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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Important Information for Users of the Collection
  • Biography
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Jane Powell papers
    Date (inclusive): circa 1940s-2000s
    Collection number: 1509
    Creator: Powell, Jane
    Extent: 20 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

    Jane Powell papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Jane Powell, 2009

    Biography

    Jane Powell is an American actress and singer most active in film during the 1940s and 1950s. She starred in a number of MGM musicals, including SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (1954), and later had extensive stage and television credits.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Jane Powell papers span the years circa 1940s-2000s and encompass 20 linear feet. The collection includes scripts, correspondence, clippings, magazines, programs, scrapbooks, music manuscripts, photograph albums, and photographs. Powell's television and stage work are well represented.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.

    Indexing Terms

    Powell, Jane , 1929---Archives.
    actresses