Finding Aid for the Elizabeth Meehan Papers, 1930-1955

Processed by Brooke Whiting; machine-readable finding aid created by Genie Guerard
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
© 1999
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Finding Aid for the Elizabeth Meehan Papers, 1930-1955

Collection number: 645

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division



Los Angeles, CA

Contact Information

  • Manuscripts Division
  • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
  • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
  • URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
Processed by:
Brooke Whiting, April 1969
Encoded by:
Genie Guerard
Online finding aid edited by:
Josh Fiala, August 2002
© 1999 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Elizabeth Meehan Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1930-1955
Collection number: 645
Creator: Meehan, Elizabeth
Extent: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of 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, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language: English.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

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Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Additional Physical Form Available

A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
  • Public Services Division
  • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
  • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Elizabeth Meehan Papers (Collection 645). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233401 

Scope and Content

Collection consists of television scripts, screenplays, and treatments by Elizabeth Meehan and various collaborators, including her first draft treatment, part 1 of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, July 31, 1935.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Meehan, Elizabeth, 1894-1967--Archives.
Television writers--United States--Archival resources.
Women screenwriters--United States--Archival resources.
Film scripts.


Note

Description derived from in-house card file.
 

Papers. 1930-1955

Creator/Collector: Meehan, Elizabeth, 1894-1967
Physical Description: (23 items in 1 box)

Scope and Content Note

Collection of television scripts, screenplays and treatments by Elizabeth Meehan and various collaborators. v.p., ca. 1930-1955.
Part of a gift of Mrs. Meehan's daughter. The majority of the scripts from this gift are cataloged in the Theater Arts Library.
Included in this box is Elizabeth Meehan's first draft treatment, Part 1, of Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens, July 31, 1935.