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Frank McDonald papers, 1935-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator
McDonald, Frank, 1899-1980.
Title
Frank McDonald papers
Dates
1935-1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
35.97 cubic feet (79 boxes)
Collection Number
06304
Summary
Frank McDonald was a director for motion pictures and television programs. Collection contains a manuscript for McDonald's unpublished autobiography, correspondence, promotional material, scripts, photographs and stills, and scrapbooks regarding McDonald's career as a director.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Additional Reference Guides
Additional Information

Finding aid available in repository.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

McDonald was a director for motion pictures and television programs. He began directing in 1935 and after 1945 directed mostly westerns for Republic Pictures. During the late 1950s and 1960s McDonald directed for television, most notably the "Wyatt Earp" television program.

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Content Description

Collection contains materials relating to McDonald's career as a director, including 28 pieces of correspondence (1935-1976); promotional material for motion pictures and television programs (1935-1966); scripts with treatments for many motion pictures directed by McDonald (1936-1962); photographs and stills of McDonald, various celebrities and from silent movies; 5 scrapbooks (1918-1938); set plans for two episodes of "Wyatt Earp" (1958); a television script for a commercial for "Wyatt Earp"; television scripts (1950-1961); and the manuscript for McDonald's unpublished autobiography. Scripts are mostly photocopies.

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Use of the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Frank McDonald at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

The collection was received from Frank McDonald in 1976 and from Frank Nason in 1981.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The finding aids was encoded and updated by Morgan Janine Walsh and D. Claudia Thompson in 2020.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- United States.
  • Motion pictures -- United States.
  • Silent films.
  • Television -- Production and direction -- United States.
  • Television programs -- United States.
  • Television scripts.
  • Western films -- United States.
  • Western television programs.

Corporate Names

  • Republic Pictures Corporation.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Film stills.
  • Photographs.
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Scripts.

Occupations

  • Motion picture producers and directors.
  • Television producers and directors.

Other Creators


2013

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