Finding Aid for the University of Southern California Cinematic Arts Library General Scripts collection 2320

Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 January

Doheny Memorial Library G4

3550 Trousdale Parkway

Los Angeles, California 90089-0185

ctlibarc@usc.edu

URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/cinematic-arts-library

Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Title: University of Southern California Cinematic Arts Library General Scripts collection

Creator: University of Southern California. Cinematic Arts Library

source: University of Southern California. Cinematic Arts Library

Identifier/Call Number: 2320

Physical Description: 293.625 Linear Feet 261 boxes

Date (inclusive): 1930s-2000s

Abstract: This collection contains approximately 4770 motion picture scripts from the 1930s-2000s from University of Southern California Cinematic Arts Library collection of reference scripts for patron use.

Language of Material: English.

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains approximately 4770 motion picture scripts from the 1930s-2000s from the University of Southern California Cinematic Arts Library collection of reference scripts for patron use.

Biographical / Historical

The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts originated in 1929 as a collaboration between the University of Southern California and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The original faculty consisted of such industry professionals as screenwriter Clara Beranger, playwright William C. DeMille, actors Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, directors D.W. Griffith and Ernst Lubitsch, and producers Irving Thalberg and Darryl Zanuck. To support the curriculum, the faculty encouraged many of their colleagues to contribute their papers, scripts and production materials to the university library.

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

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 cin@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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection donated by the University of Southern California Cinematic Arts Library.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], University of Southern California Cinematic Arts Library General Scripts collection, Collection no. 2320, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

Collection is partially processed.

Separated Materials

Boxes 33, 56-60, and 76-77 not present as of January 2022.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Scripts

Motion pictures Production and direction

University of Southern California. Cinematic Arts Library -- Archives

University of Southern California. Cinematic Arts Library