Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Menosky, Joe
- Abstract:
- Joe Menosky is a writer, producer, and story editor who has worked in both television and film. He is best known for his work in science fiction, most notably the television series Star Trek Voyager. The bulk of collection consists of material for produced and unproduced television projects and motion pictures as well as items submitted to Menosky for consultation. Additionally included are articles by Menosky and a small amount of ephemera and publications related to the Star Trek franchise.
- Extent:
- 17.8 linear feet (38 boxes, 2 cartons, and 1 flat box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Joe Menosky Papers (Collection 2250). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of material related to the career of story editor, writer, and producer, Joe Menosky. The collection includes script materials related to produced and unproduced motion picture and television projects, including items submitted to Menosky for consultation, articles written by Menosky, and a small quantity of publications and memorabilia related to the Star Trek franchise. Among the many projects represented are Anonymous Rex, Dead Like Me, Tomb Raider, Star Trek IX, Star Trek Resurrection, and Star Trek Voyager. A small amount of files and publications may have been assembled by production assistant, Michael O'Halloran.
- Biographical / historical:
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There is little biographical information available about Joe Menosky. Joe Menosky is a writer, producer, and story editor who has worked in both television and film. He is best known for his work in science fiction, most notably the television series Star Trek Voyager.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Joe Menosky, 2010.
- Processing information:
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Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
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- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series:
- Television Projects
- Motion Pictures Projects
- Submissions to Menosky/Informal Consulting
- Articles by Menosky
- Publications and Memorabilia
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Joe Menosky Papers (Collection 2250). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988