Pathé Exchange records, 1925-1931

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Pathé Exchange records
Dates:
1925-1931
Creators:
Pathé Exchange
Extent:
2 linear feet of papers.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Pathé Exchange records, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Background

Scope and content:

The Pathé Exchange records span the years 1925-1931 and encompass 2 linear feet. The collection is composed chiefly of business and financial records for Pathé Exchange and the Pathé Studio, including audits; balance sheets; budgets; payroll records; reports; weekly cost statements; minutes of meetings; preview comments; general correspondence and memoranda from the files of E. B. Derr, Pathé Exchange's president in charge of production; production summary reports; production schedules; and production information, including credits.

Biographical / historical:

The Pathé Exchange was an American (with French origins) motion picture production company, exhibitor, and distributor from 1896 to 1931.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series: 1. Subject files

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
studio records
Names:
Pathé Exchange

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Special Collections
Date Prepared:
© 2013
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: August 08, 2013

Access and use

Restrictions:

Available by appointment only.

Terms of access:

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:

Pathé Exchange records, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Location of this collection:
333 S. La Cienega Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211, US
Contact:
(310) 247-3036 extension 2226