Overview
Preliminary box list only for compositions and other papers of American stage and screen writer, Lesser Samuels.
Dates
- Creation: 1936-1979
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
2 linear feet (3 boxes)Includes scripts, screenplays, novels, photographs, correspondence (including of Christopher Isherwood) and printed material.
Biographical / Historical
Lesser Samuels (1894-1980) graduated with a degree in metallurgy from Carnegie Tech and worked in the steel industry prior to entering the motion picture business. His first scripts were written in London for British films; he was signed under contract by MGM in 1939. From 1958 on, he was based in New York and wrote for the theater.
Arrangement
Arrangement is a rough box list only and materials are not fully cataloged. Readers should note that when fully processed, the order of materials may change.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2012MT-41. Transferred by the Harvard Film Archive; received: 2013 May.
General note
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. See access restrictions below for additional information.
Processing Information
Accessioned by: Melanie Wisner.
- Title
- Samuels, Lesser. Lesser Samuels papers, circa 1936-1979: PRELIMINARY BOX LIST.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02434
Repository Details
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