Title: Samuel Cohen Press Releases: United Artists Corporation Records, Series 12D
Inclusive Dates: 1932-1948

Creators:

• Cohen, Samuel
• United Artists Corporation

Call Number: U.S. Mss 99AN/12D

Quantity: 4.4 cubic feet (11 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)

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Abstract:

Press releases issued by Samuel Cohen, a director of the United Artists (UA) Foreign Publicity Office, consisting almost entirely of press releases for foreign consumption whose content concerns domestic corporate matters. Present is Around the World (1932-1948), produced for foreign sales offices and extensively illustrated, which documents UA activities and local publicity programs and exploitations developed for particular productions. After 1943, Spanish and French language versions are included. Behind the Screen in Hollywood (1937-1944) contains information about UA stars and productions. Foreign News Stories and special publicity materials concern UA executives, production companies, and other topics.

Note:

Forms part of the United Artists Corporation collection.

Language: English

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Papers of a former director of the United Artists Foreign Publicity Office, chiefly consisting of press releases for foreign consumption. The content of the releases, however, largely concerns domestic corporate matters. Included is Around the World (1932-1948), the official voice of the United Artists Foreign Department, an internal newsletter; Behind the Screen in Hollywood (1937-1944), which was intended for foreign newspaper editors; and Foreign News Stories (1934-1943).

Around the World contains news of United Artists management and productions intended for the foreign sales offices. This newsletter is extensively illustrated, documenting activities of UA at home and abroad as well the local publicity programs and exploitations developed for particular productions. These newsletters are chronologically arranged. After December 1943 Spanish and French language versions are included.

Behind the Screen in Hollywood, which contains information about United Artists stars and productions, was issued twice a month for the exclusive use of one newspaper in a particular city. The press releases were issued with photographs. These photographs are not included here, although caption information is.

The purpose of the Foreign News Stories is uncertain. Here the releases are arranged by United Artists executive or production company name, with all names listed in the contents list. The fourth section consists of longer, special feature stories. Many of these stories are followed by foreign language translations. The titles of these special stories are listed in the contents list. Also included is a file of correspondence and memoranda, mainly 1946-1951.

U.S. Mss 99AN/12D	Around the World
Box   1 Folder   1-2	Volume 1-4
Box   2 Folder   1-2	Volume 5-9
Box   3 Folder   1	Volume 10-11
Box   3 Folder   2	Volume 12-16 Note: Including French and Spanish releases.
	Behind the Screen in Hollywood
Box   11 Folder   1	Spanish translations 1-19
Box   4 Folder   1-2	No. 1-100
Box   5 Folder   1-2	No. 101-200
Box   6 Folder   1-2	No. 201-284
	Foreign News Stories
	1934-1935
Box   7 Folder   1	Disney
Box   7 Folder   1	Goldwyn
Box   7 Folder   1	London films
Box   7 Folder   1	Selznick
Box   7 Folder   1	Pickford-Lasky
Box   7 Folder   1	Chaplin
Box   7 Folder   1	Fairbanks
Box   7 Folder   1	Reliance Pictures
Box   7 Folder   1	20th Century
Box   7 Folder   1	B&D
Box   7 Folder   1	Vidor
Box   7 Folder   1	Kelly
Box   7 Folder   1	Lictman
Box   7 Folder   1	Schenck
Box   7 Folder   1	Cohen
Box   7 Folder   1	Miscellaneous
Box   7 Folder   1	Christmas
	1936
Box   7 Folder   2	Index
Box   7 Folder   2	Disney
Box   7 Folder   2	Goldwyn
Box   7 Folder   2	Selznick
Box   7 Folder   2	Reliance
Box   7 Folder   2	Wanger
Box   7 Folder   2	Chaplin
Box   7 Folder   2	Pickford-Lasky
Box   7 Folder   2	Criterion
Box   7 Folder   2	Kelly
Box   7 Folder   2	Miscellaneous
	1937
Box   8 Folder   1	Index
Box   8 Folder   1	Criterion
Box   8 Folder   1	Disney
Box   8 Folder   1	Goldwyn
Box   8 Folder   1	Kelly
Box   8 Folder   1	Korda
Box   8 Folder   1	Pickford
Box   8 Folder   1	Schach
Box   8 Folder   1	Selznick
Box   8 Folder   1	Wanger
Box   8 Folder   1	Miscellaneous
	1938
Box   8 Folder   2	Index
Box   8 Folder   2	Chaplin
Box   8 Folder   2	Fairbanks
Box   8 Folder   2	Goldwyn
Box   8 Folder   2	Korda
Box   8 Folder   2	Selznick
Box   8 Folder   2	Small
Box   8 Folder   2	Wanger
Box   8 Folder   2	Miscellaneous
	1939
Box   8 Folder   3	Index
Box   8 Folder   3	Chaplin
Box   8 Folder   3	Goldwyn
Box   8 Folder   3	Korda
Box   8 Folder   3	Selznick
Box   8 Folder   3	Wanger
Box   8 Folder   3	Roach
Box   8 Folder   3	Small
Box   8 Folder   3	Pickford
Box   8 Folder   3	Lesser
Box   8 Folder   3	Loew
Box   8 Folder   3	Rowland
Box   8 Folder   3	Denis
Box   8 Folder   3	Miscellaneous
	1940
Box   9 Folder   1	Index
Box   9 Folder   1	Chaplin
Box   9 Folder   1	Goldwyn
Box   9 Folder   1	Korda
Box   9 Folder   1	Selznick
Box   9 Folder   1	Wanger
Box   9 Folder   1	Roach
Box   9 Folder   1	Small
Box   9 Folder   1	Lesser
Box   9 Folder   1	Loew-Lewin
Box   9 Folder   1	Roosevelt
Box   9 Folder   1	Pascal
Box   9 Folder   1	Kelly
Box   9 Folder   1	Gould
Box   9 Folder   1	Miscellaneous
	1941
Box   9 Folder   2	Chaplin
Box   9 Folder   2	Korda
Box   9 Folder   2	Selznick
Box   9 Folder   2	Wanger
Box   9 Folder   2	Roach
Box   9 Folder   2	Small
Box   9 Folder   2	Lesser
Box   9 Folder   2	Loew-Lewin
Box   9 Folder   2	Roosevelt
Box   9 Folder   2	Rowland
Box   9 Folder   2	Pascal
Box   9 Folder   2	Gloria Pictures
Box   9 Folder   2	Pressburger
Box   9 Folder   2	Miscellaneous
	1942-1943
Box   9 Folder   3	Pickford
Box   9 Folder   3	Chaplin
Box   9 Folder   3	Selznick
Box   9 Folder   3	Korda
Box   9 Folder   3	Disney
Box   9 Folder   3	Lesser
Box   9 Folder   3	Stromberg
Box   9 Folder   3	Small
Box   9 Folder   3	Loew-Lewin
Box   9 Folder   3	Pressburger
Box   9 Folder   3	Cagney
Box   9 Folder   3	British
Box   9 Folder   3	Mexican
Box   9 Folder   3	Miscellaneous
Box   11 Folder   2	Hollywood Low-Down, 1943-1945
	Special publicity and exploitation manuals
Box   10 Folder   1	Volume 1
	The True Life Story of Walt Disney
	Mickey Mouse
	The True Life Story of Douglas Fairbanks
	The Story of Great Entertainment by Samuel Goldwyn
	Preview of 1935-1936
	Biographies of directors
	How to Sell the Goldwyn Follies
Box   10 Folder   2	Volume 2
	Bridging 20 Years of UA History
	The Life Story of Carole Lombard
	Biography of Charlie Chaplin
	The Making of The Four Feathers
	Short History of Charlie Chaplin
	General papers
Box   11 Folder   3	General correspondence, 1946-1947
Box   11 Folder   4	Outgoing memoranda, 1950-1951
Box   11 Folder   5	Dubbing
Box   11 Folder   6-7	Motion Picture Association of America, 1947
Box   11 Folder   8	International Department, 1946
Box   11 Folder   9	Rank productions, 1946