Motion Picture Scripts collection, 1921-[ongoing]

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Collection of Motion Picture Scripts
Dates:
1921-[ongoing]
Abstract:
The collection consists of motion picture scripts dating from ca. 1921 to the present.
Extent:
1100 boxes (500 linear ft.)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of Motion Picture Scripts (Collection Number PASC 73). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of motion picture scripts dating from ca. 1921 to the present. This collection is primarily American film scripts of mixed genres which were produced by various companies including Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, MGM, Paramount, RKO Universal, United Artists, and Warner Brothers. Includes some scripts annotated by the writers.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Arts Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 2005
Date Encoded:
Processed by Arts Special Collections staff, 2005; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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], Collection of Motion Picture Scripts (Collection Number PASC 73). UCLA Library 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