Johnny Carson Tonight Show script collection

Collection

Identifier: 2630

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Scope and Content

The collection consists primarily of television scripts from the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. The remainder of the collection consists of other forms of script-related material including: correspondence, clippings, treatments, photographs, as well as scripts that were never performed. Containing material from 1966-1992, the collection spans all but the first four years of Carson's tenure as host of the Tonight Show.

Dates

Creation: 1966 - 1992

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

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.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Extent

25.88 Linear Feet (23 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Arranged

The materials are arranged alphabetically by script title, then chronologically when multiple scripts share the same title.

Custodial History

In 1996, the USC Cinematic Arts Library acquired the paper archives of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Library (Academy Foundation Library), which included this collection of scripts from the Tonight Show.