Collection consists of materials related to the career of radio and television writer, producer, and director Frank Telford. It includes script material and concepts, a small amount of printed materials, a small number of photographs, and a small number of what appears to be writings by others that were submitted to Telford. The script materials and concepts document Telford's involvement in radio, television, and motion pictures. The radio projects include scripts for You can't do business with Hitler (ca. 1940s) and the Mollie mystery theatre (1947-48). The television materials include scripts for Chips (1979-81), Hawaii Five-O (1979), Ironside (1970-71), Mannix (1969-74), Police woman (1975-1977), and the DuMont television network series, The stranger (1954-55), among others. Additionally there are concepts (outlines) for projects that may not have been produced. The motion picture projects include a small number of concept outlines and scripts for what appears to be unproduced, as well as produced, projects including, Hello down there and Project saucer (believed to have been released as Bamboo saucer). There are also a small number of unidentified photographs that appear to be related to television or radio projects; a very small amount of correspondence; and Telford's proposal for a book of cartoons satirizing politics. Also included are a small amount of writings by others which appear to have been submitted to Telford, including a book manuscript titled, The eye in the emerald, believed to have been written by John Telford.
