Details

ARC-1197

collection

Academy Film Archive Collection

1979-1985

3 (Linear feet)

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The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation, established in 1944 with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ educational and cultural activities, including the preservation of motion picture history.

The Academy Film Archive Collection contains 22 original film negatives and soundtracks dated 1979-1985. Artists featured in this collection include The Cars, Heart, Ian Hunter, Journey, Boz Scaggs, and Bruce Springsteen. The collection also includes the film lab notes found in the original boxes and cans. All films are 16mm unless otherwise noted in the title. The films are arranged by artist and provide insight into the filmmaking and recording process for music videos and promotional films.

: The Academy Film Archive Collection was received by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a gift from the Academy Film Archive on August 17, 2015 and December 5, 2017.

: Collection is in English.

: Processed by Shannon Erb, Audiovisual Archivist. Completed October 28, 2020. Revised by Lyndsey Godwin-Kresge, Audiovisual Archivist. Completed January 29, 2024. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.

: [Identification of Item], Academy Film Archive Collection, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The audiovisual materials in the collection are on defunct media formats and, therefore, are RESTRICTED. Access copies of these materials will have to be created prior to use. Consult the Library and Archives staff in advance of your visit to ensure access to these materials is available.

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.