Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Organization
Scope and Content
Access Points
Descriptive Summary
Title: Martin Berkeley Collection of Television and Motion Picture Scripts,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1940-ca. 1960
Collection number: 148
Origination: Berkeley, Martin
Extent: 13 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Arts Special Collections
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Shelf location: Held at SRLF. Please contact the Performing Arts Special Collections for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright has not been assigned to the Performing Arts Special Collections, UCLA. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing
to the Arts Special Collections Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Arts Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to
include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Martin Berkeley Collection of Television and Motion Picture Scripts, ca. 1940-ca. 1960.
(Collection 148). Performing Arts Special Collections, Young Research Library, University of
California, Los Angeles.
Biography
Berkeley was born in Brooklyn, NY, Aug. 21, 1904; he was co-author of the play, "Seen But
Not Heard" (1936); worked for MGM (1940-45) and for 20th Century Fox (1945-50); his
numerous credits include the films "The Big Caper" and "Dr. Gillespie's Prison Criminal
Case," and the television series "Shot Gun Slade," "Wells Fargo," and "Tombstone
Territory."
Organization
Arranged in the following series:
- Film scripts,
produced-unproduced
- Stage plays
- Radio
- Television
scripts, includes series.
Scope and Content
Collection consists primarily of scripts and screenplays related to the career of writer,
Martin Berkeley. Includes various versions of scripts written by Berkeley and by several
of his collaborators including, Stanley Roberts and Clark E. Reynolds. Also includes a
small portion of stage and radio scripts.
Access Points
Berkeley, Martin--Archives
Television writers--Archival resources
Screenwriters--Archival resources