Ray Phillips collection
Special Collections
Margaret Herrick Library
© 2014
Title: Ray Phillips collection
Date (inclusive): 1989-1997
Collection number: 435
Creator:
Phillips, Ray
Extent:
4 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
Important Information for Users of the Collection
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Ray Phillips collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Ray Phillips, 1990-1998
Ray Phillips was a collector and restorer of Edison Kinetoscopes.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Ray Phillips collection spans the years 1989-1997 and encompasses approximately 4.0 linear feet.
The collection contains correspondence, clippings, book excerpts, photographs, and research material
related to the history and development of Edison's Kinetoscope and the films made for it. Most of the
material is in the form of photocopies and was used in, or relates to, Phillips? 1997 book, "Edison's
Kinetoscope and Its Films: A History to 1896."
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.
Phillips, Ray--Archives.
collectors
researchers