Access
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing Information
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Title: Gay and Lesbian Television Scripts and Transcripts collection
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2008.001
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.8 linear feet
[7 archives cartons]
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1986-1997
Date (inclusive): 1965-2001
Abstract: Scripts and transcripts of broadcast and cable network television programs, specials, and made-for-television movies, most
with a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender theme. The bulk of the collection contains scripts from the series
Brothers (1984-1989) and
Ellen (1994-1998).
creator:
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries 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 #, Gay and Lesbian Television Scripts and Transcripts Collection, Coll2008-001, ONE National Gay and Lesbian
Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Acquisition Information
This collection was assembled from scripts removed from various collections acquired by ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
and its predecessors prior to 2006.
Processing Information
Processed by Michael C. Oliveira, with assistance from Jim D. Deaton and Sócrates Silva, December 2007-January 2008.
Additional scripts and transcripts were added to the collection in 2012.
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of scripts and transcripts of episodes of broadcast and cable network television series, specials,
and made-for-television movies, most with a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender theme. The bulk of the collection contains
scripts from the series,
Brothers (1984-1989) and
Ellen (1994-1998).
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Comedians
Gay men on television
Homosexuality on television
Lesbian actresses
Lesbianism on television
Made-for-TV movies
Men on television
Puppet television programs
Science fiction television programs
Sexual minorities on television
Television comedies
Television programs
Television scripts
Television specials
Women comedians
Women on television