New York State Motion Picture Division Index to Case Files
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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
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 by the Archives. The fiche duplicate the file cards in the original accession.
Creator:
Title:
Motion Picture Division index to case files
Quantity:
22 cubic feet
73200 cards; 3000 microfiche
Inclusive Dates:
1921-1965
Series Number:
A1419
Arrangement
Alphabetic by film title.
Scope and Content Note
This series is a card file index to the license application case files. The cards (4" x 6") contain the following information:
title and any sub-titles of the film; title changes, if any; name of film exchange; manufacturer's name; number of reels;
film footage (not always listed); date application was received; names of film's stars; date licensed; case file number; and
numbers of seals issued (in some instances years in which seals were issued are provided). The cards also record if a film
was approved with eliminations (but not what was eliminated). There are notations on the back of cards if a film was rejected
or approved with eliminations by other censorship boards. These citations usually include the date of the censorship body's
eliminations bulletin in which the decision was published.
A1419-04:This accretion consists of a computer-generated microfiche index produced by the Archives. The fiche duplicate the
file cards in the original accession. The fiche accesses files by application number; application date; film title; censorship
determination; name of production company, distributor, director, and screenwriter; country of origin. The information contained
in this index is available as an online database.
Related Material
A1418 License Application Case Files, is indexed by this series.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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Detailed Description
| Contents |
Box |
Accretion: A1419-04 |
| Microfiche Index |
1 |
Accretion: A1419-77 |
| A - Ak |
11 |
| Dick Tracy - Don Miks |
518 |
| Pathe No. 26 - Pests |
1454 |
