Papers, 1931-1991.

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Papers, 1931-1991.

Papers of documentary filmmaker Glenn Silber reflecting his career from about the time he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (ca. 1972) until he joined CBS news (ca. 1990). The bulk of the collection consists of film/video and audio elements for several major independent films produced by Silber and his production company, Catalyst Media, including "An American Ism: Joe McCarthy" (about the anti-communist senator from Wisconsin); "The War at Home" (about the anti-Vietnam War movement in Madison, Wis.); "El Salvador: Another Vietnam" (a film that explores the roots of the civil war in El Salvador); "Atomic Artist" (a portrait of New York painter/sculptor T. A. Price and his unique "atomic art"); and "Troupers" (a portrait of the San Francisco Mime Troupe).

6.6 c.f.,61 photographs,49 tape recordings,1 videorecording,62 films, and98.0 c.f. of additional film, video, and sound.

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Parker, Cedric.

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San Francisco mime troupe

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Founded in 1959, theatrical group based in San Francisco. One of the oldest surviving radical theater groups in the U.S. Extensive documentation of San Francisco Mime Troupe's activities from the first ten years in substantial portion of collection. From the description of Archives, 1961-2000. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 47926865 ...

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Madison Newspapers, Inc.

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Boardman, Elizabeth.

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Morland, Howard

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Armstrong, Karleton Lewis

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Madison Press Connection.

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