02300cpcaa2200421 a 4500 mm 83061234 DLC 20260227111720.0 cr ||||||||||| 830429|||||||||||| eng mm 83061234 DLC DLC dacs DLC L lcmd Frontier Films (New York, N.Y.) Frontier Films (New York, N.Y.) records, 1936-1947. 3,000 items. 8 containers plus 1 oversize. 5 linear feet. Open to research. Financial records, personnel card files, scrapbook, photographs, and other records of Frontier Films. Scrapbook contains items relating to the feature-length film Native Land (1942). Frames of film transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. A non-profit documentary filmmaking company comprised of filmmakers on the political left who were devoted to producing artistic films relating to social and political issues. Major figures in the organization included Leo Hurwitz, Ralph Steiner, and Paul Strand. Split from New York Film and Photo League in 1934 to become Nykino; name changed to Frontier Films in 1937. Disbanded in 1942. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011138 Hurwitz, Leo T., 1909-1991. Steiner, Ralph, 1899-1986. Strand, Paul, 1890-1976. Nykino (Organization : New York, N.Y.) Native land (Motion picture : 1942) Motion pictures Political aspects. Motion pictures Production and direction. Motion pictures Social aspects. Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011138 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011138.3 43973 43973