New York State Motion Picture Division Posters and Publicity Material
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
1 cubic foot
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of assorted material created by film distributors or studio publicists for the purpose of publicizing motion pictures. The materials may have been collected separately for examination for offensive content. There are penciled numbers included on some material, which may be for record keeping associated with film licensing or censorship review. The majority of films represented by this material portray sensitive subject matter, such as burlesque, sex, crime, narcotics, or prostitution.
Types of material include black and white still photographs used for lobby display or publication, posters of various sizes, and other publicity material. Publicity material or packets contain descriptions of films, clip art that could be used for newspaper publication, descriptions of marketing material available for purchase, and suggestions for promotional schemes and/or publicity events associated with the run of a particular movie in film theatres.
Custodial History
Provenance of this material is uncertain; it may have originally been filed in other series created by the Motion Picture Division.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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