Found 4 collections related to Memorandums

Lawrence M. Klee was a writer for radio and television, very active during the 1940s and 1950s, writing for several crime and adventure series in both mass media, including MAN AGAINST CRIME, Mr. & MRS. NORTH, and Mr. KEEN, TRACER OF LOST PERSONS, as well as the daytime drama YOUNG WIDDER BROWN. In addition to his work in radio and television, during the Second World War Klee also wrote three skits for the American Theatre Wing dramatizing the need to buy War Bonds, for which he received a Silver Medal Award from the U.S. Treasury Department. The Lawrence M. Klee papers consist primarily of correspondence and other items concerning Mr. Klee's radio career. Items related to radio include a memo concerning potential plot twists of YOUNG WIDDER BROWN, contracts to write for MR. & MRS. NORTH and other programs, and a proposal for a show to be based on the works of Somerset Maugham. Television is represented only by a 1950 note concerning Klee's writing fee for MAN AGAINST CRIME, a show which ran on radio from 1947-51, and television from 1949-54. Klee's wartime service is represented by the Silver Medal awarded him by the U.S. Treasury Department, and by several letters commending him for war work. less

The papers document the careers of Robert C. Schnitzer and Marcella Cisney, actors, producers, administrators, and educators. The American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), The University of Michigan, The Theatre Guild American Repertory Company, and the University Resident Theatre Association are among their major affiliations represented in this collection. less

Sir Francis Cowley Burnand (1836-1917) was a playwright, humorist, and editor of Punch from 1880 to 1906. The F.C. Burnand letters and memoranda (1873-1907) were written to Punch staff and other colleagues and associates. Subjects include the illustrations and writings to be included in Punch and the reception of Burnand's humorous plays, including Pickwick (1889) and Private Inquiry (1891). Most of the letters are brief. Correspondents include Arthur Cecil Blunt, H. Savile Clarke, W. Beatty-Kingston, E.J. Milliken, James Payn, and W. Moy Thomas. In his letters to Thomas, Burnand discusses his ideas about burlesque theater and a potentially libelous review of Pickwick that was printed in the Society Herald. Some of the letters include Burnand's sketches and verses. Previously assigned call number 8-MWEZ 20225. less