Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Motion picture posters have been used to publicize movies almost since the beginning of the film industry. The collection consists of primarily American film posters for films produced by various studios including Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, MGM, Paramount, Universal, United Artists, and Warner Brothers, among others.
- Extent:
- 58 map folders
- Language:
- Finding aid is written in English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of film posters dating from ca. 1924 to 1996, with the bulk of the collection dating from the early 1950s-1996. The collection consists of posters for primarily American released films and includes 1,200 plus film titles. The posters represent a variety of film genres which were produced by various studios including Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, MGM, Paramount, Universal, United Artists, and Warner Brothers, among others.
- Biographical / historical:
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Motion picture posters have been used to publicize movies almost since the beginning of the film industry. Poster designs have become permanently associated with the films they promote, often acting as symbols of the films for collective memory. Frequently film posters outlive thier intended marketing purpose and assume the role of iconic images in film history and culture at large. (Based on: The origin and development of the American moving picture poster by Gary Don Rhodes; Film History: An International Journal, Volume 19, Number 3, 2007)
- Arrangement:
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Arranged alphabetically by film title.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988