Marvin and Mary Carlock Fireside Theatre scripts collection
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Scope and Contents
The Marvin and Mary Carlock Fireside Theatre scripts collection consists of 29 volumes of scripts and 174 reels of 16mm film from the television series Fireside Theatre, from 1949-1954. Scripts are held by the Cinematic Arts Library while film reels are housed at the USC Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive.
Scripts were written by Fireside Theatre creator, director and writer Frank Wisbar (1899-1967).
Dates
- Creation: 1949 - 1954
Creator
- Wisbar, Frank (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
This collection was donated by Marvin and Mary Carlock, and represents the scripts of Frank Wisbar, creator, director, and writer of the Fireside Theatre television series.
Running from 1949 to 1958, Fireside Theatre was an American anthology drama that featured a rotation of guest stars and such freelance writers as Rod Serling and Ray Bradbury.
Extent
6.75 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Marvin and Mary Carlock Fireside Theatre scripts collection consists of scripts and reels of 16mm film from the television series Fireside Theatre, from 1949-1954. Scripts are present at the Cinematic Arts Library while film reels are housed at the USC Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive.
Scripts were written byFireside Theatre creator, director, and writer Frank Wisbar (1899-1967).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Marvin and Mary Carlock, August 31, 1972.
Separated Materials
174 reels of 16mm film from the television series Fireside Theatre were transferred to the USC Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive
Source
- Carlock, Marvin (Donor, Person)
- Carlock, Mary (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Wisbar, Frank -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Marvin and Mary Carlock Fireside Theatre scripts collection
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Author
- Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 January
- 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