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1930s-1940s
323
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Title: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Research Department
Files,
Date (inclusive): 1930s-1940s
Collection number: 323
Creator: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1930-1949
Extent:
60 boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
University of California, Library Special
Collections
Los Angeles, California 90095-1490
Abstract: The collection consists of historical production
research materials compiled by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Research Department for
selected motion picture projects produced during the 1930s-1940. Included are
loose-bound binders of research that may include text and/or photographic
research.
Language of Material: Collection materials in
English
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice
required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by
the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to
determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her
heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the
copyright.
[Identification of item], Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Research Department files, Collection number 323,
University of California, Library Special Collections, University of California,
Los Angeles.
MGM and its legendary roaring lion logo was formed in April 1924, by theater
magnate Marcus Lowe, who orchestrated the merger of Metro Pictures Corp.,
Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Productions. With visionary Louis B. Mayer
and production genius Irving Thalberg at the helm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was a
powerhouse of prolific artistry and filmmaking expertise that the studio
famously said attracted "more stars than are in the heavens." During a golden
three decades from 1924 to 1954, the Culver City-based studio dominated the
movie business, creating a Best Picture nominee every year for two straight
decades. Note courtesy of MGM.
The collection consists of historical production research materials compiled
by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Research Department for selected motion picture
projects produced during the 1930s-1940. The bulk of the collection consists of
loose bound binders that may include text and/or photographic research. The
binders are titled by project title or broad subject headings.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Research Dept. --Archives.
Motion picture studios --California --Los Angeles --Archival resources.