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  • Scope and Contents
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Rights Statement for Archival Description
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information

  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Richard Sale papers
    Creator: Sale, Richard, 1911-1993
    Identifier/Call Number: 2287
    Physical Description: 9 Linear Feet 8 boxes
    Date (inclusive): 1937-1987
    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.
    Language of Material: English.
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    Scope and Contents

    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.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    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 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.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Richard Sale, April 17, 1984-June 8, 1990.

    Preferred Citation

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

    Processing Information

    This collection is unprocessed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Scripts
    Screenwriters -- United States -- Archival resources
    Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archival resources
    Sale, Richard, 1911-1993 -- Archives