F.B. Little Electric Company records

  • Creator Names F.B. Little Electric Company (Saint Louis, Mo.)
  • Title F.B. Little Electric Company records [manuscript], 1909-1925.
  • Physical description 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
  • Collection summary Correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial records, handbills, programs, photographs, technical drawings, and other personal and administrative files of Fred B. Little, owner of the F.B. Little Electric Company in St. Louis (Mo.). The company sold chronophones, an early device for synchronizing sound with motion pictures, to Midwest theaters. The collection includes handbills advertising theater productions, newspaper clippings about theaters, theater programs, and photographs of scenes from theatrical productions. A majority of the correspondence is to Fred Little from the Gaumont Film Company, a distributor of chronophones. Also included are unidentified technical drawings and negatives of a lifting magnet designed and built by Little.
  • Acquisition information Received from Mr. J. T. Mooney (M1985.0514).
  • Names
    • Little, Fred B. Archives.
    • F.B. Little Electric Company (Saint Louis, Mo.) Archives.
    • Gaumont (Firm)
    • Little, Fred B.
    • Mooney, J. T., donor.
    • Gaumont (Firm)
  • Subjects
    • Motion picture industry Equipment and supplies.
    • Motion picture industry France 20th century.
    • Motion picture industry Missouri Saint Louis 20th century.
    • Motion picture studios France 20th century.
    • Motion picture theaters Middle West 20th century.
    • Motion pictures Sound effects.
    • Short films 20th century.
    • Silent films 20th century.
    • Sound in motion pictures 20th century.
    • Sound motion pictures 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • France Commerce 20th century.
    • Middle West Social life and customs 20th century.
    • Saint Louis (Mo.) Commerce 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Film negatives. gmgpc
    • Financial records. aat
    • Handbills. aat
    • Newspaper clippings. aat
    • Photographic prints. gmgpc
    • Programs (documents. aat
    • Technical drawings. aat
  • Geographic name United States.