Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Motion picture and television screenplays and call sheets
- Dates:
- 1929-1983
- Abstract:
- Screenplays "Thunder: A Saga of the Railroads" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and call sheets for "The Emperor of the North Pole."
- Extent:
- .333 Linear Feet 1 half-box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Motion Picture and Television Screenplays and Call Sheets, MS 89, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Includes two screenplays "Thunder: A Saga of the Railroads," by Byron Morgan, Typescript, January 19, 1929 [116 pages] and "Chattanooga Choo Choo," a screenplay by Robert Mundy and Steven Philip Smith, 1983. Filmed at CSRM. Call sheets for "The Emperor of the North Pole" and Call sheets, 1972, prepared by Dave Davies, Publicist, Twentieth Century Fox.
- Biographical / historical:
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A screenplay is a written script for a film, television show, or video game. It's a document that provides the blueprint for the production, outlining the story, dialogue, and action sequences.
A call sheet is a document used in film, television, and other productions to communicate the schedule and details of a specific day's filming to the cast and crew. It outlines essential information like call times, location details, and the day's shooting schedule.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Collectors Book Store, Hollywood, CA, August 1978, "Thunder: A Saga of the Railroads,"
- Processing information:
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Formerly MS 89.1; MS 89.2; 1.88
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically by date.
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collection Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Screenplays
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-06-23 22:57:19 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM 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 by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Motion Picture and Television Screenplays and Call Sheets, MS 89, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073