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Plitt Intermountain Theaters collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0867

Scope and Contents

The Plitt Intermountain Theaters collection (1960s-1980s) contains posters, slicks, advertisement stubs and pads, color display kits, and merchandising and advertising manuals used by this movie theater chain to promote films.

Dates

  • 1960s-1980s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Organizational History

The Plitt Intermountain Theaters chain is a subsidiary of the Cineplex Odeon Corporation with operations in Utah and surrounding states.

Extent

7.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Plitt Intermountain Theaters collection (1960s-1980s) contains posters, slicks, advertisement stubs and pads, color display kits, and merchandising and advertising manuals used by this movie theater chain to promote films.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Richard Vorstadt in 1985 and 1986.

Separated Materials

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (A0213). Oversize posters are located in the Manuscripts Division's map case.

Processing Information

Processed by Lisa Townsend in 1999.
Title
Inventory of the Plitt Intermountain Theaters collection
Author
Finding aid created by Lisa Townsend.
Date
1999 (last modified: 2018)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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