The Finding Aid of the The Roots of American Order Television Adaptation Proposal 0038
Jamie Henricks
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
March 2013
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA, 90263-4786
kelsey.knox@pepperdine.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title:
The Roots of American Order Television Adaptation Proposal
Identifier/Call Number: 0038
Physical Description:
1.25 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1976-1982
Abstract: The collection contains materials related to the proposal to turn Russell Kirk's book
The Roots of American Order into a documentary series on KCET, tentatively titled
America's Roots. Materials include correspondence, proposal drafts, and binders with photographs and shot lists for the proposed series.
Items range in date from 1976 to 1982.
Physical Location: Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Container: 1
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[Box/folder# or item name],
The Roots of American Order Television Adaptation Proposal, Collection no. 0038, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine
University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were gathered from University Archives files.
In the mid-1970s, a proposal was written adapt Russell Kirk's book
The Roots of American Order into a documentary series on KCET (a Los Angeles public television station, Southern California's flagship PBS member station
from 1970 to 2010). The show was tentatively titled
America's Roots. Though the series was never completed, Bruce Herschensohn did create binders with photographs and proposed shot lists in
anticipation of filming.
The collection contains materials related to the proposal to turn Russell Kirk's book
The Roots of American Order into a documentary series on KCET, tentatively titled
America's Roots. Materials include correspondence, proposal drafts, and binders created by Bruce Herschensohn with photographs and shot
lists for the proposed series. Individuals who feature prominently in the correspondence include Morris B. Pendleton, Romuald
Gantkowski, Russell Kirk, and others. Items range in date from 1976 to 1982.
Other materials related to Bruce Herschensohn can be found in the Bruce Herschensohn papers 0006, or online via the Pepperdine
Digital Collections, in the Bruce Herschensohn Collection (http://pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15093coll1).
The collection was arranged and described by Jamie Henricks in March, 2013.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence
Photograph albums
Television scripts
Herschensohn, Bruce
Gantkowski, Romuald
Pendleton, Morris B.
KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Kirk, Russell. The roots of American order /