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Screenplays, 1938-1980

Collection consists of 81 dialogues and post production scripts. Motion picture studios represented include: ABC, Paramount, Columbia, MGM, RKO, Republic, 20th Century Fox, United Artists, Universal, Warner Brothers, World Entertainment, and British film companies. Includes scripts for well-known films such as Chinatown, Love Story, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and many others.
Format(s): Manuscripts
Library: Collections Annex
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Access to the collection:

Online Catalog (BruKnow):
General description of the collection available on BruKnow


Other Online Access:
Other: Complete list of screenplays

In-house Access to the Collection:
Typescript Inventory

Related Collections:
Television Scripts Archive