Overview & Interview Tracker
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Master Priority Tier — Top 12
The highest-value interviews across all three research categories. See "Contact Strategy" for full sequencing guidance.
Master Priority Tier
Ranked by narrative centrality, access difficulty, and fit with the cult/exploitation focus of the book. Full reasoning and sequencing strategy is in the Contact Strategy tab.
Boutique & Commercial Restoration Labels
20 companies — founding history, restoration process, notable projects, interview targets, and verified contact channels.
Institutional Archives & Nonprofits
12 institutions — mission, scale, key personnel, and researcher/press contact channels, including fellowship programs.
Individual Restorers, Colorists & Historians
16 individuals working outside or across the label/archive system — bios, known contributions, and best routes to an interview.
Book Outline
Full working structure — 6 parts, 15 chapters, including the two cult/exploitation-focused chapters in Part Four.
Interview Contact Strategy
Who to reach, in what order, and through which channel — not drafted pitches.