American Communists and Lusty Men: David Dortort’s Early Screenwriting Work
Part of a Series: Exploring the David Dortort Archives At the beginning of each month, Project Archivist Mallory Furnier explores the donated papers of novelist, screenwriter, and producer David Dortort. Click here for other entries in the series. After David Dortort’s novels Burial of the Fruit and The Post of Honor were published, film studios … Read more
On the 25th Anniversary Timeline 1995: The Autry Research Center is open!
On the 25th Anniversary Timeline 1995: The Autry Research Center is open! PRESERVATION AND ACCESS! Gene Autry participated in many grand openings during his long public career, but given his great interest in preserving the history of the American West, one of his proudest moments may have been cutting the ribbon to the Research Center … Read more
Tweeting Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month in February, the Libraries and Archives of the Autry Twitter account @LA_Autry highlighted a book or item from our collections each weekday that featured African Americans. If you missed any of our tweets, have a look at our gallery below. Use Collections Online and our library catalog to discover … Read more
Rogers, White, and Blue
Part of a Series: Exploring the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Archive The Autry Institute is currently processing the generously donated business archive of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. At the beginning of each month, the Autry Libraries blog will feature highlights from the collection in anticipation of the processing’s completion. What makes a hero? … Read more
Researching The Frontier of Leisure at the Libraries and Archives of the Autry
The libraries and archives of the Autry National Center contain a vast collection of materials on the history of California and the American West. As a graduate student at UCLA, and as a recipient of a summer research fellowship, a visiting scholar fellowship, and former employee of the libraries and archives of the Autry, I … Read more
Curating Scraps of the Past
Part of a Series: Exploring the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Archive The Autry Institute is currently processing the generously donated business archive of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. At the beginning of each month, the Autry Libraries blog will feature highlights from the collection in anticipation of the processing’s completion. What do Roy Rogers … Read more
The Art of Management
Part of a Series: Exploring the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Archive The Autry Institute is currently processing the generously donated business archive of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. At the beginning of each month, the Autry Libraries blog will feature highlights from the collection in anticipation of the processing’s completion. The polished and singular … Read more
Evanstar and the Members of the DEFC
Part of a Series: Exploring the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Archive The Autry Institute is currently processing the generously donated business archive of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. At the beginning of each month, the Autry Libraries blog will feature highlights from the collection in anticipation of the processing’s completion. Long before the Internet … Read more
Everything’s Coming Up Rogers
Part of a Series: Exploring the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Archive The Autry Institute is currently processing the generously donated business archive of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. At the beginning of each month, the Autry Libraries blog will feature highlights from the collection in anticipation of the processing’s completion. The Tournament of Roses … Read more
A Merry Rogersmas
Part of a Series: Exploring the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Archive The Autry Institute is currently processing the generously donated business archive of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. The first week of each month, the Autry Libraries blog will feature highlights from the collection in anticipation of the processing’s completion. In addition to running … Read more
