Stromberg Jr. (Hunt) papers, 1930s-1980s

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Summary

Title:
Hunt Stromberg Jr. papers
Dates:
1930s-1980s
Creators:
Stromberg Jr., Hunt, Silveira, Rosie, and Margaret Herrick Library
Abstract:
This collection consists of television production materials, scripts, correspondence, financial records, press, photographs, personal papers, and books belonging to American television producer Hunt Stromberg Jr. (1923-1986). Much of the collection reflects Stromberg's work as program director for KABC-TV in the 1950s, as a network programming executive for CBS in the early 1960s, and afterwards as an independent producer.
Extent:
23.92 Linear Feet 33 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Hunt Stromberg Jr. papers, Collection no. 2216, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of television production materials, scripts, correspondence, financial records, press, photographs, personal papers, and books belonging to American television producer Hunt Stromberg Jr. (1923-1986). Much of the collection reflects Stromberg's work as program director for KABC-TV in the 1950s, as a network programming executive for CBS in the early 1960s, and afterwards as an independent producer. Notable items include a binder of "Lost in Space" (1965-1968) storyboards (Box 22) and "Gilligan's Island" (1964-1967) production materials (Box 21).

Among the series, there is substantial overlap between the scripts, treatments, and story concepts (arranged alphabetically by project title); the business, correspondence, and production files (arranged broadly by decade); and the television project files (arranged alphabetically by title), and similar materials for the same project may appear across all three series.

Personal materials related to Stromberg can be found throughout the collection. There are also personal papers of Eugene Banks (Box 28), who had a relationship with Stromberg.

Biographical / historical:

Hunt Stromberg Jr. (1923-1986) was an American television, and Broadway producer known for his work on The Vampira Show (1954-1955), The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971), Gilligan's Island (1964-1967), and Lost in Space (1965-1968). He was the son of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and independent producer Hunt Stromberg.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Rosie Silveira, 1996. Transferred from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library, 1997.
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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated. Additional description by Diann Benti.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-08-02 13:30:34 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Hunt Stromberg Jr. papers, Collection no. 2216, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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