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Title: San Francisco State University television scripts collection
Source:
San Francisco State University. Department of Broadcast Communication Arts
Collection number: asc.1981.01
Accession number: 1981/01
Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, J. Paul Leonard Library
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
San Francisco State University
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
(415) 338-1856
Extent:
57.4 Cubic Feet
(105 boxes and 5 cartons)
Date (inclusive): 1928-1976
Abstract: The San Francisco State University television scripts collection features a selection of television, film and radio scripts
dating from 1928 to 1976.
Physical Location: Collection is available onsite.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English.
Collection is open for research.
Some materials are in the public domain; transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed
by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be
restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks.
Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility
for any use rests exclusively with the user.
[Identification of item], San Francisco State University television scripts collection, Accession # 1981.01, San Francisco
State University, J. Paul Leonard Library, Special Collections and Archives.
The San Francisco State University television scripts collection (accession #1981.01) was gifted from San Francisco State
University Department of Broadcast Communication Arts (BCA) to San Francisco State University J. Paul Leonard Library and
transferred to Special Collections & Archives. The bulk of the collection is said to have come from professor Stuart Hyde,
with contributions by professor Benjamin Draper and other BCA faculty.
Processed by Luca Facchin, 2021.
The San Francisco State University television scripts collection is arranged into three series: Series 1: Television Scripts,
Series 2: Film Scripts, and Series 3: Radio Scripts and Miscellaneous.
The San Francisco State University television scripts collection features a selection of scripts and screenplays dating from
1928 to 1976. Some well-known and among the oldest American television production companies and film studios are represented
in the collection. Some scripts were written by San Francisco State University faculty Benjamin Draper.
The Television Scripts series contains instances of scripts of television plays and anthology series featuring made-for-tv-movies,
many of which ran for more than one seasons and achieved considerable popular success. Several genres are represented in this
series of the collection, including, but not limited to, western, drama, mystery, adventure, dramatized real-life contemporary
events, documentary/news, fantasy, suspense and horror. Among some of the most noticeable series featured are: The
ABC Movie of the Week (1969-1975),
Armstrong's Circle Theatre (1950-1957),
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1965),
CBS Reports (1959-1990s),
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957-1963),
I Spy (1965-1968),
That Girl (1966-1971),
The Twilight Zone (1959-1964),
Rawhide (1959-1965) and others.
The Film Scripts series contains instances of screenplays of films, including "Gone With the Wind", the 1939 film produced
by David O. Selznick, adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, that became the highest-earning film made up to that
point.
The Radio Scripts and Miscellaneous series features instances of radio scripts including "Camille" by Matilda Heron, "Dr.
Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" by Robert L. Stevenson and the Sophocle's "Antigone". This series also contains treatments, finding aids,
magazine articles, correspondence and other documents. The series includes 4 cartons of unsorted radio scripts and 1 carton
of unsorted correspondence. Some materials in this collection portray minorities in a derogatory manner, especially in the
western shows and in the Gone with the Wind scripts. If you have questions or comments about these portrayals, please contact
the J. Paul Leonard Library Special Collections and Archives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Screenplays
Radio scripts
Television plays
San Francisco State University. Department of Broadcast Communication Arts