This collection includes materials and records created by Centron, a film production company based in Lawrence, Kansas, from its establishment through its purchase by Coronet in the 1980s. These materials cover financial documentation, production notes, photographic materials, audiovisual materials, film awards, and artifacts relating to Centron’s various film productions and to its overall operations.

The John Tibbetts Collection of Hollywood Press Kits consists of press information for a variety of motion pictures; Tibbetts received the kits as part of his work as a film reviewer.