AHJ_ah07347 Inventory of the Alfred R. Kelman papers, 1958-1998 Kelman (Alfred R.) Papers Processed by Matthew Francis 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/
2010

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Matthew Francis May 2010 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Kelman, Alfred R. Alfred R. Kelman papers 1958-1998 07347 19.2 cubic ft. (22 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English The collection contains files relating to the television production and directing work of Alfred Kelman. Arrangement of the Collection

The collection has been minimally processed and divided into three series.

 Biography of Alfred R. Kelman

Alfred Kelman received an M.A. in Communications Research from Boston University in 1959. Kelman’s work as a television producer and director has been recognized for achievement on numerous occasions as Kelman was a three-time winner of the Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Documentary Achievement (The Body Human), seven-time Emmy Award winner (The Body Human and Lifeline), and an Academy Award nominee (The Face of Genius). In addition to these achievements Kelman worked as a vice-president of Medcom, Inc., and was an executive officer with Entertainment Partners.

 Scope and Content

The Alfred R. Kelman papers contain material relating to Kelman’s producing and directing career. The bulk of the collection consists of scripts, production files, and publicity files. The collection also contains correspondence, business files from Medicom, Inc. and Entertainment Partners, photographs and color slides, and various ephemera. Major works documented in the papers include “The Face of Genius,” “The Body Human,” “Lifeline,” “To Catch a King,” “A Christmas Carol” (1984 production), “The Last Days of Patton,” and “The Plot to Kill Hitler.”

 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 Alfred R. Kelman at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Alfred R. Kelman from 1980-2009.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Matthew Francis in May, 2010.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms Motion pictures--Production and direction--United States. Television scripts--United States. Documentary television programs--United States. Television programs--United States. Motion picture producers and directors. Television producers and directors. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Performing Arts Container List Series I. Scripts, Treatments, etc.

1 1 131 Riverside Drive 1978 1 2-11 A Celebration of Women 1979 1 12-14 A Christmas Carol 1983-1984 1 15 A Doctor's Story 1978 1 16 A Grave Undertaking 1985 1 17-19 A Special Friendship 1984 2 1-5 A Special Friendship 1985-1986 2 6 Another Kind of Love 1986 2 7 Canary and the Cat undated 2 8 Central Park undated 2 9 Crazy America undated 2 10 Doctor George Goodfellow 1978 2 11 Dr. America undated 2 12-18 Dr. USA 1980 2 19-22 Drydock One 1981-1982 2 23 Dyno Dan, Jr. 1979 2 24 First Night undated 3 1 Free-for-All Farm 1979 3 2 Happy Mother's Day 1978 3 3 He Rode a Horse Down a Prison Corridor 1978 3 4-5 Hoboken 1997 3 6-10 Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story 1992-1993 3 11 Lifeline 1977 3 12 Medical Story 1977 3 13 Millie Myerson and the Prince of Wales 1986 3 14-17 Napoleon and Josephine 1987 3 18 Nick 1981 4 1-6 Once More the Stars 1986 4 7-8 Polio Wars/War Against Polio 1986 4 9 Present Laughter undated 4 10 PSI Force 1979 4 11-15 Psychonauts 1978-1979 4 16 Puccini undated 4 17 Relations 1981 4 18 Ritual Moon 1995 4 19 Second WInd 1981 5 1-2 Shock Trauma 1981 5 3 Small World undated 5 4 Teaching Hosptial (Med School) 1981 5 5-6 The Adversaries 1980-1981 5 7 The Body Human: The Body Beautiful 1980 5 8 The Body Human: The Facts for Girls/The Facts for Boys 1980 5 9 The Body Human: The Gene Machine 1980 5 10 The Body Human: The Journey Within 1982 5 11 The Body Human: The Living Code 1981 5 12 The Body Human: The Magic Senses 1978 5 13-16 The Body Human: The Magic Months 1977 5 17 The Body Human: The Red River 1978 6 1 The Body Human: The Sexes 1979 6 2-6 The Body Human: The Sexes II 1980 6 6 The Body Human: The Vital Connection 1978 6 7 The Face of Genius 1966 6 8-9 The Friends of Jack Duggan 1982 6 10 The Justin Brock Story undated 6 11-18 The Last Days of Patton 1985 7 1-2 The Last Days of Patton 1985 7 3-5 The Legacy 1986 7 6 The Lunatic Express 1986 7 7 The Magic of Alice 1981 7 8 The Man from Katie's Place 1982 7 9 The Medicine of Monsters undated 7 10 The Mother's Recompense 1991 7 11 The New Rules of the Game 1994 7 12-15 The Plot to Kill Hitler 1989 7 16 The Right Guy 1998 8 1-3 The Sea Urchins 1978 8 4 The Sexualist 1980 8 5 The Swift Runner 1985 8 6 The Voice Heard 'Round the World 1966 8 7-11 To Catch a King 1980-1984 8 12 Trackdown: Prisoners on the Street 1988 8 13-18 Trauma Surgeon - "A Walker Case" 1979 9 1-4 Treachery in the Suburbs/Blackshift (Amy Fisher: My Story) 1992 9 5 Troubled Lives 1978 9 6 Turnpike 1994 9 7 Untitled - A Projected Day Time Serial undated 9 8 vh485 1993 9 9 Waiting for Happy undated 9 10 White Mama 1979 9 11 Woman of the 21st Century 1989 9 12 Wright 1986 9 13 You Can Pick Your Friends 1978 Series II. Production and Publicity Files

9 14-18 A Christmas Carol (Production Files) 1983-1986 10 1-2 A Christmas Carol (Production Files) 1983-1986 10 3-7 A Christmas Carol (Publicity Files) 1984-1985 10 8-9 A Special Friendship (Production Files) 1985-1986 10 10 A Woman Named Jackie (Production Files, Includes Audio Cassettes) 1990 10 11 Ascent from the East - Mount Everest (Production Files) 1982 10 12 Dr. USA (Production Files) 1979-1980 10 13-15 Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story (Production Files) 1992-1993 11 1 Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story (Production Files) 1992-1993 11 2-5 Lifeline (Production Files) 1977-1979 11 6-9 Lifeline (Publicity Files) 1978-1979 11 10-13 Napoleon and Josephine (Production Files) 1987 11 14-16 Once More the Stars/Ted Kennedy Jr. Story (Production Files) 1981-1986 12 1 Polio Wars: The Jonas Salk Story (Production Files) 1985-1986 12 2 Relations (Production Files) 1980-1981 20 1 Relations - Set and Mosaic Designs (Production Files) 1981 21 1 Relations - Set and Mosaic Designs (Production Files) 1981 22 1 Relations - Set and Mosaic Designs (Production Files) 1981 12 3 Shock Trauma (Production Files) 1979-1981 12 4 The Adversaries (Production Files) 1980-1981 12 5 The Body Human: Bionic Breakthrough (Production Files) 1980-1981 12 6-7 The Body Human: Facts for Boys/Facts for Girls (Production Files) 1980-1982 12 8-12 The Body Human: On Becoming Man/On Becoming Woman (Production Files) 1980-1981 12 13 The Body Human: Pleasure Process (Production Files) undated 12 14 The Body Human: The Gene Machine (Production Files) 1981-1982 12 15 The Body Human: The Journey Within (Production Files) 1982 12 16 The Body Human: The Last Frontier (Production Files) 1977 12 17 The Body Human: The Loving Process/Men (Production Files) 1981 12 18 The Body Human: The Loving Process/Women (Production Files) 1981-1982 12 19-20 The Body Human: The Magic Sense (Production Files) 1979 12 21-23 The Body Human: The Miracle Months (Production Files) 1976-1977 12 24-28 The Body Human: The Red River (Production Files) 1977-1978 13 1-2 The Body Human: The Sexes (Production Files) 1979-1980 13 3 The Body Human: The Sexes (Production Files) 1979-1980 13 4 The Body Human: The Sexes II (Production Files) 1979-1980 13 5 The Body Human: The Sexes II (Publicity Files) 1980 13 6-7 The Body Human: The Vital Connection (Production Files) 1978 13 8-13 The Body Human - General (Production Files) 1979-1982 13 14-17 The Body Human - General (Publicity Files) 1979-1981 13 18-19 The Face of Genius (Production Files) 1966 13 20-21 The Face of Genius (Publicity Files) 1966-1968 13 22 The Government Story (Publicity Files) 1969 14 1-3 The Last Days of Patton (Production Files) 1984-1986 14 4 The Legacy 1986 14 5-15 The Plot to Kill Hitler (Production Files) 1989 15 1-2 The Plot to Kill Hitler (Production Files) 1989 15 3 The Psychonauts 1978 15 4-11 To Catch a King (Production Files) 1983-1986 15 12-13 To Catch a King (Publicity Files) 1984 15 14-16 Treachery in the Suburbs/Blackshift - Amy Fisher: My Story (Production Files) 1992 16 1 Vatican Project/Metropolitan's 1983 Vatican Exhibit (Production Files) 1981-1982 16 2 Woman of the 21st Century (Production Files) 1989 Series III. Professional and Personal Files

16 3 Biographical Information 1969-1984 16 4 Book - A Christmas Carol 1984 16 5 Book - The Grand Babylon Hotel by Arnold Bennett (Photocopied) undated 16 6 Business - Contract 1992 16 7 Business - Entertainment Partners Report 1985 16 8 Business - Expenses 1977-1995 16 9 Business - For Spacious Skies/Sky Awareness Program 1985 16 10-12 Business - Medcom, Inc. Reports and Finances 1975-1982 16 13-15 Business - Medcom, Inc. Publications 1975-1977 16 16 Business - St. James Club 1986 16 17 Business - Litigation, Kelman v. Lester Perky Productions 1988-1991 17 1-5 Business Files - Miscellaneous circa 1970s-1980s 17 6 Calendars 1986-1991 17 7-13 Correspondence 1958-1986 17 14 Ephemera - Emmy Awards 1979-1981 17 15 Ephemera - Miscellaneous 1972-1983 18 1 Periodicals circa 1970s-1980s 19 1 Photographs - A Christmas Carol 1984 19 2 Photographs - Possible Shoot Locations circa 1980s 19 3 Photographs - The Body Human (Includes Contact Sheets) circa 1977-1981 19 4 Slides - The Body Human circa 1977-1981