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Hearst Communications, Inc. (Conglomerate) (1887-Present)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1887    

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

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Esquire, 1969 - 1975

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/2
Scope and Contents A file containing two issues of the American men's magazine, Esquire, along with tearsheets from two other issues; all of which contain illustrations by Roger Law. The following items are present:1. Tearsheets of pages 99-102 from the January 1969 issue, which contain a plasticine model illustration, accompanying the article, Computers on the Brain, by Martin Mayer.2. Two tearsheets of pages 111-112 from the April 1969...
Dates: Publication: 1969 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
 Sub-Series

Krazy Kat, 1989 - 1997

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/4
Scope and Contents Material relating to the production of a pilot episode for a stop-motion animation series, based upon American cartoonist George Herriman's comic strip, Krazy Kat. Work on this project appears to begin in c 1989-c 1990, but does not gain traction until 1994, when Spitting Image Productions Limited approached Hearst Entertainment [owner of the Krazy Kat intellectual property] about doing a 52-episode series. A pilot was made in 1996. The...
Dates: 1989 - 1997
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Item

Krazy Kat Model, c 1995-1996

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/14/1
Scope and Contents

A plasticine model for the title character of Krazy Kat, which was made by the Spitting Image Workshop. This model was created as part of the production of a short, stop-motion animated pilot episode.

This is the first of two Krazy Kat character models in the archive; the larger of the two.

Dates: c 1995-1996
Conditions Governing Access: Restricted. This item is currently unfit for production. Please contact repository.
 Item

Krazy Kat Model, c 1995-1996

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/14/2
Scope and Contents

A plasticine model for the title character of Krazy Kat, which was made by the Spitting Image Workshop. This model was created as part of the production of a short, stop-motion animated pilot episode.

This is the second of two Krazy Kat character models in the archive; the smaller of the two.

Dates: c 1995-1996
Conditions Governing Access: Restricted. This item is currently unfit for production. Please contact repository.
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Miscellaneous Magazines with Commissioned Work, 1975 - 1982

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/12
Scope and Contents A box containing a variety of British and international magazines, along with tearsheets, which feature plasticine model illustrations by Luck & Flaw.The following are present:1. Issue November-December 1975 of the magazine, Drive, published by the British motoring association, The AA. Pages 16 to 22 feature illustrations that accompany an article about the MOT test. The photographic image was taken by Bob Cramp (L+F/90 (a)-(b)).2....
Dates: Publication: 1975 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Officer Bull Pupp Model, c 1995-1996

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/14/3
Scope and Contents

A plasticine model of the Krazy Kat comic strip character, Officer Bull Pupp, made by the Spitting Image Workshop. This model was created as part of the production of a short, stop-motion animated pilot episode, based upon George Herriman's comic strip.

Dates: c 1995-1996
Conditions Governing Access: Restricted. This item is currently unfit for production. Please contact repository.
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Production Correspondence and Documentation, 1990 - 1997

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/4/2
Scope and Contents Two files containing a variety of material relating to the production of a pilot episode for a stop-motion animation version of George Herriman's comic strip, Krazy Kat. There are also papers concerning the proposed production of a BBC Arena documentary on Herriman, and later attempts to have the pilot screened in a cinema in order to qualify for a potential Academy Awards' nomination.Items present in the files include, but are...
Dates: 1990 - 1997
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Queen, 1962 - 1965

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/8
Scope and Contents A file containing one issue of the fortnightly magazine, Queen, along with tearsheets from a number of other issues from that publication; all of which contain illustrations by Roger Law. The following issue and tearsheets are present:1. Tearsheets from the 10 April 1962 issue, containing pages 77-80, which have the Sir Roy Welensky - The Whole Hog prints that illustrate the article, Where the Dark Waters...
Dates: Publication: 1962 - 1965
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
 Item

Snail Model, c 1995-1996

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/14/4
Scope and Contents

A plasticine model of a snail sat on top of a mound, made by the Spitting Image Workshop. This model was created as part of the production of a short, stop-motion animated pilot episode, based upon George Herriman's comic strip, Krazy Kat.

Dates: c 1995-1996
Conditions Governing Access: Restricted. This item is currently unfit for production. Please contact repository.