Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Val Lewton, motion picture producer, screenwriter, and novelist, were given to the Library of Congress by his son, Val Edwin Lewton, in 1992 and 2007.
Processing History
The papers of Val Lewton were arranged and described in 1995 by Mary A. Lacy. The finding aid was revised in 2003 by Mary A. Lacy with the assistance of Michael W. Giese. The addition was processed by Andrea J. Briggs in 2019, and the finding aid revised to reflect the addition.
Transfers
Some photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of these papers.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on five reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Val Lewton Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.