Papers, 1937-1976.

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Papers, 1937-1976.

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Papers of Howard Koch (1902-1995), a writer of motion pictures. Included are scripts, revisions, treatments, correspondence, stills, clippings, and explanatory notes for various Warner Brothers releases which Koch wrote including "Casablanca" (1942), for which he received an Academy Award; "In This Our Life" (1942); "The Letter" (1940); "Mission to Moscow" (1943); "Rhapsody in Blue" (1945); "The Sea Hawk" (1941); "Sergeant York" (1941); and other produced and unproduced motion pictures. The collection also includes a file on "War of the Worlds" which Koch wrote for "Mercury Theatre of the Air" (CBS) in 1938 and which was largely responsible for launching his career. Included are several script revisions, a letter from Koch describing the documents, a book, and a made-for-TV movie concerning the famous broadcast. Among Koch's prominent correspondents are Ingrid Bergman, Joseph E. Davies, Margaret Sullivan, Jack Warner, and Edward Bennett Williams. The processed portion is summarized above and is described in the register. Additional accessions are described below.

2.9 c.f. (7 archives boxes); plusadditions of 0.6 c.f. and2 photographs.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities (1934-1975)

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From 1934 to 1937 The U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities began as the Special Committee on Un-American Activities and was also known as the McCormack-Dickstein Committee. The Dies Committee, was created on May 26, 1938, with the approval of House Resolution 282, which authorized the Speaker of the House to appoint a special committee of seven members to investigate un-American activities in the United States, domestic diffusion of propaganda, and all other questions relating thereto...

Koch, Howard

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