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Title: Johnny Carson
Tonight Show script collection
Collection number: 2630
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
23.0 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1966-1992
Abstract: The collection consists primarily of television scripts from the
Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. The remainder of the collection consists of other forms of script-related material including: correspondence,
clippings, treatments, photographs, as well as scripts that were never performed. Containing material from 1966-1992, the
collection spans all but the first four years of Carson's tenure as host of the
Tonight Show.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Librarian.
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.
[Box/folder# or item name], Johnny Carson Tonight Show script collection, Collection no. 2630, Cinematic Arts Library, USC
Libraries, University of Southern California
The materials are arranged alphabetically by script title, then chronologically when multiple scripts share the same title.
In 1996, the USC Cinematic Arts Library acquired the paper archives of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation
Library (Academy Foundation Library), which included this collection of scripts from the
Tonight Show.
The collection consists primarily of television scripts from the
Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. The remainder of the collection consists of other forms of script-related material including: correspondence,
clippings, treatments, photographs, as well as scripts that were never performed. Containing material from 1966-1992, the
collection spans all but the first four years of Carson's tenure as host of the
Tonight Show.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Carson, Johnny, 1925-2005 -- Archives
McMahon, Ed -- Archives
National Broadcasting Company. -- Archives
NBC Television Network. -- Archives
Television personalities--United States--Archival resources
Television programs--Archival resources
Television scripts
Television series--Archival resources
Television--Archival resources
Tonight show (Television program)