Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Monogram Pictures
- Extent:
- 14 linear feet of photographs.
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Monogram Pictures photographs span the years 1937-1942 and encompass 14 linear feet. The collection consists of 6,749 items, including original negatives, photographic prints, and copy negatives. Some 127 feature films are represented by scene and off-camera photographs, publicity portraits, and killed shots.
- Biographical / historical:
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Monogram Pictures, an American film production and distribution company, was formed in 1930. The Hollywood studio produced and released nearly 1,000 genre films, such as Westerns, serials, horror films, comedy shorts, and melodramas, between 1931 and 1953.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Kathy A. Gould and Paul Antolch, 1991
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Biography photographs; 2. Motion picture production photographs
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Monogram Pictures
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226