Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Jack Atlas papers
- Dates:
- 1942-1975
- Creators:
- Atlas, Jack
- Extent:
- 5 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Jack Atlas papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Jack Atlas was an American film publicist, born in Lynn, Massachusetts. He graduated from Tufts University with a degree in Psychology and English. Atlas worked in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity department from 1942 to 1950; three of those years were spent as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. In 1951, Atlas joined the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer trailer department as a writer and producer. He was appointed associate producer of MGM's first television show, MGM PARADE, and created the studio's first television featurettes. He produced trailers for Columbia Pictures beginning in 1960 and became a vice president of promotion before leaving in 1973 to form the Jack Atlas Organization with his wife, Myrtle Cooper. Theirs was one of the first companies to offer the creation and production of marketing materials under one roof, exclusively for theatrical films. Atlas served as an executive board member and trustee of the Screen Publicists Guild from 1946 to 1961. He served four consecutive terms on the Academy Board of Governors P.R. Branch beginning in 1963, and was a member of the P.R. Branch Executive Committee from 1970 to 1980.
- Biographical / historical:
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Jack Atlas was an American film publicist. He worked at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the publicity department beginning in 1942 and in the trailer department from 1951 to 1959. He produced trailers for Columbia Pictures beginning in 1960 and became a vice president of promotion before leaving in 1973 to form the Jack Atlas Organization.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Jack Atlas, 1988-1992
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Subject files.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- publicists
- Names:
- Atlas, Jack , 1917-1999--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2023
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic and Axiell Collections. Date of source: January 3, 2023
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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Jack Atlas papers, 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