Finding Aid for the Hal Roach production files 2208

Sarah Jardini & Brandon Werts for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 February

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: Hal Roach production files

Creator: Roach, Hal, 1892-1992

Identifier/Call Number: 2208

Physical Description: 225.708 Linear Feet 139 boxes

Date (inclusive): 1915-1960

Abstract: This collection includes production notes, scripts, and financial records for American producer, director, and writer Hal Roach's film and television projects with Pathé Exchange, MGM, and the Hal Roach Studio.

Language of Material: English.

Biographical / Historical

Hal Roach (1892-1992) was an American producer, director, and writer of film and television comedies. Roach has 159 directing credits, 196 writing credits, and 1204 producing credits from his 1915-1960 career. He is best known for the Our Gang (1922-1944) and his work with Laurel and Hardy (1927-1955).

Scope and Contents

This collection includes production notes, scripts, and financial records for American producer, director, and writer Hal Roach's film and television projects with Pathé Exchange, MGM, and the Hal Roach Studio. Production materials for Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang (1922-1944), and The Public Defender (1954-1955) are among the titles represented in this collection.

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This collection is currently unavailable 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 Hal Roach, circa 1990.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Hal Roach production files collection, Collection no. 2208, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

Collection is partially processed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Scripts

Television scripts

Financial records

Roach, Hal, 1892-1992 -- Archives

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Pathé Exchange

Hal Roach Studios

Box 1, Box 1A, Box 1B, Box 2, Box 2A, Box 3, Box 3A, Box 3B, Box 4, Box 4A, Box 4B, Box 5, Box 5A, Box 6, Box 6A, Box 7, Box 7A, Box 8, Box 8A, Box 9, Box 9A, Box 9B, Box 10, Box 10A, Box 11, Box 11A, Box 12, Box 12A, Box 13, Box 13A, Box 14, Box 14A, Box 15, Box 15A, Box 16, Box 16A, Box 17, Box 17A, Box 18, Box 18A, Box 19, Box 19A, Box 20, Box 20A, Box 21, Box 21A, Box 22, Box 22A, Box 23, Box 23A, Box 24, Box 24A, Box 25, Box 25A, Box 26, Box 26A, Box 27, Box 27A, Box 27B, Box 28, Box 28A, Box 29, Box 29A, Box 30, Box 30A, Box 31, Box 31A, Box 32, Box 32A, Box 33, Box 33A, Box 34, Box 34A, Box 35, Box 35A, Box 36, Box 36A, Box 37, Box 37A, Box 38, Box 38A, Box 39, Box 39A, Box 40, Box 40A, Box 41, Box 41A, Box 42, Box 43, Box 44, Box 45, Box 46, Box 47, Box 48, Box 49, Box 50, Box 51, Box 52, Box 53, Box 54, Box 55, Box 56, Box 57, Box 58, Box 59, Box 60, Box 61, Box 62, Box 63, Box 64, Box 65, Box 66, Box 67, Box 68, Box 69, Box 70, Box 71, Box 72, Box 73, Box 74, Box 75, Box 76, Box 77, Box 78, Box 79, Box 80, Box 81, Box 82, Box 83, Box 84, Box 85, Box 86, Box 87, Box 88, Box 89, Box 90, Box 91, Box 92, Box 93

Unprocessed materials

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is currently unavailable for access.