AHJ_ah08281 Inventory of the Jerry Dobson papers1966-1983 Dobson (Jerry) papers Processed by Shaun Hayes 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/
2013

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Shaun Hayes September 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Dobson, Jerry Jerry Dobson papers 1966-1983 08281 163.25 cubic ft. (164 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Scripts for television soap operas including "General Hospital," "Guiding Light," and "As the World Turns." Biography of Jerry Dobson

Jerry Dobson, along with his wife, Bridget, were writers for American television soap operas. Dobson began writing for "General Hospital" in 1973 before becoming co-head writer of "Guiding Light" in 1975. In 1979, Jerry and Bridget became co-head writers of "As the World Turns."

Scope and Content

The collection mostly consists of scripts related to Dobson's work as writer for the soap operas "General Hospital," "Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns." Story breakdowns and other production notes for each show are available as well.

 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 Jerry Dobson at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Jerome and Bridget Dobson in 1981 and 1983.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Shaun Hayes in September 2013.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms General Hospital (Television program) Guiding light (Television program) As the world turns (Television program) Soap operas--United States. Television programs--United States. Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Television scripts Television writers Container List Series I. General Hospital

This series consists of scripts related to Dobson's work as a writer for "General Hospital," as well as scripts that pre-date Dobson's involvement with the show. The scripts are arranged in chronological order based on episode air dates.

 1 Story Breakdowns and Production Files 1/8/1973 to 6/27/1975 2-2A Scripts 5/16/1966 to 1/6/1967 3 Scripts 1/9/1967 to 7/14/1967 4 Scripts 7/17/1967 to 1/12/1968 5 Scripts 1/15/1968 to 6/21/1968 6 Scripts 7/1/1968 to 1/3/1969 7 Scripts 1/6/1969 to 5/30/1969 8 Scripts 6/2/1969 to 9/26/1969 9 Scripts 10/6/1969 to 12/12/1969 10 Scripts 12/15/1969 to 2/20/1970 11 Scripts 2/23/1970 to 5/8/1970 12 Scripts 5/11/1970 to 6/17/1970 13 Scripts 6/20/1970 to 10/16/1970 14 Scripts 10/19/1970 to 1/8/1971 15 Scripts 1/11/1971 to 4/9/1971 16 Scripts 4/12/1971 to 8/31/1971 17 Scripts 8/16/1971 to 12/24/1971 18 Scripts 1/24/1972 to 7/7/1972 19 Scripts 8/28/1973 to 11/14/1973 20 Scripts 12/10/1973 to 1/30/1974 21 Scripts 1/13/1974 to 3/25/1974 22 Scripts 3/27/1974 to 5/6/1974 23 Scripts 5/7/1974 to 6/7/1974 24 Scripts 6/11/1974 to 6/26/1974 25 Scripts 6/27/1974 to 8/8/1974 26 Scripts 8/9/1974 to 8/27/1974 27 Scripts 9/2/1974 to 10/4/1974 28 Scripts 10/7/1974 to 10/31/1974 29 Scripts 11/18/1974 to 12/24/1974 30 Scripts 12/25/1974 to 2/11/1975 31 Scripts 2/12/1975 to 4/1/1975 32 Scripts 4/2/1975 to 5/19/1975 33 Scripts 5/20/1975 to 7/4/1975 Series II. The Guiding Light

This series consists of scripts, story breakdowns and production notes related to Dobson's work as co-head writer for "Guiding Light." The materials are arranged in chronological order based on the air dates of the episodes within each date range.

 34 Office Files and Story Projections 7/21/1975 to 8/2/1979 35 Office Files and Story Summaries 8/9/1976 to 1/3/1980 36 Story Breakdowns 7/28/1975 to 8/29/1977 37 Story Breakdowns 9/6/1977 to 4/14/1978 38 Story Breakdowns 5/22/1978 to 11/10/1978 39 Story Breakdowns 11/6/1978 to 3/2/1979 40 Story Breakdowns 5/7/1979 to 1/4/1980 41 Scripts 4/21/1975 to 7/21/1975 42 Scripts 7/28/1975 to 9/12/1975 43 Scripts 9/15/1975 to 10/21/1975 44 Scripts 10/22/1975 to 12/3/1975 45 Scripts 12/4/1975 to 1/20/1976 46 Scripts 1/21/1976 to 2/26/1976 47 Scripts 2/27/1976 to 3/31/1976 48 Scripts 4/1/1976 to 5/14/1976 49 Scripts 5/17/1976 to 6/18/1976 50 Scripts 6/21/1976 to 7/30/1976 51 Scripts 7/30/1976 to 8/30/1976 52 Scripts 9/7/1976 to 10/22/1976 53 Scripts 10/25/1976 to 12/6/1976 54 Scripts 12/7/1976 to 1/21/1977 55 Scripts 1/24/1977 to 2/21/77 56 Scripts 2/22/1977 to 4/5/1977 57 Scripts 4/6/1977 to 5/10/1977 58 Scripts 5/11/1977 to 6/9/1977 59 Scripts 6/10/1977 to 7/15/1977 60 Scripts 7/18/1977 to 8/25/1977 61 Scripts 8/26/1977 to 9/26/1977 62 Scripts 10/19/1977 to 11/16/1977 63 Scripts 11/18/1977 to 12/9/1977 64 Scripts 12/12/1977 to 1/6/1978 65 Scripts 1/9/1978 to 2/7/1978 66 Scripts 2/8/1978 to 3/2/1978 67 Scripts 3/3/1978 to 3/29/1978 68 Scripts 3/30/1978 to 4/24/1978 69 Scripts 4/25/1978 to 5/16/1978 70 Scripts 5/18/1978 to 6/8/1978 71 Scripts 6/9/1978 to 7/5/1978 72 Scripts 7/6/1978 to 7/27/1978 73 Scripts 7/28/1978 to 8/18/1978 74 Scripts 8/21/1978 to 9/12/1978 75 Scripts 9/13/1978 to 10/5/1978 76 Scripts 10/6/1978 to 10/27/1978 77 Scripts 10/30/1978 to 11/22/1978 78 Scripts 11/24/1978 to 12/19/1978 79 Scripts 12/20/1978 to 1/17/1979 80 Scripts 1/18/1979 to 2/7/1979 81 Scripts 2/8/1979 to 2/21/1979 82 Scripts 3/2/1979 to 3/21/1979 83 Scripts 3/23/1979 to 4/11/1979 84 Scripts 4/13/1979 to 4/30/1979 85 Scripts 5/1/1979 to 5/18/1979 86 Scripts 5/21/1979 to 6/8/1979 87 Scripts 6/11/1979 to 6/29/1979 88 Scripts 7/2/1979 to 7/18/1979 89 Scripts 7/23/1979 to 8/3/1979 90 Scripts 8/6/1979 to 8/24/1979 91 Scripts 8/27/1979 to 9/20/1979 92 Scripts 9/21/1979 to 10/10/1979 93 Scripts 10/11/1979 to 10/29/1979 94 Scripts 10/30/1979 to 11/20/1979 95 Scripts 11/19/1979 to 12/11/1979 96 Scripts 12/12/1979 to 1/30/1980 Series III. As the World Turns

This series consists of scripts, story breakdowns and production notes related to Dobson's work as head writer for "As the World Turns." The materials are arranged in chronological order based on the air dates of the episodes within each date range.

 97 Office Files and Story Projections 10/1979 to 2/3/1981 98 Office Files and Story Projections October 1981 to February 1983 99 Story Breakdowns 9/10/1979 to 5/9/1980 100 Story Breakdowns 12/17/1979 to 5/16/1980 101 Story Breakdowns 5/19/1980 to 12/12/1980 102 Story Breakdowns 12/15/1980 to 2/27/1981 103 Story Breakdowns 3/3/1981 to 5/29/1981 104 Scripts 8/28/1979 to 10/23/1980 105 Scripts 10/30/1979 to 11/29/1980 106 Scripts 11/30/1979 to 12/28/1979 107 Scripts 12/26/1979 to 1/17/1980 108 Scripts 1/16/1980 to 2/5/1980 109 Scripts 2/6/1980 to 2/18/1980 110 Scripts 2/20/1980 to 3/3/1980 111 Scripts 3/4/1980 to 3/19/1980 112 Scripts 3/20/1980 to 4/2/1980 113 Scripts 4/3/1980 to 4/18/1980 114 Scripts 4/21/1980 to 5/9/1980 115 Scripts 5/12/1980 to 5/27/1980 116 Scripts 5/29/1980 to 6/4/1980 117 Scripts 6/5/1980 to 6/20/1980 118 Scripts 6/23/1980 to 7/9/1980 119 Scripts 7/11/1980 to 7/18/1980 120 Scripts 7/21/1980 to 7/28/1980 121 Scripts 7/29/1980 to 8/13/1980 122 Scripts 8/14/1980 to 8/29/1980 123 Scripts 9/2/1980 to 9/17/1980 124 Scripts 9/18/1980 to 10/3/1980 125 Scripts 10/6/1980 to 10/17/1980 126 Scripts 10/28/1980 to 11/7/1980 127 Scripts 11/10/1980 to 11/25/1980 128 Scripts 11/26/1980 to 12/15/1980 129 Scripts 12/17/1980 to 1/5/1981 130 Scripts 1/6/1981 to 1/19/1981 131 Scripts 1/20/1981 to 2/6/1981 132 Scripts 2/9/1981 to 2/23/1981 133 Scripts 2/23/1981 to 2/26/1981 134 Scripts 2/27/1981 to 3/5/1981 135 Scripts 3/6/1981 to 3/25/1981 136 Scripts 3/26/1981 to 4/9/1981 137 Scripts 11/5/1981 to 1/5/1982 138 Scripts 1/6/1982 to 1/29/1982 139 Scripts 2/2/1982 to 2/19/1982 140 Scripts 2/22/1982 to 3/9/1982 141 Scripts 3/10/1982 to 3/18/1982 142 Scripts 3/19/1982 to 4/5/1982 143 Scripts 4/6/1982 to 4/24/1982 144 Scripts 4/26/1982 to 5/7/1982 145 Scripts 5/10/1982 to 5/16/1982 146 Scripts 5/27/1982 to 6/14/1982 147 Scripts 6/16/1982 to 7/2/1982 148 Scripts 7/5/1982 to 7/23/1982 149 Scripts 7/26/1982 to 8/13/1982 150 Scripts 8/16/1982 to 9/7/1982 151 Scripts 9/8/1982 to 9/27/1982 152 Scripts 9/28/1982 to 10/15/1982 153 Scripts 10/18/1982 to 11/3/1982 154 Scripts 11/4/1982 to 11/30/1982 155 Scripts 12/1/1982 to 12/17/1982 156 Scripts 12/20/1982 to 1/11/1983 157 Scripts 1/12/1983 to 1/24/1983 158 Scripts 1/27/1983 to 2/16/1983 159 Scripts 2/17/1983 to 3/10/1983 160 Scripts 3/14/1983 to 3/31/1983 161 Scripts 4/4/1983 to 4/14/1983 162 Scripts 4/18/1983 to 4/29/1983 163 Scripts 5/2/1983 to 5/11/1983