Laverne and Shirley television series scripts collection, 1975-1986

Summary

Title:

Collection of Laverne & Shirley television series scripts,

Dates:

1975-1986

Abstract:

Laverne and Shirley was an American television sitcom spin-off of the popular television show Happy Days. The collection consists of 150-plus scripts from the Laverne and Shirley television series (1976-1982). Also included are a small number of scripts from the television show, All is Forgiven.

Extent:

11 boxes (5.5 linear feet)

Language:

Finding aid is written in English.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of Laverne & Shirley television series scripts (Collection 198). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of scripts from the Laverne and Shirley television show (1976-82). Included in the collection are scripts for 150-plus episodes. The scripts document the careers of writers such as Al Aidekma, Jeff Franklin, Marc Sotkin, and Chris Thompson among others. Also included are 11 scripts from the television series, All is Forgiven (1985-86).

Biographical / historical:

Laverne and Shirley was an American television sitcom spin-off of the popular television show Happy Days. It ran from 1976 to 1983 on ABC and was rated the number one program in its second year of airing. The show followed the antics of two young women Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney (portrayed by Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams, respectively) sharing an apartment in Milwaukee and working in a beer bottling company. Later on in the series, ABC changed the settings to have the women living in Burbank and working in a department store. Among the many memorable images from the show was Laverne's clothing which was always decorated with large, cursive L's. In 1979, the sitcom won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design for a Series.

Physical location:

Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Rules or conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Television scripts.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by Arts Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Sue Hwang and Julie Graham.

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro; frontmatter gathered from MARC Record. Date of source: 8 June 2001.

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of Laverne & Shirley television series scripts (Collection 198). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:

UCLA, Library Special Collections, Performing Arts

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US

Contact:

(310) 825-4988

AskLSC@library.ucla.edu

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