As we continue to celebrate our 60th anniversary, we also want to celebrate World Radio Day which was February 13. Agnes Moorehead was a star whether she was on the stage, on the big screen, …
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Coming Attractions!
The exhibitor book announced some of the films each studio was going to release in the upcoming year as well as films that were planned or in production. Sometimes, between the time the film was …
WCFTR’s Theater Posters
The oldest material at the WCFTR comes from the world of the theater. The Center has some marvelous posters for theater productions and shows dating back to around 1860. Posters helped entice people to buy …
And the Emmy goes to…
And the Emmy goes to…. The television collections at the WCFTR span from the 1940s to the late 1990s. The Center has a number of significant collections documenting the first “golden age” of television – …
A Presidential Bond
A modest abbreviation, “DDE,” sits at the top of the page. Note the “no-nonsense” quality of the text: a simple thank you note to Robert M. Blumofe, the Vice President of United Artists, for arranging …
We’re 60!
The Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research is celebrating our 60th anniversary in 2020! Over the course of the next year, we will be highlighting 60 items or collections from the archives that will …
Center’s film and video collections moving to new state-of-the-art storage facility
Throughout the spring and fall of 2018, the WCFTR’s film and video collections are moving from the basement of the Wisconsin Historical Society to a new, state-of-the-art climate controlled storage facility on the east side …
The Juniper Tree (1990) to Be Restored thanks to a Grant from the Film Foundation
The WCFTR has received a grant of over $94,000 in support of the restoration of THE JUNIPER TREE (1990), an ethereal and visionary psychological horror film adapted from the Grimm Brothers fairy tale by American …
Rod Serling Audio Recordings to be Preserved Thanks to a Grant from CLIR
The WCFTR has received a grant of $28,239.60 to digitize 1,152 dictabelts in the Rod Serling collection. This project is supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources …
A New Partnership to Preserve Video Documentation of 1970s-Era Experimental Theatre
WCFTR partners with La MaMa and Bay Area Video Coalition on NHPRC grant funded project “Expanding Access to the Videotaped Record of 1970s-Era Experimental Theatre.” The Archives of La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, the world …