title or broad subject headings.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Research Dept. --Archives.
Motion picture studios --California --Los Angeles --Archival resources.