News and Events

Silent Film Collection

February 5, 2009

Poster announcing a silent film festival sponsored by the Academy LibraryThe silent film collection consists of more than 300 films from the early days of the movie industry in the United States and Europe. Given to the library by James H. Ottaway, Jr. '55 and film collector Bown Adams, the films are used for research as well as entertainment. The collection features such classics as The Kid, Intolerance, The General, The Man in the Iron Mask, and Tol'able David.

Invitation to a showing of 'Modern Times,' starring Charlie Chaplin