Paul Clinton
CIVIC CENTER -- Burbank's collection of research materials chronicling
the golden days of Hollywood at Warner Bros. is headed back home.
On Tuesday, the City Council unanimously approved turning over the
collection to the studio, which has produced a slew of Hollywood classics
at its Olive Avenue studio since arriving in 1928.
The studio turned over the Warner Research Collection to Burbank in
1975 after it closed its library. With a renewed interest in its own
history, the studio later reopened the library and, in May, agreed to
accept the books, magazines, journals and other materials from the city.
Burbank has been trying to sell the collection for a decade. It has
cost the city between $30,000 and $50,000 a year to maintain it,
according to a city report.
Warner Bros. has also given Burbank the right to use images of its
trademarked characters in the new Buena Vista Library. The studio will
provide movie posters for the library.
Materials from the collection will continue to be available to the
public at Warner Bros.
