King Kong collection
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
Phone: 951-827-3233
Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: King Kong collection
Date (inclusive): circa 1961-1980
Collection Number: MS 166
Extent:
0.63 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The collection consists of typescripts related to various film and book adaptations of the fictional character King Kong.
Items in the collection include an edited screenplay, novelization, and an unpublished novel all related to Edgar Wallace's
1933
King Kong screenplay. Also included are two typescripts of Lorenzo Semple Jr.'s 1976
King Kong screenplay, and a treatment for the 1961 film
Konga.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives.
Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission
of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable
rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. King Kong collection (MS 166). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Purchased in 2023.
Processing History
Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2023.
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists of typescripts related to various film and book adaptations of the fictional character King Kong.
Items in the collection include an edited screenplay, novelization, and an unpublished novel all related to Edgar Wallace's
1933
King Kong screenplay. Also included are two typescripts of Lorenzo Semple Jr.'s 1976
King Kong screenplay, and a treatment for the 1961 film
Konga.
Separated Materials
Books included with the collection have been separated for cataloging in Special Collections, searchable by title online as
"King Kong collection."
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
King Kong (Fictitious character)
Genres and Forms of Materials
Screenplays
Typescripts
Box 1, Folder 1
Konga - The Story of the Film
ca. 1961
Box 1, Folder 2
King Kong by Lorenzo Semple Jr.
1976 January 14
Box 1, Folder 3
King Kong by Lorenzo Semple Jr. - British Film Institute Book Library copy
1976
Box 1, Folder 4
The Original Kong by Edgar Wallace, edited by Andrew Sinclair
1976
Box 2, Folder 1
Kong - A Novel from the Original Edgar Wallace Screenplay by Philip Hudsmith
1979
Box 2, Folder 2
Kong & Edgar Wallace - Giants of Suspense by Philip Hudsmith featuring
Kong the original screenplay by Edgar Wallace
1980
