COLLECTION
Identifier: MS Span 179
Ludlow-Santo Domingo Library collection of lobby cards
Overview
Collection of lobby cards for advertising films circa 1960s-1980s.
Dates
- circa 1960s-1980s
Language of Materials
Mainly in English and Spanish. Small amount of French.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
3 linear feet (8 flat boxes)
Lobby cards for advertising films, chiefly American, Asian, and Mexican titles, in English, French, and Spanish languages circa 1960s-1980s. Includes complete and partial sets of lobby cards.
A unique feature of the collection is the inclusion of foreign language lobby cards for well-known American films.
Themes include sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
A unique feature of the collection is the inclusion of foreign language lobby cards for well-known American films.
Themes include sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
Arrangement
Arranged in 8 flat boxes in no particular order. The contents within each container are grouped together in sets relating to individual film titles.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, Julio Santo Domingo III; received: 2012 April.
Forms part of the Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection.
- Title
- Santo Domingo, Julio Mario, 1957-2009, collector. Ludlow-Santo Domingo Library collection of lobby cards (MS Span 179): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Date
- March 1, 2017
- Description rules
- dacs
- EAD ID
- hou02796
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
Houghton Library is Harvard College's principal repository for rare books and manuscripts, literary and performing arts archives, and more. The library's holdings of primary source material are managed by an expert staff and shared with scholars, students and the public in the reading room.
Contact:
Harvard Yard
Harvard University
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
(617) 495-2440
Houghton_Library@harvard.edu
Harvard Yard
Harvard University
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
(617) 495-2440
Houghton_Library@harvard.edu