Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Contemporary American screenplay collection,
- Dates:
- 1990-1997
- Creators:
- Stanford University. Rare Books Division
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of 383 screenplays produced by various writers and production companies for the U.S. film industry between 1990 and 1997. It is distinct from the previously individually cataloged screenplays and teleplays in the department (which can be searched in Socrates using the keywords "screenplay collection" and library "Special Collections [Green]").
- Extent:
- 383 items
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
Contemporary American screenplay collection, PN1997 .A1 C66 1990. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
This collection consists of 383 screenplays produced by various writers and production companies for the U.S. film industry between 1990 and 1997. It is distinct from the previously individually cataloged screenplays and teleplays in the department (which can be searched in Socrates using the keywords "screenplay collection" and library "Special Collections [Green]").
- Arrangement:
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The collection is housed in 50 manuscript boxes and organized alphabetically by title. This list is organized by box, and alphabetically by title within each box. To find a particular title, each box list may need to be perused. The on-line guides can of course be searched using a "find in page" mode.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2004
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble. Machine-readable finding aid derived from FileMaker Pro database. Date of source: 2004 May.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use. Request materials by box for the desired title, because boxes not individual screenplays will be retrieved to prevent excessive handling of screenplays.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
- Preferred citation:
-
Contemporary American screenplay collection, PN1997 .A1 C66 1990. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Rare Books Division, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022