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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Important Information for Users of the Collection
  • Biography
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Universal Pictures Company negatives
    Date (inclusive): 1946-1957
    Collection number: 1098
    Creator: Universal Pictures Company
    Extent: 114 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

    Universal Pictures Company negatives, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Biography

    Universal Pictures is an American motion picture production company founded in 1912. The studio is located in Universal City, California.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Universal Pictures Company negatives span the years 1946-1957 and encompass 114 linear feet. The collection consists of 8 x 10, 4 x 5, and 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 black-and-white negatives. The motion picture production photographs consist largely of scenes for feature and short films. The biography photographs consist largely of off-camera photographs, portraits, and photographs of actors at home. The subject photographs include offstage publicity, sales conferences, and a 1955 talent show.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: 1. Biography photographs; 2. Motion picture production photographs; 3. Subject photographs

    Indexing Terms

    Universal Pictures Company