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


 

Manuscripts

 

Production files

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

 

Television files

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

 

Subject files

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