AHJ_ah03310 Inventory of the Stanley Niss papers, 1946-1969 Niss, (Stanley) papers University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2013

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort July 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Niss, Stanley Stanley Niss papers 1946-1969 03310 38.80 cubic feet (81 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English System Requirements

"Twenty-first Precinct," "Gangbusters" and "Hawaiian Eye" episodes -- 33 1/3 phonograph records.

1955 episode of "Twenty-first Precinct" -- Reel-to-reel audio tapes.

Niss interview -- Reel-to-reel audio tapes.

 Biography of Stanley Niss

Niss (1916-1969) was a writer and producer for radio, television and motion pictures, mainly crime and detective shows. He wrote for the radio program "Gangbusters" from 1945-1949 before working as a writer for CBS Television for the show "Twenty-first Precinct" and other programs from 1949-1952. After working for Desilu Productions from 1952-1965 he produced or wrote the motion pictures "FBI Code 98," "Pendulum" and the television show "Hawaiian Eye."

 Scope and Content

Collection contains mainly scripts along with budgets, treatments, correspondence, research materials, contracts, outlines and synopses for many of the radio, television and motion pictures written or produced by Niss (1946-1969); professional correspondence (1951-1968); 2 scrapbooks; posters from the movie "FBI Code 98"; 94 33 1/3 rpm phonograph records for the radio program "Twenty-first Precinct" (1954-1955); 1 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record for the radio program "Gangbusters" (1954) and the television program "Hawaiian Eye" (1959); 1 reel-to-reel audio tape from an episode of "Twenty-first Precinct" (1955); and 3 reel-to-reel audio tapes of interviews with Niss about the movie "Pendulum" (1969).

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

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 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Stanley Niss at the date of processing.

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

 Access Terms Detective and mystery plays. Radio authorship. Radio programs -- United States. Radio scripts. Motion picture authorship. Motion pictures -- United States. Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- United States. Television authorship. Television programs -- United States. Television -- Production and direction -- United States. Audiotapes. Phonograph records. Scrapbooks. Scripts. Motion picture producers and directors. Radio writers. Screenwriters. Television producers and directors. Television writers. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> FBI code 98 (Motion picture) Pendulum (Motion picture) Gang Busters (Radio program) Charlie Wild, private detective (Radio program) Twenty-first precinct (Radio program) Man against crime (Television program) Charlie Wild, private detective (Television program) Hawaiian eye (Television program) Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Performing Arts Social Life and Customs People, Ethnicity, and Culture Container List

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