Louis De Rochemont papers, 1899-2004.

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Louis De Rochemont papers, 1899-2004.

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The collection contains production files for many of de Rochemont's films, including "March of Time", "Fighting Lady", "Cinerama Holiday", and "Windjammer". There are also files for short films produced for the FBI, U.S. and state health and youth services, and education. "Parlons Francais" taught the French language to elementary school students. "The Earth and Its Peoples" was a course in geography. In addition, there are files for commercial films created for tobacco companies and other private industries. There is correspondence with former OSS operatives, with whom de Rochemont collaborated in the 1960s while investigating projects based on undercover operations in Germany and Italy during World War Two. The collection also includes biographical material and scrapbooks covering de Rochemont's career.

19.72 cubic ft. (40 boxes) + sound recordings.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7754454

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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