I would totally read something like that.

I guess you know I find animation history fascinating, and this is definitely piquing my interest. I bet some of the people involved are still alive. The problem is how to find them. They probably aren't online in any easy-to-find capacity. If I had any free time (Gah, work has me at 13 hours a day now) I'd volunteer what resources I have.

Actually, I have some books around. I'll dig through those...