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Series: Writings
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Micro 912
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Articles (Non-fiction)
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Reel
1
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In These Times, 1976-1978
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Reel
1
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Marin Life (“Commentary”), 1976-1977
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Reel
1
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New Masses, 1940-1947
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Reel
1
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People's World, 1946-1968
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Reel
1
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Weekly Review, “The Root of It,” 1942-1943
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General chronological file
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Reel
1
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1930-1965
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Reel
2
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1966-1980, undated
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U.S. Mss 59AN
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Books
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Box
27
Folder
1
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Alvah Bessie's Short Fiction, Introduction
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Bread and a Stone
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Box
27
Folder
2-4
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Typewritten draft by Alvah Bessie (annotated), circa 1940
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Box
27
Folder
5-6
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Published volumes, 1941, 1948, 1983
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Box
27
Folder
7
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Research
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HB 444-449
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Hard Traveling, Film written and directed by Dan Bessie based on Bread and a Stone, 1985
Shire Films, 1985. Written and directed by Dan Bessie. Produced by Helen Garvy.
Set in California in 1940, this is a love story told in flashback between an intelligent widow with two young sons and a sensitive illiterate laborer. The couple marries and soon after, he is arrested for murder and then is executed. Stars J.E. Freeman, Ellen Geer, and Barry Corbin.
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U.S. Mss 59AN
Box
28
Folder
1
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Dwell in the Wilderness, Published volume, 1935
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The Free World
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Box
28
Folder
2
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Prison Love Song and Other Captive Verse, Mimeo draft (annotated), 1950-1951
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Box
28
Folder
3
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Typed draft, circa 1950-1951
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The Free World (Novel)
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Box
28
Folder
4
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Preliminary material, circa 1954, 1966, undated
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Box
28
Folder
5
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Draft of first 100 pages, 1966
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Box
28
Folder
6
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“Checkpoint,” Typed draft by Julian Leonard, 1966
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Box
28
Folder
7
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Research and rough material, notes, undated
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The Good Fight
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Box
28
Folder
8
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Prospectus, 1985
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Box
29
Folder
1-3
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Original manuscript
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Box
29
Folder
4
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Cut material
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The Heart of Spain
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Box
29
Folder
5-7
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Typed draft, 1952
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Box
29
Folder
8
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Cut material
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Box
29
Folder
1
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Inquisition in Eden
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Box
30
Folder
1-3
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“The Real Tinsel,” Typed first draft (annotated), 1962-1963
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Box
30
Folder
4-5
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“The Humblest Hour,” 2nd draft (annotated), 1963-1964
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Box
30
Folder
6
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Notes, deletions, corrections, circa 1965
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Box
30
Folder
7
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Unpublished chapter, circa 1965
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Box
30
Folder
8-9
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Seven Seas paper back edition, 1967
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Box
30
Folder
10
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Foreign language editions
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Box
30
Folder
11
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Published Russian excerpts
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Men in Battle/Spain Again
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Box
31
Folder
1
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Printed version of second edition, 1954
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Box
31
Folder
2
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Reprint, first draft, 1968
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Box
31
Folder
3
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Reprint, revised edition of first draft, 1968-1974
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Box
31
Folder
4-5
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Typesetter's copy, 1974
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Box
31
Folder
6
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Paperback edition, 1977
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Box
32
Folder
1
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Foreign language editions, 1969, 1980
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Box
32
Folder
2
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Revisions and cut materials
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Box
32
Folder
3
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Photo research
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One for My Baby
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Box
32
Folder
4
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“Night People,” Typed draft of first 90 pages by Dan Noble, circa 1959
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Box
32
Folder
5
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Typed second draft, 1961
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Box
32
Folder
6-8
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Typed revision, 1961-1962
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Second revision, 1962-1965
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Box
32
Folder
9
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Pages 1-113
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Box
33
Folder
1-2
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Pages 114-321
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Box
33
Folder
3-5
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Final typed revision
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Box
33
Folder
6
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Notes and cut material
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Box
33
Folder
7
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The Serpent Was More Subtil (short novel), Typed draft (annotated), 1968
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The Symbol
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Box
33
Folder
8-9
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“The S Bomb,” Typed draft (annotated), 1964-1965
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Carbon draft, 1967
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Box
33
Folder
10
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Part I
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Box
34
Folder
1
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Part II
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Box
34
Folder
2
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Galley proof (corrected pages only), 1967
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Box
34
Folder
3-6
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Foreign editions
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Box
35
Folder
1
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Solo Flight, Incomplete typed draft, 1940
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Box
35
Folder
2
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Songs of Bilitis, Volume translated by Alvah Bessie, 1926
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The Un-Americans
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Box
35
Folder
4
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Outline, 1947
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Box
35
Folder
5-8
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Typed draft (annotated), 1952-1954
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Box
36
Folder
1-2
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Foreign language editions
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Box
35
Folder
3
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“Wasteland,” Novel prospectus, undated
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Films
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Box
36
Folder
3
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“An American Hero,” Story idea by Alvah Bessie, 1945
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“Angel and the Grave”
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Box
36
Folder
4
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“Killer's Grave,” Typed script by Lenny Bruce, undated
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Box
36
Folder
5
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Typed draft (annotated) by Lenny Bruce (Alvah Bessie), undated
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Box
36
Folder
6
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“Cross of Gold,” Treatment, undated
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Box
37
Folder
4
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“Dissolve To,” Treatment by Alvah Bessie, undated
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Box
36
Folder
7
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“Early Bird,” Mimeo treatment by Tom Chapman and Alvah Bessie, 1949
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Box
36
Folder
8
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Educational shorts, 1956-1980
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Box
37
Folder
1
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Espana Otra Vez (Spain Again), Mimeo script (annotated) and revisions
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Box
37
Folder
2
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“Father Punish Me,” Typed script (annotated) by Lenny Bruce and Alvah Bessie, 1959
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Box
37
Folder
3
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“The Degenerate!”, Mimeo script by Lenny Bruce and Alvah Bessie, 1959
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Box
37
Folder
5
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“The Ghosts of Berchtesgaden,” Treatment by Alvah Bessie, Howard Koch, and Emmet Lavery, 1945
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Box
37
Folder
6
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“The Golden Calf,” Mimeo treatment by Alvah Bessie, 1946
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The Hostages
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Box
37
Folder
7
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Typed first draft (annotated), 1969
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Box
37
Folder
8
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Second draft (revisions of November 10, 1969 - January 12, 1970)
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Box
37
Folder
9
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Third draft (revisions of January 26 - February 17, 1970)
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Box
37
Folder
10
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Fourth draft (revisions of December, 1970 - January, 1971)
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Box
37
Folder
11
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Hotel Berlin, Typed draft by Jo Pagano and Alvah Bessie, 1944
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Box
37
Folder
12
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“I Should Cry,” Mimeo treatment, undated
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In Time for Peace
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Box
37
Folder
13
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Typed script by Alvah Bessie, 1948
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Box
37
Folder
13
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Mimeo script, 1948
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Box
38
Folder
1
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“Invasion,” Mimeo outline by Jo Pagano and Alvah Bessie, 1944
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Joaquin
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Box
38
Folder
2
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Outline (annotated) by Alvah Bessie and Dan Bessie, 1973
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Box
38
Folder
3
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Typed draft (annotated) by Alvah Bessie, October 10 - December 15, 1974
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Box
38
Folder
4
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Mimeo script, circa 1974
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Box
38
Folder
5
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Deleted pages, undated
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Keep Your Nose Down
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Box
38
Folder
6
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Treatment by Alvah Bessie, 1945
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Box
38
Folder
7
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Typed script by Alvah Bessie, 1945-1946
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The Last Volunteer
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Box
40
Folder
4
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“Class of '37,” Treatment by Arthur Landis, 1972
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Box
40
Folder
5
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“The Volunteers,” Typed script by Arthur Landis, 1973
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Box
40
Folder
6
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Treatment by Alvah Bessie, 1972
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Box
40
Folder
7
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Incomplete typed draft, undated
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Box
40
Folder
8
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Typed draft, February 25, 1974
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Box
40
Folder
9
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Typed script by Alvah Bessie, Landis, (and Dan Bessie?)
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Box
40
Folder
10
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Mimeo script by Alvah Bessie and Arthur Landis, undated
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Box
38
Folder
8
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“The Last Volunteer,” Mimeo script by Alvah Bessie, Dan Bessie, and Arthur Landis, 1975
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Box
38
Folder
9
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“Love in Our Time,” Outline, 1946
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Box
38
Folder
10
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Northern Pursuit, Mimeo script by Alvah Bessie and Frank Gruber, April-June 1943
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Objective Burma
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Box
38
Folder
11
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Original story by Alvah Bessie, 1944
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Box
38
Folder
12
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Mimeo script by Ranald MacDougall and Lester Cole, April-May 1944
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“One For My Baby”
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Box
39
Folder
1
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Typed script (annotated) by Alvah Bessie, June 15, 1972
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Box
39
Folder
2
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Revisions from missing second draft
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Box
39
Folder
3
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Typed third draft script, 1972
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Box
39
Folder
4
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“The Only Child,” Two treatments by David Daniels, 1958
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Box
39
Folder
6
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“Rip Van Winkle,” Outline, 1973
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Box
39
Folder
5
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Ruthless. “Prelude to Night,” Mimeo script by Alvah Bessie (annotated), April-July 1946
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Box
39
Folder
7
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“The S Bomb,” Mimeo script by Jerrold Zinnamon, undated
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Box
39
Folder
8
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Scenarios (“The Frightened Pilot,” “The Gold Bug,” “The Three Bears”), 1945-1951
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Smart Woman
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Box
39
Folder
9
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Third draft script by Alvah Bessie, September 8, 1947
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Box
39
Folder
10
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Mimeo script by Alvah Bessie, Louis Morheirn, and Herbert Margolis, (with multiple revisions to November 11, 1947)
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Box
39
Folder
11
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“Spider Web,” Typed translation by Alvah Bessie, 1945
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Box
39
Folder
12
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“This is Your Home,” Script by Alvah Bessie, undated
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Box
39
Folder
13
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“The Un-Americans,” Typed script by Alvah Bessie, undated
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Box
40
Folder
1
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“Undertow,” Typed script by Alvah Bessie and Leonhard Frank, March 13, 1945
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The Very Thought of You
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Box
40
Folder
2
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Typed script by Alvah Bessie, August 16, 1943
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Box
40
Folder
3
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Mimeo script by Alvah Bessie and Delmer Daves, March 2-4, 1944
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Box
41
Folder
1
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“Without Fear or Favor,” Typed treatment by Alvah Bessie, October 19, 1943
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Miscellaneous writings
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Box
41
Folder
2
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Courses taught, undated
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Box
41
Folder
3
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International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, Pamphlets and press releases, 1951-1956
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Box
41
Folder
4
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Letters to the editor
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Box
41
Folder
5
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Poetry
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Box
41
Folder
6
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San Francisco International Film Festival, Press releases, 1964
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Micro 912
Reel
2
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Scrapbook of writings in mixed genre, 1921-1955
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U.S. Mss 59AN
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Radio
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Box
42
Folder
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Thirty Minute Theatre, “The Best Policy,” Mimeo script by Alvah Bessie, March 5, 1963
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Box
42
Folder
2
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“Words Are Bullets,” New Masses broadcast, January 3, 1943
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The Un-Americans
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Box
42
Folder
3
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Mimeographed Czech radio script, 1975
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Box
42
Folder
4
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Typed BBC radio script (annotated) by Alvah Bessie, 1963-1964
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Box
42
Folder
5
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Typed East German radio script, 1974
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Micro 912
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Reviews of Bessie's writings
: See also Reel 1, Segment 2.
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Books
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Reel
2
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Bread and a Stone
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Reel
2
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Dwell in the Wilderness
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Reel
2
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Heart of Spain
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Reel
2
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Inquisition in Eden
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Reel
3
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Inquisition in Eden (continued)
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Reel
3
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Men In Battle
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Reel
3
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One For My Baby
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Reel
3
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The Un-Americans
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Reel
3
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Films
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Reel
3
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Short Stories
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Television
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Reel
3
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The Sex Symbol
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Reel
3
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God in Asia
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Reviews by Bessie
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Book reviews
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Reel
4
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1936-1937, undated
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Reel
4
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People's World, 1948-1968
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Reel
4
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Saturday Review of Literature, 1931-1935, undated
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Reel
4
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Scribner's, 1931-1935, undated
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Reel
5
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General book reviews, 1931-1983
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Film reviews, 1940-1942
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Reel
5
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New Masses, 1940-1942
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Reel
5
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People's World, 1955-1964
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Reel
5
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General film reviews, 1942, 1960-1966
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Theatre reviews
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Reel
5
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New Masses, 1939-1943
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Reel
5
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People's World, 1956-1966
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U.S. Mss 59AN
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Short stories
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Box
41
Folder
8-9
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1929-1977, undated
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Box
41
Folder
10-11
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“American Underground” (two versions)
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Box
41
Folder
12
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Japanese translation of “Soldier, Soldier”
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Speeches
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Box
42
Folder
6-8
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General, 1943-1983
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Box
42
Folder
9-10
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Speeches on Spain, 1946-1983
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1264A/1
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Recording of Bessie's HUAC testimony, October 28, 1947
: Also Disc 201A.
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U.S. Mss 59AN
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Television
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Box
42
Folder
11
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Bread and a Stone, Slovak language script, circa 1976-1978
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Box
42
Folder
12
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“I Can't Sleep,” Three draft scripts by Alvah Bessie, 1965
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Box
42
Folder
13
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“The Owl-Glass Mystery,” Typed script by Alvah Bessie, 1974
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The Symbol
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Box
43
Folder
1
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Outline, pre-January 29, 1973 draft
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Box
43
Folder
2
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Outline, January 29, 1973 draft
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Box
43
Folder
3
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Rough draft with notes
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Box
43
Folder
4
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Typed draft by Alvah Bessie, February-July 1973
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Box
43
Folder
5
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Typed draft, post July 1973
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Box
43
Folder
6
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Typed draft with network notes, August 1973
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Box
43
Folder
7
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Mimeo shooting script, November 26-30, 1973
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Box
43
Folder
8
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“To Kill A Man,” Typed treatment by David E. Daniels and Helen Clare Nelson (two versions), 1948, 1960
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Box
43
Folder
9
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“The Un-Americans,” Typed script by Alvah Bessie, 1961
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Theatre
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Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been
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Box
43
Folder
10
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Typed script by Alvah Bessie, 1966
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Box
43
Folder
11
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Typed script by Alvah Bessie and John Hancock; research, undated
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