Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Collection of Research Materials for the HBO Television Series,
From the Earth to the Moon,
Date (inclusive): 1940-1997, bulk 1958-1997
Collection number: 561
Creator:
Home Box Office (Firm)
Extent:
86 boxes (43 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract:
From the earth to the moon was a Clavius Base/Imagine Entertainment production that followed the experiences of the Apollo astronauts in their mission
to place a man on the moon. The collection covers a variety of subjects related to events and issues of the United States
manned space flight program through Project Apollo and the history of the decades it covered, primarily the 1960s and the
early 1970s. The collection contains books, magazines, unidentified excerpts from books and magazines, photographs, videorecordings,
glass slides and audiotapes.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of 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.
Restrictions on Access
Portions of this Collection Are Restricted: Consult finding aid for further information.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Home Box Office, 2000.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Collection of Research Materials for the HBO Television Series, From the Earth to the Moon (Collection
561). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Scope and Content
Collection contains research materials and production materials used in the HBO television production,
From the earth to the moon. The series was a Clavius Base/Imagine Entertainment production, produced with the cooperation of NASA and follows the experiences
of the Apollo astronauts in their mission to place a man on the moon. The collection covers a variety of subjects related
to events and issues of the United States manned space flight program through Project Apollo and the history of the decades
it covered, primarily the 1960s and the early 1970s. Specific space projects covered are: Project Apollo, Project Gemini,
Project Mercury and Saturn V. The collection contains primary and secondary sources in a variety of formats, including books,
magazines, unidentified excerpts from books and magazines, photographs, videorecordings, glass slides and audiotapes.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
From the earth to the moon (Television program).
Space flight to the moon--History--Archival resources.
Project Apollo (U.S.)--History--Archival resources.
Imagine Entertainment (Firm).
Clavius Base (Firm).