Subseries: Television Scripts, 1948-1971
Physical Description: 54 boxes (34.4 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Television scripts are arranged alphabetically by title, with programs that were only one episode long arranged alphabetically under Specials.

Afternoon Report. Scripts, 1964
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Daily, five-minute newscasts with Edwin Newman reporting.

1964 August 5, 8

The Art Carney Show. Scripts, 1960
Physical Description: 5 folders 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for a series of hour-long drama and comedy shows presented about once a month, which starred Art Carney and was produced by David Susskind.

1960

January 8, “The Man in the Dog Suit,” by Edwin Corle, adapted by Albert Beich and William H. Wright

February 5, “Three in One”
Scope and Content Note: Contains “A Pound on Demand” by Sean O'Casey, “Where the Cross is Made” by Eugene O'Neill, and “Red Peppers,” an interlude with music from “Tonight at Eight-Thirty” by Noel Coward

March 4, “The Best of Anything,” by Larry Gelbart and Sheldon Keller

April 8, “Victory,” by Joseph Conrad, adapted by Michael Dyne

May 6, “Full Moon Over Brooklyn,” by Wolcott Gibbs, adapted by Irving Gaynor Neiman

Camel News Caravan. Scripts, 1952
Physical Description: 3 boxes 
Scope and Content Note: News copy and routines for a fifteen-minute, early evening newscast, reported by John Cameron Swayze. The program ran from 1948 to 1956 when it was replaced by the Huntley-Brinkley Report.

1952

July 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-31

August 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29

September 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-30

October 1-3, 6-10, 13-16

October 17, 20-24, 27-31

November 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28

December 1-5, 8-12, 15-16

December 17-19, 22-26, 29-31

Cameo Theatre. Script, 1950
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Script for a half-hour dramatic anthology.

1950 June 14, “Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, adapted by Ellen Violett

Chevrolet on Broadway. Scripts, 1949
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Sample script of a half-hour dramatic anthology.

1949 May 2, “The Suicide Club,” by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Samuel Carter.

Chevrolet Tele-Theatre. Scripts, 1949
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts of a half-hour dramatic anthology.

1949

October 31, “Witness for the Prosecution,” by Agatha Christie, adapted by Eleanor Tarshis.

December 26, “I Cover Times Square,” by Harold Huber, Louis Vittes, and Murray Burnett.

Day Report. Scripts, 1964-1965, 1967, 1969
Physical Description: 3 folders 
Scope and Content Note: Daily five-minute midday newscast, with Edwin Newman reporting.

1964

July 3

August 3, 5-7, 10, 12-14

October 8, 12, 14-15

1965

August 10-13

1967

May 2-3, 8, 10-11, 16

July 17-19, 24-25, 28, 31

1969

January 13-14, 16-17, 21-24, 27-30

February 3-7, 10, 12-13, 17-21, 24-28

March 3-4, 6-7, 11, n.d

The Dick Powell Show. Scripts, 1962-1963
Physical Description: 3 boxes 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for Powell's last TV series, an anthology of hour-long dramatic presentations. Producers included Jackie Cooper, Bruce Geller, Sam Peckinpah, and Aaron Spelling.

1962

January 9, #4753, “The Time to Die,” by Aaron Spelling

September 25, #5113, “Special Assignment,” by Ben Starr and Bob O'Brien

October 9, #5103, “Run Till It's Dark,” by Turnley Walker

October 11, #5109, “The Doomsday Boys”

October 23, #5111, “The Sea Witch,” by Allen H. Miner and Cecil Smith

October 30, #5139, “The Great Anatole,” by Richard Alan Simmons

November 20, #5121, “In Search of a Son,” by S. Lee Pogostin

November 27, #5133, “Borderline,” by Albert Beich and William H. Wright

December 4, #5137, “Pericles on 31st Street,” by Harry Mark Petrakis, adapted by Harry Mark Petrakis and Sam Peckinpah

December 11, #5135, “The Court-Martial of Captain Wycliff,” by Harry Julian Fink

December 18, #5141, “Crazy Sunday,” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, adapted by James Poe

December 25, #5107, “The Big Day”

1963

January 8, #5129, “Project X,” by Collier Young

January 15, #5131, “The Losers,” by Bruce Geller

January 22, #5119, “Everybody Loves Sweeney,” by Bill Manhoff, adapted by Bill Manhoff and Berne Giler

January 20, #5157, “The Rage of Silence,” by Ed Speigel and Jules Maitland

February 5, #5143, “The Judge,” by Bruce Geller and Harry Mark Petrakis

February 12, #5145, “Luxury Liner,” by Christopher Knopf

February 26, #5155, “Tissue of Hate,” by Tony Barrett

March 5, #5151, “Thunder in a Forgotten Town,” by Lewis Reed, revised by Richard Carr

March 12, #5153, “Colossus,” by Richard Alan Simmons

March 19, #5163, “Charlie's Duet,” by Richard Carr

March 26, #5171, “The Third Side of a Coin,” by S. Lee Pogostin

April 2, #5177, “Epilogue,” by Bruce Geller

April 16, #5179, “The Last of the Big Spenders,” by Richard Alan Simmons

April 30, #5101, “Last of the Private Eyes,” by Richard Carr and Robert L. Jacks

undated, #5105, “The Commandos,” by Harry Julian Fink

undated, #5117, “The Senator from Horse-Shoe Bend,” by Ben Starr and Bob O'Brien

undated, #5165, “Amos Burke,” by Albert Beich and William H. Wright

Direct Line. Scripts, 1967
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Transcript of a public press conference in which the audience asked the questions. The series was presented on WNBC Television in cooperation with the League of Women Voters of New York.

1967 May 7

Dow Hour of Great Mysteries. Scripts, 1960
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts of a dramatic anthology presented about once a month.

1960

March 31, “The Bat,” by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, adapted by Walter Kerr

April 24, “The Burning Court,” by John Dickson Carr, adapted by William and Audrey Roos

The Dupont Show of the Week. Scripts, 1962
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for the successor to the Dupont Show of the Month which featured hour-long drama, documentaries and musical programs.

1962

February 4, “Masterpiece,” by Gordon Russell (Air title: “The Forgery”)

April 15, “The Big Alabama Wonder,” by Franklyn MacGregor (Air title: “The Action in New Orleans”)

Eleventh Hour News. Papers, 1952, 1956
Physical Description: 2 boxes and 2 folders 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts, routines, director's reports, and master broadcast reports for a ten-minute, nightly newscast on WNBC-TV reported by John McCaffery. The 1956 material consists of scripts only. Further scripts for this program are filed with the WNBC News Script sample.

Directors' Reports, 1952

January 14-18, 20-25, 27-31

February 1, 3-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-29

March 2-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-28, 30-31

April 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-25, 27-30

May 1, 4-9, 11-14, 18-19

May 19-23, 25-30

June 2-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27, 29-30

July 1-4, 6, 11, 13-18, 27-31

August 1, 3-8, 11-15, 17-22, 24-26, 28-29, 31

September 1-5, 7-12, 15-16, 18-19, 22-26, 28-30

October 1-3, 5-10

November 14, 16

Scripts

1952

October 12-17, 19-24, 26-31

November 2, 5-7, 9-13, 17-21, 28, 30

December 1-3

December 4-5, 7-12, 14

1956

June 1, 408, 10-15, 17-22, 24-29

July 1-6, 8-13, 16-20, 22-27, 29-31

August 1-3, 5-7, 9-10, 12, 17-19, 21-24, 26-30

September 2, 5-7, 9-14, 16-18, 20-21, 23, 25-28, 30

October 2-5, 7-12, 14-19, 21-26, 28-31

Esso News. Scripts, 1956
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts and routines for a 15-minute evening newscast, narrated by Ken Banghart, on WNBC-TV.

1956 October 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-31

Frank McGee Saturday/Sunday Report. Scripts, 1967, 1969
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Two scripts from the half-hour weekend news program.

1967 July 15

1969 February 16

From These Roots. Scripts, 1959, 1961
Physical Description: 8 boxes 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for a half-hour daytime serial. Principal writers were Leonard Stadd and John M. Young.

1959 July 20

1961

January 3-6, 9-13, 16, 18-19, 23-27, 30-31, February 1, 21

February 6-10, 14-17, 20-24, 28, March 1-3

March 6-10, 13-17, 20-24, 27-29, April 3

April 4-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, May 1

May 2-5, 10

May 11-12, 15-19, 22-24, June 5

June 6-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30, July 3

July 4-5, 11-12 (or 13-14), 17-21, 24-26, 28, 31, August 1

August 3 (or 4), 7-11, 21-25, 28-31, September 1, 4

September 5-8, 11-15, 18-19, 21-22, 25-28, October 2-4

October 5-6, 9-13, 17-18, 20, 24-27, 30-31, November 1-3

November 6-10, 13-15, 17

November 20-24, 27-30

December 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29

Gulf News Reports. Scripts, 1960-1961
Physical Description: 1 box 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts and some routine sheets for a series of special reports “designed for more complete coverage of the breaking news.” The specials varied in length from 15 minutes to an hour, and were all sponsored by the Gulf Oil Corporation, produced by Chet Hagan, directed by Bob Priaulx, and reported by Frank McGee and others.

1960

August 9, “NBC Special Report from the Congo”

September 10, “NBC News Special” (on Hurricane Donna and the Congo Crisis)

September 18, “The General Assembly”

September 19, “The General Assembly”

September 20, “The General Assembly”

September 22, “The General Assembly”

September 23, “The General Assembly”

September 26, “The General Assembly”

September 27, “The General Assembly”

September 28, “The General Assembly”

September 29, “The General Assembly”

September 30, “The General Assembly”

October 1, “The General Assembly”

October 3, “The General Assembly”

October 5, “The General Assembly”

December 16, (Double plane crash, New York City)

December 17, (Plane crashes, New York City and Munich)

December 30, “Projection '61” (annual report of 12 top NBC News correspondents)

1961

January 2, “The Laotian Crisis”

January 10, “Tribute to a Patroit” (tribute to Dwight Eisenhower, narrated by James Stewart)

January 17, “The Texas Tower Disaster”

January 24, “Piracy in the Caribbean”

January 27, “Home from Moscow” (return of two RB-47 fliers held prisoner in Moscow)

January 31, “MR-2” (on chimpanzee sent into space)

February 4, “Billion Dollar Bulge” (snowstorm in Northeastern United States)

February 4, “The Blizzard of '61”

February 13, “Lumumba: African Martyr?”

February 21, “Africa: Five Minutes to Twelve”

March 27, “Laos: Time for Decision”

April 12, “Man Into Space” (Yuri Gagarin)

April 14, “Cosmonaut in Moscow” (Yuri Gagarin)

April 17, “Cuba: Island in Revolt”

April 22, “The Trouble Spots” (Cuba and Algeria)

April 30, “The Astronauts”

May 1, “May Day in Moscow”

May 8, “The Man of Freedom 7” (Alan Shepard)

May 22, “Alabama, U.S.A.” (racial violence)

May 24, “LBJ News Conference (upon his return from Asia)

June 11, “Jacqueline Kennedy's Journey”

June 25, “Full of Peril--Bright with Hope” (South American trip of Adlai Stevenson)

July 10, “The Return of Gen. MacArthur”

July 16, “Official Report: MR-3” (Alan Shepard)

July 21, “The Flight of Liberty Bell” (Virgil “Gus” Grissom)

July 22, [Grissom News Conference]

July 25, “The President's Speech” (re: Berlin)

August 3, “The Great Plane Robery” (hijacking in El Paso)

August 18, “The Trial of Adolf Eichmann”

August 31, “Russian Pandora” (nuclear testing in Russia)

September 10, “Hurricane Carla”

September 17, “A Question of War or Peace (UN Preview)”

September 18, “Death of a Statesman” (Dag Hammerskjold)

November 29, “Chimp in Orbit”

December 18, “Mission for Alliance” (Kennedy's trip to Venezuela and Colombia)

undated, “The Path to Space”

Hallmark Hall of Fame. Scripts, 1952-1953
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for several early Hall of Fame performances hosted by Sara Churchill.

1952 February 10, #6, “Woman with A Sword,” by Hollister Noble, adapted by H. Philip Minis

1953 May 24, “Proudly I Love,” by John Schwartz

undated, “Elizabeth Barrett”

undated, “The Story of Martha Berry”

Home. Script, 1955
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for the first airing of “The World of Home” a segment of this noted women's program which featured human interest stories aimed at increasing understanding of current news. Also included are a number of promotional and sales materials.

1955 August 22, by Harold Azine

The Howdy Doody Show. Scripts, 1957-1960
Physical Description: 4 boxes 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts from the last four seasons of the half-hour Saturday-morning children's show.

1957

November 2-30, #2192-6

December 7-21, #2197-9

December 28, #2200 [Anniversary show]

1958

January 4-February 22, #2201-8

March 1-April 26, #2209-17

May 3-June 28, #2218-26

July 5-August 30, #2227-35

September 6-October 25, #2236-43

November 1-29, #2244-8

December 6-27, #2249-52

1959

January 3-31, #2253-7

February 7-28, #2258-61

March 7-28, #2262-5

April 4-25, #2266-9

May 2-30, #2270-4

June 6-27, #2275-8

July 4-25, #2279-82

August 1-29, #83-7

September 5-26, #2288-91

October 3-31, #2292-6

November 7-28, #2297-2300

December 5, #2301

1960

January 2-30, #2305-8

February 13-27, #2310-3

March 5-26, #2314-7

April 2-30, #2318-32

May 7-28, #2323-6

June 4-25, #2327-30

July 2-30, #2331-5

August 6-27, #2336-9

September 10-24, #2341-3 (sic)

The Huntley-Brinkley Report. Scripts, 1956-1958, 1960-1967, 1969
Physical Description: 8 cartons and 1 box (8.5 cubic feet) 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts, including commercials, master broadcast reports, and routines for Chet Huntley and David Brinkley's 15-minute early evening newscast which replaced Camel New Caravan. The show was lengthened to a half-hour starting in September, 1963. For 1960 and later years, only the New York portion of the scripts are present.

1956

October 29-31; November 1-2, 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26; December 4

December 5-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, 31

1957

January 1-2

January 3-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-23

January 24-25, 28-February 1

February 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-28

March 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29

April 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-30

May 1

May 2-3, 6-19, 13-17, 20-24, 27-31

June 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28

July 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-31

August 1-2, 5-9, 12-16

August 19-23, 26-30

September 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30

October 1-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-31

November 1

November 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29

December 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30-31

1958

January 2-3, 6-10, 20-24, 27-31

February 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28

March 3-7, 10-14, 17-19

March 20-23, 24-28, 31

April 1

April 2-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-30

May 1-2, 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 25-30

June 2-3

June 4-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30

July 1

July 2-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-31

August 1-4

August 5-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29

September 1-2

September 3-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-30

October 1

October 2-3, 6-10, 13-17, 20-24, 27-31

November 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28

December 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-31

1960

May 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30-31

July 1, 4-8, 18-21

September 16, 19-23, 26-30

1961

April 3, 5-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28

May 16-19, 22-26, 29-31

1962 October 15-19, 22-26, 29-30

1963 November 18-21, 25, 27-29

1964

July 1-3, 20-24, 27-31

August 1, 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 31

October 1, 2, 12-15, 20

1965

April 20, 22, 23; July 30

August 2-5, 9-13

1966 June 9, 13-14

1967 May 1-3, 8-10, 12, 15

1969

January 8-10, 13-17, 21-24, 27-29

February 4-6, 7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28

March 3-8, 10-12

Huntley Brinkley Saturday Report. Scripts, 1969
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for a Saturday evening version of the Huntley-Brinkley Report.

1969

January 11, 18, 25

February 1, 15, 22

The Kraft Music Hall. Scripts, 1960, 1962
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts of an hour-long musical variety show starring Perry Como and produced by Nick Vanoff.

1960 September 17, #1

1962 January 17, #15

Meet The Press. Scripts, 1967
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Transcripts of the weekly news-interview program broadcast over both NBC Radio and Television. The Society library subscribes to the Merkle Press reprints, but the holdings here supplement transcripts missing from the bound volumes. Moderators of the show were Edwin Newman and Neil Boggs.

1967

, April 23; Guest: George C. Wallace

, July 16; Guest: Roy Wilkins

, September 17; Guest: Henry Cabot Lodge

, September 23; Guest: Walter Reuther

, October 15; Guest: George W. Romney

, October 22; Guest: Lee Kuan Yew

, December 17; Guests: Fred R. Harris and Edward W. Grooke

Morning Report. Scripts, 1962-1966, 1969-1971
Physical Description: 5 folders 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for a daily five-minute newscast reported by Edwin Newman.

1962 October 16-19, 22-25, 29, 31

1963 November 18-22, 26-27, 29

1964

June 9

July 1, 20, 22-24, 27-29

August 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 31

October 4, 6, 9, 12-16, 21-31

1965 August 2-4, 9, 12-13

1966 June 2, 3, 6-8, 13-14

1969 January 21

1971 April 29

News Service. Scripts, 1952
Physical Description: 1 box 
Scope and Content Note: Reports, occasionally accompanied by news copy, to film editors stating the order in which news films were to be used and their running times.

1952

September 22-26

September 30-October 6, 7-13, 14-20, 21-27, 28-31

November 3-7, 10-14, 17-20, 24

November 25-28

December 1-5

The News Today. Scripts, 1960
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for 15-minute midday newscat reported by Lee Nichols.

1960 May 1, 15, 22

Omnibus. Scripts, 1961
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for an hour-long anthology of dramatic and educational shows hosted by Alistair Cooke and produced by Robert Saudek Associates.

1961

January 1, “A Midwinter's Night Dream,”

February 5, “Abraham Lincoln--The Early Years,” by James Agee

March 5, “Fierce, Funny, and Far Out,” (drama as viewed by William Saroyan)

On the Line with Bob Considine. Scripts, 1951, 1960
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for a Sunday (and later Saturday) afternoon 15-minute program of news commentary.

1951

January 28

February 4, 11, 18, 25

March 11, 18, 25

April 1, 8, 15, 22, 28, 29

May 6, 13, 20, 27

June 10, 17

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

August 5, 12, 19, 26

September 2, 8, 15, 22, 29

October 6, 13, 20, 27

November 3, 10, 17, 24

December 1, 8, 15, 22

1960

May 1, 22, 29

People Are Funny. Scripts, 1958
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for Art Linkletter's half-hour show in which contestants were asked to perform stunts.

1958

December 2, #58-13

December 16, #58-14

December 23, #58-15

Review of the Week. Scripts, 1952
Physical Description: 1 box 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts and film summaries of “a pictorial summary of the week's news, filmed by NBC cameramen at home and abroad.”

1952

January 6, 13, 20, 27

February 3, 10, 17

March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

April 6, 13, 20, 27

May 4, 11, 18, 25

June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

July 6, 13, 20, 27

August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

September 7, 14, 21, 28

October 5, 12, 19, 26

November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

December 7, 14, 21, 28

Savarin Saturday Night News. Scripts, 1951, 1956
Physical Description: 1/2 box 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts (including commercials), film director's reports, routine sheets, and master broadcast reports for a 15-minute weekly newscast reported by Bob Wilson and Peter Roberts on WNBC-TV.

1951

February 3, 10, 17, 24; March 3

March 10, 17, 24, 31

April 7, 14, 21, 28

November 22, 29

December 6, 13

1956

August 4, 11, 18, 25

September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

October 6, 13, 20, 27

Searchlight. Scripts, 1967
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Transcripts of a panel-interview of public officials on WNBC-TV, presented in cooperation with the Citizens Union. The moderator was Ben Grauer.

1967 May 7; Guest: Dr. Howard Brown, NYC Health Services Administrator

The Shari Lewis Show. Scripts, 1960
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for a half-hour children's show.

1960

October 22-29

November 5-12

December 10-17

Specials, 1948-1968
Physical Description: 2 boxes 

Abe Lincoln in Illinois, by Robert Sherwood, undated

American Spectacle, by Lou Hazam, 1964 March 20

Angel Street, by Patrick Hamilton, 1948 circa January

Back to School - '59, (with David Brinkley), 1959 August 25

The Beaten Path: The Story of a Year in Korea, by Gerald Green, 1951 June 25

Before and After Stalin (with Henry Cassidy), circa 1953

The Bougeois Gentleman, adapted by Herbert Graf, undated

Breakthrough: Medicine-Shape of the Future by Leonard Engel, undated

The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe, 1962 February 11

Cameraman's View of 1952, 1952 December 28

Clear and Present Danger, 1962 October 31

Eisenhower on Lincoln as Commander in Chief, with Bruce Catton, 1963

Eisenhower special, 1953 January 21

Emerging Africa: Too Late for Reason (with Chet Huntley), 1959 September 13

Fire in the City, 1951 October 7

Focus, by Arthur Miller, adapted by S. Lee Pogostin, 1961 January 21

Greece: The Golden Age, by Lou Hazam, 1963 November 19

H.M.S. Pinafore, undated

Hawaii-49th State, circa 1954

Henry V, 1948 August 1

Hoover Death, 1964 October 20

The Land, (with Chet Huntley), 1962 March 13

The Last of My Solid Gold Watches, by Tennessee Williams, adapted by Richard Harrity and Frederick Coe, undated

The Lonely Woman, 1962 January 4

The Many Faces of Spain, with Chet Huntley, 1961 November 14

Mississippi Arrests and Hurricane Hilda, 1964 October 3

Newark: A Special Report, 1967 July 16

1952 Year End Review, 1952 December 30

Nixon Film Narration, 1969 January 18

Nuts Plus Twenty-The Battle of the Bulge, by Frank DeFelitta, 1964 September 1

Orient Express, with Edwin Newman, 1964 January 7

Plane Crash, 1963 November 29

Ranger Seven...On Target, 1964 August 2

The Road to Spaneau, with Joseph C. Harsch, 1954 June 27

Roberto Rossellini's Sicily, with Edwin Newman, 1968 December 29

Sentry Abroad, with Frank McGee, 1961 December 7

Sikkim and its Yankee Queen, by Daniel Karasik, 1964 June 11

The TFX Hearings, with Merrill Mueller, 1963 November 18

Tragedy of Julius Caesar, 1949 March 28

U-2 Incident, 1960 May 7

You Can't Take It With You, undated

Ten For Survival. Scripts, 1958
Physical Description: 2 folders 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for a ten-part series of half-hour shows “dedicated to man in the nuclear age,” hosted by Chet Huntley. Writers were Earl Hamner and William Welch.

1958

September 4

October 28, #1, “Enter the Nuclear Age”

November 4, #2, “Knowledge is Survival”

November 11, #3, “Biography of a Disaster #1”

November 18, #4, “Biography of a Disaster #2”

November 25, #5, “Fact and Fable” (Synopsis title: “We're Better and Worse Than We Think”)

December 2, #6, “What Do You Know?”

December 9, #7, “The Unseen Enemy”

December 26, #8, “Radiation and the Body”

December 23, #9, “Learn--and Live”

December 30, #10, “Today and Tomorrow”

That Was the Week That Was. Scripts, 1964-1965
Physical Description: 2 boxes 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for a half-hour series of satrical sketches on current events. The executive producer was Leland Hayward and the regular writers were: William Boardman, Dee Caruso, Gerald Gardner, Buck Henry, Tom Meehan, Peter Meyerson, Herb Sargent, Gloria Steinem, and Calvin Trillin.

1964

September 29; November 10, 17

November 24; December 1, 8

December 15, 22, 29

1965

January 12, 19, 26

February 1, 9, 16

February 23; March 2-8

March 16, 30; April 6

April 13, 20, 27; May 4

Today. Scripts, 1956-1958, 1960-1962, 1965, 1967, 1969
Physical Description: 12 cartons and 3 boxes 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts and other materials for the two-hour daily talk show. There are scripts for news and a few features for February-August 1956. From September 1956-February 1958, files include routine sheets, studio worksheets, and scripts for news, features, and commercials. The folders for March 1958-May 1961 contain only scattered routine sheets, etc. among the news scripts, but for June 1961-December 1965, the fuller documentation again appears. The 1967 folders contain news and weather scripts only, the 1969, news only. Files dated 1965-1969 are closed until 1984.

1956

February 1-3, 6-10, 13-17, 20-24, 27-29

March 1-2, 5-0, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30

April 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23, 26-27, 30

May 1-4, 7-11, 14, 17-18, 21-25, 28-31

June 1, 4-8, 11, 13-15, 18-22, 27-29

July 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30-31

August 1-3, 6-10, 14-17, 23, 27-31

September 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24=28

October 1-5

October 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-31

November 1-2, 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-27, 29-30

1957

September 12, 19, 26

October 3-4, 7-9

October 10-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-31

1958

January 1-2, 6-9, 13-17, 20-24, 27-31

February 3-7, 10-14, 17-19

February 20-21, 24, 26-28

March 25, 27-28, 31

April 1-3, 4, 7-8, 10-11, 14-18, 21-25, 29-30

May 1-2, 5-9, 12-14, 16, 19-23, 27-29

June 2-6, 10-13, 16-19

August 22, 25-29

September 2-5, 8, 10-12, 15-19, 22-23, 26, 29-30

October 1-3, 6-10, 21-24, 27-31

November 3-7

November 10-14, 17-21, 24-28

1960

May 2-6, 9-13, 16-21, 23-27, 30-31

July 1, 4-8, 18-22, 25-28

September 16, 19-23, 26-30

1961

April 3-7, 10-14, 17-20, 24-28

May 16-19, 22-26, 29-31

June 26-31

September 25-29

November 1, 20-23

1962

January 1-3, 9, 12

January 18-19, 23, 31

October 15-19, 22-26, 31

1965

January 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29

February 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22

February 23-26, March 1

March 2-3, 8-12, 15-19, 22, 24-26

April 1-2, 5-8, 12-16, 19-21

April 22-23, 26-30

May 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, 31-June 1

June 2-4, 7-11, 14-15

June 16-18, 21-25, 28-July 1

July 2, 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30

August 2-6, 9-13, 16-17

August 18-20, 23-27, 30-31

September 1-3, 6-10, 13-17, 20-24, 27-30

October 4-8, 11-15, 18-19

October 20-22, 25-29

November 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 22-26, 29-30

December 1

December 2-3, 6-10, 13-14

December 15-17, 20-24, 28-31

1967

May 1-2, 8-11, 15

July 17-21, 24-28, 31

1969

January 8-10, 13-17, 24, 29-30

February 3-7, 10-11

February 12-14, 17-21, 24-28

March 3-7, 10-12

True Story. Scripts, 1959, 1961
Physical Description: 1 box 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for an anthology of half-hour dramatic presentations.

1959

May 9, “The Wife Beater,” by Jay Martin

May 16, “Suspicion Island” by Anne Howard Bailey

1961

January 7, “The Richie Stiles Story” by Arthur Mazzeo

January 14, “Friends Before Freud,” by Michelle Cousin

January 21, “Mountain Gal” by Clyde Ware

January 28, “Night Visitor,” by William Kendall Clarke

February 4, “Too Good to be True,” by Theodore W. Case

February 11, “My Father is Always Right” by Phillis Coe

February 18, “Decision,” by Melba Redman

February 25, “The Lodge” by Bernice J. Kerman

March 4, “Weekend Son,” by Loa Kenney

March 11, “Derby Fever,” by Lou Adelman

March 18, “The Un-Cooperative Corpse,” by S. H. Thaddeus

March 25, “The Game,” by Chester Krumholz

April 1, “The Silent Witness,” by Theodore W. Case

April 8, “That's Uncle Wyllis,” by Frank Thomas and Ruth Kanin

April 15, “Reward,” by Frank H. Downing

April 22, “The General's Dog” by Maurice Kamhi

April 29, “No Hiding Place,” by Melba Redman

April 29[?], “Mahaffy,” by Russ McCaig

May 6, “The Girl Upstairs,” by Michelle Counsin

May 13, “No One on the Line,” by John Andrew West

May 22, “The Hero,” by Arthur Mazzeo

May 27, “That Old Feeling,” by Louis C. Adelman

June 3, “New Doc in Willowby,” by Clyde Ware

June 24, “Three Missing Men,” by Ruth Kanin and Frank Thomas

July 1, “Amy Gawda,” by Arthur Mazzeo

July 8, “The Girl Next Door,” by Michelle Cousin

July 15, “On the Way Up,” by Melba Redman

July 22, “The Decision,” by Chester Krumholz

July 29, “The Social Something Man,” by Clyde Ware

August 12, “Designed by a Daughter,” by Bob Corcoran

August 26, “Good, Better, Best Man,” by Bob Corcoran

September 2, “Girl in Hotel,” by George Lowther

September 9, “No Hiding Place,” by Melba Redman

Weekend Report. Script, 1964
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Script for a 1/2 hour news report.

1964 August 23

You Bet Your Life. Scripts, 1957
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for a half-hour quiz show hosted by Groucho Marx.

1957

October 16, #57-9

October 30, #57-11

November 7, #57-12

Young Dr. Malone. Script, 1959
Physical Description: 1 folder 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts of a daily half-hour soap opera, written by Julian Funt.

1959 June 26, #129

Your Show Of Shows. Scripts, 1950, 1952
Physical Description: 1/2 box 
Scope and Content Note: Scripts for a 90-minute comedy/variety series starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.

1950

April 1, 22, 29

May 6, 13

1952

May 10, 17

May 24, 31