Art Wallace Papers, 1953-1967
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Summary Information
Title: Art Wallace Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1953-1967

Creator:
  • Wallace, Art
Call Number: U.S. Mss 188AN

Quantity: 4.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society Archives / Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
Contact Information

Archival Locations:
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Scripts and professional correspondence relating to the career of television dramatist Art Wallace. Series for which Wallace wrote which are extensively represented are Armstrong Circle Theatre (NBC and CBS), Justice (NBC), The Nurses (CBS), and The Web (CBS). Star Trek (NBC) is among the less well represented series, though there is a noteworthy critique concerning character portrayal by series creator Gene Roddenberry. Also of note are files relating to Family Films, Inc., a company that produced films for the Radio and Television Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. These scripts and correspondence show the company's efforts to convey religious messages and themes through a format of popular entertainment.

Language: English

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Biography/History

Little biographical information is available about writer Art Wallace. The brief description that follows has been gleaned from the papers in his collection. Wallace has been active in the television industry since the early 1950s. Among his credits are anthologies such as Armstrong Circle Theatre, Kaiser Aluminum Hour, and Kraft Mystery Theatre; dramatic series such as Combat!, 87th Precinct, The Lieutenant, The Nurses, Sam Benedict, and Star Trek; and the comedy series The Wackiest Ship in the Army. He won the Christopher Award for his script, “The Second Family” (Armstrong Circle Theatre).

Scope and Content Note

Documenting Wallace's career as a television writer from the early 1950s through the late 1960s, the collection consists of script materials and some miscellaneous related correspondence. The papers' arrangement is alphabetical by program title. Whenever possible, air dates for specific episodes are listed in parentheses next to the corresponding titles. Among the programs included are Armstrong Circle Theatre, Combat!, 87th Precinct, Kaiser Aluminum Hour, Kraft Mystery Theatre, The Lieutenant, The Nurses, Sam Benedict, Star Trek, and The Wackiest Ship in the Army. Of interest in the Star Trek file is a memorandum (May 22, 1967) from Gene Roddenberry, the series creator, in which he critiques Wallace's outline and its portrayal of the program's characters. Also of note are files relating to Family Films, Inc., a company which produced films for the Radio and Television Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. These scripts and correspondence show the company's efforts to convey religious messages and themes through a format of popular entertainment.

Administrative/Restriction Information
Acquisition Information

Presented by Art Wallace, New York, New York, 1967. Accession Number: MCHC67-138


Processing Information

Processed by P. Deming and C. Rongone, July 1979.


Contents List
Appointment with Adventure
Note: Production company unknown, 1955-1956, original network CBS.
“Career” (1956, March 11)
Box   1
Folder   1
Script, first draft, original story by William Chapman White, adaptation by Art Wallace, 1956, February 29
“Destination Freedom” (1955, September 25)
Box   1
Folder   2
Outline, fragment, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   1
Folder   2
Outline, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   1
Folder   2
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Armstrong Circle Theatre, 1953-1963
Note: Production company unknown, 1953-1957 on NBC, 1957-1963 on CBS.
“The Case for Room 310” (1958, October 1)
Box   1
Folder   3
Research material regarding Morris High School, New York, N.Y., n.d.
Box   1
Folder   3
Outline and character sketches, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   1
Folder   3
Outline, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   1
Folder   4
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1958, August 29
Box   1
Folder   5
Script, revised draft, by Art Wallace, 1958, September 16
“The Hungarian Story” (1957, January 22)
Box   1
Folder   6
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, n.d.
“The Hunted” (1957, June 25)
Box   1
Folder   7
Script, by Art Wallace, 1957, June 3
Box   1
Folder   8
Script, revised, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1957, June 11
“Illegal Entry” (1960, June 8)
Box   1
Folder   9
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1960, May 9
Box   2
Folder   1
Script, revised draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1960, May 20
“Miracle at Springhill Mine” (1959, February 4)
Box   2
Folder   2
Research material regarding the mine and the environment, n.d.
Box   2
Folder   2
Outline, by Art Wallace, annotated, n.d.
Box   2
Folder   2
Script, first draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1959, January 6
“Night Court” (1957, April 30)
Box   2
Folder   3
Script, by Art Wallace, annotated, n.d.
Box   2
Folder   4
Script, revised draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1957, April 16
“Operation Moonshine” (1959, December 9)
Box   2
Folder   5
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1959, November 9
Box   2
Folder   6
Script, revised draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1959, November 17
“Ride a White Horse”
Box   2
Folder   7
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, n.d.
“The Second Family” (1956, May 29)
Box   2
Folder   8
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1956, May 8
Box   3
Folder   1
Script, revised draft, by Art Wallace, 1956, May 17
Box   3
Folder   2
Script, final draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1956, May 24
“Sound of Violence: The Juke Box Rackets” (1959, April 29)
Box   3
Folder   3
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1959, April 8
Box   3
Folder   4
Script, revised draft, by Art Wallace, 1959, April 17
“The Suspects” (1958, May 14)
Box   3
Folder   5
Story, “The Backlash of Murder” by Robert J. Levin, n.d.
Box   3
Folder   5
Script, first draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   3
Folder   6
Script, revised draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1958, January 29
Box   3
Folder   7
Script, revised draft, by Art Wallace, 1958, May 1
[Business Ethics]
Note: Production information unknown.
Box   3
Folder   2
Script, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Brenner
Note: Plautus Productions, 1959, 1961-1962, 1964, original network CBS.
“The Long Reach”
Box   4
Folder   1
Script, first draft, story and screenplay by Art Wallace, 1959, June 12
Combat!
Note: Selmur Productions, 1962-1967, original network ABC.
“Just for the Record” (1963, January 15)
Box   4
Folder   3
Script, final draft, story by William Bart, teleplay by Art Wallace and William Bart, 1962, August 20
“Reunion” (1963, January 1)
Box   4
Folder   4
Script, annotated, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   4
Folder   4
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1962, September 27
Box   4
Folder   5
Script, final draft, by Art Wallace, 1962, October 11
Compromise
Note: Production information unknown.
Box   4
Folder   6
Script, “Business Ethics,” by Art Wallace, annotated, n.d.
Box   4
Folder   6
Script, by Art Wallace, 1958, April 29
Captain David Grief
Note: Syndicated, 1956.
“Quarantine”
Box   4
Folder   7
Script, annotated, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Coronet Blue
Note: Plautus Productions, 1967, original network CBS.
“Man Running” (1967, July 17)
Box   4
Folder   8
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1965, May 20
Box   4
Folder   8
Script, revised draft, by Art Wallace, 1965, June 16
Box   4
Folder   9
Script, revised draft, by Art Wallace, annotated, 1965, July 17
87th Precinct
Note: Hubbell Robinson Productions, 1961-1962, original network NBC.
“An Armful of Needles”
Box   4
Folder   10
Script, annotated, by Art Wallace, n.d.
“Death of an Old Man”
Box   4
Folder   1
Script, annotated, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Espionage
Note: Herbert Brodkin, Ltd., 1963-1964, original network NBC.
“Do You Remember Leo Winters” (1964, January 29)
Box   4
Folder   1
Outline, “The Last Dinosaur,” by Art Wallace, 1963, September 12
Box   5
Folder   1
Script, by Art Wallace, 1963, November 5
Box   5
Folder   1
Script, revised draft, by Art Wallace, 1963, November 21
[Family Films]
Note: Production information unknown.
“And Bound Up His Wounds”
Box   5
Folder   2
Correspondence, 1955
Box   5
Folder   2
Script, by Art Wallace, n.d.
“The Unrighteous Judge”
Box   5
Folder   3
Correspondence, 1955-1956
Box   5
Folder   3
Script, by Art Wallace, annotated, n.d.
Box   5
Folder   3
Script, second draft, by Art Wallace, annotated, 1955, December 15
Felony Squad
Note: 20th Century Fox-TV, 1966-1969, original network ABC.
“The Counterfeit Cop” (1967, September 18)
Box   5
Folder   4
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1967, May 15
Box   5
Folder   4
Script, final draft, by Art Wallace, 1967, June 8
For the People
Note: Plautus Productions, 1965, original network CBS.
“The Influence of Fear” (1965, February 21)
Box   5
Folder   5
Correspondence and Contract, 1964
Box   5
Folder   5
Script, “The Confession,” by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   5
Folder   5
Script, second draft, by Art Wallace, 1964, December 9
“Seized, Confined and Detained” (1965, April 25)
Box   5
Folder   6
Script, “The Kidnap Story,” by Art Wallace, 1965, February 8
Box   5
Folder   6
Script, second draft, by Art Wallace, 1965, March 3
The Gillmen
Note: Production information unknown.
“Operation Spy”
Box   5
Folder   7
Script, annotated, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Harbourmaster
Note: Production company unknown, 1957, original network CBS.
“Sanctuary”
Box   5
Folder   8
Script, annotated, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Justice
Note: Production company unknown, 1952-1955, sponsor American Tobacco Co., original network NBC.
“The Guilty”
Box   6
Folder   1
Script, by Art Wallace, annotated, n.d.
“Sentence of Death”
Box   6
Folder   2
Outline, “Foreman of the Jury,” by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   6
Folder   2
Script, annotated, by Art Wallace, n.d.
“Shadow of Guilt” (1955, November 20)
Box   6
Folder   3
Script, revised draft, by Art Wallace, 1955, November 14
“Shot in the Dark” (1955, April 21)
Box   6
Folder   4
Outline, “The Choice,” by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   6
Folder   4
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   6
Folder   4
Script, revised draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1955, April 14
“Strange Terror” (1955, January 27)
Box   6
Folder   5
Script, annotated, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   6
Folder   5
Script, revised draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1955, January 18
“The Willing Victim” (1956, March 11)
Box   6
Folder   6
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1956, February 27
Box   6
Folder   6
Script, final revision, annotated, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Kaiser Aluminum Hour
Note: Production company unknown, 1956-1957, original network NBC.
“The Man Who Vanished” (1957, May 7)
Box   6
Folder   7
Script, revised draft, by Art Wallace, 1957, April 22
Box   6
Folder   8
Script, revised draft, by Art Wallace, 1957, April 25
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Note: Production company unknown, 1961, original network NBC.
“Cop Killer” (1958, July 9)
Note: By Talent Associates Productions.
Box   6
Folder   9
Script, annotated, adaptation by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   7
Folder   1
Script, revised draft, story by George Bagby, adapted by Art Wallace, 1958, June 24
The Lieutenant
Note: Arena Productions in association with MGM-TV, 1963-1964, original network NBC.
“Tour of Duty” (1964, March 7)
Box   7
Folder   2
Synopsis, by Art Wallace, 1963, March 26
Box   7
Folder   2
Script, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   7
Folder   2
Script, revised draft, by Art Wallace, 1963, June 4
The Nurses
Note: Plautus Productions, 1962-1965, original network CBS.
“The Bystanders” (1964, May 28)
Box   7
Folder   3
Outline, by Art Wallace, 1964, February 19
Box   7
Folder   3
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1964, March 11
Box   7
Folder   4
Script, revised draft, by Art Wallace, annotated, 1964, April 4
“Climb a Broken Ladder” (1964, March 12)
Box   7
Folder   5
Outline, by Art Wallace, 1963, December 27
Box   7
Folder   5
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1964, January 13
Box   7
Folder   6
Script, second draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1964, January 21
“The Helping Hand” (1963, November 7)
Box   7
Folder   7
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1963, July 2
Box   7
Folder   7
Script, revised draft, by Art Wallace, 1963, September 16
“For the Mice and the Rabbits” (1964, February 27)
Box   8
Folder   1
Outline, by Art Wallace, 1963, November 8
Box   8
Folder   1
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1963, December 3
Box   8
Folder   1
Script, revised draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1963, December 9
“Strike” (1963, October 24)
Box   8
Folder   2
Script, revised draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1963, May 24
“The Suspect”
Part I (1964, September 29)
Box   8
Folder   3
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1964, June 3
Box   8
Folder   3
Script, first draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1964, June 3
Box   8
Folder   4
Script, revised draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1964, July 24
Part II (1964, October 6)
Box   8
Folder   5
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1964, July 15
Box   8
Folder   5
Script, second draft, by Art Wallace, 1964, July 27
The Oldsmobile Music Theatre
Note: Production information unknown.
“A Nice Place to Hide” (1959, March 26)
Box   8
Folder   6
Script, revised, by John Vlahos, 1959, March 13
Box   8
Folder   6
Script, revised, author not indicated, 1959, March 17
Sam Benedict
Note: MGM-TV, 1962-1963, original network NBC.
“Some Fires Die Slowly” (1963, February 16)
Box   8
Folder   7
Correspondence, 1962
Box   8
Folder   7
Script, by Art Wallace, 1962, December 14
Box   8
Folder   7
Script, final revision, by Art Wallace, 1963, January 9
“Where There's a Will” (1962, December 22)
Box   8
Folder   8
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, annotated, 1962, October 8
[Special Tonight]
Note: Production information unknown.
“The Valley of Decision” (1960, March 20)
Box   9
Folder   1
Script, first draft, adapted for television by Art Wallace, 1959, December 29
Star Trek
Note: Norway Productions in association with Paramount TV and NBC, 1966-1969.
“Obsession” (1967, December 15)
Box   9
Folder   2
Correspondence, 1967, May-July
Box   9
Folder   2
Outline, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1967, May 19
Box   9
Folder   2
Script, revised draft, annotated, by Art Wallace, 1967, July 17
Box   9
Folder   2
Script, first draft, by Art Wallace, 1967, August 29
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Note: Screen Gems, 1966-1969, original network NBC.
“Bottoms Up!” (1965, October 24)
Box   9
Folder   3
Script, final draft, by Art Wallace, 1965, July 22
The Web
Note: Goodson-Todman Productions, 1950-1954, original network CBS.
“The Closing Net” (1953, December 20)
Box   9
Folder   4
Script, original story and adaptation by Art Wallace, annotated, 1953, November 30
“Grand Finale”
Box   9
Folder   5
Script, by Art Wallace, annotated, n.d.
“Like Father” (1953, August 2)
Box   9
Folder   6
Script, original story and adaptation by Art Wallace, annotated, 1953, June 18
“Missing Person” (1954, June 27)
Box   9
Folder   7
Treatment, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   9
Folder   7
Script, original story and adaptation by Art Wallace, 1954, June 4
“Paper Doll”
Box   9
Folder   8
Script, by Art Wallace, annotated, n.d.
“Sheep's Clothing”
Box   9
Folder   9
Script, by Art Wallace, annotated, n.d.
Box   9
Folder   9
Miscellaneous revisions, n.d.
“Snow”
Box   9
Folder   10
Script, by Art Wallace, annotated, n.d.
“Strange Sanctuary” (1953, October 25)
Box   9
Folder   11
Script, original story and adaptation by Art Wallace, annotated, n.d.
“The Well”
Box   10
Folder   1
Outline, by Art Wallace, n.d.
Box   10
Folder   1
Script, by Art Wallace, annotated, n.d.
“The Winner” (1953, November 1)
Box   10
Folder   2
Script, original story and adaptation by Art Wallace, annotated, 1953, October 6