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Series 3. Corporate publications,
1914-1917, 1920, 1925-1927, 1929-1965
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BOX-FOLDER 5/1 |
Universal Film Manufacturing
Company, semi-annual report, November 15, 1916
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Extremely detailed report listing all assets and liabilities, with production
cost of all negatives both released and unreleased (approximately 200
pages). |
BOX-FOLDER 5/2 |
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc. balance
sheet, January 21, 1917
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BOX-FOLDER 5/3 |
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
semi-annual report, July 22,
1917
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These two reports document all aspects of Bluebird's financial operations,
including costs of films with grosses broken out by territory, as well as
inventories, accounts receivable, etc. |
BOX-FOLDER 5/4-8 |
Consolidated balance sheets/annual
reports, Universal Pictures Company, Inc., 1925-1927, 1929-1931, 1933-1965
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Plus additional mid-year report for 1934. Sometimes these are bare-bones CPA
summaries, but certain periods, especially the 1940s, are elaborately
illustrated with color stills and detailed charts and graphics. |
BOX-FOLDER 5/9 |
Universal Pictures Company and
MCA, Inc. agreement of purchase and sale, dated December 16, 1958
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45 pages. |
BOX-FOLDER 5/10 |
MCA, Inc. and Universal Pictures
Company, lease and facilities agreement, dated December 16, 1958
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80 pages. These two documents record the sale of the studio property to MCA,
and the conditions under which the facilities were leased back to Universal by
MCA. |
BOX 6 |
New Universal News Flashes, June 17, 1939--November
4, 1939
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16 pamphlets; 4 x 9 inches; staple-bound |
BOX 6 |
The Motion Picture Weekly/Universal Weekly, October 31, 1914--January 28, 1933
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38 loose issues, plus one issue (February 1, 1916) of El
Anunciador Universal, the Spanish-language version of The Universal Weekly (content not identical to
English-language version).
Title
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Vol.
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No.
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Date
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The Universal Weekly
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n/a |
n/a |
Oct. 31, 1914 |
The Universal Weekly
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n/a |
n/a |
Nov. 14, 1914 |
The Universal Weekly
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n/a |
n/a |
Dec. 26, 1914 |
The Universal Weekly
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n/a |
n/a |
Jan. 9, 1915 |
The Universal Weekly
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n/a |
n/a |
Jan. 16, 1915 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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1 |
1 |
July 3, 1915 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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1 |
3 |
July 17, 1915 |
El Anunciador Universal
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2 |
12 |
Feb. 1, 1916 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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3 |
18 |
Dec. 16, 1916 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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4 |
4 |
Mar. 10, 1917 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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4 |
5 |
Mar. 17, 1917 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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4 |
6 |
Mar. 24, 1917 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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4 |
8 |
Apr. 7, 1917 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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4 |
9 |
Apr. 14, 1917 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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4 |
10 |
Apr. 21, 1917 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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4 |
11 |
Apr. 28, 1917 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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4 |
13 |
May 12, 1917 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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4 |
14 |
May 19, 1917 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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4 |
15 |
May 26, 1917 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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11 |
12 |
Nov. 6, 1920 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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11 |
13 |
Nov. 13, 1920 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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11 |
14 |
Nov. 20, 1920 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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12 |
15 |
Nov. 27, 1920 |
The Moving Picture Weekly
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12 |
16 |
Dec. 4, 1920 |
Universal Weekly
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21 |
18 |
June 13, 1925 |
Universal Weekly
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23 |
13 |
May 8, 1926 |
Universal Weekly
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23 |
16 |
May 29, 1926 |
Universal Weekly
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24 |
18 |
Dec. 11, 1926 |
Universal Weekly
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29 |
24 |
July 20, 1929 |
Universal Weekly
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31 |
23 |
Nov. 19, 1932 |
Universal Weekly
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31 |
25 |
Dec. 3, 1932 |
Universal Weekly
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32 |
1 |
Dec. 17, 1932 |
Universal Weekly
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32 |
2 |
Dec. 24, 1932 |
Universal Weekly
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32 |
3 |
Dec. 31, 1932 |
Universal Weekly
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32 |
4 |
Jan. 7, 1933 |
Universal Weekly
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32 |
5 |
Jan. 14, 1933 |
Universal Weekly
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32 |
7 |
Jan. 28, 1933 |
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Series 4. Richard Koszarski's various
Universal projects, 1971-1978, 1996
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BOX-FOLDER 7/1-9 |
American Film Institute Universal
Pictures project, 1971-1977
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Notes on screenings, archival sources and interviews. Correspondence file
focuses on dispute over AFI's claim of ownership of all scholarship funded by
Louis B. Mayer Oral History Program. |
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Oral history interviews, 1972-1974
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BOX-FOLDER 7/10 |
Gertrude Astor, July 12, 1973
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Interview transcript; photocopies of news articles. |
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See audiocassette RYR 2034
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BOX-FOLDER 7/11 |
Harry Burke, August 15, 1974
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Interview transcript; permission form. |
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See audiocassette RYR 2042
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BOX-FOLDER 7/12 |
Leslie Carey, August 7, 1974
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Permission form. |
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See audiotape reel RXK 0309
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BOX-FOLDER 7/13 |
David Garber, August 9, 1974
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Interview transcript; permission form. |
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See audiocassettes RYR 2041-2042
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BOX-FOLDER 7/14 |
Tay Garnett, June 7, 1973
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Interview transcript. |
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See audiocassette RYR 2029
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BOX-FOLDER 7/15 |
Ted Kent, January 20, 1972
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Interview transcript. |
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See audiocassette RYR 2024
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BOX-FOLDER 7/16 |
Ted Kent, June 5, 1973
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Interview transcript. |
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See audiocassettes RYR 2027-2028
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BOX-FOLDER 8/1 |
Paul Kohner, August 14, 1974,
and August 28,
1974
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Interview transcript; copy of document on realignment of exective staff. |
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See audiocassettes RYR 2040 and
2044
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BOX-FOLDER 8/2 |
Ann Little, September 3, 1973
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Interview transcript. |
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See audiocassette RYR 2032
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BOX-FOLDER 8/3 |
Mary MacLaren, September 17, 1973
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Interview transcript. |
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See audiocassettes RYR 2037-2038
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See MacDonald vs. Universal lawsuit
file
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BOX-FOLDER 8/4 |
George Marshall, June 12, 1973
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Interview transcript. |
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See audiocassettes RYR 2031-2032
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BOX-FOLDER 8/5 |
Ted McCord, July 15, 1973
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Interview transcript. |
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See audiocassette RYR 2033
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BOX-FOLDER 8/6 |
George Robertson, August 5, 1974
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Interview transcript; permission form. |
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See audiocassettes RYR 2039-2040
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BOX-FOLDER 8/7 |
Henry Tiedmann, August 7, 1974
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Interview transcript; permission form. |
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See audiocassette RYR 2041
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BOX-FOLDER 8/8 |
Charles Van Enger, July 29, 1973
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Interview transcript. |
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See audiocassettes RYR 2035-2036
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BOX-FOLDER 8/9 |
Grant Whytock, May 27, 1973
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Interview transcript. |
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See audiocassettes RYR 2025-2026
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BOX-FOLDER 8/10 |
Irvin Willat, August 10, 1973
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Interview transcript. |
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See audiocassette RYR 2037
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BOX-FOLDER 8/11 |
William Wyler, August 18, 1974
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Interview transcripts (3 copies/generations); correspondence; permission
form. |
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See audiocassette RYR 2043
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BOX-FOLDER 9/1-2 |
NYU Cinema Studies Department:
Carl Laemmle's Universal Pictures, 1975
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Syllabi, lecture notes, hand-outs, grading for first such graduate-level film
class. |
BOX-FOLDER 9/3-7 |
Universal Pictures: 65 Years, 1976-1978
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Correspondence, notes, hand-outs and original manuscript of monograph written
for Museum of Modern Art retrospective under contract to Universal. Includes
file on microfilming of NYPL run of The Universal
Weekly and correspondence with Phil Riley. |
BOX-FOLDER 9/8-11 |
The Universal Story, 1996
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Script drafts, contracts, correspondence, press information and VHS copy of
feature length documentary on history of Universal, written for Top Hat
Productions. |
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See videocassette VAS 9811
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Series 5. Audiovisual materials,
1972-1974, 1976, 1996
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Sound Recordings
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CASS RYR 2024 |
Oral history interview with Ted
Kent, 1972-01-20
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Local ID number: 3571 |
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1 sound cassette |
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See interview transcript
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CASS RYR 2025 |
Oral history interview with
Paul Ivano, part 3, 1973-05-26 ; Oral history interview with Grant Whytock, part 1,
1973-05-29
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Local ID number: 3571 |
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1 sound cassette |
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See Grant Whytock interview
transcript
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CASS RYR 2026 |
Oral history interview with
Grant Whytock, parts 2-3, 1973-05-29
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Local ID number: 3571 |
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1 sound cassette |
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See interview transcript
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CASS RYR 2027 |
Oral history interview with Ted
Kent, parts 1-2, 1973-06-05
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Local ID number: 3571 |
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1 sound cassette |
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See interview transcript
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CASS RYR 2028 |
Oral history interview with Ted
Kent, part 3, 1973-06-05 ; Oral history
interview with Carl Laemmle, Jr., 1973-09-20
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Local ID number: 3571 |
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1 sound cassette |
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See Ted Kent interview transcript
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CASS RYR 2029 |
Oral history interview with Tay
Garnett, 1973-06-07
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Local ID number: 3571 |
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1 sound cassette |
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See interview transcript
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CASS RYR 2030 |
Oral history interview with Hal
Mohr, parts 1-2, 1973-06-11
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Local ID number: 3571 |
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1 sound cassette |
CASS RYR 2031 |
Oral history interview with Hal
Mohr, part 3, 1973-06-11 ; Oral history
interview with George Marshall, part 1, 1973-06-12
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Local ID number: 3571 |
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1 sound cassette |
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See George Marshall interview
transcript
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CASS RYR 2032 |
Oral history interview with
George Marshall, part 2, 1973-06-12 ; Oral
history interview with Ann Little, 1973-09-03
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Local ID number: 3571 |
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1 sound cassette |
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See George Marshall interview
transcript
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See Ann Little interview transcript
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CASS RYR 2033 |
Oral history interview with Ted
McCord, 1973-06-15
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Local ID number: 3571 |
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1 sound cassette |
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See interview transcript
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CASS RYR 2034 |
Oral history interview with
Gertrude Astor, 1973-07-12
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