Luther Davis Papers
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Davis, Luther
Davis, Joan Bassie
- Dates:
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1916-2007, undated
bulk 1936-2007
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14 Cubic feet (40 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1148
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Luther Davis (1916-2008) was an awarding winning writer, playwright and screenwriter. He won a Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award in 1954 for the musical Kismet. He was the playwright for Lady in a Cage, and Grand Hotel and many other productions.
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Freberg, Stan, 1926-
- Dates:
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1958-1991
- Size:
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0444
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Stan Freberg (1926-2015) was a writer, performer, and satirist who pioneered the use of comedy in radio and television commercials during advertising's creative revolution in the 1960s. The collection includes examples of his work including his radio and television shows as well as some of his best known television commercials.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Dates:
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circa 1977 and undated
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 593
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of photographs of Cherkezian, circa 1977; Grayson, circa 1977; and Cornell, writer of the OTC film "Mirrors on the Universe: The MMT Story."Also included are photographs of the Emmy award received by OTC for the television show "The Smithsonian Institution with S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary," and images from the OTC ...
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Daytime TV Magazine.
Becker, Joyce
Sugarman, Allan
- Dates:
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1977-1983
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0107
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of issues of Daytime TV, from 1977 to 1983. Daytime TV was a magazine devoted exclusively to soap operas and soap opera actors.
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Blocki, Jim
Cook, Fielder
Durante, Al
Green, Chester
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1947-1992
- Size:
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4.3 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0464
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Oral history interviews with fourteen former Kraft and J. Walter Thompson executives chart the evolution of Kraft's approach to television, from its pioneering efforts in the medium's infancy to the search to maintain identity in an increasingly competitive and fragmented media landscape. Casting, directing, and production of the live dramas and the commercials are discussed at length. Kraft's philosophy of advertising, its relationship with J. Walter Thompson advertising agency and NBC, and consumer outreach are also featured.
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Levine, Ken, 1950- (scriptwriter)
Alda, Alan (actor, scriptwriter)
Bull, Sheldon (scriptwriter)
Bloodworth, Linda (scriptwriter)
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undated
1950 - 1982
- Size:
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8.4 Cubic feet (25 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0117
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The television show M*A*S*H was initially broadcast from September 17, 1972 to February 28, 1983. It told the story of doctors and nurses assigned to a fictitious medical unit, the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, based in Uijeongbu, Korea during the 1950-1953 war.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Dates:
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circa 1985-1991
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18.58 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 594
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the planning for University of the Air (after 1988 Smithsonian Project Discovery) and The Buried Mirror. Many of the records were created by Elizabeth S. Brownstein, media project development specialist, Office of Telecommunications (OTC). Also included are files of Adrian Malone, production chairman, and Edwar...
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Cominos, Nick
- Dates:
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bulk 1961-1962
- Size:
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6 Cubic Feet ((54 cans))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2012.0045
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
his collection consists of 54 cans of 35 mm motion picture film (color negative and black and white work print) documenting air shows of the early 1960s with particular emphasis on stunt performer Cliff Winters.
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Ryan, Paul, 1943-
- Dates:
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1931-2009
- Size:
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19.7 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ryanpaul
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Paul Ryan papers measure 19.7 linear feet and document Ryan's education and career as a pioneering video artist, theorist, writer, and educator. Records include school records, family papers, correspondence, writings, project files, video recordings, teaching files, printed materials, scattered photographs, and artwork by others. Organizational records are also found for the Earthscore Foundation, Earth Environmental Group, the Gaia Institute, and the Raindance Corporation, among others. The bulk of Ryan's professional work is documented in his writings and project files.
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- Dates:
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1952-1983
- Size:
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1.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0108
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection includes scripts and films related to soap operas. Included are the 1982 script from the first episode of "Capitol," autographed by the cast; the projected story line for "As The World Turns" for 1957; and three 16mm reels from "As The World Turns."