Michel Amestoy papers
Special Collections
Margaret Herrick Library
© 2014
Descriptive Summary
Title: Michel Amestoy papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1941-1965
Collection number: 1072
Creator:
Amestoy, Michel
Extent:
2 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Access
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Preferred Citation
Michel Amestoy papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Margot Amestoy and Kami Amestoy Lee, 2005
Biography
Michel Amestoy was an American writer. He served in the U.S. military as a sergeant during World War
II. Later he was a special correspondent for Cascade Pictures in Culver City, California.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Michel Amestoy papers span the years circa 1941-1965 and encompass 2 linear feet. The collection
contains production files and scripts, largely related to World War II training films and later
industrial and public relations films; personal correspondence; and 16mm film catalogs. Some of the films
were for the Army Air Forces First Motion Picture Unit located in Culver City, California. Many of the
scripts were written by Amestoy and some were apparently collected by Amestoy for projects he may have
been involved with in some capacity.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files; 3. Subject files.
Indexing Terms
Amestoy, Michel , 1910-2002--Archives.
screenwriters
folder 1
FIFTY HOUR INSPECTION OF THE B-29--script
1944--1944
Record ID: 71307605
folder 2
ONE HUNDRED FIVE-MM HOWITZER BATTERY--script
1942--1942
Record ID: 71307607
folder 3
TWO HUNDRED FORTY MM HOWITZER--script
1941--1941
Record ID: 71306006
folder 4
A-26 FLYING TIPS--production
1944--1945
Record ID: 71305893
folder 5
AIR CHEMICAL WARFARE--production
1945--1945
Record ID: 71305929
folder 6
AIRBORNE COMMUNICATIONS--production
Record ID: 71305970
folder 7
AT YOUR SERVICE--production
Record ID: 71305897
folder 8
BETWEEN THUNDER AND THE SUN--script
1958--1958
Record ID: 71305812
folder 9
CAVALRY RIFLE PLATOON--production
1941--1942
Record ID: 71305898
folder 10
THE CIVIL ENGINEER IN AEROSPACE DEFENSE--production
1965--1965
Record ID: 71306017
folder 11
COMBAT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE MEASURES--script
Record ID: 71306015
folder 12
CONSERVATION STORY--script
1956--1956
Record ID: 71305868
folder 13
DELTA WING BOMBER--production
Record ID: 71307961
folder 14
DON LEE MUTUAL FILM--production
Record ID: 71305892
folder 15
EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN OIL COMPANY--production
1955--1956
Record ID: 71305850
folder 16
ELECTRICALLY HEATED FLYING SUIT--script
1944--1944
Record ID: 71306014
folder 17
FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE A-20--script
1943--1943
Record ID: 71307604
folder 18
GLIDER TRAINING--production
Record ID: 71305971
folder 19
INSTALLATION OF A DEEP OCEAN NUCLEAR POWERED SOURCE--production
1965--1965
Record ID: 71307606
folder 20
INSTRUMENT APPROACH SYSTEM--script
1944--1944
Record ID: 71306012
folder 21
MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER--production
1948--1949
Record ID: 71305870
folder 22
OPERATION OF THE CONTROL CENTER--script
1942--1942
Record ID: 71306011
folder 23
OPERATION POINT VICENTE--production
1965--1965
Record ID: 71307602
folder 24
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF ATOMIC ENERGY--production
Record ID: 71305858
folder 25
PASSPORT TO LOVE--production
Record ID: 71305823
folder 26
PATTERN FOR AIR POWER--treatment
Record ID: 71305819
folder 27
RESCUE SQUAD--correspondence
1942--1942
Record ID: 71305927
folder 28
REXALL--production
1955--1955
Record ID: 71307608
folder 29
SAFEGUARDING MILITARY INFORMATION--script
Record ID: 71305926
folder 30
SCOUTING AND PATROLLING, MOUNTED--script
Record ID: 71305928
folder 31
SINNER AND SAINT--manuscript
Record ID: 71309117
folder 32
Unidentified documentary project--correspondence
1951--1951
Record ID: 71305894
folder 33
VOICE BENEATH THE SEA--production
1956--1956
Record ID: 71305896
folder 34
WEATHER ORIENTATION--production
1942--1943
Record ID: 71309116
folder 35
BOHEMIAN BEER [television]--commercial treatments
Record ID: 71305895
folder 36
COLLEGES ON PARADE [television]--production
1956--1957
Record ID: 71305815
folder 37
COLLEGES ON PARADE [television]--production
1958--1958
Record ID: 71305818
folder 38
HOME ACCIDENT PREVENTION [television]--script
Record ID: 71305820
folder 39
SAFE DRIVING [television]--presentation
1946--1947
Record ID: 71305891
folder 40
WATERFRONT [television]--script
1954--1954
Record ID: 71307673
folder 41
YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD [television]--script
Record ID: 71305824
folder 42
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences--Research Council
1942--1942
Record ID: 71309115
folder 43
Arthur Barr Productions--catalog
1946--1946
Record ID: 71307675
folder 44
Correspondence
1951--1958
Record ID: 71305869
folder 45
Frith Films--catalog
Record ID: 71307677
folder 46
Ideal Pictures Corporation--catalog
1946--1946
Record ID: 71307676
folder 47
Index of Training Films--booklet
1947--1947
Record ID: 71307678
folder 48
Institute of American Chemists--research
Record ID: 71305821
folder 49
Los Angeles Library--film rental catalog
Record ID: 71307674