University of Wyoming
John T. Dugan was a television writer and playwright during the twentieth century. Born in Verplanck, New York in 1920, Dugan wrote teleplays for numerous television shows between the late 1950s and 1980s, including "Adam 12" (1968-1975), "Insight" (1969-1975), "Little House on the Prairie" (1978-1980), and "Danger Bay" (1984-1985). Dugan also wrote several plays between the 1940s and 1990s, including "Words of Love" (1969) and "Crescent Moon" (1992). John T. Dugan passed away in 1994.
Collection contains John T. Dugan's television scripts, television research files (containing scripts, correspondence, and clippings), and television production files (containing scripts, correspondence, budgets, and production reports), which include materials pertaining to "Adam 12", "Little House on the Prairie", and "Danger Bay". Collection also contains Dugan's play scripts (including "Words of Love" and "Crescent Moon"), personal correspondence, clippings, three personal scrapbooks, and a photograph album (concerning "Words of Love"). Video tapes of television show episodes written by Dugan (including "Adam 12", "Little House on the Prairie", and "Danger Bay"), seven 16 mm films of "Insight" episodes written by Dugan, a few photographs, and miscellaneous materials are in this collection as well.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Donor maintains copyrights.
There are no known other archival collections created by John T. Dugan at the date of processing.
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