Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Sam White papers
- Dates:
- 1928-2004, bulk 1950s-1960s
- Creators:
- White, Sam
- Extent:
- 9.3 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Sam White papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Sam White papers span the years 1928-2004 (bulk 1950s-1960s) and encompass 9.3 linear feet. The collection contains film and television scripts for produced and unproduced properties, as well as files on various unproduced properties. There are a few awards, a small amount of general correspondence, advertising materials, and fragments of a scrapbook, as well as some material relating to his brothers, Jules and Jack.
- Biographical / historical:
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Sam White was an American producer and director active in film from the 1930s to 1960s. He was the brother of producer-director Jules White and actor Jack White.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Sharleen Cohen, 2007
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Television files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 3. Subject files
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- directors
producers - Names:
- White, Sam , 1906-2006--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: March 28, 2014
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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Sam White papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226