David Swift Papers
Scope and Contents
The David Swift Productions Papers consist of approximately eight linear feet of archival boxes and four large file cabinet drawers. The papers date from 1951-1965. The material is divided into three major sections: Written Material, Miscellany, and Photographs. The written material consists of television scripts, arranged by production number, and motion picture scripts that Swift wrote, directed and/or produced as well as some peripheral scripts associated with Swift. The miscellaneous section is locationally divided between archival boxes, containing publicity, reviews, notes and memos, and four large file cabinet drawers, containing set designs, costume sketches and blueprints for final set construction. The photographic section includes location, cast and crew shots and publicity photos for various productions.
Dates
- 1951-1965
Creator
- Swift, David (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
8.00 Linear Feet
Photographs: Boxes 10, 10a, 11, 12 other_unmapped
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Television and motion picture writer, director and producer. Television and motion picture scripts, screenplays, publicity, reviews, notes and memos, set designs, and costume sketches.
Method of Acquisition
This collection, along with three other private Hollywood memorabilia collections from the offices of Robert Blees, Albert Cohen, and Arthur A. Ross, was acquired largely through the efforts of University of Iowa associate professor Raymond Fielding in the mid 1960's.
- Head, Edith
- 20th century
- Alcoa theatre (Television program)
- American drama
- American literature
- Articles
- Camp runamuck (Television program)
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Costume design
- Costume designers
- Dramatists
- English literature
- Good neighbor Sam (Motion picture)
- Grindl (Television program)
- How to succeed in business without really trying (Motion picture)
- Luv (Motion picture)
- Mister Peepers (Television program : 1952-1955)
- Motion picture authorship
- Motion picture authorship
- Motion pictures
- Motion pictures -- Production and direction
- Parent trap (Motion picture : 1961)
- Philco television playhouse
- Photographs
- Playhouse 90
- Pollyanna (Motion picture)
- Popular culture -- Study and teaching
- Rawhide (Television program)
- Screenplays
- Screenwriters
- Television -- Production and direction
- Television authorship
- Television authorship
- Television comedies
- Television programs
- Television writers
- Theater -- Study and teaching
- Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery
- Under the yum-yum tree (Motion picture : 1963)
- Wagon train (Television program)
- Writers Archive at Iowa
Creator
- Swift, David (Person)
- Author
- Kerry A. Shermer, November 1993
- 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)
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