Collections : [Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library]

Western Teleplays Collection, 1958-1982

Abstract Or Scope

Collection contains 193 scripts for three popular network television shows: Bat Masterson, Gunsmoke, and Little House on the Prairie. There are 138 Bat Masterson scripts, 17 Gunsmoke scripts, and 38 Little House on the Prairie scripts. Many of the scripts have been heavily annotated; more than a dozen of the Bat Masterson episodes are represented by multiple drafts.

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