Mack David papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of American songwriter and lyricist Mack David (1912-1993). Materials include approximately 550 pieces of sheet music dating from 1924; screenplays and miscellaneous material including budgets, correspondence, contracts, and advertising brochures relating to several films. Among the screenplays are Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Krakatoa--East of Java (1969). Also included are 14 reels of audio tape containing a variety of music and 2 audio tapes of David's autobiography in his own words.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1920s-1960s
Creator
- David, Mack, 1912-1993 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library 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.
Biographical / Historical
Mack David (1912-1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter for film and television. He worked on the Disney films "Cinderella" (1950) and "Alice in Wonderland" (1951). He has over 200 credits, including music for The Bugs Bunny Show, Casper the Friendly Ghost, and Hawaiian Eye. His younger brother is American lyricist and songwriter Hal David.
Extent
14.375 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of American songwriter and lyricist Mack David (1912-1993). Materials include approximately 550 pieces of sheet music dating from 1924; screenplays and miscellaneous material including budgets, correspondence, contracts, and advertising brochures relating to several films. Along the screenplays are Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Krakatoa--East of Java (1969). Also included are 14 reels of audio tape containing a variety of music and 2 audio tapes of David's autobiography in his own words.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mack David, December 10, 1968.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- David, Mack, 1912-1993 -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Mack David papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 February
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu