A Container List of Her
Papers at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Allen, Jay Presson, 1922-2006
Title:
Jay Presson Allen Papers
Dates:
1963-1985
Extent:
56 boxes (25 linear feet)
Abstract:
The Jay Presson Allen Papers include screenplay and play script drafts for film, theater,
and television productions including Cabaret, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Verdict,
Prince of the City, A Chorus Line, and Family. Personal and legal papers as well as
photographs, galley proofs, and newspaper clippings are also present in the collection.
Call Number:
Film Collection FI-00002
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research.
Researchers
must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before
using
archival materials.
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
Jay Presson Allen Papers (Film Collection FI-00002). Harry Ransom Center, The University
of Texas at Austin.
The Lewis M. Allen Papers at the Ransom Center contain the papers of Allen's husband,
film and theater producer Lewis M. Allen, as well as additional materials created
by or related to Jay Presson Allen.
