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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Important Information for Users of the Collection
  • Biography
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Sol M. Wurtzel papers
    Date (inclusive): circa 1917-1967
    Date (bulk): 1917-1941
    Collection number: 312
    Creator: Wurtzel, Sol M.
    Extent: 2.8 linear feet of papers.
    Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
    Languages: English

    Important Information for Users of the Collection

    Access

    Available by appointment only.

    Publication rights

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.

    Preferred Citation

    Sol M. Wurtzel papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Paul Wurtzel, 1992-1999

    Biography

    Sol M. Wurtzel was an American producer and executive active in film from 1917 to 1949. William Fox sent Wurtzel to Hollywood from New York in 1917 to serve as general superintendent of Fox's Hollywood studio. He had a lengthy association with Fox Film Corp. and Twentieth Century-Fox.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Sol M. Wurtzel papers span the years circa 1917-1967 (bulk 1917-1941) and encompass 2.8 linear feet. The collection consists of correspondence with William Fox and others, miscellaneous papers, and photographs. There is correspondence with Joseph Schenck and Darryl F. Zanuck relating to the 1935 merger of Twentieth Century Pictures and the Fox Film Corp. Some correspondence dated after Wurtzel's death is addressed to his family, such as his daughter Lillian Semenov.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.

    Indexing Terms

    Wurtzel, Sol M. , 1890-1958--Archives.
    producers