1 20 1 https://digitalarchives.columbusstate.edu/files/original/5729d4144f09d8e4de48871fef1bf50a.jpg 76633f2ac65d663a54bc7efb2191b7b5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Columbus Movie Theaters of the 1930s Collection (SMC 87) Description An account of the resource Movie theatres were a popular entertainment in Columbus, Georgia in the 1930s. Theatres included the Royal, Rialto, Lyric, Pastime, Dixie, Palace, Home, Liberty, and Dream Theatres, operated by the Martin Theater Company. "It all started when Roy Martin Sr. purchased an existing nickelodeon theater on Broadway in downtown Columbus." "It was 1912, 1914, I am not really sure," Buddy Martin said. "... I think it was called the Benita, but I am not real sure about all that, either." Roy Martin Sr. grew that one downtown Columbus theater into Martin Theaters, which owned and operated movie houses and drive-ins across the Southeast. By the time Roy Martin Jr. sold Martin Theaters in 1969 to Atlanta business tycoon J.B. Fuqua, it had grown to more than 200 screens in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee and Kentucky. Mostly in small towns, Martin Theaters also operated in bigger places like Atlanta, Nashville and Chattanooga" (Ledger Enquirer March 4, 2016). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1939 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to publish material from the Early Columbus Theatre Collection (SMC 87) must be obtained from the Columbus State University Archives at Columbus State University. Use of the following credit line for publication or exhibit is required: Early Columbus Theatre Collection (SMC 87) Columbus State University Archives Columbus, Georgia Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Permission to publish material from the Early Columbus Theatre Collection (SMC 87) must be obtained from the Columbus State University Archives at Columbus State University. Use of the following credit line for publication or exhibit is required: Early Columbus Theatre Collection (SMC 87) Columbus State University Archives Columbus, Georgia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Shields, I. L. to E. L. Gullatt Description An account of the resource A response letter to Mr. E. L. Gullatt from his Manager concerning union issues at local movie theaters (Rialto Theatre, Royal Theatre, and The Grand). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 16th, 1930 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource I. L. Shields Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter cinema Columbus GA local Motion pictures movie theaters movies Paramount Pictures Publix Theatres Rialto Theatre Royal Theatre The Grand Theatre unions