The Millard Kaufman papers span the years 1941-1998 (bulk 1950s-1960s) and encompass 8.3 linear feet. The collection consists of script material for more than a dozen films. BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, RAINTREE COUNTY (1957), TAKE THE HIGH GROUND, and THE WAR LORD (1965) are well represented. There is script material for a dozen unproduced properties, notably for THE CHANCELLOR MANUSCRIPT, based on the novel by Robert Ludlum. For television there are teleplays for ENOLA GAY: THE MEN, THE MISSION, THE ATOMIC BOMB (1980), THE NATIVITY (1978), and POLICE STORY (1976), as well as teleplays for a handful of unproduced or unverified series episodes. The Subject files include a small amount of professional correspondence, a Bronze Star Medal citation, and correspondence from the 1990s regarding Kaufman's co-creation of the cartoon character "Mr. Magoo."

Millard Kaufman was a screenwriter and novelist active in film from the 1950s through mid-1970s. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his screenplays for TAKE THE HIGH GROUND (1953) and BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955).

8.3 linear feet of papers.

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