Woodfield (William R.) Papers, ca. 1950-1975

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Title:: William Read Woodfield Papers,
Dates:: ca. 1950-1975
Creators:: Woodfield, William Read
Abstract:: William Read Woodfield (1928- ) was a free-lance writer and photographer, and wrote scripts for television programs including Death Valley days and Mission impossible. The collection consists of production materials and scripts for the television programs Mission impossible, and Shaft. Also available in the collection are various issues of Television quarterly: the journal of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Extent:: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], William Read Woodfield Papers (Collection 1157). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of production materials and scripts for the television programs Mission impossible and Shaft, as well as various issues of Television quarterly: the journal of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Biographical / historical:: Woodfield was born on January 21, 1928; became a free-lance writer and photographer; wrote scripts for television programs including Death Valley days, Sea hunt, Mission impossible, Shaft, and SFX; published works include Ustinov's diplomats (with Peter Ustinov, 1959) and Ninth life (with Milton Machlin, 1961).
Physical location:: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Subjects:: Television writers--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Television plays.
Names:: Woodfield, William Read--Archives.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Lilace Hatayama; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:: © 2003
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from typescript by rekeying. Date of source: 1978 .

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Restrictions:: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Terms of access:: Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of 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.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], William Read Woodfield Papers (Collection 1157). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US