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Christopher C. Carson Collection of Film Screenplays
MS120  
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Table of contents What's This?
  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography
  • Collection Description
  • Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Christopher C. Carson Collection of Film Screenplays
    Dates: 1973-1998
    Collection number: MS120
    Creator: Carson, Christopher C.
    Collection Size: 2 archival document boxes (1 linear foot)
    Repository: Loyola Marymount University. Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90045-2659
    Abstract: This collection consists of screenplays from film, mostly from the 1980s and 1990s.
    Physical location: Section H, Aisle 67, Row B, Bay 1, Shelf 6
    Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

    Access

    Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University.

    Publication Rights

    Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or executors.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Box and Folder number, Christopher C. Carson Collection of Film Screenplays, MS120, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Christopher C. Carson (2011). Accession number: 2015.20

    Biography

    Christopher C. Carson is an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University (class of 1991) and film producer. His production company is Reverie Productions.

    Collection Description

    This collection consists of fifteen screenplays, some original, others photocopies. They include such classics as "Star Wars," "Saving Private Ryan," and "Chinatown." Important screenwriters include Robert Towne, Paddy Chayefsky, and Orson Welles.

    Arrangement

    There was no original arrangement to the collection, which is now arranged by folder title in the box and folder list.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Carson, Christopher C.
    Motion picture plays
    Screenwriters
    Moton Pictures -- American