Don Farran Papers
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Scope and Contents
The following index contains eight series. Included in these series are screenplays for instructional films for the Coast Guard and Navy, correspondence, poems and books written by Farran, TV and movie work completed by Farran, WPA work done by Farran, with a personal series which includes information about Farran as well as photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1978
Creator
- Farran, Don (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
Extent
15.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Writer, State Director Historical Records Survey. Collection includes drafts of poems and stories but consists largely of scripts for Navy and Coast Guard training films dating from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s.
Method of Acquisition
The author left his book and manuscript collection to the University of Iowa upon his death in September 1986.
Topical
- American literature
- Dramatists
- English literature
- Motion picture authorship
- Motion picture authorship
- Motion pictures -- Production and direction
- Popular culture -- Study and teaching
- Television -- Production and direction
- Television authorship
- Television authorship
- Theater -- Study and teaching
- Writers Archive at Iowa
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu