<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Blaxploitation-Cinema-Pressbooks-and-Posters</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Blaxploitation Cinema Pressbooks and Posters</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Blaxploitation Cinema Pressbooks and Posters <num>2014.194</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-05-15 13:05:01 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Blaxploitation Cinema Pressbooks and Posters</unittitle>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1.8 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="other" normal="1968/1976" type="inclusive">1968-1976</unitdate>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Content Description</head>
<p>The collection contains pressbooks and posters of over 40 blaxploitation films. The pressbooks contain articles about the film, the stars and the filmmakers, as well as samples of proposed publicity campaigns, plot synopses, credits and other information. Many of the posters were used to advertise the films in local theaters, some doctored to suit white audiences while others have directions that specified "for black audiences only." Some of the movies include Shaft's Big Score, Blacula, Hammer, Cleopatra Jones, and Super Fly T.N.T. A copy of the dealer catalog with more information about the pressbooks and posters is also included in the collection and can also be found at [url=https://wm1693.box.com/s/w8rv4hft8u5jnsmwxetp]https://wm1693.box.com/s/w8rv4hft8u5jnsmwxetp[/url].</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="lcsh">Blaxploitation films</subject>
    <subject source="local">African Americans- films</subject>
    <subject source="local">Blaxploitation films -- United States</subject>
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