Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: United Artists Corporation photographs
Date (inclusive): 1950-1981
Collection number: 1106
Creator:
United Artists Corporation
Extent:
210 linear feet of photographs.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Access
Available by appointment only.
Publication rights
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
United Artists Corporation photographs, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of MGM/UA, 1981
Biography
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.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
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.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Motion picture production photographs
Indexing Terms
United Artists Corporation