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Descriptive Summary

Title:
Collection of Scripts and Production Material for Hallmark Hall of Fame Radio and Television Programs, 1951-1984

Collection number:
71

Extent:
38 boxes
(16.0 linear ft.)

Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.

Los Angeles, California 90095-1575

Abstract:
Sponsored by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to help market greeting cards, Hallmark Hall of Fame started as a CBS radio program, the Hallmark Playhouse (1948). The program presented well-known contemporary and classical literature often portrayed by well known Hollywood stars. The program made the transition to television in December 1951 and evolved into the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The collection consists of scripts and production material related to both radio and television programs created for Hallmark.

Language:
English.

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