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Karl Hajos papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2237

Scope and Contents

This collection consists papers from composer Karl Hajos (1889-1950). Materials include music scores, clippings, and scripts for films for which he composed the music. Hajos worked on over 100 films during his career, including "Summer Storm" (1944), "The Man Who Walked Alone" (1945), "Fog Island" (1945), "Buck Rogers" (1939), "Four Frightened People" (1934), and "Fighting Caravans" (1931).

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1930s-1940s

Creator

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

Karl Hajos (1889-1950) was a Hungarian composer who worked to create music for over 100 films during his career. His credits include music for "Summer Storm" (1944), "The Man Who Walked Alone" (1945), "Fog Island" (1945), "Buck Rogers" (1939), "Four Frightened People" (1934), and "Fighting Caravans" (1931).

Extent

5.938 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists papers from composer Karl Hajos (1889-1950). Materials include music scores, clippings, and scripts for films for which he composed the music.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Lillian Otten, March 23, 1977.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Karl Hajos 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

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