Motion Picture Press Kits Collection
name: label: Collector
content: Gay Life Magazine
topic: label: Topic
content: Motion picture industry
label: Topic
content: Motion pictures
label: Topic
content: Publicity
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: These press kits were collected by Gay Life Magazine, Baltimore, Maryland during the course of journalistic activities. They were donated to the Archives Center through Daniel K. McEvily, Gay Life Magazine editor, when it moved its editorial offices in 2014-2015.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Motion Picture Press Kits Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: A collection of promotional photographs and press kits used to promote motion pictures and made for television motion pictures and other entertainment.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Motion picture, television, and other entertainment producers regularly sent out press kits to news organizations, motion picture theaters, television studios, and entertainment-related publications for publicity purposes. They have been a staple tool of the entertainment industry for decades.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Cubic feet (9 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1961-2004, undated
label: Date
content: bulk 1995-2000
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1353
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Publicity photographs
label: Type
content: Press releases
label: Type
content: Film stills
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Clippings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged in one series by title.

Series 1, Motion Picture Press Kits, 1961-2004, undated.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Anne Jones, volunteer, supervised by Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., archivist, 2014-2016.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Publicity photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Press releases
label: Genre/Form
content: Film stills
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews -- 1980-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews -- 2000-2020
label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings -- 2000-2050
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection consists of publicity kits and promotional photographs for newly released and re-released motion pictures and television shows.  There is a small quantity of material for other entertainment forms: theater, television, music, dance, and tennis.  The files may include such items as still photographs of scenes from the films, plot summaries, news clippings, interviews of performers, and press releases. The titles included cover a range of genres and subject matter.  The bulk of the material is from 1995-2000. There is one item from 1961 and a small amount of material for the years 2000-2004.

This collection is arranged in one series by title:

Series 1, Motion Picture Press Kits, 1961-2004, undated.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
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