Parks, Gordon,  1912-2006. <br/><br/>
Gordon Parks papers, 1946-1991  (bulk 1960-1990). 

 - 7,900  items. 39  4  containers plus  oversize. 15.6  linear feet. 
 -  Arranged in 5 series.  Series 1: Books, 1959-1989; Series 2: Stage and Screen, 1963-1991; Series 3: Other Writings, 1964-1990; Series 4: Miscellany, 1946-1990; Series 5: Addition, 1961-1990; and Series 6: Oversize, 1968-1975. 
<br/><br/> Open to research.  Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, speeches, writings, film scripts, notes, project proposals, contracts, production material, financial records, and other papers documenting Parks's career as a writer, photographer, and producer and director of films.  Includes drafts of The Learning Tree (1963) and Flavio (1978) as well as film scripts and production materials for The Learning Tree (1969) and Parks's ballet, Martin, about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., filmed in 1989 for public television. 
<br/><br/><br/>Manuscript music <br/>Library of Congress Music Division. <br/>transferred to <br/>Audio and video recordings <br/>Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>Photographer, author, filmmaker, and composer. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003050 
<br/><br/>Forms part of: The Gordon Parks Archives in the Library of Congress. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 96083761  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>King, Martin Luther, Jr.,  1929-1968. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American literature.<br/>Ballet--United States.<br/>Motion pictures, American.<br/>Photography--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Authors.<br/>Composers.<br/>Motion picture directors.<br/>Photographers.