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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Collection or Record:

Paul Killiam D.W. Griffith copyright litigation records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 1988_030-UA
Scope and Contents

This collection contains documents concerning litigation between Killiam, a producer, and the estate of D.W. Griffith concerning the validity of copyright renewal on the Griffith film Birth of a Nation. The record group includes three series: background material, exhibits, and legal briefs and opinions.

Dates: circa 1942-1976