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Halsey Raines papers, 1954-1978

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Raines, Halsey
Title
Halsey Raines papers
Dates
1954-1978 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.25 cubic feet (3 boxes)
Collection Number
11104
Summary
Halsey Raines (active 1930s–1970s) was a motion picture publicist and composer known for his work with major film production companies in the United States and Great Britain.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions

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

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Halsey Raines (active 1930s–1970s) was a motion picture publicist and composer known for his work with major film production companies in the United States and Great Britain. He served as a publicist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures, contributing to the promotion of several popular films, including Surprise Package (1960), Dr. No (1962) and Born Free (1966). In addition to his career in film publicity, Raines composed songs that were published as sheet music, such as In Old Quebec and Rain on the Seine.

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Content Description

This collection includes movie photograph stills associated with Halsey Raines, along with various professional files such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, agreements, and scripts for unproduced films. The collection also contains lyrics, sheet music, and articles written by Raines.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

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Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

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

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Halsey Raines at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This mateiral was recieved from Fredric and William Raines in 1981.

Processing Note

Processed by Austin Rhode in October 2010 and Brittany Heye in December 2024.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List
  • Description: Agreements
    Dates: 1961-1963
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Articles written by Halsey Raines
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Bahamas Regency International Productions Ltd
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Commonwealth United - suggested outline of press operation
    Dates: February 17, 1969
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Commonwealth United Entertainment presents "The Battle on the River Neretva"
    Dates: December 15, 1968
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: "Commonwealth United present…" booklet
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence
    Dates: 1957-1976
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence - "Look Away"
    Dates: 1964-1978
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence - Personal
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence - Productions
    Dates: 1957-1977
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence - Telegrams
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence - Toni and Will
    Dates: 1962-1963, undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: The Film Production Association of Great Britain - Explanatory note on the Levy (British Film Fund Agency)
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Joy Adamson - author of the "Born Free" books background by Halsey Raines
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Lyrics and Sheet Music
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscript - "Jack the Ripper" by Howard Wilson
    Dates: 1978
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscript - "Ladder to Freedom"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Manuscript - "Look Away, Look Away" by G. David Schine
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Miscellaneous
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Newspaper clippings
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Newspaper clippings - personal
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Newspaper serials
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Outline/ Treatment - "Dead End Berlin" by David Osborn
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Outline/ Treatment - "Long Live the King!"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Outline/ Treatment - "The Raven's Nest"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Outline/ Treatment - "The Velvet Well"
    Dates: July 2, 1970
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Outline/ Treatment - "To Kill an Angel" by Donald Varney
    Dates: November 10, 1970
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Photographs
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Photographs - Stills
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Preliminary Campaign Concepts
    Dates: 1968, undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Prospectus - "The Guns of Navarone" - facts about the Colossus of Rhodes
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Prospectus - Omar Schrif/ Contract Bridge proposal
    Dates: 1980
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Publicity materials
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Regency International Productions
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script - "The Deadly Choice" by Peter Fullerton
    Dates: September 1976
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script - "The Deadly Dove" by Rufus King and Edwin Balmer
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script - "Der Samtene Brunnen" by John Howlett ("The Velvet Fountain")
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script - "Double Jeopardy" by Peter Fullerton
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script - "His Majesty, Freddie" by Guy Varney
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script - "The Human Element" by Zoe Adkins
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script - "To Kill an Angel" by Donald Varney
    Dates: February 1971
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script - "The Man Who Went to Cuba"
    Dates: 1967, undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script - "O'Kelly's Eclipse"
    Dates: April 16, 1954
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script - "Run For Your Wife" by Deker Ford and Anne Uther
    Dates: June 1963
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script - "Seven Years with the Wrong Woman" by Elspeth Woodward and Edward Roberts
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script - "The Velvet Well" by John Howlett
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Script - "Yuki" by Philip Shuken
    Dates: April 19, 1968
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Sheet Music
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Stories
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: TV Series Presentation - "The Hoax Breaker"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Xerox Copies - newspaper clippings
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 3

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Subject Terms

  • Composers -- United States.
  • Motion picture industry -- Public relations -- Great Britain.
  • Motion picture industry -- Public relations -- United States.
  • Motion pictures -- Great Britain.
  • Motion pictures -- United States.
  • Popular music -- United States.

Personal Names

  • Fullerton, Peter, 1954-
  • Howlett, John, 1940-

Corporate Names

  • Columbia Pictures.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs.
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