Finding aid for the Jerry Wald papers 2227
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 May
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Jerry Wald papers
Creator:
Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962
Identifier/Call Number: 2227
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/5/resources/1110
Physical Description:
203.75 Linear Feet
171 boxes
Date (bulk): 1940-1963
Abstract: This collection includes the papers and records of American screenwriter and producer Jerry Wald (1911-1962).
Language of Material:
English.
Jerry Wald (1911-1962) was an American screenwriter and producer. Wald's career began writing a radio column for the New York
Evening Graphic while in journalism school, which gave way to producing several
Rambling 'Round Radio Row featurettes for Warner Brothers' short subject division Vitaphone in the early 1930s. Wald's writing credits include
Navy Blues (1941),
The Roaring Twenties (1939), and
20 Million Sweethearts (1934), while his most notable motion pictures he produced were
Mildred Pierce (1945),
Key Largo (1948), and
Peyton Place (1957).
This collection includes the papers and records of American screenwriter and producer Jerry Wald (1911-1962). Materials include
research files, scrapbooks, correspondence, and scripts.
This collection is currently unavailable for access because of its size and current level of processing. Contact the Cinematic
Arts Library ctlibarc@usc.edu for details.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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
Gift, November 11, 1986.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Jerry Wald papers, Collection no. 2227, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of
Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence
Motion picture producers and directors -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Screenwriters
Scripts
Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962 -- Archives
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