Smith (Albert E.) Papers

box 1

Early beginnings. 1897-1904.

General Physical Description note: 291pp.

Scope and Contents note

Newspaper clippings, documents, early film catalogs (1901-1904), folder of notes for book and typescript manuscripts of history of Vitagraph Company by Albert E. Smith.

box 1, case 1

Tape I Albert E. Smith, early 1949 recorded from tape 1 yrlsc_2004_01_01a 2015 December 2

Physical Description: 1 Sound Recordings(1 1/4 inch audiotape; Duration: 00:07:42)7 inches

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Transcribed from container: "Tape I Speed 7 1/2 Albert E. Smith, early 1949, both sides, recorded from tape 1 in Albert E. Smith Papers, Box 14."; Conent note: Starts w/ Smith interview. Two other recordings on this track, may or may not be related.

box 1, case 1

Tape I Albert E. Smith, early 1949 recorded from tape 1 yrlsc_2004_01_01b 2015 December 2

Physical Description: 1 Sound Recordings(1 1/4 inch audiotape; Duration: 00:30:46)7 inches

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Transcribed from container: "Tape I Speed 7 1/2 Albert E. Smith, early 1949, both sides, recorded from tape 1 in Albert E. Smith Papers, Box 14."

box 1, case 2

Tape II Albert E. Smith early 1949 rerecorded from tapes 2, 3, 4, 5 yrlsc_2004_01_02a 2015 December 1

Physical Description: 1 Sound Recordings(1 1/4 inch audiotape; Duration: 01:01:00)7 inches

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Transcribed from container: "Tape II Speed 3 3/4 Albert E. Smith, early 1949, both sides, rerecorded from tapes 2, 3, 4, 5 in Albert E. Smith Papers, Box 14." "Original of side 2, 1st half was spliced several times. May sound a bit patchy in places."

box 1, case 2

Tape II Albert E. Smith early 1949 rerecorded from tapes 2, 3, 4, 5 yrlsc_2004_01_02b 2015 December 1

Physical Description: 1 Sound Recordings(1 1/4 inch audiotape; Duration: 01:01:00)7 inches

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Transcribed from container: "Tape II Speed 3 3/4 Albert E. Smith, early 1949, both sides, rerecorded from tapes 2, 3, 4, 5 in Albert E. Smith Papers, Box 14." "Original of side 2, 1st half was spliced several times. May sound a bit patchy in places."

box 1, case 3

Tape III Albert E. Smith early 1949 rerecorded from tapes 6, 7, 8, 9 yrlsc_2004_01_03a 2015 December 1

Physical Description: 1 Sound Recordings(1 1/4 inch audiotape; Duration: 01:01:00)7 inches

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Transcribed from container: "Tape III Speed 3 3/4 Albert E. Smith, early 1949, both sides, rerecorded from tapes 6, 7, 8, 9 in Albert E. Smith Papers, Box 14."

box 1, case 3

Tape III Albert E. Smith early 1949 rerecorded from tapes 6, 7, 8, 9 yrlsc_2004_01_03b 2015 December 1

Physical Description: 1 Sound Recordings(1 1/4 inch audiotape; Duration: 00:59:55)7 inches

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Transcribed from container: "Tape III Speed 3 3/4 Albert E. Smith, early 1949, both sides, rerecorded from tapes 6, 7, 8, 9 in Albert E. Smith Papers, Box 14."

box 1, case 4

Tape IV Albert E. Smith early 1949 rerecorded from tapes 10, 11, 12, 13 yrlsc_2004_01_04a 2015 December 1

Physical Description: 1 Sound Recordings(1 1/4 inch audiotape; Duration: 01:01:00)7 inches

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Transcribed from container: "Tape IV Speed 3 3/4 Albert E. Smith, early 1949, both sides, rerecorded from tapes 10, 11, 12, 13 in Albert E. Smith Papers, Box 14."

box 1, case 4

Tape IV Albert E. Smith early 1949 rerecorded from tapes 10, 11, 12, 13 yrlsc_2004_01_04b 2015 December 2

Physical Description: 1 Sound Recordings(1 1/4 inch audiotape; Duration: 01:01:00)7 inches

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Transcribed from container: "Tape IV Speed 3 3/4 Albert E. Smith, early 1949, both sides, rerecorded from tapes 10, 11, 12, 13 in Albert E. Smith Papers, Box 14."

box 1, case 5

Tape V Albert E. Smith early 1949, side 1 only rerecorded from tapes 14 & 15 yrlsc_2004_01_05 2015 December 2

Physical Description: 1 Sound Recordings(1 1/4 inch audiotape; Duration: 01:03:00)7 inches

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Transcribed from container: "Tape V Speed 3 3/4 Albert E. Smith early 1949, side 1 only rerecorded from tapes 14 & 15 (both labeled 14-a) in Albert E. Smith Papers, Box 14"

box 2

1908-1916.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, ephemera and clippings, auditor's reports, stock certificates, agreements (bound volume) re ownership of Vitagraph Company and By-Laws of Smith-Blackton Company, 1916.

box 3

Vitagraph Bulletins. 1909-1916.

General Physical Description note: Six bound volumes.

box 4

1916.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, contracts, auditor's statements. The Big Four Family, publication of Vitagraph, Lubin, Selig, Essanay, Incorporated. Bound (vol.1-4).

box 5

1915-1918.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, legal documents; Vitagraph Releases. 1916-1917 (two bound volumes).

box 6

1917-1920.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, legal documents, auditor's reports. Vitagraph Releases. 1918, 1919 (two bound volumes). Shadowland, the magazine of magazines. (M.P. Publishing Company, New York). vol.1 no.1. September 1919. Vitagraph family, vol.9-12. June 1917-June 1918 (bound).

box 7

1920-1922.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, contracts and agreements, copies of legal briefs involving Vitagraph Company, auditor's reports. Typescript of Releases 1920 (bound) containing synopses and credits.

box 8

1923-1924.

Scope and Contents note

Legal documents, correspondence.

box 9

1924-1929.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, publicity releases.

box 10

1925-1956.

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, ephemera, photographs, auditor's report 1917. Two reels and a crank. Autographed copy of book.

box 11

Notebooks containing story ideas. Reports on individual theatres. Legal contracts. 1920. 1924.

box 12, box 15

Stills.

box 13

Scrapbook of clippings on the death of John Bunny. 1915.

box 13

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings. 1914.

box 13

Miscellaneous motion-picture publications.

box 14

History of Vitagraph Company.

General Physical Description note: 17 reels tape.

box 16

Photograph album. Stills from Vitagraph productions of O'Henry stories.

box 16

Photograph album. Jean Paige - stills from Vitagraph productions.

box 17, box 18, box 19

Album of stills.

box 20

Scrapbook. 1925.

Scope and Contents note

Newspaper clippings covering Vitagraph's break with Hays Office (MPPDA).

box 20

Scrapbook. Clippings. 1923-1933.

box 21

Panoramic photograph of Vitagraph personnel. 1910.

General note

Missing, January 1990.