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The Inventory

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Al Wasserman

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#1578

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

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I. Film/Video.

Wasserman, Al #1578 2/1/01

Preliminary Listing

A. Reels; titles in quotes refer to the labels on the film cans. Cans contain one roll of film unless otherwise labeled. All film from Wasserman Productions. 1. Re: "Discover America with Jose Jimenez."

a. "Part 1 - 16 mm - Pix - Neg - Dupe #1." b. "R2 - 16 mm - Color - Pix - Neg[ative] - Dupe #1,"

contains 2 rolls of film. c. "Part 1 - 16 mm orig[inal] - Ekta - A & B Rolls - 1048 ft,"

contains 2 rolls of film. d. "Part 2 - 16 mm orig[inal] - Ekta - A & B Rolls - 1042 ft,"

contains 5 rolls of film. e. "Part 1 - 16 mm - Color - Pix and Trk Neg[ative] - 1048 ft.

- New Pix 5/22/75," contains 2 rolls of film. f. "Part 1 - 16 mm - B-Wind - Trk." g. "Part 2 - 16 mm - Color Pix & Trk Neg[ative] - 1042 ft. -

New pix 5/22/75," contains 2 rolls of film. h. "Part 2 - 16 mm - B-Wind - Trk neg[ative]."

2. Re: "Look on the Light Side."

3.

a. "Part 1 - 16 mm orig[inal] - Ekta - A & B Rolls - 950 ft.," contains 2 rolls of film.

b. "Part 2 - 16 mm orig[inal] - Ekta - A & B Rolls - 1207 ft.," contains 2 rolls of film.

c. "Part 1 - 16 mm - Color Pix & Trk Neg[ative] - 947 ft.," contains 2 rolls of film.

d. e. f.

"Part 2 - 16 mm - B-Wind -Trk." "Part 2 - A-Wind - Pix & Neg[ative] & Track- 1207 ft." "R[ee]l 1 - 16 mm - B-Wind -Trk- 450 ft."

Re: "Operating Room D." a. "Alternate End Title - Orig[inal] A & B - 16 mm Rolls &

Trk - 20 ft.," contains 3 rolls of film. b. "16 [mm] - B-Wind - Neg[ative] - Trk - 1022 ft." c. "16 mm - A & B - Orig[inal] - Elcta Rolls," contains 2 reels

of film. d. "16 mm - A-Wind - Pix & Trk Neg[ative] - 8/14 - #1 -

1015 ft." e. "Tail Section - Heritage - 16 mm - Intemeg & A-Wind

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Track - 54 ft.," contains 3 rolls of film. "Head Section - Heritage - 16 mm - Intemeg & A-Wind Track - 104 ft.," contains 3 rolls of film. "16 mm - A-Wind - Pix & Trk Neg[ative] - Dupe #2 -10/12 - 1015 ft.," contains 2 rolls of film.

Professional Materials. A. Lab Reports used for research on various films.

1. 21 folders of lab reports, each labeled according to the can from which the documents were taken.


Added to Box 1

Wasserman, Al #1578

2/27/01 Preliminary Listing

I. Professional Materials. A. TranscriptsofinterviewswithAW. [F.1]

1. AW interviewed by Steven Schever and David Marr in New York City, originally on videocassette, CS, 38 p., 10/18/97.

2. AW interviewed by Morton Silverstein at A W's home in New York City, originally on audio tape, CS, 51 p., 12/2/96.


Added to Box 1

Wassennan, Al #1578 1/12/06

Preliminary Listing

I. Printed Materials. A. Re: "Al Wasserman, 1921-2005, Memorial Retrospective, Photographs

and Poster Collages," 1/10/06 - 1/28/06. [F. 2] 1. Postcard announcing the event. 2 Price list of AW photographs for sale, 2 p. 3 Press release, re: exhibition, 2 p.


Added to Box 1

I. Manuscripts.


Preliminary Listing

A. "Al Wasserman - In His Own Words," 1 p., 1990. [F. 3] B. "On Poster Photographs and Poster Collages," 2 p., 1994, 1995. C. "Some Comments From Norman Mailer," by Normal Mailer, 2 p., June,

1992.

II. Professional Materials. A. Press release, "Al Wasserman, Memorial Retrospective, 1921 - 2005,

Photographs and 3-Dimensional Poster Collages," 2 p.; 1/10/06 - 1/28/06.

III. Printed Materials. A. "Close Encounters with Al Wasserman," article by Christopher Busa, 1 p.


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Professional Materials.


Preliminary Listing

A. Production files, may include manuscripts, c01respondence, printed materials, and photographs. 1. "60 Min. Contracts." [F. 1] 2. '"Adam Clayton Powell' Reviews." 3. "'[The] Addicted'[two-part television documentary for the

program "The Twentieth Century," aired Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, 1958] - Reviews, Publicity, Award Speech"

4. "'Age of Kennedy,' Reviews, and Publicity." 5. "Alan Rosenthal Interview." [F. 2] 6. "Al W - Personal." 7. "'Angola' - Reviews." 8. "'Arms and the State'." 9. "A.W. - Med. Film+ Wass[erman] Prods." 10. "A.W. - Memorabilia." [F. 3] 11. "Bancroft." 12. "Boston University - Jeremy Murray-Brown - Howard Gotlieb." 13. "'Brainwashing' [television documentary for the program "The

Twentieth Century," aired Nov. 24, 1957] - Reviews and Publicity."

14. "Columbia U - Teaching." 15. "Edited Transcripts - Left in Aegean Isles Restaurant, 6/18/85." 16. "Edited Transcripts II." 17. "'Enter With Caution: The Atomic Age"' [television documentary

for the program "The Twentieth Century," aired Feb. 23, 1958]. [F. 4]

18. "'Enter With Caution: The Atomic Age' - Reviews and Publicity." 19. "Filming+ Contracts+ Business Correspondence." 20. "Final Narration - MDP." 21. "'Flight Deck' [television documentary for the program "The

DuPont Show of the Week," aired Aug. 23, 1964] - General." 22. "'Flight Deck' - Reviews." 23. "Fordham U. - Oral Histo1y Project." 24. "Fortune Cookie." 25. "Freedom Forum - First Draft Proposal Notes." [F. 5] 26. "Garret Documents." 27. "General - Professional Misc." 28. "Interviews." [F. 6] 29. "Lader Film."


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30. 31. 32. 33. 34.

35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46.

47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59.

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64. 65. 66. 67.

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"Lader Film - Ideas." "Lader - General." "Lader Presentation - 60 Min. Script." "Lists of A.W. Works and Awards."

[F. 7]

'"Making of the President, 1972' [television documentary, aired in 1975] - Publicity, Misc." "Melman, Ken." "Mike." "Newburgh Aftermath."

[F. 8]

"Newhouse School of Communication - Syracuse U." "[Jeanine] Nicarico - Early Notes; Clippings (Major Stories)." "[Jeanine] Nicarico - CBS Proposal." "[Jeanine] Nicarico - Travel and Production." [F. 9] "Randy Garret Chronology." "'On the Yard'." [F. 10] "'Opening Night' - General." "'Opening Night' - Reviews." '"Oswald and the Law' [television documentary, aired Feb. 9, 1965] - Reviews and Ratings." [F. 11] "'Out of Darkness' - Extra Review Copies." "'Out of Darkness' - General." [F. 12] "'Out of Darkness' - 3/18/56 - 35 mm. Copy." "Overall and Misc. - Reviews And Publicity." [F. 13] "Overseas - Personal." "'Panama: Danger Zone'." "Paul, Jerry."

[F. 14]

"Paul, Jerry and Golden." [F. 15] "'Prescription: Take With Caution'," includes publicity; reviews. "Publicity: Ford and Parker Davis." "'[I Never Promised You a] Rose Garden'." "'[I Never Promised You a] Rose Garden' Psychiatric." "'[I Never Promised You a] Rose Garden' - Script Notes, Al

[F. 1] [F. 2]

Wasserman." [F. 3] "Science Mag (Article, Draft, Etc.) And Marlett Letter Dickens Comm." [F. 4] "'The Search' [television series re: scientific research], 1953-1954, CBS News." "Sentencing Minutes." [F. 5] "'Sit-In' [television documentary for the program "NBC White Paper," aired 1961] Review." "[The] Sobell [Experiment] - Post-Broadcast." "Stills and Stock Footage." [F. 6] "Terror in the Streets," 3 copies. "'U-2 Affair"' [television documentary for the program "NBC

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White Paper," aired 1961. [F. 7] 68. "University of Wisconsin." 69. '"Wallendas' ["High Wire: The Great Wallendas," television

documentary for The DuPont Show of the Week, 1964, produced by AW] - June."

70. "'Wallendas' - Reviews and Ratings." 71. "Wasserman - Personal - Miscellaneous," notable correspondence

includes: [F. 8] a. Forrestal, James. TLS, 5/25/46.

72. "Wasserman - Publicity (Personal)." [F. 9] 73. "Who Killed Jeanine Nicarico?" 74. "Bill Wise Docudrama." 75. "Yale Symposium, 12/73." [F. 10] 76. Untitled; includes correspondence; printed materials; notes.

B. Press release re: CBS News and Public Affairs Production, 8/7/57. C. Biography re: AW, prepared by CBS News, Feb. 1978. D. "l st Revised Draft: '[I Never Promised You a] Rose Garden', Continuity

Breakdown," includes production notes and audio cassette.

Correspondence. A. Files, may include TLS, TNS, ALS, ANS.

1. "60 Minutes." 2. "Correspondence, 1955-1985." 3. "Correspondence, 1986-1993." 4. "Defense Show - Mail." 5. 6.

"'Flight Deck' - Mail." "'Hoffa' - Mail."

7. "'Hurricane' - Mail." 8. "'Oswald [and the Law]' - Mail." 9. '"Out of Darkness' - Mail." 10. "'[I Never Promised You a] Rose Garden'." 11. "'[I Never Promised You a] Rose Garden' Correspondence -

1971." 12. "'[I Never Promised You a] Rose Garden' File Material -

Correspondence." 13. "R.R. Fan Mail."

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14. "Sit-In Show Fan Mail." [F. 13] 15. "State Legislature Fan Mail." 16. "Time-Life Correspondence." 17. "Wasserman - Personal (Before 1967)." [F. 14] 18. "Teddy White Letters." 19. Untitled re:

a. b.

"[Jeanine] Nicarico." "Resignation of Mary Kenney."


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c. "Sanford Raozales." B. Miscellaneous, approx. 7 items, 1961-2006. [F. 15]

Manuscripts. A. Teleplays, documentaries, TS.

B.

1. "60 Minutes," 22 episodes, arranged alphabetically and

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

chronologically, 3/6/77 - 2/24/85. "Adam Clayton Powell." "The Addicted - Part I: Profile of a Young Addict." "The Addicted - Part II: Criminal or Patient?" "The Addicted - Scripts I and II." "The Age of Kennedy- Part I: The Early Years." "The Age of Kennedy- Part II: The Presidency." "Anatomy of a Hospital." "Angola: Joumeyto a War." "Arms and the State." "A.W. - Doc. Transcripts." "Battle of Newburgh." "Biography of a Cancer." "Brainwashing."

[F. 16-17] [F. 18]

[F. 19]

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[F. 2]

[F. 3]

[F. 4]

10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

"British Socialized Medicine." [F. 5] "B.U. Transcripts of A.W. Videotape and Audio of Interview." "The City," Apr. 7, 1955; includes draft of shooting script; proposal with story outlines; TL, 5/22/56; includes 2 TL to Arnold Culhane. "High Wire: The Great Wallendas," 3 copies. "Hoffa and the Teamsters," 6/24/59, 3 copies. "Hurricane!" 5/27/62, 3 copies.

[F. 6]

[F. 7] 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

"Man in the Middle: The State Legislator," 3/14/61, 2 copies.[F. 8] "Opening Night," 6/30/63, 4 copies. "Oswald and the Law," 2/9/65, 3 copies. [F. 9] "Out of Darkness," 3/18/56 (alternate title: "Breakthrough"), synopsis, 3/18/56.

25. "Railroads: End of the Line," 5/23/61, 2 copies. 26. "Sit-In," 12/26/20, 3 copies. 27. "[The] Sobell [Experiment]," script. 28. "Vietnam: War of the Ballot," 4/11/66, 3 copies. 29. "Warren Commission Report." Screenplays by AW, TS. 1. "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden."

a. "Draft Outline- Script," 1/12/68. b. "1 st Revision," 3/24/69, 3 copies. c. "2nd Revision," 7/5/69, 2 copies. d. Untitled drafts.

[F. 10] [F. 11]

[F. 12]

[F. 13] [F. 13-14] [F. 15-16]


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e. "Short Version - Master Copy." [F. 1] f. "Screenplay." "The Making of the President," 1972, 3 copies. [F. 2] "No Hiding Place: The Man Who Could Not Forget," miscellaneous notes and draft fragments; includes book version.

[F. 3] C. Film and TV Files; includes proposals, synopses, notes, text fragments, TS

unless noted. 1. "Harlot's Ghost - AW. Notes, 8/89," chapter outline, 25 p. [F. 4] 2. "Jerry and Golden," 5/19/86; includes case studies; printed articles. 3. "Medical History Series," proposals, segment ideas. [F. 5] 4. "Mental Health in the Primary Grades," treatment for film,

4/28/50; includes ANS, 8/22/50. 5. "[Jeanine] Nicarico," story ideas, TS with holograph notes, approx.

20 p., 12/16/86,4/29/87. 6. Untitled, holograph, 4/26/86; includes author notes; corrections.

D. Transcripts, TS. 1. "The Wheeler Dealer," recorded 9/30/85; includes final draft; final

narration; notes. 2. Edited transcripts, TS includes re:

a. b.

"Mafia" "Berkowitz." [F. 6]

IV. Financial Materials. A. Files; includes production budgets; expense lists; invoices; receipts;

correspondence; reimbursement forms. 1. "Current Budget+ Breakdown," re: production of"I Never

Promised You a Rose Garden." [F. 7] 2. "Payment Made by Ford (Design Center)." 3. "R-L-R," re: payment to Robert Rosen, agent.

V. Legal Materials. A. Files; may include correspondence; contract agreements; court transcripts.

1. "Courts (Corruptions)." [F. 8] 2. 3. 4.

5.

6.

"Denim Lawsuit." "Hernandez Material," sent by John Hanlon, Sep. 1991. "Hernandez Material+ DNA Results," sent by John Hanlon, Sep. 1991. Re: "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden." 1. Signed contract agreement between AW and Colombia

Pictures, 4/30/70, photocopy. 2. Signed agreement between Wassennan Productions and

Rydell Productions December 13, 1968. "Letters+ Agreements."


1. Unsigned letter agreement between Wasserman Productions and Mark Rydell Productions, 11/26/69. [F. 9]

7. "Material from Hanlon," re: Rolando Cruz case. 8. "Out of Darkness - Rerun Timings (60 min.)+ Budget 4/29/56." 9. "Receivership Hearing." 10. "'[I Never Promised You a] Rose Garden' P + D Agreement."

1. Signed certificate to Corporate Banking Resolutions; includes bank account and security agreement, 2 copies, 7/20/70.

2. Signed contract agreement between Wasserman Productions and Columbia Pictures, 4/30/70.

B. "People of the State of Illinois v. Rolando Cruz," 2 synopsis; includes notes; printed materials. [F.1 OJ

C. Stenographic records. 1. "Cisowski: At Evidentiary Hearing; Hypnosis (Ret. To Court),"

approx. 200 p. [F. 11] 2. "Lader, Spencer: Proceedings 29 Jan. 1985," approx. 75 p. [F. 12]

D. General, includes court case notes; proceedings; brief testimony; correspondence, approx. 10 p.

VI. Printed Materials. A. Files; includes newspaper clippings; correspondence; and photocopies.

1. "Aspects of Yr," story clippings, approx. 50 p. [F. 13] 2. "'Battle of Newburgh' Reviews+ Ratings," 1962. 3. "Boot+ Print Photos." 4. "Chicago Lawyer Magazine, May, 1986" 5. "Chicago Lawyer Magazine, April, 1989.", includes file "DuPage

Press Service, Dec. '87." [F. 14] 6. "Chicago Reader Magazine, 28 July, 1989." [F. 15] 7. "Chicago Sun-Times, 8 July, 1987." 8. "Chicago Sun-Times, 28 April, 1991." 9. "Chicago Times Magazine, Jan./Feb., 1990." 10. "Chicago Tribune, 27 July, 1986." 11. "Current Archival and Oral History," re: Fordham University,

Academy TV, Arts and Sciences. 12. "'Hoffa and the Teamsters' Reviews and Publicity." 13. '"Hurricane' - Reviews and Ratings," 1962. 14. "'Making of the President, 1972'." 15. "'Man in the Middle: State Legislature'." 16. "[Jeanine] Nicarico - General (inc. possible spinoffs)," 1992. 17. "Press Publications," 10 Jan., 1990. 18. "'Railroads': Reviews," 1961. 19. "'[I Never Promised You a] Rose Garden' Publicity." 20. "'Terror in the Streets'," reviews, 1965.


B. C. D.

21. "'U-2 Affair' - Reviews." [F. 16] 22. "White Paper Series," NBC News, "DuPont show of the Week,"

1960-1967. 23. 24.

Untitled re: Charles Manson murders and Jeanine Nicarico case. Untitled re: the Jeanine Nicarico case, articles, approx. 350 p.

Clippings, approx. 9, 1966, 1986-1992. Maps re: Kane Country and Chicago, Illinois, approx. 2. The New York Times Magazine, 1 /28/07.

[F. 17-18] [F. 19]

VII. Notebooks. Box 6 A. Re: 60 Minutes stories; includes broadcast dates, number of notebooks.

[Loose] 1. "$.93 A Gallon," re: methanol, 10/18/81, 3. 2. "Arthur Ashe," 05/06/79, 2. 3. "Bloody Ivory," re: Kenya, 12/14/80 and 05/31/81, 1. 4. "Candle in the Dark," re: Amnesty International, 02/07 /82, 1. 5. "Car Fever (It's a Daze)," 11/11/79 and 7/20/80, 3. 6. "Chicago," re: Nicarico story, 1986, 2. 7. "Cold Comfort," re: furnaces, 12/26/76, 3. 8. "Daisy Chain," re: Florida Power Corp., 1/22/78, 3. 9. "Dam," re: Columbia Dam, 4/20/80, 2. 10. "Flesh and Blood," re: Bill Wise story, 11/11/86, 3. 11. "Going Bare in Nevada," re: malpractice, 6/6/76, 2. 12. "The Great American Oil Swindle," 2/18/79 and 6/24/79, 2. 13. "Helping," re: Center for Attitudinal Healing, 12/9/79. 14. "Hoffa and the Teamsters," 2. 15. "Hospital for Sale," re: Highland Hospital, 1/25/81, 2. 16. "L.A. School (aborted)," #3881, 1. 17. "Lader Last Story," 1986, 1. 18. "Last Chance in Africa," re: Zimbabwe, 9/28/80, 2. 19. "Looking Guilty," re: Tibbs, 10/29/78, 2. 20. "The Making of the President," 1972, 2. 21. "McGuire," 1/1/84, 1. 22. "Med Film Production.", 1. 23. "Meet Ted Watkins," re: Watts Labor Community Action

Committee, 4/4/82, 2. 24. "North Carolina Wilmington Ten," 3/6/77, 1. 25. "Operation Corkscrew," re: Cleveland, 11/28/83, 2. 26. "Operation Recoup," 2/24/85, 2. 27. "R.G.", 3. 28. "The Sobell Experiment," re: alcohol, 3/6/83 and 8/28/83, 2. 29. "Taking On the Teamsters," 12/3/78, 2. 30. "Tupperware," 9/4/77, 2.


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31. "The U-2 Affair," 11/60, 1. 32. "Up in Arms," re: bullets, 12/5/82, 2. 33. "Vietnam: War of the Ballot," Sep. 1966, 2. 34. "What Price Medicine?," re: kidneys, 10/30/77, 3. 35. "What's Wrong With Switzerland?," 10/10/82, 3. 36. "The Wheeler Dealer," 10/27 /85, 2. 37. "Whistle While You Work," June 1976, 1. 38. "Wild to Regulate," re: FTC, 2/13/80, 2. 39. "Willie Brown," 4/1/84, 2. 40. "Wilmington Ten Update," 3/19/78, 1. Re: various stories. 1. "Cuomo," 12/30/84, 1. 2. "British Socialized Medicine," 1. 3. "Yip," 3/5/78 and 6/4/78, 1. 4. "Eubie Blake," 9/17/78, 7/1/79, and 1/30/83, 1. [Re: "Arena: Eubie

Blake," television documentary tribute to jazz pianist Eubie Blake, broadcast on CBS.]

5. "Children's HOBP," 1/30/77, 8/21/77, 1. 6. "No Interest" - "President", "Design Center," 1. 7. "Old AW Films and Scripts," 1. 8. "Willmar 8," 2/22/81 and 9/6/81, 1. Untitled, re: Jeanine Nicarico case, approx. 2 p.

VIII. Photographs. A. Files; includes black and white, color prints re: production and personal

photos; negatives; contact sheets. 1. "60 Minutes - Stories." [F. 1] 2. "Falkirk," includes floor plan; pamphlets; clippings. 3. "Fromm - Reichmann Pies - from Dr. Rose Spiegel's pies." [F. 2] 4. "' [I Never Promised You a] Rose Garden' - Irvington Area Ruined

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6. 7. 8.

9. 10.

11. 12. 13.

Estate." "' [I Never Promised You a] Rose Garden' Photos - Falkirk -Minnelli," includes map. Untitled, re: Wave Hill; includes pamphlet. [F. 3] Untitled, re: "Brainwashing" Untitled, re: various production photos; notables include: a. 1 color print of Dan Schorf, re: "Prescription: Take with

Caution," Aug. 1974. 2 photos of young boy. Untitled, re: professional prints of various productions, approx. 30 black and white prints. [F. 4] "Chestnut Lodge," 9 color slides. Untitled, re: Falkirk, 18 color slides. "Carla." [F .1]


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14. "'Flight Deck'." [F. 2] 15. "Production Photos - CBS, NBC: Discover America." [F. 3-4]

a. Kennedy, John F., color print. 16 "Look on the Light Side." [F. 5]

[F. 6] [F. 7]

17. "Discover America," proofs. 18. 4 oversize photos.

Personal Memorabilia. A. Awards.

1. "Writers Guild of America, Nomination for Outstanding Achievement" [F. 5] a. "Sobell Experiment," 1983. b. "Operation Corkscrew," for "60 minutes," 1984; includes

TLS. 2. Adolf Meyer Award from Association for Improvement in Mental

Health, Inc., 6/24/56. 3. George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award for "White Paper,

Series," 4/18/61. 4. The Sidney Hillman Foundation Prize Award for "Angola: Journey

To A War," 1961. 5. Maison Acadienne-Francaise Award, 7/17/67. 6. Honorary Citizen of Boulder, Colorado award, 8/11/67. 7. Ville de Lafayette Proclamation, 7/14/67. 8. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, nomination

for Outstanding Writing Achievement in the Documentary Field, re: a. "The U-2 Affair," AW and Arthur Barron, 1960-1961.

[Loose] b. "Battle ofNewburgh," AW and Arthur Zegart, 1961-1962.

9. George Polk Memorial Award for Television Reporting, 1960 10. The Albert Lasker Medical Journalism Award; 1958, 1960; includes

2 statues. 11.

10. 11. 12. 13.

14.

Sylviania Television Awards for Distinguished Achievement in Creative Television. a. "Out of Darkness," 1956. b. "The Twentieth Century," AW, Burton Benjamin, James

Faichney, Edwin Hoyt, 1957. Christopher Award, Jan 26, 1958. "Biography of a Cancer", framed news clipping. George Polk Memorial Award for Television Reporting, 1960. Robert J. Flaherty Film Award-City College. a. "Hoffa and the Teamsters," 1959. b. "Addicted," honorable mention, 1958. [Loose] Health and Welfare Public Relations Association, "The Battle of Newburgh," AW, Irving Gitlin, Arthur Zegart, April 1962.


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15. Proof boards for magazine article about AW, 6. 16. "Angola: Journey to a War", NBC TV adve1iisement, framed

poster. "Discover America with Jose Jimenez," pin. [E. I] "Wasserman Productions," patch.

Film and Video. A. Videotapes.

B.

1. "60 Minutes," 23 U-Matic, 11 VHS, 1977-85. [Loose] 2. "Documentaries," 18 U-Matic, 13 VHS, 1958-88. 3. ''News Reports," 3 U-Matic, 15 VHS 1958-97. 4. "Interviews," 8 VHS, 2 Beta, 1979-98. 5. Untitled, VHS. Reels. 1.

2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

"60 Minutes Film," made by AW re: 60 minutes, 2 reels, 3/4", 1975. "Adventure: Family of Man," 1 reel, 3/4". "The Age of Kennedy," 2 reels, 3/4". "Angola: Journey to a War (won the Sidney Hillman Award 1961)," 2 reels, 3/4". "Arms and the State #2," 2 reels, 3/4". "The Battle of Newburgh," 2 reels, 16mm, Jan. 1962. "The Battle of Newburgh - Print 4," 2 reels, 16 mm. "Bell Telephone Shows," sample reel. "Brainwashing," 2 reels. "British Socialized Medicine #1," 2 reels, 3/4". "British Socialized Medicine #2," 2 reels, 3/4", 1963. "Change by Design," 1 reel, 3/4". "Discover America," 8 reels, 3/4"; includes 2 mag., silent tracks. "Dr. Bone," 1 reel, 3/4". "Encounter," 1 reel, 3/4". "Enter with Caution," 2 reels, 3/4". "Flight Deck.", 1 reel, 3/4". "Heritage of Operating Room D," 4 reels, 3/4". "Highwire," 1 reel, 3/4". "Hoffa and the Teamsters," 2 reels, 3/4", 6/24/59. "Hurricane!" 2 reels, 3/4"; print 1, Oct. 1962, aired 5/27/62. "I See the Wind," 1 reel, 3/4". "Junkyard," 3 reels, 3/4", 12/4/70. "A Look on the Light Side," 6 reels, 3/4", 2 mag., silent tracks. "Out of Darkness - Short Version," 3 reels, 3/4".

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26. "Out of Darkness - Long Version," 7 reels, 3/4". 27. "Presentation Reel #3: Atomic Accident, Old Man Folk Singer,

Zeckendorf, Deaf Child," 1 reel, 3/4". 28. "Radiation," 2 reels, 3/4". 29. "Railroads: End of the Line?" 4 reels, 3/4". 30. "Sit-In," 5 reels, 3/4", 1960. 31. "State Legislator: Man in the Middle" ( aired as: "Man in the

Middle: The State Legislator"), 1 reel, 3/4". 32. "Sullair," composite "Whistle While You Work," 1 reel-3/4". 33. "Titicut Follies," documentary by Frederick Wiseman, 2 reels, 3/4". 34. "U-2 Affair," 3 reels, 3/4" 35. "United Church and Christ: Billy Jones," 1 reel, 3/4". 36. "The Making of the President 1972," 4 reels, 3/4".

Audio Materials. A. Reel-to-reel tapes, all 1/4" format.

1. 10.5'' reels. a. "Change - By Design." b. "Encounter at Ford." c. "Lightside," 4 reels. d. "Medical Vistas," narrated by Jose Ferrer, 2 reels, 6/9/72.

2. 7" reels. a. "Discover America," 2 reels. b. "The Heritage of Operating Room D."

3. 5.5" reel, "Rose Garden Discussion 1/18/68." B. Cassette tapes.

1. Interviews of AW. a. "Cy Fried Interview of AW, WOMR, Province Town," 1

tape, 9/14/95. b. "Mort Silverstein Interview of AW, Greenwich Village,

NYC," 4 tapes, 12/2/96. c. Music re: various classical pieces, 9 tapes.

C. "Bell Telephone," record album, 33 1/3 rpm.


I.

Can38

Can39 Can40 Can41 Can42

Can43

Can44

Can45

Can46

Box 15

Wasserman, Al #1578

2/1/07, 2/23/08, 7/22/08 Preliminary Listing

Film and Video. A. Film reels.

B.

1. "First Steps," 178 ft. 2. "Out of Darkness."

8.

9.

a. Part I, 1/4 Safety, 265 ft. b. Part II, 1/4 Safety, 265 ft. c. Part III, 1/4 Safety, 265 ft. d. "Part I-16 O.O.D. -Dupe Negative Pict[ure]. and Tr[ac]k,"

200 ft. e. "Part II-16, O.O.D. -Dupe Negative Pict[ure]. and

Tr[ac]k," 270 mm. f. "Part III-16, O.O.D. -Dupe Negative Pict[ure]. and

Tr[ ac ]k," 250 ft. "1957 Sigma Delta Chi Awards - Category 14, Public Service in Television Journalism 'Out of Darkness"' ("Out of Darkness" excerpts, submission for 1957 award), 265 ft. "CBS Presentation Reel-Man High Conquest Woman and 'The Search' - Paraplegic Excerpt 'Out of Darkness' -Doris Talks," 265 ft.

U-Matic video cassettes. 1. "60 Minutes, 'Eubie Blake,' 9/17 /78." 2. "20th Century Brainwashing Part I and II." 3. "Flight Deck." 4. "NBC White Paper - Adam Clayton Powell." 5. "Sit-In." 6. "Warren Commission Report, 9/27/64."

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I. Added to Box 15

II.

Box 16

III.

N.

Wassennan, Al #1578 3/9/09

Preliminary Listing

Professional Materials. A. Files; includes con-espondence; printed materials; holograph and

TS memos by AW; financial materials; legal materials; production proposals and abstracts. 1. "Age of Kennedy, A+E, Cable and Pay T.V. General,"

2. 3.

4. 5.

1987-1988. [F. l] "Dissolution of Wasserman Productions, Etc," 1974-1975. "'Documentary Classics' PBS, Annenberg CPB," 1988.

"'Freedom Forum' - A.W. Materials,' 1988 - 1994. "'Freedom Forum' - Proposal Final Draft," 1/26/94; includes sub-file: a. "Media Studies Center Materials."

[F. 2] [F. 3]

6. "PBS - General and Old Documents, Series, Etc," 1988-1993.

7. "Presentations," n.d. [F. 4] 8. "Rose Garden - Al's Script;" includes script: "I Never

Promised You a Rose Garden," by AW, TS, 39 p., 1/12/68. 9. "Rose Garden - Signoret, Natalie Wood," 1969-1971.

[F. 5] 10. "Talbot's IRA, TLB," 1975.

Diaries and Journals. A. 21 numbered daily journals, personal and professional in content,

by AW, 9/7 /85 - 11/25/98. [Loose] B. "Making of the President," journal, 1972. C. 10 dailyplanners, 1988-1998.

Con-espondence. A. Files; includes ALS, TLS, postcards, greeting cards, TL from AW;

printed materials. 1. "AL Personal," 1968 - 1988. 2. "1993-2002."

Manuscripts.

[F. 1] [F. 1-2]

A. "The Leonardo Touch," story treatment by AW, TS, 44 p., 2/14/74.


I.

Reel 47 Reel 48 Reel 49 Reel 50 Reel 51 Reel 52 Added to Box 16

Film and Video.


Preliminary Listing

A. 16mm film reels. 1. ''Newburgh- l." 2. ''Newburgh-2." 3. "Railroads - l." 4. "Railroads - 2." 5. "Angola- l." 6. "Angola- 2."

B. VHS video cassettes. 1. "Hoffa and the Teamsters." 2. "Angola." 3. "The Battle ofNewburgh-Newburgh." 4. "Out of Darkness;' '1 ½ Hrs."

C. Digital video discs. 1. "Out of Darkness." 2. "Angola-60 Minutes." 3. "Hoffa and the Teamsters." 4. "The Battle of Newburgh."


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