Now that the 2014 Oscars have been awarded, indulge your inner archivist with the Margaret Herrick Library Academy Awards Collection. The Margaret Herrick Library is the library facility for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and most of its collections are non-circulating, requiring a trip to Beverly Hills. However, its digital collections can be browsed from the comfort of your home computer. The Academy Awards digital collection contains a complete set of awards ceremony programs, posters, and rule books, dating back to the very first awards ceremony on May 16, 1929. There are also over 600 photographs, dating 1927 - 2012, and other assorted artifacts, such as menus, invitations, and tickets. Select the photos to see a host of luminaries posing with their statuettes, including Walt Disney, who received a Special Award for the creation of Mickey Mouse in 1932; Julie Andrews, who won Best Actress in 1964 for Mary Poppins; Francis Ford Coppola, when the Godfather II won for Directing, Best Picture, Writing, and Original Dramatic Score in 1974; and Kathryn Bigelow, when the Hurt Locker won Directing and Best Picture in 2009.
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