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Title: Donald Gledhill animation project collection
Date (inclusive): 1936-1949
Date (bulk): 1937-1940
Collection number: 180
Creator:
Gledhill, Donald
Extent:
1.5 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Donald Gledhill animation project collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences.
Gift of Donald Gledhill, circa 1943
Donald F. Gledhill was an American executive. He served as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences executive secretary from 1934 to 1943 and was married to Margaret Buck (who later became
Margaret Herrick) from 1931 to 1945.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Donald Gledhill animation project collection spans the years 1936-1949 (bulk 1937-1940) and
encompasses 1.5 linear feet. The collection consists entirely of material gathered by Gledhill in the
late 1930s for an introductory book on the mechanics of animation. There are animation cels, sketches,
and drawings for the never-realized book whose working title was "How to Make Animated Cartoons."
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Subject files.
Gledhill, Donald , 1905-1983--Archives.
collectors
secretarys