Finding Aid for the Paul Rotha papers LSC.2001
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Film Company Projects 1937-1939, circa 1947
"The golden whip" (De gouden swipe) 1963
"Public Opinion" 1939-1940
"The power of peace" 1955
"Ring of fear" undated
"Challenge of television" undated
"The endless colonnade" 1958
"The tongue-tied canary: 1948-1949
"Fight to survive" 1949
Projects
"Land of promise" 1944-1947
"No resting place" 1950
Reviews. Film Weekly. undated
Articles and reviews undated
Articles and reviews undated
Articles on the documentary film. undated
Articles undated
Articles undated
World Union of Domentary undated
Articles from Public Opinion 1950
Articles and reviews. undated
Miscellaneous undated
Articles and index undated
Press clippings 'Films' (2 scrapbooks) 1926-1928
Press clippings 1930-1931
Press clippings 1936
Clippings on or by Rotha 1927-1934
Scrapbook of general clippings on films 1942-1944
Clippings. 4 scrapbooks 1938-1942
Newspaper clippings undated
Photographs. Rotha personal stills. undated
Biographical information, filmography undated
Newspaper clippings, United States 1937-1938
Scrapbook on films of the 1930's 1930
"Casts and units" 1929
Newspaper clippings 1958
Newspaper clippings 1960-1961
Newspaper clippings re. his books, Abbey Theatre film, etc. undated
Scrapbook: clippings on German film 1926-1928
Scrapbook: 'Films' clippings on film 1920-1925
Scrapbook: Clippings on film, Soviet cinema 1925-1927
Manchester England press clippings on film 1940's
Scrapbook: Clippings of newspaper reviews 1944-1954
"The Times." Script for film on the London Times 1938-1939
"Cat and mouse." Scripts and plans. 1957
"A city speaks." Documentary, Manchester England 1947
Technical shooting script for air film 1932
"Peace film" Controversy 1936
"The phantom lobster." 1950
"World of plenty." 1942
"Cracle of genius" with correspondence for Abbey Theatre film 1958
"World without end" inlucing press reviews 1953
"The world is rich" with correspondence 1947
"The face of Britain" and "Shipyard" scripts and scrapbook 1930's
"The face of Britain" script undated
"The life of Adolf Hitler" scripts and corrrespondence 1960
"The life of Adolf Hitler" 1961
"The life of Adolf Hitler" undated
"The silent raid" 1962
"The silent raid" undated
"The silent raid" and photographs 1962
"Portrait of a flying Yorkshireman" undated
"Portrait of a flying Yorkshireman" radio script 1950
"Rotha on film" 1958
"Rotha on film." Proof copy of book undated
"Documentary film" 1930's
"Documentary film" 1952
"The little screen" 1952-1953
"The innocent eye" undated
Flaherty a biography' circa 1959
Tape recordings inludes four tapes from Rotha's films undated
Tape recordings inludes five tapes from Rotha's films undated
Periodicals with articles by or about Rotha undated
Periodicals with articles by or about Rotha undated
"Television in the making" 1956
"The film till now" 1930
The film till now" undated
The film till now" 1949
"Celluloid" undated
Lectures undated
"Celluloid" undated
Award diplomas, awards of merit undated
Dust jackets designed by Rotha undated
Documentary Diary (Secker & Warburg) 1973
I play upon a dream and article on Carl Dreyer's Gertrud undated
London Transport Project 1934-1935
The River of Life, includes photographs 1934
Kino Conference, Moscow 1935
The Peace Film 1936
The World is One 1943
Radio prorams 1949-1954
Nobel Prize Winners 1955-1957
Life of Adolf Hilter, and a brochure 1961
Film Encyclopedia 1964-1965
A Clockwork Orange, and materials re film by Stanley Kubric 1968-1971
Steel, memos re a projected film circa 1930
The Living Newspaper 1937
The Film Till Now 1947-1948
The Tongue-tied Canary 1948-1949
D.W. Griffith 1949
Phantom Lobster 1949-1950
Portrait of a Flying Yorkshireman 1950-1953
World Without End 1952-1953
Peggy and the American Soldier 1957
Flaherty biography Parts 1-2 1959
Flaherty biography Parts 3-4 1959
Flaherty biography Parts 5-6 1959
Glossary of TV Terms 1963
Fourth Estate 1939-1940
Fight to Survive 1949
Aborigines, correspondence, memos, and photographs 1959
The Honeyspike, outline by Brian Macmahon 1967
The Last Tango in Paris. Rotha was a court witness in an obsenity case against the United States 1974
Richard Winnington book, includes memorial Service for Winnington 1974-1975
Richard Winnington and correspondence 1974
Richard Winnington 1953-1974
Richard Winnington 1972-1977
Aftermath undated
Alfred Salter Story 1948
Beauty Contest undated
Ceasar's Dead Wife undated
Come, Summer, Come 1954
Escape to England undated
Fight for Life, based on G.F. Hughes' Bar Sinister undated
The Fight of Youth (Two Women) undated
Flame in the Air 1953
Forgiveness undated
The Fox, by D.H. Lawrence undated
Heaven and Earth, adpted from Vere Hutchinson's The Naked Man undated
History of Medicine undated
House in the Hollow undated
The Laughing Cavalier or The Fairbanks Saga undated
London River 1948
The Long Day undated
Meet the Baron 1957
Memed, My Hawk undated
Moment of Glory undated
The Oxford Film undated
The Pantomine undated
The Passionate People undated
The Pathway 1935
The Right to Vote 1938
Romance of Immortals (Immortal Hero) undated
Secrets in the Sun, based on Robert Harling's the Endless Colonnade 1958
Selfridges (advertising film) undated
Silent Raid (De Overval) produced in Holland by Rotha 1962
Silicosi's Story undated
Storm over Snowdon, adapted from Elizabeth Coxhead's One Green Bottle undated
Story of Lloyds (Insurance film) undated
A Taste for Honey, based on H.F. Heard's A Taste for Honey circa 1940
Teen-age Film 1951
Television Report. Coleman, Prentis, & Variety, Ltd. and unrealized film projects, scripts, etc. 1953
Thunder in the Air 1932
To Die with Honor. Story of Hanna Senesch, based on Bar-Adon's Seven Who Fell, Syrkin's Blessed is the Match, and St. John's The Man Who Played God undated
The Traitor. Based on Frank O'Conner's Jumbo's Wife undated
Verdict of Twelve. Based on R.W. Postgate's novel. 1950
Young Love in Cambridge undated
Untitled-- English Countryside undated
Corrrespondence. Film ideas: Josephine baker's children, Atomic Energy and electricity, The Baron (TV series), etc. 1951-1957
Ministry of Food Meeting 1948
Drawings by Raul Rotha's brother J.R.F. Thompson, his grandmother's diary and color illustrations 1905, 1916-1917
Notebook cover for 8 Pens articles 1980
8 Pens, "Menu" commemorating the 50th meeting, illustrations by Rotha 1928
Reviews for the Conniseur 1927-1929
Correspondence. Including his brother J.R.F. Thompson and others, includes a clipping and a photograph 1932-1933
Diaries: Vol 1-5. Parts were excised before collection came to UCLA 1940-1960
Diary: Vol 6 1932-1933
Rotha's list of his art work undated
Papilée. 1927
Photographs. Scenes of Egypt and the Middle East 1933
Documentary Diary 1973
Documentary Diary Chapters 1-4 1973
Documentary Diary Chapters 5-11 1973
Peace Film. Scrapbook clippings re censorship of the film. 1936
Childhood work. Pencil drawings. 1914
Aeolian Co. Proofs. 1926
Th. Cantell Merchant Tailor Ads. 1927-1929
Encyclopedia Britanica design by Paul de Rotha for 13th edition 1926
Thompson, C.J.S. Mystery & Lure of Perfume 1926-1927
Miscellaneous illustrations. 1923-1925
Interview with Paul Rotha. 1982-1983
Photographs of Paul Rotha undated
Photographs; letters from Richard Griffith 1931-1939
Letters from Richard Griffith 1949-1969
Photographs; card index undated
Correspondence undated
Correspondence 1960-1976
Correspondence 1960-1976
Desk Diaries undated
Desk Diaries undated
Desk Diaries undated
Various printed materials undated
Various printed materials undated
Various printed materials; clippings undated
Books undated
Books undated
Books undated
Books undated
Books undated
Books undated
Books undated
Books undated
Books undated
Books undated
Books undated
Books undated
Books undated
Books undated
Various printed materials undated
Various printed materials; photographs undated
Magazines; scripts undated
Diaries; clippings; miscellaneous papers undated
Clippings; manuscripts; miscellaneous papers undated
Correspondence; scripts; misc papers undated
Correspondence undated
Correspondence undated
Correspondence undated
Correspondence undated
Card index undated
Documentary drama, vol.2 - notes.
Knight for vol.2. 1940/1943.
Private letters, vol.2.
Pudovkin, Vsevolod. World of Plenty/Moi letters. 1942/1943.
J.G. letters/articles, Crown Film Unit. 1944/1952.
Newspaper clippings.
Documentary drama index.
Ireland, Cork, Jumbo, etc.
Movie Parade.
Gee, Maggie.
Research material for Golden Whip. 1963.
National Film Theater PR films.
Manuscript, articles, etc.
Central Office of Information and Films of Fact crisis.
Eric Knight letters. vol.2. 1939/1941.
John Grierson letters (transcripts) to Basil Wright and Paul Rotha. vol.2. 1938/1942.
Letters, vol. II: Beddington, Balcoh, Rukeyser: Puck Fair, Rudgrave & Harling, BBC, British Lion.
Dossiers.
Griffith, Richard. Recent, up to 1969.
Letters 1983.
Letters 1981.
Letters 1979.
Letters 1978.
Elles, Reeve & Company. 1967 on.
William Godfrey (old), CTBF, E.L. Clark, George Attenborough.
Garbutt, Michael.
Letters 1980.
Film Society.
Oxford Film Workshop.
Documentary diary letters re same: for correction in 2nd edition.
Obituaries.
Knight, Jere.
Flaherty book letters.
Eric Knight material, BBC broadcast, letters to Paul Rotha re Portrait of a Flying Yorkshireman.
Letters 1982.
Ministry of Information Film Centre reports. 1940.
British Film Institute and National Film Archive.
John Grierson letters (chronological), vol.2.
John Grierson: speeches & articles for vol.2. 1944/1945.
PR notes on Documentary Diary, vol.2.
World of Plenty letters - Ministry of Information.
Schrire and Rotha. vol.2. 1939/1942.
World Documentary, British Documentary, WWE papers.
Boyle and Ormerod: Gerald Aggett vs. Paul Rotha.
Association of Cinematograph and Allied Technicians.
Norway, Sweden, Trento (Italy).
Trevelyan, John.
Australia - Holmes, etc.
General. 1961.
Clippings - Film 1.
Royal Literary Fund, Society of Authors.
Memos, letters, etc. 1945/1946.
Sundry memoranda, vol.2.
World is Rich letters.
Films of Fact Company letters.
Ann Griffith, Jere Knight.
Freeling, Nicholas.
BBC TV.
The Listener. May 1, 1969 and May 15, 1969.
Sunday Times Magazine. March 15, 1970.
Press cuttings.
Summary of The Honeyspike, by Bryan McMahon. 1967.
Monotypes.
The Raid, by Dr. de Jong.
Isotype Institute (Otto Neurath letters to Paul Rotha and others). November 1941-December 1947.
British Film Academy. 1935/1953.
The Observer. September 3, 1967.
Documentary Diary typescript copy sent to J.G. December 1970.
Letters to Miss C.F. Thompson from Holland, Hamburg and Hollywood.
British Film Academy, file 2.
Richard Winnington Award.
Documentary Diary One letters, etc.
Richard Winnington press reviews.
Films of Fact letters.
CIST History of Medicine.
Documentary is Neither Long Nor Short.
Manchester Civics Film script.
A City Speaks synopsis.
Press cuttings, general.
Weekend Review cuttings.
Phantom Lobster memorandum.
Godfrey Insurance (new) etc.
Future's in the Air.
Film crisis press cuttings. 1949.
National Film Theater compilation film programme. 1963.
Germany (Buckland Smith). 1948/1949.
Letters. 1966.
Cat and Mouse.
U.S. visit. 1957.
Film industry cuttings.
London Blitz cuttings.
Could Be! by Norman Corwin.
A - R. 1955/1957.
Phantom Lobster letters.
Puck Fair by Muriel Rukeyser.
Australia, vol.2.
Crown Film Unit cuttings, Humphrey Jennings.
Manchester University.
U.S.A. letters. 1937/1938.
Miscellaneous items taken to U.S.A. ca. 1937.
Cuttings. 1942/1943.
Documents - Thompson family.
ARFP lecture list. 1937/1938.
U.S.A. 1937/1938.
Real Film letters.
Last commentary of Hitler film. July 15, 1961.
World Union Documentary. 1947.
Press cuttings. ca. 1976.
Atomic energy letters.
De Overval stills. 1962.
No Resting Place stills (Sushitzki's rejects). 1950.
U.S.A. letters.
Private correspondence.
Mayer, Carl.
Photographs for Biography and Documentary Diary.
Japan.
[Unlabeled].
1983/1984.
Income tax, National Westminister Bank Limited.
[Magazines, newspaper cuttings].
[Unlabeled].
[Photocopy of diary notebook].
[Unlabeled].
[Address book].
Magazine and newspaper cuttings.
Engravings.
Su's photographs. 1983.
Photographs of Eric Knight, Otto Neurath, and drawing of Paul Rotha by Bunche Lee. (ca. 1930)
[Photographs].
Negatives and information for exhibiton.
[2 Photographs].
Original negatives of Paul Rotha used on spine of film Till Now jacket. summer 1930.
[Photographs folder 1 of 2].
[Photographs folder 2 of 2].
[Negatives].
Photographs of Bunche Lee, Paul Rotha's first wife. 1929.
[Unlabeled].
Paul Rotha Photographs. June 8, 1979.
[ World Without End parts 1-6 (2 film reels), negatives, 2 posters for the Life of Adolph Hitler].
Modern design, Watercolor apliqué undated
Bull, Charcoal sketch by Joan Begbie 1924
Geometrical abstract. Watercolor. undated
Pastoral, ink and watercolor signed by Paul Thompson 1928
"A Design for a Dish," watercolor 1925
Galley, watercolor. 1924
Female nudes, charcoal sketches 1925
Woman in chair, pencil sketch undated
Male nude, pencil sketch 1925
"Norton 3 1/2 H P" 1920
Life drawing, pencil sketches undated
Female bust, charcoal drawing undated
"B.L," ink illustration undated
Lady's ballgown, watercolor and ink undated
An encounter in the woods, water color and ink undated
"A Wicked Rouge about 1540" 1925
"Messer Nello Nelli," watercolor undated
"Galeazzo Maria Sforza," watercolor undated
"Cagliostro," watercolor undated
Costume for the "Mad Marquis," watercolor 1927
Middle-Eastern costume: genie [?] undated
"Costume for Henry V Period," watercolor undated
"Jew Süss," watercolor undated
"Hyacinthe, Marquis de Montesquieu," ink and watercolor undated
Woman in feathered headpiece, orange robes, watercolor 1927
Blueprints for set design, floor layout, camera set-ups for various Rotha films undated
Poster for the Academy Cinema showing of the Life of Adolf Hitler film undated
Award diplomas undated
Scrapbook. Newspaper clippings by or about Rotha, about the cinema 1944-1948