Albert and David Maysles papers, 1948-2018

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Series II: Commercial Work



Box 3 Trane, "Home Improvement," Sections 1 -- 6, 2004


Box 3 Tylenol Sections 1, 4, 2004


Box 3 Walmart, "Good Jobs," Sections 1 -- 6, 2003


Box 3 Liberty Medical, Sections 1 -- 6, 2003


Box 3 Tylenol Job 24100 Sections 1 -- 6, 2004



Box 4 Goodnites, Job 24-220, Sections 1 -- 7, 2004


Box 4 Virginia Department of Health Job 24-120, Sections 1 -- 6, 2004


Box 4 Tylenol, Job 24-125 (Postponed: see 24-130), 2004


Box 4 Tylenol, Job 24-130, Sections 1 -- 6, 2004


Box 4 Froedtert Hospital, Job 24-115 (4 Parts), 2004



Box 14 Optimum Online, Job 2245 Sections 1 -- 10, 2002, 2002


Box 14 Zyrtec, Job 2310 Sections 1 -- 8. 2003, 2003



Box 15 Amgen, Job 2315 Sections 1 -- 6, 2003, 2003


Box 15 Ringling Brothers, Job 2324 Sections 1 -- 9, 2003, 2003


Box 15 Thermacare, Job 2330 Sections 1 -- 10, 2003, 2003


Box 15 HCA, Job 2335 Sections 1 -- 9, 2003, 2003



Box 37 Arby's, 1997


Box 37 Flonase, 1999


Box 37 Aetna, 1999


Box 37 Pace Picante, 1999


Box 37 Kirshenbaum, 1999


Box 37 H.I.P., 1999


Box 37 Rogaine, 1999


Box 37 MGM Grand Casino, 1999


Box 37 Denavir, 1999


Box 37 Imitrex, 1999


Box 37 Lifetime, 1999


Box 37 CBS Records, 1998


Box 37 Lycra, 1998


Box 37 Planet Outdoor.com, 1999


Box 37 Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1999


Box 37 Merrill Lynch, 1999


Box 37 The Decalogue, 1999


Box 37 Migranal, 1998


Box 37 Fannie Mae -- PSA, 1998


Box 37 Penzoil Products, 1998


Box 37 MCI, 1997


Box 37 Ford, 1998


Box 37 A-1 Steak Sauce


Box 37 Anne Klein, 1998


Box 37 Bell Atlantic, 1999


Box 37 NFL/ United Way, 1999


Box 37 Nickelodeon, 1999


Box 37 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, 1999


Box 37 Mylanta Supreme, 1999


Box 37 Connecticut Children's Hospital, 1999


Box 37 Jaguar, 1999


Box 37 Mylanta, 1999


Box 37 Zomig Migrane Moments, 1999


Box 37 Hope Cancer Center, 1997


Box 37 Nolvadex, 1998


Box 37 Colombian Coffee, 1997


Box 37 September -December Leads, 1997


Box 37 D.P.'s Windowshade, 1998


Box 37 Rogaine, 1997


Box 37 ART Institute of Chicago


Box 37 Clinique, Sections 1 -- 6, 1995



Box 38 Hasbro, Sections 1 -- 2, 2001


Box 38 Starkist-Pouch, 2001


Box 38 HCA/ Columbia Women's Hospital, 2002


Box 38 Centrum, 2001


Box 38 Datec, 2001


Box 38 VA Hospital Center


Box 38 Greenville Hospital, 2001


Box 38 Commerce Bank, 2001


Box 38 Scotts, 2001


Box 38 Pledge Grab-It, 2001


Box 38 Always, 2001


Box 38 Southwest/GSD+M, 2001


Box 38 Kaiser Permanente, 2001


Box 38 Pravocol, 2001


Box 38 Bristol-Myers, 2001


Box 38 Chi-Chi's, 2001


Box 38 AITA Dina, 2001


Box 38 Tylenol, 2001


Box 38 Lockheed-Martin, 2002


Box 38 Toyota, 2001


Box 38 Hasbro, 2001


Box 38 Julie/Gilly Partnership PSA, 1999


Box 38 Sparks Agreements, 2000-2001


Box 38 The Dinner Crew, 2001


Box 38 Canadian Cheese, 2001


Box 38 Enterprises, 2002


Box 38 AOL, Sections 1 -- 2, 2001


Box 38 Jenny Craig, 2001


Box 38 SI Trailer, 1993


Box 38 NYC Ballet, Sections 1 -- 6, 1992-1994



Box 39 Tylenol, Job 9336 Sections 1 -- 2, 1993, 9336, 1993


Box 39 Models, Job 9400 1994, 9400, 1994


Box 39 Marsh Re-Edit, Job 9339 1993, 9339, 1993


Box 39 S. C. Johnson, Job 9341 Section 1 -- 2, 1994, 9341, 1994


Box 39 McDonald's, Job 9340 Sections 1 -- 2, 1993, 9340, 1993


Box 39 McDonald's, Job 9340 Petty Cash Expenses, 1993, 9340, 1993


Box 39 Dale Carnegie, Job 9312 Sections 1 -- 3, 1993, 9312, 1993


Box 39 Texas Lottery, Job 9327 Sections 1 -- 2, 1993, 9327, 1993


Box 39 NYCB/Marsalis/Martins, Job 9323 Sections 1 -- 2, 1993, 9323, 1993


Box 39 K-Mart Alaska, Job 9325 Sections 1 -- 2, 1993, 9325, 1993


Box 39 Chevy Radio, Job 9331 Sections 1 -- 2, 1993, 9331, 1993


Box 39 Chevy Radio, Job 9331 Petty Cash Expenses, 1993, 9331, 1993


Box 39 Supermodel Research, Job 9329 1993, 9329, 1993


Box 39 Quaker Rice Cakes, Job 9333 Petty Cash Expenses, 9333


Box 39 Clinique, Job 9330 Sections 1 -- 2, 1993, 9330, 1993


Box 39 Clinique, Job 9330 Petty Cash Expenses, 1993, 9330, 1993



Box 40 Tylenol, Job 9336 Petty Cash Expenses, 1993, 9336, 1993


Box 40 Acutrim Test II, Job 9337 1993, 9337, 1993


Box 40 Walmart, Job 9335 Sections 1 -- 3, 1993, 9335, 1993


Box 40 Model Stories, Job 9334 Sections 1-2, 1994, 9334, 1994


Box 40 Quaker Rice Cakes, Job 9333 Sections 1 -- 3, 1993, 9333, 1993


Box 40 Toyota Tercel, Job 9421 Petty Cash Expenses, 1 -- 2, 1994, 9421, 1994


Box 40 Toyota Tercel, Job 9421 Sections 1 -- 5, 1994, 9421, 1994


Box 40 Wheaties, Job 9420 1994, 9420, 1994


Box 40 Rolling Stones Program, Sections 1 -- 2, 1994



Box 55 Lever-Dove Bar, 1980


Box 55 Cincinnati Bank, Job 260, 1980


Box 55 Dove Minneapolis, 1980


Box 55 Johnson & Johnson Baby Diapers, Sections 1 -- 2, 1980


Box 55 Scott Paper Towels, 1980


Box 55 Dove, 1981


Box 55 Exxon, 1981


Box 55 Summit Bank, Job 9416 1994, 9416, 1994


Box 55 Bluecross/ Blueshield, Job 9415 Petty Cash Expenses, 1994, 9415, 1994


Box 55 BC/BS of Alabama, Job 9415 Sections 1 -- 3, 1994, 9415, 1994


Box 55 Chevy Truck II, Job 9413 Sections 1 -- 4, 1994, 9413, 1994


Box 55 Walmart Re-Edit, Job 9406 1994, 9406, 1994


Box 55 Acutrim 35 mm, Job 9407 Sections 1 -- 2, 1994, 9407, 1994


Box 55 Toyota, Job 9409 1994, 9409, 1994


Box 55 LaQuinta Radio, 9400 1994, 9400, 1994


Box 55 Midwest Express, 9411 1994, 9411, 1994



Box 56 Ford II, Sections 1 -- 2, 1981


Box 56 Coke Lo Es Jingle


Box 56 Lever-Dove Bar, 1981


Box 56 Hawaii Bank, 1981


Box 56 Ford Polaroids


Box 56 Del Monte, 1981


Box 56 Merrill Lynch, 1981


Box 56 May ors Taylor (Permits), 1980


Box 56 Taylor Chalmers Bid, 1980


Box 56 Lever-Dove Soap


Box 56 Citibank, 1981


Box 56 IBM, 1981


Box 56 Taylor California Cellars, Sections 1 -- 2, 1980


Box 56 Bank of New York, 1981


Box 56 Widget


Box 56 Ford Motors, 1981


Box 56 Kaiser-Location, 1980


Box 56 Koch-Sterling Drug, 1981


Box 56 U.S. News


Box 56 Jordache, 1981


Box 56 McDonalds, 1981


Box 56 Chicken George, 1980


Box 56 Gallo Wine, 1981


Box 56 Keepsake Diamond, 1981


Box 56 Keri Lotion, 1981


Box 56 Alka Seltzer Plus, Sections 1 -- 3, 1979-1980


Box 56 BDARPS


Box 56 Sears, 1980


Box 56 J&J Blitz, 1980


Box 56 Schmidt's Lite, 1980


Box 56 Excedrin, 1980


Box 56 Knickerbocker Toys, 1980


Box 56 Kal Kan, 1979


Box 56 Grecian Formula, 1980


Box 56 Miscellaneous



Box 57 Chicken George, Section 2, 1980


Box 57 Duke II, 1980


Box 57 Kal Kan, Section 2, 1979


Box 57 Eastern Airlines, 1980


Box 57 Sunrise Coffee, 1980


Box 57 Soft Sense, 1979


Box 57 Polaroid, 1980


Box 57 Litton Microwave, 1980


Box 57 RISD, 1980


Box 57 Shaw Elliot, 1980


Box 57 Kenny Rogers, 1980


Box 57 Close-Up, 1980



Box 23 VEPCO, Job 194, 1978


Box 23 Pillsbury Plus, Sections 1 -- 2, 1978


Box 23 IMB, 1979


Box 23 Taylor Wine, 1979


Box 23 Duke Power, 1979


Box 23 Sears/Diane von Furstenberg, Sections 1 -- 2, 1978


Box 23 Alka Seltzer Plus, Sections 1 -- 2, 1978


Box 23 Barron's, 1979


Box 23 Crisco Oil-Compton, 1978


Box 23 Trans World Airlines, 1978


Box 23 White Paper-Gar Laux (Cassette)


Box 23 Jerry Pyle, U.S. Automotive Sales (Cassette)



Box 24 "Salesman," Distribution Agreement, 1969


Box 24 "Salesman," Distribution Canada, 1969


Box 24 Fannie Mae-Credit, 1999


Box 24 "Grey Gardens," Re-release, 1998


Box 24 Manor Care, 1997


Box 24 Getty: The Finish, 1997


Box 24 Getty: Sept//010/, 1997\


Box 24 Getty Film-90 Minute Cut, 1999


Box 24 Abbado in Berlin, 1992


Box 24 Abbado Second Shoot, 1990


Box 24 Abbado Legal Pads, 1991


Box 24 Abbado --Berlin, 1989


Box 24 Mader Claim, 1992-1994


Box 24 MFI Jobs Produced by SLF, 1980


Box 24 Nancy's Plan, 1992


Box 24 Union Books, Permit Books, 1982


Box 24 Abortion, Promotion/Publication, 1992


Box 24 Blank Calendars


Box 24 Prices/Budget, 1990


Box 24 Release Form


Box 24 Blank Bid Form



Box 25 Distribution, 1988-1994


Box 25 Financial Statements, 1993


Box 25 Financial Statements, 1994


Box 25 Various, 1977-2001


Box 25 Releases-Signed from Corp. Films, 1980


Box 25 Maysles Films Financial Statements, 1991


Box 25 Maysles Films Financial Statements, 1993


Box 25 Christo/Maysles Tally, 1979-1994


Box 25 Christo in Paris-Final Actuals Accounting, 1993


Box 25 Home Video Distribution: Christo in Paris, 1993


Box 25 MFI Printing Elements


Box 25 Maysles Films Financial Statements, 1990


Box 25 Reps, 1990


Box 25 Marketing, 1991


Box 25 MFI Advertising, 1990-1991


Box 25 New York Institution of the Arts, 1989-1990


Box 25 Monthly Expenses, "S+G", 1988


Box 25 Frequent Flyer Information, 1989


Box 25 MFI Biographies, 1992


Box 25 Marketing, 1992


Box 25 Office-MFI, 1991


Box 25 Distributors: Apple/MPI, 1992


Box 25 Distributors: Academy/Connoisseur Video (UK), 1994


Box 25 British Film Institute, 1997


Box 25 Distributors: Canadian Distribution Centre, 1981-1995


Box 25 Distributors: Impressions Int'l Corps, 1992


Box 25 Distribution: Valley Curtain, Intervision-Japan, 1973


Box 25 Magda Selles Quintana-MFI Filmography, 1995


Box 25 Distributors: Israel-Media Men, 1993


Box 25 Distributors: ITEL, 1995


Box 25 Distributors: Jane Balfour Films Ltd. (UK), 1994


Box 25 Distributors: N.Y. Film's Eye, 1991


Box 25 Distributors: Ronin Films, 1991


Box 25 Screen Ventures, 1996


Box 25 Distributors: Tamarelles-Art/Foreign, 1991-1992


Box 25 Distributors: Video Art 235, 1988


Box 25 Distributors: Schauinsland-Germany (Christo Videos), 1995


Box 25 Distributor: VideoSmith Dist. (Canada), 1994


Box 25 Distributors: Zeitgeist, 1991


Box 25 Distributor: Ziegler, 1993


Box 25 Film Organizations: Media Alliance


Box 25 Film Organizations: AIVF, 1991


Box 25 Film Organizations: London Film Co-op, 1992


Box 25 Film Organizations: Motion Picture Almanac, 1992


Box 25 Film Organizations: New York FNDN for the Arts, 1994


Box 25 Film Organizations: IDA, 1991


Box 25 Film Organizations: Motion Picture Society, Reykjavik, Iceland, 1993


Box 25 Film Organizations: Program for Art on Film, 1992


Box 25 Film Organizations: NY Women in Film, 1992


Box 25 Film Organizations: Ryder Film Series, 1992


Box 25 AMay a Distribution, 1996


Box 25 Broadcast Distribution: France --WIT (Kit Kitchens)


Box 25 Distributors: Baker and Taylor, 1988-1992


Box 25 Distributors: Resolution INC/California, 1992


Box 25 Distributor: Cami Video, 1986


Box 25 Distributors: Domestic-Creative Artists Agency, 1994


Box 25 Distributors: The Cinema Guild, 1995


Box 25 Distributors: Cinema on the Square, 1991


Box 25 Distributors: Dave Clark, 1992


Box 25 Distributors: Crystal Productions Suppliers


Box 25 Distributors: FILMO, 1992


Box 25 Distributors: Films Inc, 1993


Box 25 Distributors: Fox Lorber, 1988


Box 25 Distributors: Franklin Book Co., 1995


Box 25 Distributors: Healing Arts, 1992


Box 25 Distributors: Interlink, 1991


Box 25 Distributors: JB Enterprises, 1992


Box 25 Distributors: KINO (Non-theatrical), 1994


Box 25 Kim's Video-MFI Filmography, 1996


Box 25 Distributors: Milestone Film & Video, 1996


Box 25 Mystic Fire Video, 1996


Box 25 Distributors: New Day Films


Box 25 Distributors-Domestic: PBS


Box 25 Distributors: The Print Gallery (Michigan), 1994


Box 25 Distributors: PTI, 1992


Box 25 Distributors: Randi Stein, 1991


Box 25 Distributors: Showcase Productions, 1991


Box 25 Distributors: Swank Films, 1993


Box 25 Distributors: Tapestry, 1992


Box 25 Distributors: Viewfinders INC/Uncommon, 1995



Box 26 (binders) Home Video Print Broadcast, 1993


Box 26 (binders) Accounts Receivable


Box 26 (binders) Home Video Print Broadcast Rights, 1992


Box 26 (binders) Rental Ledger



Box 27 (binders) Kino International, 1989-1990


Box 27 (binders) Home Video and Print Rentals, 1991


Box 27 (binders) Invoices, 1997


Box 27 (binders) Schedule for Print Rentals and Contracts, 1993-1996


Box 27 (binders) Paid Invoices, 1994



Box 28 Special Events: Al's College Tour, 1995


Box 28 Special Events: Albert Speaking/Contract with BBC, 1997


Box 28 Special Events: Boston Film & Video FNDN, 1998


Box 28 Special Events: Brown University, 1995


Box 28 Special Events: Brown University, Bob Arellano, 1995


Box 28 Special Events: Albert Trip to University of Colorado, 1998


Box 28 Special Events: Ft. Wayne Museum of Art, 1996


Box 28 Special Events: Hot Springs Documentary Fest, 1995


Box 28 Special Events: Seminar at Museum of TV and Radio, 1996


Box 28 Special Events: RISD Lecture, 1996


Box 28 Special Events: San Francisco, Film Arts Foundation, 1995


Box 28 Special Events: Temple University, 1997


Box 28 Special Events: Al's College Lectures, 1998


Box 28 Special Events: SMPTE Award, 1997


Box 28 Special Events: Vanity Fair Short, 1998


Box 28 Special Events: Promotion-Learning Annex Seminar, 1995


Box 28 Special Events: Rialto-Party/Postcard Mailing


Box 28 "70-70-70-70-70"


Box 28 Promotional Projects: Design, 1997


Box 28 Promotional Projects: Press Lists from Sam, Albert, Jenny


Box 28 Promotional Projects: Heart/ Dean Ornish


Box 28 Promotional Projects: GG Video Project, 1992


Box 28 Promotional Projects: Broadcast/ Salesmean/England/BBC, 1991


Box 28 Promotional Projects: Salesman Scholar Endorsement Letter, 1991


Box 28 Promotional Projects: Salesman-Comp (Articles, reviews, etc.), 1969


Box 28 Promotional Projects: The Documentary Center at Columbia University, 1995


Box 28 Guide to International film Festival, AIVF, 1992


Box 28 Festivals: Misc. Not entered


Box 28 Festivals: To Enter


Box 28 Marketing/ PR: The Beatles-The First US Visit Press Release


Box 28 Marketing/ PR: Apple Corps Correspondence/Filmography, 1994


Box 28 Marketing/ PR: Eastman Kodak Co. Interview w/ Albert, 1993


Box 28 Marketing/ PR: Miscellaneous Press Release, 1992


Box 28 Marketing/ PR: General DDA, 1992


Box 28 Marketing/ PR: General Sam's Status Reports, 1991


Box 28 Marketing/ PR: Islands Film Forum, 1987


Box 28 Marketing/ PR: First Generation Programming, 1983


Box 28 Joe's Old Letters, 1986


Box 28 Promotional: GG/ Salesman


Box 28 Promotional: Salesman Compilation Quotes


Box 28 Marketing/ PR: Definition of Sales Rep


Box 28 Marketing/ PR: Old P.R. Ideas, 1984


Box 28 Publicity: Albert's Letter


Box 28 MFI Newspaper Ads


Box 28 New York Arts Journal-Interview with Albert Maysles


Box 28 Beatles (USA) Ltd.



Box 29 Semi/Theatrical: Banlieus Bleus (France), 1994


Box 29 American Museum of the Moving Image, 1995


Box 29 Semi/Theatrical: Biograph Theater, 1991-1994


Box 29 Semi/Theatrical: Brattle Theatre (Running Arts), 1996


Box 29 Charles Theatre-Baltimore, MD, 1999


Box 29 Semi/Theatrical: Clark Theatre Service, 1994


Box 29 Non-Theatrical: C-Sales (The Netherlands), 1984-1994


Box 29 Film Forum-General, 1997


Box 29 Semi/Theatrical: Fleischman's Theatre, Fleischman's, NY, 1994


Box 29 Funhouse Cinema/The Ritz, Austin, TX


Box 29 Semi/Theatrical-German Film Forum, 1993


Box 29 Gotham Pictures, 1987


Box 29 Semi-Theatrical: Grand Illusion Cinema, 1997


Box 29 Non-Theatrical: Germany Kino Klein Fluchten, 1997


Box 29 Semi-Theatrical-Kraft (Switz.) Print Sales, 1997


Box 29 Semi/Theatrical: Lincoln Center, 1992


Box 29 Semi/Theatrical: NY Public Library (Donnell Media Center), 1995


Box 29 Distributors: PBS


Box 29 Semi/Theatrical: Film Forum


Box 29 Non-Theatrical: Germany, University of Paderborn, 1994


Box 29 Museum Film Series


Box 29 Misc. Broadcast, 1982-1991


Box 29 Misc., 1994-1998


Box 29 Hot Docs LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 Amsterdam LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 Montreal LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 Sidney Film Festival LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 Venice LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 Emmys-LaLee's Kin, 2001-2003


Box 29 LaLee's Kin, Festival, 2001


Box 29 Sundance Publicity, 2001


Box 29 Seattle International Festival LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 Poverty Festivals/Awards, 2000


Box 29 Poverty-Sundance Application, 2001


Box 29 LaLee's Kin, Theatrical PR (Jeremy Walker & Assoc.), 2001


Box 29 Memphis/Southern Festival LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 LaLee's Kin , 2000


Box 29 Atlanta Film and Video Festival LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 Denver Film Festival LaLee's Kin and Retrospective, 2001


Box 29 DoubleTake Festival LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 DoubleTake Seminar LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 Hot Springs LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 Lake Placid Film Forum LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 Philadelphia Festival LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 The Museum of Television and Radio LaLee's Kin, 2001


Box 29 IFP Spirit Awards LaLee's Kin, 2002


Box 29 DuPont-Columbia Award Entry LaLee's Kin, 2003


Box 29 Oscar Prep LaLee's Kin, 2002


Box 29 Misc. Articles/Publicity



Box 30 Burger King E. Coli Response, 1998


Box 30 Barranguilla Film, 1998


Box 30 Australian Documentary Conference, 1999


Box 30 ASC Awards, 1997


Box 30 PR Program: Website Development, 1999


Box 30 Price List: Institutional Purchase and Rental, 1998


Box 30 Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note, 1998


Box 30 Maysles History Brief


Box 30 Goethe Institute: Hong Kong, 1999


Box 30 DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival, 1998


Box 30 Film Forum: Permissions, Retrospective, Press Materials, Prints, 1997


Box 30 Checkerboard Film Foundation Spring Benefit, 1997


Box 30 Showstoppers Incorporated


Box 30 Le Parker Meridien, New York, 1997


Box 30 Albert's NC/VA Itinerary, 1998


Box 30 Oak Street Arts Cinema, Retrospective, 1998


Box 30 Robert Flaherty Seminar, 1999


Box 30 Viennale Film Festival Requests, 1995


Box 30 James River Fest, 1998


Box 30 National Gallery, Retrospective, 1998


Box 30 Hoff Festival, 1995