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Wayne (John) Batjac Productions records
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Table of contents What's This?
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • Scope and Contents
  • Rights Statement for Archival Description
  • Conditions Governing Use

  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: John Wayne Batjac Productions records
    Creator: Wayne, John, 1907-1979
    Creator: Batjac Productions
    Identifier/Call Number: 2235
    Physical Description: 59.625 Linear Feet 53 boxes and 1 oversize print
    Date (inclusive): 1957-1975
    Abstract: This collection consists of the business and production records of John Wayne's company Batjac Productions. Records include personnel files, tax information, and post-production files from 1957-1975.
    Language of Material: English.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Gretchen Wayne (John Wayne's daughter-in-law), June 13, 2008.

    Biographical / Historical

    Co-founded by American actor John Wayne and producer Robert Fellows as Wayne/Fellows Productions in 1952, the company adopted the name Batjac Productions in 1956 and produced 26 films, 2 television specials, and 1 television series.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], John Wayne Batjac Productions records, Collection no. 2235, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    Collection is not fully processed. Box-level inventory based on box label titles and may not fully reflect the contents.

    Scope and Contents

    This collection contains business and production records of John Wayne's company Batjac Productions. Records include personnel files, tax information, and post-production files from 1957-1975. Reports on film grosses, cast, crew, and production payroll, publicity, and music scores are present for such films as The Alamo (1960), McClintock! (1963), and McQ (1974). Files are arranged by project. Included is one oversize lithograph print of John Wayne by Larry Bees (1981).

    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.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Archival resources
    Business records
    Publicity -- Archival resources
    Batjac Productions -- Archives