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Collection of research materials prepared for the film Viva Zapata!, undated [1948?].

BIB_ID
118367
Accession number
MA 3658.1-34
Display Date
undated [1948?].
Credit line
Gift of Mr. Steinbeck, 1964.
Description
1 box (34 items), unbound ; 30.2 cm
Notes
Dating: Steinbeck was collecting research materials and corresponding with Oscar Dancigers and Jewel de Bonilla regarding interviews, oral histories, and translations of research materials during the summer of 1948. See MA 3659.11 and MA 3659.28.
Provenance
Gift of Mr. Steinbeck in 1964.
Summary
Collection consists of notes and research materials prepared for John Steinbeck for his work on the screenplay of Viva Zapata! Steinbeck worked on this screenplay from about 1948 to 1950; the film was produced by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1952. Specific research materials include several interviews and oral histories regarding Emiliano Zapata and the revolution, along with the Spanish-language originals. Items in the collection have been cataloged individually in 34 separate records; see related records for more information.
Housed in
Green cloth drop-spine box (30.2 cm)