Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Academy Awards Show photographs
- Dates:
- 1929-2012
- Creators:
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Extent:
- 88 linear feet of photographs.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Academy Awards Show photographs, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Academy Awards Show photographs span the years 1929-2012 and encompass approximately 88 linear feet. The collection consists of photographic prints, negatives, transparencies, slides, and digital images, and generally covers any activities that occurred the day of the Academy Awards show, including the ceremony itself.
- Biographical / historical:
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Founded in 1927 by 36 of the most influential men and women in the motion picture industry at the time, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is an honorary membership organization whose ranks now include more than 6,000 artists and professionals working in cinema. It presents the Academy Awards, golden statuettes awarded annually for notable achievement in motion pictures.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2013
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: November 01, 2013
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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Academy Awards Show photographs, 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