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It appears that this story conference was supplemented with a lot of storyboard sketches, which we don't have, but you can pretty much follow the thread without them. A lot of voice people also present. One of the listed participants is "Buchanan," who I'm assuming is Stuart Buchanan, the voice... read more →

This is a story CONFERENCE, not the typical story MEETING. More participants are invited, from outside the story department. It it appears that a request was previously sent out requesting ideas for story improvement (PLUS-ing) of the Cleaning Sequence. My favorite visual "PLUS-ing" gag came from Phil: When the little... read more →

As the Disney studio enters 1936, the story department is continuing the development of the Snow White's Entertainment Sequence. I don't want to recap the whole document because it's a primary source and speaks for itself, but I'll say it again, I'm amazed at the ability of Walt and his... read more →

This is a fascinating Disney historical document, possibly portending Walt's success more than any other document I have. It shows the absolute high level advanced thinking of not only Walt himself but also what he demanded/expected of his workers -- and it all comes from a "jumble of [his] thoughts"... read more →

This is more of a production document than a story document, but it had some pertinent story information, so I'm adding it to the Snow White Historical Story Record. A very interesting line of text is with regards to story: "...as Art will get a late start on this, due... read more →