Irving Lerner papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers of American filmmaker Irving Lerner (1909-1976). Materials include scripts and contracts for films he worked on. Lerner worked on both fiction and documentary films.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1940s-1970s
Creator
- Lerner, Irving, 1909-1976 (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
Irving Lerner (1909-1976) was an American director, producer, and editor. His work includes both fiction and documentary films. His credits include "One Third of a Nation" (1939), "Valley Town" (1940), "The Land" (1942) "Suicide Attack" (1950), "Hymn of the Nations" (1944), "Muscle Beach" (1948), and "New York, New York" (1977).
Extent
4.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the papers of American filmmaker Irving Lerner (1909-1976). Materials include scripts and contracts for films he worked on. Lerner worked on both fiction and documentary films.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Irving Lerner, March 7, 1979.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Irving Lerner 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