John Wayne Batjac Productions records
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains business and production records of John Wayne’s company Batjac Productions. Records include personnel files, tax information, and post-production files from 1957-1975. Reports on film grosses, cast, crew, and production payroll, publicity, and music scores are present for such films as The Alamo (1960), McClintock! (1963), and McQ (1974). Files are arranged by project. Included is one oversize lithograph print of John Wayne by Larry Bees (1981).
Dates
- Creation: 1957 - 1975
Creator
- Wayne, John, 1907-1979 (Producer, Person)
- Batjac Productions (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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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
Co-founded by American actor John Wayne and producer Robert Fellows as Wayne/Fellows Productions in 1952, the company adopted the name Batjac Productions in 1956 and produced 26 films, 2 television specials, and 1 television series.
Extent
59.625 Linear Feet (53 boxes and 1 oversize print)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the business and production records of John Wayne’s company Batjac Productions. Records include personnel files, tax information, and post-production files from 1957-1975.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Gretchen Wayne (John Wayne's daughter-in-law), June 13, 2008.
Processing Information
Collection is not fully processed. Box-level inventory based on box label titles and may not fully reflect the contents.
Subject
- Batjac Productions -- Archives (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the John Wayne Batjac Productions records
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Author
- Sarah Jardini & Brandon Werts for History Associates Incorporated. Box inventory by Diann Benti.
- 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