Summary Information
Sargoy & Stein legal files: United Artists Corporation records, Series 8A 1941-1958
- United Artists Corporation
U.S. Mss 99AN/8A
8.4 cubic feet (17 archives boxes)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Files documenting Sargoy & Stein's
work for United Artists specifically background information and documents pertaining to
audits, courts cases, and settlements. The audits of theaters were conducted to ensure that
there was no fraud pertaining to percentage contracts, underreporting of ticket sales or
false tax returns. Also includes, one folder relating to 16mm print copyright
infringement.
Forms part of the United Artists Corporation collection.
English
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Biographical / Historical
The law firm of Sargoy & Stein was founded by Edward A. Sargoy and Joseph L. Stein in
1945. The firm did work for many of the major Hollywood film distributors and the Motion
Picture Producers Association.
Subject Terms
Motion picture industry.Motion pictures -- Distribution.Motion picture industry -- Economic aspects.Manuscript collection.Sargoy, Edward A., 1902-1982; Stein, Joseph L.
Administrative/Restriction Information
The files in this series were received in 1969 and some work was done on them prior to
the call number being assigned and inventory being created in 2020.
Contents List
Box
1
Folder
1
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A, 1948-1957
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Adams, Robert W. 1951-1953
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Box
1
Folder
3
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Adirondack Theater Corp., 1951-1955
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Admission taxation, 1951-1952
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Alexas, James 1950-1952
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Allen Theaters (New Mexico), 1945-1952
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Allen, G. Theodore 1948-1951
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Box
1
Folder
8
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Allen, S.E., Mrs., 1948-1953
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Box
1
Folder
9
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Allison, Raymond 1945-1954
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Box
1
Folder
10
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Alpine Theater Circuit, 1952-1954
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Box
1
Folder
11
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Altman, David 1953-1954
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Box
1
Folder
12
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Ashkins & Olander, 1951-1957
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Box
1
Folder
13
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Attorney accounts, 1950-1952
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Box
1
Folder
14
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B, 1944-1958
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Box
1
Folder
15
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Bailey, Floyd 1951-1952
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Box
1
Folder
16
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Baker Theaters, 1943-1952
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Banducci-Lemucchi, 1944-1953
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Bank & Shore, 1949-1956
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Barraco, Victor A. 1952-1954
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Bearden, Wendell O. 1948-1953
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Bixler Enterprises, 1944-1951
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Bland, Seymour & Julius 1950-1955
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Box
2
Folder
7
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Borchert, Donna 1943-1951
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Box
2
Folder
8
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Boscardin, Antonio 1942-1950
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Box
2
Folder
9
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Bressler, Woodrow 1943-1951
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Box
2
Folder
10
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Breuer, Erwin 1952-1956
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Box
2
Folder
11
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Brown, Melvin A. 1949-1954
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Box
2
Folder
12
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Bryan Amusement Company, 1951-1953
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Box
2
Folder
13
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Burns & Williams, 1947-1952
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Box
2
Folder
14
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Burtnett, Alfred 1953
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Box
2
Folder
15
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Butler, Jack 1950-1953
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Box
2
Folder
16
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C, 1948-1956
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Box
2
Folder
17
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Canadian percentage claims, 1953-1958
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Box
2
Folder
18
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Carpenter, George D. 1943-1952
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Box
2
Folder
19
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Cash Bros., 1945-1954
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Catalana, Paul 1951-1953
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Box
3
Folder
2
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Caudell, C.H. 1953-1955
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Box
3
Folder
3
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Chapman, Howard 1952-1953
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Box
3
Folder
4
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Chesher Theaters, 1951-1952
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Box
3
Folder
5
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Civitarese, 1945-1952
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Box
3
Folder
6
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Clanton, G.C. 1945-1953
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Box
3
Folder
7
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Cohen, Cecil 1954-1955
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Box
3
Folder
8
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Comden, George 1950-1952
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Box
3
Folder
9
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Commonwealth Theater Corp., 1944-1952
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Box
3
Folder
10
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Cook, C.E. 1942-1949
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Box
3
Folder
11
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Coomer court case, 1942-1951
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Box
3
Folder
12
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Coomer, Price 1949-1954
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Box
4
Folder
1
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Copyright Protection Bureau, 1947-1950
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Box
4
Folder
2
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Cox, Lewis and Brent 1947-1954
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Box
4
Folder
3
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D, 1949-1958
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Box
4
Folder
4
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Danielson, Dale 1944-1952
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Box
4
Folder
5
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Davis, C.V. 1942-1949
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Box
4
Folder
6
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Deakin, D.S. 1947-1955
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Box
4
Folder
7
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DeMordaunt & Drennen, 1954-1956
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Box
4
Folder
8
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Depkin, Bernard 1945-1952
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Box
4
Folder
9
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Dixie Amusement Company, 1945-1953
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Box
4
Folder
10
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Dixie Drive-In Theater, 1952-1954
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Box
4
Folder
11
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Dunn Family Circuit, 1950-1952
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Box
4
Folder
12
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Earnhardt, James 1945-1952
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Box
4
Folder
13
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Eisenberg, Philip 1947-1951
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Box
5
Folder
1
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Eldred, Walter 1943-1951
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Box
5
Folder
2
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Ellis, W.T. 1951-1953
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Box
5
Folder
3
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Everett Enterprises, 1944-1952
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Box
5
Folder
4
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F, 1949-1957
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Box
5
Folder
5
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Farkas, Adolph 1946-1954
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Box
5
Folder
6
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Fenoglio, James 1951-1958
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Box
5
Folder
7
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Floyd & Stein Theatres, 1947-1953
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Box
5
Folder
8
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Frank Theaters, 1943-1954
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Box
5
Folder
9
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G, 1945-1958
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Box
6
Folder
1
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Galligan, W.D. 1950-1956
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Box
6
Folder
2
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General Amusements, 1943-1951
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Box
6
Folder
3
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Gillette, Samuel 1941-1951
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Box
6
Folder
4
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Groom, Dale 1946-1953
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Box
6
Folder
5
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Gumper, H & T 1945-1954
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Box
6
Folder
6
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H, 1945-1958
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Box
6
Folder
7
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Hanny, George 1946-1951
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Box
6
Folder
8
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Hansen, Jens 1945-1952
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Box
6
Folder
9
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Harper, Ernest 1943-1955
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Box
6
Folder
10
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Heineman, William 1951-1957
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Box
6
Folder
11
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Henn, Preston J. 1947-1957
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Box
7
Folder
1
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Hopkins, John H. 1948-1953
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Box
7
Folder
2
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Horn, Paul 1948-1952
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Box
7
Folder
3
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Huish-Gilhool Theaters, 1947-1953
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Box
7
Folder
4
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I, 1947-1956
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Box
7
Folder
5
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Ideal Amusement Company, 1944-1951
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Box
7
Folder
6
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Insley, Dorothy Lee 1947-1951
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Box
7
Folder
7
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J, 1945-1956
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Box
7
Folder
8
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Jarodsky, Leon 1943-1950
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Box
7
Folder
9
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Jefferson Amusement Company, 1955-1957
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Box
7
Folder
10
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Johnston Enterprises, 1954-1956
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Box
7
Folder
11
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Joseph, Ed 1947-1955
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Box
8
Folder
1
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K, 1944-1958
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Box
8
Folder
2
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K & T Theaters, 1945-1954
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Box
8
Folder
3
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Kapner, Ed 1952-1956
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Box
8
Folder
4
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Karren, Thomas 1943-1952
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Box
8
Folder
5
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Kayton Amusement Company, 1942-1950
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Box
8
Folder
6
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Klein & Wingfield, 1947-1952
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Box
8
Folder
7
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L, 1943-1958
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Box
9
Folder
1
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Lesser, Howard 1949-1953
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Box
9
Folder
2
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Levy, Abraham and Jesse Stern 1947-1951
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Box
9
Folder
3
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Linder Theatres, 1945-1953
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Box
9
Folder
4
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Lund, John Werner 1945-1952
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Box
9
Folder
5
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Lutzer Bros., 1947-1954
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Box
9
Folder
6
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Lyon Theater Circuit, 1950-1954
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Box
9
Folder
7
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M, 1945-1958
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Box
10
Folder
1
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Mallers, Peter 1947-1950
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Box
10
Folder
2-3
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Manos, George A. 1948-1955
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Box
10
Folder
4
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Markoff, Theodore and Joseph 1945-1950
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Box
10
Folder
5
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Matson, C.W. 1945-1955
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Box
10
Folder
6
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Mattecheck, R.J. 1955-1958
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Box
10
Folder
7
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Mc/Mac, 1954-1958
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Box
10
Folder
8
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McClosky, Ed 1950-1954
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Box
10
Folder
9
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McDougald, B.V. 1951-1956
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Box
10
Folder
10
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McFadden, George 1944-1951
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Box
10
Folder
11
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McNeil, Charles 1953-1955
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Box
11
Folder
1
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Milentz, Arthur 1946-1952
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Box
11
Folder
2
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Morris, T.M. 1945-1953
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Box
11
Folder
3
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Mortimore & Shiell, 1943-1954
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Box
11
Folder
4
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Moyer, Harry 1947-1951
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Box
11
Folder
5
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Mungello Bros., 1943-1952
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Box
11
Folder
6
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Murray, Earl 1953-1954
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Box
11
Folder
7
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N, 1945-1958
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Box
11
Folder
8
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Naylor, J.W. 1948-1954
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Box
11
Folder
9-10
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Newbold, J.C. (see also Rogers, Lloyd) 1948-1953
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Box
11
Folder
11
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Northrup & Ellis, 1945-1952
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Box
12
Folder
1
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O, 1950-1955
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Box
12
Folder
2
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P, 1943-1958
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Box
12
Folder
3
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Pal Amusement Company, 1945-1953
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Box
12
Folder
4
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Pannos, E.A. 1952-1958
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Box
12
Folder
5
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Peyser, Seymour 1951-1958
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Box
12
Folder
6
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Precaido, Henry 1946-1953
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Box
12
Folder
7
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Prophit, H.G. 1950-1954
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Box
12
Folder
8
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Quady, Ray 1947-1949
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Box
12
Folder
9
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Query Enterprises, 1949-1954
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Box
12
Folder
10
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R, 1944-1957
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Box
13
Folder
1
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Raftery, George 1950-1951
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Box
13
Folder
2
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Reda, Don 1951-1955
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Box
13
Folder
3
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Robert, John H. 1944-1950
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Box
13
Folder
4
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Robins Amusement Company, 1949-1951
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Box
13
Folder
5
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Rogers, Lloyd 1942-1951
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Box
13
Folder
6
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Rosen, Morton 1942-1951
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Box
13
Folder
7
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S, 1944-1958
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Box
14
Folder
1-3
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S (continued), 1944-1958
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Box
14
Folder
4
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Sacco & O'Donnell, 1952-1958
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Box
14
Folder
5
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San Benito Theatres, 1948-1954
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Box
14
Folder
6
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Schwaber, Milton 1942-1952
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Box
15
Folder
1
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Sixteen millimeter print copyright infringement, 1947-1955
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Box
15
Folder
2
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Skelton Bros., 1948-1953
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Box
15
Folder
3
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Somerson, Samuel 1949-1954
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Box
15
Folder
4
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Southeastern Theater Inc., 1949-1953
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Box
15
Folder
5
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Southern California Amusement Company, 1945-1954
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Box
15
Folder
6
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Stamatis, George 1946-1950
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Box
15
Folder
7
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Stanzler, Meyer 1943-1956
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Box
15
Folder
8
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Steinberg, Nathan 1952-1955
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Box
15
Folder
9
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Stewart, Hazel 1952-1955
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Box
15
Folder
10
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Strebe, Earle 1941-1955
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Box
15
Folder
11
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Syufy, R.J. 1952-1955
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Box
15
Folder
12
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T, 1948-1958
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Box
15
Folder
13
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Thompson Theatres, 1945-1950
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Box
15
Folder
14
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Turnage, C.A. 1944-1952
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Box
15
Folder
15
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United Theatres, 1951-1958
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Box
16
Folder
1
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United Theatre Enterprises, 1944-1951
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Box
16
Folder
2
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Unplayed/unpaid contracts, 1947-1955
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Box
16
Folder
3
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Vail, Lon 1945-1949
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Box
16
Folder
4
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Virginia Amusement Company, 1942-1949
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Box
16
Folder
5
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Vogel Bros., 1951-1955
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Box
16
Folder
6-7
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Volk, William & Sidney 1947-1952
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Box
17
Folder
1
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W, 1944-1957
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Box
17
Folder
2
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Waters Theatre Company, 1951-1953
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Box
17
Folder
3
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Weaver Bros., 1944-1951
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Box
17
Folder
4
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Weiner, Ike 1944-1952
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Box
17
Folder
5
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Weiser, C.D. 1952-1956
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Box
17
Folder
6
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Weiss, Joseph 1947-1953
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Box
17
Folder
7
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Wellman, Peter 1955-1958
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Box
17
Folder
8
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Wesco Theatres, 1946-1953
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Box
17
Folder
9
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Whitlock & Ellis, 1950-1955
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Box
17
Folder
10
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Williams, Posey V. 1946-1954
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Box
17
Folder
11
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Zeller, L. 1952-1957
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Box
17
Folder
12
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Ziegler, Harry 1951-1953
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Box
17
Folder
13
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Zorn, Marie & Elizabeth 1947-1953
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