Summary Information

Title: Norman Jewison Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1968-1978

Creator:

• Jewison, Norman, 1926-2024

Call Number: US Mss 122AN; Micro 696; Audio 512A; DC 539-DC 540; GA 007

Quantity: 14.2 cubic feet (35 archives boxes and 1 half-archives box), 2 reels of microfilm (35 mm), 2 audio recordings (1/4-inch reel), 4 audio discs (12-inch), 2 reels of film (16 mm), and 1 reel of film (35 mm)
Repository:

Housed at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives and Museum Collections; owned by the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers of Norman Jewison, a motion picture producer-director, chiefly comprised of materials relating to films made for Universal Studios and the Mirisch Corporation. Pertaining to such films as The Cincinnati Kid (MGM, 1965), Fiddler on the Roof (UA, 1972), Gaily, Gaily (UA, 1969), Jesus Christ, Superstar (Universal, 1973), In the Heat of the Night (UA, 1967), The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (UA, 1966), and The Thomas Crown Affair (UA, 1968) are correspondence, scripts, photographs, technical production information, contracts, reviews, clippings (some available on microfilm), financial records, and sound track recordings. Jewison's later films are usually well documented and the files trace each title from preproduction planning to distribution and publicity. In addition to the normal production files, the material on Superstar is of interest for its portrayal of Jews. Filed with a group of protest letters from concerned Jewish organizations is one letter from Golda Meir. Also includes scripts, correspondence, and synopses for unproduced films; scripts and audio recordings for several television programs directed for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and various U.S. networks; correspondence regarding a theater production; general correspondence; and a documentary about Jewison as a filmmaker.

Note:

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-us0122an