German film press books collection
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of over 650 titles from throughout the twentieth century. Printed in German, these press books were published to advertise movies in Germany from various countries, including the United States, Britain, France, and Germany.
Dates
- Creation: 1958-1994
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (5 boxes) ; 25 x 43 x 33 cm
Language of Materials
German
Arrangement
The German film press books collection is arranged alphabetically by title. For some books, the finding aid includes company name, photos, year, and director.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Anonymous Donation June 2007.
Processing Information
The German film press books collection was processed by Julia Frankosky in June 2008.
Topical
- Advertising -- Motion pictures -- 20th century -- Sources.
- Advertising -- Motion pictures -- Germany -- 20th century -- Sources.
- Motion picture industry -- Germany -- Marketing -- 20th century -- Sources.
- Motion picture industry -- Marketing -- 20th century -- Sources.
- Pressbooks -- Germany -- 20th century -- Sources.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the German film press books collection
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Julia Frankosky.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository