Motion pictures -- Production and direction

Scripts for Young men never die, 1933-1965

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series 12 Sub-Series 1

Scope and Contents

Contains script treatments and drafts for Cooper's unproduced film project Young Men Never Die. Materials date from between 1933 and 1965.

Dates: 1933-1965

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures / Young men never die

Sound recordings of awards ceremony, 1953

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 8 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains sound recordings, awards, and other materials relating to Cooper's achievements. Materials date from between approximately 1952 to 1972.

Dates: 1953

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper and Dorothy Jordan papers on motion pictures / Merian C. Cooper honorary awards

Jeff Spielberg collection of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer scripts

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 8129

Scope and Contents

Contains 606 motion picture scripts created by Metro-Goldywn-Mayer (based in California) for their motion picture films. Includes scripts for films featuring major MGM stars including Joan Crawford. Dated approximately 1920-1980.

Dates: approximately 1920-1980

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ten Commandments costume continuity book

Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232550100]

Identifier: MSS 5783

Scope and Contents

Black loose-leaf binder containing 149 8x10 inch black-and-white photographs of costume sketches for The Ten Commandments (1956). The sketches were done by Arnold Friberg, Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, John Jensen, and Ralph Jester. The binder was compiled by Head, who used it to check and maintain costume continuity for the production.

Dates: 1954-1956

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

The elephant rustlers, approximately 1960

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series 3

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains correspondence, research, photographs, and screenplay drafts for the Cooper's unproduced film project Children of the Sea. Includes correspondence on securing legal rights and between Cooper and motion picture production companies. Materials date from between 1930 and 1969.

Dates: approximately 1960

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures / Children of the sea

The great adventure, approximately 1940-1960

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series 5

Scope and Contents

Contains a script by Ruth Rose for Cooper's unproduced film project The Great Adventure. Dated approximately 1940 to 1960.

Dates: approximately 1940-1960

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures

Trader Horn publicity papers, 1929-1993

Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 2383 Series 2 Sub-Series 1

Scope and Contents Contains newspaper and magazine articles, Trader Horn pressbooks, opening night programs, photographs, and other advertising materials. The newspaper and magazine articles are primarily concerned with the production of Trader Horn as the first non-documentary film shot in Africa, and with introducing the director and actors through pictures, interviews, and reports. The pressbooks examine the background and plot of the movie, and introduce the actors. The opening night programs are from...

Dates: 1929-1993