Descriptive SummaryMSS 2153Ralph E. Harold Motion Picture Posters and
Memorabilia,
ca.
1930-1990Harold, Ralph E.L. Tom Perry Special Collections20 lin. ft. (1 carton, 1 oversized box, loose
posters)Dealer in movie posters
and memorabilia.Consists of motion picture posters,
photographs, motion picture film, a videocassette, and other movie memorabilia.
ProvenanceHerold gathered the materials in the course of his business dealings
and donated them to Brigham Young University.
AccessNo public access except by permission of curator of Film and
Communications Archive.
Conditions of UseIt is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary
copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from Ralph E. Harold Motion Picture
Posters and Memorabilia must be obtained from theSupervisor of Reference
Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Preferred CitationInitial Citation: MSS 2153; Ralph E.
Harold Motion Picture Posters and Memorabilia, ca. 1930-1990; Arts and
Communications Archive; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee
Library, Brigham Young University.
Following Citations:MSS 2153, LTPSC.
Film Poster InventoryR. E. Herold donated a large collection of movie posters to the BYU
Archives in 1986. A copy of his inventory, “A Categorical Panorama of Poster
Materials from Hollywood’s Golden Era,” prepared in 1981, is also available. It
includes an index and photocopied images of the posters.
Separation StatementIn 1999 R. E. Herold donated five cartons of books to the BYU
Archives. The books were separated from the archives collection and given to
library acquisitions for inclusion in the library’s regular collection. Titles
are listed on the following inventory. The inventory has been alphabetized by
author’s name.
- Acker, Ally, Reel Women,
1991.
- Ash, Rene L., The Motion Picture Film Editor,
1974.
- Baker, Fred with Ross Firestone, Movie People,
1973, (paperback).
- Barbour, Alan G., Days of Thrills and Adventure,
1970, (paperback).
- Baxter, John, The Gangster Film,
1970.
- Beck, Jerry and Will Friedwald, Looney Tunes and Merrie
Melodies,
1989, (paperback).
- Behlmer, Rudy, Behind the Scenes,
1990, (paperback).
- Bergman, Andrew, We’re in the Money,
1971, (paperback).
- Berman, Robert A., Fade In: The Screenwriting
Process, 1988, (paperback).
- Blacker, Irwin R., The Elements of Screenwriting,
1986, (paperback).
- Bowers, Ronald, The Selznick Players,
1976.
- Buscombe, Edward editor, The BFI Companion to the
Western,
1988.
- Buxton, Frank and Bill Owen, The Big Broadcast,
1972.
- Cameron, Ian, Adventure in the Movies,
1973.
- Cannom, Robert C., Van Dyke and the Mythical City,
Hollywood,
1948.
- Conde, John A., Cars with Personalities,
1982.
- Crowther, Bruce, Captured on Film The Prison Movie,
1989.
- Curti, Carlo, Skouros King of Fox Studios,
1967, (paperback).
- Custen, George F., Bio/Pics,
1992.
- Davis, Richard, The Encyclopedia of Horror,
1981.
- Dmytrk, Edward, On Screen Directing,
1984, (paperback).
- Everson, William K., The Bad Guys,
1964.
- Finler, Joel W., The Movie Directors Story,
1985.
- Finler, Joel W., The Hollywood Story,
1988.
- Gomery, Douglas, Shared Pleasures,
1992, (paperback).
- Hagner, John G., Falling for Stars,
1990, (photocopy book)
- Hagner, John G., Falling for Stars,
1990, pb, inscribed on front
cover (photocopy book)
- Halas, John and David Rider, The Great Movie Cartoon
Parade,
1976, (paperback).
- Hamilton, Ian, Writers in Hollywood 1915-1951,
1990, (paperback).
- Hamley & Co., Cowboy Clothing and Gear,
1995, (paperback).
- Haver, Ronald, A Star Is Born,
1988.
- Henstell, Bruce editor, “Frank Capra “One Man - One Film,”
pamphlet,
1971, (paperback).
- Higby, Mary Jane, Tune in Tomorrow,
1968.
- Hirsch, Foster, Acting Hollywood Style,
1991.
- Hollyn, Norman, The Film Editing Room Handbook,
1990, (paperback).
- Hollywood Studio Magazine,
December 1978.
- Hutchinson, Tom, Niven’s Hollywood,
1984.
- Kael, Pauline, I Lost It at the Movies,
1965, (paperback).
- Kael, Pauline, Deeper into Movies,
1973, (paperback).
- Karlin, Fred, Listening to Movies,
1994.
- Katz, Ephraim, The Film Encyclopedia,
1979.
- Katz, Steven D., Film Directing Shot by Shot,
1991, (paperback).
- Kazan, Elia, “On What Makes a Director,” pamphlet,
1973, (paperback).
- Kobal, John, Gods and Goddesses of the Movies,
1973.
- Kobal, John editor, Movie Star Portraits of the
Forties,
1977, (paperback).
- Lahue, Kalton C., Bound and Gagged,
1968.
- Lahue, Kalton C., Dreams for Sale,
1971.
- Lambert, Gavin, GWTW The Making of Gone with the
Wind,
1973.
- Lenburg, Jeff, The Great Cartoon Directors,
1983.
- Maltin, Leonard, Of Mice and Magic,
1980.
- Maltin, Leonard, Movie Comedy Teams,
1970, (paperback).
- Mariotti, Rosamond, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars of
Hollywood,
1938.
- Mayer, Michael F., The Film Industries,
1973, (paperback).
- McBride, Joseph editor, Film makers on Film Making Volume
One,
1983, (paperback).
- McBride, Joseph editor, Film makers on Film Making Volume
Two,
1983, (paperback).
- McClelland, Doug, Forties Film Talk,
1992.
- McGilligan, Pat, Backstory,
1986, (paperback).
- McGilligan, Pat, Backstory 2,
1991.
- Meyers, Jeffrey, Gary Cooper,
1998.
- Milberg, Doris, Repeat Performances,
1990, (paperback).
- Milne, Tom, Mamoulian,
1969, (paperback).
- O’Dell, Paul, Griffith and the Rise of Hollywood,
1970.
- Parish, James Robert and Don E. Stanke, The
Swashbucklers,
1976.
- Peary, Danny and Gerald Peary, The American Animated
Cartoon,
1980, (paperback).
- Pratley, Gerald, The Cinema of Otto Preminger,
1971.
- Rich, Sharon, Sweethearts,
1994.
- Riva, Maria, Marlene Dietrich,
1993.
- Robertson, Patrick, Guiness Film Facts and Feats,
1985, (paperback).
- Rose, Frank, The Agency,
1995.
- Sackett, Susan, Box Office Hits,
1990, (paperback).
- Searles, Baird, Epic!,
1990.
- Server, Lee, Screenwriter,
1987.
- Settel, Irving, A Pictorial History of Radio,
1960.
- Shamamian, Michael editor, “Rouben Mamoulian Style is the Man,:
pamphlet,
1971, (paperback).
- Sherman, Eric, Directing the Film,
1976, (paperback).
- Shipman, David, A Pictorial History of Science Fiction
Films,
1985.
- Shipman, David, The Story of Cinema,
1982.
- Silver, Alain and Elizabeth Ward editors, Film Noir,
1988, (paperback).
- Sixty Famous Screen Stars, How I Broke into the
Movies,
1930.
- Solomon, Charles, Enchanted Drawings The History of
Animation,
1989.
- Spoto, Donald, Madcap The Life of Preston Sturges,
1990.
- Stephenson, Ralph and Jean Debrix, The Cinema as
Art,
1965, (paperback).
- Temple, Shirley, My Young Life,
1945.
- Thomas, Frank and Ollie Johnston, Disney Animation The
Illusion of Life, popular edition,
1984, (paperback).
- Tyler, Parker, Classics of the Foreign Film,
1962.
- Variety Obituaries Volume 7: 1969-1974,
1988.
- “Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse: The First Fifty Years,” pamphlet,
1978, (paperback).
- Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary,
1979.
- Wiese, Michael, Film & Video Budgets,
1990, (paperback).
- Wiese, Michael, Film & Video Marketing,
1989, (paperback).
- Wiese, Michael, Home Video: Producing for the Home
Market,
1986, (paperback).
- Wiley, Mason and Damien Bona, Inside Oscar,
1988, (paperback).
- Wood, Leslie, The Miracle of the Movies,
1947.
- Zolotow, Maurice, Billy Wilder in Hollywood,
1977.
Subject TracingsGenre/FormFilm postersPhotographsMotion picturesVideocassettesContainer ListInventoryInventoryBoxFolderDescription
1 (Carton)1-4Studio photographs,
ca. 1920s-1960s1152 black-and-white and 2 color 8x10-inch images,
ca. 1930s-1950s1244 black-and-white and 5 color 8x10-inch images; 2
black-and-white and 4 color 5x7-inch images,
ca. 1920s-1960s1329 black-and-white and 1 color 8x10-inch images; 2
black-and white and 3 color 5x7-inch images; 1 black-and-white 1 color 3x5-inch
images,
ca. 1920s-1950s1423 black-and-white and 2 color 8x10-inch images,
ca. 1930s-1950s2 (Oversized)1Framed poster depicting various films of Lon Chaney
Sr.22Print of Ilene Woods portrait of three actresses who
provided voices for Disney animated heroines, inscribed by Woods.Loose Items- Motion picture film, “Glen Canyon of the Colorado.” 16-mm.
color print, approx. 850 ft. on 15-inch reel.
- “Objective Kobe.” ½-inch VHS videocassette.