Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
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
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
Donald Gledhill
animation
project collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Donald Gledhill, circa 1943
Biography
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.
Indexing Terms
Gledhill, Donald , 1905-1983--Archives.
collectors
secretarys