Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- DeWitt Bodeen papers
- Dates:
- 1946-1984
- Creators:
- Bodeen, DeWitt
- Extent:
- 7 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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DeWitt Bodeen papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The DeWitt Bodeen papers span the years 1946-1984 and encompass 7 linear feet. The collection consists of scripts, mostly unproduced; playscripts; clippings; correspondence; books; periodicals; and photographs.
- Biographical / historical:
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DeWitt Bodeen was an American screenwriter and film historian. His career as a screenwriter spanned the 1940s to early 1960s. He also wrote books and articles on film history and personalities.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Karen E. Bodeen, 1988, and James Morgan Watters, 2007
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- screenwriters
- Names:
- Bodeen, DeWitt , 1908-1988--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: April 22, 2014
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
- Preferred citation:
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DeWitt Bodeen papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226