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Finding Aid for the Mel Swope papers, 1970-1983, (bulk 1976-1983)
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Title: Mel Swope papers,
Date (inclusive): 1970-1983,
Date (bulk): (bulk 1976-1983)
Collection number: 346
Creator: Swope, Mel
Extent: 14 boxes (7 linear feet)
Abstract: Throughout his career Swope produced and directed prime time programs for all major American television networks. The collection
consists of scripts, notes, credits, cast and crew lists, shooting schedules, budgets, and memos for various television projects,
including the Emmy nominated series
Fame and
Police Story.
Language: Finding aid is written in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
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.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
[Identification of item], Mel Swope papers (Collection 346). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
There is little biographical information available about Mel Swope. Swope served as vice president of production at Wilshire
Court Productions and was named senior vice president of Production of MGM/UA Worldwide Television, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Inc. Throughout his career Swope produced and directed prime time programs for all major American television networks. Among
his numerous credits are
Fame,
Miami Vice, and
Police Story. He received Emmy Award nominations for his work on
Fame,
Police Story and was the recipient of two Golden Globe awards.
The collection consists of material related to the career television producer and director Mel Swope. Included among the files
is one or more of the following documents: scripts, notes, credits, cast and crew lists, shooting schedules, budgets, and
memos. The bulk of the collection contains material for the Emmy-nominated television series
Fame and
Police Story. Other projects include
The Partridge Family and
Pleasure Cove, among others. The files were originally housed in binders, which have been removed for preservation purposes.
Files are arranged alphabetically by project title.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Swope, Mel -- Archives
Television producers and directors -- Archival resources