Ernest Pascal papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the scripts of Ernest Pascal (1986-1966), as well as his book collection. Pascal was an American screenwriter, author, and playwright.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1900s-1950s
Creator
- Pascal, Ernest, 1896-1966 (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
Ernest Pascal (1896-1966) was an American screenwriter, author, and playwright. He wrote novels that were turned into films, leading him to write screenplays for film. Some of his notable films inlcude, "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1939) based on the Sherlock Holmes novel, "The King's Vacation" (1933), and "Jack London" (1943). His father-in-law was American cartoonist George Herriman, creator of Krazy Kat.
Extent
6.75 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the scripts of Ernest Pascal (1986-1966), as well as his book collection. Pascal was an American screenwriter, author, and playwright.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Ernest Pascal collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez 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