Movie Posters and Stills
Collection-level Scope and Contents note
The C.S. Forester Ephemera Collection contains Book Catalogues, manuscripts of and correspondence concerning fan-written Horatio Hornblower stories, and scripts for "The Hornblower Story" radio program, advertisements for "Day of the Longbow" and "African Queen" television series, and various movie posters and stills. It also contains newspaper clippings pertaining to writings of and adaptations of C.S. Forester stories, and the research files of George M. Barringer for a bibliography of Forester's works.
Dates
- From the Collection: 1935-1996
Extent
From the Collection: 2.25 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Container Summary
Movie posters and stills relating to the works of C.S. Forester
Extra large poster of African Queen (French)
Large poster of Sailor of the King
Large poster of Eagle Squadron
Large poster of Sink the Bismarck
Large poster of Captain Horatio Hornblower
Two small photo stills of Captain Horatio Hornblower
Color advertisement for The African Queen
Three poster stills of The African Queen (#1, 4 and 8 of series)
Eight poster stills of Captain Horatio Hornblower (# 1-8 of series)
Eight poster stills of Sailor of the King (# 1-8 of series)
Four poster stills of Eagle Squadron (no series marks)
Eight poster stills of The Pride and the Passion (# 1-8 of series)
Eight poster stills of Sink the Bismarck (#1-8 of series)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Rare Books Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu