Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Processing Information
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: De Forest Research, Inc. collection of television scripts
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0063
Physical Description:
250 Linear Feet
(600 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1964-1986
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access
special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on
this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in
advance using the request button located on this page.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All
other 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], De Forest Research, Inc. Collection of Television Scripts
(Collection PASC 63). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library,
University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kellam de Forest, 1989.
Processing Information
Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make
them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and
resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level
of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts
more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to
national and local standards and best practices.
Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
The de Forest Research service, started in 1952, was known for its script clearance
service; the company was bought by Thompson and Thompson, Sept. 30, 1997.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of scripts for television series and mini-series reviewed by the
research firm de Forest Research, Inc. Includes a variety of scripts including, "WKRP in
Cincinnati," "St. Elsewhere," "Sanford and Son," "Love Boat," "Young Doctor Kildare," and
"Hogans's Heroes." Also includes complete script runs for a number of television series
including, "All in the Family," "I Spy," "The Fugitive," and "The Brady Bunch."
Organization and Arrangement
Alphabetically arranged by title of television series.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Television scripts.