Sale (Richard) papers, 1937-1987

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Richard Sale papers
Dates:
1937-1987
Creators:
Sale, Richard, 1911-1993
Abstract:
This collection contains television and film scripts, drafts of novels and manuscripts, and books that were written or collected by Richard Sale during his career as an author and screenwriter from 1937-1987.
Containers:
Box: 1
Box: 2
Box: 3
Box: 4
Box: 5
Box: 6
Box: 7
Box: 8
Extent:
9 Linear Feet 8 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Richard Sale papers, Collection no. 2287, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains television and film scripts, drafts of novels and manuscripts, and books that were written or collected by Richard Sale during his career as an author and screenwriter from 1937-1987. Titles include The Wild Country, Try, Try Again, and Lazarus #7, which was written first as a novel and then translated to a screenplay.

Biographical / historical:

Richard Sale (1911-1993) was an American author, screenwriter, and producer from around 1937 until around 1987. He wrote for pulp magazines for the first portion of his career, transitioning to writing screenplays around the 1940s.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Richard Sale, April 17, 1984-June 8, 1990.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Brandon Werts for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-01-27 13:59:05 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

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 cin@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], Richard Sale papers, Collection no. 2287, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383