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PAPER EPHEMERA

LA-M1 CONTRACT between London Films and the trustees of “The Revolt in the Desert”, December 12 1934, UK          

LA-M2 CHANGES to contract, August 23 1937, UK       

LA-M3 AGREEMENT between Lt. Col. R.V. Buxton and Col.  W.F. Stirling, August 30 1937, UK 

LA-M4 NOTES, “Possible Scenes, Sequences, Characters or Visuals” by David Lean re: Seven Pillars of Wisdom, 47 pages, Bombay, October 1959, xerox,  UK                      

LA-M5 CIGARETTE CARD, 1957?, USA                  

LA-M6. POSTCARD, bust of T. E. Lawrence, UK           

LA-M7 PHOTO, of Alec Guiness as Lawrence in the play  Ross, 1960, xerox UK                         

LA-M8 LETTER to David Lean from Henry Williamson re:  Lawrence of Arabia, February 17 1960, xerox    

LA-M9 LETTER to David Lean from Henry Williamson re:  Lawrence of Arabia, n.d., xerox     

LA-M10 ANNOUNCEMENT, Peter O’Toole as Lawrence, Novmber  25 1960, xerox                

LA-M11 LETTERS, TELEGRAPHS, etc, from 20th Century Fox regarding title “Lawrence of Arabia”, July 31 1959 to November 2 1961

LA-M12 LETTER from Imperial War Museum to Phyllis  Dalton, November 2 1960, xerox       

LA-M13 DRESS CHART from Phyllis Dalton, xerox         

LA-M14 NOTEBOOK of costume designs by Phyllis Dalton, 75 pgs, xerox     
LA-M196. DESIGN of costume of Lawrence Of Arabia, xerox 

LA-M15. DESIGN of Harith costumes by Phyllis Dalton, colour, xerox          

LA-M16. PRODUCTION DRAWING By John Box, xerox        

LA-M17. PROP, Bentley’s business card                  

LA-M18 MENU, Chalkie’s Caf[e] and Resthouse, xerox    

LA-M19 LETTER from David Lean to Sam Spiegel, September 29 1961, 10 pgs, xerox              

LA-M20 LETTER from David Lean to Mike Frankovitch, December 25 1961, xerox                   

LA-M21 LIST, U.K. personnel in Spain, December 18 1961, xerox                   

LA-M22 CAST LIST, October 22 1962, xerox              

LA-M23 LIST, final unit, 32 pgs, 11.10.1962, xerox   

LA-M24 DAILY CONTINUITY REPORTS June 2 1961; February 22 1962; June 10 1962; June 13 1962; June 17 1962, xerox                                

LA-M25 LETTER from David Lean to Bill Graf, February 28 1962, xerox     

LA-M26 REPORT on the meeting at Quarzazate, May 28 1962, 23 pgs, xerox                             

LA-M27 CALL SHEETS, July 28 1962, August 2 1962,  xerox                          

LA-M28 REPORT, suggested crowd numbers for three main battle sequences, 2 pgs, xerox         

LA-M29 CUTTING COMMENTS,  by David Lean, December 28 1962, 7 pgs, xerox, (see also LA-M64)         

LA-M30. DELUXE BROCHURE, Royal World Premiere, December 10 1962, 60 pgs., includes souvenir book, UK (LA-M36)                             

LA-M31. TICKET ORDERING FORM, Metropole theater, UK   

LA-M32. FOLDER, Pressbook material, 10 pgs, UK        

LA-M33. SOUVENIR BOOK, “Lawrence Of Arabia”, 28 pgs, UK                     

LA-M34. SHEET MUSIC, “The Voice Of The Guns”, Boosey and Hawkes, UK                           

LA-M35. SHEET MUSIC, “The Voice Of The Guns”, Boosey and Hawkes, b/w cover, UK        

LA-M36. SHEET MUSIC, Shapiro Bernstein & Co, 4 pgs, red lettering, UK 

LA-M37. SHEET MUSIC, Shapiro Bernstein & Co, 4 pgs, blue Lettering, UK                             

LA-M38. STUDY GUIDE, BFI, 12 pgs., UK                  

LA-M193. TEACHER’S GUIDE, 8 pgs, USA                    

LA-M39 TRANSCRIPT Interview of Peter O’Toole by Kenneth Griffith, BBC, Talking Pictures, 1962, UK      

LA-M40 INTERVIEW with David Lean in Japan re Lawrence Of Arabia, February 14 1963      

LA-M197. FLYER, Palladium Blackpool, June 3 1963       

LA-M41. FLYER, ticket order form for ABC Oxford Theater, January 19 1964, UK                    

LA-M42. PRESSBOOK, re-release, 1971, 7 pgs, UK        

LA-M43a M43b  ANNOUNCEMENT BROCHURE, 3 pgs.,                 

LA-M44. SCREENING PROGRAM, 4 pgs, 1962, USA            

LA-M45. TICKET HOLDER for invitational preview, ticket stub, January? 6 1963, USA           

LA-M46. TABLE TENT CARDS, Elm Theatre, Elmwood Conn.  USA            

LA-M47. PRESSBOOK, large, 20 pgs + 3 supplements, 1963, USA                

LA-M48 LETTERHEAD, Columbia Pictures, with Lawrence of Arabia          

LA-M49 PUBLICITY on Columbia letterhead, “Hump Jumpers”                   

LA-M50 PUBLICITY on Columbia letterhead, “Riding High”                         

LA-M51. SOUVENIR BOOK, deluxe, black die cut, 40 pgs, USA (see also LA-B7)                      

LA-M52 SOUVENIR BOOK, deluxe, white die cut, 40 pgs, USA                      

LA-M53. SOUVENIR BOOK, from record, 40 pgs, (see LA-R3), USA            

LA-M54. SOUVENIR BOOK, regular, diff cover, 28 pgs, USA                          

LA-M55. STAGEBILL, August 25 1963, Cinestage Theatre,  USA                    

LA-M56 STAGEBILL, September 8 1963, Cinestage Theatre,  USA                

LA-M57. SHEET MUSIC, Gower Music, 4 pgs, USA          

LA-M58. SHEET MUSIC, All Organ Solo, Gower Music, 5 pgs, USA              

LA-M59a M59b  COMIC BOOK, “Lawrence”, Dell, movie ad on back cover, USA     

LA-M60. POSTCARD, Times Square N.Y., Lawrence Of Arabia on marquee of Criterion theatre, 1964, USA  

LA-M198.  FLYER, “Now In It’s 2nd Great Year” 

 LA-M61. PRESSBOOK, re-release 1971, 6 pgs + supplement, USA                 

LA-M62 AD MAT, 1971, USA                              

LA-M63. INVITATION to 1971 re-release, USA             

LA-M64 LIST of 1971 cuts, xerox, (see also LA-M29)    

LA-M65. POSTER IMAGE, TV Release, 1971, USA, xerox   

LA-M66 POSTER ART for film The Young Rebel, copied from original Lawrence poster art, xerox      

LA-M67. PROGRAMME BOOKLET, No 3428, 4 pgs, 1964, AUSTRIA          

LA-M68. PROGRAMME BOOKLET, No 5836, 4 pgs, 1971,  AUSTRIA          

LA-M69 HANDOUT, Ontario Film Institute, review by Gerald Pratley, June 17 1981, CANADA           

LA-M70 PUBLICITY FLYER for the play Ross with Simon Ward as Lawrence, 1986, CANADA                

LA-M71 HANDOUT, Ontario Film Institute, review by Gerald Pratley, February 4 1987, CANADA       

LA-M72. SOUVENIR BOOK, “Lawrence Af Arabien”, 28 pgs, DENMARK   

LA-M73. SOUVENIR BOOK, “Lawrence D’Arabie”, 28 pgs, FRANCE            

LA-M74. PRESSBOOK, 8 pgs, 1962, FRANCE               

LA-M75. PRESSBOOK, small, 4 pgs, FRANCE                

LA-M76 STILL, colour, Paris Cinema and Moulon Rouge,  FRANCE            

LA-M77. COMIC BOOK, “Lawrence D’Arabie”, Dell, 1964, cover based on film, FRANCE     

LA-M78. POSTER IMAGE, 11 x 14 in., 1971, FRANCE       

LA-M79. FOLD-OUT BROCHURE, incl. 9 colour stills, 1989, FRANCE        

LA-M80. PROGRAMME BOOKLET, 1989 restoration, 40 pgs, FRANCE     

LA-M81. PRESS KIT, Cannes, May 1989, brochure, 24 pgs, 3 b/w stills, FRANCE                      

LA-M82. COLLECTOR’S CARD, Lawrence D’Arabie, FRANCE    

LA-M83. SOUVENIR BOOK, “Lawrence Von Arabien”, 28 pgs, GERMANY 

LA-M84. PROGRAMME BOOKLET, No 6420, “Lawrence Von Arabien”, 8 pgs, 1963, GERMANY                 

LA-M85. POSTER IMAGE, small, 1971, Lawrence Von Arabien, GERMANY

LA-M86. PRESSBOOK, 1971?, GERMANY                     

LA-M87. PROGRAMME BOOKLET for 1989 restoration, 40 pgs, GERMANY                       

LA-M88. MAGAZINE, Lawrence Of Arabia, photos and ad from film, 1963, GREECE              

LA-M89. SOUVENIR BOOK, “Lawrence D’Arabia”, 28 pgs, ITALY               

LA-M90. SOUVENIR BOOKLET, 16 pgs, ITALY                

LA-M91. PHOTO, coffee ad, Lawrence D’Arabica, July 2004, ITALY            

LA-M92. SOUVENIR BOOKLET, 16 pgs, JAPAN               

LA-M93 SOUVENIR BOOK, 40 pgs, JAPAN                 

LA-M94. BROCHURE, deluxe, 8 pgs., JAPAN               

LA-M95 BROCHURE, 4 pgs, JAPAN                        

LA-M96. CINEMA TICKET, JAPAN                          

LA-M97. SOUVENIR BOOK, 28 pgs, JAPAN                  

LA-M98. SOUVENIR BOOK, 28 pgs, different, JAPAN       

LA-M99. SOUVENIR BOOK, 28 pgs, different, JAPAN       

LA-M192. FLYER, poster art, 1969, JAPAN               

LA-M100. FLYER, poster art, 1971, JAPAN                

LA-M101. BROCHURE, 4 pgs, re-release, JAPAN            

LA-M102. FLYER for DVD, 2001, JAPAN                    

LA-M103. SOUVENIR BOOK, “Lawrence Van Arabie”, 28 pgs, NETHERLANDS                   

LA-M104   SCRAPBOOK with clippings, 24 pgs, 1971, NETHERLANDS 

LA-M105. COLLECTOR’S CARD, NETHERLANDS                 

LA-M106. SOUVENIR BOOK, 20 pgs, SOUTH AFRICA           

LA-M107. HANDBILL, small, poster reproduction, camel style, “Lawrence de Arabia”, SPAIN 

LA-M108. HANDBILL, small, poster reproduction, head style, “Lawrence de Arabia”, SPAIN   

LA-M109. SCREENING PROGRAMME, 1971, SPAIN               

LA-M110. POSTCARD, shows poster art, 1971, SPAIN       

LA-M111. POSTCARD, shows poster art, 1989, SPAIN       

LA-M195. FLYER, small, 6×4 in., Yugoslavia             

LA-M112 LETTER from David Lean to Dawn Steele re first screening of restored film, May 12 1988, xerox

LA-M113 NOTES by David Lean re restored film release,  May 1988, xerox 

LA-M114 LETTER from David Lean to projectionists re proper presentation of restored film, January 1989, xerox         

LA-M115 LETTER to David Lean from Ed Russell (Columbia  Pictures), January 30 1989, xerox             

LA-M116 PRESS KIT, 1989 restoration, production information, 46 pgs, restoration, 16 pgs,  credits, USA                        

LA-M117. INVITATION to 1989 re-release                 

LA-M118 PUBLICITY SCHEDULE for restored film, April 18  1989, UK, xerox                       

LA-M119 INTER-OFFICE MEMOS (Columbia Pictures) regarding reviews of restored film, January-March 1989,  xerox                                         

LA-M120 TRANSCRIPT from “As It Happens”, CBC radio   programme on restored film, February 1 1989, xerox, CANADA                                 

LA-M121 REVIEW of restored film by Stanley Kauffmann, advance draft, February 20 1989, xerox        

LA-M122 LETTER to Sandra Lean from Robert Harris, February 23 1989, xerox                       

LA-M123 PHOTO, Marcus Loews Theatre, N.Y., special art for 1989 re-release, USA                  

LA-M124. POSTER IMAGE and credits, 1989, USA           

LA-M125 ESSAY, “Beyond Evaluation: David Lean’s LAWRENCE OF ARABIA” by Robert Hawkins, 1989, CANADA 

LA-M126 FLYER, announcing laserdisc release by Criterion                         

LA-M127. FLYER, CBS Video Club, director’s selection   

LA-M128 FLYER from 30th Anniversary video release     

LA-M129 FILE, Columbia Pictures, synopsis, ad mat, b/w photo, 1991         

LA-M130. BOOKLET from 30th Anniversary video, 32 pgs, (see LA-V6)     

LA-M131 ARTICLE, “The Stature of Lawrence of Arabia”, by      C. Peter Herman, xerox          

LA-M132. PROMOTIONAL FLYER for Lawrence Of Arabia: The 30th Anniversary Pictorial History by L. Robert Morris and Lawrence Raskin, 8 pgs, 1992        

LA-M133 LETTER from Eddie Fowlie to Morris and Raskin lauding their book, December 11 1992, xerox   

LA-M134 REVIEW of Morris/Raskin book by Sharon Lee Holdren               

LA-M135 PROGRAM NOTE and ticket stub, Ontario Place,  February 9 1992, CANADA      

LA-M136 FAX, offbeat review, by Dan Donahue, September 1993                 

LA-M194. AUCTION CATALOG, Christie’s South Kensington, 21 December 1994, film tie-in cover           

LA-M137 MEMORIAL SERVICE for Dilys Powell, November 1 1995, review of Lawrence of Arabia, pgs 12-13, UK, xerox                                      

LA-M138 ARTICLE, “Robert Bolt Wrote Lawrence Of Arabia”,  by L.Robert Morris and Lawrence Raskin, 1995   

LA-M139 PRESS RELEASE re publication of Filming T.E. LAWRENCE: KORDA’S LOST EPIC, Andrew Kelly,  Jeffrey Richards and James Pepper, St.Martins Press April 7 1997                

LA-M140 REVIEW of FILMING T.E.LAWRENCE: KORDA’S LOST EPICS by James Chapman, The Open University   

LA-M141 ESSAY, “Lawrence Before Lean” by Andrew Kelly  

LA-M142 DRAWING, Peter O’Toole as Lawrence             

LA-M143 AUCTION CATALOG Christie’s South Kensington,  March 9 1995; posters for Oliver Twist, #72,73; Brief  Encounter, #75; The Bridge On The River Kwai, #78; Lawrence of Arabia, #77,78         

LA-M144 AUCTION CATALOG Christie’s East, December 11 1995; posters for The Bridge On The River Kwai,  #127; Lawrence Of Arabia, #132.           

LA-M145 AUCTION CATALOG Christie’s South Kensington,  May 19 1997; posters for The Sound Barrier, #71;  The Bridge On The River Kwai, #282; Lawrence Of Arabia, #74.                   

LA-M146 AUCTION CATALOG Christie’s South Kensington,  March 22 1999; posters for Oliver Twist, #165; Lawrence Of Arabia, #313-316; Doctor Zhivago, #321,322.                             

LA-M147 AUCTION CATALOG Sotheby’s, April 16 1999; posters for The Bridge On The River Kwai, #177; Lawrence Of Arabia, #166,167; Doctor Zhivago, #168.    

LA-M148 LETTER from Alain Littaye to Ron Paquet regarding his interview with Eddie Fowlie for new documentary, 2001                         

LA-M149 LETTER from Columbia Tristar Home Video to Ron Paquet thanking him for supplemental materials, March 16 2001                             

LA-M150. POSTCARD, advertising British DVD, April 2001  

LA-M151 WEB PAGE, REEL.COM, DVD review                

LA-M152 WEB PAGE, REEL.COM, article on Columbia Video  vs. Robert Harris                      

LA-M153 WEB PAGE, REEL.COM, spoof by Mike Gregory      

LA-M154 E-MAIL, negative film review, October 17 2001  

LA-M155 E-MAIL, regarding Michel De Carvalho who played Farraj, April 10 2002                    

LA-M156 E-MAIL, regarding Michel De Carvalho, April 15 2002                    

LA-M157 E-MAIL, Seville location also used in Star Wars Episode One, April 19 2002                

LA-M158 PROGRAMME, 29th Telluride Film Festival, 2002 Yearbook, Tribute to Peter O’toole            

LA-M159 E-MAIL, new 70mm print, September 22 2002     

LA-M160 BROCHURE, Moving Image Quarterly, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA to be shown at American Museum of the Moving Image, July-September 2003             

LA-M161. FLYER, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA to be re-released in 70mm, Australia, July 6 ?     

LA-M162 ARTICLE, “Lawrence Of Toronto” by L. Robert Morris and Lawrence Raskin on Lowell Thomas, 2003 (see LA-A336)                          

LA-M163 PROGRAMME, Cinematheque Suisse, includes LAWRENCE OF ARABIA and PASSAGE TO INDIA, October 3 2003                         

LA-M164. FLYER, for Sony Pictures Studio Tour showing large poster for Lawrence of Arabia  

LA-M165 FAX, from Robert Harris to Kevin Brownlow re  death of Howard Kent                     

LA-M166 BROCHURE/SCHEDULE, WHAT’S ON, Imperial War  Museum, October-December 2005; Lawrence Film Weekend –             

LA-M167 LETTER to Anne Coates from Donald Davidson recalling his experiences with David Lean,  October 30 2005                              

LA-M168 FILM SCHEDULE, NFT, November 2005; Lawrence Of Arabia, Remembering John Box, November 16, UK  

LA-M169 WEB PAGE, bfi.org.uk, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, notes by Janet Moat, March 2007                    

LA-M170 WEB PAGE, bfi.org.uk, catalogue of holdings  

LA-M171 WEB PAGE, bfi.org.uk, catalogue of film holdings                             

LA-M172 WEB PAGE, bfi.org.uk, notes on Albert Finney  screen test            

LA-M173 INTERNET PRINTOUT, listing items held by The  Michael Wilson Papers, 2007    

LA-M174 B.A.F.T.A. ANNUAL REVIEW, 2006/07, large photo  from Lawrence Of Arabia      

LA-M175. FLYER, poster art, Japan, 2008 (see LA-P83)    

LA-M176. POSTCARD, 2008                                

LA-M177 ARTICLE, by Anthony Perry re working on  Rattigan’s Lawrence Of Arabia, 2009   

LA-M178. INVITATION CARD, production photo cover, 2009 

LA-M179 BSC NEWSLETTER, January 2010; discussion of  mirage scene lens                            

LA-M180 BSC NEWSLETTER, June 2010; further discussion of the mirage scene lens               

LA-M181 BSC NEWSLETTER, October 2010, more discussion  of the mirage scene                  

LA-M182 LIST of Accolades for Morris/Raskin book     

LA-M183 LIST of Accolades for the film                

LA-M184. EMPIRE MAGAZINE SUPPLEMENT, EPIC, 24 pgs, film        tie-in cover, 2012    

LA-M185. Publicity card, Lawrence Of Arabia, 50th Anniversary, new poster art, 2012 (5)        

LA-M186. BROCHURE, Eyefilm.nl, showing restored Lawrence Of Arabia in 4K, November 17 2012             

LA-M187 BROCHURE, Digital & 65mm, Johan C. M. Wolthuis,ternational 70mm Publishers, Netherlands, 60 pgs, 2012, article “The Legend Of Lawrence Of Arabia”, by Johan Wolthuis                    

LA-M188. BROCHURE, Harkness Hall Limited, 4 pgs, Lawrence Of Arabia quad poster reproduction   

LA-M189. PROGRAMME CARD, Il Cinema Ritrovato, Bologna, Italy, Lawrence Of Arabia showing on Giugno 29 2012                                          

LA-M190. BROCHURE, La Cinematheque Francaise, December  2012-February 2012, 128 pgs, film tie-in cover

LA-M191 HANDOUT, 70mm presentation, notes by Patrick Fahy, April 17 2016