Series contains mainly film noir black & white stills and colour lobby cards. Some film stills have been cropped. Other materials include: insert posters, press kits/catalogues offering promotional materials for films and clippings of film advertisements.

Series consists of press-kits, clippings of film advertisements, and photographs for miscellaneous 20th-century American and Canadian films.

The collection is an assemblage of movie memorabilia (predominantly Noir and Western), 20cm x 25cm film-stills, 28 cm x 36 cm lobby cards, and ephemera amassed by Thompson as a part of her research for her books Hard-Boiled and Tall in the Saddle. Additionally, there are Science Fiction stills and posters, Spanish-language lobby cards, 36cm x 91cm insert posters, and miscellaneous stills from other 20th-century cinema.

Series contains mainly 20cm x 25cm black & white film stills and 28 cm x 36 cm colour lobby cards from sci-fi movies of the 1950 and 1960s. Some film stills have been cropped. Other materials include slides, press kits and catalogues for ordering promotional materials for films and clippings of film advertisements.

Series consists of 21 posters for English-language noir films plus a poster for the Japanese film Return of Godzilla.

Series contains mainly black & white film stills and colour lobby cards from western movies. Some film stills have been cropped. Ephemera includes press kits/catalogues offering promotional materials for films and clippings of film advertisements.