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Chicago Sun-Times Donates Massive Collection of Movie Press Kits and Memorabilia to Archives of Roger Ebert at U. at Illinois

Filed by on October 2, 2017

UPDATE October 15, 2017 Chicago Sun-Times Movie Archives Headed To U. of Illinois (via Sun-Times)

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From RobertFeder.com

The Chicago Sun-Times has agreed to donate its vast collection of movie press kits and related memorabilia to the archives of Roger Ebert at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

The material is believed to include decades of movie press kits — including priceless photos which cannot be sold because the rights belong to Hollywood studios.

The deal was sparked by an item here September 19 in which Sun-Times CEO Edwin Eisendrath said he hoped to secure a recipient for the archive when the Sun-Times moves to its new headquarters at 30 North Racine Avenue in November. The new location cannot accommodate storage of the massive files.

Read the Complete Blog Post

UPDATE: More info via the Champaign News-Gazette:UI Archives to Get Trove of Roger Ebert Files

See Also: Learn About the Roger Ebert Center at University of Illinois

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