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Drafts (Documents)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Chennault of China, 1935-1986

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, drafts, research, photographs, and other materials related to Cooper's unproduced film project Chennault of China. Materials date from between 1935 and 1986.

Dates: 1935-1986

Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures, 1916-1975

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, synopses, treatments, publications, photographs, financial records, and research material on various projects that Cooper considered motion picture material, but that were never completed. The most ambitious of these was a film biography of General Claire Chennault, leader of the famed Flying Tigers of the American Volunteer Group. Other projects include Children of the Sea, Food of the Gods, Revenge, A Thousand Springs (from Anna Chennault's book of the same name),...
Dates: 1916-1975

Merian C. Cooper preparatory sketches for Chennault of China, 1955-1960

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains early drafts of biographical sketches for Chennault, used in development for screenplay for unproduced film project Chennault of China. Most of the materials are undated.

Dates: Other: 1955-1960

Merian C. Cooper screenplays and book drafts for Chennault of China, 1958-1960

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains research, screenplay drafts, photographs, and other materials from Cooper's unproduced film project Chennault of China. Materials date from between 1958 and 1960.

Dates: 1958-1960

Revenge, 1947-1963

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains a synopsis and scripts for Cooper's unproduced film project Revenge. Materials date from between 1947 and 1963.

Dates: 1947-1963

Treatments for A Thousand Springs, undated, 1963-1964

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series I Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains script treatments for Cooper's unproduced film project A Thousand Springs. Materials date from around 1963 to 1964.

Dates: undated; 1963-1964

Treatments for Chennault of China, 1958-1960

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains treatments by multiple authors for the unproduced film project Chennault of China. Materials date from between 1958 and 1960.

Dates: 1958-1960