Inventory of the Duke Film Society, 1949-1956

Abstract

Collection contains materials pertaining to the organization and operations of the Duke Film Society including society minutes, press releases of programs, financial statements, film catalogs/ promotional material and correspondence with film production companies. The collection spans the years 1949-1956.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: University Archives, Duke University.
Creator: Duke University. Duke Film Society.
Title: Duke Film Society records, 1949-1956.
Language of Material: English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet, 250 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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Contains materials pertaining to the organization and operations of the Duke Film Society including society minutes, press releases of programs, financial statements, film catalogs/ promotional material and correspondence with the following Martin J. Lewis Theatrical Productions, Contemporary Films Inc., The Museum of Modern Art, Loew's International Corporation, Wallace Film Exchange, Brandon Films Inc., Classic Pictures Inc., Community Cinema Corporation, Paul Goldman Motion Pictures, United Artists Corporation, United World Films Inc., British Film Institute, and other companies.

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Use Restrictions

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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Folders contain materials pertaining to the organization and operations of the Duke Film Society including society minutes, press releases of programs, financial statements, film catalogs/ promotional material and correspondence with film production companies. The collection spans the years 1949-1956.

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Historical Note

Organized in 1949, the Duke Film Society's aim was to bring to the Duke University campus the best foreign, experimental, documentary, educational, and art films, both current and past. Its first chairman was Katharine M. Banham, professor in the Department of Psychology at Duke University. The Society was a subscription fee based organization that was operated by a faculty initiated committee. The scope of the Society's aims was limited by both funding and facilities. In order to fulfill their desire to show both 35mm and 16mm film, as well as, to accommodate an increased number of members in the more comfortable and technologically advanced Page Auditorium the Society joined with Quadrangle Pictures, in 1954, to co-host a number of 35mm films per semester. The Society disbanded in 1965.

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Related Material

Katharine M. Banham papers, 1910-1995. (University Archives. Duke University. )
Film Society papers, 1949-1975 (small collections). (University Archives. Duke University. )
Annual report, Student Activities Office Trinity College, Quadrangle Pictures, Appointments Office.[serial]. (University Archives. Duke University. )