Karl Hajos papers
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
- Hajos, Karl, 1889-1950 (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
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.
Subject
- Hajos, Karl, 1889-1950 -- Archives (Person)
- 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
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu