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Christopher P. Jacobs Papers

Collection Overview

Title: Christopher P. Jacobs Papers

ID: OGLMC/1683

Creator: Jacobs, Christopher P. (1954-2017)

Extent: 2.5 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 12/20/2018

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

1954-2017

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Christopher P. Jacobs Papers consist primarily of research and subject files, photographs, and blueprints regarding movie theatres in Grand Forks. Publications written by Jacobs, as well as his funeral program, are also included.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Dorothy Jacobs, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Acquisition Method: Donation; 2018-3394

Related Publications: “Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema.” By Donald W. McCaffrey and Christopher P. Jacobs. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1999.

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item).  Christopher P. Jacobs Papers.  OGLMC 1683, Box #, Folder #.  Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.

Processing Information: Processed by Curt Hanson in January 2019.


Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Funeral program, 2017Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Photographs of Christopher P. JacobsAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: "My Theatre Tour" by Christopher P. Jacobs, 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "A Brief History of Movie Theatres in Grand Forks" by Christopher P. Jacobs, 1994Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Newspaper Articles Written by JacobsAdd to your cart.
Item 1: "Hercules-Flawed Hero Revised for the Masses" and "Hercules-the Rest of the Story (Believe it or Not)" High Plains ReaderAdd to your cart.
Item 2: "A Night at the Movies...Still Going Strong After Almost a Century"Add to your cart.
Folder 6: The Bijou (probably in Valley City, North Dakota)Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Carmike CinemaAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: Center Cinema, East Grand Forks, MinnesotaAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Colony TwinAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Columbia Mall 4Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Dakota TheatreAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Empire TheatreAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Empire Theatre, Closing Night Photographs, 7 April 1994Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Empire Arts CenterAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: Forx TheatreAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: Fotoplay TheatreAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: Grand TheatreAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Metropolitan TheatreAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: Midco TheatresAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: New Grand TheatreAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: Paramount TheatreAdd to your cart.
Folder 22: Starlite Drive-In TheatreAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: States Theatre, East Grand Forks, MinnesotaAdd to your cart.
Folder 24: "Movie Month" Proclamation by Grand Forks Mayor Bud Wessman, April 1988Add to your cart.
Folder 25: "The Memory Palaces of the Dakotas: about the State's Movie Theaters" by Tim Kennedy. North Dakota Humanities Council Publication, 2002Add to your cart.
Oversize Folder 1: BlueprintsAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Grand Theatre, 1919Add to your cart.
These are scans of the original blueprints
Item 2: Colony Twin Theatres, 1996Add to your cart.