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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Motion Pictures

Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
2.96 Cubic feet (consisting of 9 boxes, 1 folder, 7 oversize folders, 8 map case folders, 1 flat box (partial), plus digital images of some collection material. )
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Theater programs
Ephemera
Business ephemera
Date:
1893-1969
Summary:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Motion Pictures forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Scope and Contents note:
Motion pictures were first publicly exhibited in the United States at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois in 1893. While the films exhibited there were technically crude with little to no plot or story and far from the polished product of today, they immediately caught the public's attention.

Within a short time the motion picture industry (creation, distribution, and marketing) had grown into a lucrative business. Those first motion pictures were often short serial films run in a series to keep customers coming back to follow the story's plot line to its conclusion. Gradually, films became longer and a number of performers developed legions of fans guaranteeing a certain amount of box office business from name recognition of the star alone.

Initially, the film industry consisted of many small companies, but competition cleared the field and fewer, larger corporations cornered the market in both production and distribution. Independent theatre owners, who were at first almost wholly independent of the production companies, also became rare as the major theatre chains developed their own movie studios to ensure a steady stream of films to be shown at their theaters. The film industry, at first based in New York City and on the East Coast, moved to the famed Hollywood, California, in the late 1910s early 1920s.

The Motion Pictures section of the Warshaw Collection consists of various types of materials relating to motion pictures. The collection is especially strong for the silent movie era, 1893-1927. This portion of the collection is divided into seven series.
Materials in the Archives Center:
Archives Center Collection of Business Americana (AC0404)
Forms Part Of:
Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material
Provenance:
Motion Pictures is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Occupation:
Motion picture actors and actresses  Search this
Actors  Search this
Topic:
Dance in motion pictures, television, etc.  Search this
Actresses  Search this
Motion picture industry  Search this
Motion pictures  Search this
Theater  Search this
Motion pictures -- History  Search this
Motion pictures, American  Search this
Filmmakers  Search this
Silent films  Search this
Sound film  Search this
Entertainment  Search this
Actresses -- United States  Search this
advertising -- Motion pictures  Search this
Genre/Form:
Theater programs
Ephemera
Business ephemera
Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Motion Pictures, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Motion
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Motion Pictures
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d7ad748a-7b70-4e46-90ec-f606ade06bd4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-motion
Online Media:

Sam Shain, New York, N.Y. letter to Forbes Watson, Washington, D.C.

Creator:
Shain, Sam  Search this
Watson, Forbes, 1880-1960  Search this
Type:
Correspondence
Date:
1944 Feb. 27
Citation:
Sam Shain. Sam Shain, New York, N.Y. letter to Forbes Watson, Washington, D.C., 1944 Feb. 27. Forbes Watson papers, 1840-1967. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)10165
See more items in:
Forbes Watson papers, 1840-1967, bulk 1900-1960
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_10165

Irving Block papers, 1938-1986

Creator:
Block, Irving, 1910-1986  Search this
Subject:
Burkhardt, Hans Gustav  Search this
Faiss, Fritz  Search this
Whitman, Walt  Search this
Ankrum Gallery  Search this
California State University, Northridge  Search this
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this
Type:
Drawings
Sound recordings
Citation:
Irving Block papers, 1938-1986. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Animation (Cinematography) -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Art and motion pictures  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Illustration of books  Search this
Motion picture industry  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9587
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211789
AAA_collcode_blocirvi
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211789

Carl Oscar Borg scrapbooks, 1903-1955

Creator:
Borg, Carl Oscar, 1879-1947  Search this
Citation:
Carl Oscar Borg scrapbooks, 1903-1955. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Motion picture industry  Search this
Silent films  Search this
Motion picture art directors -- California  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6185
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216425
AAA_collcode_borgcarl
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_216425
Online Media:

Irving Block papers

Creator:
Block, Irving  Search this
Names:
Ankrum Gallery  Search this
California State University, Northridge -- Faculty  Search this
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this
Burkhardt, Hans Gustav, 1904-1994  Search this
Faiss, Fritz  Search this
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892  Search this
Extent:
1.62 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Sound recordings
Date:
1938-1986
Scope and Contents:
Biographical material, professional and personal correspondence, subject files, financial records, artwork, printed material and an audio cassette.
Biographical information includes a résumé and award. Business correspondence, 1964-1984, regards the opening of The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and Block's teaching position at California State University, Northridge, and personal correspondence includes 5 illustrated letters by Block to his wife and two printed cards from Fritz Faiss. Subject files regard the WPA, 1938-1983, film animation, 1957-1976, and book illustration, 1978-1984. Financial records relate to Block's association with the Ankrum Gallery, 1936-1981. Photographs are of Block, his friends, family and works of art.
Artwork includes 2 sketches, 1962, and approximately 60 pencil figurative drawings and studies done during weekly life drawing sessions established by Block and Hans Burkhardt at the Studio Club on the MGM lot from the 1950s to mid-1970s (among them is a pastel by Burkhardt of Block drawing the nude model); and 16 drawings and one print and one poster, most of which were executed by Irving Block for Santa Susana Press, California State University, Northridge's 1986 broadside of John Updike's poem, A Pear Like a Potato. Printed material, 1941-1982, includes exhibition catalogs and clippings. An audio cassette contains Block's reminiscences of his friendship with Burkhardt and a recording of Block delivering a lecture to a senior seminar class on Walt Whitman.
Biographical / Historical:
Irving Block (1910-1986) was a painter and educator in Los Angeles, California. Block was born in New York City. He was involved in the Works Projects Administration's Federal Art Project in the 1930s, and worked as a matte shot artist at 20th Century Fox during the 1940s and 50s. He taught for many years at California State University, Northridge (1963-1980). Block co-authored with Alan Adler the original story for the science fiction film Forbidden Planet, for which he designed Robbie the Robot.
Provenance:
Donated 1984 by Block and in 1996 by Jill Block, the widow of Irving Block. Additional drawings, print and poster donated 2015 by Virginia Elwood-Akers, a former librarian at California State University, Northbridge who received the drawings from colleague Dean Norman Tanis, head of the Santa Susana Press.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Occupation:
Art teachers -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Painters -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Topic:
Animation (Cinematography) -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Art and motion pictures  Search this
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Illustration of books  Search this
Motion picture industry  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Function:
Motion picture studios -- California -- Hollywood
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Sound recordings
Identifier:
AAA.blocirvi
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw935e1baaf-ff8a-4844-8851-cdd4c526057d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-blocirvi

Delegate

Published by:
MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986  Search this
Created by:
C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985  Search this
Subject of:
Charles Richard Drew, American, 1904 - 1950  Search this
President Lyndon Baines Johnson, American, 1908 - 1973  Search this
Roy Wilkins, American, 1901 - 1981  Search this
National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930  Search this
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., American, 1911 - 1978  Search this
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, American, 1894 - 1984  Search this
Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886  Search this
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957  Search this
Sen. Edward Brooke, American, born 1919  Search this
Joseph Davies Tydings, American, 1928 - 2018  Search this
Lawrence Warren Pierce, American, born 1924  Search this
Bertram L. Baker, American, 1898 - 1985  Search this
Wayne L. Morse, American, 1900 - 1974  Search this
Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023  Search this
Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Gordon Parks, American, 1912 - 2006  Search this
Morehouse College, American, founded 1867  Search this
Percy Ellis Sutton, American, 1920 - 2009  Search this
Bayard Rustin, American, 1912 - 1987  Search this
Eugene Nickerson, American, 1918 - 2002  Search this
Leonard Farbstein, American, 1902 - 1993  Search this
Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968  Search this
The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927  Search this
Floyd McKissick, American, 1922 - 1991  Search this
Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963  Search this
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this
National Urban League, American, founded 1910  Search this
Harold Robert Perry, American, 1916 - 1991  Search this
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920  Search this
National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827  Search this
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911  Search this
International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, Inc. and Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1950  Search this
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898  Search this
New York Jets, American, founded 1960  Search this
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry  Search this
National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919  Search this
National Medical Association, American, founded 1895  Search this
National Dental Association, American, founded 1913  Search this
Joan Murray  Search this
Philippa Schuyler, American, 1931 - 1967  Search this
Berry Gordy Jr., American, born 1929  Search this
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906  Search this
Shriners International, American, founded 1870  Search this
Sen. Edward Brooke, American, born 1919  Search this
Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022  Search this
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911  Search this
Inez Yeargan Kaiser, American, 1918 - 2016  Search this
Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908  Search this
National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935  Search this
Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937  Search this
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935  Search this
National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924  Search this
Robert J. Mangum, American, 1920 - 2014  Search this
369th Veterans Association, American  Search this
National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 12 × 8 7/8 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 22.5 × 0.5 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Business  Search this
Communities  Search this
Football  Search this
Fraternal organizations  Search this
Fraternities  Search this
Funeral customs and rites  Search this
Government  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Labor  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Men  Search this
Political organizations  Search this
Politics  Search this
Professional organizations  Search this
Religion  Search this
Sororities  Search this
Sports  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Women  Search this
Women's organizations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
Object number:
2012.167.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f7b7586d-84ee-4f44-b24e-aa264dcdee1f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.167.3
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Technicolor Camera

Maker:
Technicolor Corporation  Search this
Physical Description:
asbestos insulation (inside blimp material)
steel (camera and blimp material)
blue (camera and blimp color)
steel (camera dolly material)
black (camer dolly color)
aluminum (matt box material)
leather (matt box trim material)
black (matt box and trim color)
handmade (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 68 in x 106 in x 31 in; 172.72 cm x 269.24 cm x 78.74 cm
Object Name:
35mm technicolor Df-24
motion picture camera
Place made:
United States: California, Los Angeles, Hollywood
Date made:
1937
Related Publication:
National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures
Credit Line:
Technicolor Corporation
ID Number:
PG.008166
Catalog number:
8166
Maker number:
Patent No: 2,000,058
Accession number:
260112
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Popular Entertainment
Photo History Collection
Early Color Cinema Equipment Collection
National Treasures exhibit
Photography
Exhibition:
LeFrak Lobby
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-a2d2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_759495
Online Media:

Outline: "The Beginnings of the American Motion Picture Industry."

Collection Creator:
Hendricks, Gordon  Search this
Container:
Box 34, Folder 10
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
The Gordon Hendricks Motion Picture History Papers, 1895-1970, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Gordon Hendricks Motion Picture History Papers
Gordon Hendricks Motion Picture History Papers / Orange Boxes
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87964a945-f5f5-4f12-b2eb-8fd44ac905f4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0369-ref1830

"The Beginnings of the American Motion Picture Industry": Kinetoscope

Collection Creator:
Hendricks, Gordon  Search this
Container:
Box 34, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
The Gordon Hendricks Motion Picture History Papers, 1895-1970, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Gordon Hendricks Motion Picture History Papers
Gordon Hendricks Motion Picture History Papers / Orange Boxes
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8caf6615e-b910-4ee3-8f10-b9d54dcb7694
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0369-ref1831

Below the stars how the labor of working actors and extras shapes media production Kate Fortmueller

Author:
Fortmueller, Kate  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xi, 201 pages) illustrations
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
PERFORMING ARTS / General
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2021
Topic:
Extras (Actors)--History  Search this
Motion picture actors and actresses--History  Search this
Television actors and actresses--History  Search this
Motion picture industry--History  Search this
Television broadcasting--History  Search this
Precarious employment--History  Search this
Figurants--Histoire  Search this
Télévision--Histoire  Search this
Travail précaire--Histoire  Search this
PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism  Search this
Performing Arts / Film / Direction & Production  Search this
Extras (Actors)  Search this
Motion picture actors and actresses  Search this
Motion picture industry  Search this
Precarious employment  Search this
Television actors and actresses  Search this
Television broadcasting  Search this
Call number:
PN1995.9.E97 F67 2021 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1162984

Latinx ciné in the twenty-first century edited by Frederick Luis Aldama

Editor:
Aldama, Frederick Luis 1969-  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xiii, 506 pages) illustrations
Type:
Electronic resources
History
Date:
2019
21st century
21e siècle
Topic:
Hispanic Americans in motion pictures--History  Search this
Hispanic Americans in the motion picture industry--History  Search this
Américains d'origine latino-américaine au cinéma--Histoire  Search this
Américains d'origine latino-américaine dans l'industrie cinématographique--Histoire  Search this
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General  Search this
Hispanic Americans in motion pictures  Search this
Hispanic Americans in the motion picture industry  Search this
Call number:
PN1995.9.H47 L385 2019 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1162426

The writers a history of American screenwriters and their Guild Miranda J. Banks

Author:
Banks, Miranda J. 1972-  Search this
Subject:
Writers Guild of America History  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource
Type:
Interviews
Entretiens
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2015
Topic:
Motion picture authorship--History  Search this
Motion picture industry--Employees--Labor unions  Search this
Television broadcasting--Employees--Labor unions  Search this
Screenwriters  Search this
Cinéma--Art d'écrire--Histoire  Search this
Cinéma--Industrie--Personnel--Syndicats  Search this
Télévision--Personnel--Syndicats  Search this
Scénaristes  Search this
DRAMA--American  Search this
PERFORMING ARTS--Business Aspects  Search this
Motion picture authorship  Search this
Call number:
PN1996 .B382 2015 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1162478

Spokane, WA: Reports, Reprints, News Releases and Clippings

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Container:
Box 6, Folder 13
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1955
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Collection Title, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians records
National Congress of American Indians records / Series 1: NCAI Conventions and Mid-year Conferences
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv490aeb6a1-5b4f-4793-87e0-31ff7ed3bb66
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-ref108
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Rapid City, SD: Proceedings

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 9
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1949
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Collection Title, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians records
National Congress of American Indians records / Series 1: NCAI Conventions and Mid-year Conferences
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv42ac70662-e03c-4d9e-80da-69e8bbbc41ba
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-ref50
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Bellingham, WA: General Material

Collection Creator:
National Congress of American Indians  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 14
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1950
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Collection Title, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
National Congress of American Indians records
National Congress of American Indians records / Series 1: NCAI Conventions and Mid-year Conferences
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4ee2b515c-f7b6-4bc6-a057-84663cfc7686
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-ref52
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P.T. Barnum

Cast after:
Thomas Ball, 3 Jun 1819 - 11 Dec 1911  Search this
Foundry:
Modern Art Foundry  Search this
Sitter:
P. T. Barnum, 5 Jul 1810 - 7 Apr 1891  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
With Socle: 77.5 x 63.5 x 38.1cm (30 1/2 x 25 x 15")
Socle footprint: 24.1 x 24.1cm (9 1/2 x 9 1/2")
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1883(cast 1973)
Topic:
P. T. Barnum: Male  Search this
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Circus owner  Search this
P. T. Barnum: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Cultural organization administrator\Museum  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.70.24.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition:
Bravo!
On View:
NPG, South Gallery 321 Mezzanine
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm496ba80b3-5a6f-445e-9981-f7a7270227f4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.70.24.1

Colonial cinema in Africa origins, images, audiences Glenn Reynolds

Author:
Reynolds, Glenn  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 236 pages illustrations, map 26 cm
Type:
Books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
History
Place:
Africa
Afrique
Date:
2015
20th century
20e siècle
Africa
Topic:
Foreign films--History  Search this
Motion pictures--History and criticism  Search this
Motion picture industry--History  Search this
Africans in motion pictures  Search this
Imperialism in motion pictures  Search this
Colonies in motion pictures  Search this
Films étrangers--Histoire  Search this
Cinéma--Industrie--Histoire  Search this
Impérialisme au cinéma  Search this
Colonies au cinéma  Search this
Foreign films  Search this
Motion picture industry  Search this
Motion pictures  Search this
Motion pictures--History  Search this
Afrika  Search this
Kolonialism  Search this
Dokumentärfilm, Afrika  Search this
In motion pictures  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145888

Recording of conference presentation on women in film

Extent:
1 Sound cassette (label on original containers read: "Athens Film fest 81 Women's from Third World")
Container:
Box 4, Cassette 14
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound cassettes
Date:
1981
Scope and Contents:
Part of the recording includes Pearl Bowser privately studying French.
General:
2012.79.3.120.1a
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The NMAAHC Media Preservation team can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Collection Citation:
Pearl Bowser Collection, National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Pearl Bowser Audiovisual Collection
Pearl Bowser Audiovisual Collection / Series 3: Audio Tape / 3.3: Conferences, Lectures and Panel Discussions / Athens, Ohio
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io36ad93254-7526-46b5-aadf-2f1f57de7089
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-a2012-79-av-ref103
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Erol's Video Club Collection

Creator:
Wiener, Tom  Search this
Erol's Video Club.  Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Advertisements
Design drawings
Catalogs
Posters
Newsletters
Date:
1984-1991
Summary:
Advertising and promotional materials for Erol's Video Club. Includes a calendar with advertising and coupons, two binders of member newsletters, newspapers, original design drawings for advertising, and posters.
Scope and Contents note:
The collection consists of advertising and promotional materials for Erol's Video, Inc. Materials include Series 1: The Erol's Video Club Newsletter, 1984-1985, which contains features of the month and items for sale.

Series 2: The Erol's Video Club Newspaper, 1986-1988, features video rentals, tapes for sale, video services, a gift tape guide, rental guide, and coming attractions.

Series 3: Advertising Materials, 1991, undated consist of a calendar, posters, original artwork, and one black and white photo promoting Erol's and it's video products.
Arrangement:
Divided into 3 series: (1) Erol's Video Club Newsletter; (2) Erol's Video Club Product Newspaper; (3) Advertising Materials.
Biographical/Historical note:
A Washington, D.C. area videocassette rental club, founded in 1963. It was later sold to Blockbuster Video.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Erol's Video Club.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Motion picture industry  Search this
Customer clubs  Search this
Video recordings industry  Search this
Genre/Form:
Advertisements -- 1980-2000
Design drawings
Catalogs
Posters -- 20th century
Newsletters
Citation:
Erol's Video Club Collection, 1984-1991, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0687
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Erol's Video Club Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8036b765f-d559-4b74-bbae-6feceb5fdb39
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0687

Personal Papers, 1937-2006

Collection Creator:
Gaskin, Mary  Search this
Gaskin, Leonard, 1920-  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Contains material documenting the personal life of Leonard Gaskin. Includes correspondence, professional and candid photographs, high school yearbook, certificate of marriage, awards, identification and membership cards, insurance information, and biographical materials. Additional materials relate to Leonard Gaskin's pursue of educational and vocational training outside of the music industry. These materials consists of a chauffer's license; home improvement instructional literature; handwritten course notes and other documents for the National Negro Television, Theater and Motion Pictures Industries; and forms from the Bronx Center for Career and Occupational Services. In addition, there are audio recordings of Dr. Ruben Duybner explaining implant procedures and a consultation with Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori, Director of the Radiation Oncology Department at Booth Memorial Medical Center in New York. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at RightsReproductions@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Leonard and Mary Gaskin Papers, 1923-2006, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0900, Series 1
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Leonard Gaskin Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8484d92d4-66ba-40c7-bba9-e77498e1ec44
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0900-ref513

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