Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Art Department records
- Dates:
- 1923-1961, bulk 1937-1957
- Creators:
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Extent:
- 3.5 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Art Department records, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Art Department records records span the years 1923-1961 (bulk 1937-1957) and encompass 3.5 linear feet. The collection, which consists of files maintained by either Cedric Gibbons or William Horning, contains departmental records, including studio memoranda and correspondence, production records, reports, research, and script breakdowns. Areas covered include art directors, labor relations, legal matters, main title cost breakdowns, miniatures and special-effects weekly reports, memoranda and reports of shots in progress for the Warren Newcombe unit, personnel matters including contract data, production costs, publicity, research, scenic art, screen credits, set construction costs, set decorators, stage construction, Technicolor, three-dimensional films, and wartime activities (World War II).
- Biographical / historical:
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was an American motion picture production company formed in 1924. The studio was located in Culver City, California.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1985
- Arrangement:
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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:
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: July 14, 2014
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Art Department records, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226