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				<titleproper encodinganalog="title">Inventory of the Jerry Seelen papers, <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1912-1965 (bulk 1944-1965)</date>
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			    <titleproper type="filing" altrender="nodisplay">Seelen (Jerry) Papers</titleproper>
				
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	 <publicationstmt> 
		<publisher encodinganalog="publisher">University of Wyoming. American
		  Heritage Center.</publisher> 
		<address> 
		  <addressline>American Heritage Center</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue</addressline> 
		  <addressline>University of Wyoming</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Laramie, WY 82071</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Phone: 307.766.2574</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Fax:307.766.5511 </addressline> 
		  <addressline>Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu</addressline> 
		  <addressline>URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/</addressline> 
		</address> 
	 	<date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" encodinganalog="date">2013</date> 
		<p>University of Wyoming</p> 
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	 <creation>Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort
	 	<date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">July 2013</date> </creation> 
	 <langusage>Finding aid is in
		<language encodinganalog="language" langcode="eng">English</language>
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	 <head>Collection Summary</head> 
  	
	 <origination label="creator" encodinganalog="100"> 
	 	<persname>Seelen, Jerry, 1912-1981</persname> </origination> 
      <unittitle encodinganalog="245" label="title"> Jerry Seelen papers</unittitle> 
  		<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="1912/1965"> 1912-1965</unitdate>
  		<unitdate type="bulk" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="1944/1965"> 1944-1965</unitdate>
	 
	 <unitid countrycode="us" repositorycode="WyU-AH" label="Collection Number">05114</unitid>
	 
  	<physdesc encodinganalog="300" label="Size"> <extent>4.95 cubic
		feet (11 boxes)</extent> </physdesc> 
	 <repository encodinganalog="852" label="Repository"> 
		<corpname>University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.</corpname>
		</repository> <langmaterial encodinganalog="546" label="Language(s)"><language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial> 
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		<head>System Requirements</head>
		<p>Seelen compositions -- 33 1/3 rpm phonodiscs.</p>
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  	<head>Biography of Jerry Seelen</head><p>Seelen (1912-1981) was born Jerome Lincoln Seelenfreund and worked as a comedy writer for radio and television from the 1940s until the 1960s.</p>
	 
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  	<head>Scope and Content</head><p>Collection contains mainly mimeographed scripts for radio and television written by Seelen, including the radio programs "Birds Eye Open House, "The Drene Shampoo Show" and "Toasties Tim" and the television programs "Buick Berle Show," "My Favorite Martian" and "Texaco Star Theater"; miscellaneous photographs of Seelen; and sheet music and 3 33 1/3 rpm records of music composed by Seelen.</p>
	 
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	 <head>Access Restrictions</head> 
	 <p>There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
	 	and the collection is open to the public.<?xm-replace_text {if appropriate}?></p> 
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  <userestrict> 
	 <head>Copyright Information</head> 
	 <p>The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
		property, and libel laws as they apply.</p> 
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  <relatedmaterial encodinganalog="544 1"> 
	 <head> Related Materials</head> 
  	<p>There are no known other archival collections created by Jerry Seelen at the date of processing.</p>  
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		<head> Additional Information</head> 
		<p>Finding aid available in repository.</p>  
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	 <head>Acquisition Information</head> 
  	<p><?xm-replace_text {names of donors and dates of acquisition}?></p> 
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	 <head>Processing Information</head> 
  	<p><?xm-replace_text {name plus month and year that processing was concluded}?></p> 
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	 <head>Preferred Citation</head> 
	 <p>Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
		Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.</p> 
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	 <head>Access Terms</head> 
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	 <corpname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="610"> <?xm-replace_text {Corporate Name}?></corpname>
	 
  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Radio authorship.</subject>
  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Radio scripts.</subject>
  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Radio programs -- United States.</subject>
  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Television authorship.</subject>
  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Television scripts.</subject>
  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Television programs -- United States.</subject>
	 
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  	<genreform source="aat" encodinganalog="655"> Phonograph records.</genreform>
  	<genreform source="aat" encodinganalog="655"> Photographs.</genreform>
  	<genreform source="aat" encodinganalog="655"> Scripts.</genreform>
	 
  	<occupation source="lcsh" encodinganalog="656">Radio writers.</occupation>	 
  	<occupation source="lcsh" encodinganalog="656">Television writers.</occupation>	 
	 
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  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> Birds Eye open house (Radio program)</title>
  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> Danny Thomas show (Radio program)</title>
  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> Drene shampoo show (Radio program)</title>
  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> Toasties Tim (Radio program)</title>
  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> All star revue (Television program)</title>
  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> Milton Berle show (Television program)</title>
  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> My favorite Martian (Television program)</title>
  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> Texaco star theatre (Television program)</title>
  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> Pat Boone-Chevy showroom (Television program)</title>
	 
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          <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences</subject> 
          <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Performing Arts</subject> 
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                        <unittitle><extref href="http://ahc.uwyo.edu/_files/pdffa/05114.pdf">Link to Container List (PDF)</extref></unittitle>
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