http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8930wfx No online items Universal Pictures Company trailer scripts Special Collections Margaret Herrick Library© 2014 Universal Pictures Company 17 1 trailer scripts Descriptive Summary Title: Universal Pictures Company trailer scripts Date (inclusive): 1939-1980 Collection number: 17 Creator: Universal Pictures Company Extent: 6.6 linear feet of papers. Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Languages: English Access Available by appointment only. Publication rights Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library. Preferred Citation Universal Pictures Company trailer scripts, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Acquisition Information Gift of Robert Faber, 1979 Biography Universal Pictures is an American motion picture production company founded in 1912. The studio is located in Universal City, California. Collection Scope and Content Summary The Universal Pictures Company trailer scripts span the years 1939-1980 and encompass 6.6 linear feet. The collection is composed primarily of scripts for teaser trailers, regular trailers, television spots, radio spots, and featurettes, most of which were produced for the purpose of advertising Universal's feature-length motion pictures. Some 980 motion pictures are represented, including a considerable number released by companies other than Universal, namely Allied Artists, Columbia, Howco International, Interwest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, RKO Radio Pictures, Regional Film Distributors, United Artists, United Producers Releasing, Warner Bros., and Walt Disney, as well as television programs and made-for- television movies produced for ABC and NBC. Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files. Indexing Terms Universal Pictures Company studio records Universal Pictures Company 17 2 trailer scripts.