Title: Bridget and Jerome Dobson Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1940-1996 (bulk 1970-1990)

Creators:

• Dobson, Bridget
• Dobson, Jerome
• Hursley, Frank M., 1902-1989
• Hursley, Doris, 1898-1984

Call Number: Mss 1082

Quantity: 66.0 cubic feet (66 record center cartons) and 1.0 cubic foot of photographs, transparencies, and negatives (1 record center carton)

Repository:

Housed at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives and Museum Collections; owned by the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

The papers, mainly 1970 to 1990, consist primarily of scripts, correspondence, publications and administrative documents pertaining to several daytime television series written by Frank and Doris Hursley, and by their daughter Bridget Dobson and her husband Jerome Dobson. The series included are As the World Turns, Bright Promise, General Hospital, Guiding Light, Heritage, One Life to Live, Santa Barbara, and Search for Tomorrow. Also included are miscellaneous television and radio stories and personal papers from both the Hursleys and the Dobsons.

Language: English

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The collection is organized into three series: Frank and Doris Hursley Papers, Bridget and Jerome Dobson Papers and Soap Operas. The Frank and Doris Hursley Papers and the Bridget and Jerome Dobson Papers are further broken down into sub-series and organized by subject. The Soap Operas are organized in alphabetical order by show title and are further broken down into the following sub-series: Administrative Documents, Correspondence, Financial and Legal Documents, Publications and Scripts. Those sub-series that necessitated further structuring are broken down to reflect the particular materials contained in each.

Frank and Doris Hursley Papers at the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: M2012-111

Mss 1082	Series: Frank and Doris Hursley Papers
	Subseries: Television and radio stories, 1943-1969
Box   1 Folder   1	Assorted story lines, M.C.A, Koren
Box   1 Folder   2	“Adobe Walls”
Box   1 Folder   3	“Aftermath”: radio program, 1949
Box   1 Folder   4	The Aldrich Family - “Cops and Robbers”: radio program
Box   1 Folder   5	“Alice”
Box   1 Folder   6	American Women: unused scripts, 1943
Box   1 Folder   7-15	American Women: scripts 1-230, 1943-1944
Box   2 Folder   1	Arsene Lupine or “The Red Silk Scarf”
Box   2 Folder   2	“Bachelor Father”: teleplay
Box   2 Folder   3	“Barbarian & Princess”
Box   2 Folder   4	“Bare Winter”
Box   2 Folder   5	Bed and Board, The “Unspoken Commercial”: television idea
Box   2 Folder   6-9	It's…The Berry's!: television show
Box   2 Folder   10-11	The Best Years or University Show
	Bible series
Box   2 Folder   12	“The Eternal Quest”
Box   2 Folder   13	“The Judgment of Jesus”
Box   2 Folder   14	“The Light of Ages”
Box   2 Folder   15-17	“The Light of the World,” 1946
Box   2 Folder   18	Notes
Box   2 Folder   19-21	“Song of Ruth,” 1959
Box   2 Folder   22-24	“The Story of Esther”
Box   2 Folder   25	“Susanna and the Elders”
Box   2 Folder   26	Birthright: teleplay revised
Box   2 Folder   27	The Black Bag: teleplay, 1956
Box   2 Folder   28	Breaking Point: teleplay
Box   3 Folder   1	“Buckskin”
Box   3 Folder   2-4	Burl Ives: drama show
Box   3 Folder   5	“The Catch in It”
Box   3 Folder   6	Chicken Every Sunday
Box   3 Folder   7	Meet Corliss Archer: radio program
Box   3 Folder   8-9	Cousin Willie: radio program 1-12, 1953
Box   3 Folder   10	“Crossroads Clinic”: serial proposal
Box   3 Folder   11-12	Detour, 1948
Box   3 Folder   13	“Doctor's Wife”
Box   3 Folder   14	“Double Dealer,” “Maverick,” or “Father Carnahan”
Box   3 Folder   15-16	Dr. Christian
Box   3 Folder   17-18	The Egg and I: audition scripts
Box   3 Folder   19	“The Emperor's Jade Horse”
Box   3 Folder   20	“The Emperor's New Clothes”
Box   3 Folder   21	“Flood”
Box   3 Folder   22	“Footnote”: script
Box   3 Folder   23	“For Better or Worse”: radio program
Box   3 Folder   24	“For Pete's Sake” or “For the Love of Mike”
Box   3 Folder   25	“Four Minutes to Shoot,” Wire Service, or The Big Story
Box   3 Folder   26	Ghengis Khan: screenplay
Box   3 Folder   27	“Give Us This Day”: radio program script
Box   3 Folder   28	“Good Girl”: teleplay
Box   3 Folder   29	“Had a Wife”: three act play
Box   3 Folder   30	“Half a Husband”: teleplay
Box   3 Folder   31	The Halls of Ivy: radio program
Box   3 Folder   32	Have Gun - Will Travel
Box   3 Folder   33	“Heart Song”
Box   3 Folder   34	“Highway 66”: teleplay
Box   3 Folder   35	Hollywood Girl: television serial
Box   3 Folder   36	“Honorable Discharge”
Box   4 Folder   1	Hope Springs: storyline and sample script, 1958-1959
Box   4 Folder   2-9	Hope Springs: scripts, episode #1-#40
Box   4 Folder   10	“Howie is Willing”: storyline
Box   4 Folder   11	Humoresque: teleplay
Box   4 Folder   12	“In an English Garden”: storyline
Box   4 Folder   13	“Inner Track”
Box   4 Folder   14	The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Box   4 Folder   15-16	“John E. Jones, U.S.A.”
Box   4 Folder   17-18	“Jonesie”: teleplay
Box   4 Folder   19	“Jury”
Box   4 Folder   20	Lady of the Theater: television soap opera
Box   4 Folder   21	“The Lady Wildcat”
Box   4 Folder   22	Lamour
Box   4 Folder   23-24	Lassie: ideas, materials, storylines
Box   4 Folder   25-27	Lassie episodes: “Father Ellen,” “Superstition,” “Birdwatchers”
Box   4 Folder   28	“Life is What You Make It,” 1943
Box   4 Folder   29	“The Link Between,” 1944
Box   4 Folder   30	“Little Musical”
Box   4 Folder   31	“The Little Woman”: teleplay
Box   4 Folder   32	“Living Together”
Box   4 Folder   33	“Look, Lady-Listen”
Box   4 Folder   34	“Loose Leaves from a Ring Thing”: novel adapted for television
Box   4 Folder   35	Loretta Young
Box   4 Folder   36	Love, American Style episode: “Love and the Doorknob,” 1969
Box   5 Folder   1	“Luck is a Lady”: radio program, 1945
Box   5 Folder   2	“Macy”
Box   5 Folder   3	“The Man in the Tin Can”: story for television show
Box   5 Folder   4	“The Man with the Black Patch”: teleplay
Box   5 Folder   5	“Man Without a Gun”
Box   5 Folder   6-7	“A Man's Woman” or “Market for Murder,” 1949
Box   5 Folder   8	“Manuscript”: storyline
Box   5 Folder   9	“McGraw”
Box   5 Folder   10	Meet Mr. McNutley: script Note: Also known as The Ray Milland Show.
Box   5 Folder   11	The Millionaire: general
Box   5 Folder   12-15	The Millionaire: “The Steve Carey Story,” “The Hub Grimes Story,” “The Anna Hartley Story,” and “The Crystal Sands Story”
Box   5 Folder   16	“Milwaukee Centennial”: radio program, 1946
Box   5 Folder   17	Miss Susan Note: Also known as Martinsville, U.S.A.
Box   5 Folder   18	“Mr. Manley and the Bowsers” or “Noah and the Family”
Box   5 Folder   19	My Friend Flicka
Box   5 Folder   20	“Near Mrs.”: storyline
Box   5 Folder   21	“Night Flight”
Box   5 Folder   22	“Night Watch”
Box   5 Folder   23	“Noah's Ark”
Box   5 Folder   24	“Not Made in Heaven”: storyline
Box   5 Folder   25	“Not the Nervous Type”: episode of Hollywood Star Playhouse, 1950
Box   5 Folder   26	“Oh, Ernie!”: teleplay
Box   5 Folder   27	“Old Encyclopedia”
Box   5 Folder   28	One Life: conference notes
Box   5 Folder   29	“One Life”: teleplay, episode of The 20th Century-Fox Hour, 1955
Box   5 Folder   30	“One Man's Yamaha”
Box   5 Folder   31	“Our Block”
Box   5 Folder   32	“Over the Rainbow”
Box   5 Folder   33	“PANIC”
Box   5 Folder   34	Penny Singleton Show, 1950
Box   5 Folder   35	“The Practical Thing” or “Roommates”: storyline and script
Box   5 Folder   36-37	“The Professor Stays Home”: episode of Hollywood Star Playhouse, 1951
Box   5 Folder   38	Reaching for the Stars: idea for television
Box   5 Folder   39	Red Cross Worker: scenario
Box   5 Folder   40	Remember to Forget or Second Chance
Box   5 Folder   41	Richard Douglas for the Defense: television serial
Box   5 Folder   42-44	“Santa is no Saint”: teleplay, episode of Matinee Theatre, 1952
Box   5 Folder   45-46	Savrola: episode of Matinee Theatre, 1956 November
Box   5 Folder   47-48	The Scandalous Priest: episode of Matinee Theatre, 1957
Box   6 Folder   1	Sealtest Variety Theater: radio program, 1948
Box   6 Folder   2-7	Service to the Front: scripts 1-56, 1944-1945
Box   6 Folder   8	“Sorority House”
Box   6 Folder   9-11	South Paradise proposal: television serial, 1966
Box   6 Folder   12	“Sperm Meets Egg”
Box   6 Folder   13-16	“Stars and Stripes are Forever” or “USO Story”: screenplay, 1951
Box   6 Folder   17	“Strictly Personal”
Box   6 Folder   18	“Take it Easy”: storyline and script
Box   6 Folder   19	“That Red Headed Man”: script
Box   6 Folder   20-22	That's Rich, 1-25: radio program, 1953-1954
Box   6 Folder   23	This is Your Life: radio program
Box   6 Folder   24	This Precious Hour proposal: television serial
Box   7 Folder   1	Those Websters: script
Box   7 Folder   2	Those Websters: script, 1947
Box   7 Folder   3-13	Those Websters, 1-110, 1946 March 3-1948 April 11
Box   8 Folder   1-2	Those Websters, 111-129, 1948 April 18-1948 August 22
Box   8 Folder   3	“The Three Spinning Fairies”
Box   8 Folder   4	A Time to Live: story projection
Box   8 Folder   5-8	A Time to Live, 1-5; 11-16; 21-25, drafts and revisions
Box   8 Folder   9	“The Trouble with Father” or “The Erwin Family”
Box   8 Folder   10-11	“The Trouble with Luke Casper”: radio program, 1951
Box   8 Folder   12-14	The Trouble with the Truitts: scripts 1-23, 1950-1951
Box   8 Folder   15-16	The Trouble with the Truitts: drafts and revisions, 1950
Box   8 Folder   17	The Trouble with the Truitts: outlines and notes
Box   8 Folder   18	The Trouble with the Truitts: audition, 1949
Box   8 Folder   19	“The Un-American Way”
Box   8 Folder   20-21	“Unfinished Business” or “The Jealous Ghost”: scripts and revisions, 1948-1951
Box   9 Folder   1	Union Pacific
Box   9 Folder   2-3	“Virgin with Butterflies”: screenplay
Box   9 Folder   4	Wagon Train episode: “The Sally Potter Story,” 1957-1958
Box   9 Folder   5	“WALDO”, 1956
Box   9 Folder   6	“We the Jury”
Box   9 Folder   7-8	“While There's Life” or “Some Like it Hot,” 1956-1959
Box   9 Folder   9	Whirlybirds episode: “The Brothers,” 1957
Box   9 Folder   10	“Willie”: radio program script
Box   9 Folder   11	“The Wind in Kansas”
Box   9 Folder   12	“Yes, Ma'am!”
Box   9 Folder   13	“The Young Medics,” 1966
	Subseries: Collaborations	⇧
Box   9 Folder   14	Beverly Hillbillies: script, summary, revisions
Box   9 Folder   15	“Boonbay Harbor,” Jameson Brewer
Box   9 Folder   16	Doc Elliot, Lewis John Carlino, 1972-1973
Box   9 Folder   17	“Esther, Queen of Persia,” Robert Yale Libott, 1952
Box   9 Folder   18	“Last of the Mohicans,” Sid Marshall
Box   9 Folder   19	“Life is Sometimes Confusing,” Sidney Harmon
Box   9 Folder   20	“Love is a Two Way Street,” Albert Derker
Box   9 Folder   21	Mickey, Robert Fisher and Arthur Marx, 1963
Box   9 Folder   22	“Mr. & Miss Anonymous,” Dwight Taylor
Box   9 Folder   23	“No More Monogamy,” Doris Welles and Helen Whitmer
Box   9 Folder   24	“Not in Our Stars,” George Corey
Box   9 Folder   25	“Pomroy's People,” Earl Hamner Jr., 1973
Box   9 Folder   26	“Say Uncle,” Paul Clement
Box   9 Folder   27	“The Uniformed Tourist,” Warren Hamilton, 1959
Box   9 Folder   28	“When We Get Rich,” Frank and Almuth McCull
	Subseries: Songs and Records	⇧
Box   9 Folder   29	“America We Love You”: song
Box   9 Folder   30	“Bittersweet”: song
Box   9 Folder   31	Christmas songs and stories
Box   9 Folder   32	“Down the Road”
Box   9 Folder   33	“Elkhart, Indiana”: song
Box   9 Folder   34	Giddy-Yap: children's record
Box   9 Folder   35	“I Got the Message”: song
Box   9 Folder   36	Robinson Crusoe: children's record
Box   9 Folder   37	Saggy the Rag Doll: children's record
Box   9 Folder   38	“Wedding Present Waltz”: song
	Subseries: Contracts/Agreements, 1946-1966	⇧
Box   10 Folder   1	20th Century Fox; Hursleys vs. Bernhard Productions, 1950-1952
Box   10 Folder   2	Dancer Fitzgerald Quit Claim, 1946
Box   10 Folder   3	Lassie and Bed and Board, 1951-1956
Box   10 Folder   4	MCA, 1948-1953
Box   10 Folder   5	Paul Henreid, 1954
Box   10 Folder   6	Proctor & Gamble, 1957-1958
Box   10 Folder   7	Revue Productions, 1952-1953
Box   10 Folder   8	Screen Gems Inc., 1966
Box   10 Folder   9	Trouble with the Truitts, 1950-1951
	Subseries: Correspondence, 1940-1972	⇧
Box   10 Folder   10	Adams, Bob, 1949-1953
Box   10 Folder   11	Adkins, Don A., 1966-1968
Box   10 Folder   12	Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborne, 1941-1951
Box   10 Folder   13	Benton & Bowles, 1950
Box   10 Folder   14	Berke, Arthur, 1971
Box   10 Folder   15	Berkovici, Julian, 1964-1967
Box   10 Folder   16	Berkowitz, Harold, 1964
Box   10 Folder   17	Blackett-Sample-Hummart, 1942
Box   10 Folder   18	Bleier, Edward & Associates, 1968
Box   10 Folder   19	Bloom, Mel, 1959-1962
Box   10 Folder   20	Brown, Fred, 1940-1946
Box   10 Folder   21	Burnett, Leo, 1957-1962
Box   10 Folder   22	Carlin, Tom, 1964
Box   10 Folder   23	Chapman, Pattee
Box   10 Folder   24	Charell, Lissa, 1964
Box   10 Folder   25	Chester, Gerald, 1970
Box   10 Folder   26	Clucas, Leslie, 1946-1948
Box   10 Folder   27	Corey, Frances, 1957-1964
Box   10 Folder   28	Dancer-Fitzgerald Sample, 1945-1946
Box   10 Folder   29	Dekkar, Esther, 1969
Box   10 Folder   30	Dodge, Frank, 1959
Box   10 Folder   31	Edelman, Elsa, 1970
Box   10 Folder   32	Evjue, Bill, 1947
Box   10 Folder   33	Fischer, Sy, 1949-1968
Box   10 Folder   34	General Artist Corporation, 1951
Box   10 Folder   35	General Mills, 1943-1951
Box   10 Folder   36	Gibbs, John, 1940-1946
Box   10 Folder   37	Grant Advertising, 1943-1944
Box   10 Folder   38	Hicks, Jack
Box   10 Folder   39	Howat, Clark, “A Litle Boy's Dream,” 1970
Box   10 Folder   40	Jacob, Harry, 1952-1969
Box   10 Folder   41	Jaffe, Sam, 1949-1953
Box   10 Folder   42	Konigsberg, Franklin, 1969
Box   10 Folder   43	Kennedy, B. Cummings, 1964
Box   10 Folder   44	Leadly, Bob, 1958-1960
Box   10 Folder   45	Lender, Lu Marie, 1969
Box   10 Folder   46	Leshin, Ed, 1950-1951
Box   10 Folder   47	Levee, Michael, 1946
Box   10 Folder   48	Lyons, Arthur, 1954
Box   10 Folder   49	Martinez, Magdalena, 1969
Box   10 Folder   50	McCann, Erickson, 1945-1946
Box   10 Folder   51	Meyerhoff, 1943-1949
Box   10 Folder   52	Morris, William, 1941-1949
Box   10 Folder   53	Mosley, Marguerite, 1971-1972
Box   10 Folder   54	NBC, 1950-1960
Box   10 Folder   55	Needham, Louis & Brorby Inc., 1945-1946
Box   10 Folder   56	O'Sullivan, Terry, 1965
Box   10 Folder   57	Oakes, Russ, 1945-1946
Box   10 Folder   58	Reid, Andrew, 1965-1966
Box   10 Folder   59	Rigsby, Gordon, 1972
Box   10 Folder   60	Rosenak, Ted, 1949-1950
Box   10 Folder   61	Roussin, Gus and Edna, 1972
Box   10 Folder   62	Russin, Robert, 1967
Box   10 Folder   63	Sanville, Richard, 1957
Box   10 Folder   64	William, Herschel, 1940-1946
	Subseries: Ideas, Notes, Research	⇧
Box   10 Folder   65	“An Important Old Concept in Daytime Programming”
Box   10 Folder   66	“Democratic Education”
Box   10 Folder   67	Plots
Box   10 Folder   68	Story ideas
Box   10 Folder   69	Show ideas
Box   10 Folder   70	Packaging, show ideas
Box   10 Folder   71	Story ideas, notes, clippings, 1944-1945
Box   10 Folder   72	Various notepads
Box   10 Folder   73	Miscellaneous scripts, 1949
Box   10 Folder   74	Story proposals and notes
Box   10 Folder   75	Science
Box   10 Folder   76	Sports, anthology
Box   10 Folder   77	Western material
Box   10 Folder   78	Words, The Story of
Box   10 Folder   79	Unidentified script
	Series: Bridget and Jerome Dobson Papers	⇧
	Subseries: Television stories, 1972-1996
Box   10 Folder   80	All that Glitters: proposal for television show
Box   10 Folder   81	Bodies & Souls: draft proposal for daytime serial, 1993-1994
Box   10 Folder   82	Chassis: proposal for television show
Box   10 Folder   83	Co-Ed: idea for daytime serial, 1990-1991
Box   10 Folder   84	Come Again: draft proposal for prime time series, 1994
Box   10 Folder   85	Couture: draft proposal for daytime serial
Box   10 Folder   86	Dangerous Liaisons: draft proposal for daytime serial, 1994
Box   10 Folder   87	Emerald Point N.A.S., 1983
Box   10 Folder   88	Imprint: synopsis of a novel
Box   10 Folder   89	Kangaroo Rats
Box   10 Folder   90	Kangaroo Rats and Kitchen Sink, 1994-1996
Box   11 Folder   1-3	Kitchen Sink or Misprint: proposal for movie, 1990-1994
Box   11 Folder   4	Magnolia Affair: idea for show
Box   11 Folder   5	Navy: story projection, 1983-1984
Box   11 Folder   6	One World: draft proposal for daytime serial, 1990
Box   11 Folder   7	Prime Evil: drafts and notes, 1990
Box   11 Folder   8	Sampling of Jerry's frame of mind
Box   11 Folder   9	Second Coming, 1992
Box   11 Folder   10-13	Somerset, 1972
Box   11 Folder   14	Summary of current projects
Box   11 Folder   15	Topiary: outline, 1993
Box   11 Folder   16	Westwood: draft proposal for daytime serial
	Subseries: Contracts/Agreements, 1976-1990	⇧
Box   11 Folder   17	Greenberg and Glusker: percentage contracts, 1990
Box   11 Folder   18	New World Television vs. Dobson Productions Inc.: breach of contract, 1987
Box   11 Folder   19	Bridget's Executive Producer contract: Santa Barbara
Box   11 Folder   20	Copyrights/Registrations, 1983
Box   11 Folder   21	Proctor & Gamble--Compton Advertising Inc., 1976-1979
Box   11 Folder   22	Writers' Guild of America, 1977-1979
Box   11 Folder   23	Associated Writers, 1979
	Subseries: Correspondence, 1978-1981	⇧
Box   11 Folder   24	Express mail receipts, 1979-1981
Box   11 Folder   25-29	Writers' Guild: letters and awards, 1978-1980
Box   11 Folder   30	Writers/Producers--As the World Turns/Guiding Light, 1979
Box   11 Folder   31	Financial
	Subseries: Personal Papers, 1957-1993	⇧
Box   11 Folder   32	Andy Dobson Personal Papers, 1993
	Bridget Dobson
Box   11 Folder   33	Résumé
Box   11 Folder   34	School notebooks and assignments, 1957
Box   11 Folder   35	Personal papers and correspondence
Box   11 Folder   36	Teaching credential, California Board of Education, 1969-1979
Box   11 Folder   37	Teaching at UCSB and UCLA, 1984-1985
Box   11 Folder   38	Mary Dobson personal papers, 1985-1993
	Series: Soap Operas	⇧
	Subseries: As The World Turns
	Administrative Documents, 1979-1984
	Cast and Characters
Box   11 Folder   39	Cast and staff, 1982
Box   11 Folder   40	Master list, 1982-1983
Box   11 Folder   41	Aldrin, Ariel
Box   11 Folder   42	Andropolous, Nick
Box   11 Folder   43	Andropolous, Stavaros
Box   11 Folder   44	Basnum, Garth
Box   11 Folder   45	Betsy
Box   11 Folder   46	Bilan
Box   11 Folder   47	Cazier, Tiffany
Box   11 Folder   48	Crawford, Maggie
Box   11 Folder   49	Donovan, Dustin
Box   11 Folder   50	Foster, Tucker
Box   11 Folder   51	Hollister, Barney
Box   11 Folder   52	Hollister, Brad
Box   11 Folder   53	Hollister, Eric
Box   11 Folder   54	Hughes, Franny
Box   11 Folder   55	Hughes, Tom
Box   11 Folder   56	Hutchinson, Jace
Box   11 Folder   57	Jones, Samantha
Box   11 Folder   58	Koroki, Andrea
Box   11 Folder   59	McColl, Brian
Box   11 Folder   60	McColl, Diana
Box   11 Folder   61	McColl, Whitney
Box   11 Folder   62	Montgomery, April
Box   11 Folder   63	Montgomery, Craig
Box   11 Folder   64	Stenbeck, Gunnar
Box   11 Folder   65	Stenbeck, James
Box   11 Folder   66	Sullivan, Cody
Box   11 Folder   67	Sullivan, Skye
Box   11 Folder   68	Wilson, Hayley
	Episode Summaries and Outlines
Box   12 Folder   1-5	Episode #6124-#6439
Box   12 Folder   6	“The Corsican Story,” 1981 October 19
Box   12 Folder   7	Flashback episodes
	Projections and Schedules
Box   12 Folder   8	Active sets list, 1984 November 6
Box   12 Folder   9	February sweeps remote schedule, 1984 October
Box   12 Folder   10	Calendar of story points, 1983 April-1983 October
Box   12 Folder   11-15	Story projections, 1979-1982
Box   12 Folder   16-18	Story conference notes, 1980-1983
	Research and Reference
Box   12 Folder   19	Prospective Writers: letters and returned materials, 1981-1983
Box   12 Folder   20	Miscellaneous soap opera plot summaries
Box   12 Folder   21	“Notes on a Soap Opera,” / Mary-Ellis Bunim, 1981 December 11
Box   12 Folder   22	TV ratings, 1981 December-1983 January
Box   12 Folder   23	Monitor Research Wave II
Box   12 Folder   24	Daytime reference, 1982-1983
	Scripts, 1980-1983
Box   12 Folder   25-31	Episode #6157-#6636, 1980-1981
Box   13 Folder   1	Episode #6637-#6649, 1981 December-1982 January
Box   13 Folder   2	Episode #6684, #6687, 1982 April
Box   13 Folder   3	Advance scenes, additional locations
Box   13 Folder   4	Greece remote, script, 1980 September 14-25
Box   13 Folder   5	Greece location scenes, 1980 September
Box   13 Folder   6	Spain location scenes, 1983 February
	Subseries: Bright Promise	⇧
	Administrative Documents, 1969-1971
	Cast and Characters
Box   13 Folder   7	Actors' addresses, 1970
Box   13 Folder   8	Cast costs, 1969-1970
Box   13 Folder   9	Cost sheets, 1969-1970
Box   13 Folder   10	Casting scene, Howard Jones
Box   13 Folder   11	Casting scene, Professor Mitchell
Box   13 Folder   12	Actors' résumés/headshots: Kathy Shaw; James Bunch; James E. Meyers; Dennis Deal; Marilyn Rogers; Beverlee Rogers; Thomas Lazarick; Robert Rothwell
Box   13 Folder   13	Cast performance record/calendar, episode #066-#309, 1970
Box   13 Folder   14	Anne sequence, episode #001-#309, 1969-1970
Box   13 Folder   15	Jennifer sequence, episode #001-#309, 1969-1970
Box   13 Folder   16	Martha sequence, episode #001-#309, 1969-1970
Box   13 Folder   17	Sandy sequence, episode #232-#309, 1970
Box   13 Folder   18	Biographies of major characters, 1970
	Episode Summaries and Outlines
Box   13 Folder   19	Episode #1-#5, 1969 August 21
Box   13 Folder   20-22	Summaries: episode #001-#309, 1969 September-1970 December
Box   13 Folder   23-27	Outlines: episode #001-#309, 1969 September-1970 December
Box   13 Folder   28	Teaser: episode #450, 1971 June 15
	Notes and Ideas
Box   13 Folder   29	“Look to This Day,” pilot script for Bright Promise
Box   13 Folder   30	TV serial proposal: previous title “The Best Years”
Box   13 Folder   31	Idea for theme song, 1969
Box   13 Folder   32-33	Conference notes--NBC, 1969-1970
	Correspondence, 1969-1971
Box   13 Folder   34	Butler, Jean R., 1970
Box   13 Folder   35	Henning, Ruth, 1970
Box   13 Folder   36	Hess, John D.
Box   13 Folder   37	Hierholzer, Alex, 1970
Box   13 Folder   38	Garrett, Lila, 1970-1971
Box   13 Folder   39	Marks, Sherman, 1970
Box   13 Folder   40	Moore, Elena, 1969
Box   13 Folder   41	Shaw, Robert, 1971
Box   13 Folder   42	Sofranski, Bernard, 1970
Box   13 Folder   43	Thompson, Gene, 1970
Box   13 Folder   44	Correspondence with possible script writers, 1970-1971
Box   13 Folder   45	General, 1969 August-September
Box   13 Folder   46	Fan mail, 1971 May
Box   13 Folder   47	Fan mail, answered, 1970
	Legal/Financial Documents, 1969-1972
Box   13 Folder   48	Creative control, 1972
Box   13 Folder   49	Weekly payoffs, 1971-1972
Box   13 Folder   50	NBC weekly check, 1969-1970
Box   13 Folder   51	Bing Crosby Productions, 1969-1970
Box   13 Folder   52	Novelization rights: Ace Publishing, 1969-1970
Box   13 Folder   53	NBC-FRANDOR INC., 1969-1970
	Publications
Box   13 Folder   54	Publicity, 1969-1970
	Scripts, 1969-1972
Box   14 Folder   1-17	Episode #001-#080, 1969
Box   15 Folder   1-16	Episode #081-#160, 1970
Box   16 Folder   1-16	Episode #161-#240, 1970
Box   17 Folder   1-17	Episode #241-#305, 1970
Box   18 Folder   1-19	Episode #306-#395, 1970-1971
Box   19 Folder   1-20	Episode #396-#495, 1971
Box   20 Folder   1-20	Episode #495-#595, 1971-1972
Box   21 Folder   1-10	Episode #596-#643, 1972
	Subseries: General Hospital	⇧
	Administrative Documents, 1963-1975
	Cast and Characters
Box   21 Folder   11	Character notes, 1973
	Character sequences
Box   21 Folder   12	Jane-Howie, 1968-1975
Box   21 Folder   13	Diana-Peter-Phil, 1973-1975
Box   21 Folder   14	Jessie, 1969-1975
Box   21 Folder   15	Augusta-Linda-Caroline, 1973-1975
Box   21 Folder   16	Lucille-Al, 1970-1975
Box   21 Folder   17	Audrey-Steve, 1964-1971
Box   21 Folder   18	Meg-Lee, 1968-1975
Box   21 Folder   19	Angie, 1964-1966
Box   21 Folder   20	Meg, 1965-1967
Box   21 Folder   21	Sharon, 1964-1967
Box   21 Folder   22	Tracy-Adam, 1968-1970
Box   21 Folder   23	Characters: obscure and other little known facts
Box   21 Folder   24	Characters: description
Box   21 Folder   25	Characters: synopsis of lives
Box   21 Folder   26	Anniversaries/vital statistics
Box   21 Folder   27	Audition sketches
Box   21 Folder   28	Chronologies, 1968
Box   21 Folder   29	Performer vacations, 1969-1971
Box   21 Folder   30	Vital statistics/weekly performance cycles, 1969-1970
Box   21 Folder   31	Cast positions, show schedule, correspondence, 1970-1972
Box   21 Folder   32	Cast commitment sheets, 1970-1971
Box   21 Folder   33	Cast commitment sheets, 1973
Box   21 Folder   34	Sequence folder worksheets, 1973
	Episode Summaries and Outlines
Box   21 Folder   35-36	Revisions, outlines, notes, ideas, 1963-1973
Box   22 Folder   1	Breakdowns, episode #158-#177
Box   22 Folder   2-3	Story synopsis, 1974-1975
Box   22 Folder   4-10	Plot outlines, 1969-1973
Box   22 Folder   11	Plot outlines, character history, story projections, schedule, 1972-1973
Box   22 Folder   12	Miscellaneous--Old; episode #451-#533
Box   22 Folder   13-24	Summaries--Episode #610-#3129, 1965-1975
Box   23 Folder   1	Nativity story, 1968 December 24
Box   23 Folder   2	Murder revision, 1974 September
Box   23 Folder   3	Pre-recorded scenes for murder enlargement, 1974 October
	Projections and Schedules
Box   23 Folder   4-24	Story projections, 1964-1975
Box   23 Folder   25	Tentative schedules
Box   23 Folder   26	Taping schedule, talent commitments, 1966
Box   23 Folder   27	Taping schedule, 1971-1973
Box   23 Folder   28-29	Episode calendar, 1971 January-1974 December
	Research
Box   23 Folder   30	Consultation with Franz K. Bauer, M.D., 1969 September 5
Box   23 Folder   31	AL-ANON research, 1975
Box   23 Folder   32	TV-Q-Study, 1968 November
Box   23 Folder   33	Fast weekly, 1973
Box   23 Folder   34-36	Multi-Network, 1972-1974
Box   23 Folder   37	Graph: 62 Market
Box   23 Folder   38	Graph: National
Box   23 Folder   39-43	Graph and tag lines, 1974-1975
Box   23 Folder   44	Spinoff proposals: General Hospital, Sixth Floor
	Publications
Box   23 Folder   45	Newspaper clippings, 1974-1975
	Scripts, 1964-1975
Box   23 Folder   46	Episode #297, 1964 May
Box   23 Folder   47-51	Episode #1541-#1565, 1969 April-May
Box   24 Folder   1-19	Episode #1566-#1655, 1969
Box   25 Folder   1-20	Episode #1656-#1760, 1969-1970
Box   26 Folder   1-20	Episode #1761-#1860, 1970
Box   27 Folder   1-20	Episode #1866, #1965, 1970
Box   28 Folder   1-18	Episode #1966-#2055, 1970-1971
Box   29 Folder   1-19	Episode #2056-#2150, 1971
Box   30 Folder   1-21	Episode #2151-#2255, 1971-1972
Box   31 Folder   1-21	Episode #2256-#2360, 1972
Box   32 Folder   1-20	Episode #2361-#2460, 1972
Box   33 Folder   1-21	Episode #2461-#2585, 1972-1973
Box   34 Folder   1-13	Episode #2586-#2718, 1973
Box   34 Folder   14-15	Episode #2997, #3001, drafts, 1974 December
Box   34 Folder   16-21	Episode #3210-#3240, 1975
Box   34 Folder   22	Bridget's First Attempt: Week 172 Script
	Subseries: Guiding Light	⇧
	Administrative Documents, 1964-1982
Box   34 Folder   23-29	Breakdowns: episode #8085-#8124, 1979 February-April
	Research
Box   35 Folder   1-3	Legal consultation with attorney, Dennis Merenbach, 1976-1980
Box   35 Folder   4	Medical information from F.K. Bauer, M.D., and L.F. Steel, M.D., 1964-1975
Box   35 Folder   5	Medical information from Dr. J. Clark, 1975
Box   35 Folder   6-8	Medical ailments, 1974-1975
Box   35 Folder   9	Newspaper clippings: story research
Box   35 Folder   10	NASA information
Box   35 Folder   11	Quotations
	Miscellaneous
Box   35 Folder   12	Story projection, 1978 August
Box   35 Folder   13	Family tree
Box   35 Folder   14-16	Emmy-Academy Awards, 1975-1978
	Publications
Box   35 Folder   17-19	Newspaper clippings, 1974-1982
	Scripts, 1972-1979
Box   35 Folder   20-23	Episode #6514-#6573, 1972-1973
Box   35 Folder   24	Episode #8143, 1979
	Subseries: Heritage	⇧
	Administrative Documents, 1973-1974
Box   35 Folder   25	Story character outlines
Box   35 Folder   26	“A Continuing Family Story,” concepts, characters and stories, 1973
Box   35 Folder   27	Breakdowns: week 1-4, 1973 October
	Correspondence
Box   35 Folder   28	Proctor & Gamble: ABC, 1974
	Scripts
Box   35 Folder   29-36	Episode#1-#20, Week 1-4, 1973
	Subseries: One Life to Live	⇧
Box   66 Folder   12	Story projection, 1974
	Subseries: Santa Barbara	⇧
	Administrative Documentation, 1983-1991
	Cast and Characters
	Casting scenes
Box   36 Folder   1	Miscellaneous
Box   36 Folder   2	Master list
Box   36 Folder   3	Angelina Wainright
Box   36 Folder   4	Bob/Annie
Box   36 Folder   5	Brick/Amy
Box   36 Folder   6	Christie Anderson
Box   36 Folder   7	Cruz (Sam/Sol)
Box   36 Folder   8	Eden/Sophia
Box   36 Folder   9	Eden/Warren
Box   36 Folder   10	Eileen/C.C.
Box   36 Folder   11	Floyd Parker
Box   36 Folder   12	Gina Demott
Box   36 Folder   13	Gloria/Curtis (Santana/C.C.)
Box   36 Folder   14	Gloria/Mason
Box   36 Folder   15	Jade (Josie)/Danny
Box   36 Folder   16	Jason/Addie (Joe/Augusta)
Box   36 Folder   17	Jennifer
Box   36 Folder   18	Julia Taylor/Matthew Prentiss
Box   36 Folder   19	Kit/Curtis (Kelly/Joe)
Box   36 Folder   20	Laken
Box   36 Folder   21	Maggie Gillis
Box   36 Folder   22	Maggie Rand
Box   36 Folder   23	Mary/Jason (Marissa/Joe)
Box   36 Folder   24	Mason/April (Santana)
Box   36 Folder   25	Nick Hartley
Box   36 Folder   26	Randy Royce
Box   36 Folder   27	Richard Peale/Eden
Box   36 Folder   28	Ruben/Rosa (Roberto)
Box   36 Folder   29	Shelly Parks/Ted
Box   36 Folder   30	Callbacks for Jennifer, 1985
Box   36 Folder   31	Casting memos, 1985
Box   36 Folder   32	Character sketches and histories
	Actor résumés
Box   36 Folder   33	Anderson, Judith Dame Note: See Box 67 for 8 sheets of slides.
Box   36 Folder   34	Randy character
Box   36 Folder   35	Richman, Peter Mark
Box   36 Folder   36	Ronnie, Julie Note: See Box 67 for photos, negatives, and slides.
Box   36 Folder   37	Sorel, Louise Note: See Box 67 for photos, negatives, and slides.
Box   36 Folder   38	Walker, Marcy Note: See Box 67 for photos, negatives, and slides.
Box   36 Folder   39	Witherspoon, Dane Note: See Box 67 for photos, negatives, and slides.
	Episode Summaries and Outlines
	Summaries
Box   36 Folder   40-62	Episode #001-#569, 1984-1986
Box   36 Folder   63	Episode #1683, 1991 April
	Breakdowns
Box   37 Folder   1-19	Episode #001-#180, 1984-1985
Box   38 Folder   1-14	Episode #181-#320, 1985
Box   39 Folder   1-15	Episode #321-#470, 1985-1986
Box   40 Folder   1-12	Episode #471-#590, 1986
Box   41 Folder   1-3	Episode #591-#615, 1986
Box   41 Folder   4-17	Episode #1643-#1780, 1991
Box   42 Folder   1-13	Episode #1781-#1928, 1991-1992
Box   42 Folder   14-19	Story highlights, 1984-1986
	Projections and Schedules
Box   42 Folder   20	Miscellaneous notes
Box   42 Folder   21-26	Story projections, 1991
Box   42 Folder   27-30	Story projections, 1986
Box   43 Folder   1-9	Story projections, 1985
Box   43 Folder   10-16	Story projections, 1984
Box   43 Folder   17	AIDS story notes and memos, 1985
Box   43 Folder   18	Taping schedule-memos, 1985
Box   43 Folder   19	Tape-air schedule, cast call sheets, 1984-1985
Box   43 Folder   20	Addendums to “The Bible,” 1984
Box   43 Folder   21-22	“The Bible: First Year,” Part I-III, 1983
	Research
Box   43 Folder   23	Background story research
Box   43 Folder   24	Elizabeth Harrower's story contributions, 1986
Box   43 Folder   25	NBC research ratings for daytime serials, 1985-1986
Box   43 Folder   26	Non-primetime ratings, 1984-1986
Box   43 Folder   27	November sweeps, 1985
Box   43 Folder   28	Serial monitor reports
Box   43 Folder   29	November sweeps: production meeting, 1984
Box   43 Folder   30	NBC on-air viewer survey, 1984
	Correspondence, 1981-1991
Box   43 Folder   31	Bridget Dobson, 1991
Box   43 Folder   32	Résumé rejections, writers, 1985-1986
Box   43 Folder   33	Story proposals returned to writers, 1985-1986
Box   43 Folder   34	Résumé submissions, writers, 1984
Box   43 Folder   35	Résumé submission, Cynthia Benjamin
Box   43 Folder   36	Résumé submission, Joan Pommer
Box   43 Folder   37	Bottom of the barrel writers' résumés, 1984
Box   43 Folder   38-39	Miscellaneous letters, Bridget/Jerome Dobson, 1984-1985
Box   43 Folder   40	General correspondence, Bridget/Jerome Dobson, 1986
Box   44 Folder   1	Fan mail: counts, 1984-1986
Box   44 Folder   2-3	Fan mail: answered, 1984-1986
Box   44 Folder   4	Guest list/contact information
Box   44 Folder   5	Guest list for party, 1985
Box   44 Folder   6	Cast contact list/availability, 1985
Box   44 Folder   7	Cast contact list
Box   44 Folder   8	Contract players, expirations, 1985
Box   44 Folder   9	Regarding: writers, 1985-1986
Box   44 Folder   10	Regarding: directors/producers, 1986
Box   44 Folder   11	Forwarded to casting, 1986
Box   44 Folder   12	Miscellaneous, talent, 1985-1986
Box   44 Folder   13-15	Option letters: cast, directors, writers, 1985
Box   44 Folder   16	Talent deal: memos, 1985
Box   44 Folder   17	Talent deal: status reports, 1984
Box   44 Folder   18	Writers Guild of America, 1985
Box   44 Folder   19	Clearance: procedure-insurance, 1985
Box   44 Folder   20	Clearance: releases, 1985
Box   44 Folder   21-22	World Vision: credits and distribution, 1985
Box   44 Folder   23	Medallion Books Inc., 1986
Box   44 Folder   24	Travel memos, itineraries, 1985 August 22
Box   44 Folder   25	Miscellaneous memos, 1985
Box   44 Folder   26	Production facilities, Jerry, 1985
Box   44 Folder   27	“Puppy Tracks,” Andrea Hall Lovell Merchandising, 1985
Box   44 Folder   28	Enhancement Funds-May sweeps, 1985
Box   44 Folder   29	UCLA Seminar, 1985 October 26-27
Box   44 Folder   30	Franny Moore-Kyle, 1985
Box   44 Folder   31	NBC rules and regulations: Santa Barbara, 1984
Box   44 Folder   32	Remote location, 1984 June-July
	Legal/Financial Documents, 1983-1987
Box   44 Folder   33-37	Rosenthal, Sol, 1985-1987
Box   44 Folder   38	Bridget's contracts, 1986-1987
Box   44 Folder   39	Audit by Philip Hacker, 1987
Box   44 Folder   40	AFTRA settlements, 1985
Box   44 Folder   41	New World Television deal, 1985
Box   44 Folder   42	NBC negotiations, 1985
Box   44 Folder   43	Santa Barbara agreement, NBC, 1984 July
Box   44 Folder   44	NBC Basic Agreement, 1983 July
Box   44 Folder   45	NBC, “The Deal,” 1983 May-July
Box   44 Folder   46-50	Sloan, Kuppin and Ament, 1984-1985
Box   44 Folder   51	Artist Loan-out Agreement, 1984
Box   44 Folder   52	Paul Mayer lawsuit, 1984
Box   44 Folder   53	Stein and Kahan: Paul Mayer lawsuit, 1984
Box   45 Folder   1-2	Cost report: Dobson Productions, 1985-1987
Box   44 Folder   3	Santa Barbara budget, New World Television, NBC, 1986 January
Box   44 Folder   4	Fund usage and cost estimates, 1984-1985
Box   44 Folder   5	Accounting figures, 1984-1985
Box   44 Folder   6	Anita DeThomas Accounting Services, 1985
Box   44 Folder   7-10	Budget analysis, 1984-1986
Box   44 Folder   11	Proposed budget, 1985
Box   44 Folder   12	Budget breakdowns, 1984-1985
Box   44 Folder   13	Budget summary of special events
Box   44 Folder   14	Unaudited production report: Santa Barbara, 1984 November-December
Box   44 Folder   15	Production breakdown, 1984 July-August
	Publications
Box   45 Folder   16	Publicity/press releases, 1986
Box   44 Folder   17	Rogers and Cowen Inc. publicity, 1984
Box   44 Folder   18	Newspaper and magazine articles, 1978-1984
	Scripts, 1984-1991
Box   45 Folder   19-37	Episode #001-#019, 1984
Box   46 Folder   1-32	Episode #020-#051, 1984
Box   47 Folder   1-36	Episode #052-#087, 1984
Box   48 Folder   1-36	Episode #088-#125, 1984-1985
Box   49 Folder   1-36	Episode #126-#160, 1985
Box   50 Folder   1-35	Episode #161-#197, 1985
Box   51 Folder   1-36	Episode #198-#232, 1985
Box   52 Folder   1-35	Episode #233-#267, 1985
Box   53 Folder   1-36	Episode #268-#304, 1985
Box   54 Folder   1-36	Episode #305-#338, 1985
Box   55 Folder   1-38	Episode #339-#376, 1985-1986
Box   56 Folder   1-36	Episode #377-#411, 1986
Box   57 Folder   1-35	Episode #412-#446, 1986
Box   58 Folder   1-35	Episode #447-#480, 1986
Box   59 Folder   1-36	Episode #481-#516, 1986
Box   60 Folder   1-36	Episode #518-#553, 1986
Box   61 Folder   1-35	Episode #554-#590, 1986
Box   62 Folder   1-6	Episode #591-#599, 1986
Box   62 Folder   7	Episode #602, 1986
Box   62 Folder   8	Episode #604, 1986
Box   62 Folder   9-40	Episode #1655-#1704, 1991
Box   63 Folder   1-37	Episode #1705-#1749, 1991
Box   64 Folder   1-41	Episode #1750-#1798, 1991
Box   65 Folder   1-32	Episode #1799-#1830, 1991
	Subseries: Search for Tomorrow	⇧
	Administrative Documents, 1960-1963
Box   65 Folder   33	Breakdowns, 1963 November 25-29
Box   65 Folder   34-36	Synopses, 1960-1962
Box   65 Folder   37-40	Story projections, 1958-1961
Box   66 Folder   1-4	“Story,” 1960-1963
	Correspondence, 1959-1964
Box   66 Folder   5	Leo Burnett Company Inc., 1959-1960
Box   66 Folder   6	Proctor & Gamble, 1959-1964
	Legal/Financial Documents, 1952-1962
Box   66 Folder   7	Leo Burnett Company Inc., 1958 January 13
Box   66 Folder   8	Contracts, 1952-1962
	Publications
Box   66 Folder   9	Newspaper/magazine articles
	Scripts
Box   66 Folder   10-11	Sample scripts, 1957
	Subseries: Audio-Visual Materials	⇧
	Photographs-Slides-Negatives
Box   67 Folder   1	Actor headshots, Bright Promise
Box   67 Folder   2	Adkins, Donald G.
Box   67 Folder   3	Anderson, Judith Dame, slides
Box   67 Folder   4	Chapman, Pattee
Box   67 Folder   5	Randy character, Santa Barbara
Box   67 Folder   6	Ronnie, Julie, photos, slides, negatives
Box   67 Folder   7	Russin, Robert
Box   67 Folder   8	Sorel, Louise, photos, slides, negatives
Box   67 Folder   9	Walker, Marcy, photos, slides, negatives
Box   67 Folder   10	Witherspoon, Dane, photos, slides, negatives