MGM Production Department (Film) records
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains production files for films produced by MGM from 1950-1959. Production files cover budgets, personnel files, and publicity from the MGM Production department feature length and short films. Files for such films as North by Northwest (1959), Raintree County (1957), and Washington Story (1952) are in this collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1950 - 1959
Creator
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
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.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Extent
89 Linear Feet (76 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains production files for films produced by MGM from 1950-1959.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of MGM, April 8, 1970.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- Archives (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the MGM Production Department (Film) records
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Author
- Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- 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