Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Larry Williams papers
- Dates:
- 1952-1969
- Creators:
- Williams, Larry
- Abstract:
- Larry Williams was a producer of medical documentaries and TV programs, including the first live televised open-heart surgery. The collection consists of scripts, production materials, and photographs related to Williams' career writing and producing medical and health-related television productions.
- Extent:
- 6.7 linear ft. (16 boxes)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Larry Williams Papers (Collection PASC 155). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of materials related to the career of Larry Williams. Included are scripts, production materials, and photographs for television programs centered around medical and health issues. Programs written by Larry Williams and produced by Lawren Productions, Inc. Programs represented include Doctors at Work, House Calls, Medicine of the 60s, A Life in Your Hands, Lifespan, Your Child and the Expert, and Science in Action. Also includes a crime and crime prevention program, The Wall Outside. Programs were aired on KRON-TV, KPIX-TV, and KTVU-TV.
- Biographical / historical:
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Lawrence (Larry) A. Williams was a native of Ottawa, Ill. and a student at the University of Arizona. He moved to San Francisco in 1944 where he wrote radio scripts for First Nighter, Skippy Hollywood Theater, and Dink Templeton. During this time, Williams also worked for Drury Co. advertising agency. In 1950, he became a writer-producer for the award winning series, Science in Action, produced by the California Academy of Sciences and wrote and produced Dr. Harvey Whites first television appearances. His additional credits include, A Life in Your Hands (Oct. 1953-Mar. 1954), The Wall Outside (1955), House Call (1956-58), Doctors News Conference (1956), Medicine of the 1960s and Vital Signs. His programs won awards from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the American Cancer Society and the American and California heart associations. In 1959, Williams, along with his wife, Mary, incorporated Lawren Productions. Williams, who had a lifelong battle with osteomyelitis, died in May 1996.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lawrence A. Williams, President of Lawren Productions, 1981.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged alphabetically by production titles.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- ©2014 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-10-03T12:33-0700 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé using Notetab Pro.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Scripts may not be photocopied without permission of copyright holder.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Larry Williams Papers (Collection PASC 155). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988