Belknap Cinema Programs and Promotional Materials Collection
Scope and Content
The collection contains cinema programs and promotional material including handbills, postcards, press kits, souvenir books, press releases, and various other material. The majority of the programs and material is for individual films. The programs and promotional material spans the history of the film industry, from The Great Train Robbery in 1903 to Frozen 2 in 2019. The records are arranged alphabetically by title.
Dates
- Creation: 1903 - 2019
Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Belknap Cinema Programs and Promotional Materials Collection forms part of the Belknap Collection for the Performing Arts. Originally founded as a dance archive in 1953, the Belknap Collection has expanded through purchases and donations to include other areas of popular culture, including theatre, cinema, and music.
Extent
10 Linear Feet (10 Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains cinema programs and promotional material including handbills, postcards, press kits, souvenir books, press releases, and various other material. The majority of the programs and material is for individual films. The programs and promotional material spans the history of the film industry, from The Great Train Robbery in 1903 to Frozen 2 in 2019.
Location
University of Florida Smathers Library Building
Acquisition Information
The majority of the collection was accrued over time through various purchases and donations to the Belknap Collection for the Performing Arts.
- Title
- A Guide to the Belknap Cinema Programs and Promotional Materials Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Steve Hersh
- Date
- January 2024
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755
special@uflib.ufl.edu