Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Kit Parker collection
- Dates:
- 1925-2007, bulk 1940s-1950s
- Creators:
- Parker, Kit
- Extent:
- 14.8 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Kit Parker collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Kit Parker collection spans the years 1925-2007 (bulk 1940s-1950s) and encompasses 14.8 linear feet. The collection consists of original source material gathered by Kit Parker for Kit Parker Films, including scripts, contracts, music cue sheets, and photographs for films that were originally produced or distributed primarily by Lippert Productions, Screen Guild Productions, or Tele-Pictures, Inc.
- Biographical / historical:
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Kit Parker is an American film distributor. He formed Kit Parker Films in 1971 for the distribution of 1940s and 1950s motion pictures to theaters and non-theatrical users. The distribution arm of the company was phased out in 2000.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Kit Parker, 2005-2013
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files; 3. Subject files; 4. Oversize files
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- distributors
- Names:
- Parker, Kit--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: February 12, 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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Kit Parker collection, 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