AHJ_ah09932 Inventory of the Elliott Mittler papers1945-1983 Mittler (Elliott) papers Processed by Mary Kenney The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid has been made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2006

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Mary Kenney August 2006 Finding aid is in English Elliott Mittler Papers, 1945-1983 Collection number: 09932 University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. Publication date: 2006 Contact Information American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/ April 2006

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 Collection Summary Elliott Mittler Elliott Mittler papers 1945-1983 09932 26.45 cubic ft. (26 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Elliott Mittler, as a professor, collected over 1,000 public service announcements, 1975-1981, indexed and on 16mm film which he used for his classes. He also had a collection of television and motion picture scripts, 1945-1967. Biography or History

Elliott Mittler was an educator who collected a large number of public service announcements, 1975-1981, which he used in his classes.

 Scope and Content

The Elliott Mittler collection contains 1,174 Public Service Announcements, unspooled, on 16mm film regarding American life, 1975-1982. There is a detailed inventory included for the Mittler Collection of Public Service Announcements and correspondence between Mittler and the contracting organizations such as the YMCA, March of Dimes, Salvation Army and many more. A second series in the collection contains a large number of television scripts and several motion picture scripts from the 1940s through the 1960s. Included are: "Lassie", "The Lineup", "Laramie", "The Life of Riley", "Wild Bill Hickok", and "Wanted Dead or Alive".

 Access Restrictions

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

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Elliott Mittler at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

Elliott Mittler, 1982, 1992, 1993

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Mary Kenney in April 2006.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Elliott Mittler Papers, 1945-1983, Collection Number 09932, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Television scripts Television programs, Public service Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Container List Series I. Television Scripts and Screenplays

1 Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Final Performance 1964 1 Alias John Law undated 1 Branded a Coward undated 1 Cast a Long Shadow 1958 1 Code of the Saddle undated 1 Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1957 1 Life of Riley (see also Box 9) undated 1 No Man's Range undated 1 No Man's Range undated 1 Series 523 - 1B by Sam Peckinpah 1959 1 Smokey Smith undated 1 Wild Bill Hickok undated 2 Rawhide 1962-1964 3 Chain Reaction, made for American Transit Association 1955 3 Stagecoach - West 1961 3 Trouble with Father 1950-1955 4 My Little Margie 1952-1954 5 Bonanza undated 5 Daniel Boone 1964 5 Dateline Tomorrow 1958 5 David Niven Show 1959 5 Dick Powell Show 1961 5 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater 1957 5 Laramie 1959-1960 5 Lassie undated 5 Lineup 1954 5 Man Called Shenandoah 1965 5 Meet McGraw 1957 5 Northwest Passage 1958 5 Range Rider Series undated 5 Red Rider by Charles S. Belden 1951 5 Richard Diamond, Private Eye 1959-1960 5 Erwins 1954-1955 6 Stu Erwin Show 1955 6 Waterfront 1954-1955 7 Dick Van Dyke Show 1961-1966 8 Alcoa-Goodyear Anthology undated 8 American undated 8 Dick Tracy undated 8 Guns of Will Sonnet 1967 8 Gunsmoke 1963 8 Hopalong Cassidy 1952 8 Real McCoys (#7-18 Hard-bound, 2 volumes) 1957 8 Tall Man 1958 8 Target: the Corruptors 1961 8 Trackdown 1957-58 8 Virginian 1962, 1966 9 Life of Riley 1953 9 Wanted Dead or Alive 1958-1960 Series II. Motion Picture Screenplays, Shooting Scripts

9 Alias Billy the Kid 1945 9 Bandit of the Badlands 1945 9 Days of Buffalo Bill 1945 9 El Paso Kid 1946 9 Oregon Trail 1945 9 Red River Renegades 1946 9 Rio Grand Raiders 1946 Series III. Public Service Announcements

10-22 PSAs on unspooled, 16 mm films 1975-1981 23-24 Client correspondence and media materials 1975-1981 25 Client slide file in alphbetical order 1975-1981 26 Inventory and appraisal for PSAs and for script collection 1982