Mary Pickford and the Library of Congress

Mary Pickford and the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LoC) sought a high-profile donor in Mary Pickford for its fledgling Motion Picture Division. Archibald MacLeish, the Librarian of Congress, formally approached Pickford by letter with a request for her film collection in 1943, to which Pickford consented…

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Mary Pickford and the UCLA Film & Television Archive

Mary Pickford and the UCLA Film & Television Archive

In 2001, The Mary Pickford Foundation partnered with the UCLA Film & Television Archive to access the Foundation’s film elements, and to photo-chemically restore My Best Girl. In 2013, the Film Foundation joined in the partnership to complete the restoration…

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Mary Pickford and La Cinémathèque Française

Mary Pickford and La Cinémathèque Française

In 1965, Mary Pickford granted La Cinémathèque française access to her film collection in order for the archive to duplicate many rare film elements from selected titles. She traveled to France to celebrate the partnership which was her final trip abroad…

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