Finding aid for the Lawrence Weingarten papers 2484

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 April

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: Lawrence Weingarten papers

Creator: Weingarten, Lawrence, 1897-1975

Identifier/Call Number: 2484

Physical Description: 14 Linear Feet 7 boxes

Date (inclusive): 1929-1964

Abstract: This collection contains scrapbooks and production files for American producer Lawrence Weingarten (1893-1975).

Language of Material: English.

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains scrapbooks and production files for American producer Lawrence Weingarten (1893-1975). Materials include 13 scrapbooks of clippings, stills, letters, and advertisements relating to films produced by Weingarten including Don't Go Near the Water (1957) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964); approximately 40 accolades, awards, or prizes; daily production reports from 4 films produced in 1930; and detailed budget estimates from 11 films including A Day at the Races (1937).

Biographical / Historical

Lawrence Weingarten (1897-1975) was an American film producer. He mainly worked with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Weingarten produced films including "Adam's Rib" (1949), "I'll Cry Tomorrow" (1955), and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1958).

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 ctlibarc@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

Gift of Lawrence Weingarten, December 19, 1969.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Lawrence Weingarten papers, Collection no. 2484, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Motion picture producers and directors -- Archival resources

Scrapbooks

Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

Film stills

Correspondence

Advertising

Awards

Budgets

Weingarten, Lawrence, 1897-1975 -- Archives