Film and Television Movie Screenplay collection, 1924-2005

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Summary

Creators:
Unknown
Abstract:
This collection consists of screenplays, dating from 1924-2005, donated by Father Michael Mandala, S. J., of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Hollywood, CA. The provenance of the materials is unknown, but it is thought that Blessed Sacrament Church gained possession of the scripts through a parishioner. Blessed Sacrament then sought out the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University, as the repository for these screenplays. Included in this collection are film scripts, made-for-television movie scripts and non-script materials including press packets, storyboards, preliminary production information and treatments.
Extent:
63 archival document boxes 26.25 linear feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Series number, Box number, Film and Television Movie Screenplay Collection, Collection 102, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Background

Scope and content:

Included in this collection are film screenplays, made-for-television movie screenplays and non-screenplay materials including press packets, storyboards, preliminary production information and treatments dating from 1924-2005. The provenance of the materials is unknown, but it is thought that Blessed Sacrament Church may have gained possession of the scripts through a parishioner. Notations in some of the screenplays indicate they may have been purchased in used bookstores or at auctions or photocopied from local library collections. Others may be screenplays received by a professional in the entertainment industry over the normal course of business as indicated by highlighting and notations within the screenplays and script covers from talent agencies. The screenplays include some of the great films of Hollywood history: "Dark Victory", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", and "the Godfather", are just some examples.

Acquisition information:
Father Michael Mandala, S.J., Blessed Sacrament Church, Hollywood, California. Accession number: 2011.9.
Custodial history:

The donation of the screenplays to Blessed Sacrament Church was made by an unknown parishioner.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into series based on type of screenplay: those for the cinema (Series 1) and those for television (Series 2). In addition to these series, Series 3 accounts for loose material that came with the collection, eg, storyboards and press packets, mostly for films from the 1980s and the 1990s.

Series 1. Film Screenplays Subseries a. 1920's Subseries b. 1930's Subseries c. 1940's Subseries d. 1950's Subseries e. 1960's Subseries f. 1970's Subseries g. 1980's Subseries h. 1990's Subseries i. 2000's Subseries j. undated Series 2. Made for Television Movie Screenplays. Series 3. Non-Screenplay Materials

Physical location:
Collection is stored on site. Appointments are required to research the collection.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Terms of access:

Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or executors.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Series number, Box number, Film and Television Movie Screenplay Collection, Collection 102, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Location of this collection:
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659, US
Contact:
(310) 338-5710
Special.Collections@lmu.edu
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