Silent film and early Hollywood ephemera collection
Scope and Content
Content warning: Racist language, content, and imagery.
Pamphlets, booklets, and programs promoting silent and early Hollywood films, created 1915 - 1939. The majority of the collection consists of promotional pamphlets which were used as programs for films shown at Cota Theatre (location unknown). There are also booklets and programs that were distributed by various production companies to promote their films, most notably Triangle Fine Arts, more widely known as Fine Arts Film Company.
Dates
- 1915 - 1939
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Use Restrictions
For materials created 1926 and earlier: Public Domain, no known restrictions.
For materials created after 1926: The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)
Historical Information
The silent film era lasted from 1910 - 1927 and was marked by the advent of narrative motion pictures. By the 1920s, the motion picture industry was fully formed, with "movie stars" and studios becoming household names. The incorporation of sound into film, also known as "talkies," occurred in 1927, setting the path for future cinema.
Fine Arts Film Company, also known as Triangle Fine Arts, was a film production company owned by D.W. Griffith, Thomas H. Ince, and Mack Sennett. The company was split into thirds and run by each individual, with Triangle Fine Arts run by Griffith. The studio produced dozens of films during its existence. Griffith was the director of The Birth of a Nation, a racist, white supremacist film that greatly impacted the trajectory of filmmaking.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Content warning: Racist language, content, and imagery.
Pamphlets, booklets, and programs promoting silent and early Hollywood films, created 1915 - 1939.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically by title.
Physical Location
R 72, C 3, S 4
Acquisition Information
The donor is unknown.
Bibliography
"Douglas Fairbanks at Triangle Motion Picture Company[.]" Obscure Hollywood. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://obscurehollywood.net/douglas-fairbanks-triangle-fine-arts.html.
Processing Information
Processing and finding aid completed by Amanda Menjivar in January 2023.
- Filmmaking (Motion pictures) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
- Silent films Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to Silent film and early Hollywood ephemera collection
- Subtitle
- Silent film and early Hollywood ephemera collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amanda Menjivar
- Date
- January 27, 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center Repository
Fenwick Library, MS2FL
4400 University Dr.
Fairfax Virginia 22030 United States
703-993-2220
703-993-8911 (Fax)
speccoll@gmu.edu
