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Creator
Lundgaard, Harriet
Call number
*T-Mss 1997-001
Physical description
1.5 linear feet (4 boxes)
Language
English
Preferred Citation

Harriet Lundgaard Papers, *T-Mss 1997-001. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Repository
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Access to materials
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The collection consists of scripts from TheTed Malone Show, as well as correspondence relating to both Harriet Lundgaard and Ted Malone. Harriet Lundgaard was a radio writer for the Ted Malone Show.

Biographical/historical information

Harriet Lundgaard (1918-1996) was a radio writer who worked primarily for The Ted Malone Show in the 1940s and 1950s. Born in Rochester, N.Y. on June 26, 1918, Harriet Lundgaard was the daughter of Charlotte Atkinson and Ivar Lundgaard, the latter of whom emigrated to the United States from Norway. Harriet Lundgaard earned a B.A. in English Composition from Wellesley College in 1940 and an M.A. from the University of Rochester in 1941. From 1946 to 1948, and again from 1951 to 1958, Lundgaard worked for Ted Malone (1908-1989). Malone, whose real name was Frank Alden Russell, had a long career in radio as a storyteller and reader of poetry. Harriet Lundgaard died of Cancer in New York City on Oct. 16, 1996.

Scope and arrangement

The Harriet Lundgaard Papers consist primarily of scripts for Ted Malone's radio programs, which were aired over the American Broadcasting Company's network. The Ted Malone Show, which was also known at various times as Between the Bookends and A Broadcast, was a program devoted to readings of poetry and prose, usually accompanied by background music. The scripts in the collection coincide with the periods Lundgaard worked for Malone, 1946-1948 and 1951-1958. Malone occasionally read letters from listeners on the air, and some of this mail is included in the collection. There is also personal correspondence between members of Harriet Lundgaard's family.

The Harriet Lundgaard papers are arranged in two series:

  • Series I: Correspondence
    1923-1954
    1 box, 5 folders

    The correspondence is primarily between members of the Lundgaard family. Many of the letters are from Charlotte Lundgaard to her husband, Ivar, during a short period of time in 1923 when Charlotte was away from home. These letters elucidate the relationship between Charlotte and Ivar, Harriet's parents.

  • Series II: Scripts, ]
    1946-1948, 1951-1958
    3 boxes

    The scripts highlight the nature of The Ted Malone Show, a radio broadcast hosted by Ted Malone. The scripts depict the stories and poems that Ted Malone read to his listeners. All of these scripts are from shows broadcasted on ABC (American Broadcasting Company) Radio.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Michael Anderson, Gale Gates and others in 1997

Processing information

Processed by Evan Friss; Machine-readable finding aid created by Evan Friss.

Using the collection

Location

Billy Rose Theatre Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Access restrictions

Photocopying prohibited.