http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt996nf8b8 No online items Inventory of the Arthur P. Jacobs Collection Errol Stevens, Clay Stalls, Laine Thielstrom William H. Hannon Library Loyola Marymount University One LMU Drive, MS 8200 Los Angeles, CA 90045-8200 Phone: (310) 338-5710 Fax: (310) 338-5895 Email: [email protected] URL: http://library.lmu.edu/ and#xA9; 2011 Loyola Marymount University. All rights reserved. Inventory of the Arthur P. Jacobs 023 1 Collection Arthur P. Jacobs Collection Collection number: 023 William H. Hannon Library Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California Processed by: Errol Stevens and Laine Thielstrom Date complete September 12, 2012 Encoded by: Tammi Kim and Laine Thielstrom © 2011 Loyola Marymount University. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Arthur P. Jacobs Collection Dates: 1937-1974 Bulk Dates: 1955-1974 Collection number: 023 Creator: Jacobs, Arthur P. Collection Size: 81 linear feet Repository: Loyola Marymount University. William H. Hannon Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90045-2659 Abstract: The collection includes files from his publicity firm (15 linear feet); production files from his motion pictures (65 linear feet); art work; photographs; sound recordings; books and other memorabilia. Languages: Languages represented in the collection:English Access Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University. Publication Rights Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or executors. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Series number, Box and Folder number, Arthur P. Jacobs Collection, 023, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University. Acquisition Information Gift of Natalie Trundy. Accession number: 1996.13. Biography Arthur P. Jacobs was born in Los Angeles in 1922 and attended the University of Southern California, beginning his motion picture career as a messenger at MGM. He became a publicist at that studio, at Warner Brothers and then as the head of his own firm. Clients included Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, Gregory Peck, James Stewart and the Principality of Monaco. In the mid-1960s Jacobs launched a successful career as an independent producer. He is probably best known for the Planet of the Apes series (1968-73), but he also produced several successful films. A short list of titles includes What a Way to Go! (1964); Doctor Doolittle (1967); The Chairman (1969); Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969); Play It Again, Sam (1970); Tom Sawyer (1973) and Huckleberry Finn (1974). Jacobs died in 1973. Collection Description Inventory of the Arthur P. Jacobs 023 2 Collection The Arthur P. Jacobs Collection includes files from his publicity firm (15 linear feet); production files from his motion pictures (65 linear feet); art work; photographs; sound recordings; books; and other memorabilia. Arrangement The Arthur P. Jacobs Collection is arranged into three series. Series 1: Publicist Files Series 2: Motion Picture Production Files Series 3: Bound Volumes of Motion Picture Stills and Screenplays Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Jacobs, Arthur P. Rogers & Cowan (Firm) Planet of the Apes (Motion picture : 1968) Motion picture producers and directors Motion picture industry--Public relations Series 1: Publicist Files. 1937-1965 Physical Description: 29 archival document boxes, 2 oversize archival document boxes, and 2 oversized folders in flat files Series Description Series I of the Arthur P. Jacobs Collection primarily contains records documenting Jacob’s life as a publicist (although there is also some material pertaining to his later producer activities and APJAC Productions). Jacob’s career was born in the publicity departments of MGM and Warner Brothers, but this series focuses on his work outside the studios, with the formation of The Arthur P. Jacobs Company in the mid-1950s, and through mergers with rival publicity firms Rogers & Cowan and Guy McElwaine Associates. Other key associates and personnel included John Springer, Rupert Allen, Patricia Newcomb, and Lois Weber. In 1963, Jacobs switched his primary focus to producing movies. Jacobs’ publicity and public relations clients included Warren Beatty, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Rock Hudson, Gene Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Gregory Peck and James Stewart. He also managed publicity campaigns and promotion for movies and television shows, including "The Spirit of St. Louis,", "To Kill a Mockingbird," "Twelve Angry Men," "The Ed Sullivan Show," "The General Electric Theater" (with Ronald Reagan), and "Perry Mason." Corporations and other entities outside Hollywood, such as The Principality of Monaco, were also clients. Series I consists of 16 linear feet in 29 archival boxes, 2 oversize archival boxes, and 2 oversize folders in flat files. Material includes correspondence, memorandums, telefaxes, client campaign proposals, notes (campaign suggestions and ideas), reports (status of ongoing activities), schedules (for interviews and appearances), press releases, press coverage (newspaper, trades, magazines), television appearance and promotional scripts, budgets, contracts, contact lists, photos, and promotional items (posters, press books, press kits, programs, flyers, and invitations). When a folder name (in parentheses) does not accurately represent a folder’s contents, it is noted in the folder description that follows. A few items are in French or Spanish. Some of the material is on fragile, faded or torn paper. Box 1:1 (General Electric Theatre) Publicity campaigns, Reports, Meeting notes, Correspondence, Memorandums, Newspaper clipping, Advertisement. 1956-1959 Box 1:2 (Samuel Goldwyn) Re 80th Birthday / 50th Anniversary in Show Business: Correspondence, Notes, Memorandums, Newspaper clippings, Publicity campaign. 1962 Box 1:3 (Samuel Goldwyn) Correspondence, Press releases, "Life" magazine article, Awards list, Films list, Memorandums, Contact information, Notes, UCLA Medical School Scholarship Program press release. 1959-1961 Inventory of the Arthur P. Jacobs 023 3 Collection Series 1:Publicist Files. 1937-1965 Box 1:4 (Samuel Goldwyn) Correspondence, Memorandums, Press releases re Goldwyn Foundation Creative Writing Award and UCLA Medical School Scholarship Program, Interview, Excerpt from work of John Dos Passos "Midcentury," Legal re Goldwyn versus Fox West Coast Theatres. 1961 Box 1:5 (Samuel Goldwyn) Correspondence, Telefaxes, Publicity campaigns, Legal re Goldwyn versus Fox West Coast Theatres, Newspaper clippings, Trade articles, Contact information. See Box 1ov, Folder 1 for separated material. 1961 Box 1:6 (William Goetz) Memorandums. undated Box 1:7 (Godson- Todman Productions) Reports, Schedule. 1958 Box 1:8 (Michael Gordon) Press releases, Notes, Biography, Trade clipping. 1959- 1960 Box 1:9 (Stewart Granger) Reports, Advertisement, Correspondence, Memoranda, Notes. 1960- 1961 Box 1:10 (Paul Gregory) Memorandums, Correspondence, Press release, Campaign re "The Naked and the Dead", Location itinerary. 1955, 1957-1958 Box 1:11 (Herbert Greene, 1962) Re representation: Memorandum, Letter. 1962 Box 1:12 ("Harbourmaster") AKA Scott Island: Reports, Memorandums, Press release, Correspondence. 1957 Box 1:13 (Harkness Foundation [Rebekah Harkness Foundation], 1961) Proposal, Biography of Rebekah Harkness. 1961 Box 1:14 ("The Key") Memorandums, Publicity campaign proposal. 1957-1958 Box 1:15 ("The Naked and the Dead," 1957) Publicity campaign notes. 1957 Box 1:16 ("The Rivalry" Feature) Press manual, Ticket order form. undated Box 1:17 ("The Spirit of St. Louis"; Correspondence, 1957) Memorandums, Publicity campaigns, Notes, Commercial script, Correspondence, Signed Jimmy Stewart postcard, Budget, Jimmy Stewart itinerary, Pamphlets, Screening programs, Ticket, Advertisements, Telegram. 1955-1957 Box 1:18 ("The Monte Carlo Story") Preliminary report, Memorandum, Publicity campaign. 1956 Box 1:19 ("The Wild River") Report, Memorandums. 1960 Box 2:1 ("Thieves Market") Budget, Meeting notes, Correspondence, Memos, "The Pride and the Passion" publicity materials, Iberia airlines timetable, Press releases, Budget, Telegram. 1956-1957 Box 2:2 ("Tightrope") Initial notes, Reports. 1959-1960 Box 2:3 ("Time Limit") Correspondence, Pre-production notes, Advertisements, Memorandums, Widmark itineraries, Theatre pamphlets, Publicity campaign, Reports, "Ed Sullivan Show" script, Minutes, Press release. See Box 1ov, Folder 2 for separated material. 1957 Box 2:4 ("To Kill a Mockingbird") Correspondence, Invoice, Advertisements, Magazine article re Harper Lee, Newspaper clipping. 1961 Box 2:5 ("12 Angry Men"; A.J. Personal Material) Campaign book, Memorandums, Clipping, Grosses, Schedules, Correspondence, Cables, Publicity material, Reports, Campaign projections, Advertising, Promotional scripts, Budgets. 1956-1957 Box 2:6 ("12 Angry Men")