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Call number
Sc MG 690
Physical description
4.58 linear feet (12 boxes)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
[Item], African Americans in film collection, Sc MG 690, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Access to materials
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This collection consists of press kits and pressbooks or campaign books for films starring Black actors and actresses; in many cases, these films were directed, produced, and/or written by African Americans as well. The press kits contain sets of promotional materials for distribution to members of the media. Pressbooks, or campaign books, are mostly multi-page brochures of advertising "accessories" (such as posters, lobby cards, and film stills) for movie theaters. Most of the films are fictional, but there are some documentaries; also, there are a few television films included.

Scope and arrangement

The African Americans in film collection is arranged in two series:

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Purchased from George Robert Minkoff Inc., 2001-2004.

Separated material

Screenplays were transferred to the Screenplay collection, Sc MG MG 668, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Related Material

Screenplay collection, Sc MG 668, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Using the collection

Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor