Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wardrobe Department records, 1925-1984, bulk 1950s-1960s

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Title:: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wardrobe Department records
Dates:: 1925-1984, bulk 1950s-1960s
Creators:: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Extent:: 20 linear feet of papers. 20 linear feet of photographs.
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wardrobe Department records, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Scope and content:: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wardrobe Department records span the years 1925-1984 (bulk 1950s-1960s) and encompass 40 linear feet. The collection consists primarily of wardrobe plotbooks; scripts; correspondence, including studio memoranda; costume design drawings; and photographs.
Biographical / historical:: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was an American motion picture production company formed in 1924. The studio was located in Culver City, California.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1980
Arrangement:: Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Oversize; 3. Photographs (Motion picture production)
Rules or conventions:: Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Collection Guide Author:: Special Collections
Date Prepared:: © 2013
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: December 16, 2013

Access and use

Restrictions:: Available by appointment only.
Terms of access:: 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:: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wardrobe Department records, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Location of this collection:: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Margaret Herrick Library

333 S. La Cienega Blvd

Beverly Hills, CA 90211, US