John Fraser film & cinema collection, ca. 1920s-1980s
John Fraser film & cinema collection, ca. 1920s-1980s
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Date
ca. 1920s-1980s
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Physical Description
Contents
Approximately 1254 photographic prints
476 negatives - mostly colour
Photographs - ca. 157 col. transparencies
Posters - 2 col. film posters
Architectural and Technical Drawings - some architectural plans
Textual Records - some printed, manuscript, photocopy, typescript
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Level of description
Fonds
Arrangement
This collection comprises 30 record series. You may navigate to a more detailed description of each series from this collection record.
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Scope and Contents
Contents
This collection comprises photographs, chiefly of Australian cinemas, with some films
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Full title
John Fraser film & cinema collection, ca. 1920s-1980s
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Some printed material transferred to Collection Services (May 2007)
Reference: The Greater Union story 1910-1985 : 75 years of cinema in Australia / written by Terry O'Brien ; researched by John Fraser and Terry O'Brien. Sydney : Greater Union Organisation, 1985
Reference: "John Fraser returns from World product tour", The Australasian cinem...
Contextual Information
Source
Presented 2007
Administrative / Biographical history
John Fraser
John's father was Warrant Officer John Charles Fraser (known as "Jack") - service no. NX 29785, Concert Party, 24th Battalion, 9th Division of the Australian Army from 1941.
John started working in the film industry in 1946 when he left school at 16 years of age and joined Warner Bros (Aust.) as an office boy. He then joined G...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
93QV6vx1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/93QV6vx1
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Reference code
457215
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