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”

America Speaking, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 January 28

The Ballad of the Fightin' Finches, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 February 4

Frontier Weddin', by Robert E. Gard, 1946 February 11

Lost on the Lady Elgin, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 February 18

Broadcast of play

Wisconsin Weather, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 February 25

Bowie Knife Potter, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 March 4

Adventures of Gene Shepard, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 March 11

Wisconsin Sounds, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 March 18

The Wisconsin Angel, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 March 25

The Sparta Rubble, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 April 1

The Belgians, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 April 22

Special Performance, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 April 15

The Bold Bad Raftsman, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 April 29

John Appleby's Dream, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 September 27

Marbert, the Mad Muskellunge, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 October 11

Wisconsin Names, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 October 18

Ephriam, by Robert E. Gard, 1946 November 1

The Dubay Murder Trial, by Junius Eddy, 1946 November 8

The Greatest Show on Earth, by Fred Gerber, 1946 November 15

The Forgotten Acid, by Robert E. Gard and Dr. Arthur S. Kimball, undated

The Baraboo Raid, by Barbara Puls, 1947 February 12

Thunder Bell, by Wesley Egan, 1947 February 19

The Story of the Newhall House Fire, by David Pollard, 1947 March 26

The Badger Saint, by Don Fellows, 1947 April 2

Museum Pieces, by Don Fellows, 1947 April 9

The Happiest Tree, by Robert E. Gard, 1947 April 23

Mrs. Rust's Straw Hat, by Robert E. Gard, 1947 April 30

Wilderness Chapel, by Elaine Johnson, 1947 October 22

A Lead Trail Fantasy, by Ray Barth, 1947 November 19

The Thirtieth Star, by Robert E. Gard, 1948 January 5

The Thirtieth Star, by Robert E. Gard, 1948 January 12

Ben McKusker and the Locomotive, by Martha Van Kleeck, 1948 January 21

Wisconsin Almanac

Forward!, by Helen E. Frey, 1952 September 22

Nicolet opens the Door, by Helen E. Frey, 1952 September 29

Hero of Ninety-Nine Battles, by Elizabeth Carlson, 1952 October 6

Digging In, by Elizabeth Carlson, 1952 October 13

Mrs. Kinzie Reports, by Marjorie Hill, 1952 October 27

Bird of Battle, by Tom Vaughan, 1953 January 5

Wisconsin Idea Radio Theatre

Murder, for Rent, by Richard S. Nickeson, 1946 March 14

The Girl and the River, by Mrs. Opal Palmer, undated

Frenchman's Folly, by Helen Stanley and Carleton C. Ames, 1946 March 21

Wisconsin Birthday Party, a Centennial Radio Play prepared by the Wisconsin School of the Air, [ 1948]

Part 2 (AE 029-AE 044, CC 170-CC 175, CC 991-CC 992): Additions, 1955-1960
Physical Description: 24 reels of film (16 mm, black and white, sound, approximately 15 minutes each) 
Scope and Content Note: Twenty-two episodes of Robert Edward Gard's pioneer television series, Wisconsin Is My Doorstep, which aired on WHA-TV from 1955 to 1960. In this series, Gard explores topics related to Wisconsin folk life and history. Gard hosts several guests including Marjorie Harbaugh who appears frequently to sing ballads and play autoharp; Aaron Bohrod, a Wisconsin artist who sketches to illustrate topics; and Wisconsin Historical Society curators Paul Vanderbilt and Warren Wittry.

“Agriculture”
Note: Guest Dr. Kelly joins Gard and Marjorie Harbaugh to review past farm practices and equipment, including John Deere and McCormick thresher and reapers.

“Art in the Circus”
Note: Gard and Aaron Bohrod discuss circuses in Wisconsin.

“Blackhawk”
Note: Gard and Bohrod discuss Chief Blackhawk and battles between settlers and Native Americans.

“Circus”
Note: Guest curator Paul Vanderbilt showcases circus photographs and posters.

“Courtship”
Note: Marjorie Harbaugh performs “Careless Love,” a French ballad, and other songs, and the story of the Whitewater kiss is portrayed by actors.

“Cultural Arts”

“Frontier Humor”
Note: Marjorie Harbaugh joins Gard.

“Gene Shepherd”

“Holy Hill”

“Indian Dances and Crafts”

“Indians”

“Indians - How They Lived”
Note: Guest Warren Wittry showcases artifacts and musical instruments.

“John Muir”
Note: Gard and Marjorie Harbaugh host. Guest “Ranger Mac” McNeil. Muir's alarm clock-desk is featured.

“Logging”

“Musical Instruments of Frontier Wisconsin”

“Old Houses”

“The Peshtigo Fire”
Note: Gard retells the story of the fire while Bohrod illustrates it.

“Personalities in Wisconsin Culture”

“Pioneer Women”

“Politics”
Note: Gard and Harbaugh host.

“Summary”
Note: Gard and Harbaugh discuss primarily Civil War subjects. Last show in series.

“Women's Clothes”
Note: Guest Julia Mailer describes period dress from 1850 to 1925 from the Wisconsin Historical Society collection worn by models, from ball gowns to bathing suits.

“Women's Suffrage”
Note: Guest Bill Schaeffer appears with Marjorie Harbaugh and Gard to discuss the women's movement and the temperance movement. Songs include “Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl.”

Part 3 (M2002-078): Additions, 1962-1976
Physical Description: 0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1962-1976, consisting of autographed copies of several of Gard's published books.

Wisconsin Lore (, 1962)

This Is Wisconsin (, 1969)

University Madison U.S.A. (, 1970)

Down in the Valleys (, 1971)

Wild Goose March: Horicon Stopover (, 1972)

The Trail of the Serpent: The Fox River Valley (, 1973)

Wisconsin Sketches (, 1973)

Wild Goose Country (, 1975)

The Only Place We Live (, 1976)

We Were Children Then (, 1976)
Note: Edited by Gard.

Time of humanities: an oral history (, 1976)