Papers of documentary filmmakers Donald Alexander and Budge Cooper. Includes papers relating to the production of the National Coal Board Mining Review films, administrative papers of the Documentary Technicians Alliance Ltd (DATA), World Documentary, and British Documentary. Miscellaneous productions files for various titles and personal correspondence., 1942-1990.
Scope and Contents
1942 - 1944 Cotton Board Correspondence and production notes
1944 - 1959 Documentary Technicians Alliance Ltd (DATA). minutes administrative and production papers
1946 - 1971 National Coal Board, Mic correspondence, production papers, files on Mining Review and other film subjects, treatments, including papers concerning Cooper’s application to be allowed to film underground and material concerning visit to USSR 1967
1947 - 1950 World Documentary and British Documentay. administrative papers
1948 - 1965 Steel Company of Wales. correspondence, reports, film proposals and production notes
1957 file of papers onDA’s visit to USSR to lecture on British documentary
1963 - 1979 University of Dundee. Audio visual dept correspondence, administrative papers.
1965 - 1969 Bristol Films/Pergamon Press. correspondence and misc papers
1967 - 1969 Hungarofilm. correspondence and papers concerning Alexander filming in Hungary
1973 - 1981 Films of Scotland Committee minutes, production papers, notes
1979 - 1981 Steps Film Theatre Committee Dundee. minutes and correspondence
1938 - 1961 Miscellaneous production files, scripts treatments and proposals for film subjects including Wealth of a Nation, Children of the City, Probation Officer, Labour of Love and People LikeUs
1935 - 1990 Personal papers,correspondence lettes of resignation, recollections of the history of the documentary movement, family photographs, and including notebook inscrbed ‘DA’s visit to the Rhondda,July’ (1935)
films.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1990.
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (117 items.)
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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