Silent Film Sound [antikvár]

ACKriOWLEDQMEriTS This book could not have been written without the support and interest of many people and organizations committed to preserving the memory of silent film sound. These include not only repositories of primary documents, whether archives of international renown or local historical societies laboring to preserve community memories, but also the musicians who re-create the music, volunteers from the American Theater Organ Society who have restored so many instruments, collectors who have saved objects and documents from perishing, and publishers like Vestal Press that refuse to let the memory of automatic instruments die. Without their dedication, the history of nickelodeons and picture palaces would be impossible to reconstruct. In particular, I should like to thank the following organizations for help and hospitality: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the American Music Research Center at the University of Colorado, the Bibliotheque du Film, the Cedar Rapids Area Theater Organ Society, the Cedar Rapids History Center, the Chicago Public Library, the Cinématheque française, the Groupe de recherche sur l'avenement des institutions cinématographique et scénique, the Motion Picture and Music Departments of the Library of Congress, the Marnan Collection, the Museum of Modern Art, the Museo Nazionale del Cinema, the New York Public Library, the Special Collection Department of the University of Iowa Libraries, the State Historical Society of