ARC.1000.074 - Morton Wishengrad Papers
Abstract/Description: | The Morton Wishengrad Papers has been maintained as Wishengrad kept them himself. They contain mostly correspondence and also include drafts of scripts, contracts, clippings, and a few photographs. This material mostly documents Wishengrad's writing career, but some personal and family matters, and Wishengrad's anti-Communism are documented. |
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Subject(s): | Jewish Theological Seminary of America Eternal light (Radio program) Anti-communist movements--United States Plays Radio broadcasting Radio scripts |
Date Issued: | 1940 |
Title: | Guide to the Morton Wishengrad Papers, circa 1944-1962. | |
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Name(s): | Wishengrad, Morton, 1913-1963, creator | |
Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
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Business correspondence Personal correspondence |
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Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 1940 | |
Abstract/Description: | The Morton Wishengrad Papers has been maintained as Wishengrad kept them himself. They contain mostly correspondence and also include drafts of scripts, contracts, clippings, and a few photographs. This material mostly documents Wishengrad's writing career, but some personal and family matters, and Wishengrad's anti-Communism are documented. | |
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Morton Wishengrad Papers, The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y., ARC.1000.074, (Box #, Folder #). Funding for the retrospective conversion of the original finding aid documents to produce this guide using Archivists’ Toolkit was made possible by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). Morton Wishengrad was a writer for radio, television, film, and the stage. In 1944, he became the first scriptwriter for the Jewish Theological Seminary's "Eternal Light" radio program, writing approximately 150 scripts. In 1957, Wishengrad's play, "The Rope Dancers," was produced on Broadway with Siobhan McKenna and Art Carney in the lead roles. The play was based on Wishengrad's 1948 radio script for the "Cavalcade of America," radio program. He subsequently redeveloped it as an "Eternal Light" script, "Lizzie and the Whiskers," (1949) before rewriting it for Broadway. In the political world of the 1950s, Wishengrad positioned himself as a liberal anti-Communist, first in the labor movement, where he began his career, and later in the entertainment industry. English |
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Subject(s): |
Jewish Theological Seminary of America Eternal light (Radio program) Anti-communist movements--United States Plays Radio broadcasting Radio scripts |
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Library Classification: | ARC.1000.074 | |
Restrictions on Access: | Sensitive material about his family has been restricted (except to members of the Wishengrad family). All other materials are available by appointment only. To make an appointment and request materials in advance, contact the Librarian in charge of archival materials at: 212.678.8973 or via E-mail: archives@jtsa.edu. Reproduction of fragile items is not permitted; consult the Librarian about literary rights. | |
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