Encounter Cinema records
Catalogued by Sherk, Warren
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Published January 2023
333 S La Cienega Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Abstract: The collection contains organization files, maintained by administrator Douglas Edwards, on independent and experimental films
screened at the theater, including correspondence, programs, press releases, clippings and reviews, and grant applications.
There is information on American independent filmmakers, including resumes, filmographies, film synopses and reviews, pictorial
material, and photographs.
Collector:
Encounter Cinema
Dates: 1970-1985
Dates: 1979-1985
Collection number: 38
Collection Size:
2.8 linear ft. of papers
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Available by appointment only.
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.
Encounter Cinema records, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Douglas Edwards, 1986
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Encounter Cinema records span the years 1970-1985 (bulk 1979-1985) and encompass 2.75 linear feet. The collection contains
correspondence, programs, press releases, clippings and reviews, grant applications, and information on film series. The majority
of the correspondence is between founder and film programmer Douglas Edwards and leading avant-garde/experimental filmmakers
Stan Brakhage, Bastian Cleve, Stephen Dwoskin, Doris Chase, Walter Gutman, Ed Emshwiller, Walter Ungerer, and others. In addition,
there is a wealth of information on American independent filmmakers who sought out Encounter Cinema and sent résumés, filmographies,
film synopses and reviews, and pictorial material (including stills). Valuable topical information is found within film series
files such as Japanese Experimental Films, Black American Independent Cinema, Narrative Film Experiments, Scandinavian Avant-Garde
Films, and the American New Wave. Finally, financial records and grant applications chronicle the constant struggle to keep
an arts organization financially viable.
Encounter Cinema (1979-1985) is the outgrowth of programs launched in 1973 by Theatre Vanguard, a small, nonprofit center
for performing and media arts in Los Angeles that focused on independent, avant-garde and/or noncommercial endeavors in film,
music, dance, theater, poetry, and performance art. In 1978 the founding and principal patron of Theatre Vanguard closed the
theater. Douglas Edwards, who had been the center's theater administrator and film adviser, founded Encounter Cinema with
two new co-sponsoring organizations, the Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum and the UCLA Film Archives. The series exhibition
site was moved to Melnitz Theater at UCLA. Due to funding problems, Encounter Cinema folded in February 1985.
1. Subject files
Encounter Cinema
Experimental films
Independent films
Manuscripts
Subject files
folder 1
American New Wave (1958-1967) Series 1983--1983
Record ID: 71301395
Scope and Content Note
calendar and calendar notes: Encounter Cinema; contracts with Media Study/Buffalo, November 24, 1982, and December 3, 1982;
correspondence with Bruce Jenkins (Media Study/Buffalo, film programmer), June 16, 1982, July 15, 1982, November 24, 1982,
December 29, 1982, February 10, 1983, and February 11, 1983; flier from Media Study/Buffalo and Walker Art Center; poster
from Media Study/Buffalo and Walker Art Center; press clippings and reviews: photocopied reviews from various tour sites,
14 pages; press releases from Encounter Cinema (7) and Media Study/Buffalo (1); program book published by Walker Art Center,
1982, 79 pages; program notes; required projector and film care; requisition form for fliers; tour sites for Spring 1983,
1 page; miscellaneous: one handwritten phone message and one hotel receipt for George Kuchar
folder 2
Anthology Film Archives Series 1982--1982
Record ID: 71312587
Scope and Content Note
Calendar: Encounter Cinema; Program notes for April 5, 13, 20, 27, and May 6, 11, 25. [The program notes for May 18 are missing.];
Miscellaneous: photocopied letter from Rose Hobart to Robert Haller (AFA, executive director) in which she gives her reactions
to Joseph Cornell’s film ROSE HOBART [1939], undated (circa Spring 1982)
folder 3
Black American Independent Cinema Series 1984--1984
Record ID: 71312588
Scope and Content Note
Budget narrative; Calendars: UCLA Film Archives (Melnitz Movies), February-March 1984; Walker Art Center, January 1982, with
information on “Black on Black: 1976-1982" programs; Neighborhood Film Project, July-August 1982, with “Black on Black: 1976-1982"
programs; Correspondence: Triad Arts Production (Ed Henderson), with information re their exhibition series on black filmmakers,
undated.; Flier from Walker Art Center and Neighborhood Media Project for “Black on Black: 1976-1982"; Press clippings and
reviews: "Los Angeles Times" review and articles from the "Los Angeles Reader" and "L.A. Weekly"; Program; Miscellaneous:
The Black Filmmaker Foundation touring film program packages (April 1982); The Independent (July/August 1982), which contains
an article on the European tour of the Black Filmmakers Foundation
folder 4
Box office reports 1979--1985
Record ID: 71312589
Scope and Content Note
reports from UCLA documenting ticket sales for October 2, 1979, through November 6, 1979, with cover letter dated November
8, 1979; November 11, 1979, through December 4, 1979; January 18, 1983, through March 15, 1983, with note from Geoff Gilmore
(UCLA); April 5, 1983, through June 7, 1983; February 24, 1984, through December 4, 1984, with cover letter dated February
20, 1985
folder 5
British Film Institute (1951-1982) Series 1983--1983
Record ID: 71312590
Scope and Content Note
Calendar and calendar notes: Encounter Cinema; Contract with AFI, March 1983; Correspondence:; Essert, Gary (Filmex) to Anthony
Smith (BFI), November 30, 1982; Essert to Jonas Mekas (Anthology Film Archives), December 15, 1982; Firstenberg, Jean (AFI):
Douglas Edwards to Firstenberg, February 16, 1983; Safford, Tony (AFI) to Douglas Edwards, February 17, 1983; March 1 and
31, 1983; Safford to Richard Peterson (Walker Art Center), March 31, 1982; Safford to Edwards, April 26, 1983; June 13, 1983;
August 9, 1983; Sher, Nancy (AFI) to Douglas Edwards, January 13, 1983; Sher to Firstenberg, February 9, 1983; Sher to Edwards,
April 1, 1983; Press clippings/reviews/film synopses: ANGEL IN THE HOUSE, ANIMATION FOR LIVE ACTION, AT THE FOUNTAINHEAD (2),
BEFORE HINDSIGHT (2), CRYSTAL GAZING (2, and one still), DOWN THE CORNER (2), THE FALLS (2), MAEVE (3), SO THAT YOU CAN LIVE
(2), TRILOGY: MY CHILDHOOD, MY AIN FOLK, MY WAY HOME (4). Also, “Independent British Filmmaking & The Production Board,” article;
and Los Angeles Times coverage of the series.; Tour specifics and dates; Miscellaneous: handwritten notes regarding series
background and selection criteria (5 pages); two handwritten notes
folder 6
Calendars and Fliers
Record ID: 71312591
Scope and Content Note
Calendars:; Fall 1979 (October-December); Winter 1980 (January-March); Spring 1980 (April-June); Summer 1980 (July-September);
Fall 1980 (October-December); Winter 1981 (January-March); Spring 1981 (April-June); Summer 1981 (July-September); Fall 1981
(October-December) [brochure]; Winter 1982 (January-March); Spring 1982 (April-June); Summer 1982 (July-September); Fall 1982
(October-December) [brochure]; Winter 1983 (January-February); Winter 1983 (February-March); Spring 1983 (April-June); Summer
1983 (July-September); Winter 1984 (February-March) [Melnitz Movies calendar]; Spring 1984 (April-June) [brochure]; Summer
1984 (July-September); Fall 1984 (November-December); Fliers [for individual programs]:; October 2, 1979 - December 2, 1979;
April 4, 1980 - June 3, 1980; November 25, 1980
folder 7
Correspondence (Fall 1979) 1979--1979
Record ID: 71312592
Scope and Content Note
Bartlett, Scott: Douglas Edwards to Bartlett, September 24, 1979; Bartlett to Edwards, undated (circa October 1979); October
16, 1979; Brakhage, Stan, September 8, 1979; Douglas Edwards to Brakhage, September 26, 1979; Brakhage to Edwards, September
30, 1979; Cleve, Bastian, with program notes for SUNSET BOULEVARD SUNSET, and a short bio, August 18, 1979; Douglas Edwards
to Cleve, September 26, 1979; Costard, Helmut: Douglas Edwards to Costard, September 26, 1979. Also, “The Films of Helmut
Costard,” 40 page pamphlet.; Dwoskin, Stephen: Edith Kramer (Pacific Film Archive) to Douglas Edwards, with background information
on Dwoskin and reviews of his films, October 2, 1979; Emshwiller, Ed: Douglas Edwards to Emshwiller, September 13, 1979; Gruetter,
Richard C.: flier, “Films by Richard C. Gruetter,” circa 1979; Klausner, Drew, with one 3x5 color photograph from TESTEASE
(animated), October 1, 1979; Kuchar, George: Douglas Edwards to Kuchar, September 26, 1979; Kuchar to Edwards, undated (circa
October 1979); Lee, David: postcard advertising BALINESE TRILOGY, November 19, 1979; "Los Angeles Times": Douglas Edwards
to Kevin Thomas, regarding coverage of Encounter Cinema, August 27, 1979; Edwards to Charles Champlin, September 21, 1979;
Northwest Media Project: publicity kit, circa 1979; Posner, Bruce, with flier for TEN YEARS IN THE DARK [a Posner retrospective],
resume, background information, and clippings, November 21, 1979; Douglas Edwards to Posner, November 28, 1979; Reynolds,
Ric, December 14, 1979; Sonbert, Warren: Douglas Edwards to Sonbert, September 24, 1979; Sonbert to Edwards, September 30,
1979; Edwards to Sonbert, October 11, 1979; Sonbert to Edwards, undated (circa October 1979). Also, review of RUDE AWAKENING.;
Warnick, Edward, with information, synopsis, and article on A TRUE STORY ABOUT A NOT-SO-FAMOUS PERSON, undated (circa Fall
1979); Chicago Filmmakers newsletter with September-October [1979?] calendar; MOMA Film Circulating Program of recent acquisitions
(October 1979) and supplement (1976); Video and Film Series: Fall 1979 calendar; “Where is the avant-garde going?,” photocopy
from "American Film" (November 1979); First draft of calendar notes for fall programs; Six handwritten pages regarding possible
filmmakers for series; Five handwritten messages/memos
folder 8
Correspondence (Winter 1980) 1979--1980
Record ID: 71312593
Scope and Content Note
American Federation of Arts (Steve Aronson), with packet of materials including program guides and distribution brochures,
March 27, 1980; B, Beth and Scott (B Movies), July 21, 1979; Douglas Edwards to Beth and Scott B, October 11 and 29, 1979;
Beth and Scott B to Edwards, postcard, January 1980; note, undated (circa January 1980). Also, clippings for B Movies, BLACK
BOX, G-MAN (with one photograph), and THE OFFENDERS.; Baillie, Bruce: Douglas Edwards to Baillie, October 26, 1979; Baillie
to Edwards, postcard, November 5, 1979. Also, article on DR. BISH SHOW; de Ak, Edit: Dorit Cypis (Foundation for Art Resources)
to Edwards, regarding de Ak presentation, with background information on F.A.R., September 26, 1979; Edwards to Cypis, October
2, 1979; Cypis to Edwards, with background information on Rebecca Horn and Lawrence Weiner, October 18, 1979. Also, press
release for de Ak program, January 10, 1980.; DeWitt, Tom, with resumes of DeWitt and Vibeke Sorensen, October 14, 1979; Douglas
Edwards to DeWitt, November 6, 1979; DeWitt to Edwards, with reviews of FALL and THE LEAP, January 17, 1980; Hammer, Barbara
(Goddess Films), with flier containing synopses of Hammer’s films, December 10, 1979; Hindle, Will: Douglas Edwards to Hindle,
November 6, 1979; Kendall, Charles P., with three postcards photographed by Kendall, March 26, 1980; "Los Angeles Times":
Douglas Edwards, Patrick H. Ela (CAFAM), John Young (UCLA), and Robert Rosen (UCLA) to Charles Champlin, regarding coverage
of independent/experimental cinema, March 25, 1980; Champlin to Edwards, and others, April 11, 1980; Edwards to Champlin,
May 19, 1980; Lyon, Danny: Douglas Edwards to Lyon, October 29, 1979; Lyon to Edwards, undated (circa November 1979); Edwards
to Lyon, November 14, 1979; Lyon to Edwards, undated (circa November 1979); Edwards to Lyon, memo, January 24, 1980; Edwards
to Lyon, February 4, 1980. Also, biography and two reviews of EL OTRO LADO.; McCall, Anthony: information on SIGMUND FREUD’S
DORA and “Sixteen Working Statements: Notes from a Work on a Film in Progress,” by McCall and Andrew Tyndall, December 1977;
McDowell, Curt: Robert T. Brandes to Douglas Edwards, regarding McDowell’s SPARKLES TAVERN, September 24, 1979; Edwards to
Brandes, October 2, 1979; Brandes to Edwards, October 15, 1979; Myers, Richard, September 23, 1979; Douglas Edwards to Myers,
October 29, 1979; Myers to Edwards, November 5, 1979; Edwards to Myers, November 6, 1979. Also, resume, flier, reviews, one
frame enlargement from FLOOR SHOW, and one photograph of Richard Myers.; Polidori, Robert, February 20, 1980; Schiffner, Gregg
(Gandl Films), with biographical information [July 1979], a brochure for DEW DROP, and a flier, “Films by Gregg Schiffner,”
March 20, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Schiffner, July 18, 1980; Tartaglia, Jerry, with background statement, October 27, 1979;
Douglas Edwards to Tartaglia, November 6, 1979; Tartaglia to Edwards, December 4, 1979; Von Praunheim, Rosa: two fliers with
reviews for IT’S NOT THE HOMOSEXUAL, ARMY OF LOVERS OR REVOLT OF THE PERVERTS, and TALLY BROWN, N.Y., circa Winter 1980; Center
Screen touring programs flier; Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) invitation for proposals for program fund; Walker
Art Center March calendar; First draft of calendar notes for winter programs; Seventeen handwritten messages/memos
folder 9
Correspondence (Spring 1980) 1979--1980
Record ID: 71312594
Scope and Content Note
Bruce, Tim, with recent filmography and photocopied frame enlargements from VISIT, November 21, 1979; postcard, February 1980;
postcard, April 1980; Cuba, Larry, regarding absolute animation program, with resume, filmography, and a copy of his article,
“The Rules of the Game,” January 15, 1980; Frampton, Hollis: Douglas Edwards to Frampton, November 8, 1979; Gutman, Walter,
with rough draft of Gutman’s letter to "Dance Magazine" re SAPPHO, undated (circa October 1979); Douglas Edwards to Gutman,
October 29, 1979; Gutman to Edwards, undated (circa November 1979); Edwards to Gutman, November 14, 1979; Gutman to Edwards,
undated (circa November 1979); Gutman to Edwards, three undated letters (circa November 1979). Also, background information
on Gutman, reviews, and two 5x 7 photographs from THE EROTIC SIGNAL; Huot, Robert: Douglas Edwards to Huot, November 6, 1979;
Huot to Edwards, November 9, 1979; Edwards to Huot, November 14, 1979; Huot to Edwards, November 29, 1979; postcard, December
26, 1979; February 20, 1980; March 1, 1980. Also, pamphlet, “Robert Huot: Diaries"; Jost, Jon, October 15, 1979; Edwards to
Jost, October 29, 1979; November 14, 1979; Jost to Edwards, November 28, 1979; Edwards to Jost, May 2, 1980. Also, “Pressbook:
Films of Jon Jost.”; Kren, Kurt: Bo Smith (Touring Filmmakers), with bio of Kren, December 21, 1979; undated (circa February
1980); Smith (Unifilm) to Douglas Edwards, March 4, 1980; Kren to Edwards, postcard, March 19, 1980. Also, “Kurt Kren” by
Malcolm Le Grice from Studio International (November-December 1975) and a 3x5 photograph of Kren.; MIT Film/Video Section
(Carolyn Swartz and Ann Schaetzel) to Richard Hawkins (UCLA), regarding tour of MIT filmmakers, with synopses of films to
be shown, November 24, 1979; Pasadena Filmforum (Terry Cannon), with two fliers for Filmforum screenings, September 16, 1979;
December 9, 1979; Pies, Dennis, September 27, 1979; Douglas Edwards to Pies, October 11, 1979; Pies to Edwards, with flier
from the Cinematheque (S.F.), October 29, 1979; Edwards to Pies, November 6, 1979; Pies to Edwards, November 25, 1979; with
two photographs from HAND PIECE, March 23, 1980; Richter, Robert (Richter McBride Production, Inc.), regarding VIETNAM: AN
AMERICAN JOURNEY, with reviews, articles and a separately bound pack of information on the film, September 8, 1979; Teton,
John: Eric Chaisson (Center for Astrophysics) to Teton, January 6, 1980; Teton to John Young (UCLA), with flier, “Films of
Space Explorers,” January 26, 1980; Varela, Willie (Southwestern Alternate Media Project, director): Douglas Edwards to Varela,
October 29, 1979; Varela to Edwards, with background information, information on Varela’s films, and SWAMP calendar, November
11, 1979; December 28, 1979; with SWAMP poster, February 7, 1980; February 21, 1980; March 27, 1980; regarding censorship
of SWAMP, with supporting material including letters and newspaper articles, April 13, 1980; Edwards to Varela, April 24,
1980; Edwards to Nathan Josel (El Paso Public Library), regarding Varela and SWAMP censorship, May 8, 1980. Also, one photograph
of Varela.; Zdravic, Andrej, with filmography, screenings, and reviews, undated (circa February 1980); postcard, April 26,
1980 [postmarked March 28, 1980]
folder 10
Correspondence (Fall 1980) 1980--1980
Record ID: 71312595
Scope and Content Note
Adkins, Gary, with resume, filmography, narrative, and clippings, June 28, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Adkins, July 18, 1980;
Adkins to Edwards, postcard, July 28, 1980; Edwards to Adkins, August 19, 1980; September 2, 1980; Adkins to Edwards, September
17, 1980; Edwards to Adkins, September 22, 1980; Ahearn, Charlie, with information on TWINS and THE DEADLY ART OF SURVIVAL,
June 7, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Ahearn, July 18, 1980; September 2, 1980; Artel, Linda (Pacific Film Archive), August 13,
1980; Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, Inc. (Francis M. Platt), undated (circa July 1980); Douglas Edwards
to Platt, August 29, 1980; Burns, Duncan, October 21, 1980; Cuba, Larry, August 9, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Roger Horrocks
regarding film rental for “Absolute Animation” program, August 20, 1980; DeMott, Joel, postcard, August 30, 1980; Elder, Bruce:
Douglas Edwards to Bruce, August 20, 1980. Also, Elder’s resume.; Farley, William, with film showings (1970-1979), letter
of recommendation from Carmen Vigil, and an article from Artweek, July 11, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Farley, July 18, 1980;
Farley to Edwards, postcard, July 23, 1980; Edwards to Farley, August 20, 1980; Gidal, Peter, aerogramme, June 3, 1980; Douglas
Edwards to Gidal, July 18, 1980; Gidal to Edwards, telegram, July 23, 1980; August 6, 1980; Edwards to Gidal, August 19, 1980;
Gidal to Edwards, with biographical information, undated (circa August 1980); Edwards to Gidal, September 11, 1980; October
3, 1980; Grooms, Red: AFA brochure, “The Ruckus Films of Red Grooms”; Gyulai, Miklos (Kine-Mik Productions), with resume,
information on Gyulai’s films, and fliers, August 29, 198; Iimura, Taka, with programs and photograph of frames from 24 FRAMES
PER SECOND, June 23, 1980; July 9, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Iimura, July 18, 1980; Iimura to Edwards, July 25, 1980; Edwards
to Iimura, August 20, 1980; Iimura to Edwards, August 25, 1980; Edwards to Iimura, September 11, 1980; Iimura to Edwards,
aerogramme, September 21, 1980; Iimura to Leslie Trumball (Filmmaker’s Coop), September 30, 1980; Iimura to Edwards, aerogramme,
November 11, 1980; Jacoby, Roger, with filmography, publicity material, and background information, March 10, 1980; Douglas
Edwards to Jacoby, July 18, 1980; Jacoby to Edwards, postcard, July 30, 1980; Edwards to Jacoby, August 19, 1980 [two copies];
September 2, 1980; Jacoby to Edwards, with information on Jacoby, September 12, 1980; Edwards to Jacoby, September 18, 1980;
Jacoby to Edwards, with information on HOW TO BE A HOMOSEXUAL, September 21, 1980; Ken Wilkinson to UCLA Dept. of Fine Arts,
protesting the screening of HOW TO BE A HOMOSEXUAL, October 27, 1980; Jittlov, Mike: Douglas Edwards to Jittlov, August 20,
1980. Also, flier, resume, press release, L.A. Times article, and a photograph of Jittlov.; Lipskis, Peter, with personal
background and information on his films and videotapes, June 1980; Douglas Edwards to Lipskis, July 18, 1980; Lipskis to Edwards,
July 24, 1980; Edwards to Lipskis, August 19, 1980; Lipskis to Edwards and Geoff Gilmore (UCLA), November 7, 1980; "Los Angeles
Herald-Examiner": Douglas Edwards to David Ehrenstein, September 10, 1980; Loyola Marymount University (Michael A. Callahan),
October 20, 1980; Mitchell, Eric: Douglas Edwards to Mitchell, September 2, 1980; October 3, 1980. Also, review of UNDERGROUND
U.S.A. and an interview with Mitchell in The Independent (December 1980).; Peterson, Sydney: Walker Art Center to Douglas
Edwards, postcard advertising Peterson program, undated (circa September 1980); Edwards to Peterson, October 3, 1980; Peterson
to Edwards, October 11, 1980; Raynal, Jackie: review of DEUX FOIS, June 1980; Safford, Tony, regarding a position with Encounter
Cinema, with resume, October 1, 1980; Schneider, Rosalind (Women Artist Filmmakers Inc.), with resume, information on Schneider’s
films, and photograph of Schneider, May 26, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Schneider, July 18, 1980; Schneider to Edwards, August
11, 1980; Edwards to Schneider, August 19, 1980; September 30, 1980; Schneider to Edwards, October 25, 1980. Also, Schneider
poster.; Siddick, Khalid: flier and article for BAS YA BAHAR (THE CRUEL SEA) billed as the first motion picture of Kuwait,
circa 1980; Traction Gallery: Douglas Edwards to David Moreno, August 20, 1980; Moreno to Edwards, September 5, 1980; Douglas
Edwards calendar (September-December 1980); Chicago Filmmakers calendar (Sept.-Nov. 1980); Millennium Fall Series 1980; Northwest
Film and Video Festival (postcard ad); Pasadena Filmforum Cinemanews (1980-1981); Pittsburgh Film-Makers calendar (Sept.-Oct.
1980); Soviet Silent Film and the Avant-Garde: flier; Traction Gallery flier; Sixteen handwritten messages/memos
folder 11
Correspondence (Winter 1981) 1979--1981
Record ID: 71312598
Scope and Content Note
Anger, Kenneth: Sam McElfresh (American Federation of Arts) to Douglas Edwards, regarding LUCIFER RISING, with AFA brochure
for MAGICK LANTERN CYCLE, December 10, 1980; Beckman, Ericka, with resume and reviews, March 4, 1980; July 10, 1980; Douglas
Edwards to Beckman, July 18, 1980; September 2, 1980; Beckman to Edwards, postcard, October 6, 1980; with press release from
The Kitchen, November 1, 1980; Edwards to Beckman, November 12, 1980; Beckman to Edwards, November 23, 1980; December 20,
1980; Black, Byron, postcard, January 23, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Black, February 19, 1981; Burch, Noel: program and review
for CORRECTION PLEASE - OR HOW WE GOT INTO PICTURES, circa 1981; Center Screen, Inc. (Barry Levine, director): Douglas Edwards
to Levine re, “Film As Film” program, November 14, 1980; Levine to Edwards, December 2, 1980. Also, Center Screen calendar
(November-December 1980) with information on the “Film As Film” program.; Dick, Vivienne: Edwards to Dick, September 10, 1980;
October 3, 1980; November 15, 1980; Dick to Edwards, with program notes, November 19, 1980. Also, article, “Films by Vivienne
Dick” from "Soho Weekly News."; Dinello, Dan, with flier and two reviews of ROCK LOBSTER, December 1, 1980; Douglas Edwards
to Dinello, January 3, 1981; Filmex (Gary Essert): Terry Cannon (Pasadena Filmforum) to Essert, protesting the Filmex policy
regarding selection of works to be screened, January 9, 1980; Essert to Cannon, January 14, 1980; Greenaway, Peter: fliers
for A WALK THROUGH H and VERTICAL FEATURES REMAKE, circa 1981; Guttenplan, Howard (Millennium Film Workshop, director), with
clippings and articles on Guttenplan and three Millennium programs, January 29, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Guttenplan, September
2 and 15, 1980; Guttenplan to Edwards, with program of Guttenplan’s films, January 23, 1981; Holland Experimental Film (Peter
Rubin, coordinator), regarding HEF tour of USA, with program from “Avant-garde film in Amerika 1939-1980" [in Dutch], December
13, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Rubin, February 19, 1981; Holmes, Karen, with filmography and list of exhibitions, July 24, 1980;
Douglas Edwards to Holmes, October 10, 1980; Holmes to Edwards, November 11, 1980; Edwards to Holmes, December 4, 1980; Hudina,
Charles, to Terry Cannon (Pasadena Filmforum), with resume, August 8, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Cannon, August 29, 1980; Edwards
to Hudina, November 15, 1980; Life, Regge (Lifecycle Productions), with film catalog and Life’s bio, January 7, 1980; postcard,
February 4, 1980; Mideke, Michael, with program notes and bio, February 14, 1981; Northwest Film Study Center (Joanna Priestley,
film librarian), regarding the Eighth Northwest Film Festival Tour, with supporting articles and program information, January
23, 1981; One Way Films (Richard Gaikowski), with list of new wave 16mm shorts available from One Way Films and a brochure,
February 6, 1981; Rappaport, Mark: Douglas Edwards to Rappaport, November 6, 1979; Rappaport to Edwards, November 10, 1979;
Edwards to Rappaport, July 18, 1980; September 10, 1980; November 15, 1980; Rappaport to Edwards, November 23, 1980; Edwards
to Rappaport, January 3, 1981; Rappaport to Edwards, note, undated (circa January 1981); Edwards to Rappaport, February 19,
1981. Also, an article on Rappaport, and information on IMPOSTERS including credits, synopsis, reviews, and two photographs.;
Rosing, Larry, with program notes, resume, two photocopied frame enlargements from CHINA, and an article by Rosing, “China:
Art & Artist” from Art in America (January 8, 1981); with flier and press release for CHINA, February 14, 1981; Singelenberg,
Daniel, with resume and press clippings, May 29, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Singelenberg, July 18, 1980; Singelenberg to Edwards,
postcard, December 1, 1980; Edwards to Singelenberg, January 3, 1981; Smith, Jack: Douglas Edwards to Carmen Vigil, regarding
Smith’s tour, September 10, 1980; Edwards to Smith, January 3, 1981; Taubin, Amy, August 6, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Taubin,
September 10, 1980; Taubin to Edwards, with bio, September 26, 1980; Edwards to Taubin, October 3, 1980; Welsby, Chris, with
bio and filmography, August 8, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Welsby, October 10, 1980; November 13, 1980; Welsby to Edwards, telegram,
December 16, 1980; Wiese, Michael, with flier for a Wiese seminar, November 12, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Wiese, November 24,
1980; Winkler, Paul: Douglas Edwards to Winkler, October 29, 1979; Winkler to Edwards, December 8, 1979; August 16, 1980;
Edwards to Winkler, September 10, 1980; Winkler to Edwards, September 23, 1980; Edwards to Winkler, November 15, 1980. Also,
brochure from MOMA, “The Independent Cinema of Paul Winkler.”; Douglas Edwards calendar, January-March 1981; American Federation
of Arts, New Releases: Films on the Arts; American Federation of Arts newsletter, January 1981; Baltimore Film Forum calendar,
January-March 1981; Center Screen calendar, February-March 1981; The Cinematheque calendar, January-March 1981; Southern Circuit
calendar, 1981; Four handwritten messages/memos
folder 12
Correspondence (Spring 1981) 1979--1981
Record ID: 71312599
Scope and Content Note
Alexeieff, Alexander, and Claire Parker: Cecile Starr to Douglas Edwards, regarding Alexeieff tour, January 7, 1980; Edwards
to Barry Levine (Center Screen, director), October 3, 1980; Levine to Edwards, October 14, 1980; Edwards to Starr, November
15, 1980. Also, Center Screen schedule (September-October 1980) with program information on Alexeieff and Parker.; Black,
Byron: Douglas Edwards to Black, February 19, 1981; Black to Edwards, [written on Edwards’s letter], undated (circa February
1981); Broughton, James: Douglas Edwards to Broughton, March 16, 1981; Broughton to Edwards, note, March 28, 1981; April 20,
1981; May 21, 1981. Also, flier, “The Films of James Broughton,” flier for Broughton’s book “Seeing the Light,” and press
clippings.; Greenfield, Amy to Geoff Gilmore (UCLA), with review quotes, resume, list of exhibitions, Greenfield’s “Dance
as Film” article from filmmakers newsletter (November 1970), “With Maya Deren II: Notes by Amy Greenfield” from Fields of
Vision (Summer 1979), miscellaneous articles on holography, and “The Film/Video/Holographic Dance Works of Amy Greenfield”
from Art and Cinema (February 1979), December 13, 1979; Douglas Edwards to Greenfield, July 18, 1980; Greenfield to Edwards,
August 6, 1980; with press release for Cinema and Dance series, and an article from Dance Magazine with information on Greenfield’s
films, September 3, 1980; Edwards to Greenfield, September 10, 1980; Greenfield to Terry Cannon, November 5, 1980; Edwards
to Greenfield, November 15, 1980; December 4, 1980; Greenfield to Edwards, with article on Greenfield, March 7, 1981; undated
[circa March 1981]; Herrera, Raul Lopez: information sheet and program for “Cine Sin Fronteras,” May 1981; Jost, Jon, aerogramme,
September 15, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Jost, October 3, 1980; Jost to Edwards, aerogramme, November 21, 1980; Edwards to Jost,
January 3, 1981; Jost to Edwards, aerogramme, January 17, 1980. Also, flier from The American Filmmakers Series and “Jon Jost
Films Pressbook #2,” which includes reviews, articles, and interviews.; Mideke, Michael: four synopses of Mideke’s films;
Edwards to Mideke, November 15, 1980; Mideke to Edwards, November 19, 1980; Edwards to Mideke, November 24, 1980; Mideke to
Edwards, program notes, February 14, 1981; Edwards to Mideke, March 16, 1981; Mideke to Edwards, April 5, 1981; May 5, 1981;
Millner, Sherry, February 9, 1981; Monger, Chris, with bio, clippings, and poster for Laura McFadden’s MAID-UP, undated (circa
1980); Douglas Edwards to Monger, September 22, 1980; Monger to Edwards, October 2, 1980; Edwards to Monger, October 10, 1980;
Monger to Edwards, October 16, 1980; undated (circa March 1981); Edwards to Monger, March 16, 1981; Monger to Edwards, with
bio and two photographs from REPEATER, March 24, 1981; Monger to Edwards, flier for VOICE OVER, with handwritten note, undated
(circa April 1981); May 18, 1981; postcard, August 18, 1981; undated (circa Fall 1981); Pound, Stuart, with information on
his films, December 4, 1979; Douglas Edwards to Pound, July 18, 1980; Pound to Edwards, with article regarding Pound from
Cahiers du Cinema and a rough translation of same by Pound, October 10, 1980; Edwards to Pound, November 15, 1980; Pound to
Edwards, with information on his films, November 28, 1980; Edwards to Pound, January 3, 1981; March 16, 1981; Pound to Edwards,
with program notes, April 9, 1981; Pound to Edwards, re cancellation of screening, undated (circa April 1981); Quinn, Lulu,
and Joanna Comino, with information on their U.S. tour program of seven British independent films, January 5, 1981; Douglas
Edwards to Quinn and Comino, February 19, 1981; Sharits, Paul, postcard, June 16, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Sharits, June 18,
1980; Sharits to Edwards, with projection instructions and reviews, September 8, 1980; Edwards to Sharits, September 10, 1980;
September 15, 1980; Sharits to Edwards, postcards, September 20 and 26, 1980; October 20, 1980; Edwards to Sharits, November
12, 1980; Sharits to Edwards, with program information for “Avant-garde film in Amerika 1939-1980" [in Dutch], December 8,
1980; Edwards to Sharits, January 3, 1981; Sharits to Edwards, note with returned contract, undated (circa February 1981);
Edwards to Sharits, March 16, 1981; Sharits to Edwards, May 19, 1981; Ungerer, Walter (Dark Horse Films): Keith Wills (writer)
to Edwards, re future article for Artforumn Magazine on Ungerer, September 1, 1979; Edwards to Wills, September 24, 1979;
Mary Dougherty (Dark Horse Films) to Edwards, with articles and reviews of Ungerer’s THE ANIMAL and THE HOUSE WITHOUT STEPS,
October 10, 1979; Edwards to Ungerer, October 29, 1979; Ungerer to Edwards, November 10 and 23, 1979; Jennifer Hart (Dark
Horse Films) to Edwards, July 2, 1980; Edwards to Hart, July 18, 1980; Hart to Edwards, with information on Ungerer’s films,
August 1, 1980; Edwards to Hart, September 10, 1980; Hart to Edwards, with synopsis of MEET ME, JESUS, September 17, 1980;
Edwards to Hart, September 30, 1980; Hart to Edwards, January 7, 1981; Edwards to Hart, February 19, 1981; March 16, 1981;
Hart to Edwards, March 23, 1981; with information on THE ANIMAL and three photographs (one of Ungerer and two of Jo Moore
in THE ANIMAL), April 6, 1981; June 1, 1981; with three articles on THE WINTER THERE WAS VERY LITTLE SNOW, September 21, 1982;
Edwards to Hart, October 6, 1982. Also, flier from Moore College of Art: “American Independent Film,” and a poster for “A
History of the Motion Picture - The Silent Era” presented by Dark Horse Films.; Worden, Fred, with resume and article, August
30, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Worden, September 10, 1980; Worden to Edwards, September 21, 1980; Edwards to Worden, October
3, 1980; Worden to Edwards, October 20, 1980; Edwards to Worden, March 16, 1981; Worden to Edwards, with programs, program
notes, and an essay on perception, April 24, 1981; Douglas Edwards calendar, April-June 1981; Bleeker St. Cinema postcard
ad for SUBWAY RIDERS; Pasadena Filmforum schedule, April-June 1981; One handwritten memo
folder 13
Correspondence (Fall 1981) 1979--1981
Record ID: 71312600
Scope and Content Note
Bundy, Peter, with resume and information on his films, March 18, 1981; Bundy to Douglas Edwards, April 2, 1981; Edwards to
Bundy, August 19, 1981; Croft, Renny, with resume and information on his films, April 28, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Croft,
August 19, 1981; Gerson, Barry, with bio, filmography, cinema installations, permanent collections, shows, and bibliography,
November 29, 1980; Edwards to Gerson, January 3, 1981; Gerson to Edwards, January 15, 1981; Edwards to Gerson, February 19,
1981; August 19, 1981; Gerstein, David, with resume, reviews, and information on his films, January 20, 1981; Douglas Edwards
to Gerstein, February 19, 1981; Gerstein to Edwards, March 26, 1981; May 19, 1981; July 8, 1981; August 14, 1981; Edwards
to Gerstein, August 19, 1981; Grenier, Vincent: Douglas Edwards to Grenier, November 6, 1979; Grenier to Edwards, with list
of his recent films, November 16, 1979; Edwards to Grenier, July 18, 1980; September 30, 1980; November 15, 1980; Grenier
to Edwards, with press clippings, reviews, and two photographs (3x5 from INTERIEUR INTERIORS and 5x7 of Grenier), December
15, 1980; Edwards to Grenier, January 3, 1981; Grenier to Edwards, January 18, 1981; postcard, April 1981; Edwards to Grenier,
August 19, 1981; Huot, Robert, with resume, filmography, and bibliography, undated (circa Spring 1981); Douglas Edwards to
Huot, August 19, 1981; Keating, Raymond, with flier for KLASH STRUGGLE, undated (circa 1981); Lee, David, with reviews and
a flier for OBSCENITY, July 26, 1981; August 7, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Lee, August 19, 1981; Lee to Edwards, September 24,
1981. Also, flier with Western U.S. tour dates, 1981.; Lerman, Richard, with information on INCIDENT AT THREE MILE ISLAND
and TRAVELON GAMELON, and a “Richard Lerman” brochure, May 24, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Lerner [sic], August 19, 1981; Lucchi,
Angela Ricci, and Yervant Gianikian: Terry Cannon (Pasadena Filmforum) to Douglas Edwards, regarding a U.S. tour by the Italian
filmmakers, with information on their films including a Filmforum program, an article and three photographs, December 1, 1980;
with a listing of their “scented films,” June 28, 1981; Paradjanov, Sergei: Milos Stehlik (Facets) to Douglas Edwards, re
availability of Paradjanov’s THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES -- SAYAT NOVA, circa 1981; Rees-Mogg, Anne, with notes and reviews,
undated (circa Summer 1981); Douglas Edwards to Rees-Mogg, August 19, 1981; Sonbert, Warren, July 31, 1981; Edwards to Sonbert,
August 19, 1981; Sonbert to Edwards, postcard, August 25, 1981; Douglas Edwards calendar, September-December 1981; CAFAM Exhibitions
and Programs, 1981/1982; Film Forum calendar, September-December 1981; Larry Richardson Dance Foundation program flier; Valley
Independent Cinema calendar, Sept.-Dec. 1981; Whitney Museum Film Dept. calendar, Fall 1981
folder 14
Correspondence (Winter 1982) 1980--1982
Record ID: 71312601
Scope and Content Note
Akerman, Chantal: Wade Novy to Douglas Edwards, regarding Akerman, with Akerman filmography [in French], November 1, 1981;
Bromberg, Betzy, with resume, filmography, and flier, August 11, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Bromberg, January 15, 1982; Bromberg
to Edwards, with resume and press clippings, January 18, 1982; Camhi, Gail, with resume, filmography, and one clipping, May
16, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Camhi, August 19, 1981; Chase, Doris, with press release and flier, undated (circa September
1981); Douglas Edwards to Chase, September 15, 1981; Chase to Edwards, undated (circa Winter 1981); note, undated (circa December
1981); Edwards to Chase, January 11, 1982. Also, Chase’s resume, Anthology Film Archives press release, “Doris Chase Films”
flier, Women/Artist/Filmmaker pamphlet, and film ordering information.; Fisher, Holly, with resume and film synopses, August
6, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Fisher, August 19, 1981; Fisher to Edwards, postcard, November 30, 1981; Friedrich, Su, and Leslie
Thornton, with their resumes and notes and information on their films, November 11, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Friedrich, January
15, 1982; Gekiere, Madeleine, with resume, August 20, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Gekiere, September 15, 1981; Gekiere to Edwards,
with list describing Gekiere’s films, September 23, 1981; Terry Cannon to Edwards, regarding Gekiere, October 13, 1981; Gekiere
to Edwards, October 27, 1981; November 23, 1981; Edwards to Gekiere, January 12, 1982; Gekiere to Edwards, January 18 and
28, 1982; Hammer, Barbara, postcard, November 12, 1981; November 24, 1981; Edwards to Hammer, January 11, 1982; Johnston,
Becky: reviews of SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, circa 1982; Keller, Marjorie, with press clippings and reviews, August 17, 1981; Douglas
Edwards to Keller, September 15, 1981; Keller to Edwards, September 29, 1981; Kiernan, Joanna, with resume, filmography, clippings,
and program notes, November 26, 1980; with resume, December 21, 1980; Douglas Edwards to Kiernan, January 3, 1981; Kiernan
to Edwards, January 27, 1981; Edwards to Kiernan, February 19, 1981; Kiernan to Edwards, September 7, 1981; Edwards to Kiernan,
September 15, 1981; Kiernan to Edwards, September 24, 1981; with program notes and two photographs from DREAM-WORK and TRILOGY,
November 19, 1981; Krasilovsky, Alexis, with reviews and film synopses, March 5, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Krasilovsky, August
19, 1981; Krasilovsky to Edwards, with resume and information on her films, January 3, 1982; Edwards to Krasilovsky, January
11, 1982; Lipzin, Janis Crystal, with resume, clippings and synopses, November 30, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Lipzin, January
12, 1982; Strand, Chick: Douglas Edwards to Strand, January 11, 1982; Strand to Edwards, undated (circa February 1982). Also,
resume and press clippings.; Trumball, Leslie (Film-maker’s Cooperative), regarding possible unauthorized use of films at
UCLA, March 26, 1982; Douglas Edwards to Trumball, April 6, 1982; Vachon, Gail, with resume, filmography, and photocopied
frames from ESMERELDA AND THE TURKEY VULTURE and UNTITLED, June 17, 1981; postcard, August 9, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Vachon,
August 19, 1981; January 14, 1982; Encounter Cinema flier, January-March 1982; Chicago Filmmakers calendar, November-December
1982; Dance & Mime Film & Videotape catalog flier; Film Forum calendar, December 1981 - March 1982; “Invisible Women” article
from Sight and Sound, Autumn 1980; Utah Media Center newsletter, January-February 1982; Handwritten notes regarding possible
programs and dates; Five phone messages/memos
folder 15
Correspondence (Spring 1982) 1981--1982
Record ID: 71312602
Scope and Content Note
Ball, Gordon, with article on Ball from The Arts Journal and film synopses, November 27, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Ball, January
22, 1982; Chambers, Gordon, with resume, undated (circa March 1982); Douglas Edwards to Chambers, March 23, 1982; Ingram,
Alan, aerogramme, January 1982; Kobland, Ken, with resume, reviews, and pictorial material, September 15, 1981; postcard,
January 5, 1982; Douglas Edwards to Kobland, January 22, 1982; Levine, Richard, with resume, MOMA program, reviews, and postcard,
September 28, 1981; McDowell, Curt, with reviews, filmography, synopses, and program notes, October 27, 1981; Douglas Edwards
to McDowell, January 22, 1982; Petrochuk, Kon, with flier and MOMA program, November 20, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Petrochuk,
January 22, 1982; Sabal, Robert J., undated (circa March 1982); Douglas Edwards to Sabal, March 23, 1982; Encounter Cinema
schedule, Spring 1982; Center Screen calendar, February-March 1982; Film Society of Lincoln Center, flier, April 1982; WHATEVER
HAPPENED TO SUSAN JANE, flier; Three notes regarding possible scheduling
folder 16
Correspondence (Fall 1982) 1981--1982
Record ID: 71312603
Scope and Content Note
Brand, Bill, with bio and information on his films [1970-1979], July 15, 1982; with reviews of MASSTRANSISCOPE, November 12,
1982; Brakhage, Stan, note, June 25, 1982; Cantow, Roberta, with synopsis and reviews of CLOTHESLINES, July 1982; Dunkley-Smith,
John, with bio, filmography and information on “Cityscape Series,” and “The Films of John Dunkley-Smith” from Cinema Papers
(October-November 1978), May 13, 1982; Douglas Edwards to Dunkley-Smith, June 7, 1982; Dunkley-Smith to Edwards, June 23,
1982; Friedman, Adele, with resume, program, and reviews, March 6, 1982; Edwards to Friedman, March 23, 1982; Gerry, Lyn:
Douglas Edwards to Gerry, June 22, 1982; Hudina, Chuck, June 29, 1982; Jenkins, Patrick, with program notes and reviews, November
25, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Jenkins, January 22, 1982; Jenkins to Edwards, September 17, 1982; Edwards to Jenkins, October
6, 1982; Jenkins to Edwards, November 27, 1982; Lowder, Rose, aerogramme, November 27, 1981, Douglas Edwards to Lowder, January
22, 1982; Manupelli, George: John B. Caldwell (representing Manupelli), with resume, reviews, and synopses, September 14,
1981; with Manupelli bio, November 16, 1981; September 21, 1982; Douglas Edwards to Caldwell, September 30, 1982; McEvilley,
Thomas, with resume and press clippings, June 24, 1982; Douglas Edwards to McEvilley, August 25, 1982; The Media Project (Melissa
Marsland, asst. director), June 16, 1982; Minnesota Touring Film Program (Robert Schwartz, project director), May 28, 1982;
Douglas Edwards to Schwartz, June 1, 1982; Schwartz to Edwards, with a list of filmmakers, films, and synopses for the 1982
touring program, June 18, 1982; Petrochuk, Kon, postcard, May 18, 1982; Douglas Edwards to Petrochuk, May 26, 1982; Rudnick,
Michael, with filmography, January 15, 1982; Douglas Edwards to Rudnick, January 22, 1982; Safford, Tony (AFI), with flier,
October 13, 1982; Sherman, Stuart: Bernice Reynaud (representing Sherman), with publicity flier and selected reviews, undated
(circa June 1982); Douglas Edwards to Reynaud, June 22, 1982; Weiner, Lawrence: flier for PLOUGHMANS LUNCH, circa 1982; Pasadena
Filmforum calendars, July-August 1982; October-December 1982
folder 17
Correspondence (1983) 1980--1983
Record ID: 71312604
Scope and Content Note
Beckman, Ericka, with resume, program notes, and one photograph from YOU THE BETTER, August 12, 1983; Couzin, Sharon, with
resume, filmography, synopses, and reviews, August 9, 1982; Douglas Edwards to Couzin, August 26, 1982; Elder, Bruce: Kathryn
Elder to Douglas Edwards, with pamphlet “The Films of Bruce Elder,” containing synopses and reviews, and one article from
Cinema Canada (February 1982), April 30, 1982; Edwards to Elder, May 26, 1982; Elder to Edwards, July 6, 1982; FilmDance Festival:
cover letter, catalog [edited by Amy Greenfield], press release, and program, 1983. A two-week retrospective of FilmDance
from the 1890s to 1983 at the Public Theatre in New York.; Friedman, Adele, September 15, 1982; Douglas Edwards to Friedman,
September 27, 1982; Gearey, Dave, with resume and MOMA program, February 4, 1983; Douglas Edwards to Gearey, March 9, 1983;
Gekiere, Madeleine, May 27, 1982; Douglas Edwards to Gekiere, June 7, 1982; Greenfield, Amy, November 4, 1982; Huot, Robert,
with resume, interview from Afterimage (February 1980), pamphlet: “Robert Huot: Forms of Motion - An Exhibition of Pre-Cinema
Devices,” and Millennium programs, August 16, 1982; Douglas Edwards to Huot, September 27, 1982; Irwin, James, with bio and
flier, July 29, 1982; Douglas Edwards to Irwin, August 25, 1982; Irwin to Edwards, September 3, 1982; Edwards to Irwin, September
27, 1982; Irwin to Edwards, with resume, April 15, 1983; Levy, Michael, with a tentative list of films to be included in The
Fifth International Festival of Women’s Films: A Retrospective, and a flier [in French] from the previous festival, March
2, 1983; Lipskis, Peter, with bio, synopses, and press quotes, September 1982; McCambridge, Steve, with California screenings
and a letter from AMPAS Student Film Awards, August 26, 1982; Douglas Edwards to McCambridge, September 13, 1982; Myers, Richard,
with flier, bio, synopses, review quotes, and reviews, September 15, 1982; Douglas Edwards to Myers, September 30, 1982; Palazzolo,
Tom, with review, flier and photograph from CALIGARI’S CURE, undated (circa August 1982); Douglas Edwards to Palazzolo, August
25, 1982; Pittsburgh Film-Makers 1982 Traveling Film Program: Bruce Posner (curator and programmer), with resume and information
including tour exhibition sites, reviews, and programs, August 22, 1983; Rimmer, David, with flier for SHADES OF RED and “David
Rimmer Film” guide [contains an illustrated critical analysis, list of films, biography, and bibliography], undated (circa
January 1983); Douglas Edwards to Rimmer, February 28, 1983; Pacific Film Archive calendar, December 1983; Pasadena Filmforum
program notes for “A Tribute to Terry Cannon.” The program included films by Sherman, Palazzolo, Bromberg, Myers, Varela,
Gekiere, Strand, Grenier, and others; Post Office Zip plus 4 code for Encounter Cinema; One handwritten page regarding programming
for UCLA Gay and Lesbian Media Festival, January 1983
folder 18
Correspondence (1984) 1982--1984
Record ID: 71312605
Scope and Content Note
Anthology Film Archives: Claire Aguilar (UCLA) to Douglas Edwards, note re enclosed letter from AFA, July 11, 1984. Also,
there are two letters from Robert Haller (AFA, executive director) to Geoffrey Gilmore (UCLA Film Archives) requesting reimbursement
for film prints stolen at UCLA during Encounter Cinema’s presentation of the “Salute to Anthology Film Archives” program in
May of 1982, September 26, 1982; May 11, 1984.; Bromberg, Betzy, with resume and press clippings, October 21, 1983; Douglas
Edwards to Bromberg, November 18, 1983; Seibert, Erich, with resume and filmography, September 19, 1983; Douglas Edwards to
Seibert, undated (circa October 1983); Smith, John, with pamphlet “John Smith Films 1975-82,” September 1983; Edwards to Smith,
November 18, 1983; Zedd, Nick, with press releases and reviews, undated (circa 1983); Eight handwritten memos/messages
folder 19
Douglas Edwards 1980--1983
Record ID: 71312606
Scope and Content Note
resume, circa 1983; clippings on Edwards from the "Los Angeles Times," September 17 and October 2, 1982 and "Neworld," May/June
1980.
folder 20
European Avant-Garde (1960-1980) Series
Record ID: 71312607
Scope and Content Note
Calendars: Encounter Cinema (July-August 1984), Goethe Institute (June-August 1984), and Melnitz Movies (June-July 1984);
AFA contract, May 20, 1983; AFA: Douglas Edwards to Steve Aronson, June 7, 1978; Marian Luntz to Edwards, November 24, 1982;
Susan Poland to Edwards, September 12, 1983; Luntz to Edwards, May 20, 1983; Thomas Smith to Edwards, February 2, 1984; Lindsay
South to Edwards, May 18, 1984; de Nooiyer, Paul: Edwards to Ministry of WVC (the Netherlands), mailgram re de Nooiyer, April
12, 1984; Ministry of WVC to Edwards, telex, May 8, 1984; Film Forum (New York): Karen Cooper (director) to Douglas Edwards,
regarding use of Filmforum name, July 23, 1984; Edwards to Cooper, July 26, 1984; Cooper to Edwards, July 31, 1984; Hein,
Birgit and William: Edwards to Richard Schneider (Goethe Institute), re the Heins, December 12, 1983; Schneider to Edwards,
December 21, 1983; February 17, 1984; Elisabeth Budzinski (Goethe Institute) to Edwards, May 4, 1984; Le Grice, Malcolm: Edwards
to John Houlton (Consulate-General of Great Britain Vice Consul), regarding Le Grice, December 12, 1983; Angus Mackay (British
Consulate-General public affairs officer) to Edwards, February 13, 1984; Straub, Jean-Marie: Edwards to Michel Zerbib (Consulate-General
of France cultural services), regarding Straub, December 12, 1983; Wasko, Ryszard: Edwards to Wasko, December 29, 1983; Edwards
to U.S. Embassy, telex regarding Wasko, July 11, 1984; Zwartjes, Frans: Edwards to Karl De Beer (Netherlands Consulate-General),
re Zwartjes, December 14, 1983; Ministry of WVC to Edwards, telex, April 5, 1984; Curatorial (tentative) selection from AFA;
House manager’s report (event and number in audience) for August 14, August 21, August 28, September 4, and September 11 screenings
at Melnitz Hall (UCLA); Invoice from AFA, May 20, 1983; Itinerary from AFA, for 1983-84; Newsletter from AFA, October 1983,
cover article on the European Avant-Garde and an interview with curator Regina Cornwell. There is also a separate transcript
of the Cornwell interview included.; Photographic material, one photograph from each of the following: SELBSTSCHUSSE (SELF
SHOOTING), SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN, EINLEITUNG ZU ARNOLD SCHOENBERGS BEGLEITMUSIK ZU EINER LICHTSPIELSCENE (INTRODUCTION
TO “AN ACCOMPANIMENT TO A CINEMATOGRAPHIC SCENE” BY ARNOLD SCHOENBERG), LA RICERCA DELLA MIA IDENTITA (SEARCH FOR MY IDENTITY),
ZAPALKI (MATCH BOX), AMERIKAI ANZIX (AMERICAN POSTCARD); Poster from AFA; Press clippings and reviews from AFA press kit (6
pages); Press releases from AFA (2) and Encounter Cinema (6); Program information: tentative program (2), program (2), AFA
program guidebook, and general information from an early presskit
folder 21
Financial records 1979--1983
Record ID: 71312608
Scope and Content Note
expense breakdown, 1980 and 1981; expense sheets for CAFAM share of Encounter Cinema expenses, December 14, 1979, undated
(for first quarter 1980), June 24, 1980, July 20, 1980, December 2, 1982 (for 1981), January 18, 1983 (for 1982), undated
(for 1983); fiscal report for 1979-1980 season; tentative financial statements, December 11, 1979, March 4, 1980, June 26,
1980, June 30, 1980 (for 1979-80), and July 9, 1980 (for 1979-1980); UCLA Guest House reservation slips, November 1980 to
August 1982; Neighborhood Project Budget [relationship to Encounter Cinema, if any, unknown]; several pages of handwritten
financial information
folder 22
Grants 1979-1980 (NEA) 1978--1980
Record ID: 71312609
Scope and Content Note
applications, January 1, 1979, through December 31, 1979, rough draft; January 1, 1979, through December 31, 1979, with cover
letter, June 15, 1978; correspondence with NEA: Douglas Edwards to Diane Holloway, October 24, 1978; Patrick Ela (CAFAM) to
Holloway, April 11, 1979; Holloway to CAFAM, December 8, 1978; Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. to Ela, June 13, 1979; Stephen Gong
to CAFAM, November 21, 1979; Edwards to Brian O’Doherty, November 28, 1979; Ela to Don Drucker, March 18, 1980; Edwards to
Drucker, July 18, 1980; Edwards to Nancy McCrea, August 6, 1980; correspondence with others: Douglas Edwards to Patrick Ela
(CAFAM), September 6, 1978; October 18, 1978; Douglas Edwards to Mark Gallon (Tosco Corp.), re office space in Century City,
October 18, 1978; Rosemary Polito (Century City Cultural Commission) to Douglas Edwards, November 20, 1978; Douglas Edwards
presentation to Century City Cultural Commission, December 11, 1978; Douglas Edwards to Bob Rosen (UCLA Film Archives), April
5, 1979; descriptive report for 1979-1980, dated July 1980; resume for Douglas Edwards; revised budget, June 1, 1979, through
May 1, 1980; supplementary information sheet, 1979; eleven pages of handwritten information regarding finances
folder 23
Grants 1980-1981 (NEA) 1980--1981
Record ID: 71312610
Scope and Content Note
applications: June 1, 1980, through May 31, 1981, with cover letter, June 1, 1979; June 1, 1980, through May 31, 1981, revised;
application guidelines, fiscal year 1980; budget for Spring/Fall 1980 [handwritten]; correspondence with NEA: Douglas Edwards
to Don Drucker, August 14, 1980; Edwards to Brian O’Doherty, January 22, 1981; Maria Goodwin to Edwards, September 15, 1981;
final descriptive report (includes programming, attendance, audience assessment, problems, and project evaluation) for 1980-1981,
dated October 1, 1981; final expenditure report for 1980-1981, dated October 1, 1981; financial status report for April 1,
1980, through December 31, 1980; revised budget: April 1, 1980, through March 31, 1981
folder 24
Grants 1981-1982 (NEA) 1981--1982
Record ID: 71312611
Scope and Content Note
application, April 1, 1981, through March 31, 1982; application guidelines, fiscal year 1981; budget, January 1, 1981, through
December 31, 1981; correspondence with NEA: Stephen Gong to CAFAM, December 4, 1980; Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. to Patrick
Ela (CAFAM), May 10, 1981; Maria R. Goodwin to Douglas Edwards, August 13, 1982; final descriptive report (includes programming,
attendance, audience assessment, problems, and project evaluation) for 1981, with cover letter dated August 24, 1982; financial
statement for 1980-1981, dated June 4, 1981; July 15, 1981; July 17, 1981; financial status report for January 1, 1981 to
December 31, 1981; income projection and sponsor support needs for 1982, dated December 17, 1981; revised budget, January
1, 1981 to December 31, 1981; work-study request form for general assistance in film exhibition for CAFAM, January 22, 1981;
one handwritten memo
folder 25
Grants 1982 (NEA) 1981--1983
Record ID: 71312612
Scope and Content Note
application, January 1, 1982, through December 31, 1982, with cover letter, May 29, 1981; application guidelines, fiscal year
1982-1983; correspondence with CAFAM: Lisa Rona, memo to CAFAM staff regarding 1982 budget, October 27, 1981; Stephen Gong
(NEA) to CAFAM, November 9, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Edith Wyle, memo regarding 1982 CAFAM budget cuts, November 25, 1981;
Edwards to Patrick Ela, January 12, 1982; final descriptive report (includes programming, attendance, funding, audience assessment,
problems, and project evaluation) for 1982, with cover letter dated April 1, 1983; financial status report for 1982; income
projection and sponsor support needs for 1982, undated, December 17, 1981, and January 12, 1982; revised budget: January 1,
1982, through December 31, 1982, with cover letter, March 5, 1982; six pages handwritten notes regarding finances
folder 26
Grants 1983 (AMPAS) 1982--1983
Record ID: 71312613
Scope and Content Note
application October 14, 1982, with cover letter and the following supporting material; program history; co-sponsoring organization’s
histories; resumes for Robert Rosen (UCLA), Geoffrey Gilmore (UCLA), and Douglas Edwards; tentative programs summary for 1983;
1982 NEA grant request and budget; 1983 budget summary; letters of support [all from October 1982] from Robert A. Haller (Anthology
Film Archives); Charles D. Champlin ("Los Angeles Times," arts editor); Larry Kardish (MOMA, Film Dept.); J. Ronald Green
(National Alliance of Media Arts Centers); Kathy Rae Huffman (Long Beach Museum of Art, curator); John Whitney [Sr.]; Ronald
Haver (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Film Dept.)
folder 27
Grants 1983 (NEA) 1983--1984
Record ID: 71312614
Scope and Content Note
application, January 1, 1983, through December 31, 1983; final descriptive report for 1983, dated May 1, 1984; financial status
report for 1983; interim descriptive report, May 2, 1983
folder 28
Grants 1984 (NEA) 1983--1985
Record ID: 71312615
Scope and Content Note
application, January 1, 1984, through December 31, 1984; correspondence: Maria R. Goodwin (NEA) to Douglas Edwards, March
30, 1984; re FSR, April 17, 1984; final descriptive report for 1984, dated April 18, 1985; financial status report for 1984
dated April 18, 1985; revised budget: Stephen Gong (NEA) to CAFAM, regarding revised budget, November 15, 1983; revised budget
for January 1, 1984, through December 31, 1984
folder 29
Grants 1985 (NEA) 1984--1985
Record ID: 71312616
Scope and Content Note
application, January 1, 1985, through December 31, 1985; application guidelines, fiscal year 1985; correspondence: Douglas
Edwards to Don Drucker (NEA), regarding transfer of Encounter Cinema grant to UCLA Film Archives, December 28, 1984; revised
budget: blank [due to transfer of grant to UCLA]
folder 30
Invoices and Rental Confirmations 1979--1982
Record ID: 71312617
Scope and Content Note
September - October 1979; April - May; August - October 1980; January - May 1981; January - July 1982
folder 31
Japanese Experimental Film (1960-1980) Series 1981--1982
Record ID: 71312618
Scope and Content Note
Brochure from AFA; Catalog from AFA; Correspondence: Taka Iimura to Douglas Edwards, undated; with “The Best of Japanese Cinema”
program [compiled by Iimura] and flier for Iimura lecture series in Toronto, January 23, 1981; Douglas Edwards to Iimura,
February 19, 1981; Diane Kosarski (AFA) to Edwards, February 26, 1982; Cecile Starr to Edwards, June 9, 1982; Flier from Encounter
Cinema; Newsletter from AFA, January 1982, cover article on Japanese Experimental Film; Poster from AFA; Press releases from
AFA (1) and Encounter Cinema (1); flier regarding a series of 34 Yasujiro Ozu films at the Japan Society (New York), October-December
1982
folder 32
Mailing List
Record ID: 71312619
Scope and Content Note
one-page listing Los Angeles area colleges and universities with contact names; two pages of participating filmmakers (1979-80);
seven notes with additional names and addresses
folder 33
Narrative Film Experiments (1976-1982) Series 1982--1982
Record ID: 71312620
Scope and Content Note
Calendar; Berger, Mark, with synopsis, credits, a review, and three photographs from THE CURSE OF FRED ASTAIRE, July 20, 1982;
Mangolte, Babette: resume, synopsis, and one photograph from THE COLD EYE Rappaport, Mark: Susan Ryan (First Run Features),
with Rappaport’s bio, information on IMPOSTERS including credits, reviews, an article from American Film (October 1979), one
photograph, and two posters; and information on THE SCENIC ROUTE including credits and reviews, June 7, 1982; Rivette, Jacques:
Douglas Edwards to Michael Zerbib (French Cultural Services), regarding screening of Rivette’s NORTH BRIDGE, May 26, 1982.
Also, synopsis of NORTH BRIDGE.; Rockwell, Alex: Cecile Starr, regarding contacting Rockwell, July 7, 1982; Press clippings
and reviews of Rappaport’s NORTH BRIDGE and Rainer’s JOURNEYS FROM BERLIN/1971; Press releases (4); six handwritten pages/memos
regarding possible programming, and four pages of photocopied title enlargement for use on flier
folder 34
New Narrative/Independent Perspectives Series 1984--1984
Record ID: 71312621
Scope and Content Note
calendar; letter from Claire Aguilar (UCLA Film Archives), with clippings regarding DOOMED LOVE, SCARRED, GHOST DANCE, and
L’ANGE, October 15, 1984; presskit for Patrick Bokanowski’s L’ANGE (THE ANGEL) with credits, synopsis, biography, and reviews;
three press releases
folder 35
Photographic Material 1980--1982
Record ID: 71312622
Scope and Content Note
proof sheet (34 exposures), negatives, and two prints from Encounter Cinema’s satellite screenings held at the Traction Gallery
(downtown L.os Angeles) from 1980 through 1982
folder 36
Press Clippings and Reviews 1979--1985
Record ID: 71312623
Scope and Content Note
Fall 1979: American Independents (1921-1976), Bartlett, Brakhage, Cleve, Costard, Dwoskin, Emshwiller, Kuchar, Sex and the
American Independent Film, programs II and III, and Sonbert. Also, background articles on Akerman, Bartlett, and Douglas Edwards;
Winter 1980: Scott and Beth B, Clarke, DeWitt, Lye, Lyon, McDowell, Myers, New York Super-8 Cinema, and Polidori. Also, article
on New York Super-8 Cinema with de Ak interview; Spring 1980: Absolute Animation, Gutman, Huot, Jost, Rainer, Richter, Varela,
and Zdravic. Also, articles on Encounter Cinema and Gutman; Fall 1980: Brakhage, Farley, Gidal, Jacoby, Jittlov, and Schneider;
Winter 1981: Beckman, Burch, Davis, Dick, Greenaway, Hudina, and Hugo. Also, article/interview on Taubin; Spring 1981: Broughton,
Mideke, and Sharits; Summer 1981: 1981 Whitney Biennial, programs I, III, and VI; Fall 1982: background article on Seminar
Series; Winter 1982: Chase, Gekiere, Hammer, Kiernan, Lipzin, and Women Independents Survey (1920-1970) and (1971-1981); Spring
1982: Anthology Film Archives Salute, programs I, III, V, and VI; article on the L.A. foreign/art film market.; Summer 1982:
Rivette; article on Rainer; Fall 1982: Banning; article on Douglas Edwards; Winter 1983: Contemporary Swedish films and American
New Wave films; Spring 1983: BFI Independents films: Animation, Douglas, Free Cinema, and Greenaway; Winter 1984: Black American
Cinema; Spring 1984: article on the third annual Seminar Series; Fall 1984: New Narratives/Independent Perspectives notice;
Winter 1985: article on Encounter Cinema demise
folder 37
Press releases 1979--1981
Record ID: 71312624
Scope and Content Note
Fall 1979 (October-December); Winter 1980 (January-March); Spring 1980 (April-June); Summer 1980 (July-September): for 1979
Whitney Biennial Series; Fall 1980 (October-December); Winter 1981 (January-March); Spring 1981 (April-June); Summer 1981
(July-September): for 1981 Whitney Biennial Series
folder 38
Press Releases 1982--1984
Record ID: 71312625
Scope and Content Note
Winter 1982 (January-March): for Women Independent Filmmakers Series; Summer 1982 (July-August): for Narrative Film Experiments
Series; Japanese Avant-Garde Series; Winter 1983 (January-March): for Scandinavian Avant-Garde Series; American New Wave Series;
Spring 1983 (January-March): for BFI Independent Films Series; Spring 1984 (April-June): for Seminar Series; Summer 1984 (July-September):
for European Avant-Garde Series; Fall 1984 (November-December): for New Narrative/Independent Perspectives Series
folder 39
Program History 1978--1979
Record ID: 71312626
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence: Douglas Edwards to Patrick Ela (CAFAM), regarding a possible affiliation with CAFAM, September 6, 1978; October
18, 1978; Edwards to Bob Rosen (UCLA Film Archives), regarding exhibition facilities and co-sponsorship, April 5, 1979; Edwards
to Kevin Thomas ("Los Angeles Times"), regarding coverage of as yet untitled series, August 27, 1979; Edwards to Charles Champlin
("Los Angeles Times"), regarding newly christened Encounter Cinema series, September 21, 1979; Co-sponsoring organizations’
histories: one page, with brochure for UCLA Film Archives; Fact sheet: October 1979 - December 1980; Preliminary report on
Encounter Cinema Series: Fall 1979; Program history (one page): with photocopies of NEA grant final descriptive reports for
1979-1984. These reports include attendance, funding, programming, audience assessment, problems, and project evaluation.
Also, article regarding demise of Encounter Cinema, February 15, 1985; Review of debut program; Statement of agreement between
CAFAM and UCLA Film Archives, with cover letter, October 5, 1979
folder 40
Program Notes (Fall 1979) 1979--1979
Record ID: 71312627
Scope and Content Note
American Independents (1921-1976), Akerman, Bartlett, Brakhage, Cleve, Costard, Dwoskin, Emshwiller, Kuchar, Sex and the American
Independent/Experimental Film, programs I, II and III, and Sonbert
folder 41
Program Notes (Winter 1980) 1980--1980
Record ID: 71312628
Scope and Content Note
Scott and Beth B, Clarke, DeWitt, L.A. Optical, Lye, Lyon, McDowell, Myers, New York Super-8 Cinema, Polidori, Sex and the
American Independent/Experimental Film, programs IV and V, and Weiner
folder 42
Program Notes (Spring/Summer 1980) 1980--1980
Record ID: 71312629
Scope and Content Note
Spring: Absolute Animation I (Cuba), Bruce, Gutman, Huot, Jost, Kren, Pies, Rainer, Richter, Sex and the American Independent/Experimental
Film, program VI, Varela, and Zdravic; Summer: 1979 Whitney Biennial Series, six programs
folder 43
Program Notes (Fall 1980) 1980--1980
Record ID: 71312630
Scope and Content Note
Absolute Animation II (Cuba), Adkins, Brakhage, Elder, Farley, Film Experiments of the 1930s, Gidal, Iimura, Jacoby, Jittlov,
Lipskis, and Schneider
folder 44
Program Notes (Winter 1981) 1981--1981
Record ID: 71312631
Scope and Content Note
Beckman, Burch, Camera Animation, Davis, Dick, Greenaway, Guttenplan, Hudina, Hugo, New Wave Films, Taubin, Welsby, and Winkler
folder 45
Program Notes (Spring/Summer 1981) 1981--1981
Record ID: 71312632
Scope and Content Note
Spring: Broughton, Cinema Without Borders, Greenfield, Jost, Mideke, Monger, Sharits, Ungerer, and Worden; Summer: 1981 Whitney
Biennial Series, six programs
folder 46
Program Notes (Winter 1982) 1982--1982
Record ID: 71312633
Scope and Content Note
Chase, Gekiere, Hammer, Kiernan, Krasilovsky, Lipzin, Strand, and Women Independents Survey (1920-1970) and (1971-1981)
folder 47
Program Notes (Spring/Summer/Fall 1982) 1982--1982
Record ID: 71312634
Scope and Content Note
Spring: Salute to Anthology Film Archives Series, April 5, 13, 20, 27, and May 6, 11, 25. [No notes for May 18 program.];
Summer: calendar notes; Fall: Seminar Series flier
folder 48
Program Notes (Winter/Spring/Summer 1983) 1983--1983
Record ID: 71312635
Scope and Content Note
Winter: Contemporary Scandinavian Film program and American New Wave calendar notes; Spring: BFI Independent Filmmaking (1953-1982);
Summer: 1983 Whitney Biennial schedule and notes
folder 49
Program Notes (Spring/Fall 1984) 1984--1984
Record ID: 71312636
Scope and Content Note
Spring: Seminar Series flier notes; Summer: European Avant-Garde calendar; Fall: New Narrative/Independent Perspectives, press
releases for Horn, Turko, and McDowell
folder 50
Scandinavian Avant-Garde Series 1982--1983
Record ID: 71312637
Scope and Content Note
Calendar and calendar notes; Correspondence: Douglas Edwards to Annett Wolf, July 20, 1982; Lippin & Grant, Inc. to Edwards,
regarding use of Scandinavia Today logo, January 1983; Denmark: cover letter from the Danish Government Film Office with five
pages of film synopses, August 20, 1982; Finnish Films ‘82: pamphlet (52 pages); Press review of “Besides Bergman” program;
Press release; Program notes for “Besides Bergman” program and for survey of Swedish, Danish, and Finnish films, with biographies
and filmographies on the filmmakers; Sweden: Swedish Information Service, December 16, 1982 [three separate letters]; Claes
Soderquist, January 18, 1983; Jan Nordlander (SIS), note, with photographs of Edda Sverrisdottir, ANIMA MUNDI, DIAGONAL SYMPHONY,PENGUINS
CRY IN MINOR SEA (2), METRO MEANS OF CONVEYANCE (3), THE MAN IN A WHITE TUXEDO, and SLEEPING, undated Also, Current Sweden
(November 1982) with an article on Swedish animated films, and miscellaneous information from The Kitchen “Vanguard Sweden”
series including program, poster, and fliers.; CAFAM calendar, January-February 1983; Four handwritten notes regarding programming
possibilities
folder 51
Scandinavian Student Films 1982--1982
Record ID: 71312638
Scope and Content Note
Calendar; Guest list containing 28 young Scandinavians in the future filmmakers exchange program; Press releases (2); Denmark:
Bios on Henszelman, Lefevre, Oravsky, and Scherfig, synopsis and English dialogue for A DAY IN THE LIFE, synopsis for A HEART
IS A ROOM WITH THIN WALLS, English dialogue for OVER MY DEAD BODY, and telex regarding films sent for program [in Danish],
December 10, 1982; Finland: Leena Vuorio (Consulate of Finland) to Douglas Edwards, December 14, 1982; list of the Finnish
film students, bios on Paljakka, Vesterinen, Lakanen, Hirvonen, Kuusi [also spelled Koosi], synopsis and English dialogue
for BEFORE THE FLOOD, synopsis, credits and two photographs for BREAKTHROUGH, synopsis/credits for GOTTA RUN!, and one photograph
for FOOD; Iceland: list of film students, bios on Edda Sverrisdottir (and one photograph) and Baldursson, synopses for NO
COLOR BLUE and BRYNJA; Norway: cover letter and bios on Ericksen and Amundsen, December 6, 1982; Sweden: list of students,
short bios on Pettersson, Ruben, Wisborg, Haug, Kruse, Lerin, Liljeholm, Siljestrom, Svanberg, Bengtsson, Lindberg, and Swenson,
synopses and English dialogue for AGGRAVATION, GALLOP, and MONEY; and information on scholarships for studies, training or
research at the Swedish Institute (5 pages); five notes/memos regarding program information and possible programming, and
unidentified English dialogue for a Scandinavian student film
folder 52
Seminar Series--correspondence 1981--1984
Record ID: 71312639
Scope and Content Note
Emshwiller, Ed: Douglas Edwards to Emshwiller, April 5, 1984; Emshwiller to Edwards, May 24, 1984; Greenaway, Peter: Tony
Safford (AFI) to Greenaway, November 18, 1983; Safford to Douglas Edwards, memo with copy of his letter [1/9/84] to Greenaway,
January 12, 1984; letter, memo, and a copy of his letter [1/13/84] to Greenaway, January 13, 1984; Safford to Rod Merl, regarding
Greenaway, January 30, 1984; Safford to Edwards, February 15, 1984; Safford to Greenaway, regarding U.S. tour schedule, February
15, 1984; Edwards to Greenaway, March 2, 1984. Also, Greenaway bio, filmography, and one press clipping.; Smith, Alvy Ray:
Douglas Edwards to Smith, April 5, 1984; Bob Carlson (IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, assistant editor), with magazine
coverage of Smith seminar, June 29, 1984; Spheeris, Penelope: Douglas Edwards to Spheeris, April 5, 1984; Wang, Wayne: Douglas
Edwards to Wang, April 5, 1984; Art Nomura (Long Beach Museum of Art Video Station, program coordinator), regarding billing
Wang’s presentation as The Asian American Perspective, April 14, 1984; Douglas Edwards to Nomura, April 18, 1984; Expenses
and income sheet, with cover letter from Claire Aguilar (UCLA), 7/5/84; Final event accounting for April 14, 1984, through
June 9, 1984 programs, with cover letter [June 20, 1984] from Aguilar; Fliers for Spring 1984, with flier notes, Fall 1982,
and Fall 1981; Press clippings: Los Angeles Times articles on the 1981 and 1984 series; Press releases from Carnegie Institute
[re Greenaway] and Encounter Cinema (6); subscriber’s list, one handwritten page regarding possible filmmakers for series,
and two memo
folder 53
Stationary Masters and Standard Forms
Record ID: 71312641
Scope and Content Note
confirmation of screening/appearance, 2 pages; stationery; survey questionnaire, 2 pages; transportation from LAX to UCLA,
1 page; UCLA Guest House information and UCLA map, 2 pages; University of California performance agreement
folder 54
Student Notes 1980--1980
Record ID: 71312784
Scope and Content Note
“reviews” by Scott Bartlett’s Theater Arts 107 class at UCLA (Winter 1980) for the following Encounter Cinema programs: Shirley
Clarke, Larry Cuba, Tom DeWitt, Danny Lyon, Frank and Caroline Mouris, Pat O’Neill, and Sex and the American Independent/
Experimental Film, program IV
folder 55
Survey Questionnaires 1981--1981
Record ID: 71312785
Scope and Content Note
completed survey questionnaires and the tabulated results of 92 persons responding over a six-week period during the Summer
of 1981
folder 56
Telephone Answering Machine (Outgoing Message) 1980--1982
Record ID: 71312786
Scope and Content Note
written record of outgoing message for Fall 1980/Winter 1981, Winter 1981 (3), Summer 1981, Fall 1981, Winter 1982 (2), and
Spring 1982 (2)
folder 57
Travel Sheet 1979--1984
Record ID: 71312787
Scope and Content Note
a letter from Lynn Epstein ("Travel Sheet," editor) to Douglas Edwards, re possible article by Terry Cannon and Edwards on
setting up tours, May 5, 1982; "Travel Sheet": October 1979, November 1979, March 1980, August 1980, October 1981, November
1981, December 1981, January 1982, February 1982, July 1982, February 1984
folder 58
Whitney Museum New American Filmmakers (1970-1980) Series 1970--1978
Record ID: 71312788
Scope and Content Note
Background information on Whitney Museum: flier, architecture fact sheet, brief chronology, and traveling exhibitions; Brochure
for 50th Anniversary (1980) of the museum; Calendars and exhibition schedules for September- December 1979, December 1979-March
1980, March-June 1980, Spring/Summer 1980; Flier for “Researches and Investigations into Film: Its Origins and the Avant-Garde”
(November 1979); "Whitney Review": photocopied articles from the Review on the “New American Filmmakers Series” for the following
years: 1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1976/77 and 1978
folder 59
Whitney Biennial Series 1979 1979--1983
Record ID: 71312789
Scope and Content Note
brochure from AFA; calendars for Encounter Cinema and Melnitz Movies; contract with AFA, with cover letter, June 12, 1980;
correspondence: Noel McCarthy (AFA, program advisor), May 23, 1980; Anne M. Wallace (AFA, public affairs), May 27, 1980; Douglas
Edwards to McCarthy, June 4, 1980; Steven Schlough (Whitney Museum, public relations), with photographs of John G. Hanhardt
(Whitney Museum, film curator) and Larry Kardish; Hanhardt and Sandra Payson; Larry Gottheim and Mark Segal; Hollis Frampton;
and Robert Breer, June 13, 1980; film program from AFA, includes program information on Whitney Series; itinerary of scheduled
screenings for the 1979 Whitney Series (1979-1983); photographic material: one negative from Walter Gutman’s THE MARCH ON
PARIS 1914 - OF GENERALOBERST ALEXANDER VON KLUCK - AND HIS MEMORY OF JESSIE HOLLADAY, and one negative from Bruce Baillie’s
ROSLYN ROMANCE (IS IT REALLY TRUE?) INTRO I AND II; press clippings and reviews from AFA presskit, 5 pages; press releases
from AFA (2) and Encounter Cinema (7); scheduling information; one handwritten note regarding program dates
folder 60
Whitney Biennial Series 1981 1981--1983
Record ID: 71312790
Scope and Content Note
brochure from AFA, and photocopy of original text on which the brochure is based; calendar and calendar notes for Encounter
Cinema; contract with AFA, with cover letter, July 2, 1981, and invoice; correspondence: Sandra Gilbert (AFA, publicity coordinator),
with information on Benning’s GRAND OPERA, Gottheim’s TREE OF KNOWLEDGE (with one photograph), Noren’s CHARMED PARTICLES (with
one photograph), Rainer’s JOURNEY’S FROM BERLIN, and Sherman’s SCOTTY AND STUART, June 3, 1981; Fred Riedel (AFA, film technician),
July 2, 1981; Wilder Green (AFA, director), with certification of Chapter Membership, July 6, 1981; Kenji Thiel, August 26,
1981; itinerary of scheduled screenings for the 1981 Whitney Series (1981-1983); Newsletter from AFA (April 1981), contains
article on the 1981 Whitney Series; press releases from AFA (3) and Encounter Cinema (6); scheduling information; one handwritten
note regarding program dates
folder 61
Whitney Biennial Series 1983 1982--1983
Record ID: 71312791
Scope and Content Note
Calendar: Encounter Cinema; Contract with AFA, with cover letter, May 19, 1983; Correspondence: Marian Luntz (AFA, film scheduling),
December 16, 1982; Sandra Gilbert (AFA, public information director), May 23, 1983; Press clippings and reviews from AFA presskit:
six general clippings/reviews regarding the 1983 Series, an interview with John Hanhardt (Whitney Museum, film curator), two
reviews of Benning’s HIM AND ME, an interview and article on Vivienne Dick, and an article on Sonbert’s NOBLESSE OBLIGE; Press
releases from AFA (2); Program from AFA