Millard Kaufman papers
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of American screenwriter Millard Kaufman (1917-2009) and chiefly consists of film scripts dating from the late 1940s to mid 1960s. Most of the materials reflect film projects, though there are early few radio and television scripts in Box 1. In addition, while most projects are represented by screenplays, there are some outlines and treatments. There are also index-card-sized notes for the films "Beau Geste," "Raintree County," and "Reprieve" in Box 4.
Dates
- Creation: 1948 - 1965
Creator
- Kaufman, Millard (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
Millard Kaufman (1917-2009) was an American screenwriter for film, television, and radio. He began working as a screenwriter in the late 1940s and was nominated for Academy Awards for the screenplays for "Take the High Ground!" in 1953 and "Bad Day at Black Rock" in 1955.
Extent
3.98 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of American screenwriter Millard Kaufman (1917-2009) and chiefly consists of film scripts dating from the late 1940s to mid 1960s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Millard Kaufman, December 17, 1968.
Processing Information
This collection is minimally processed.
Subject
- Kaufman, Millard -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Millard Kaufman papers
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Author
- Diann Benti
- Date
- 2021 December
- 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