Restrictions on Access
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Preferred Citation
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Processing Information
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Scope and Content
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Collection of research materials for the HBO Television Series,
From the Earth to the Moon
Creator:
Home Box Office (Firm)
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0561
Physical Description:
86.0 Linear Feet
(86 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1940-1997
Date (bulk): 1958-1997
Abstract:
From the earth to the moon was a Clavius Base/Imagine Entertainment production that followed the experiences of the Apollo astronauts in their mission
to place a man on the moon. The collection covers a variety of subjects related to events and issues of the United States
manned space flight program through Project Apollo and the history of the decades it covered, primarily the 1960s and the
early 1970s. The collection contains books, magazines, unidentified excerpts from books and magazines, photographs, videorecordings,
glass slides and audiotapes.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
General Physical Description note: 86 boxes (43 linear ft.)
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Portions of this collection are restricted.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
CONTAINS DIGITAL AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains both processed and unprocessed digital and audiovisual
materials. Digital and audiovisual materials are not currently available for access, unless otherwise noted in a Physical
Characteristics and Technical Requirements note at the series and file levels. All requests to access processed digital materials
must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Collection of Research Materials for the HBO Television Series, From the Earth to the Moon (Collection
561). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Home Box Office, 2000.
Processing Information
Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user
interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides
a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive
processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff, 2004.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Scope and Content
Collection contains research materials and production materials used in the HBO television production,
From the earth to the moon. The series was a Clavius Base/Imagine Entertainment production, produced with the cooperation of NASA and follows the experiences
of the Apollo astronauts in their mission to place a man on the moon. The collection covers a variety of subjects related
to events and issues of the United States manned space flight program through Project Apollo and the history of the decades
it covered, primarily the 1960s and the early 1970s. Specific space projects covered are: Project Apollo, Project Gemini,
Project Mercury and Saturn V. The collection contains primary and secondary sources in a variety of formats, including books,
magazines, unidentified excerpts from books and magazines, photographs, videorecordings, glass slides and audiotapes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Space flight to the moon -- History -- Archives.
Clavius Base (Firm)
Imagine Entertainment (Firm)
Project Apollo (U.S.) -- Archives
Project Apollo (U.S.) -- History