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Finding Aid for the Stanley Meyer Dragnet papers, 1950-1954
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Title: Stanley Meyer papers,
Date (inclusive): 1950-1954
Collection number: 201
Creator: Meyer, Stanley
Extent: 27 volumes
Abstract: Stanley Meyer was a veteran film and television producer, most well known for his collaboration on the radio and television
series
Dragnet. The collection includes twenty-seven bound volumes containing scripts, photographs and production information for radio
and television productions of
Dragnet.
Language: Finding aid is written in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Performing Arts Special Collections. 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, December 2000.
[Identification of item], Stanley Meyer papers (Collection 201). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
There is little biographical information available about Stanley Meyer. Born December 24, 1913 Meyer served as an intelligence
officer in the Marine Corps during World War II before entering the entertainment industry. Best known for his work as producer
and co-owner of the television series
Dragnet, Meyer also produced film and television projects through his association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios and Filmmaster,
Ltd. In addition to receving recognition for his work as a producer, Meyer garnered several awards for his humanitarian work
helping disadvantaged youth apply to higher education. After undergoing bypass surgery, Meyer died in Santa Monica of heart
failure on December 18, 1999.
The collection consists of scripts and production information for both the television and radio series
Dragnet created and produced by Stanley Meyer. Included are 27 bound volumes containing scripts, photographs and production information.
13 of the volumes pertain to the
Dragnet radio series while 14 pertain to the television series.
Arranged in the following series:
- Radio Series
- Television Series
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Meyer, Stanley -- Archives.
Television producers and directors -- Archival resources.
Dragnet (Television program)
Dragnet (Television program)
Dragnet (Radio program)
Television scripts.
Radio scripts.
Photographs.