John Hay Whitney:
A Container List of His Financial Records and Synopses at the Harry Ransom Center
| Creator: | Whitney, John Hay, 1904-1982 | |
| Title: | John Hay Whitney Financial Records and Synopses | |
| Dates: | circa 1935-1942 | |
| Extent: | 70 cartons (70 linear feet) | |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of billing records and other financial documents from Selznick International Pictures (SIP) dating from 1935 to 1942, and thousands of book, play, and film synopses from SIP's files. | |
| Call Number: | Film Collection FI-00048 | |
| Language: | English |
| Access: | Open for research. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials. Part or all of this collection is housed off-site and may require up to three business days’ notice for access in the Ransom Center’s Reading and Viewing Room. Please contact the Center before requesting this material: reference@hrc.utexas.edu | |
| Use Policies: | Ransom Center collections may contain material with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in the collections without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Ransom Center and The University of Texas at Austin assume no responsibility. | |
| Restrictions on Use: | Authorization for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information please see the Ransom Center's Open Access and Use Policies. |
Administrative Information
| Preferred Citation | John Hay Whitney Financial Records and Synopses (Film Collection FI-00048). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. | |
| Acquisition: | Purchase, 1989 | |
| Processed by: | Kris Kiesling, Alan van Dyke, 2000; Kevin O’Sullivan, 2010 |
| Repository: |
Related Material
| The John Hay Whitney Papers at the Ransom Center contain additional records of Whitney's work for Selznick International Pictures. | ||