The file contains three types of material. The first, Correspondence, Miscellaneous, includes press releases, job applications, and correspondence with agents and with the general public. Of special note are folders entitled “General Instructions to Agents,” and “General Policies,” which lay out basic guidelines for the road show operation.
The second section, Correspondence, by State, consists mainly of correspondence among the agents, the branch offices and the home office, filed under the state in which exhibitions occurred. It concerns such topics as the activities of the agents, advertising budgets, scheduling of performances, educational institutions, agents' pay, etc. The final section, Financial Records, by City, contains financial records for various engagements, filed by city and theater. It includes daily box office reports, expense reports, invoices for items paid by United Artists, and final accountings of the results of each engagement. Two of the folders (a small town engagement in Astoria, Oregon, and a city engagement in Baltimore) have been left intact as examples of the full depth of financial reporting; the remainder of the folders have been weeded.
