Collection contains Ernest Tidyman's movie production files (which contain correspondence, manuscripts, notes, clippings, scene boards, and printed materials), including those for "Shaft", "The French Connection", "High Plains Drifter", and "Last Plane Out". Collection also contains Tidyman's television production files, including those for the television series "Shaft" and the television movies "Dummy", "Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones", and "Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story". Collection also holds a number of Tidyman's novel manuscripts (originals and photocopies), including those for "Shaft" and "Dummy", personal and business correspondence, legal files, and research files (which contain correspondence, manuscripts, notes, clippings, and printed materials). Photographs of Tidyman and his family and show business colleagues (personal and publicity photographs), copies of books written by Tidyman (including "Shaft" and "Dummy"), a microfilm of Tidyman's screenplay for "Shaft", and a few audio tapes (including audio cassettes of "Dummy" narrated by Paul Clark, two audio cassettes labelled "Street Files", and one unidentified reel to reel tape) are also found in this collection. Posters for Tidyman's movies (including "Shaft" and "The French Connection"), advertisements for Tidyman's television programs (including "Dummy" and "Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones"), miscellaneous clippings, miscellaneous printed materials, and miscellaneous books are in this collection as well.
