Selig J. Seligman papers

Selig J. Seligman papers, 1942-1968

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Seligman, Selig J.
Title: Selig J. Seligman papers
Dates: 1942-1968 (inclusive)
Date of CollectionDate of Collection
Quantity: 3.27 cubic ft. (6 boxes) + 633 MB
Collection Number: 03405
Summary: The collection contains materials relating to the Hollywood production career of Selig J. Seligman.
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: Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Seligman (1918-1969) was a lawyer turned television and motion picture producer. During the 1950s Seligman served as a vice president of the American Broadcasting Company and the General Manager of KABC-TV in Los Angeles, California. In 1961 he founded the production company Selmur Productions. He was perhaps best known for producing the television series “Combat!” and the movie “Charly.”

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Selig J. Seligman papers contain materials relating to the Hollywood producing career of Selig J. Seligman. The bulk of the collection consists of scripts and production files for television shows and movies that Seligman produced. The majority of these files are from Seligman’s production company, Selmur Productions. Other materials include an audio recording of an interview with Seligman, correspondence, books, newspaper clippings, and testimony to the FCC. Some of the productions covered by the collection include “Charly,” “Alexander the Great,” and “Combat!”

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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

Preferred Citation

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection has been minimally processed.

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Selig J. Seligman at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Selig J. Seligman in 1970 and Lucy Seligman from 2010-2016.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Matthew Francis in June 2010 and updated by Jamie Greene in June 2017.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Scripts and TreatmentsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Candy	undated
1	2	Charly	1967
1	3	Day in Court	1959
1	4	Diamonds for Breakfast	1967
1	5	Don't Touch the Water	undated
1	6	The High Commissioner	1967
1	7	Inquest	undated
6		"The Last Choctaw" by H.H. Madsen	undated
	Folder
1	8	Midas Run	1968
1	9	The Pinkertons	undated
1	10	The Searcher	1965
2	1	Smashing Time	1967
2	2	Stiletto	1966
6		"Stranger in the House" from the novel by Georges Simenon	August 24, 1966
	Folder
3	3	World in a Jug	undated

Series II. Production and Information FilesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	4	Accused - Photograph, Judge Edgar Allen Jones, Jr.	undated
	Folders
2	5-7	Alexander the Great	1963-1964
	Folder
5	1	Alexander the Great - Set Sketch	circa 1964
	Folders
3	1-2	Charly	1967-1968
	Folder
3	3	Charly - Phonograph Record, Music from Charly	circa 1968
3	4	Charly - Photographs, Charly Creators with Press	circa 1968
3 and 6		Combat!	1962-1963
	Folder
5	2	Combat! - Photograph for TV Guide Cover	1963
5	3	Combat! - Photographs and Plaque, Department of Army Award	1963
3	6	Discovery	1957
3	7	Stranger in the House	undated
3	8	Miscellaneous and Unidentified Script Notes	circa 1960s
3	9	Unidentified Photographs - Movie or TV Producion	circa 1960s

Series III. Miscellaneous Professional FilesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	10	Adresses by Seligman and KABC-TV News Releases	1957-1965
4	1	Biographical File - O'Brian, John Lord	1966
4	2	Biographical File - Seligman, Selig J.	1942, 1955
4	3	Biographical File - Shatner, William	1963
4	4	Book - The Big Deal (Honey on the Hill) by Seligman	1954
4	5	Book - Garrison's Gorillas by Jack Pearl (Based on Seligman Production)	1967
4 and 6		Correspondence	1954-1968
	Folder
4	7	Illustrations for Seligman Talk, by John Dunn	undated
Digital	ahcdm_03405_001	Interview (audio) - Seligman and Ralph Nelson, conducted by Ernest Taub (CD-R)	1967
Box	Folders
4	9-10	News Clippings	circa 1960s
	Folder
4	11	Photographs - Barkley, Alben William	undated
4	12	Photographs - Seligman, Selig J.	circa 1950s-1960s
4	13	Photographs - Weeki Wachee	undated
6		Photographs - unidentified	undated
	Folder
5	4	Publicity Posters Scrapbook (Cop-Out, The Rover, A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die, Charly, The High Commissioner, and Candy	circa 1960s
4	14	Statement by Seligman to FCC for the Study of Radio and Television Network Broadcasters	1958

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Motion picture producers and directors.
Motion pictures--Production and direction--United States.
Television producers and directors.
Television programs--United States.
Television--Production and direction--United States.

Form or Genre Terms

Scripts.

Titles within the Collection

Charly (Motion picture)
Combat! (Television program)

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- Selmur Productions.

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