Finding aid for the Millard Kaufman papers 2258
Diann Benti
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2021 December
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Millard Kaufman papers
Creator:
Kaufman, Millard
Identifier/Call Number: 2258
Physical Description:
3.98 Linear Feet
4 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1948-1965
Abstract: This collection contains the papers of American screenwriter Millard Kaufman (1917-2009) and chiefly consists of film scripts
dating from the late 1940s to mid 1960s.
Language of Material:
English.
Advance notice required for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Millard Kaufman, December 17, 1968.
Millard Kaufman (1917-2009) was an American screenwriter for film, television, and radio. He began working as a screenwriter
in the late 1940s and was nominated for Academy Awards for the screenplays for "Take the High Ground!" in 1953 and "Bad Day
at Black Rock" in 1955.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Millard Kaufman papers, Collection no. 2258, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is minimally processed.
This collection contains the papers of American screenwriter Millard Kaufman (1917-2009) and chiefly consists of film scripts
dating from the late 1940s to mid 1960s. Most of the materials reflect film projects, though there are early few radio and
television scripts in Box 1. In addition, while most projects are represented by screenplays, there are some outlines and
treatments. There are also index-card-sized notes for the films "Beau Geste," "Raintree County," and "Reprieve" in Box 4.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Screenwriters -- United States -- Archival resources
Screenplays
Motion pictures -- Archival resources
Kaufman, Millard -- Archives
Box 1
Projects 1948-1954 and undated
Box 1 contains scripts and outlines for various projects including undated shorts, a television show "Dusty of the Circus"
(1948), three radio scripts (1951), and the films "The China Run" (1951), "Handful of Magic" (1951), "The Making of a Marine"
(1952), "Wind from the East" (1952), "Take the High Ground" (1952), "Rope's End" (1952-1953), "Letter from the President"
(1952), "High Iron" or "Main Iron" (1953), "Bad Day at Black Rock" (1953), "Out of Darkness" (1954), and "Mail Order Bride"
(1954).
Box 2
Box 3