Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- United Artists Corporation photographs
- Dates:
- 1950-1981
- Creators:
- United Artists Corporation
- Extent:
- 210 linear feet of photographs.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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United Artists Corporation photographs, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The United Artists Corporation photographs span the years 1950-1981. The collection consists of negatives, photographs, still books, and proof books. The collection is arranged alphabetically by title of production.
- Biographical / historical:
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The United Artists Corporation was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, D. W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks as an independent releasing company, for the distribution of the productions of its four co-founders. United Artists merged with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1981.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of MGM/UA, 1981
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Motion picture production photographs
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- United Artists Corporation
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: January 31, 2014
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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United Artists Corporation photographs, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226