Research Archives
For the serious scholar, there are several remarkable archives and facilities that house a treasure trove of personal items, correspondence and files on the director John Ford. Some of the most comprehensive are collected here.
Click on any of the facilities listed below to visit their respective websites.
The Lilly Library at the University of Indiana
University of California Berkeley Library
The University of Stirling, Scotland (Lindsay Anderson Archives):
- Lindsay Anderson correspondence (includes extensive correspondence files with friends and colleagues including Ford himself and others associated with him including Harry Carey Jr., Dan Ford and Robert Parrish)
- Documents related to Lindsay Anderson's book, About John Ford
- Documents related to Lindsay Anderson "Omnibus" Documentary, About John Ford
- Charles Barr 'Archives and Auteurs' paper on John Ford and Lindsay Anderson
Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library (Merian C. Cooper papers)
The Internet Archive (Type 'John Ford' in search box)
Brian Desmond Hurst correspondence (A few examples of correspondence shared between Ford and the Irish director and long time friend of the Fords.)