Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Universal Pictures Company trailer scripts
Date (inclusive): 1939-1980
Collection number: 17
Creator:
Universal Pictures Company
Extent:
6.6 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
Universal Pictures Company trailer scripts, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Robert Faber, 1979
Biography
Universal Pictures is an American motion picture production company founded in 1912. The studio is
located in Universal City, California.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Universal Pictures Company trailer scripts span the years 1939-1980 and encompass 6.6 linear feet.
The collection is composed primarily of scripts for teaser trailers, regular trailers, television spots,
radio spots, and featurettes, most of which were produced for the purpose of advertising Universal's
feature-length motion pictures. Some 980 motion pictures are represented, including a considerable number
released by companies other than Universal, namely Allied Artists, Columbia, Howco International,
Interwest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, RKO Radio Pictures, Regional Film Distributors, United Artists, United
Producers Releasing, Warner Bros., and Walt Disney, as well as television programs and made-for-
television movies produced for ABC and NBC.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files.
Indexing Terms
Universal Pictures Company
studio records