Lewis (Albert) memorabilia collection, 1900s - 1978

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Summary

Title:
Albert Lewis memorabilia collection
Dates:
1900s - 1978
Creators:
Lewis, Albert, 1884-1978
Abstract:
This collection consists of memorabilia from the personal library of film and theatre producer Albert Lewis.
Containers:
Box: 1
Box: 2
Box: 3
Box: 4
Box: 5A
Box: 5B
Box: 6A
Box: 6B
Box: 7A
Box: 7B
Box: 8
Box: 9
Box: 10
Box: 11
Box: 12
Box: 13
Box: 14
Extent:
19.125 Linear Feet 17 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Albert Lewis memorabilia collection, Collection no. 2412, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of memorabilia from the personal library of film and theatre producer Albert Lewis. Materials include Lewis' unpublished autobiography Which Reminds Me… recounting his vaudeville days and early producing career. The collection also includes film and play scripts, photographs, pocket-sized diaries Lewis kept while traveling with theatre productions, correspondence, clippings, and materials belonging to sons Arthur and Burton.

Biographical / historical:

Albert Lewis (1884-1978) was a theatre, film, and television producer with an expansive catalog of projects. Lewis began as a partner to producer Max Gordon (1892-1978), creating single act plays for vaudeville. In 1925, Lewis produced and directed the original Broadway production of The Jazz Singer which was later adapted into the film The Jazz Singer (1927). In 1942, Albert Lewis and George Balanchine co-produced and co-directed Cabin in the Sky a Broadway musical with an all-Black cast, which Lewis later produced the film version in 1943. He also co-wrote films with his son, Arthur Lewis, including Oh You Beautiful Doll (1949) and Golden Girl (1951). Together they also produced the Broadway musical Three Wishes for Jamie (1952). Arthur Lewis produced theater works including Guys and Dolls (1953), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1963), and Funny Girl (1966). He produced Baxter (1972) and The Killer Elite (1975) for the screen, and Brenner (1959), The Asphalt Jungle (1961), and The Nurses (1962) and The Diary of Anne Frank (1980) for television. Arthur Lewis is a University of Southern California alumnus.

Acquisition information:
Donated to USC by Albert Lewis' children Arthur, Burton, and Elinor in 1978.
Processing information:

Collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-22 12:38:53 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Albert Lewis memorabilia collection, Collection no. 2412, 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
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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