Doc Merman papers
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of photographs and correspondence belonging to production manager and producer Doc Merman (1900-1979). Materials include framed photographs of Merman with various production departments, unframed behind the scenes photographs, and personal and business correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1930s-1960s
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
L.B. “Doc” Merman (1900-1979) was an American film and television production manager and producer. Merman is best known for his work on Cleopatra (1963), The Mad Empress (1939), Big Town (1955), The O. Henry Playhouse (1957), and The Betty Hutton Show (1959).
Extent
4.48 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of photographs and correspondence belonging to production manager and producer Doc Merman (1900-1979).
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Function
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Photographs
Topical
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Doc Merman papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 October
- 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