PCL MS 116 The Journal of Popular Film and Television Archives

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MLA Citation

Marsden, Michael. “PCL MS 116 The Journal of Popular Film and Television Archives.” Finding Aids. BGSU University Libraries, 14 May 2021, lib.bgsu.edu/finding_aids/items/show/2679. Accessed 20 May 2025.
TitlePCL MS 116 The Journal of Popular Film and Television Archives
CreatorMarsden, Michael
Introduction

The Journal of Popular Film and Television Archives consists of approximately 25 linear feet of manuscript materials. The collection was donated to the Browne Popular Culture Library by Michael Marsden beginning in 1972. This collection is unprocessed, but may be accessed by contacting the BPCL reference email.  The collection has no restrictions placed on its use for scholarly purposes. Researchers are responsible for securing copyright permission when using all unpublished manuscripts and published works found in this collection.

Agency HistoryThe Journal of Popular Film and Television was created in 1972 as The Journal of Popular Film by Michael Marsden, Jack Nachbar and Sam Grogg, who at the time were graduate students at Bowling Green State University. Television was added as a subject in 1978. Marsden still serves as editor for the journal. It was published by Heldref Publications until it was purchased by Routledge in 2009.
Scope and ContentThe collection contains primarily the editorial and business archives of the journal. Of particular interest are manuscripts of accepted and rejected articles, page layouts and proofs for the journal, and correpondence between the principals involved.

The collection is loosely separated into correspondence and editorial series, however additional accessions are more interspersed.
InventoryA complete inventory for this collection has not yet been completed. An inventory dated 1991 has been attached to this finding aid, however later accessions are not included.
TransfersBooks acquired from the publishers and editors of The Journal of Popular Film and Television have been separated and included in the general collections of the Browne Popular Culture Library.