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1. Val Lewton papers, 1919-2007

   175 items. 4 containers plus 4 oversize. 6.4 linear feet. 5 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Motion picture producer, screenwriter, and novelist. Correspondence, film scripts, scrapbooks, and other papers pertaining chiefly to Lewton's career as a publicity writer and as a story editor for David O. Selznick at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1928-1942); as scriptwriter and producer of Cat People and other horror films for RKO Radio Pictures (1942-1947); and as novelist, especially as author of No Bed of Her Own (1932).

2. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco papers, 1822-1998

   approximately 7,900 items. 161 containers. 71 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was an Italian composer. The collection, which consists of materials related to his professional and personal activities, includes holograph music manuscripts, printed scores, libretti, writings, correspondence, business papers, photographs, programs, and clippings.

3. Marge Champion collection, 1897-2014

   approximately 9,600 items. 66 containers. 52.5 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Marge Champion (b. 1919) is an American actress, dancer, director, choreographer, and teacher. The collection, which documents her life and career, includes biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, programs, promotional materials, manuscript music scores and parts, articles, clippings, scripts, scrapbooks, awards and posters. The collection also holds materials related to Champion's former husband, director and choreographer Gower Champion, and her father, dancer, choreographer, and teacher Ernest Belcher.

4. Jack Butterworth collection of silent film cues, 1917-1929

   117 items. 2 containers. 1 linear foot. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Journalist, comic art enthusiast, and collector Jack Butterworth donated this collection of cue sheets for silent films produced between 1917 and 1929. Of special note are the cue sheets for the lost comedy Excess Baggage (1927) and the lost horror film London After Midnight (1927).

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5. Motion picture copyright descriptions collection. Class M, 1912-1977

   approximately 200,000 items. 581 containers. 242 linear feet. -- Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Motion Picture Copyright Descriptions Collection, Class M, consists of forms, abstracts, plot summaries, dialogue and continuity scripts, press kits, publicity and other material, submitted for the purpose of enabling descriptive cataloging for motion pictures other than photoplays registered with the United States Copyright Office under Class M from 1912-1977.

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6. Motion picture copyright descriptions collection. Class L, 1912-1977

   approximately 300,000 items. 2,141 containers. 892 linear feet. -- Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Motion Picture Copyright Descriptions Collection, Class L, consists of forms, abstracts, plot summaries, dialogue and continuity scripts, press kits, publicity and other material, submitted for the purpose of enabling descriptive cataloging for motion picture photoplays registered with the United States Copyright Office under Class L from 1912-1977.

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7. Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin papers, 1921-1993

   5,900 items. 19 containers. 7.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Author and actress Ruth Gordon and her husband Garson Kanin, actor, author, producer, and director. Correspondence with colleagues in the entertainment industry.