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FILM, RADIO & TELEVISION-RELATED COLLECTIONS

This list gives the collection name, date range and number of items in a collection followed by a very brief description of the contents of the collection. All of these collections are related to film, radio or television.

ALL IN THE FAMILY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1977-1978
• ITEM COUNT: 70 items
• The All in the Family mss. consist of drafts of scripts for ten episodes of the television series, All in the Family. There are also research materials and story conference notes pertaining to the show.

AMERICAN LITERATURE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1806-1969
• The American Literature mss. consist of individual items acquired from various sources. Of interest are two 1947 radio scripts written by Ernest Hemingway for the English section of the series, Radioteatro de America.

ATKINS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1896-1980
• ITEM COUNT: 1,380 items
• The Atkins mss. are largely movie stills acquired by Thomas Radcliffe Atkins, founder, editor, and publisher of The Film Journal. The collection covers a wide range of films from the earliest period of cinema up to 1980. Included in the collection are photographs of film posters and a few printed items, including a complete run of The Film Journal.

AVALLONE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1962-1984
• ITEM COUNT: 404 items
• The Avallone mss. consist of letters from author Robert Albert Bloch to writer Michael Avallone. Bloch has produced numerous screenplays and television series scripts and in his letters to Avallone he comments on films and film stars.

BAKER, E. MSS. & BAKER, E. MSS. II

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1958-2003
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 250 items
• The Baker, E. mss. consist primarily of the correspondence and writings of Elliott Baker. His writing career began with playwriting, eventually having a number of plays produced on both CBS and NBC. His first novel, A Fine Madness, was made into a film with the screenplay by Elliott Baker and starring Sean Connery and Joanne Woodward.

BLEILER MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1965-1967
• ITEM COUNT: 15 items
• The Bleiler mss. consist of reel-to-reel recordings of a Berkeley, California radio program titled "Golden Voices." The program was created, written and narrated by William Anthony Parker White, better known as Anthony Boucher.

BRADLEY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1902-1997
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 21,500 items
• The Bradley mss. consists of the papers of director and film historian David Bradley. His collections extends from silent movies to 1990s releases, and includes photographs, publicity materials, soundtracks and other film elements.

BRIDSON MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1943-1980
• ITEM COUNT: 626 items
• The Bridson mss. consist of the correspondence and writings of producer and author Douglas Geoffrey Bridson. Bridson was associated with the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1933 to 1969 in various positions, culminating as the Programme Editor for Arts, Sciences, and Documentaries (Sound). Present are letters with writers whom Bridson recorded for broadcast as well as original radio scripts, "listener reports", and five scrapbooks of press clippings.

CLARKE, T.E.B. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1934-1988
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 1,750 items
• The Clarke mss. consist of the correspondence and writings of T.E.B. Clarke, British screenwriter and former journalist who is best known for his association with the heyday (1940s- 1950s) of comedies at the Ealing Studios, London, England. The correspondence covers the years 1934-1988 and there are scripts for films, stage plays, and television.

CLEVERDON MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1926-1988
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 22,200 items
• The Cleverdon collection consist of the papers of Douglas Cleverdon, radio Features Producer for the British Broadcasting Corporation. Includes a large amount of scripts and production material.

DAVIS, M. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1950-1985
• ITEM COUNT: 220 items
• The M. Davis mss. consist of video broadcast tapes for the television series "Alice", 1977-1985, written by Madelyn Davis. Also present are seven tapes for "Dorothy", another series written by Davis.

ECHARD MSS

• DATE RANGE: 1903-1968
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 550 items
• The Echard mss. consist of the correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, typescripts of novels, short stories, plays, and scripts for stage and screen of writer Margaret Echard.

ENGLISH LITERATURE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1630-1971
• The English Literature mss. consist of individual items acquired from various sources. Of interest is an undated producer's working copy of "The Pageant of Cain", a masque for broadcasting by William Stanley Merwin with music composed and directed by John Hotchkis. This has been described as one of the earliest broadcast scripts by a distinguished American poet.

FANTO MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1940-1973
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 275 items
• The Fanto mss. consist of correspondence, film and theater production materials, photographs, and clippings pertaining to the work of Orson Welles and George Fanto. Fanto was a cameraman who worked with Welles in Brazil in 1941 and later in Europe. Most material is from 1949-1950 and concerns the film Othello.

FELLINI MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1968-1983
• ITEM COUNT: 11 mss.
• The Fellini mss. consist of drawings, film scripts, and other writings by Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini.

FILM MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 20th cent.
• The Film mss. is an assortment of materials related to motion picture productions which have been acquired individually. Contact the Manuscripts Department for further information.

FORD, J. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1906-1976
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 7,000 items
• The Ford, J. mss. consist of the correspondence, papers, and memorabilia of motion picture director John Ford, 1895-1973. The materials in the collection are arranged in the following series: correspondence, scripts and production materials, legal materials, miscellaneous materials, photographs, tapes, and films. There is a detailed guide available for this collection, contact the Manuscripts Department for further information.

FOREIGN FILM MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1939-1962
• ITEM COUNT: 181 items
• The Foreign Film mss. consist of movie stills from 23 foreign films.

FOUR MEN AND A PRAYER MSS.

• ITEM COUNT: 11 items
• Four Men and a Prayer mss. consist of materials relating to the film of that title, directed by John Ford. Copies of photographs and a video tape of the film are present.

HARVEY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1928-2002
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 1750 items
The Harvey mss. consist of the papers of film editor and director Anthony Kesteven Harvey. Harvey edited for directors Bryan Forbes and Stanley Kubrick, and directed the feature films The Lion in Winter and They Might be Giants, among others. The collection includes correspondence, photographs and stills relating to his films.

HLAVATY MSS. II

• DATE RANGE: 1942-1969
• ITEM COUNT: 8,012 items
• The Hlavaty mss. are the papers of mathematician Vaclav Hlavaty. Hlavaty was very active in Czech exile activities in the U.S. Present are Radio Free Europe scripts written by Hlavaty, as well as letters with friends in which Radio Free Europe is discussed.

HOCHMAN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1956-2008
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 200 items
• The Hochman mss. consist of the correspondence, scripts, drafts, films and other related material of poet and novelist Sandra Hochman.

HOWDY DOODY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1946-1986
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 100 items
The Howdy Doody mss. consist of correspondence, memoranda, contracts, and other documents relating to the television program The Howdy Doody Show.

HUGHES, R. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1906-1966
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 40,000 items
• The R. Hughes mss. consist principally of the writings of author Richard Arthur Warren Hughes. Included are radio, television and movie scripts written by Hughes.

JENNINGS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1924-1956
• ITEM COUNT: 300 items
• The Jennings mss., 1924-1956, are the papers of John Kaley Jennings, Indiana WPA administrator. Of particular interest are fourteen films dealing with WPA projects in the U.S. -- these films have been recorded onto video tapes and are available for reading room viewing.

KILLANIN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1951-1958
• ITEM COUNT: 358 copies
• The Killanin mss. consist of photocopies of correspondence of Michael Morris, baron Killanin, concerning Four Provinces Productions, a film-making company created to make films in Ireland. The bulk of the correspondence is with American director John Ford who directed the film The Rising of the Moon for Four Provinces Productions. Copying is restricted.

LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1944
• ITEM COUNT: 4 items
• The Leave Her to Heaven mss. consist of a letter, memos, and notes concerning script ideas and changes, and a script continuity for the motion picture Leave Her to Heaven.

MCGREEVEY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1942-1972
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 1,645 items
• The McGreevey mss. consist of the correspondence and writings of John McGreevey. The collection is arranged into three series: Correspondence; Writings - sold, published, or produced; and Writings - unsold, published or produced. Both groups of writings are subdivided into radio, live television, film television, and miscellaneous. There have been two additions to this collection, 1,051 items covering the years 1973-1980 and 1,500 items covering the years 1894- 1987. There is a detailed guide available for this collection, contact the Manuscripts Department for further information.

MACKENZIE MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1912-1971
• ITEM COUNT: 251 items
• The Mackenzie mss. consist of letters and writings of author Sir Compton Mackenzie. Of interest is a Jan. 12, 1929 radio play entitled "Radio Drama" and a 1949 application for election to membership to the Radiowriters Association, London.

MCNUTT MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1899-1955
• ITEM COUNT: 31,922 items
• The McNutt mss. are papers of Paul Vories McNutt, lawyer, governor of Indiana and federal official. Of particular interest is the Sept. 15, 1947 item entitled House Un- American Activities Committee Investigation of Communistic Activities of Movie Interests.

MCVITTY MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1952-1960
• ITEM COUNT: 344 items
• The McVitty mss. consist of the papers of United Nations observer Marion (Hazard) Etcheverry McVitty. Included are televisions scripts entitled "The Eight Steps to Peace" and United World Federalist television ideas by McVitty entitled "From Crisis to Crisis", "The Thin Blue Line", "Divided We Fall", and "Conference Fable".

NICHOLS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1967 and 1974-1978
• ITEM COUNT: 36 items
• The Nichols mss. consist of tape recorded interviews of African writers. The interviews were conducted by Lee Nichols, author and Africanist, for the U.S. Information Agency. Most of the tapes were broadcast as a Voice of America series during the summer of 1975.

NORMAN, R.E. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1912-1954
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 4,000 items
• The Norman, R.E. mss. consist of the papers of Richard Edward Norman, producer and distributor of films for black audiences. The materials in the collection have been arranged into correspondence; censorship materials; orders, receipts, etc.; distribution records; publicity; and miscellaneous. There is a detailed guide available for this collection, contact the Manuscripts Department for further information.

ODETS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1924-1963
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 30,000 items
• The Odets mss. consist of the papers of playwright Clifford Odets. In 1935 Odets moved to Hollywood and began writing screenplays, as well as directing and producing films such as The Big Knife and Sweet Smell of Success. The collection contains correspondence, scripts, production materials, personal papers and photographs. There is a detailed guide available for this collection, contact the Manuscripts Department for further information.

PAVEL MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1950-1958
• ITEM COUNT: 601 items
• The Pavel mss. consist of typed scripts of radio broadcasts made in Paris by Antonin Pavel, at one time Counselor in the State Land Office in Prague. The broadcasts are in Czech.

PINELLI MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1947-1985
• ITEM COUNT: 19 mss.
• The Pinelli mss. consist of film scripts written by Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini and scriptwriter Tullio Pinelli.

PYLE, W. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1925-2006
• ITEM COUNT: 59 items
• The Pyle, W. mss. consist of letters, original animation drawings, and works of art relating to Willis Pyle's career as an animator and artist. Pyle worked as an animator on such classic Disney features as Fantasia, Bambi and Pinocchio.

RENOIR MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1913-1968
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 460 items
The Renoir mss. consist primarily of the correspondence and papers of Claude Renoir, 1901-1969, film producer, together with some papers of his better-known filmmaker brother, Jean Renoir, 1894-1979. The correspondence includes letters between the brothers regarding both family and film matters, as well as other business correspondence relating to the various film projects in which Claude and Jean were involved.

SHANKS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1928-2006
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 29,500 items
• The Shanks mss. consist of the papers of author, screenwriter, television and film producer Bob Shanks, and photographer, author, screenwriter, television and film producer Ann Zane (Kushner) Shanks. Bob Shanks' credits include the "Tonight Show" starring Jack Paar for NBC, "The Morning Program" for CBS, "Good Morning America" and "20/20" for ABC, and the "Merv Griffin Show" for both NBC and CBS.

SIEVEKING MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1724-1971
• ITEM COUNT: 15,000 items
• The Sieveking mss. are the papers of Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking, author and playwright and of his ancestors. Present are manuscripts for over 150 radio plays written, adapted or produced by Sieveking for the British Broadcasting Corporation, as well as BBC correspondence and memorabilia.

SHAWN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: ca. 1963-1983
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 100 items
• The Shawn mss. consist primarily of correspondence between The New Yorker editor William Shawn and film critic Penelope Gilliatt.

SINCLAIR MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1813-1967
• ITEM COUNT: 178,954 items
• The Sinclair mss. has film-related material from ca. November 1930 - June 1932 concerning Que Viva Mexico!, a film directed by Sergei Eisenstein and backed financially by Upton Sinclair. Related materials and photographs are in the Book Department.

TAYLOR, J. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1993-1998
• ITEM COUNT: 421 items
• The Taylor, J. mss. are the papers of television producer and script writer, Jeri Taylor. The collection consists of outlines, scripts, technical notes, cast lists, and some shooting schedules for the 7th and final season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1993-1994, and draft scripts, casting call sheets, research notes, etc. for Star Trek: Voyager, 1994-1996.

THOMAS MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1952-1968
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 367 items
• The Thomas mss. consist of profiles, tapes and scripts of free-lance writer Shirley Thomas for her volumes on Men of Space and for her television programs "Travelling Stars" and "Shirley Thomas from Hollywood".

THORNBURGH MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1938-1957
• ITEM COUNT: 28 items
• The Thornburgh mss. consist of various papers and speeches of CBS broadcast executive, Donald W. Thornburgh.

UNTERMEYER MSS. III

• DATE RANGE: 1917-1977
• ITEM COUNT: 654 items
• The Untermeyer mss. III are the papers of poet and anthologist Louis Untermeyer. "The Poets Speak: Radio Scripts for Voice of America" written by Untermeyer is present in the collection.

WELDON MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1946-1989
• ITEM COUNT: ca. 20,000 items
• The Weldon mss. consist of the papers of British author and playwright Fay Weldon. Weldon's writings include novels, short stories, and scripts for the stage, radio and television.

WELLES MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1930-1959
• ITEM COUNT: 19,875 items
• The Welles mss. consist of the correspondence, papers, and memorabilia of actor, writer, producer, director Orson Welles. The Welles mss. principally cover the years 1936- 1947. The collection is arranged in the following series: Correspondence; speeches and writings; theatre; radio; recordings; film; research files; miscellaneous materials; tape recordings; photographs and negatives; bound radio scripts. There is a detailed guide available for this collection, contact the Manuscripts Department for further information.

WIZARD OF OZ MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1938-1939
• ITEM COUNT: 227 items
• The Wizard of Oz mss. is composed principally of drafts and revisions of the screenplay for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie.

WOODWARD, S.C. MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1767-1961
• ITEM COUNT: 1,235 items
• The Woodward, S.C., mss. consist of correspondence, autographs and pictures of actors, actresses, managers, dramatists, musicians, and other persons connected with the theatre and motion pictures from the collection of Sidney C. Woodward, journalist. The persons represented are principally from England and the United States. The pictures in the collection consist of photographs, engravings, and pictures clipped from periodicals and newspapers.

WOKOUN MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1941-1953
• ITEM COUNT: 768 items
• The Wokoun mss. consists of radio scripts collected by psychologist William Wokoun.

ZANUCK MSS.

• DATE RANGE: 1935-1951
• ITEM COUNT: 48 items
• The Zanuck mss. consist of correspondence, memos and notes to and from producer Darryl Francis Zanuck and other officials of the Twentieth Century-Fox film studio.

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