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  • Biographical / Historical
  • Scope and Contents
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Rights Statement for Archival Description
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information

  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Bernie Weitzman papers
    Creator: Weitzman, Bernard
    Identifier/Call Number: 2557
    Physical Description: 1.125 Linear Feet 1 box
    Date (inclusive): 1966-1971
    Abstract: Collection consists of reports, ledgers, and other business records associated with American executive Bernie Weitzman's time with Desilu Productions.
    Language of Material: English.
    Container: 1

    Biographical / Historical

    Bernard Weitzman (1923-2017) was an American film company executive and producer. Weitzman received his Master of Arts in Cinema/Television from USC in 1967. In 1949 he began his 60 plus year career in the entertainment industry at CBS as a page, followed by executive positions at Desilu, Universal Studios, MGM, and Lorimar Productions.

    Scope and Contents

    Collection consists of reports, ledgers, and other business records associated with American executive Bernie Weitzman's time with Desilu Productions. Materials include records on the television programs Star Trek (1966-1969), Mannix (1967-1975), Ironside (1967-1975), Mission: Impossible (1966-1973).

    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 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

    Transferred from the USC Cinematic Arts department in 1982.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Bernie Weitzman papers, Collection no. 2557, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    Collection is unprocessed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Business correspondence
    Business records
    Television -- Archival resources
    Television broadcasting -- Archival resources
    Weitzman, Bernard -- Archives