Guide to the Wharton Releasing Corporation Records,
ca. 1916-1923

Collection Number: 3924

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
rareref@cornell.edu
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
M.E. Warren
Date completed:
April 1988
EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, September 2001

© 2001 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Wharton Releasing Corporation records, ca. 1916-1923
Collection Number:
3924
Creator:
Wharton Releasing Corporation
Quantity:
1.1 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Scenarios, scene blockings, company records, and correspondence.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Contains film scenarios and other records of the Wharton Releasing Corporation, an early motion picture company based in Ithaca, New York.
Language:
Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Wharton Releasing Corporation was an early motion picture company based in Ithaca, New York.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Scenarios, scene blockings, receipts, financial statements, a photograph of Wharton Studio, and other materials pertaining to the following silent films: "Beatrice Fairfax," "Beautiful Ireland," "The Eagle's Eye," "Knock-na-Gow" or "The Homes of Tipperary," and "Willy Reilly and His Colleen Bawn." Also, correspondence with Roman Catholic parishes and theater managers concerning leasing of films, particularly those with Irish themes, and records pertaining to the Film Company of Ireland (ca. 1921).
SUBJECTS

Names:
Wharton Releasing Corporation.
Wharton Studio (Ithaca, N.Y.)
Film Company of Ireland.

Subjects:
Motion picture studios--New York (State)--Ithaca.
Motion pictures--Distribution.
Motion pictures--Production and direction.

Places:
Stewart Park (Ithaca, N.Y.)
Ireland--In motion pictures.

Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Wharton Releasing Corporation records, #3924. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
SERIES LIST

Series I. Alphabetical Business Files Box 1
Series II. Alphabetical Film Files Box 1
Series III. Financial Records Boxes 1-2
CONTAINER LIST

Description
Container
Series I. Alphabetical Business Files
Advance instructions
 Box 1 Folder 1
Churches - New York City
 Box 1 Folder 2
Churches - New Jersey
 Box 1 Folder 3
Churches - Pennsylvania
 Box 1 Folder 4
Irish films
 Box 1 Folder 5
Kay Bee Distributing Corporation
 Box 1 Folder 6
Lexington
 Box 1 Folder 7
Libby Printing Company
 Box 1 Folder 8
Library films
 Box 1 Folder 9
Livingston
 Box 1 Folder 10
M
 Box 1 Folder 11
Miles Projection Rooms
 Box 1 Folder 12
Miscellaneous
 Box 1 Folder 13
Morgan Lithograph Company
 Box 1 Folder 14
Musicians
 Box 1 Folder 15
N
 Box 1 Folder 16
Newspapers - New York
 Box 1 Folder 17
Newspapers - Pennsylvania
 Box 1 Folder 18
P
 Box 1 Folder 19
Pennsylvania censorship
 Box 1 Folder 20
Plateless Engraving Company
 Box 1 Folder 21
R
 Box 1 Folder 22
Road Men
 Box 1 Folder 23
Theatre managers - New Jersey
 Box 1 Folder 24
Theatre managers - Pennsylvania
 Box 1 Folder 25
Theatre managers - other states
 Box 1 Folder 26
Trade papers
 Box 1 Folder 27
W
 Box 1 Folder 28
Warde, Arthur F.
 Box 1 Folder 29
Wharton, Inc. - Sarah B. Buck
 Box 1 Folder 30
Series II. Alphabetical Film Files
"Beatrice Fairfax"
 Box 1 Folder 31
"Beautiful Island" and other Irish films
 Box 1 Folder 32-33
"The Eagle's Eye"
 Box 1 Folder 34-45
"Knock-Na-Gow" or "The Homes of Tipperary"
 Box 1 Folder 46
"Patria"
 Box 1 Folder 47-49
"Willy Reilly and His Colleen Bawn"
 Box 1 Folder 49-51
Series III. Financial Records
Bills
 Box 1 Folder 52
Cash statements
 Box 1 Folder 53
Expenses and receipts
 Box 1 Folder 54-55
Statements
 Box 1 Folder 56-64
Statements
 Box 2 Folder 1-5