Lewis (Milton) playbill collection, 1900s-1986

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Summary

Title:
Milton Lewis playbill collection
Dates:
1900s-1986
Creators:
Lewis, Milton, 1893-1986
Abstract:
This collection consists of the playbills and other memorabilia of talent executive Milton Lewis.
Extent:
30.375 Linear Feet 27 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Milton Lewis playbill collection, Collection no. 2259, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of the playbills and other records of talent executive Milton Lewis. Materials include playbills from Lewis' extensive talent scouting theatre attendance in New York and Los Angeles, dating back to the early 1900s.

Index cards corresponding to the playbills are in box 27. Also included are a small amount of personal items and film treatments located in box 26.

Biographical / historical:

Milton Lewis (1893-1986) was an American film talent and casting executive who worked for Paramount Pictures. Milton was the younger brother of producer Albert Lewis, and uncle to producer Arthur Lewis.

Acquisition information:
Donated to USC by Milton Lewis beginning in 1963 and continuing through the 1980s. Additional materials donated by Arthur Lewis following his uncle's death.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-06-30 07:40:00 -0700 .

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Terms of access:

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

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Milton Lewis playbill collection, Collection no. 2259, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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