Papers, 1921-1981.

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Papers, 1921-1981.

Collection contains biographical information on Searles and Hill; correspondence; manuscripts, chiefly by Searles and with a few by Hill (1939-1980); research and subject files for various writing projects (1952-1981); a scrapbook; photographs; scripts by Searles and others including several episodes of "Days of Our Lives"; audiotapes of background music for Searles' documentaries (1970-1976); chiefly documentary motion pictures and videotapes with scripts written by Searles (1958-1973); and miscellaneous other materials.

10 cubic ft. (10 boxes)

Related Entities

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Hill, Charles N.

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Searles, Barbara

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Searles (1925-1981) was an actress, producer, and writer. She was a drama editor and television personality in Schenectady, New York, before going to New York City in 1954 to pursue an acting career. She moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s and worked at Wolper Productions and later at NBC as a production assistant. Searles worked on documentary films for several years and was a staff writer for the television soap, "Days of Our Lives." She was manager of program preparation for NBC Entertain...