Finding Aid for the American Film Institute television scripts 2138

Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 April

Doheny Memorial Library G4

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Los Angeles, California 90089-0185

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URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/cinematic-arts-library

Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Title: American Film Institute television scripts

Creator: American Film Institute

Identifier/Call Number: 2138

Physical Description: 199.125 Linear Feet 177 boxes

Date (inclusive): 1960s - 1980s

Abstract: This collection contains reference scripts from various television programs given to USC by the American Film Institute.

Language of Material: English.

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains reference scripts from various television programs given to USC by the American Film Institute. Many scripts retain their Cinematic Arts Library call numbers. Scripts include Knots Landing (1979-1993), Gunsmoke (1955-1975), and ER (1994-2009).

Biographical / Historical

The American Film Institute, founded in 1965, is a non-profit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors and preserves the history of motion picture arts in the United States. The American Film Institute Louis b. Mayer Library was founded in 1969, and is dedicated to supporting AFI Conservatory studies though offering resources such as books, films, audio, video, manuscripts and other collections focusing on the history and craft of visual storytelling.

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 cin@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 the American Film Institute Library, 2008.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], American Film Institute television scripts, Collection no. 2138, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

Collection is partially processed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Reference works

Scripts

Television programs

Television scripts

American Film Institute -- Archives