Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Paramount Pictures scripts
Date (inclusive): 1912-1980
Collection number: 401
Creator:
Paramount Pictures, Inc.
Extent:
425 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Access
Available by appointment only.
Publication rights
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all
necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing
materials obtained from the library.
Preferred Citation
Paramount Pictures scripts, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Biography
Paramount Pictures is an American film production and distribution company dating from 1912. The
studio is located in Hollywood, California.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Paramount Pictures scripts span the years 1912-1983 and encompass 425 linear feet. More than 2,500
films are represented. The collection consists of a wide range of Story Department documents, such as
original source material, treatments, script drafts, continuities, synopses, tinting and toning sheets,
release dialogue scripts, and main billing sheets.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Story files (Unproduced)
Indexing Terms
Paramount Pictures, Inc.
Studio records