Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Arch Oboler collection, 1916-1992 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1916-1992 |
Bulk Dates | 1936-1989 |
Creator | Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987 |
Extent (Textual, visual materials) | 161.6 linear feet (363 boxes, approximately 127,050 items) |
Extent (Sound tape reels) | 107 sound tape reels : analog, various speeds ; 7 inch and 10 inch |
Extent (Sound cassettes) | 124 sound cassettes : analog |
Extent (Sound discs) | 4 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 and 78 rpm ; 10 inch and 12 inch |
Language | Collection materials are in English |
Location | Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Location of Textual and Graphic Materials:: RPA 00470-00831 (boxes 1-362); RPB 00110-00111 (boxes OS 3-4); RPC 00083 (box OS 2); RPE 00005 (box OS 1); RPU 00020 (box 363) Location of Sound Recordings:: IDB 45706-45708; NCPB 08616; RAA 53177-53178, 53180-53190, 53192-53211; RXF 8601-8625, 8627-8640, 8642-8673; RYM 4627-4738, 4820-4821; RYN 2246-2255 |
Summary | Nearly the entirety of the prolific output of radio playwright and independent film maker Arch Oboler (1909-1987) in radio, motion pictures, television, theater, and print is contained in the Arch Oboler Collection. Featured are his radio plays from the 1930s and 1940s and the first three-dimensional feature film, Bwana Devil. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs009001 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/2011622952 |