Witchcraft and possession-related movie posters, lobby cards, and other cinema memorabilia

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 4781

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Movie posters and other advertisements for films involving witches, witchcraft, possession, devil worship and similar subjects. The films are often of a "cult movie" nature from the United States and Europe with a few from Asia and Africa. Also includes other advertisements and mass market materials involving witches including two political T-shirts from 2010, one concerning the Delaware Tea Party (showing a witch stirring a cauldron-sized cup of tea) and one depicting Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell as a witch.

Dates

1916-2015.

Creator

Addams, Charles, 1912-1988. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

57 mapcase folders. (57 mapcase folders.)

3.2 cubic feet. (3.2 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Movie posters and other advertisements for films involving witches, witchcraft, possession, devil worship and similar subjects.

COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

Posters arranged chronologically then alphabetically by the original title of the film (according to IMDb) so that all the posters for the same film are kept together. Original title as well as other release titles also given.

SERIES LIST

Series I. 1900-1949

Series II. 1950-1959

Series III. 1960-1969

Series IV. 1970-1979

Series V. 1980-1989

Series VI. 1990-1999

Series VII. 2000-2009

Series VIII. 2010-2018

Physical Description

Posters, advertisements, and printed material.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: RMC Staff
Date completed:: January 2018
EAD encoding:: RMC Staff, May 2018
Date modified:: Marcie Farwell, November 2018