Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Image of the Warner Brothers Studio in Burbank, California, with the remains of a building destroyed by fire at right. Writing on the side of some studio buildings reads "Home of Warner Bros. First National Pictures."
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Visual Materials
Image of an aerial view of the Warner Brothers First National Pictures Studio in Burbank, California. Writing on the side of some studio buildings reads "Home of Warner Bros. First National & Cosmopolitan."
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Image of an entrance to Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, with buildings and signs for "Walt Disney Productions" and "Saint Joseph Hospital" visible, as well as a water tower and the Verdugo Mountains in the background.
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Image of buildings of the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, as seen from across a dirt lot.
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Rare Books
This collection contains the professional papers of Albert A. Dorskind (1922-2004) generated during his tenure as an executive at MCA Inc. The papers primarily document Dorksind's work developing Universal City and the Universal Studios Tour tourist attraction and theme park in Los Angeles, California, from the late 1950s into the 1970s. There are a total of three legal upright boxes, one oversize box and four bound volumes. Document types include agreements, master plans, reports, and various business records.
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Visual Materials
A slightly elevated view of the dedication of the Mabel Normand stage at Republic Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles. The large sound studio is decorated with bunting and filled with men in suits and women in dresses and fur coats. In addition to props, such as a Christmas tree and oversized high chair and crib, there is a bar served by men in white suits and black ties.
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