Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Doc Merman papers
- Dates:
- bulk 1930s-1960s
- Creators:
- Merman, Doc, 1900-1979
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of photographs and correspondence belonging to production manager and producer Doc Merman (1900-1979).
- Containers:
- Box: 1
Box: 2 - Extent:
- 4.48 Linear Feet 2 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Doc Merman papers, Collection no. 2678, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of photographs and correspondence belonging to production manager and producer Doc Merman (1900-1979). Materials include framed photographs of Merman with various production departments, unframed behind the scenes photographs, and personal and business correspondence.
- Biographical / historical:
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L.B. "Doc" Merman (1900-1979) was an American film and television production manager and producer. Merman is best known for his work on Cleopatra (1963), The Mad Empress (1939), Big Town (1955), The O. Henry Playhouse (1957), and The Betty Hutton Show (1959).
- Processing information:
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Collection is unprocessed.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Film sets -- Photographs
Motion pictures -- History -- Photographs
Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Archival resources
Motion pictures--Production and direction
Correspondence
Photographs - Names:
- Merman, Doc, 1900-1979 -- Archives
- Places:
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Photographs
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-03-15 15:19:24 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Doc Merman papers, Collection no. 2678, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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Cinematic Arts LibraryDoheny Memorial Library, Room G4Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-8383