Jerry Sohl papers, 1958-1983

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Sohl, Jerry
Title
Jerry Sohl papers
Dates
1958-1983 (inclusive)
Quantity
10.55 cubic feet (21 boxes)
Collection Number
07763
Summary
Jerry Sohl was an American television and screenplay writer, as well as a science fiction novelist. This collection contains manuscripts for Sohl's books, as well as his screenplays and teleplays.
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
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Languages
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Historical NoteReturn to Top

Jerry Sohl (Gerald Allan Sohl, Sr.) was born December 2, 1913. He was an American television and screenplay writer, as well as a science fiction novelist. Sohl was a television writer for Star Trek: The Original Series, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Outer Limits, and worked as a ghostwriter for a few episodes of The Twilight Zone for Charles Beaumont. He wrote over twenty novels and film scripts in his lifetime. He also wrote two non-fiction works- Underhanded Chess and Underhanded Bridge in 1973. Sohl wrote seven of his novels under pseudonyms- Nathan Butler, Sean Mei Sullivan, and Roberta Jean Mountjoy. Jerry passed away in November of 2004.

Some of his notable films include: Twelve Hours to Kill (1960) and Night Slaves (1970). His novels include Costigan’s Needle (1953), Night Slaves (1965), The Lemon Eaters (1967), The Anomaly (1971), The Spun Sugar Hole (1971), The Resurrection of Frank Borchard (1973), Death Sleep (1983), and Kaheesh (1983).

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains screenplays, teleplays, and manuscripts from Jerry Sohl’s career as an author and scriptwriter. It includes works Sohl wrote for film and television, as well as novels he wrote under pseudonyms. Notable inclusions are episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Twelve Hours to Kill (1960) and Night Slaves (1970). Among his novel manuscripts are Night Slaves (1965), The Lemon Eaters (1967), The Anomaly (1971), The Spun Sugar Hole (1971), The Resurrection of Frank Borchard (1973), Death Sleep (1983), and Kaheesh (1983).

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Preferred Citation

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Jerry Sohl at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

The collection material was recieved from Jerry Sohl in 1981 and 1985.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Brittany Heye in October 2023.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. manuscripts- Books:Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
The Anomaly by Jerry Sohl
 undated
1
April Circle by Jerry Sohl
 undated
2
Blow-Dry by Nathan Butler (Sohl pseudonym)
 undated
2
Brainteaser by Jerry Sohl (never sold)
 undated
2
Devious Chess by Jerry Sohl
undated
2
The Dream People by Jerry Sohl
 undated
3
Filet of Sohl by Jerry Sohl
 undated
3
How to Keep from Going Bananas by Jerry Sohl
 undated, July 24, 1974
3
Jostle A Brother by Jerry Sohl
 undated
4, 19
Kaheesh by Jerry Sohl
 undated, December 1983
4-5
The Lemon Eaters by Jerry Sohl
 undated
5
Namelle (Also known as Mamell, The Goddess) by Nathan Butler (Sohl pseudonym)
 undated
6
Night Slaves (formerly The Thralls of Eldrid) by Jerry Sohl
 undated
6-7
The Resurrection of Frank Borchard by Jerry Sohl
 undated
7
Seesaw by Nathan Butler (Sohl pseudonym)
 undated
7-8
The Spun Sugar Hole by Jerry Sohl
 undated
8
Supermanchu by Sein Mei Sullivan
 undated
9
A Tisket, A Casket by Nathan Butler (Sohl pseudonym)
 undated
9
Underhanded Bridge (also How to Play Dirty Bridge) by Jerry Sohl
 undated
19
Black Thunder by Roberta Jean Mountjoy (pseudonym of Jerry Sohl)
 undated
19
Death Sleep by Jerry Sohl
 undated, May 4, 1983
20
The Third Eye by Roberta Jean Mountjoy (pseudonym of Jerry Sohl)
 1981, undated
20
Night Wind: Book Two- Night Wind by Roberta Jean Mountjoy (pseudonym of Jerry Sohl)
 undated
20-21
Night Wind: Book One- White Rain by Roberta Jean Mountjoy (pseudonym of Jerry Sohl)
 undated
21
The Third Eye by Jerry Sohl
 undated

Series II. Manuscripts- Screenplays and Teleplays:Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
9
Adventures in Paradise (Television Series)- "Who is Sylvia" Teleplay by Max Lamb
 February 3, 1961
9
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Television Series)- "Dead Weight" by Jerry Sohl
 September 24, 1959
9
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Television Series)- " A Secret Life" by Jerry Sohl
 March 9, 1961
9
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Television Series)- "Wife Errant" by Jerry Sohl
 undated
9
Ark II (Television Series)- "The Rule" by Martin Roth
 May 3, 1976
9
Arrest and Trial Treatment
January 18, 1963
9
Assault Team screenplay by Jerry Sohl and Theodore Sturgeon
 November 14, 1968
9
Ben Casey (Television Series)- Pilot Script and Story Guide
 February 24, 1961, undated
10
Border Patrol (Television Series)- "The Sham Brides" by Jerry Sohl
 November 17, 1959
10
Candle at Both Ends teleplay by Jerry Sohl
 undated
10
Cause of Death screenplay by Jerry Sohl
 undated
10
Cimarron City (Television Series)- "Twelve Guns" by Norman Jolley
 September 12, 1958
10
City in the Sea Treatment
undated
10
The Clinic (Television Series, never produced) by Jerry Sohl and Bruce Cameron
 undated
10
Combat (Television Series)- "Forgotten Front" by Richard Matheson and Robert Altman
 June 25, 1962
10
Combat (Television Series)- "The Key to Room A" by Jerry Sohl and Bruce Cameron
 July 19, 1962
11
Costigan's Needle screenplay by Jerry Sohl
 1969
11
Dark Legacy teleplay by John Tomerlin
 April 20, 1961
11
Death in Transit screenplay by Jerry Sohl
 undated
12
Dr. Kildare (Television Series)- "Admitting Service" by E. Jack Neuman
 May 25, 1961
12
Dr. Kildare (Television Series)- "The Roaring Boy-O" by John Whedon
 January 29, 1962
12
Dr. Kildare (Television Series)- "Shining Image" by John T. Kelley
 June 27, 1961
12
Down the Long Night Script
 undated
12
The Dreams in the Witch-House screenplay (commissioned by American International Pictures- never produced) by Jerry Sohl and Howard Phillips Lovecraft
 undated
12
The Flintstones (Television Series)- "Dr. Sinister" by Bill Idelson and Sam Bobrick
 undated
12
Future Tense Script
 undated
12
Genesis II by Gene Roddenberry- Script and Series Format
 December 4, 1972, January 10, 1973
12
Godzilla Vs. Frankenstein Treatment
undated
12
The Gold Bug screenplay drafts by Jerry Sohl and Robert Biles
 September 20, 1968, undated
13
I Killed You Tomorrow teleplay by Jerry Sohl
 undated
13
The Invaders (Television Series)- "Dark Outpost" by Jerry Sohl
 August 8, 1967
13
The Invaders (Television Series)- "The Watchers" by Jerry Sohl and Earl Hamner Jr.
May 19, 1967
13
King's Men by Bruce Cameron and Jerry Sohl (writer's working draft)
 July 19, 1962
13
Land of the Giants (Television Series)- "The Crash" by Anthony Wilson
 August 30, 1967
13
The Lemon Eaters screenplay by Jerry Sohl
March 2, 1973
13
M Squad (Television Series)- "Turnabout" by Jerry Sohl
 September 14, 1959
13
The Man From Atlantis (Television Series)- scripts by Mayo Simon
 1976
13
The Man From Atlantis (Television Series)- "The Death Scouts" by Robert Lewin, script and story synopsis
 1977
14
The Man From Atlantis (Television Series)- "The Disappearances" by Jerry Sohl (and Luther Murdoch)
 1977
14
The Man From Atlantis (Television Series)- "The Midas Eye" by Jerry Sohl
 1976, undated
14
The Man From Atlantis (Television Series)- "The Scarab People" by Jerry Sohl
 undated
14
The Man From Atlantis (Television Series)- "The Sea Lode" by Jerry Sohl
 February 7-10, 1977
14
The Man From Atlantis (Television Series)- "Slaves of Amaranth" by Jerry Sohl
 January 31, 1977
14
The Man From Atlantis (Television Series)- "Spore" by John D.F. Black
 February 23, 1977
15
Monty Nash by Richard Jessup and Everett Chambers
 undated
15
Never Look Back screenplay by Jerry Sohl
 undated
15
The New Breed (Television Series)- "The Assassins" by Hank Searls
 May 23, 1961
15
The New Breed (Television Series)- "Death of A Ghost" by Stanford Whitmore
 May 26, 1961
15
The New Breed (Television Series)- "Edge of Violence" by Jerry Sohl
1962
15
The New Breed (Television Series)- "Mr. Weltschmerz" by Jerry Sohl
 1961
15
The New Breed (Television Series)- "No Fat Cops" by Hank Searls
undated
16
The New Breed (Television Series)- "Prime Target" by Jerry Sohl
 June 28, 1961
16
The New Breed (Television Series)- "Walk This Street Lightly" story by Jerry Sohl
 April 24, 1962
16
Next Step Beyond (Television Series)- Five Episode Notebook
 undated, 1978
16
Night Slaves screenplay by Jerry Sohl (from novel by Sohl)
 undated
16
Night Slaves screenplay by Everett Chambers
undated
16
The Oblong Box screenplay by Jerry Sohl
June 13, 1967
17
The Outer Limits (Television Series)- "The Invisible Enemy" by Jerry Sohl
 July 6, 1964
17
The Primroses teleplay by Jerry Sohl
 undated
17
Questor story and series concept by Gene Roddenberry
 undated, February 6, 1973
17
Second Chance teleplay by Harold Swanton (Alcoa Premiere)
 February 12, 1962
17
Side Effect story synopsis
 undated
17
Silent Investigators (Television Series)- "The Big Haul" by Jerry Sohl
 February 23, 1961
17
So Evil, So Deadly teleplay by Jerry Sohl (General Electric Theater)
 January 12, 1960
17
Star Trek (Television Series)- "The Corbomite Maneuver" by Jerry Sohl
 May 3, 1966
17
Star Trek (Television Series)- "This Side of Paradise" by D.C. Fontana, story by Jerry Sohl and D.C. Fontana
 December 9, 1966
17
Star Trek (Television Series)- "The Star Trek Guide" by Gene Roddenberry
 April 17, 1967
18
Target: The Corruptors (Television Series)- "Lucky Luciano" by Jerry Sohl
 May 1, 1961
18
Target: The Corruptors (Television Series)- "My Native Land" by Harry Essex (formerly "Lucky Luciano")
 January 1962
18
A Touch of Strange teleplay by Theodore Sturgeon, Jerry Sohl, Richard Matheson and George Clayton Johnson
 undated
18
Twelve Hours to Kill screenplay by Jerry Sohl
 December 23, 1959
18
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (Television Series)- Series information
 undated
18
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (Television Series)- "The Cyborg" by William Read Woodfield and Alan Balter
 July 16, 1965
18
When the Sleeper Awakes screenplay by Charles Bennett (from the novel by H.G. Wells)
 October 22, 1965
18
Miscellaneous screenplays and teleplays
 undated

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Titles within the Collection

  • Alfred Hitchcock presents (Television program : 1955-1962)
  • Dr. Kildare (Television program)
  • Star trek (Television program)
  • Voyage to the bottom of the sea (Television program)

Other Creators

Brittany Heye
2023

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