http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c83j3m0j No online items Finding aid to Tom Luddy program notes, correspondence and other material, 1972-1980 1972-1980PFA.MSS.004 Richard Tan BAMPFA Film Library 2007-08-14 PFA.MSS.004 1 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: BAMPFA Film Library Title: Tom Luddy program notes, correspondence, and related Pacific Film Archive material creator: Luddy, Tom creator: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Identifier/Call Number: PFA.MSS.004 Physical Description: 3 cartons3.75 linear feet; 165 folders Date (inclusive): 1972-1980 Language of Material: Collection materials are in English Physical Description: Some of the documents were originally printed on tracing paper and are torn or heavily creased. These documents have been photocopied. UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Film Library and Study Center Conditions Governing Access The collection is open for research use. Accruals It appears that this 3-carton collection is quite complete as it is. It contains all of the Tom Luddy papers that have been stored at the PFA since his departure in 1980. Arrangement The material is arranged in four series: Series 1, Film programming Series 2, Film collection Series 3, Film festivals and conferences Series 4, Correspondence Some folder titles reflect the date of the program event rather than creation dates. Biographical / Historical Tom Luddy became the Pacific Film Archive's second director following Sheldon Renan's departure in 1975. Luddy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley where he obtained a B.A. and during his time as a student he operated several film societies. Upon graduation, Luddy began his career by distributing international films at Brandon Films in New York City. In 1972, he returned to Berkeley where he served as program director at the PFA, before becoming archive director and curator in 1975. Luddy remained in this position until 1980, when he left to join Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Studios as director of special projects. Preferred Citation [Identification of item]. Tom Luddy program notes, correspondence, and related Pacific Film Archive material, 1972-1980. [PFA--MSS--004]. UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley. Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence, internal memoranda and notes generated in the course of Luddy's work at the Pacific Film Archive. The earliest material begins with Luddy's first official position at PFA as program director in 1972, and continues through his appointment as archive director and curator in 1975, ending with his resignation in 1980, when he left to pursue a film producing career. Coverage is primarily over the period 1975-1980. The majority of the material covers the day-to-day logistics of scheduling programs. The cycle Luddy used to accomplish this became increasingly well defined over time. He would develop ideas, often by scanning reviews, initiate correspondence with holders of rights, contact directors to propose a personal appearance, negotiate rental, honoraria and transport, schedule the series, and finally print the calendar and introduce the event. At any particular time, Luddy would be working on a small number of large-scale projects in conjunction with programmers at other institutions, most notably the Museum of Modern Art in New York. These projects, which typically centered on films of a national cinema never or rarely seen in the United States, often involved travel to, and negotiation with, the national film archives of those countries. Notable examples of this are the Indian and Soviet Film series presented in 1974. In between these large projects, Luddy would program series rented from other institutions, retrospectives of known directors, other short series and single showings. A great deal of interesting anecdotal material was generated in the course of his daily correspondence, often as an aside in a letter dealing with PFA business. Some examples of this include letters PFA.MSS.004 2 describing the funeral of Henri Langlois, events that happened during personal appearances at the PFA (Howard Hawks, Kenji Mizoguchi, and others) and day-to-day events in the lives of Luddy's associates (Sterling Hayden, Agnes Varda, Francois Truffaut). In addition to film programming, a significant proportion of the material deals with benefit screenings Luddy organized on behalf of the PFA, most notably for Francis Ford Coppola's film Apocalypse Now and Werner Herzog's Nosferatu. There is also some material relating to the acquisition or copying of prints for the PFA collection. Conditions Governing Use Property rights reside with the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Head of the BAMPFA Film Library and Study Center. Subjects and Indexing Terms Film archives Film festivals Motion picture film collections Motion picture producers and directors--California Experimental films--United States Luddy, Tom Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Box 1, Box 2 Series 1, Film programming 1971-1979, undated Physical Description: 84 folders Arrangement This series is arranged topically according to Luddy's original filing convention. In some cases related files have been consolidated. Small files are consolidated by year. The order of files is chronological by the date in which the majority of the films covered in a program were shown. If several programs are filed together (e.g. Soviet Cinema), filing is based on the most significant date, usually that of the largest program. If the program was never shown, filing is by the last known proposed date. The Series is further divided into 3 distinct subseries to reflect the nature of the programming. The subseries are labeled as follows, Subseries 1, General; Subseries 2, Curriculum; and Subseries 3, Benefits. Box 1, Box 2 Subseries 1, General 1971-1979 Physical Description: 72 folders Box 1, Folder 1 Cinematheque Quebecois (1971 September) 1971 Physical Description: 1 folder Scope and Contents Contains items related to these persons and organizations: Louise Beaudet Tom Brandon Conseil Québécois Pour la Diffusion du Cinéma Gary Crowdus Robert Daudelin Leo Hurwitz Jerome Lapeurrousaz Massimo Maisetti Jeanne Moreau Andre Paquet Anthony Reveaux Claude Robitaille Andre Roy Patrick Straram Contains items related to these series and film titles: Entre tu et vous Hu-Man Les Voitures d'Eau Music and the Movies Wow Tonight we are Scaring the People Box 1, Folder 2 Preston Sturges (1971 November) 1971 Physical Description: 1 folder Scope and Contents Contains items related to these persons and organizations: Willard M. Morrison Gene Newman Sheldon Renan James Ursini Contains items related to these series and film titles: Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend PFA.MSS.004 3 Series 1, Film programming 1971-1979, undated Subseries 1, General 1971-1979 Box 1, Folder 3 Treasures from the Eastman House / James Card (1972 November) 1972 Physical Description: 1 folder Scope and Contents Contains items related to these persons and organizations: Kenneth Anger Fred Astaire Bertl Bosser Ernest G. Bosser Francis Ford Coppola Senator Alan Cranston Jeanne Eagels Eastman Kodak Film Quarterly Ulrich Gregor Charles Higham Albert Johnson Henri Langlois Mondial Leni Riefenstahl Roberto Rosselini Sight and Sound Tony Williams Leonard S. Zartman Contains items related to these series and film titles: Buster Keaton Series The Flowers of St. Francis The Letter Napoleon (Abel Gance) Olympia Rabbit's Moon Tales of the Vienna Woods Box 1, Folder 4 RAI / Rossellini (1973 October) 1973 Physical Description: 1 folder Scope and Contents Contains items related to these persons and organizations: American Film Institute (AFI) Bertrand Augst FIAF (International Federation of Film Archives) Fred Camper Greg Fite Spiro Kostof Henri Langlois Roger McNiven Northwest Film Study Center Renato M. Pachetti RAI-TV Roberto Rosselini Isabella Rosselini Spoleto USA Festival Michael Webb Contains items related to these series and film titles: The Italian Cinema – From the Beginnings Thru "Open City" Stromboli Box 1, Folder 5 Film and Dance (1973 October) 1973 Physical Description: 1 folder Scope and Contents Contains items related to these persons and organizations: American Film Institute (AFI / FIAF) Anitra Earle Millicent (Millie) Hodson Robin Menken J. Sienkiewicz Michael Webb Contains items related to these series and film titles: Battery Plumb Tatu Bola Box 1, Folder 6 Roman L. Karmen (1973 November, possibly 1975 July) circa 1973, 1975 Physical Description: 1 folder Scope and Contents Contains items related to these persons and organizations: Peter Bagh Goskino Gordon Hitchens Larry Kardish William Mandel Museum of Modern Art (New York) United States Customs Natalia Yakoleva Contains items related to these series and film titles: Red Partisans Box 1, Folder 7 Programming, 1972, 1973 1972-1973 Physical Description: 1 folder Scope and Contents Contains items related to these persons and organizations: American Film Institute (AFI / FIAF) David Goines Henri Langlois Al Leong Jay Leyda Yvette Mallet Paul Morrisey Nico Satyajit Ray David Shepard Contains items related to these series and film titles: Violent Four L'Amour THX 1138 Midnight Cowboy Kino Pravda Hail Conquering Hero Russian Films Belle of the 90s… The Blue Angel Nico Tout Va Bien Letter to Jane