Summary Information

Title: Robert Edward Gard Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1946-1976

Creator:

• Gard, Robert Edward, 1910-

Call Number: Wis Mss WA; Audio 182A; AE 029-AE 044; CC 170-CC 175; CC 991-CC 992; M2002-078

Quantity: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box), 1 tape recording, and 24 reels of film (16 mm); plus additions of 0.8 cubic feet

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

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

Abstract:

Papers of Robert Gard, an educator, writer, and founder-director of the Wisconsin Idea Theatre of the University of Wisconsin (1945- ). The collection consists of plays based on Wisconsin history and folklore which were written or narrated by Gard for the Wisconsin College of the Air and the Wisconsin Idea Radio Theatre, two series broadcast by WHA, as well as books and films. One College of the Air production, Lost on the Lady Elgin, is available on tape.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-wis000wa