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From the Earth to the Moon - collection of research materials for the HBO Television Series
LSC.0561  
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  • 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

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4432691 

    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