Robert Edward Gard Papers, 1946-1976

Container Title
Wis Mss WA
Part 1 (Wis Mss WA, Audio 182A): Original Collection, 1946-1953
Physical Description: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) and 1 tape recording 
Scope and Content Note: Plays, 1946-1953, written by Robert Gard and others and broadcast on two WHA radio series, Wisconsin College of the Air and Wisconsin Idea Radio Theatre. Also included is a tape recording of one College of the Air production, Lost on the Lady Elgin.
Note: A list of plays (with synopses) broadcast on Wisconsin College of the Air, as “Wisconsin Yarns”: Series 1, 2, and 3; and a list of One Act Wisconsin plays, 1948, is in Folder 1.
Wisconsin College of the Air: “Wisconsin Yarns”
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America Speaking, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 January 28
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The Ballad of the Fightin' Finches, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 February 4
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Frontier Weddin', by Robert E. Gard, 1946 February 11
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Lost on the Lady Elgin, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 February 18
Audio 182A
Broadcast of play
Wis Mss WA
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Wisconsin Weather, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 February 25
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Bowie Knife Potter, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 March 4
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Adventures of Gene Shepard, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 March 11
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Wisconsin Sounds, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 March 18
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The Wisconsin Angel, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 March 25
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The Sparta Rubble, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 April 1
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The Belgians, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 April 22
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Special Performance, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 April 15
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The Bold Bad Raftsman, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 April 29
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John Appleby's Dream, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 September 27
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Marbert, the Mad Muskellunge, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 October 11
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Wisconsin Names, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 October 18
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Ephriam, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 November 1
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The Dubay Murder Trial, by Junius Eddy, 1946 November 8
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The Greatest Show on Earth, by Fred Gerber, 1946 November 15
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The Forgotten Acid, by Robert E. Gard and Dr. Arthur S. Kimball, undated
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The Baraboo Raid, by Barbara Puls, 1947 February 12
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Thunder Bell, by Wesley Egan, 1947 February 19
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The Story of the Newhall House Fire, by David Pollard, 1947 March 26
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The Badger Saint, by Don Fellows, 1947 April 2
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Museum Pieces, by Don Fellows, 1947 April 9
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The Happiest Tree, by Robert E. Gard, 1947 April 23
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Mrs. Rust's Straw Hat, by Robert E. Gard, 1947 April 30
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Wilderness Chapel, by Elaine Johnson, 1947 October 22
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A Lead Trail Fantasy, by Ray Barth, 1947 November 19
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The Thirtieth Star, by Robert E. Gard, 1948 January 5
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The Thirtieth Star, by Robert E. Gard, 1948 January 12
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Ben McKusker and the Locomotive, by Martha Van Kleeck, 1948 January 21
Wisconsin Almanac
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Forward!, by Helen E. Frey, 1952 September 22
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Nicolet opens the Door, by Helen E. Frey, 1952 September 29
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Hero of Ninety-Nine Battles, by Elizabeth Carlson, 1952 October 6
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Digging In, by Elizabeth Carlson, 1952 October 13
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Mrs. Kinzie Reports, by Marjorie Hill, 1952 October 27
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Bird of Battle, by Tom Vaughan, 1953 January 5
Wisconsin Idea Radio Theatre
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Murder, for Rent, by Richard S. Nickeson, 1946 March 14
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The Girl and the River, by Mrs. Opal Palmer, undated
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Frenchman's Folly, by Helen Stanley and Carleton C. Ames, 1946 March 21
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Wisconsin Birthday Party, a Centennial Radio Play prepared by the Wisconsin School of the Air, [ 1948]