Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Fox Movietone newsreel collection--World War II paper records, 1922-1946 |
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Span Dates | 1922-1946 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1941-1946) |
Call No. | MBRSMI007001 |
Creator | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation |
Size | 14,000 items ; 37 containers plus 7 oversize ; 16 linear feet |
Language | Collection material predominantly in English; there are some materials in French or Spanish. |
Location | Motion Picture & Television Reading Room, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Cameramen’s dope sheets (detailed notes of stories filmed), continuity sheets (synopses of newsreels distributed to theaters), and turnovers (one sentence descriptions of each story filmed) from this major pioneer in the newsreel industry. Collection also contains other paper materials including telegrams, speeches, photographs, programs, and memoranda that provide details of the newsreels created by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Although the entire Fox Movietone newsreel collection spans 1916-1963, these materials document the World War II period. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/eadmbrsmi.mi007001 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/2007641041 |