Finding aid of the John C. Higgins scripts 2567

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated.

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 January

Doheny Memorial Library G4

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Los Angeles, California 90089-0185

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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.

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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