Grubel (Robert M.) papers, circa 1940-1970

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Robert M. Grubel papers
Dates:
circa 1940-1970
Creators:
Grubel, Robert M.
Extent:
3 linear feet of papers.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Robert M. Grubel papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Background

Scope and content:

The Robert M. Grubel papers span the years circa 1940-1970 and encompass 3 linear feet. The collection includes Grubel's notes and reference materials regarding photographic processes and chemical formulas; documents submitted by Grubel to the U.S. Army Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories in New Jersey on processing color film; a photocopy of a paper written by Grubel for the 1960 SMPTE convention on the CFI replenisher control; material for a film chemistry course he taught at Columbia College around 1968, and a collection of books on motion picture film and photography.

Biographical / historical:

Robert M. Grubel was an American chemist active in the field of motion picture film processing from the mid-1940s. For more than 35 years he ran the chemical lab at Consolidated Film Industries (CFI), a film laboratory and processing company in Hollywood that specialized in color film. For his work on the automatic developer replenisher system for CFI he received a 1960 Scientific or Technical Award certificate of honorable mention from the Academy.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Janet Grubel, 1998
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series: 1. Subject files; 2. Books.

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

Indexed terms

Names:
Grubel, Robert M.--Archives.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Special Collections
Date Prepared:
© 2014
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: August 18, 2014

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:

Robert M. Grubel papers, 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