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Sam Briskin "A Raisin in the Sun" Notes

Date: 05 18 1960
Description: Page five of typewritten notes by Sam Briskin on a draft of the screenplay for the film "A Raisin in the Sun."
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Arthur Kramer Notes on "A Raisin in the Sun"

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Description: Page one of typewritten notes by Arthur Kramer on the screenplay for "A Raisin in the Sun" from meetings between Kramer, David Susskind, Sam Briskin, James...
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Arthur Kramer Notes on "A Raisin in the Sun"

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Description: Page two of typewritten notes by Arthur Kramer on the screenplay for "A Raisin in the Sun" from meetings between Kramer, David Susskind, Sam Briskin, James...
Book or Pamphlet

"Attacks On Freedom Of Communication"

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Description: The cover design of a pamphlet titled: "Attacks On Freedom Of Communication," written by Justin Miller of The National Association of Broadcasters.
Book or Pamphlet

National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters Pamphlet

Date: 1956
Description: The cover design of a pamphlet titled "You and your family are in this picture!" featuring an illustration of a family watching television.
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Script Page for "The Threepenny Opera"

Date: 1954
Description: A page from the working script for "The Threepenny Opera" production at the Theatre de Lys in New York City in 1954. The page is from the start of the oper...
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Script Page for "The Threepenny Opera"

Date: 1954
Description: Reverse side of a script page for "The Threepenny Opera" with two possible alternate stanzas for the song Mack the Knife; one stanza is typewritten and the...
Photograph

Newsmen at Governor's Press Conference

Date: 04 22 1957
Description: Wisconsin Governor Vernon W. Thomson sits at his desk during a press conference. Newsmen seated around the governor's desk are (from the left): Mack Hoffma...
Photograph

New York Television Writer Gives Advice to Women

Date: 08 14 1957
Description: Mrs. Joyce Wickware, a former Madison resident, shares some advice to young women planning careers in the field of television. She has spent the past five ...
Photograph

Madison Playwright, Mary-Kate Lorenz

Date: 01 23 1958
Description: Portrait of Madison playwright Mary-Kate Lorenz. Her play, "Beauty and the Beast", will be performed by the Madison Theater Guild at the Central High Schoo...
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Letter to Albert Maltz from Frank Sinatra

Date: 08 31 1945
Description: Letter to Albert Maltz from Frank Sinatra dated August 31, 1945. Sinatra is telling Maltz how moved he was after seeing the film "The Pride of the Marines...
Manuscript

Letter to George Seaton from Milton Pickman

Date: 11 22 1968
Description: Letter dated November 22, 1968 from Milton Pickman to George Seaton. Pickman is trying to convince Seaton to cast his client Rita Hayworth in the role of I...
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Letter to Harry Tugend from Dalton Trumbo

Date: 02 02 1948
Description: Letter to Harry Tugend from Dalton Trumbo dated February 2, 1948. Trumbo is explaining to Tugend that because he has been blacklisted he does not have the ...
Photograph

Eleanor Holt Writing or Drawing

Date: 1906
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Eleanor Holt sitting at a small table, writing or drawing on paper, with classmates kneeling and standing...
Drawing

Embryonic Development in Plants

Date: 1876
Description: Page 11 of a speech written by Increase Lapham on embryonic development in plants. There are drawings at the top of the page.
Manuscript

Embryonic Development in Plants

Date: 1876
Description: Page 13 of a speech written by Increase Lapham on embryonic development in plants. There are drawings at the top of the page.
Manuscript

"Twelve Angry Men" Script Page

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Description: Page 21 from the script for the CBS Studio One production of "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose. The page includes handwritten revisions done in pencil.
Photograph

Joseph Addison

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait reproduction of English essayist and politician Joseph Addison, co-founder of The Spectator magazine.

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