Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Hollywood Coordinating Committee records
- Dates:
- 1941-1957, bulk 1947-1955
- Creators:
- Hollywood Coordinating Committee
- Extent:
- 2 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Hollywood Coordinating Committee records, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Hollywood Coordinating Committee records span the years 1941-1957 (bulk 1947-1955) and encompass 2 linear feet. The collection consists of miscellaneous organizational files, including reports of regular and charitable activities, general correspondence, and publicity. There are also four rolls of microfilm with records for USO-Camp Shows, covering from 1941 to 1957.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Hollywood Coordinating Committee was a service organization most active in the 1940s and 1950s. Formed as the Hollywood Victory Committee in 1941, the organization made arrangements for Hollywood personalities to attend bond drives, entertain at USO-Camp Shows, and perform other morale-boosting activities. At the conclusion of World War II, it changed its name to the Hollywood Coordinating Committee and shifted focus to charitable events. Actor George Murphy served as president.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of the Motion Picture Association of America, 1992
- 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:
- organization records
- Names:
- Hollywood Coordinating Committee
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: September 22, 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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Hollywood Coordinating Committee 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