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  • Conditions Governing Access
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  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: John C. Higgins scripts
    Creator: Higgins, John C., 1908-1995
    Identifier/Call Number: 2567
    Physical Description: 15.75 Linear Feet 14 boxes
    Date (inclusive): 1935-1974
    Abstract: This collection contains scripts written by Canadian-American screenwriter John C. Higgins (1905-1995). There are also crime research notes and papers that he used to create his murder mystery movies.
    Language of Material: English.
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    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Eric Otto, March 19, 2008 and May 30 2008.

    Biographical / Historical

    John C. Higgins (1905-1995) was a Canadian-American screenwriter. He wrote murder mystery, horror, and thriller movies. His movies include "Murder Man" (1935), "T-Men" (1945), "The Black Sheep" (1956), and "Daughters of Satan" (1972).

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], John C. Higgins scripts, Collection no. 2567, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    This collection is unprocessed.

    Scope and Contents

    This collection contains scripts written by Canadian-American screenwriter John C. Higgins (1905-1995). There are also crime research notes and papers that he used to create his murder mystery movies.

    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

    Screenwriters -- United States -- Archival resources
    Screenplays
    Scripts (documents) -- Archival resources
    Higgins, John C., 1908-1995 -- Archives