Mildred Freed Alberg Papers, 1938-1978 (bulk 1953-1978)

Container Title
Series: Our American Heritage
Scope and Content Note: Television series produced by Milberg Enterprises, sponsored by Equitable Life Insurance, and broadcast as “specials” (in the 1959-1960 season, as part of the series “Sunday Showcase”) by NBC, 1959-1961.
Box   8
Folder   7
Correspondence, with Foote, Cone & Belding
Box   8
Folder   7 (continued)
Show routine, 1960 December 30
Box   9
Folder   1
Contracts for Our American Heritage series, 1959-1961
Box   9
Folder   1 (continued)
Correspondence and production information
Box   9
Folder   2
Educational use, with agreements with entertainment industry unions regarding the educational use of programs in series, 1959-1962
Divided We Stand: A Crucial Year in the Life of Thomas Jefferson (broadcast October 18, 1959) / by Morton Wishengrad, a Milberg Production
Box   9
Folder   3
Scripts
Note: Three identical copies; a copy, dated August 26, 1959; and two different annotated versions.
The Practical Dreamer (broadcast November 22, 1959) / by Paul Crabtree, a Milberg Production
Box   9
Folder   4
Scripts: copies
Note: Two copies of script, one with hand-written notes on timing.
Destiny West! (broadcast January 24, 1960) / by William Altman, a Milberg Production
Box   9
Folder   5
Script: copy, heavily annotated, 1960 January 19
Shadow of a Soldier (broadcast February 21, 1960) / by John Whedon, a Milberg Production
Box   10
Folder   1-2
Rehearsal schedules
Box   10
Folder   1-2 (continued)
Show routine
Box   10
Folder   1-2 (continued)
Scripts
Autocrat and Son (broadcast March 20, 1960) / by Ernest Kinoy, a Milberg Production
Box   10
Folder   3
Scripts: copies
Note: Two copies, one with timings hand-written in.
Millionaire's Mite: The Paradox of Andrew Carnegie (broadcast April 10, 1960) / by Ernest Kinoy, a Milberg Production
Box   10
Folder   4-5
Cast and crew lists
Box   10
Folder   4-5 (continued)
Rehearsal schedules
Box   10
Folder   4-5 (continued)
Advertisement scripts
Box   10
Folder   4-5 (continued)
Program scripts
Not without Honor (broadcast October 21, 1960) / by Ernest Kinoy for Milberg Productions
Box   10
Folder   6
Schedule, 1960 August 17
Box   10
Folder   6 (continued)
Script, titled “Odd Destiny,” 1960 August 10
Box   10
Folder   7
Script, 1960 August 16
Box   10
Folder   7 (continued)
Correspondence and shooting schedules
Box   11
Folder   1-2
Script and schedules, 1960 August 26
Note: Titled “Odd Destiny,”crossed out and replaced with, “Not without Honor.”
Box   11
Folder   1-2 (continued)
Script, titled “Odd Destiny,” 1960 August 29
Box   11
Folder   1-2 (continued)
Schedules
Born a Giant (broadcast December 2, 1960) / by Mann Rubin for Milberg Productions
Box   11
Folder   3
Script, 1960 September 28
Note: Two versions of Part 1, one of Part 2.
The Invincible Teddy (broadcast January 13, 1961) / by Tad Mosel, for Milberg Productions
Box   11
Folder   4
Script, 1960 July 21
Box   11
Folder   4 (continued)
Script, “as aired,” 1960 August 1
The Secret Rebel (broadcast March 11, 1961)
Box   11
Folder   5
Script: copy, 1961 January 18
Not in Vain (broadcast April 1, 1961) / by Richard Goldhurst, a Milberg Production
Box   11
Folder   6
Show routines
Box   11
Folder   6 (continued)
Rehearsal schedules
Box   11
Folder   6 (continued)
Lists of scenes
Box   11
Folder   6 (continued)
Script: second draft, 1961 January 20, revised 1961 January 25
Box   11
Folder   6 (continued)
Script: new pages, 1961 February
Box   11
Folder   6 (continued)
Script: final draft, 1961 February 17, marked tape 1961 February 20, air 1961 April 1
Gentleman's Decision (broadcast April 22, 1961) / by John Whedon, a Milberg Production
Box   11
Folder   7
Production notes
Box   11
Folder   7 (continued)
Rehearsal schedules
Box   11
Folder   7 (continued)
Script: copy, revised final draft, as broadcast, 1961 February 28
Woodrow Wilson and the Unknown Soldier (broadcast May 13, 1961) / by David Shaw, a Milberg Production
Box   11
Folder   8
Script: copy, final draft, as broadcast, 1961 April 13