Summary Information
Dale Wasserman Papers
1946-1983
U.S. Mss 67AN; Tape 1095A
9.8 c.f. (1 record center carton, 22 archives boxes, 1 package) and 1 tape recording
Wisconsin Historical Society Archives / Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research Contact Information
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of Dale Wasserman, 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). Also from this period are materials on the teleplay “I, Don Quixote,” written for the DuPont Show of the Month, which Wasserman subsequently adapted for the Broadway stage as Man of La Mancha (1965). Extensive holdings on this production include unused lyrics by W. H. Auden. Also well represented among his stage plays is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1963), the records of which include a script annotated by Ken Kesey, author of the book of the same name. For Livin' the Life (1957), written with Bruce Geller, and Cafe Crown (1964) there are advertising posters and for The Wind Blows Free (1950), water color renderings of the sets are included. Film writing is represented by produced and unproduced titles, primarily Cleopatra (20th Century-Fox, 1963), The Vikings (UA, 1958), and Quick Before It Melts (MGM, 1965).
There is a restriction on use of the tape recording in this collection; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.
English
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Biography/History
Dale Wasserman, the son of Samuel and Hilda Wasserman, was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, on November 2, 1917. After one year of high school, he began his career as a stage lighting technician, and since then has worked in many capacities in the theater. From 1940 to 1950, he directed the Katherine Dunham dance company. During this time, he also produced Barbizon Tuesdays (1946) and Beggar's Holiday (1947); directed Holiday Special (1947) and the opera Ouanga (1950); and directed and lighted The Wind Blows Free (1950). He staged musicals and operas in Europe, the Caribbean Islands, and the United States, as well.
During the 1950's, Mr. Wasserman added writing to his already established directorial, lighting, and producing credits. Among his best known television works are “Elisha and the Long Knives,” Kraft Television Theatre (1954); “The Fog,” Climax (1956); “Look What's Going On,” Kraft Television Theatre (1959); “Brotherhood of the Bell,” Studio One (1960); “I, Don Quixote,” DuPont Show of the Month (1960); The Citadel, an ABC Special (1960); “Eichmann: Engineer of Death,” Armstrong Circle Theatre (1961); The Power and the Glory, a CBS Special (1961); and “The Lincoln Murder Case,” DuPont Show of the Month (1962).
For the theater, Mr. Wasserman wrote Livin' the Life (in collaboration with Bruce Geller, 1957), The Pencil of God (1961), Sylvester (1962), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1963), and Man of La Mancha. He wrote screenplays for World Strangers (1955), The Vikings (1958), Two Faces To Go (1959), Aboard the Flying Swan (1962), Janadeiro (1962), Quick Before It Melts (1964), Mr. Buddwing (1966), and A Walk with Love and Death and contributed to the screenplay for Cleopatra (1963).
He wrote both the screenplay and playscript for Man of La Mancha. This play won the Critics Circle, Tony, and Outer Circle awards for best musical. When Man of La Mancha closed in 1971 after 2,329 performances, it was the fourth longest musical and the sixth longest play to have run on Broadway.
The mid-1960's also saw Wasserman form a production alliance with Delbert Mann and Douglas Laurence. Together this team produced the motion pictures Quick, Before It Melts, Mr. Buddwing, and Doctor, You've Got to be Kidding.
Over the years, Mr. Wasserman also contributed articles to many publications including Redbook, True, Argosy, Cavalier, the New York Times, New York Post, and Variety.
He won various awards for his writings, including the Top Television Play of the Year (1954) for “Elisha and the Long Knives;” the Writers Guild of America Award (1957) for “The Fog;” an Emmy nomination and Writers Guild of America Award (1960) for “I, Don Quixote;” and an Emmy nomination and Writers Guild of America Award (1961) for “The Lincoln Murder Case.”
Wasserman was the founder and artistic director of the Midwest Professional Playwrights Lab in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and was a trustee and founding member of the Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut.
Scope and Content Note
The Dale Wasserman Papers, composed almost entirely of scripts and related material, are organized in three sections. Part 1 is the original collection comprised of materials received in the Archives in 1964. This part dates 1946-1963. Part 2 are the 1967 Additions received in the Archives in that year; they date 1953-1967. Part 3 are designated the 1984 Additions and were received in the Archives in 1980 and 1984. Materials in this part date 1966-1983. The three parts are similar in that they all document Wasserman's work in the theater, motion pictures, and television and consist primarily of scripts.
PART 1, THE ORIGINAL COLLECTION, 1946-1963, is arranged alphabetically by script title. The material for each production is grouped alphabetically and includes correspondence, clippings, outlines and notes for scripts, programs, production notes, research, and scripts in various stages of revision. Holdings are most extensive for The Citadel, “Eichmann: Engineer of Death,” “Elisha and the Long Knives,” “The Fog,” “The Lincoln Murder Case,” Livin' the Life, The Power and the Glory, Sylvester, The Vikings, and The Wind Blows Free.
Included in this part of the collection are play posters for Livin' the Life and Cafe Crown, and watercolor paintings of the sets of The Wind Blows Free.
PART 2, THE 1967 ADDITIONS, 1953-1967, include heavily annotated scripts which document the writing process as well as detailed notes which discuss writing and production decisions. This part is organized in three subseries--Motion Pictures, Television, and Theater--and contains both produced and unproduced works. Within each subseries arrangement is alphabetical by production title. Unless noted otherwise all scripts are either Wasserman's adaptations or original works.
The Motion Pictures subseries includes Doctor, You've Got to be Kidding, Quick, Before It Melts, and Mr. Buddwing. The files for Doctor, You've Got to be Kidding, apparently one of the first films produced by Wasserman, are particularly informative. Script notes detail the decisions made about the tone and look of the film, the roles of its characters, and the sets and wardrobe wanted in addition to information on prop needs and sound effects. Mr. Buddwing's files contain notes on casting while those for Quick, Before It Melts reveal some interesting sidelights about censorship problems the film encountered. Among the latter film's files are an article by Wasserman, in which he describes his involvement in producing the film, and reports which contain the results of an audience survey taken after two sneak previews. Also documented is O Jangadeiro, an adaptation of a story by Oscar Wilde, which was apparently produced in Brazil but never released in this country.
The Television subseries includes scripts and related materials for “The Stranger,” produced on The Richard Boone Show, and “I,Don Quixote,” a television drama aired on The DuPont Show of the Month.
A later version of the Don Quixote teleplay can be found in the Theater subseries where extensive files exist for Man of La Mancha. In addition to a script for an unproduced straight stage play of the show there are several variant scripts, clippings, notes, and unused lyrics written by W. H. Auden which relate to the musical. The series also contains production files for the 1963 stage version of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, which starred Kirk Douglas. Included with this material is a script annotated by Ken Kesey, author of the book of the same name.
PART 3, THE 1984 ADDITIONS also include scripts and a tape recording from Mr. Wasserman's activities between 1966 and 1983. Again the materials are arrangement alphabetically by title; several are unproduced. At the end of this part are a printed version of a speech given by Wasserman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Honors Convocation, May 1980; and a few annual reports and publications of the Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians (Britain).
Administrative/Restriction Information
The tape recording may be used only in the Archives and the Area Research Centers. Mr. Wasserman retains all literary rights to his works.
Presented by Dale Wasserman, Palm Springs, California, 1964-1984.
Accession Number: MCHC64-064, MCHC67-147, MCHC80-069, MCHC84-006
Original portion processed by KW, September 26, 1966; 1967 additions by Christine Rongone and Thomas Pscheidt, 1978; and 1984 additions by Menzi Behrnd-Klodt and Larry Miller, February 1985.
Contents List
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U.S. Mss 67AN
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Series: Part 1, Original Collection, 1946-1963
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American Primitive, October 26, 1956
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Box
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Clipping; contract; notes; rehearsal schedule; script A, first draft original, annotated, May 1, 1956; script B, first draft, annotated, , October 17, 1956; script C, final, , October 17, 1956
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Barbizon Tuesdays, 1946
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Box
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Contracts; correspondence, 1946, April 30-Sept. 26; ephemera; programs; and publicity
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Beggar's Holiday, 1947
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Box
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Budget; business records; cast list; clippings; contract; correspondence, 1945, May 9-22; notes; programs; outlines; and prospectus
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The Blue Angels, September 26, 1960
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Box
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Clippings; contract; research; outlines; script, annotated; and script revisions
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Boys Will Be Boys, January 26, 1955
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Box
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Script, final
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Brotherhood of the Bell, January 6, 1958
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Box
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Clippings; contract; correspondence, 1957, December 12; synopsis; treatment; script A, annotated; and script B, final
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Buttrio Square, 1952
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Box
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Clippings; correspondence, 1952, June 20; notes on the script; production notes; programs; and set designs
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Cafe Crown, 1949
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Box
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Bills; box office statements; business records; clippings; press releases; contracts; and programs
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Package
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Poster
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Circle of Death, September 30, 1962
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Box
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Article on which script was based; clippings; correspondence, 1962, July 11; notes; outlines; and script, final
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The Citadel, February 19, 1960
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Box
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Clippings; contracts; script revisions; script, first draft, January 13, 1960; script, revised, , January 26, 1960; and script, final
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Cleopatra, 1963
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Box
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Clippings; notes; script, first draft, January 11, 1960; and script portions
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Collision!, 1956
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Box
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Script, annotated
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Drop on the Devil, undated
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Box
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Script
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Eichmann: Engineer of Death, October 12, 1960
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Box
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Clippings; contract; preliminary notes; outline; and research
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Box
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Script, original of first draft, annotated, September 1, 1960; script, first draft, , September 2, 1960; script, final, , October 6, 1960; and revised pages
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Elisha and the Long Knives, Feb. 4, 1954
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Box
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Clippings; correspondence, 1953, Jan. 5 - 1958, Dec. 30; outlines; press release; script, final (Kraft Television Theatre version); script, annotated NBC Matinee Theatre version); and script, as published in Australian Journal, , July, 1955
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Fiddlin' Man, April 28, 1954
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Box
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Script, original; script, final; and rehearsal schedule
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The Fog, September 27, 1956
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Box
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Clippings; correspondence, 1956, Oct. 11 - 1961, Aug. 4; ephemera; notes; press releases; research.
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Box
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Script, original, annotated, Aug., 1956; script, draft, , August, 1956; script, second revision, , September 17, 1956; script, third revision, , September 19, 1956; and miscellaneous revisions
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The Fool Killer, undated
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Box
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Clippings; correspondence, 1959, January 15; and script, original
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The Forger, March 31, 1955
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Box
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Clippings; correspondence, 1955, March 18 - 1960, Aug. 19; script used for adaptation; script, first draft; and final script, annotated
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The Gentle Grafter, April 25, 1956
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Box
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Script, second draft; and script, final
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High Time, 1953
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Box
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Budget; cast list; clippings; contract; production notes; and script, director's
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Holiday Special, 1947
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Box
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Box office statements; clippings; correspondence, 1947, October 7 - 1948, January 7; notes; and programs
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International Festival of Ballet, 1955
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Box
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Clippings; correspondence, 1954, November 11 1955, May 16; and programs
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Kabuki Dancers and Musicians, 1954
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Box
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Cast list; clippings; correspondence, 1954, June 20 - 1959, April 20; Programs; stage plans; production notes; and lighting and scenery plots
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The Lincoln Murder Case, February 18, 1961
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Box
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Cast list; clippings; correspondence, 1960, November 7 1961, November 2; research; notes on script; rehearsal schedule; review; script, second draft, , January 17, 1961
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Box
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Script, third draft, February 2, 1961; and script director's copy, , February 13, 1961
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Livin' the Life, 1957
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Box
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Article; audit; cast list; clippings; programs; rehearsal schedule; lyrics; outlines; revisions; script, Bruce Geller and Jack Urbont version; script, original, entitled Bend o' the River, annotated; script., first draft, new version.
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Package
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Poster
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Long After Summer, February 5, 1956
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Box
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Correspondence, undated; outlines; revised pages; original script
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Box
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Script, second revision; and final script
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Look What's Going On, March 19, 1958
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Box
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Correspondence, 1957, December 5 - 1958, February 20; clippings; outline; research; script, first draft, , January 15, 1958; first revision, , January 31, 1958; and script, final, , February 6, 1958
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The Luck of Roaring Camp, 1956
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Box
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Reject pages of first draft
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, December 4, 1957
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Box
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Clipping; outline; script, first draft, and revisions, annotated; and script, final
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The Medallion, [May 2?], 1957
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Box
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Correspondence, 1957, January 30; outline; and script, original
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The Milwaukee Rocket, undated
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Box
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Contract; script used for adaptation; script, original, annotated
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Box
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Script, final
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Mountain Hoe Down, 1951
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Box
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Clippings; correspondence, 1951, March 30; and programs
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My L.A., 1951
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Box
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Cast list; clippings; photographs; programs; and script
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Ouanga, 1950
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Box
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Correspondence, 1550, July 6 - October 4; clippings; photographs; programs; production notes; and stage plans
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The Power and the Glory, October 29, 1961
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Box
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Clippings; correspondence, 1961, May 16 - 1962, Aug. 28; notes on novel and script; rehearsal schedule; revised pages; script, final, , May 10, 1961; and script, director's, , May 24, 1961
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Sylvester, undated
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Box
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Clippings; programs; notes and revisions; script, original first draft; script, second draft, August 3, 1953; script, revised, annotated; script, revised, annotated; script, , January, 1955, annotated
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Box
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Script, entitled Silvestro, Italian translation
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Time of the Drought, December 16, 1954
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Box
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Clipping; correspondence, 1954, December 20 1955, January 16; and script, final
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The Vikings, 1958
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Box
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Clippings; contract; correspondence, 1958, May 12; publicity; outlines; notes; research; script, first draft original, annotated; script, working copy; and script, final
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The Wind Blows Free, 1950
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Box
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Clippings; correspondence, 1950, July 31 - 1951, April 28; programs; lighting cues; music and lyrics; stage designs; notes and revised pages; script, annotated; script, director's, annotated; and watercolour paintings of sets
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Package
1
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Watercolor paintings of sets
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Series: Part 2, 1967 Additions, 1953-1967
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Subseries: Motion Pictures
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Doctor, You've Got to be Kidding (Trident Productions, 1967. MGM)
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Box
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First Draft Script, “Three for a Wedding,” by Phillip Shuken, June 8-24, 1965
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Box
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Script, “Three for a Wedding,” by Phillip Shuken, December 28, 1965-January 10, 1966
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Box
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Final Script with Revision, “Three for a Wedding,” by Phillip Shuken, March 6-April 25, 1966
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Box
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Production and Script Notes, February 4-July 14, 1966, undated
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Box
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Miscellany, including revised pages, production communications, and subtitles, February 19-April 18, 1966, undated
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Mr. Buddwing (DDD Productions, 1966. MGM)
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Box
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Novel, Buddwing, by Evan Hunter, annotated by Dale Wasserman, 1964
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Box
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First Draft Script, “Buddwing,” annotated, June 22- July 20, 1964
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Box
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Typescript of First Draft, “Buddwing,” June 22-July 20, 1964
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Box
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Script, “Buddwing,” August 10-17, 1964
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Box
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Script, “Buddwing,” August 10-November 10, 1964
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Box
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Final Script, February 3-15, 1965
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Box
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Revised Pages, June 22, 1964-February 5, 1965
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Box
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Plot Outlines and Notes, “Buddwing,” February 10, 1964-May 15, 1965, undated
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Box
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Miscellany, including correspondence and clippings, April 4, 1964-December 2, 1965
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O Jangadeiro (Produced in Bahia, Brazil. 1961)
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Box
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First Draft Script, “The Sea and the Shadow,” annotated, November 11, 1960
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Box
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Second Draft Script, “The Sea and the Shadow,” annotated, January 5, 1961
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Box
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Treatment, “The Sea and the Shadow,” undated
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Box
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Notes, February 23, 1959-January 24, 1961
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The Princess (Unproduced)
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Box
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First Draft Script, January 15, 1963
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Box
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Revised Pages, annotated, January 15, 1963
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Box
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Film Treatment, “The Beast of the Cave,” undated
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Box
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Miscellany, including plot outlines, notes, and casting lists, November 22, 1962, undated
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Quick, Before It Melts (Biography Productions, 1965. MGM)
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Box
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Book, advance proofs, by Philip Benjamin, slightly annotated, Pre-December 10, 1963
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Box
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First Draft Script, annotated, December 10, 1963
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Box
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Revised First Draft Script, January 15, 1964
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Box
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Shooting Script, slightly annotated, February 10, 1964
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Box
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Revision Notes, January 6-June 16, 1964, undated
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Box
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Wasserman's Notes, July 20, 1963-July 25, 1964
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Box
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Interoffice Memoranda, January 22-June 11, 1964
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Box
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Daily Production Sheets, March 31-May 6, 1964
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Box
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Reviews and Clippings, August 19, 1963-April 1, 1965
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Box
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Miscellany, including memoranda and articles, September 17, 1963-April 29, 1965, undated
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Box
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Preview Reports, July 17-24, 1964
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Box
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Research Material, undated
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Two Faces to Go (Unproduced)
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Box
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First Draft Script, “Cities of the Night,” October 6, 1958
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First Revision, “Cities of the Night,” annotated, November 18, 1958
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Second Draft Script, “Cities of the Night,” undated
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Outline, “Cities of the Night,” August 18, 1958
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World of Strangers (Unproduced)
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First Draft Script, “The Larsen Story,” slightly annotated, June 20, 1953
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First Draft Script, “The Larsen Story,” June 20, 1953
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Box
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First Revision with Revised Pages, “The Larsen Story,” slightly annotated, January 1, 1954
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Revised Pages, undated
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Box
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Wasserman's Notes and Outlines, circa January 25-May 1, 1953
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Subseries: Television
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The Bequest (Four Star Productions, May 1, 1954, network unknown)
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Box
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Script, co-authored by Jack Balch, undated
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Box
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Plot Outlines, co-authored by Jack Balch, undated
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The Commuters (Unproduced)
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Box
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First Draft Pilot Script, “Perchance to Dream,” October 12, 1962
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Box
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Second Draft Pilot Script, “Perchance to Dream,” undated
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Box
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Final Pilot Script, “Perchance to Dream,” December 5, 1962
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Box
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Notes and Character Outlines, August 1-October 19, 1962
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Cress Delahanty (Unproduced)
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Box
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First Draft Pilot Script, “Rite of Spring,” August 20, 1962
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Box
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Pilot Script and Story Outlines, “You Don't Have to Wipe the Noses of Your Dreams,” circa 1962
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Box
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Miscellany, including clippings, series outlines, and revised pages, “Birthday Girl,” circa 1962
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The DuPont Show of the Month (Talent Associations, Inc., 1957-1962, original telecast on CBS)
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“I, Don Quixote” (air date: November 9, 1959)
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First Draft Script, “Men of La Mancha,” annotated, June 1, 1959
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Box
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Revised Script, slightly annotated, September 25, 1959
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Box
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Revised Script, slightly annotated, September 25, 1959
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Box
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Third Revision, slightly annotated, October 22, 1959
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Box
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Final Draft Script, October 28-30, 1959
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Box
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Clippings and Reviews, August 12, 1959-January 11, 1960, undated
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The Monster (Unproduced)
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Box
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First Draft Script, annotated, circa August, 1957
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Box
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First Draft Script, slightly annotated, undated
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Box
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Revised Pages, annotated, undated
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Box
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Outlines with Notes, February 5, 1957, undated
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The Richard Boone Show (Classic Films, Inc., 1963-1964, original telecast on NBC)
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“Stranger” (air date: October 22, 1963)
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Box
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First Draft Script, June 15, 1963
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Box
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Final Script, June 21, 1963
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Miscellany, including clippings, revisions, and outline, April 19-October 30, 1963
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Subseries: Theater
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One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (NY: Cort Theatre, November 13, 1963)
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Box
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10
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First Draft Script, April 20, 1962
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Box
18
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11
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First Draft Script, annotated, April 20, 1962
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Box
18
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12
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First Draft Script, annotated by Ken Kesey, April 20 - May 3, 1962
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Box
19
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Revised First Draft Script, annotated, November 27, 1962
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Box
19
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2
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Second Draft Script, slightly annotated, February 25, 1963
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Box
19
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Rehearsal Scripts, annotated, September 9-October 31, 1963
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Box
19
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5
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Final Script, annotated, March 31, 1964
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Box
19
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6
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Final Script, post-March 31, 1964
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Box
19
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7
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Revised Pages, circa September-October, 1963, undated
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Box
19
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8
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Wasserman's Production Notes, October 23, 1963- January 9, 1964
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Box
19
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9
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Clippings, February 6, 1962-July 29, 1964
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Box
19
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10
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Playbills, October 24, 1963-circa January, 1964
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Man of La Mancha (NY: Anta Washington Square Theatre, November 22, 1965)
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Box
20
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Script, slightly annotated, November 5, 1961
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Box
20
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2
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First Draft Script, annotated, June 1, 1963
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Box
20
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First Draft Script, slightly annotated, June 1, 1963
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Box
20
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Script, “Highway to Glory,” November 15, 1964
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Box
20
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5
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Rehearsal Script with Revisions, annotated, circa June 3-August 5, 1965 (Tryout production at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut)
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Box
20
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New York Rehearsal Script, annotated, October, 1965
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Box
20
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Rehearsal Working Script, annotated, December, 1965
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Box
20
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Script, annotated, December, 1965
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Box
20
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9
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Final Script, circa December, 1965
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Box
21
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1
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Script for Publication, copy-edited, circa 1965-1966
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Box
21
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2
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Published Script, 1966
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Box
21
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3
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Published Music, circa 1966
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Box
21
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4
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Lyrics by W. H. Auden, undated
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Box
21
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5
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Sections of Working Scripts, undated
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Box
21
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6
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Notes from Wasserman to Director during Tryout, November 6-28, 1965
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Box
21
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7
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Playbills and Souvenir Programs, June, 1965-November, 1967
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Box
21
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8
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Newspaper Advertising, October 17, 1965-circa early April, 1967
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Miscellaneous Clippings
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Box
21
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9
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1965, October 20-circa December
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Box
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10
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1966, January 1-December 13
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Box
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11
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1967, January 4-November 24, undated
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Box
21
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12
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Reviews, November 23, 1965-July 1, 1966
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Box
21
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13
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Variety's Weekly Grosses, December 1, 1965-August 9, 1967
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Series: Part 3, 1984 Additions, 1966-1983
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“Burden of Proof”
: An NBC-commissioned television movie based on the Juan Corona multiple murder case in Yuba City, California. The film was never produced because NBC lawyers feared possible lawsuits.
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Box
22
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First Draft Script, by Wasserman, February 8, 1977, with revised pages
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“Conquest”
: An unproduced feature film on the conquest of Mexico.
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Box
22
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2
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First Draft Master Scene Script, by Wasserman, April 1980, annotated
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Box
22
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3
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Xeroxed First Draft Master Scene Script, April 1980
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Box
22
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Step Outline, December 31, 1979
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“Dracula: the True Story”
: An original television movie; unproduced because of the network's decision that it was “too gruesome.”
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Box
22
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5
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First Draft Script, by Wasserman and Winfred Blevins, July 12, 1978
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Box
22
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6
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Xeroxed Script, July 12, 1978, with revisions of , October 1978
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Man of La Mancha
: A film produced by United Artists in Rome, 1972; based on Wasserman's stage musical. Directed and produced by Arthur Hiller, starring Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, and James Coco.
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Box
22
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Master Scene Script, by Wasserman, June 15, 1970, with revisions and notes from discussions between Wasserman and director-producer Arthur Hiller
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Box
22
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8
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Final Draft Script (Shooting Script), October 25, 1971
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“Montparnasse”
: An unproduced musical play. First versions in collaboration with Maurice Jarre, composer and Arnold Sundgaard, lyricist. Later drafts with Michel Legrand, composer and Charles Burr, lyricist. Held under option by Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. for several years.
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Box
22
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Lyrics for Michel Legrand's Songs
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Box
22
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10
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First Draft Script, by Wasserman, March 1968
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Box
22
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11
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Script, March 1970
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Box
22
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12
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“Work” Script and Lyrics, December 1972
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Tape 1095A
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Songs and Music, August 11, 1969
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U.S. Mss 67AN
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“Mozart: In Quest of the Man”
: An unproduced work proposed as a multi-segment movie for television. Research conducted in Austria, Germany, and Czechoslovakia, following in Mozart's footsteps.
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Box
22
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13
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Concept and Outline as Commissioned by the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, May 1977
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Play with Fire
: A stage play based on the Czechoslovakian play I Shall Return to Prague by Oldrich Danek. First produced at Westwood Playhouse, Los Angeles, October 1978. Staged readings in Los Angeles and at the O'Neill Theater Center. Produced by Texas Christian University, February 1980.
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Box
22
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First Draft Script (“I'll Be There”), by Wasserman, 1977
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Box
22
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15-16
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Draft Scripts (“We'll All Be There”), November 1977
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Box
22
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17
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Revised Draft Script, April 1978
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Box
22
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18
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Revised Script, April 1979
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Box
22
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19
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Rehearsal Script (Texas Christian University production, February 1980), circa January 1980
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“Running”
: An unproduced independent film venture, story based on novelette “Flight and Pursuit” by Frank O'Rourke.
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Box
22
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20
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First Draft Script, by Wasserman, March 1975
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“Scaramouche”
: An unproduced half-hour pilot script for a television series written by MGM.
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Box
22
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21
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First Draft Script (Pilot), by Wasserman, August 31, 1974
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Box
22
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22
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First Draft Script (Pilot, as run by MGM), September 11, 1974
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“Scheherazade”
: An unproduced film commissioned by Universal Studios, intended as a high budget X-rated film. Studio changed its mind about the X-rating and film never produced. Based loosely on A Thousand and One Nights.
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Box
22
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23
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First Draft Script, by Wasserman, circa June 1976
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The Shining Mountains
: A stage version of Dale Wasserman's first television play, “Elisha and the Long Knives.”
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Box
22
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24
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Printed Play, by Wasserman, copyright 1977
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“Survivors”
: An original 3-hour television movie commissioned by CBS through Paramount Pictures Corp. Production suspended due to controversy over the similar subject material of Arthur Miller's Playing for Time.
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Box
22
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25
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First Draft Script, by Wasserman, August 1, 1979, with later revisions
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Box
22
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26
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Second Draft Script, September 25, 1979
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“V-J Day”
: An unproduced multi-part television movie commissioned by Alan Landsburg Productions. Underwritten by CBS but considered “too unconventional” in form for Movie of the Week.
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Box
22
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Outline, by Wasserman, September 15, 1974, with revisions to , October 10, 1974
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A Walk With Love and Death
: A film produced in Austria, 1969, distributed by 20th Century-Fox; John Huston was director, Dale Wasserman was associate producer.
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Box
22
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First Draft Script, by Wasserman, from the novel by Hans Koningsberger, April 11, 1966
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Box
23
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First Draft Script, April 11, 1966, with revisions of , June 1967
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Box
23
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2
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Typed Script, June 1967
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Box
23
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3
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Revised Script, May 1968
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Box
23
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4
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Final Script (“File Copy”), July 1968
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Box
23
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Final Shooting Script, July 1968, with revisions to , September 1968
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“Wait For Me, World”
: An unproduced television musical commissioned by ABC in 1975. A musical account of Horatio Alger. Score by John Kander and Fred Ebb.
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Box
23
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Second Draft Script, with lyrics, by Wasserman, undated
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“Truth and Illusion”
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Box
23
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“The Reality of Illusion,” Printed Brochure Containing Honors Convocation Address, by Wasserman, University of Wisconsin-Madison, with address by Michael T. Brody, May 17, 1980.
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Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians (Britain)
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Box
23
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8
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Annual Reports, 1981-1983
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Box
23
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9
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FTT (Film and Television Technician), Newsletter, June 1982, October 1982-April 1983
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