Zanft, John, Oct 1929

File — Box: 211

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Quigley archive is, properly speaking, the photo “morgue” of Quigley Publications, active under various titles since 1915 in motion picture industry trade publishing (Motion Picture Herald, Motion Picture Daily, and others). Primarily an assemblage of publicity photos, the archive is a unique national resource for photographs of motion picture industry people: producers, directors, animators, and their colleagues. Actors and actresses figure less prominently, but are well represented among the approximately 55,000 black-and-white photographs and 3,500 negatives ranging in date from about 1906 to 1972. Of special interest also are smaller files of photographs devoted to motion picture studios, theaters, and equipment.

Dates

Oct 1929

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 120 Linear Feet (circa 220 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Managing Director Academy of Music Major John Zanft The Detective Endowment Association of the New York Police Department hsd elected John Zanft, General Manager of the William Fox Circuit of Theatres, as honorary member of the association. This signal of recognition and freidnly feeling is shared by but one other person - Police CommissionerEnright. Mr. Zanft, who is known personally to many members of the Detective Bureau through his long connection with the William Fox theatrical circuit, now exhibits a membership card the back of which bears the imprint of his good right thumb, a signature that the most skillful of forgers will find impossible to duplicate. Vice president and general manager William Fox Circuit of theatres