MS 6536
National Library of Australia
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Collection Summary
- Creator
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Daniel J. Leab
- Title
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Papers of Daniel J. Leab
- Date Range
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1950-1978
- Collection Number
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MS 6536
- Extent
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0.18 metres (1 archives box)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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National Library of Australia
Introduction
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2167254) for the access conditions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Daniel J. Leab, National Library of Australia, MS 6536, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Item Descriptions
Series 1. Academic Essays and Theses
This series comprises four folders.
Essays by Daniel Leab on the film "The Plow that broke the Plains" (Item)
Dr. Leab's Master of Arts thesis entitled "The March of Time (film): 1935 - 1942" and submitted in January 1956 (Item)
Dr. Leab's Doctor of Philosopy Dissertation entitled "Soviet Revolutionary Films in America 1926 - 1935" and submitted to New York University in June 1973 (Item)
Series 2. Papers by Other Authors
This series features a collection of academic papers, drafts, critiques and addresses by authors involved in the film industry. Compries two folders.
Paper entitled "The Adult Movie" by Daniel Talbot, 1961 (Item)
Critique of "The Consequences of World War I for Britain 1914-1930" (Item)
(Film) Author unknown.
Critique of "Women in Two Wars" (film) (Item)
Author unknown
Critique of "The Strategic Bombing of Germany" (film) (Item)
Author unknown
Paper entitled "Film documents on the history of World War II in the Staattiches Film archiv der DDR." (Item)
Author unknown
Drafts of the "History of the European News reel" by Lisa Pontecoruo, 1973 (Item)
Paper entitled "Anglo-American Co-operation in World War II: the Dilema and a solution 'The White Cliffs of Dover'", by Kenneth R.M. Short (Item)
Proceedings of a symposium on "Films: Whose Medium is it?" (Item)
Paper entitled "The Passaic Textile Strike comes to the Screen" by Barry Sabath, 1976 (Item)
Paper entitled "The Movie as Social Myth: 1930 as an Example" by Robert Sklar (Item)
Paper entitled "United States V. Paramount, et. al." by Stephen Handzo (Item)
Paper entitled "The Negro Soldier" (Film) by Thomas Cripps and David Culbert, May 1977 (Item)
Series 3. Printed Material
Two copies of an offprint from History Vol LVI, October 1971, entitled "British News reels in the 1930s" by Nicholas Pronay.
Comprises one folder.
Series 4. German Language Material
This series comprises three folders.
Proceedings of the 21st International Film Conference held in Bad Nauheim, West Germany, from 18th to 23rd October 1959. Primary Themes: 'Films in Germany up to 1933' and 'The American Film Industry' (Item)
Programme for the 1964 Film Conference, held in Bad Ems, West Germany from 30th April to 3rd May (Item)
Essays and articles on Film Classification and Film Production including a 1965 Bibliography of films and producers (Item)
Analysis of the film 'ANGST' by Professor Dr. Joseph Hitpass and a critique of the documentary 'Triumph des Willens' by Kaare Rübner Jorgensen (Item)