AHJ_ah11227 Inventory of the Herman Miller papers,1945-1994 Miller (Herman) Papers Processed by Rita Burleson The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was 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 Ann Mulfort January 2006 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Miller, Herman Herman Miller papers 1945-1994 1964-1977 11227 19 cubic ft. (43 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Herman Miller was a twentieth century screenwriter known primarily for his scripts for television pilots and feature movies of the week. He also developed and produced Kung Fu and The Man from Atlantis television series. This collection contains the majority of his screenplays and earlier original radio and stage plays. The collection also contains correspondence with heads of major television networks and members of the Writers Guild of America. Biography of Herman Miller

Herman Miller was a twentieth century screenwriter and producer for television and the stage. He wrote numerous pilots for television, many developing into weekly programming for the major networks. In the early years of his career he wrote for radio but changed to television beginning with the Chrysler Theater. He wrote several screenplays for westerns including episodes for Rawhide, Daniel Boone, Death Valley Days, and The Virginian. Miller adapted written material into the first three teleplays of Kung Fu as movies of the week turning the character of Caine and the story into a successful weekly series. He later developed and produced the series through the 1974 and 1975 season. In 1977 he developed and produced The Man from Atlantis. He continued writing screen and stage plays through the 1980s and early 1990s including episodes for The New Mike Hammer, MacGyver, and Knight Rider. Miller won the Writers’ Guild Award for his Chrysler Theater drama, The Enemy on the Beach, and the first Kung Fu, “King of the Mountain.” He also won the Western Writers of America Award for this screenplay.

 Scope and Content

This collection contains more than fifty screenplays of Herman Miller and numerous scripts that he developed and produced for Kung Fu and The Man from Atlantis. In the collection are several of his original early radio, stage, and one-act plays. Frequently, there are multiple versions of teleplays, some only a day apart in their revisions, illustrating the fast paced environment of television production. The Man from Atlantis papers also contain shooting schedules for many of the productions. The collection contains Miller’s correspondence with the major networks, other screenwriters, and the Writers Guild of America.

 Access Restrictions

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

 Copyright Information

Copyright is to be retained by the copyright holders and inquires into permission to publish any item from the HMC is to be directed to the donor of the collection. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no other known archival collections created by Herman Miller at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

Papers received from Herman Miller and Mrs. Daisy Miller, 1976-1996.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Rita Burleson in November 2004.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Herman Miller Papers, 1945-1994, Collection Number 11227, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Writers Guild of America. Writers Guild of America, West. Television serials. Television pilot programs. Western television programs. Performing Arts Screenplays. Television scripts. Screenwriters. Television producers and directors. Television writers. Kung fu (Television program). Man from atlantis (Television program). Container List Series I. Screenplays: Television Pilots and Movies of the Week 1 The Associate, 1969 1 Baja Alley, Teaser 1970 1 Baja Alley, 1970 2 The Brothers, 1965 2 The Brothers, 1966 2 By-Line, Molly Maguire, 1976 3 By-Line, Molly Maguire, 1976 3 Caper, “The Tiffany Caper,” No Date 3 Caper, “The Danlov Defense,” and Teaser 1972 3 Caper, Screenplay Promotion No Date 4 Caper, “Casino Bomb Caper,” 1989 4 Caper, Screenplay Promotions No Date 4 Kattleman’s Trust, No Date 4 Cattleman’s Trust, No Date 4 Crisis, No Date 4 Crosscurrent, Drafts 1970 5 Crosscurrent, Revised Drafts 1970 6 Deirdre, circa 1986 6 The New Mike Hammer, “Deirdre,” First Draft 1986 6 Horatio McCall, 1970 6 The Hunters, Pilot and Teaser 1968 7 The Hunters, Drafts and Revisions 1970 8 The Hunters, Revisions and Shooting Schedule 1974 8 Laramie, “Bad Blood,” 1962 8 Time Project, Drafts and Revisions 1980 9 Time Project, Revisions 1970 9 The Nightingales, No Date 9 The Port, Drafts and Revisions 1971-1972 9 Cimarron Strip, “The Killer West,” 1967 9 The Never-Ending Journey, Drafts and Revisions No Date 9 Horse Patrol, Draft and Revision 1982 10 The Viking, No Date 10 I Ran Away From A Little Old Man, Draft and Revisions No Date 10 Undersea, Draft and Teaser 1975 10 The Quest, 1974 11 Port Cop, 1971 11 Ransome’s Treasure, circa 1968 12 Ransome’s Treasure, Draft and Revision 1968 12 Rio Tigra, Drafts and Revisions 1975 12 The Riordans, Drafts and Teaser 1975 13 The Search for the Gods, 1974 13 The Specialist, No Date 13 Spellbound, Drafts and Revisions 1973 13 Tsunami, 1975 14 Tsunami, 1975 14 Daniel Boone, Various Episodes circa 1965 15 Death Valley Days, Various Episodes 1964-1965 15 Rawhide, Various Episodes 1965 16 Rawhide, Various Episodes 1965 16 The Virginian, Various Episodes 1966 17 The Virginian, Various Episodes 1965-1966 17 The Road West, Various Episodes 1966 18 The Road West, Various Episodes 1966 18 Story Cut-Offs No Date 18 T.H.E. Cat, “The Ring of Anasis,” 1966 19 T.H.E. Cat, Various Episodes 1966 19 Huck Finn, circa 1966 19 The Beverly Hillbillies, No Date 19 The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders II, 1979 20 Coogan’s Bluff, Drafts and Revisions 1966-1967 20 Jeremiah Johnson, Drafts 1974 21 The Green Dragon, with Kung Fu Notes by Bruce Lee 1971-1972 21 The Flight of the Shark, 1988 21 Windows of Time, No Date 21 The Red Door, No Date 22 Big Julie of Vegas, 1978 22 Big Mann of Vegas, 1978 22 MacGyver, “Murderers’ Sky,” Drafts and Revisions 1988-1989 22 Dalton, “Artie,” No Date 22 Dalton, “Wichita,” 1985 22 It’s About Crime, Proposal by Nick Tontine No Date 22 Adventures in Paradise, “Fair Exchange,” No Date 23 Piggy Bank, Drafts and Revisions circa 1978 23 Hunter, “Death of a Twin,” Outline and Drafts 1989 23 Task Force, Inc., Drafts and Revisions 1975 24 Warhorse, Drafts and Revisions circa 1968 24 Shadow of the Oak, Expanded One-Shot No Date 24 Hole in the Ground, Expanded One-Shot No Date 24 Breaking Point, “Eat Your Heart Out, Orsini!,” No Date 24 Wits End, No Date 24 Touch White, Touch Black, No Date 24 Timeline, 1980 24 Houston Knights, “Home Is Where the Heart Is,” 1987 24 Wasted on the Young, No Date 24 Davey Jones, No Date 25 A Penny for Chadron, A Dramatic Stage Play, Drafts and Revisions 1951 26 A Penny for Chadron, Revised Draft 1951 26 Oscar Fortune, Drafts and Revisions circa 1984 26 The New Mike Hammer, “R.I.P. Van Winkle,” 1986 26 The New Mike Hammer, “Red Madonna,” 1986 26 The New Mike Hammer, “Wayward Nun,” 1986 26 The New Mike Hammer, One for the Birds,” No Date 27 Chrysler Theater, “Enemy on the Beach,” 1965 27 Chrysler Theater, “Time Bomb,” Drafts and Revisions 1965 27 The Hanged Man, “Frank Dolan Is Waiting,” 1965 27 Man From Tibet, 1983 27 Me and My Shadow, 1985-1986 28 Mongo’s Back in Town, Drafts and Revisions 1969-1971 29 Knight Rider, “The Lime Pit,” Draft and Revision 1986 29 Knight Rider, “Knight Sting,” Drafts and Revisions 1985 29 Flatbush Fable, No Date 29 Gulliver’s Travels, No Date 29 The One for Me, No Date 29 Sweet Billy, No Date 29 King Pin, No Date 29 Tenafly, No Date 29 Chaos Factor, No Date 29 Moon Over Malibu, 1992 29 Gilley’s, No Date 29 The Green Watch, No Date 30 Jake and the Fat Man, “Seems Like Old Times,” 1988 30 Delta County Patrol, 1979-1980 30 Bernardo and the Sound of Trumpets, No Date 30 The Methuselah Gene, 1992 30 Judge Story, 1984 30 Grey Seas Under and Other Features No Date Series II. Kung Fu and The Man from Atlantis Kung Fu: 30 “The Way of the Tiger, The Sign of the Dragon,” 1971 30 “King of the Mountain,” 1972 30 “Blood Brother,” 1972 31 “Blood Brother,” Drafts and Revisions 1972 31 “Dark Angel,” Drafts and Revisions 1972 32 “The Way of the Tiger, The Sign of the Dragon,” Drafts and Revisions 1971 32 “King of the Mountain,” Drafts and Revisions 1972 32 “Kung Fu and What It Says Beyond Entertainment,” 1973 Kung Fu: 32 “A Lamb to the Slaughter,” 1974 33 “Anima,” 1974 33 “Cry of the Night Beast,” 1974 33 “The Devil’s Champion,” 1974 33 “My Brother, My Executioner,” 1974 33 “The Predators,” 1974 33 “Battle Hymn,” 1974 33 “The Arrogant Dragon,” 1974 33 “The Passion of Chen Yi,” 1974 33 “Blood of the Dragon,” 1974 33 “The Nature of Evil,” 1974 33 “The Railroad,” 1974 34 “Ordeal By Love,” I & II 1974 34 “Cenotaph,” I & II 1974 34 “Flight to Orion,” Part II 1974 34 “One Step to Darkness,” 1974 34 “A Small Beheading,” 1974 34 “The Thief of Chendo,” 1974 34 “The Demon God,” 1974 34 “The Vanishing Image,” 1974 34 “This Valley of Terror,” 1974 34 “Night of the Owls, Day of the Doves,” 1974 35 Correspondence 1974 35 “Bullet for a Fugitive,” 1975 35 “Barbary House,” 1975 35 “The Last Raid,” 1975 35 “The Search for Danny Caine,” 1975 35 “Ambush at Angel’s Fork,” 1975 35 “The Forbidden Kingdom,” 1975 35 Herman Miller Interview about Kung Fu, 1992 The Man from Atlantis: 35 Story Outlines 1977 35 “A Leak in the Ocean,” Draft and Revision 1977 35 “On Porpoise,” 1977 35 “Alien Fire,” 1977 35 “Marisa,” 1977 36 “Giant,” Drafts, Revisions, and Shooting Schedules 1977 36 “Man O’ War,” Drafts, Revisions, and Shooting Schedule 1977 36 “Piranha,” 1977 36 “The Sirens,” Drafts, Revisions, and Shooting Schedule 1977 37 “Deadly Carnival,” Drafts, Revisions, and Shooting Schedule 1977 37 “Imp,” Drafts, Revisions, and Shooting Schedule 1977 37 “Crystal Water, Sudden Death,” Drafts, Revisions, Shooting Schedule 1977 37 “Cavern of Evil,” 1977 37 “Andina,” 1977 38 “The Naked Montague,” Drafts, Revisions, and Shooting Schedule 1977 38 “Sea-Crossed Lovers,” 1977 38 “Scavenger Hunt,” Drafts, Revisions, and Shooting Schedule 1977 38 “The Knight of MU,” Drafts, Revisions, and Shooting Schedule 1977 39 “Shoot-Out at Land’s End,” Drafts, Revisions, and Shooting Schedule 1977 39 “Mark II,” Drafts, Revisions, and Shooting Schedule 1977 39 “The Mudworm,” Draft, Revisions, and Shooting Schedule 1977 39 “C.W. Hyde,” Draft, Revisions, and Shooting Schedule 1977 39 “Melt-Down,” Drafts 1977 40 “Melt-Down,” Drafts, Revisions, and Shooting Schedule 1977 40 “Orange Shubert,” Story Outline 1977 40 “The Protector,” Correspondence 1977 40 “The Disappearance,” Drafts, Revisions, and Shooting Schedule 1977 40 Reports on The Man from Atlantis Fan Mail and other Correspondence 1977 Series III. Other Miller Works 41 Radio Plays, Several Bound in Notebook circa 1945-1950 41 Romany Rye, Screen Musical No Date 41 O Eastern Star and They Stood Alone, 1949-1950 41 The Ulysses Complex, No Date 42 One Act Plays, Various in Bound Notebook circa 1950 42 Baalim, Lord of Beasts, 1994 42 Favorite Son, circa 1945-1950 42 The Fort, 1971 Series IV. Correspondence and Miscellaneous 42 Salvation Army Correspondence, Missing Persons circa 1986 42 Variety Publications circa 1962 43 Correspondence 1953-1972 43 Correspondence 1953-1977 43 Correspondence 1963-1974 43 Writers Guild of America Correspondence 1964-1973 43 Correspondence 1967-1972 43 Correspondence 1984-1994