http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8b85chj No online items Sydney Pollack papers Special Collections Margaret Herrick Library© 2015 Sydney Pollack papers 1403 1 Descriptive Summary Title: Sydney Pollack papers Date (inclusive): 1956-2008 Date (bulk): 1965-2007 Collection number: 1403 Creator: Pollack, Sydney Extent: 118 linear feet of papers.108 artworks Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Languages: English Access Available by appointment only. Publication rights Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library. Preferred Citation Sydney Pollack papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Acquisition Information Gift of Claire Pollack and the Estate of Sydney Pollack, 2011 Biography Sydney Pollack was an American director, producer, and actor active in film from 1962 to 2008. He began his career as an actor, was a television director in the early 1960s, then went on to direct, produce, and act in dozens of films. Pollack received Academy Awards in the directing and best picture categories for OUT OF AFRICA (1985). Collection Scope and Content Summary The Sydney Pollack papers span the years 1956-2008 and encompass 118 linear feet of manuscripts and 108 artworks. The collection includes production records, scripts, correspondence, posters, set plans, and photographs. The production files include material on ABSENCE OF MALICE (1981), OUT OF AFRICA (1985), THE SLENDER THREAD (1965), THEY SHOOT HORSES, DONӔ THEY? (1969), TOOTSIE (1982), and THE WAY WE WERE (1973). Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Television files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 3. Story files; 4. Subject files; 5. Books; 6. Periodicals; 7. Oversize; 8. Graphic Arts. Indexing Terms Pollack, Sydney , 1934-2008--Archives. actors directors producers Sydney Pollack papers 1403 2.