The Sky Devils sub-series (1930-1933) is comprised of materials pertaining to the production process of The Caddo Company's February 6, 1932 release of Sky Devils. The sub-series includes advertising and publicity, administrative, legal, production, direction, and story development records.
The advertising and publicity records include a list of scenes for inclusion in a trailer, production credits, newspaper clippings detailing the film's reception, and photographic prints. Administrative records contain correspondence pertaining to French distribution rights and Joseph Moncure March’s start date on the screenplay. Legal records contain domestic and foreign release contracts. Production and direction records include stage and sound logs and daily production reports. Story development records include screenplays, dialogue and cutting continuities, preliminary and production scripts, and continuities for adaptation. Also included are black-and-white photographic prints and a negative depicting the film during its production, as well as set, director, and advertising images.
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036 Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records Box/Folder: N/A
The Sunnie Gillette Photograph Collection (approximately 1900-1930) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting early Las Vegas, Nevada. Scenes include Fremont Street, the Clark County Courthouse, the First Methodist Church on 3rd and Bridger Streets, and rail yards in Las Vegas. Also included are images of street scenes, fundraisers, parades, and individuals in Las Vegas.
The Eileen Lancaster Family Photographs contains studio portraits and group photographs taken between approximately 1813 to 1900 of various members of Eileen Lancaster's family. Several of the photographs include notes written on the back by Lancaster listing the name of the family member and the place the photograph was taken. Several of the studio portraits indicate that they were shot at photograph studios in Bradford, England; Hamburg, Germany; Iowa; and Kentucky.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection (approximately 1900-2004) depicts the development of the university and the city of Las Vegas. The collection includes images of campus buildings, student activities, sports teams, past university presidents, and Las Vegas in the early twentieth century. Early images depicting the surrounding area are included in this collection as well.
Born on January 22, 1884, Blanch Jackson was the daughter of Edward F. Frailey and Mrs. Frailey. Frailey was the superintendent of waterworks in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In April 1904, Blanch married prominent mining industry figure Clyde Jackson in Lancaster. They moved to Tonopah, Nevada after the wedding. Blanch passed away on January 25, 1973.
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). University of Nevada Regents Brenda Mason, John Buchanan, Lily Fong, being sworn in by Justice Gordon Thompson (left) of the Nevada Supreme Court in the Center of Religious Life in Reno, Nevada.