Swope (Mel) papers, 1970-1983,, bulk (bulk 1976-1983)

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Summary

Title:
Mel Swope papers,
Dates:
1970-1983,, bulk (bulk 1976-1983)
Creators:
Swope, Mel
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.
Extent:
14 boxes (7 linear feet)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Mel Swope papers (Collection 346). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Arrangement:

Files are arranged alphabetically by project title.

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Rachel Barnes and Julie Graham; machine-readable finding aid created by Elizabeth Graney 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: 300609.

Access and use

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], Mel Swope papers (Collection 346). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
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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