John Scott correspondence
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of clippings and correspondence sent to Los Angeles Times reporter John Scott. Materials primarily consist of thank you letters from actors and performers for the articles and reviews Scott had written. Letters from notable personalities such as Ann-Margaret, Kirk Douglas, and Sammy Davis Jr. are present.
Originally part of the Ethel Barrymore Memorial Theatre Arts Collection at the University of Southern California Library 100 Series, and was labeled 100-51 .
Dates
- Creation: 1950 - 1975
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
John Scott was an entertainment reporter for the Los Angeles Times whose career began in the 1930s.
Extent
0.44 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of clippings and correspondence sent to Los Angeles Times reporter John Scott.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Portions of this collection were donated by Bill Dana, Phyllis Diller, and Jet Fore.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Finding aid for the John Scott correspondence
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 July
- 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