Papers, 1926-1982.

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Papers, 1926-1982.

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Collection contains correspondence, printed material, scripts and papers, clippings, scrapbook material, photographs, and other biographical information. Correspondence spans the years 1934 to 1982 and includes letters from Cecil B. DeMille, William C. De Mille, Walter Lantz, Jam Handy, David O. Selznick, and Ansel Adams. Papers from the World War II years contain correspondence as well as film production manuals, procedures, and specifications; storyboards, scripts, and script analysis reports; printed materials; clippings; and speeches. Several files concern Goldner's work on the Panorama project and include correspondence, a script for narration by Vincent Price, and copies of the books and slides for the program's three series: "Guided Tours of the World," "Adventures in Nature and Science, " and "Guided Tours of the World's Great Museums." Particularly well-documented are the 1969 and 1970 Reel Thing conferences directed by Goldner while at Chico State College. Two large files also document a personal undertaking in the 1970s to tell the story of the little-known animation Kinex Studio, founded in 1927. Clippings and scrapbook materials include information on Goldner's early years in puppetry (1926-30) and theatrical costume and art design (1931-36). Later files contain correspondence, contracts, and receipts concerning Orville and wife Dorothy Goldner's film production company Visual Americana and its activities from 1968 to 1971, with the bulk referring to their 1971 Mexican film Three Stone Blades.

Unprocessed materials: 10 linear ft.

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa State University, Parks Library

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DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959

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Lantz, Walter

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De Mille, William C. (William Churchill), 1878-1955

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Jam Handy Organization, inc.

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Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984

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Selznick, David O., 1902-1965

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Selznick was an American film producer. Chapman was an American playwright, theatrical consultant, professor of English literature, and Director of the Loeb Drama Center at Harvard University. From the description of Letters to Robert Harris Chapman, 1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79662527 From the guide to the Letters to Robert Harris Chapman, 1956., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) The power companie...