Goodman (John B.) papers, 1926-1942

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Summary

Title:
John B. Goodman papers
Dates:
1926-1942
Creators:
Goodman, John B. (John Bartlett), 1901-1991
Abstract:
The John B. Goodman papers (SAFR 18786, HDC 133) consists of four files of notes, correspondence and drawings created by John Goodman while working as the art director for Paramount Pictures and Universal film studios on the set of the movies "Souls at Sea," 1937, "Ruler of the Seas,"1939 and "Crash Dive," 1943.
Extent:
43 items
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0133 (SAFR 18786), John B. Goodman papers, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The John B. Goodman papers (SAFR 18786, HDC 133) consists of four files of notes, correspondence and drawings created by John Goodman while working as the art director for Paramount Pictures and Universal film studios on the set of the movies "Souls at Sea," 1937, "Ruler of the Seas,"1939 and "Crash Dive," 1943.

This collection includes movie set blueprints for submarine interiors and exterior shots, and plans for a model of a clipper ship used in filming special effects on the set of "Souls at Sea" and is arranged in four files as follows: File 1 contains notes on ships, shipbuilding and engineeering specifications, file also contains correspondence between Mr. Goodman and Paramount Pictures executives on cost estimates, and with the Alaska Packers company on ship design details, dated between 1936 and 1939. File 2 contains detailed drawings of ship and submarine interiors, dated 1926 and 1927. File 3 contains separation sheets for 21 blueprints contained on 4 rolls and in a drawer, dated between 1932 and 1942. File 4 is a separate accession of drawings of ship interiors from the CITY OF LOS ANGELES dated January 1927.

Biographical / historical:

John Bartlett Goodman III (1901 August 15 - 1991 June 30) was a talented pencil artist, an Academy Award winning art director and an amateur historian.

Mr. Goodman worked for Paramount Studios from 1932 to 1939 and Universal Studios from 1940 to 1946, winning the 1943 Academy Award for Art Direction for his work on the film version of "Phantom of the Opera." He was also nominated three other times between 1938 and 1944 in the category of art direction, and in his spare time wrote an exhaustive eleven volume encyclopedia of Gold Rush ships. (See SAFR 23820, HDC 1651). His Gold Rush ship work, twenty one years in preparation and supported by eight volumes of addenda, extends to some 5,000 manuscript pages comprised of individual histories of 762 ships in alphabetical order, recording a broad spectrum of information about the vessels and their crews.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00001

SAFR-02202

This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Processing information:

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Arrangement:

4 file folders, 4 rolls, and 1 drawer file of blueprints

Physical location:
San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Physical description:
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Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by: Historic Documents Department Staff (Brogden).
Date Prepared:
2013
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from ICMS database and converted into xml from a template revised and updated by San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department. 2/11/2013 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0133 (SAFR 18786), John B. Goodman papers, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Location of this collection:
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123, US
Contact:
415-561-7030
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