Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Paul Kohner Agency records
- Dates:
- 1935-1988
- Creators:
- Paul Kohner Agency
- Extent:
- 75 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Paul Kohner Agency records, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Paul Kohner Agency records span the years 1935-1988 and encompass approximately 75 linear feet. The collection consists largely of scripts for produced and unproduced films. There are also some agency agreements and contracts, correspondence, and clippings.
- Biographical / historical:
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Paul Kohner was a Czech-born Hollywood film agent. Prior to founding the Paul Kohner Agency in 1938, he was an associate producer of foreign production for Universal.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Paul Kohner and the Paul Kohner Agency, 1981-1995
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Subject files; 3. Oversize
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- agents
- Names:
- Paul Kohner Agency
Kohner, Paul , 1902-1988.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2013
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: November 01, 2013
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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Paul Kohner Agency records, 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