George Spoor and Essanay Film Manufacturing Company manuscript collection

  • Creator Names Spoor, George K., 1871-1953.
  • Title George Spoor and Essanay Film Manufacturing Company manuscript collection [manuscript], 1918-1972.
  • Physical description 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
  • Collection summary Scripts, magazines, and a scrapbook related to Spoor's career as a pioneer motion picture producer. Topics include Spoor's work as a distributor of films in the Chicago area (1897-1907), as co-founder of the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company (1907-1917), and as an innovator of three-dimensional filming processes in the 1930s.
  • Acquisition information Purchased (accession M1984.0088) with photographs that comprise the Essanay Film Studios collection of visual materials (1981.0021).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company records, the Essanay Film Studios advertisements collection (1980.0007), the Essanay Film Studios collection of visual materials (1981.0021), the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company photographs (2007.0138), the Charlie Chaplin coloring books (2016.0042), and the Essanay News (a periodical publication), all cataloged separately.
  • Names
    • Spoor, George K., 1871-1953 Archives.
    • Essanay Film Manufacturing Co. Archives.
    • Anderson, Gilbert M., 1882-1971 Archives.
    • Spoor, Harry A., 1873-1929 Archives.
    • Peerless Film Manufacturing Company.
    • Spoor, Marvin, former owner.
    • Essanay Film Manufacturing Co.
  • Subjects
    • Motion picture industry United States 20th century.
    • Motion picture studios Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Motion pictures 20th century Biography.
    • Motion pictures Production and direction 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Commerce 20th century.
    • Uptown (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Genre
    • Articles. aat
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Periodicals. aat
    • Scrapbooks. aat
    • Scripts. aat
  • Uniform title
    • Advertising World.
    • American cinematographer.
    • Dreamer.
    • Flag Maker.
    • International Photographer.
    • Motion Picture Director of Hollywood.
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.