Finding aid for the Gene Farmer scripts 2686

Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 December
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu


Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Gene Farmer scripts
Creator: Farmer, Gene
Identifier/Call Number: 2686
Physical Description: 22.125 Linear Feet 19 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1967-1980
Abstract: Collection consists of scripts written by frequent George Schlatter production collaborator Gene Farmer.
Language of Material: English.

Biographical / Historical

Gene Farmer (1930-2000) was an American television comedy writer who got his start writing for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of scripts written by frequent George Schlatter production collaborator Gene Farmer. Scripts include material for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967-1973), The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967-1993), Real People (1979-1984), Sanford and Son (1972-1977), and That's My Momma (1974-1975).

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

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.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Gene Farmer scripts, Collection no. 2686, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Processing Information

The collection is unprocessed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Scripts
Situation comedies (Television programs) -- Archival resources
Television -- Archival resources
Television comedies -- Archival resources
Television comedy writers -- Archival resources
Television programs -- Archival resources
Television scripts
Farmer, Gene -- Archives

Box 3, Box 4, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13

Laugh In scripts

Box 2, Box 5, Box 14, Box 15

Real People scripts

Box 1, Box 2, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19

Various scripts