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  • Title: Lichtig & Englander letters
    Collection number: 6051
    Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 0.42 Linear feet 1 box
    Date (inclusive): 1923-1951
    Abstract: Letters to the Hollywood agency Lichtig & Englander, many addressed directly to Harry Lichtig, from novelists, screenwriters, editors, actors and actresses. Some of the letters have notes inscribed by the firm regarding action taken. The letters describe the routine business activities of Hollywood agents during the period 1920s-1950s, particularly in regard to the buying and selling of scripts.
    creator: Lichtig & Englander (Firm).

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder# or item name], Lichtig & Englander letters, Collection no. 6051, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

    Scope and Content

    Letters to the Hollywood agency Lichtig & Englander, many addressed directly to Harry Lichtig, from novelists, screenwriters, editors, actors and actresses. Some of the letters have notes inscribed by the firm regarding action taken. The letters describe the routine business activities of Hollywood agents during the period 1920s-1950s, particularly in regard to the buying and selling of scripts.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Lichtig & Englander (Firm). -- Correspondence
    Commercial agents--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
    Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History--20th century--Archival resources
    Letters
    Screenwriters--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources