Silent film and early Hollywood ephemera collection
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library, MS2FL 4400 University Dr. Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Business Number: 703-993-2220 Fax Number: 703-993-8911 speccoll@gmu.edu URL: https://scrc.gmu.edu
Amanda Menjivar
Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
C0337
Title
Silent film and early Hollywood ephemera collection 1915 - 1939
Quantity
.25 Linear Feet, 1 box
Location
R 72, C 3, S 4
Language
English
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Abstract
Content warning: Racist language, content, and imagery.
Pamphlets, booklets, and programs promoting silent and early Hollywood films, created 1915 - 1939.
For materials created 1925 and earlier: Public Domain, no known restrictions.
For materials created after 1925: The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Silent film and early Hollywood ephemera collection, C0337, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
The donor is unknown.
Processing Information
Processing and finding aid completed by Amanda Menjivar in January 2023.
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.
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.
Cook, D. A. and Sklar, . Robert. "history of film." Encyclopedia Britannica, Invalid Date. https://www.britannica.com/art/history-of-the-motion-picture.
"Douglas Fairbanks at Triangle Motion Picture Company[.]" Obscure Hollywood. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://obscurehollywood.net/douglas-fairbanks-triangle-fine-arts.html.
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