Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Hollywood Foreign Press Association press conference recordings
Date (inclusive): 1976-2005
Collection number: 1274
Creator:
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Extent:
130 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Access
Available by appointment only.
Publication rights
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
Hollywood Foreign Press Association press conference recordings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, 2006-2014
Biography
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is an American non-profit organization located in West
Hollywood, California. The HFPA membership consists of 90 journalists who write about the United States
film industry for newspapers and magazines in Asia, Australia, Europe, and Latin America. The
organization is best known for its annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association press conference recordings span the years 1976-2005. The
audio recordings which consist of more than 5,000 cassette tapes are of press conferences hosted by the
organization for its membership. The member journalists use material from the conferences to write about
films in current release. Typically, one of the film's stars and/or the director participate in the
question and answer sessions.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.
Indexing Terms
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
organization records