Sue Marx papers, 1978-2009

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1 archived websites (online) — 58.4 GB (online) — 2 oversize film reels — 45.5 linear feet (in 56 boxes) — 1 digital video file

Audiovisual materials, archived web content, and other files pertaining to films produced by Sue Marx, a prolific documentary filmmaker who operated her own studio in Detroit between 1980 and 2011. Collection includes completed documentaries in analog and digital form, raw footage in various audiovisual formats, production background information, scripts, and transcripts, among other items.

Materials in the Sue Marx papers, which primarily consist of audiovisual formats, address Marx's career as a filmmaker after leaving network broadcasting, spanning more than two decades of documentaries and advertisements created by Marx's eponymous production company. While the collection includes polished versions of various films, including Marx's Academy Award-winning short subject "Young at Heart," the bulk of the analog and digital materials contain raw footage from which Marx later constructed her completed documentaries and promotional pieces. Also included are files containing background research materials, production releases, scripts, transcripts of interviews, and audio files.

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Arts, Culture, and Entertainment

Items in the Arts, Culture, and Entertainment series (1979-2009 and undated) concern those Sue Marx films that addressed the vibrant arts scene of metropolitan Detroit and southeastern Michigan, the area's Jewish community, stories of historical interest, and other cultural events in Michigan. Among other films, included in this series is the Oscar-winning documentary "Young at Heart," as well as productions profiling various local artists, discussing early automotive races, and exploring the Magic Capital of the World in Colon, Michigan. The Arts, Culture, and Entertainment series contains approximately 25 folders of manuscript materials, about 260 video recordings in various formats (magnetic tapes, film reels, VHS videotapes, U-matic videotapes, Betacam-SP videotapes, Mini-DV videotapes, and other formats), as well as digital file formats. The series contains 7 audiocassettes.