Script and production research materials for Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet, 1881-1940

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Summary

Creators:
Belt, Elmer, 1893-1980
Abstract:
The collection includes the script, photographs, and research materials gathered to support production of the 1940 Warner Bros. motion picture, Dr. Ehrlich's magic bullet, which focused on Paul Ehrlich's work to develop effective chemical cures for diphtheria and syphilis. A bound oversize album contains many illustrations to guide studio set designers, props, art and costume departments, etc. Articles, many of which have been excerpted and translated from the original German, include biographies, some of Ehrlich's publications, and commentaries on his syphilis treatment.
Extent:
1 unknown (1 volume, 34 cm.)
Language:
Materials are in English, German and French.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Script and production research materials for Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (Collection 7). Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection is organized into the following series:

  • Series 1. The Motion Picture., 1939-1940. 1 album and 6 folders
  • Series 2. The Man., 1911-1939. 13 folders
  • Series 3. The Science., 1881-1937. 22 folders

Acquisition information:
The collection was a gift from Dr. Elmer Belt to the UCLA Biomedical Library.
Processing information:

Processed by UCLA Biomedical Library staff.

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Physical location:
Held at UCLA Library Special Collections. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Script and production research materials for Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (Collection 7). Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library
12-077 Center for Health Sciences, Box 951798
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1798, US
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