Newspaper clippings - premier festival, Atlanta city planning , 1939 December
Scope and Content
This collection contains ephemera and memorabilia pertaining to the novel Gone With the Wind and it's film adaptation. Documents primarily include articles, newspapers and clippings, scrapbooks, and paper dolls. These materials documents the life of Margaret Mitchell Marsh, the publication of the book, the Atlanta premier of the movie, and the legacies of all three. Also included is a partial run of the German serialization of the novel that ran inDie Nieu Post. Of particular note is a first hand account of Marsh's first speech after publishing the movie, and a scrapbook compiled by Mrs. Green Warren that includes photographs of the movie premier and the days leading up to it.
Dates
- 1939 December
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 18.05 linear ft. (six document cases, one half document case, nine oversize boxes, and two flat files)
Language
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository