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Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Original movies
- Movie ideas and research
- Film festivals and screenplays
- Marketing materials
- Articles about Trent Harris
- Writings, reviews, and research materials
- Films
- Documentaries
- Charles Manson correspondence
- Personal journals
- Correspondence
- Artwork and miscellaneous journals
- Production materials
- Notes and articles on Trent Harris
- Oversize materials
- Artist books, post cards, posters, and "Echo People" production material
- Production materials and issue of Utah Postcard News
- Names and Subjects
Trent Harris papers, 1960s-2020
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Harris, Trent
- Title
- Trent Harris papers
- Dates
- 1960s-2020 (inclusive)19602020
- Quantity
- 17.5 linear feet, (29 boxes, 1 map case folder)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2175
- Summary
- The Trent Harris papers (1960s-2020) contain his original screenplays, research, correspondence, and ephemera. There are also screenplays by other writers. Trent Harris is a Utah documentarian and independant film maker, whose projects include the famous Beaver Trilogy, Rubin and Ed, and the cult classic Plan 10 from Outer Space.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Trent Harris papers (1960s-2020) contain his original screenplays, research, correspondence, and ephemera. There are also screenplays by other writers. Trent Harris is a Utah documentarian and independant film maker, whose projects include the famous Beaver Trilogy, Rubin and Ed, and the cult classic Plan 10 from Outer Space.
Boxes 6-15 were added in 2015 and include articles, reviews, research materials, screenplays, correspondence, and posters pertaining to Trent Harris' writings (Mondo Utah and Wild Goose Chroncles), his films (Rubin and Ed, ZYZZYX, Delightful Water Universe...), and documentaries includingCement Ball of Earth, Heaven, and Hell.
Boxes 23-29 and map case folder 1 were added in 2024 and include artist books and postcards by Harris, as well as production material for Echo People. Map Case folder 1 contains posters for Rubin and Ed and Beaver Trilogy.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Boxes 1-4 (2.5 linear feet) Purchased from Trent Harris in 2004.
Boxes 6-10, 12-15 (5.75 linear feet) were received from Ken Sanders Rare Books in 2011.
Box 11 (1 linear feet) received from Trent Harris in 2014.
Boxes 15-22 were purchased from Trent Harris in 2017. Boxes 23-29 and map case folder 1 were purchased from Trent Harris in 2021.
Processing Note
Processed by Elizabeth Rogers in 2006.
Addenda from 2011 and 2014 processed by Chelsea Olsen in 2015.
Addendum from 2017 processed by Kristina Barksdale in 2019. Addendum from 2021 processed by Kristina Barksdale in 2024. Click here to read a statement on harmful language in library records.
Related Materials
Forms part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Original moviesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | "The Beaver Kid" script |
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| 1 | 2-3 | "The Beaver Trilogy" clippings |
2000 |
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence
This correspondence is from Dick Griffiths, the person on whom the Beaver Kid is based.
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1980-1981 |
| 1 | 5 | "Plan 10 from Outer Space" script |
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| 1 | 6 | "Plan 10 from Outer Space" storyboards |
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| 1 | 7-8 | "Plan 10 from Outer Space" articles and clippings |
1987-2000 |
| 1 | 9 | "Plan 10 from Outer Space" ephemera
This folder contains color copies. The originals are in the reserve collection.
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| 1 | 10 | "Rubin and Ed" screenplay |
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| 1 | 11 | "Rubin and Ed" prints |
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| 1 | 12 | Shot list and notes |
Movie ideas and researchReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1-2 | Cattle mutilation articles and notes |
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| 2 | 3 | "Summer of Love" original screenplay |
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| 2 | 4 | Correspondence |
1976-1979 |
| 2 | 5-6 | Charles Manson articles |
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| 2 | 7-8 | Joyce McKinney |
1977-1979 |
Film festivals and screenplaysReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1-3 | Bicknell Film Festival articles and clippings |
1998-2000 |
| 3 | 4 | Film festival brochures |
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| 3 | 5 |
Cinema In Your Face
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| 3 | 6-7 | Correspondence and articles |
1997-2002 |
| 3 | 8 |
Ronnie Rocket
David Lynch
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| 3 | 9 |
Wild at Heart
David Lynch
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| 3 | 10 |
The Lost Highway
David Lynch
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| 3 | 11 |
The Cradle will Rock
Orson Welles
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| 3 | 12 |
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Karen Black
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Marketing materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box | |
| 4 | "Trent Harris, A Public Relations Proposal" |
Articles about Trent HarrisReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1 | Life and Career |
1960s; 1984; 1994-2009 |
| 5 | 2 | General materials |
1960s; 1984; 1994-2009 |
Writings, reviews, and research materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 3 | Articles |
1995-1997 |
| 5 | 4 | General short writings |
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| 5 | 5 | "Kiss My Butt You Filthy Beast" Facebook compilation |
2010 |
| 5 | 6 | Bruce Connor correspondence |
2006 |
| 5 | 7 |
Wild Goose Chronicles news releases |
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Mondo Utah
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 1 | Reviews |
1996-1998 |
| 6 | 2 | Sundance resort fire research |
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| 6 | 3 | Manti research |
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| 6 | 4 | Research on Ogden polygamist cult led by Arvin Sheeve |
1986-1990 |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Hoffman research |
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| 6 | 6-7 | "Mormon"/LDS Church research |
1988-1997 |
| 6 | 8 |
Latter-Day Messenger
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1999 |
| 6 | 9-11 | General Utah news clippings/articles |
1980-1999 |
| 6 | 12 | Utah newspapers |
1997-1999; 2005 |
| 6 | 13 | General research |
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FilmsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Rubin and Ed
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 1 | Original screenplay |
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| 7 | 2 | Contract/confirmation to direct |
1990 |
Fungus the Bogeyman
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 3 | TV Pilot original screenplay |
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| 7 | 4 | Freelance Television Writer's Agreement |
1993 |
Plan 10 from Outer Space
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 5 | Original screenplay |
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| 7 | 6-8 | Plan 10 Production LTD v. Wade Williams |
1993-1994 |
| 7 | 9 | Deal memos |
1994-1996 |
| 7 | 10 | Box office totals |
1994-1995 |
| 7 | 11 | Expenses and accounting records |
1994-1995 |
| 7 | 12 | Video distribution agreement with LEO Home Video |
1996-1998 |
| 7 | 13 | Plan 10 Productions Limited Partnerships |
1993-1995 |
| 7 | 14 | Plan 10 Productions LTD receipts |
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ZYZZYX
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 8 | 1 | Original screenplay |
1987 |
| 8 | 2 | Original screenplay |
1991 |
| 8 | 3 | Summary and general materials |
1992 |
| 8 | 4 | Original screenplay |
circa 1998 |
The Beaver Trilogy
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 8 | 5 | Articles |
2001; 2009 |
| 8 | 6 | Correspondence inquiring about music rights |
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Delightful Water Universe
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 8 | 7 | Original screenplay |
2007 |
| 8 | 8 | Original screenplay |
2008 |
| 8 | 9 | Storyboards, shooting plan, and shot lists |
2009 |
| 8 | 10 | Reviews |
2009 |
General film materials |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 9 | 1 | "Summer of Love" screenplay |
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| 9 | 2 | "When the Mode of the Music Changes the Walls of the City Shake." Plato, screenplay |
2009 |
| 9 | 3 | "The Product of Liability" television production contract |
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| 9 | 4 | Articles on films |
2008; 2012 |
| object | |||
| 10 | 1 | "Mr. Mondo" Salt Lake City Weekly
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2009 |
| 10 | 2 | "Utah's Alternative Pioneers," Salt Lake City Weekly
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2009 |
| 10 | 3 | "Interview with Trent Harris," de Filmkrant
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2014 |
| 11 | Film posters
"Mondo Utah"
"The State of the Union"
"Plan 10 from Outer Space"
"The Beaver Trilogy"
"When the mode fo the music changes the walls of the city shake - plato"
"Delightful Water Universe"
"Beyond Mondo Utah"
"Trent Harris Shameless Self Promotion"
"Needle Nose Art"
"The Cement Ball of Earth, Heaven, and Hell"
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DocumentariesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pasola |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 12 | 1 | Application to University of Utah |
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| 12 | 2 | Pasola ritual research |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 12 | 3 | Religion and Ethics Newsweekly transcripts |
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Cement Ball of Earth, Heaven, and Hell
Documentary on Cambodia Land Mines.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 12 | 4 | Articles |
2000-2002 |
| 12 | 5 | Correspondence supporting visa for Aki Ra |
2002 |
| 12 | 6-8 | Newspapers and articles on Cambodia |
1997; 2000-2004 |
Research materials |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 13 | 1 | Turkmenistan correspondence |
2004 |
| 13 | 2-3 | Sierra Leone, Africa research |
1999-2004; 2009 |
| 13 | 4 | Sierra Leone travel arrangement/reimbursements |
circa 2004 |
| 13 | 5 | Correspondence regarding refugee asylum for Edwin Evans Koi |
2008-2009 |
| 13 | 6 | Cao Dai research |
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| 13 | 7 | Thailand Monk correspondence with Sue Darlington |
2009 |
| 13 | 8 | Articles/correspondence on sex trafficking in Cambodia |
2009 |
| 13 | 9 | Mexico contacts, Juarez, Mexico |
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| 13 | 10 | Newspaper clippings/articles, Juarez, Mexico |
2009-2010 |
Charles Manson correspondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 14 | 1-4 |
This correpondence includes letters written to Charles Manson from various individuals during his time in prison in Vacaville, California. Trent Harris was doing research on Charles Manson for a future project that was never produced.
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1976-1987 |
Personal journalsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 15 | 1 | Harris' Sierra Leone journal |
2004-2005 |
| 15 | 2 | Harris' Bangkok/Burma/Cambodia/Mexico journal |
2005-2006 |
| 15 | 3-4 | Harris' travel/personal journals |
2007-2010 |
| 15 | 5 | Harris' journal, Luna Mesa notes |
2010 |
| 16 | 1-2 | Harris' journals, Luna Mesa notes and reshoot |
2010-2011 |
| 16 | 3-5 | Harris' journals |
2011-2012 |
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 17 | 1-2 | Personal mementos and correspondence |
1972-2011 |
| 17 | 3-4 | Miscellaneous correspondence, contracts, flyers, and articles |
1977-2016 |
| 17 | 5 | Bob Moss correspondence, articles, and event flyers |
2003-2012 |
Artwork and miscellaneous journalsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 18 | 1 | Travel/art notebook |
2009 |
| 18 | 2 | Personal/travel journal |
2001 |
| 18 | 3 | Illustrations for Fate is a Hairy Rodent
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2003-2006 |
| 18 | 4 | Watercolors for Bruce and Me animation |
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| 18 | 5 | Art book 1, Pain
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2007 |
| 18 | 6 | Art book 2, Sorrow
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2007 |
| 18 | 7 | Art book 3, Grief
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2007 |
| 18 | 8 | Art book 4, Anger
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2007 |
| 18 | 9 | Art book, The London Book
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2007 |
| 18 | 10 | Paper costume cards |
Production materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 19 | 1-2 | Postcard scripts |
2012-2014 |
| 19 | 3 |
Luna Mesa scripts and notes |
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| 19 | 4 | Storyboards for ZYZZYX film |
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| 19 | 5 | Storyboards for Ancient Alien SHoes
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| 19 | 6 |
Rubin and Ed premiere |
1991 |
| 19 | 7 |
Plan 10 From Outer Space Sundance premiere |
1995 |
| 19 | 8 | Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata selection book |
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| 19 | 9 | Newspapers from Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata |
2015 |
| 19 | 10 | Lausame Underground Film and Music Festival schedule |
2014 |
| 19 | 11 | Articles from film festivals |
2012-2015 |
| 19 | 12 | Interview lists for past projects |
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| 20 | 1 |
Welcome to the Rubber Room set designs and inspiration photos |
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| 20 | 2 |
Welcome to the Rubber Room storyboards and production notes |
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| 20 | 3 |
Welcome to the Rubber Room script |
2016 |
| 20 | 4 |
Welcome to the Rubber Room press kit |
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| 20 | 5 |
Welcome to the Rubber Room promotional post cards |
Notes and articles on Trent HarrisReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 21 | 1 | Notes on some Trent Harris films |
1977-2003 |
| 21 | 2 | S Magazine Pilgrim's Process article on Harris |
2011 |
| 21 | 3 | Articles |
2009-2013 |
| 21 | 4 | Articles and reviews |
1975-2014 |
Oversize materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 22 | Film posters and promotional materials
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2005-2015 |
Artist books, post cards, posters, and "Echo People" production materialReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 23 | "The Menace, The Grandiose" art prints |
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| 24 | Art postcards and article |
2019 | |
| Folder | |||
| 25 | 1 | Artist book |
2007 |
| 25 | 2 | Artist book |
2007 |
| 25 | 3 | Artist book |
2007 |
| 25 | 4 | Artist book |
2009 |
| 25 | 5 | Artist book |
2009 |
| 25 | 6 | "Mexico" artist book |
2010 |
| 25 | 7 | Artist book |
2015 |
| 26 | 1 | "Book of Weather" artist book |
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| 26 | 2 | "Bruce" artist book |
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| 26 | 3 | "Trent's Atlas" artist book |
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| 26 | 4 | "The Ant Opera" artist book, signed |
2020 |
| 26 | 5 | "Curiosa: Created to Loosen the Limbs and Weaken the Mind" artist book, signed |
2020 |
| 26 | 6 | Artist book |
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| 27 | 1 | Artist book/photo diary |
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| 27 | 2 | Artist book |
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| 28 | 1 | "Echo People" episode one filming materials |
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| 28 | 2 | "Echo People" episode two filming materials |
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| 28 | 3 | "Echo People" episode three filming materials |
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| 28 | 4 | Flyers |
2003-2019 |
| 28 | 5 | "Today at the Duck Pond" short story |
2020 |
| mapcase-folder | |||
| 1 | Posters, "Rubin and Ed" and "Beaver Trilogy" |
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Production materials and issue of Utah Postcard NewsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 29 | 1 | "Rubin and Ed" articles, reviews, and promo material |
1991-1993, 2003 |
| 29 | 2 | "Rubin and Ed" premiere poster |
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| 29 | 3 | "Rubin and Ed" produciton information |
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| 29 | 4 | "Plan 10: From Outer Space" materials |
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| 29 | 5 | "Plan 10: From Outer Space" promo, dialogue list with time code |
2018 |
| 29 | 6 | "Orkly Kid" screening invitation, "Plan 10: From Outer Space" Deseret alphabet font
Includes floppy disk.
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| 29 | 7 | Utah Postcard News, volume 9, June |
1995 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Film posters, American--Utah--Specimens
- Motion picture industry--Utah--Sources
- Motion picture producers and directors--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
- Motion pictures, American--Utah--Sources
Personal Names
- Harris, Trent--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Brochures
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Contracts
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Ephemera
- Posters
- Screenplays
- Storyboards
- Watercolors
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Rogers.
2006 (last modified: 2015, 2019, and 2024)
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