Research

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Creator:

New York (State). Motion Picture Division

 

 

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The Motion Picture Division reviewed each film intended for screening in New York State and issued a license for its exhibition unless the film was judged "obscene, indecent, immoral, inhuman, sacrilegious or of such character that its exhibition would tend to corrupt morals or to incite crime." The .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Motion Picture Division

 

 

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These files contain correspondence between the Motion Picture Division Director's Office and film distributors or exchanges. The majority of the correspondence concerns the licensing of films, issuance of seals, requests for scripts and cutting continuities for foreign films, requests for license applications, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Motion Picture Division

 

 

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Bound volumes contain information on films received and the actions taken on each film. Figures are totaled daily for the various categories of information, and totals are also entered at the end of each month. It is unclear why these films were sent to Albany..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Motion Picture Division

 

 

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This series is a card file index to the Motion Picture Division license application case files. Cards contain basic information regarding each film and notations of actions taken by the division and other censorship boards. The A1419-04 accretion consists of a computer-generated microfiche index produced .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). Motion Picture Division

 

 

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Index cards list the titles of films released by various film distributors. Each card contains the name of the distributing company on the top left hand line; underneath are listed the titles and subtitles, if any, of the films released by the company, the type of film (silent or audio), the date a .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives