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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: George Schaefer papers
Creator:
Schaefer, George
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0588
Physical Description:
46.6 Linear Feet
(56 boxes, 23 oversize flat boxes, 1 map folder, and 1 shoe box)
Date (inclusive): 1951-1991
Abstract: George Schaefer (1920-1991) was a producer and director for television, film, and theatre productions. The collection consists
of correspondence, production files, and scrapbooks related to Schaefer's career, particularly his work with television's
Hallmark Hall of Fame.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Conditions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
PORTIONS OF THIS COLLECTION HAVE BEEN DIGITIZED. See the Online Items Available note for the link to the digitized materials.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mildred Schaefer, 1999.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9951631953606533
[Identification of item], George Schaefer Papers (Collection 588). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
The collection was initially sorted and selected by George Schaefer circa 1990, before the boxes were placed into storage
in Santa Monica. Sybil Trubin, a business associate at George Schaefer Productions, also sorted through the material before
and after its transfer to UCLA, Shared Processing Facility, in 1999. Processed by Andrea Eitsert, with assistance from Laurel
McPhee in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), Winter 2005.
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George Schaefer (1920-1997) earned his B.A. from Lafayette College before attending Yale Drama School for one year. He enlisted
in the army during World War II, where he directed over fifty plays for the Central Pacific Base Command. Following the war,
he headed to New York to continue his work in the theatre. In 1953 he began his collaboration with Hallmark Hall of Fame television
productions, directing a live televised stage performance of Hamlet. Schaefer eventually produced and/or directed 57 Hallmark
productions, while he continued his work in theatre, feature films, and other television movies. His career spanned over 60
years, during which time he received many accolades. In 1985, he became the chair of the UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and
Television. Two years later, he became Associate Dean. Schaefer died following a long illness in 1991.
The collection consists of George Schaefer's correspondence and production files related to over eighty television, theatre,
and film projects. Files include production materials, clippings, publicity kits, scripts, and business correspondence, including
correspondence originating from Compass Productions and Foote, Cone, and Belding. The bulk of material relates to Schaefer's
directorial and production responsibilities for approximately 40 Hallmark Hall of Fame television productions. The files also
include scrapbooks of publicity materials and clippings, posters, a portion of his many awards and honors, and small amount
of teaching material from Schaefer's tenure as Department Chair and Associate Dean of the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and
Television.
Arranged in the following series:
- Awards and honors, 1962-1982 (5 boxes).
- Feature films, 1951-1981 (5 boxes), subseries A-B as follows:
- Production files, 1951-1981.
- Scrapbook, 1968-1969.
- Hallmark Hall of Fame, 1953-1982 (48 boxes), subseries A-D as follows:
- Foote, Cone, and Belding correspondence, 1959-1982.
- Hallmark files, 1957-1982.
- Production files, 1953-1982.
- Scrapbooks, 1959-1969.
- Miscellaneous, 1957-1991 (3 boxes), subseries A-C as follows:
- Compass Productions, 1957-1973.
- Production materials, 1961-1976.
- UCLA, 1970-1991.
- Television, 1959-1989 (11 boxes), subseries A-B as follows:
- Production files, 1959-1989.
- Scrapbook, 1966-1968.
- Theatre, 1961-1987 (4 boxes), subseries A-B as follows:
- Production files, 1961-1987.
- Scrapbook, 1961-1963.
Existence and Location of Copies
Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online:
George Schaefer papers (1 item) .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Television producers and directors -- United States -- Archives.
Schaefer, George -- Archives
Compass Productions
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc.
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