Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Arrangement
Biographical / Historical
Scope and Contents
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives
Title: Television and Film Press Collection
Identifier/Call Number: UA.2014.004
Physical Description:
16.25 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1999-2008
Abstract: The movie press kits in this collection were distributed by Universal Pictures. A few of these press kits were addressed to
Arenas Entertainment, a marketing agency that promotes entertainment products including film, television and brand launches
to Spanish-speaking audiences in several countries including the United States, Mexico and Spain.
Language of Material:
English
.
Conditions Governing Use
The Movie Press Kit Collection is the physical property of California
State University, Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Special
Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Folder title, Series, Box number, Collection title, followed by
Special Collections and Archives, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, California
State University, Los Angeles
Arrangement
The collection is organized into three series: I. Movie Press Kits;
II. Screenplays and Production Materials; and III. Oversized Materials.
Biographical / Historical
The first accession of the movie press kits in this collection were distributed by
Universal Pictures. A few of these press kits were addressed to Arenas
Entertainment, a marketing agency that promotes entertainment products
including film, television and brand launches to Spanish-speaking audiences in
several countries including the United States, Mexico and Spain.
The second accession of the movie press kits and production materials were
donated by entertainment journalist, Patrick Lee, in 2017.
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection were compiled from 1998-2009. This collection
includes several copies of press kits for 62 different films. Some of the press kits
in the collection are partly translated in Spanish.
A second accession of press kits and production materials was added by
entertainment journalist, Patrick Lee, in 2017.
Series I: Press Kits
Inclusive Dates: 1998-2009
Arrangement: Alphabetical
This series consists of press kits for films. Notable films include The Matrix:
Reloaded, The Fast and the Furious, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, United 93,
Serenity, Cinderella Man, and American Gangster. The series also contains
press materials for Indiana Jones projects in the 2000s.
Series II: Screenplays and Production Materials
Inclusive Dates: 2001-2009
Arrangement: Alphabetical
This series consists of screenplays and productions materials such as crew calls
and shooting schedules for films and television series. Some notable items in the
series are the screenplay for The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and scripts for
episodes of several Star Trek series. Also included is a crew call for Red Sun
which was later renamed Superman Returns (2006).
Series III: Oversized Press Materials
Inclusive Dates: 2006-2007
Arrangement: Alphabetical
This series contains three folders of oversized press materials. One notable item
in the series is a limited edition lithograph from the animated film Open Season
(2006).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion pictures
Press releases