Finding aid for the King Vidor papers 2239

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 May

Doheny Memorial Library G4

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California 90089-0185

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Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Title: King Vidor papers

Creator: Vidor, King, 1894-1982

Identifier/Call Number: 2239

Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/5/resources/1122

Physical Description: 176.375 Linear Feet 139 boxes

Date (inclusive): 1909-1959

Abstract: This collection contains the papers of American director King Vidor (1894-1982).

Language of Material: English.

Biographical / Historical

King Vidor (1894-1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His most successful film in the silent era was "The Big Parade" (1925). Vidor's movies include "Northwest Passage" (1940), "Comrade X" (1940), "An American Romance" (1944), "Duel in the Sun" (1946), and many more. In 1979 Vidor was awarded an Honorary Academy Award.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the papers of American director King Vidor (1894-1982). Materials include 13 screenplays; general production correspondence including items from David O. Selznick, Samuel Goldwyn, and Pare Lorentz; miscellaneous newspaper and magazine clippings and reviews; production materials such as drafts, notes, story outlines, research materials, and publicity; and Vidor's memoirs for an autobiography. Among the films for which there is material are: Our Daily Bread (1934), So Red the Rose (1935), The Texas Rangers (1936), Stella Dallas (1937), The Citadel (1938), Northwest Passage (1940), H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), An American Romance (1944), and Duel in the Sun (1946).

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is currently unavailable for access because of its size and current level of processing. Contact the Cinematic Arts Library ctlibarc@usc.edu for details.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library 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 no. or item name], King Vidor papers, Collection no. 2239, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

Motion picture producers and directors -- Archival resources

Screenwriters -- United States -- Archival resources

Screenplays

Correspondence

Clippings (information artifacts)

Reviews (documents)

Motion pictures -- Reviews -- Archival resources

Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Archival resources

Drafts (documents)

Research (documents)

Publicity photographs

Autobiography -- Archival resources

Photographs

Realia

Vidor, King, 1894-1982 -- Archives

Box 1, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10a, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13, Box 14, Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19, Box 20, Box 21, Box 22, Box 23, Box 24, Box 25, Box 26a, Box 27a, Box 28a, Box 29a, Box 30a, Box 31a, Box 32a, Box 33a, Box 34, Box 35, Box 36, Box 37, Box 38, Box 39, Box 40, Box 41, Box 42, Box 43, Box 44a, Box 45, Box 46, Box 47a, Box 48a, Box 49, Box 50, Box 51, Box 52, Box 53, Box 54a, Box 55, Box 56, Box 57, Box 58, Box 59, Box 60, Box 61, Box 62, Box 63, Box 64, Box 65, Box 66, Box 67, Box 68, Box 69, Box 70, Box 71, Box 72, Box 73, Box 74, Box 75, Box 76, Box 77, Box 78, Box 79, Box 80, Box 81, Box 82, Box 83, Box 84, Box 85, Box 86, Box 87, Box 88, Box 89, Box 90, Box 91, Box 92, Box 93, Box 94, Box 95, Box 96, Box 97, Box 98, Box 99, Box 100, Box 101, Box 102, Box 103, Box 104, Box 105, Box 106, Box 107, Box 108, Box 109, Box 110, Box 111, Box 112, Box 113, Box 114, Box 115, Box 116, Box 117, Box 118, Box 119, Box 120, Box 121, Box 122, Box 123, Box 10b, Box 26b, Box 27b, Box 28b, Box 29b, Box 30b, Box 31b, Box 32b, Box 33b, Box 44b, Box 47b, Box 48b, Box 54b, Box 124, Box 125, Box 126, Box 127

Unprocessed materials /repositories/5/archival_objects/623610