Title: Edward Raftery Files: United Artists Corporation Records, Series 7B
Inclusive Dates: 1926, 1932, 1940-1947

Creators:

• Raftery, Edward

• United Artists Corporation

Call Number: U.S. Mss 99AN/7B

Quantity: 6.2 cubic feet (16 archives boxes)
Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

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

Abstract:

Correspondence belonging to Edward Raftery during his term as president and chairman of the board of directors for United Artists Corporation from December 12, 1941 to August 5, 1947. The series consists of correspondence with the various departments and personnel of United Artists, theater owners, producers and production companies, firms related to United Artists, and miscellaneous reports and correspondence.

Note:

Forms part of the United Artists Corporation collection.

Language: English

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Edward C. Raftery served in multiple positions during his association with United Artists: he was assistant secretary from July 10, 1935 to September 8, 1938, secretary from September 8, 1935 to May 24, 1941, vice-president and assistant secretary from May 24, 1941 to December 12, 1941, and president and chairman of the board of directors from December 12, 1941 to August 5, 1947. He was a member of the board of directors during all of these years and served on the executive committee of United Artists from its origins in July 1935 to its dissolution in 1938.

Raftery was a partner in the law firm of O'Brien, Driscoll and Raftery which served as United Artists' general counsel and handled all of the corporation's legal affairs. He died in May 1967.

Manuscript collectionMotion picture industry.

U.S. Mss 99AN/7B Box   1   Folder 1	A, 1941-1947
Box   1   Folder 2	Advertising and Publicity Department, 1941-1947
Box   1   Folder 3	Admission taxes, 1943 November 9
Box   1   Folder 4	American Films Corporation, 1945-1947
Box   1   Folder 5	Angelus Pictures, 1943-1946
Box   1   Folder 6	Arnold Productions Inc., 1941-1947
Box   1   Folder 7	Argosy Pictures Inc., 1947
Box   1   Folder 8	Artlee Corporation, 1941-1946
Box   1   Folder 9	B, 1941-1947
Box   1   Folder 10-13	Bagnall, George, 1941-1946
Box   2   Folder 1	Bagnall, George, 1946-1947
Box   2   Folder 2	Bank balances (daily), 1947
Box   2   Folder 3	Bankers Trust Company, 1942-1947
Box   2   Folder 4	Bennett, Constance, 1944-1945
Box   2   Folder 5	Benny, Jack, 1942-1943
Box   2   Folder 6	Bischoff, Sam, 1947
Box   2   Folder 7-8	Blumac-United Company, 1944-1947
Box   2   Folder 9	Bogeaus, Benedict, 1942-1947
Box   2   Folder 10	Briskin, Sam and Frank Capra, 1945
Box   2   Folder 11	Bronston, Samuel, 1943-1946
Box   2   Folder 12	Brown, Clarence, 1943
Box   2   Folder 13-14	Buckley, Harry D., 1941-1947
Box   2   Folder 15	C, 1941-1947
Box   3   Folder 1	California Pictures Corporation, 1945-1947
Box   3   Folder 2	Chaplin, Charles, 1941-1947
Box   3   Folder 3	Comet Productions Inc., 1946-1947
Box   3   Folder 4	Confidential Reports Inc., 1945-1947
Box   3   Folder 5	Coslow, Sam, 1946-1947
Box   3   Folder 6	Cowan, Lester, 1942-1946
Box   3   Folder 7	Crosby, Bing, 1942-1947
Box   3   Folder 8	D, 1942-1947
Box   3   Folder 9	E, 1941-1946
Box   3   Folder 10	Eagle-Lion Films Inc., 1944-1946
Box   3   Folder 11	F, 1941-1947
Box   3   Folder 12	Federal Films Inc., 1947
Box   3   Folder 13-15	Foreign Department, 1941-1945
Box   4   Folder 1	Foreign Department, 1946-1947
Box   4   Folder 2	Foreign quote restrictions, 1944
Box   4   Folder 3	Frenke, Eugene, 1944-1947
Box   4   Folder 4	G, 1941-1947
Box   4   Folder 5	Globe Productions Inc., 1942-1944
Box   4   Folder 6	Golden Pictures Inc., 1945-1947
Box   4   Folder 7	Goldwyn Studios (potential sale of studio lot), 1943
Box   4   Folder 8	Grohs, Edward, 1947
Box   4   Folder 9	H, 1942-1947
	Hays Office
Box   4   Folder 10-11	Correspondence, 1945-1946
Box   4   Folder 12	Theatre Investment v. RKO depositions, 1946
Box   4   Folder 13	Hopalong Cassidy, 1946
Box   5   Folder 1-3	Hughes, Howard, 1946-1947
Box   5   Folder 1-2	Correspondence (The Outlaw), 1946-1947
Box   5   Folder 3	Letters of protest (The Outlaw), 1946 April - June
Box   5   Folder 4	J, 1942-1947
Box   5   Folder 5	Jaffe, William and Dave Lewis, 1945
Box   5   Folder 6	K, 1942-1946
Box   5   Folder 7-10	Kelly, Arthur W., 1941-1947
Box   6   Folder 1-7	Korda, Alexander, 1941-1946
Box   6   Folder 1	Cable copies, 1941-1942
Box   6   Folder 2-3	Coward (Noel) films, 1942-1944
Box   6   Folder 4-5	Loan from United Artists, 1941-1946
Box   6   Folder 6	Miscellaneous correspondence, 1942-1943
Box   6   Folder 7	Sale of United Artists stock, 1943-1944
Box   7   Folder 1	L, 1942-1947
Box   7   Folder 2	Lasky, Jesse, 1940-1946
Box   7   Folder 3	Lawrence, Laudy, 1941-1942
Box   7   Folder 4	Leserman, Carl, 1941-1945
Box   7   Folder 5	Levy, Jules, 1942-1947
Box   7   Folder 6-9	Loew, David L., 1941-1947
Box   7   Folder 10-12	London office, 1941-1945
Box   8   Folder 1-5	London office, 1945-1947
Box   8   Folder 6	London trip, 1945
Box   8   Folder 7	M, 1941-1947
Box   8   Folder 8-9	Miscellaneous, 1945
Box   9   Folder 1-3	Miscellaneous, 1946-1947
Box   9   Folder 4	Motion Picture Association, 1947
Box   9   Folder 5-6	Muller, Harry J., 1941-1947
Box   9   Folder 7	N, 1942-1947
Box   9   Folder 8	Nero Films Inc., 1944-1947
Box   9   Folder 9	New product, 1943-1947
Box   10   Folder 1	O, 1942-1947
Box   10   Folder 2-5	O'Brien, Driscoll & Raftery, 1941-1947
Box   10   Folder 6	Odeon Cinema Holdings Ltd., 1941-1945
Box   10   Folder 7	Operating statements, domestic, 1947
Box   10   Folder 8	Operating statements, foreign, 1944-1946
Box   10   Folder 9	Paramount deal, 1942-1946
Box   10   Folder 10	Pascal, Gabriel, 1941-1942
Box   10   Folder 11	Pickford, Mary, 1941-1944
Box   11   Folder 1-2	Pickford, Mary, 1944-1947
Box   11   Folder 3	Plastic Cartoons Inc., 1944-1946
Box   11   Folder 4-5	Principal Artists Productions, 1942-1947
Box   11   Folder 6	Producers Corporation of America, 1943-1946
Box   11   Folder 7	Profit and loss (estimated worldwide), 1946-1947
Box   11   Folder 8	Rabinovitch, Gregor, 1943-1945
Box   11   Folder 9	Rank, Arthur J., 1944-1947
Box   11   Folder 10	Ripley-Monter Productions, 1944-1947
Box   12   Folder 1	Roach, Hal, 1941-1947
Box   12   Folder 2-3	Salary ceiling, 1942-1945
Box   12   Folder 4-6	Sears, Gradwell, 1941-1947
Box   12   Folder 7	Security 1st National Bank of Los Angeles, 1943-1947
	Selznick, David O.
Box   13   Folder 1-5	Correspondence, 1942-1947
Box   13   Folder 6	Re-issue of Rebecca, 1944-1947
Box   13   Folder 7	Vanguard Films v. United Artists, 1945-1947
Box   12   Folder 8	Amendatory agreement, 1943
Box   12   Folder 9	Correspondence, 1940-1942
	Legal cases
Box   14	Majestic Theatre Co. v. United Artists/Fox/Vitagraph, 1932
Box   15	Majestic Theatre Co. v. United Artists/Fox/Vitagraph, 1932 (continued)
Box   16	Osida Productions v. First National Pictures, 1926