Scripts of image titles for motion picture film title cards, 1919-1923.
Abstract
Contains papers scripts of scene-by-scene descriptions to be used as captions or title cards for silent films, some created by Kineto Films and others by the American Museum of Natural History, the latter including a film made of pictures from the Crocker Land Expedition titled "Life in the Frozen North" with handwritten notations by Edmund Otis Hovey, leader of relief expedition. Also contains some correspondence regarding ordering title cards with formatting requests. Contains small piece of film negative showing example of title card.
Dates
- 1919 - 1923
Restrictions on Access
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
General Note
Previously in DR 126A.
General Note
condition reviewed 20120824; fair; negative found is yellowing - could possibly be nitrate; some papers are fragile and tearing
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017). Minimal level collection record created with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Hidden Collections grant, 2010.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
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