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Professional Correspondence, 1943 - 1975

 Sub-Series

Scope and Content

The Professional Correspondence subseries contains letters to and from Julius Berstl that specifically relate to the business side of writing or theater. His correspondence ranges from publishers, to theaters, to film production companies, and more. The letters range in date from 1943 to the end of Berstl's life in 1975. A majority of the letters within the Profession Correspondence series relate to publishing. Berstl kept a box filled with rejection letters from publishers and theater companies that he received during the last few years of his life (1950s-1970s), which has been transferred to folders.

These letters were mostly found together originally; a small number of other professional letters have been classified under Personal and Biographical Documents or Theater Memorabilia due to their different original location or theme. Individual folder level Scope and Contents notes list the majority of letters found in each folder along with their dates and the people involved.

Dates

  • Creation: 1943 - 1975

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Extent

From the Collection: 12.43 Linear Feet (29 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Processing Information

In Box 17, folders 1-16 originally were all in a scrapbook. Folders 17-19 were originally all found in a box together. In both cases, the original groupings and separations of documents has been kept but just transferred to folders.

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States