Cavalcade of America scripts

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id: 11196
origination: Cavalcade of America
date statement: 1935-1953
key date: 1935
identifier (local_mss): 29996
org unit: Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number: *T-Mss 1942-004
b-number: b22238560
total components: 700
total series: 0
max depth: 3
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created: 2020-07-20 18:48:14 UTC
updated: 2026-01-20 20:59:48 UTC
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unitdate: {"value"=>"1935-1953", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1935/1953"}
unittitle: {"value"=>"<span class=\"title\">Cavalcade of America</span> scripts"}
physdesc: {"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"54 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"11.25 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository: {"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Billy Rose Theatre Division</span>"}
abstract: {"value"=>"<span class=\"title\">Cavalcade of America</span> was an historical anthology program sponsored by the DuPont Company that aired on the radio from 1935 to 1953, and on television from 1952 to 1957. The shows provided weekly entertainment with music, dramatizing significant figures and events in American history. This collection holds only radio scripts."}
langmaterial: {"value"=>"English"}
origination: {"value"=>"Cavalcade of America", "type"=>"corpname"}
bioghist: {"value"=>"<p>The DuPont Company developed <span class=\"title\">Cavalcade of America</span> as a dramatic historical anthology that aired on the radio from 1935 to 1953, and on television from 1952 to 1957.</p> <p>Accused of profiteering during World War I by the Nye Committee (officially the Special Committee on the Investigation of the Munition Industry), DuPont sponsored the show as a way to rebuild public trust in its brand. <span class=\"title\">Cavalcade</span> entertained and educated the public with biographical profiles of many prominent American political and military men, such as Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, and George Washington; as well as numerous writers, scientists, performers, and other public figures, including Edgar Allen Poe, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sacajawea, Anne Sullivan, and Kit Carson. Some shows also dramatized major events or movements in American history. During World War II, scripts such as <span class=\"title\">I was Married in Bataan</span>, <span class=\"title\">To The Shores of Tripoli</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Soldiers of the Tide</span> reflected the bravery and accomplishments of the American military.</p> <p> <span class=\"title\">Cavalcade</span> proved a success with audiences, and many prominent actors and writers were associated with the series. Notable actors included Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Gregory Peck, Tyrone Powers, Ronald Reagan, Edward G. Robinson, Ginger Rogers, Carl Sandburg, Elizabeth Taylor, Ethel Waters, Orson Welles, and also frequent guests Agnes Moorehead and Burgess Meredith. Select scriptwriters included Arthur Arent, Priscilla Kent, Margaret Lewerth, Arthur Miller, Virginia Radcliffe, and Norman Rosten.</p>"}
scopecontent: {"value"=>"<p>The Cavalcade of America Radio scripts, dated from 1935 to 1953, hold almost a complete run of the radio shows. All the scripts are identified by the title. Additional information varies and may include the actors, announcer, copyright, exact date of broadcast, musicians, and program number. It should be noted that the early scripts did not identify the actors or writers. A bonus feature of some scripts is a color advertisement brochure for the production.</p>"}
arrangement: {"value"=>"<p>The scripts are arranged chronologically.</p>"}
processinfo: {"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Valerie Wingfield</span> in <span class=\"date\">2020</span>.</p>"}
date_start: 1935
keydate: 1935
date_end: 1953
date_inclusive_start: 1935
date_inclusive_end: 1953
extent_statement: 11.25 linear feet (54 boxes)
prefercite: {"value"=>"<span class=\"title\">Cavalcade of America</span> scripts, *T-Mss 1942-004. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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