Scope and arrangement
The collection, dated from 1982 to 1985, consists of television transcripts from investigative news magazine shows produced by CBS News Productions. Depending on the format of the show, each transcript can consist of one to four segments. Shows represented include 60 Minutes; 30 Minutes; CBS News Special Report hosted by Dan Rather; CBS News hosted by rotating reporters; CBS Reports; Walter Cronkite's Universe, On the Road with Charles Kuralt; Our Times with Bill Moyers (summer series), and West 57th with Meredith Viera.
Arrangement
The collection is chronological in arrangement.