Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- California movie theater ephemera
- Dates:
- 1920-1981, bulk 1930s-1940s
- Abstract:
- Movie theater ephemera from throughout the state of California, including calendars, programs and programettes, flyers, and postcards.
- Containers:
- box: 1
- Extent:
- 0.42 Linear Feet (1 document box)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], California movie theater ephemera, FMST Mss 9. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of movie theater ephemera from throughout the state of California, including calendars, programs and programettes, flyers, and postcards. Materials list weekly and monthly movie programs and promotional events. They also include advertisements for local businesses. Longer form newsletters are typically published by a specific theatre organization, such as Golden State Theatre Circuit or Monterey Theatres Company, and tend to contain articles about movies and movie stars in addition to the program listings.
- Acquisition information:
- Library purchase, 2024.
- Arrangement:
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Materials in the collection have been organized by their county of origin within California.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-04-09 15:25:47 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and may be retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@library.ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assignees for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], California movie theater ephemera, FMST Mss 9. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062