- TitleRichard O. Bartel collection, 1922 - 2007 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)1922 - 2007 (inclusive)
- Description
17 linear ft. of papers
2 item(s) of sound recordings - Summary
The collection consists of more than 1,000 advertisements, booklets, catalogs, diagrams, manuals, and pamphlets all related to projectors and projection equipment from manufacturers such as Ampro Corporation, Century Projector Corporation, Eastman Kodak Company, Holmes Projector Co., International Projector Corporation, Radio Corporation on America (RCA), and the Victor Animatograph Corporation. The paper material complements Bartel's collection of projection equipment. There is a Victor Talking Machine disc for "The Talk of the Town" newsreel and a Vitaphone disc with Charles Hackett.
- BiographyRichard O. Bartel is a collector of cameras, film projectors, and other pieces of cinematic technology. The San Francisco Bay-area resident spent some sixty years assembling his collection.
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Richard Bartel, 2009.
- Preferred citationRichard O. Bartel collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 2529
- AvailabilityFor information on the contents and availability of this collection please contact the Reference and Public Services department at ref@oscars.org.
- Moving Image Items
- Library Holdings
