| 1 | Author: | Salerno, Nicholas A. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Movie Press Kit Collection
1962, 1966-1967, 1971, 1973, 1975-1994, 1996-1998, 2001, 2003 ead | | | Date(s): | 1962, 1966-1967, 1971, 1973, 1975-1994, 1996-1998, 2001, 2003 | | | Abstract: | The Movie Press Kit Collection contains over 2,000 press kits for films released from 1962 to 2003 for mostly American films; about five percent are foreign films re-released in America. A press kit is a collection of publicity materials specifically sent out to members of the media to better promote a film. Included is publicity for films categorized as comedies, independents, documentaries, some re-releases, sequels, horror, action, musicals, adaptations, children's entertainment, animated, and dramas. Most contain a list of cast and crew, biographies/profiles, interviews with actors and directors, black and white publicity photographs, synopses, production notes, and announcement stories. Some have newspaper and journal articles and reviews, screening invitations, original artwork, and film critics' handwritten notes that were added by the donor. The collection is divided into two series. | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Rare Books and Manuscripts | | | Subjects: | Motion picture Film Collections | Film -- Study and teaching. | Advertising -- Motion pictures | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Melodrama in motion pictures | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Melodrama in motion pictures | Motion pictures -- Canada | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Melodrama in motion pictures | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- Germany. | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- Great Britain | Motion pictures -- United States | Motion pictures -- Ireland | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
2 | Author: | Starr, James, 1904-1990 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Jimmy Starr Film History Collection
1921-1989
1923-1975 ead | | | Date(s): | 1921-1989 | | | Abstract: | The collection holds the working materials of Jimmy Starr, such as personal and correspondence files; his writings, including typescripts, notebooks and published columns; research files which include biographical data, individual files of movie stars consisting of newspaper and periodical clippings, miscellany and subject files, and film studio ephemera. Although the material in the collection ranges from 1921 to 1989, the bulk of the holdings span the years 1923 to 1975. In addition, there are film scripts by Starr and others; photographs of movie stars, movie sets and movie stills; and as well as various audio-visual materials. | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library
Rare Books and Manuscripts | | | Subjects: | Motion pictures | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
3 | Author: | Lawford, Peter, 1923-1984 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Peter Lawford Papers 1931-1985 ead | | | Date(s): | 1931-1985 | | | Abstract: | The Peter Lawford Papers contain biographical material, family and professional correspondence, film and television contracts, production records, business and financial records, scripts, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and memorabilia documenting Lawford's career in show business. | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Rare Books and Manuscripts | | | Subjects: | Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Archives. | Motion pictures -- United States. | Motion pictures -- Great Britain. | Television actors and actresses -- United States -- Archives. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
4 | Author: | Salerno, Nicholas A. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Nicholas A. Salerno Star Wars Collection 1976-2005
1977-1987 ead | | | Date(s): | 1976-2005 | | | Abstract: | This collection houses Nicholas A. Salerno's collection of publicity materials and merchandising products for the Star Wars film series from 1976-2005. The bulk of the materials focuses on the original trilogy released from 1977-1983 beginning with Star Wars (1977), which is commonly subtitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope; Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980); and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983). Included are press kits and promotional materials; journal, magazine and newspaper articles; still photographs; vinyl phonograph and magnetic tape audio recordings; digital, magnetic tape and film moving images; co-branded and licensed merchandising products; posters; and fabric textiles. | | | Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Rare Books and Manuscripts | | | Subjects: | Advertising -- Motion pictures | Promotion | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
6 | Author: | Wolfgang, Kenneth | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Ken Wolfgang Collection
1659-2010 (bulk 1957-1993)
(bulk 1957-1993) ead | | | Date(s): | 1659-2010 (bulk 1957-1993) | | | Abstract: | The Ken Wolfgang collection is comprised of materials created by Ken Wolfgang in the production of travelogue and corporate films produced by his film company, Kensharo Productions which was based in Sonoita, Arizona. The Collection is comprised of prints and camera negatives of completed films, such as The Japanese Sword as the Soul of the Samurai and Austrian Reflections, as well as excess and outtake footage shot on various formats. The collection also includes photographic materials which document the production of his various travelogue films in locations such as India, Japan, Austria, and Mexico as well as images and negatives of Arizona, Tucson, and the United States. Other materials represented in the collection include promotional materials for films, scrapbooks, and artifacts such as samurai swords and traditional Japanese Ceremonial Clothing. The collection also contains materials from the production of Tucson Then and Now, an unpublished manuscript that detailed the history and development of the Tucson, Arizona region. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Travelogues (Motion pictures) – Japan | Travelogues (Motion pictures) – Mexico | Travelogues (Motion pictures) – India | Tourism – Social aspects – Japan | Tourism – Social aspects – Mexico | Tourism – Social aspects – India | Tourism – Social aspects – India | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
11 | Author: | Bateman, Brian | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Brian Bateman papers, 1983-2016 ead | | | Date(s): | 1983-2016 | | | Abstract: | This collection consisted of papers from Tucson resident, Brian
Bateman. These include workshops and administrative documents from the Arizona Human
Rights Fund, newspaper articles and clippings spanning from 1983 to 2004, information
and ephemera on the Jim Toevs congressional campaign in 1991, materials from the Be True
to Yourself Film Campaign in 1991, and a report on diversity and queer presence at the U
of A (circa 1990). This collection is part of the Arizona Queer Archives (AQA), a
community focused archive through the Institute for LGBT Studies at the University of
Arizona. It was transferred to Special Collections in 2020. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | LGBTQ people | Homosexuality in motion pictures | student diversity | Gay youth | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
18 | Author: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | Title: | William N. Damron, Jr.
Scrapbooks 1948-2011 ead | | | Date(s): | unknown | | | Abstract: | This collection contains William N. Damron, Jr.'s resumes,
scrapbooks, and performance programs dated 1948 – 2006. His career, spanning more
than forty years, has included work as a costume designer and wardrobe supervisor
for prominent television and theatre productions, including the Academy Awards.
Damron's fifteen scrapbooks begin when he was a kindergarten student and continue
through 2006, spanning his years as a student at the University of Arizona and his
work in Los Angeles. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Theater
Programs--Arizona--Tucson | Performance | Clipplings (Books, newspaper, etc.) | Acting | Theater--Production and
direction | Costume design | University of Arizona | Los Angeles Opera | Academy Awards (Motion
Pictures) | Tucson Unified School District (Pima County,
Ariz.) | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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