United Artists Corporate Minutes (Jan-Dec 1945)

Record Details:

Title:
United Artists Corporate Minutes
Date:
Jan-Dec 1945
Volume:
United Artists Corporate Minutes (1945)
Leaf #:
00092
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion Pictures
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Contributor:
Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
Sponsor:
Mary Pickford Foundation
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
August 27, 2022
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