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Young, Nedrick, 1914-1968. |
Papers, 1947-1968. |
3.6 c.f. (9 archives boxes) and
1 disc recording. |
Papers of a screenwriter who refused to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1953 and was blacklisted as a result. Most of the collection documents his career as a screenwriter through biographical material, screenplays for motion pictures and television, and unproduced story ideas for various genre; there is extensive documentation for several unproduced films and for The Defiant Ones (UA, 1958) and Inherit the Wind (UA, 1960). Some were written under the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas. |
screenwriter, blacklist, studio era, mixed collection |
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Writers Guild of America, West. |
Records, 1943-1962. |
0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) |
Fragmentary records of the labor union which since 1954 represents motion picture, television, and radio writers and of its predecessor, the Screen Writers' Guild; consisting of agreements negotiated between members and the television industry, a constitution, by-laws, a code of working rules, and a bulletin of credits for 1949. |
screenwriter, labor union, manuscript collection |
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Wiman, Dwight Deere, 1895-1951. |
Papers, 1922-1950. |
20.0 c.f. (11 archives boxes, 25 flat boxes) and
37 reels of microfilm (35mm) |
Papers of a producer of over fifty Broadway plays and musicals, consisting of draft and mimeo scripts by Marc Connelly, Howard Lindsay, Clifford Odets, Paul Osborn, Robert E. Sherwood, John Van Druten, and others; programs and playbills; press books (available only on microfilm); and miscellaneous production materials including set designs by Jo Mielziner. Represented are "Babes in Arms" (1937), "Command to Love" (1927), "The Gay Divorce" (1932), "I Married an Angel" (1938), "Letters to Lucerne" (1941), "The Little Show" (1929), "Morning's At Seven" (1939), "On Borrowed Time" (1938), "The Racket" (1927), "The Road to Rome" (1927), and many other titles. Also included are miscellaneous business records and correspondence, as well as several orchestrations by Frederick Loewe and Arthur Schwartz. |
producer, theater, mixed collection |
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Wexley, John. |
Papers, 1929-1963. |
4.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes) |
Papers of John Wexley (1907-1985), a playwright and screenwriter, consisting of scripts and drafts, treatments, contracts, correspondence, playbills, and clippings. Among the better represented titles are the plays The Last Mile (1930) and They Shall Not Die (1934), and the motion pictures Angels With Dirty Faces (Warner Bros., 1938), Confessions of a Nazi Spy (Warner Bros., 1939), Hangmen Also Die (UA, 1943), and The Roaring Twenties (Warner Bros., 1939). |
playwright, screenwriter, theater, film, manuscript collection |
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Welles, Orson, 1915-1985. |
Papers, 1938-1941. |
0.4 c.f.(1 archives box) and
2 disc recordings. |
Papers of Orson Welles (1915-1985), a noted actor, director, producer, and author, consisting of scripts and recordings. Included are scripts of the revised final version of his Academy Award-winning production of "Citizen Kane" (RKO, 1941), a play titled "Bright Lucifer," and a proposed documentary on Latin America. Present in recorded form is the Mercury Theatre of the Air (CBS) radio program "War of the Worlds," which was co-authored and produced by Welles. Additional items include corrections, lighting notes, and cues for the Negro People's Theatre production of MacBeth which was directed by Welles. |
film, theater, actor, director, producer, writer, mixed collection |
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Wehrwein, George Simon, 1883-1945. |
Theatrical scrapbooks, 1904-1944. |
0.4 c.f. |
Five scrapbooks consisting of pre-printed albums entitled "Plays and Players: A Theatre-Goer's Record," documenting 348 performances attended by George Simon Wehrwein principally in Madison (Wis.), Chicago (Ill.), Austin (Tex.), and New York. For most productions Mr. Wehrwein has completed the "Play," "Date," "Theatre," and "In Company with" portions of the albums and then pasted in additional information from the productions, e.g. the cast list, a synopsis, reviews, and articles on the playwright or leading players. |
theater, Wisconsin, manuscript collection |
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Webb, James R., 1909-1974. |
Papers, 1953-1964. |
1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) |
Papers of an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, including correspondence, notes, scripts, and working papers for three motion pictures: Cheyenne Autumn (Warner Bros., 1964) Kings of the Sun (UA, 1963), and Pork Chop Hill (UA, 1959). |
screenwriter, film, manuscript collection |
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Wasserman, Dale. |
Papers, 1946-1983. |
9.8 c.f (1 record center carton, 22 archives boxes, 1 package) and
1 tape recording; plus
additions of 1.4 c.f. and
14 tape recordings. |
Papers of Dale Wasserman (1917- ), a playwright, screenwriter, and television dramatist. In the collection are scripts and drafts, many bearing informative annotations; correspondence; clippings; outlines; and production notes. Files from Wasserman's award-winning television writing, which primarily date from the 1950's, are most extensive for "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (CBS), "The Citadel" (ABC), "Climax" (CBS), "Kraft Television Theatre" (NBC), "DuPont Show of the Month" (CBS), and "The Power and the Glory" (CBS). |
playwright, screenwriter, television, theater, film, studio era, mixed collection |
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Wanger, Walter F., 1894-1968. |
Walter F. Wanger papers, 1908-1967. |
96.4 c.f. (13 archives boxes, 92 record center cartons),
10 reels of microfilm (35 mm),
1 reel of microfilm (16 mm),
2 disc recordings,
4 tape recordings,
26 films, and
3 items of memorabilia; plus
additions of 1.0 c.f. |
Personal and family papers, business records, and film production files of a successful independent motion picture producer most active from 1930-1960, and of Walter Wanger Pictures, Inc., Walter Wanger Productions, Inc., and other corporate ventures. Among the motion pictures for which Wanger was most well-known are "Cleopatra" (which ultimately ended his career), the Academy Award winning film on the death penalty "I Want to Live!," "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers," and "Riot in Cell Block 11." |
producer, film, studio era, independent, mixed collection |
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Wallace, Art. |
Papers, 1953-1967. |
4.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes) |
Scripts and professional correspondence relating to the career of a television dramatist. Series for which Wallace wrote which are extensively represented are Armstrong Circle Theatre (NBC and CBS), Justice (NBC), The Nurses (CBS), and The Web (CBS). Star Trek (NBC) is among the less well represented series, though there is a noteworthy critique concerning character portrayal by series creator Gene Roddenberry. Also of note are files relating to Family Films, Inc., a company which produced films for the Radio and Television Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. These scripts and correspondence show the company's efforts to convey religious messages and themes through a format of popular entertainment. |
screenwriter, television, manuscript collection |
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Vogel, Amos, 1921- . |
Papers. |
161.0 c.f.,
78 reels of film,
153 photographs, and
0.3 c.f. of photographs. |
Papers documenting Vogel's career as a film consultant for Grove Press and National Educational Television, film critic for numerous publications, film festival director, author, and professor at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania. |
critic, writer, film, experimental, programmer, mixed collection |
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Victor, David, 1910-1989. |
Papers, 1938-1964. |
24.0 c.f. (60 archives boxes) |
Papers of David Victor (1910-1989), a journalist, producer, and writer consisting entirely of scripts and related production information for numerous radio and television series and pilots. The majority of the scripts, many of which are annotated, pertain to the radio series The Hedda Hopper Show (NBC), The Mel Blanc Show (CBS), and Let George Do It (Syndicated), and to the television series Fireside Theatre (NBC), Gunsmoke (CBS), I'm the Law (Syndicated), The Rebel (ABC), and Walt Disney Presents (ABC). In 1961 Victor became producer of Dr. Kildare (NBC) and over half of the collection consists of production notes, correspondence, and numerous progressive script drafts for this program. Also present are scripts for two motion pictures and various radio and television auditions. |
journalist, producer, screenwriter, film, television, manuscript collection |
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Vaughn, Stephen, 1947- . |
Papers, 1933-1983. |
3.0 c.f. |
Research materials collected by Professor Vaughn in the course of writing several books on Ronald Reagan, primarily "Ronald Reagan in Hollywood: Movies and Politics." Included in the collection are files (1935-1968) obtained from the F.B.I. and other U.S. government agencies under the Freedom of Information Act which includes documentation on F.B.I. reaction to various Warner Brothers features and the studio's attempts to cooperate with the F.B.I. by making short war-related pictures. Transcripts from the Jeffers vs. Screen Extras Guild (1951-1955) and Screen Actors Guild minutes (1938-1953) are also included in the collection. |
researcher, studio era, film, manuscript collection |
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Vanoff, Nick. |
Papers, 1958-1970. |
20.0 c.f. (50 archives boxes) and
5 reels of microfilm (35mm) |
Papers of Nick Vanoff (1929-1991), a television producer-director best known for his work with variety shows. Annotated scripts, production records, set designs, photographs, and clippings for Hollywood Palace (ABC), The King Family (ABC), Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (NBC), and other series and specials form the bulk of the collection. |
television, producer, director, mixed collection |
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University Theatre (Madison, Wis.) |
University Theatre records, 1922-1989, 1991-1994. |
12.4 c.f. (16 archives boxes, 11 volumes, 25 packages); plus
additions of 31.5 c.f.,
ca. 1000 photographs,
11 videorecordings, and
12 panels of unknown footage. |
Records of the dramatic group of the University of Wisconsin-Madison which operated under the direction of the Department of Communication Arts. Dating to the group's beginning (1922), when it was known as the Wisconsin Players, are playbills, photographs, publicity, and scrapbooks. More recent in coverage is a box of general correspondence (1959-1962); some financial records (1957-1962), and production files for performances broadcast by WHA-TV, the University's television station (1954-1964). |
theater, Wisconsin, mixed collection |
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University of Wisconsin--Extension. Theater Library. |
Research files, undated. |
23.6 c.f. (59 archives boxes including 17 volumes and 1 oversize volume) |
Research files containing clippings, programs, and pamphlets gathered by the Extension Theater Library of the University of Wisconsin. Included are files on production; history and criticism of professional, amateur, and regional dramatic organizations, particularly in Wisconsin; various actors, playwrights, and theatrical personalities; theory, including acting and scenic design; and criticism of individual works. Also included are issues of several theatrical periodicals. |
theater, Wisconsin, manuscript collection |
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University of Wisconsin Fine Arts Council. |
Interviews [sound recording] |
9 tape recordings. |
Nine tapes including interviews with Freda Wintuble, John Cage, and Laurence Rhodes and selections from "Conversations in Dance." |
theater, audio collection |
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United Artists Corporation. |
Records, 1919-1965. |
687.0 c.f.,
374 reels of microfilm (35mm), and
5090 films; plus
additions of undetermined quantity. |
Records of a privately-owned corporation formed in 1919 by Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, and D.W. Griffith to distribute motion pictures made by them and other independent producers. |
film, television, production company, distribution company, studio era, independent, mixed collection |
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Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976. |
Dalton Trumbo papers, 1905-1962. |
17.8 c.f. (45 archives boxes, 1 flat box),
2 reels of microfilm (35 mm),
8 tape recordings,
133 dictabelts,
13 disc recordings, and
photographs; plus
additions of 1 award in an archives box. |
Papers of an author and writer of motion picture scripts who, as one of the Hollywood Ten, was imprisoned following 1947 hearings before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. The collection offers remarkably complete documentation of his work and the blacklisting to which he was subjected until 1960. It includes correspondence, writings, financial records, recordings, and subject files on HUAC and the Hollywood Ten. Correspondence, 1925-1962, includes letters to his wife and family concerning his experiences as a correspondent during World War II, his prison experiences in 1950 and 1951, as well as many letters to and from agents, playwrights, producers, and other members of the Ten. Numerous letters relate to the Congressional hearings, his work as a black market writer under assumed names during the 1950s, and his attitudes toward blacklisting. Among his correspondents are Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, E. Y. Harburg, John Huston, Gordon Kahn, Garson Kanin, Murray Kempton, Ring Lardner, Jr., John Howard Lawson, Carey McWilliams, Albert Maltz, David Merrick, Dore Schary, Herman Shumlin, and Sam Zimbalist. Some correspondence is present only in dictated form. |
screenwriter, film, blacklist, mixed collection |
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Travanti, Daniel J. |
Papers, 1972-1988. |
3.0 c.f. (8 archives boxes); plus
additions of 0.2 c.f. |
Papers of Daniel Travanti (1940- ), a Kenosha, Wisconsin native and actor, best-known for his role in the NBC series "Hill Street Blues" and in the television film "Adam." The collection includes personal correspondence, invitations and requests from charitable organizations, fan mail, and letters about Travanti's work with alcoholism recovery groups. Other personal papers include awards, and magazine and newspaper articles about Travanti and other members of the "Hill Street Blues" cast. There are also scripts and production files illustrating Travanti's acting career, among them materials from "Hill Street Blues"; the television movies and specials "Adam: His Song Continues," "Case of Libel," "Here's Richard," (a special about fitness expert Richard Simmons), and "Murrow," an HBO film about Edward R. Murrow; "Night of 100 Stars," a 1985 benefit for the Actors' Fund of America; and the play "Twigs." |
Wisconsin, actor, television, manuscript collection |
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