Series XIV: Post-War Ephemera, 1949-2007 [Bulk Dates: 1970s-1990s], 1949-2007
- Scope and content:
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This series consists of post-war ephemera related to film and culture. The majority of the materials are contemporary film fliers and programs for original releases, special events, revivals and retrospectives in Japan, for both Japanese films (hōga/ 邦画) and foreign films (yōga/ 洋画). Makino grouped the materials by the country where the film was produced. During processing, this original grouping was maintained. Materials were obtained, donated, or otherwise purchased from secondhand and antiquarian book stores by Makino. The majority of materials, including foreign films, are of Japanese release. However, some materials were also obtained from each country where the films were shown. These objects are fliers, programs, ticket stubs, press kits, stills, serials that were issued by mini theaters/ mini shiatā/ ミニシアター, press sheets, leaflets, and lobby cards. There are also scrapbooks of newspaper clippings from the 1960s mainly film advertisements, in addition to several film review articles. The ephemera in this series are mainly film-related, but there are some non-film/Japanese theater-related materials as well.
Some objects were relocated throughout the collection series if they were most related to that particular subject. For materials related to animated films such as Walt Disney, Tezuka Osamu, Miyazaki Hayao, and Studio Ghibli, see Subseries VI.2: Subject Files: Animated Films and Comics (Manga). For materials related to Western films, see also Series IX: Western Cinema (Pre-, Post-War). For film magazine supplements, see Subseries XI.1: Post-War Magazines: Film Magazines, and for all sorts of posters, including supplement posters from film magazines, see Subseries XVII.5: Photos and Posters: Cinema Posters. For materials related to film festivals, see Series XVI: Film Festival Materials. The materials are organized alphabetically by the name of festivals.
While this series includes some film stills that were distributed at cinema previews, photo albums and individual commercial photographic portraits can be found in Series XVII: Photos and Posters. For further details, see the description of the series.
Publications related to Japanese film ephemera in general, or that were issued in conjunction with film releases, were separated and individually cataloged. They are accessible via the Columbia University Libraries online catalog.
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Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- This collection is available for use by qualified readers in the Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room, C.V. Starr East Asian Library at Columbia University. Much of the collection is maintained in off-site storage. This may be retrieved with advance notification only; for further details, please consult the C.V. Starr East Asian Library staff.
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- Columbia University is providing access to the materials in the Library's collections solely for noncommercial education and research purposes. The unauthorized use, including, but not limited to, publication of the materials without the prior written permission of Columbia University is strictly prohibited. All inquiries regarding permission to publish should be submitted in writing to the Director, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University. In addition to permission from Columbia University, permission of the copyright owner (if not Columbia University) and/or any holder of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) may also be required for reproduction, publication, distributions, and other uses. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of any item and securing any necessary permissions rests with the persons desiring to publish the item. Columbia University makes no warranties as to the accuracies of the materials or their fitness for a particular purpose.
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- Before you visit:
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