Title: George J. Schaefer Correspondence: United Artists Corporation Records, Series 10B
Inclusive Dates: 1933-1938

Creators:

• Schaefer, George J., 1888-1981

• United Artists Corporation

Call Number: U.S. Mss 99AN/10B

Physical Description: 2.2 cubic feet (6 archives boxes)
Repository:

Housed at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives and Museum Collections; owned by the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Correspondence, from 1933-1938, of George Schaefer, the bulk concerning domestic sales distribution. Topics include advertising, distributors and exhibitors organizations, legal matters, and information on general business and the response to films particularly in American and Canadian cities. Included is correspondence with independent producers such as Charlie Chaplin, Walt Disney, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Sam Goldwyn, Mary Pickford, Edward Small and Walter Wanger; contracts and statistics; and some miscellaneous personal correspondence and employment applications from friends.

Note:

Forms part of the United Artists Corporation collection.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-99an010b

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Processing Information

The records in this series were extracted from accession M95-233 which was comprised of unprocessed and partially processed files. The files were received in 1969 and some work was done on them prior to box and folder lists being prepared and call numbers being assigned in 1994-1995.

George Schaefer was a vice-president of United Artists Corporation who also functioned as director of domestic sales distribution.

Motion picture industryMotion pictures -- Distribution.Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977; Disney, Walt, 1901-1966; Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939; Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979; Small, Edward, 1891-1977; Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968

U.S. Mss 99AN/10B Box   1   Folder 1-2	A, 1936, 1938
Box   1   Folder 3	Adventures of Tom Sawyer, letters to exchanges, 1938
Box   1   Folder 4	Advertising press book, 1938
Box   1   Folder 5	Applications for employment, 1938
Box   1   Folder 6	B, 1936
Box   1   Folder 7	Bankers Club of America, 1938
Box   1   Folder 8	Box office ratings, 1936
Box   1   Folder 9	Buffalo deal notes, 1937-1938
Box   1   Folder 10-11	C, 1936, 1938
	Canada
Box   1   Folder 12	General, 1936-1937
Box   1   Folder 13	Famous Players Canadian Corporation/Metro deal, 1936
Box   1   Folder 14	Montreal first run (Princess Theatre), 1936
Box   1   Folder 15	Results, 1938
Box   1   Folder 16	Situations, 1937-1938
Box   1   Folder 17-18	Chaplin Film Corporation, 1936, 1938
Box   2   Folder 1	Chicago/BK deal (outlying houses), 1937-1938
Box   2   Folder 2	Circular letters, 1936
Box   2   Folder 3	Circular wires, 1936, 1938
Box   2   Folder 4	Circuit buyers list, 1937
Box   2   Folder 5	Complaints, Wanger Pictures, 1938
Box   2   Folder 6	Complaints, foreign pictures, 1938
Box   2   Folder 7	Contract cancellations, 1938
Box   2   Folder 8	Contract form, undated
Box   2   Folder 9	Cooper, J.H., 1937
Box   2   Folder 10	Criterion Films, 1937-1938
Box   2   Folder 11-12	D, 1936, 1938
Box   2   Folder 13	Des Moines deal, 1938
Box   2   Folder 14	Disney, 1938
Box   2   Folder 15	District manager correspondence, 1937-1938
Box   2   Folder 16	Douglas Fairbanks Production Company, 1938
Box   2   Folder 17-18	E-F, 1936, 1938
Box   2   Folder 19	Eternal Road, undated
Box   2   Folder 20	G, 1936
Box   3   Folder 1	G, 1938
Box   3   Folder 2-3	Giannini, A.H., 1937-1938
Box   3   Folder 4	Gold, Harry, 1937-1938
Box   3   Folder 5	Golden Jubilee, 1939
Box   3   Folder 6	Goldwyn, Samuel, 1938
Box   3   Folder 7	Goldwyn Follies, 1937-1938
Box   3   Folder 8-9	H, 1936, 1938
Box   3   Folder 10	Humanettes, 1937
Box   3   Folder 11	Hurricane, 1937-1938
Box   3   Folder 12-13	I-K, 1936, 1938
Box   3   Folder 14	Korda product, 1936-1938
Box   3   Folder 15-16	L, 1936, 1938
Box   4   Folder 1	Little Lord Fauntleroy, 1937-1938
Box   4   Folder 2	London films, 1938
Box   4   Folder 3	Lone Ranger, 1938
Box   4   Folder 4	Lucas & Jenkins, undated
Box   4   Folder 5-6	M, 1936, 1938
Box   4   Folder 7	MMPDA, 1937-1938
Box   4   Folder 8	MPTOA, undated
Box   4   Folder 9	Miami (first and subsequent runs), 1937-1938
Box   4   Folder 10	Minneapolis and North Dakota litigation, 1938
Box   4   Folder 11	Minnesota, 1937-1939
Box   4   Folder 12	"Music hall deal," 1937-1938
Box   4   Folder 13-14	N-O, 1936, 1938
Box   4   Folder 15	National Screen Service, 1937-1938
Box   4   Folder 16-17	O'Brien, Driscoll and Raftery, 1938
Box   4   Folder 18	P, 1936-1938
Box   5   Folder 1	Pettijohn, C.C., 1938
Box   5   Folder 2	Pickford, Mary, 1938
Box   5   Folder 3	Portland, Oregon, first run contract, 1936-1937
Box   5   Folder 4	Product and terms, 1937-1938
Box   5   Folder 5	Proposed financing plan for feature productions, 1937
Box   5   Folder 6	Publix Theatre acquisition, 1937
Box   5   Folder 7	R, 1936
Box   5   Folder 8	Radio City proposed deal on Group 5 pictures, 1933
Box   5   Folder 9	River is Blue title suggestions, 1938
Box   5   Folder 10	Robin Hood, 1938
Box   5   Folder 11	S, 1936
Box   5   Folder 12	Schaefer sales drive, 1937-1938
Box   5   Folder 13	Schaefer exchange correspondence, 1936
Box   5   Folder 14	Small Productions, 1938
Box   5   Folder 15	T, 1936, 1938
Box   5   Folder 16	Tri-State Theatres, 1937-1938
Box   5   Folder 17	Tri-State data, 1937-1938
Box   5   Folder 18	Twentieth Century Fox, 1938
Box   5   Folder 19	U, 1938
Box   5   Folder 20	United Artists Export Ltd., 1938
Box   5   Folder 21	United Artists Theatre (San Francisco) five-year agreement, 1937-1938
Box   5   Folder 22	United Detroit Theatres, 1936-1938
Box   5   Folder 23	V, 1938
Box   5   Folder 24	Van Schmus, W.G. (Radio City Music Hall), 1938
Box   5   Folder 25	W, 1938
Box   6   Folder 1	Wanger, Walter, 1938
Box   6   Folder 2	Wanger & Schwartz, 1937-1938
Box   6   Folder 3	Warner Brothers deal, 1937
Box   6   Folder 4	Wilby & Kincy Service Corporation, 1938
Box   6   Folder 5	Wolfson Meyer Theatre Enterprises Inc., 1937
Box   6   Folder 6	Wometro Theatres, 1938
Box   6   Folder 7	Wright, Loyd, 1936-1938
Box   6   Folder 8	Y-Z, 1938