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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Preferred Citation
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Title: James Sheldon scripts
Collection number: PASC 92
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
7.9 linear ft.
(19 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1946-1986
Abstract: Collection consists primarily of television series scripts along with scripts for television pilots and television movies
related to the career of director James Sheldon. Shows represented include
McMillan & and Wife,
Naked City,
Room 222, and
Route 66, among others. Also includes scripts for the radio series
Crimes of Carelessness.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Creator:
Sheldon, James
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of James Sheldon, 1991.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], James Sheldon scripts (Collection PASC 92). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Biography
James Sheldon was born in New York City, NY and received his bachelors degree from the University of North Carolina in 1941.
Sheldon's directing career began with radio projects in the mid 1940's but he quickly moved onto television projects. His
numerous directing credits include
Kay OBrien,
Room 222,
Adventures of Ellery Queen,
My World and Welcome to it,
Owen Marshall,
Counselor at Law, and
McMillan and Wife.
Scope and Content
Collection consists primarily of television series scripts along with scripts for television pilots and television movies
related to the career of director James Sheldon. Includes scripts for 78 program titles, some with annotations made by the
director and/or producer. Programs represented include
McMillan & and Wife,
Naked City,
Room 222, and
Route 66, among others.Also includes scripts for the radio series
Crimes of Carelessness (1946-47) directed by Sheldon.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is organized by production title.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sheldon, James -- Archives.
Television producers and directors -- Archival resources.
Television scripts.