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Collection of Television Posters, 1970s-1990s
PASC 331  
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  • Restrictions on Access
  • Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
  • Preferred Citation
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Biography/History
  • Scope and Content
  • Organization and Arrangement

  • Title: Collection of Television Posters
    Collection number: PASC 331
    Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 10.0 linear ft. (5 map folders)
    Date (inclusive): 1970s-1990s
    Abstract: Advertising posters are used for many media products and event, including television programming. The collection consists of American television posters for a variety of programs aired by various television networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and others.
    Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Collection of Television Posters (Collection PASC 331). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 6344879 

    Biography/History

    Knowing the passion audiences have for their favorite television programs and personalities, the television industry started creating posters to effectively market television programming. Popular culture places value on posters not only for their promotional value but for their aesthetic value as well.

    Scope and Content

    The collection consists of American television posters representing a variety of programs aired by television networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS, among others. Included are items for both popular and lesser known television series, movies and specials aired from ca. 1970s to the 1990s. Some of the posters may have originally been part of television press kits.

    Organization and Arrangement

    The collection is arranged alphabetically by production titles.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Advertising--Television Programs
    Posters