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Papers, 1928-2006, of Bob and Ann Zane (Kushner) Shanks at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Electronic finding aid encoded by Ryan K. Lee.

Indiana University Digital Library Program © 2005

Summary Information

Repository:
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Indiana University

1200 E. Seventh St.

Bloomington, IN 47405-5500

Phone: 812-855-2452

Fax: 812-855-3143

Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly 

Creator:
Shanks, Bob.

Title:
Shanks mss.,1928-2005  

Collection No.:
LMC 2513

Extent:
ca. 29,500 items

Language:
Materials are in English.

Abstract:
Consists of the papers of Bob Shanks and Ann Zane (Kushner) Shanks.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Permission to use the financial materials must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts.

Biographical Note

Author, screenwriter, television and film producer Bob Shanks was born Robert Horton Shanks in 1932 in Sullivan, Illinois, raised in Lebanon, Indiana and earned a B.S. in Radio and Television from Indiana University in 1954. Photographer, author, screenwriter, television and film producer Ann Zane (Kushner) Shanks was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended Carnegie-Mellon University and Columbia University. They were married in 1959.

Bob's credits in television as a creator, writer and/or producer include Tonight Show starring Jack Paar for NBC-TV, The Morning Program for CBS-TV, Good Morning America and 20/20 for ABC-TV, Merv Griffin Show for both NBC-TV and CBS-TV, as well as PBS's The Great American Dream Machine. He received Emmys for the latter in 1970 and 1971 and for segments of 20/20 in 1978. He is the author of several books, including: The Cool Fire: How To Make It In Television (New York: Norton, 1976), Love Is Not Enough (New York: Norton, 1982) and The Primal Screen: How to Write, Sell and Produce Movies for Television (New York: Norton, 1986). His play S.J. Perelman in Person premiered at the University Theatre, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana in 1988 and in 1989 was directed by Ann in an off-Broadway production. In 1989 the Shankses moved to Australia where Bob was CEO and managing director of Northern Star Holding Ltd and 10 TV-Australia. From 1990-1993 he was a consultant to Kerry Packer, owner of Nine Network Australia, Ltd. and in 1994 a consultant to Cable Television Services in Sydney.

Ann wrote, directed and produced "Mousie Baby" and several other short films. Her photographs have appeared at the Museum of Modern Art (where she also taught), at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in numerous magazines. She has written and produced pilots for television. Books to her credit include Old is What You Get: Dialogues on Aging by the Old and the Young (Viking: New York, 1976) and Busted Lives: Dialogues with Kids in Jail (Delacorte: New York, 1982).

Joint projects include the Emmy nominated A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French Landscape for PBS, written by Bob, produced and directed by Ann; their co-produced documentary The Avant-garde in Russia, 1910 to 1930: New Perspectives, written by Bob and winner of the 1982 ACE Award for Cable Excellence. They also produced, wrote and directed 34 episodes of the American Lifestyle series, and are five-time winners of the CINE Golden Eagle and of several film festival awards. The Shankses are also co-owners of COMCO, Inc., a television production company which they created in 1990.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information:
Gift. 2005, 2006

Usage Restrictions:
Prior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.

Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly Library.

Preferred Citation:
[Item], Shanks mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of the papers of Bob Shanks and Ann Zane (Kushner) Shanks. The correspondence is both personal and business-related and may be found throughout the collection. Proposals for television programs, television and film scripts, articles, book drafts, and other materials related to projects written, produced, or created by the Shankses have all been combined under the Works series. The Personal series not only contains items related to Ann and Bob such as date books, academic and political materials, but also those concerning family members including Bob's brother Billy Glenn Shanks, his father Wilbur Glenn Shanks dating from 1928, and other relatives. Also present in this series is correspondence with their three children: Jennifer (Shanks) Kingsley, Anthony and John, including materials associated with John's career as a musician and music producer. There is an extensive file of Playbill, 1982-2005, and many more programs from concerts and plays attended by the Shankses. Eighteen scrapbooks of mostly press clippings documenting the Shankses careers and personal lives complete the collection. Additions include materials received after the initial gift in 2005.

Arrangement/Organization

The collection is organized into the following series: I. General correspondence; II. Works; III. Production companies; IV. Television Networks; V. General Business; VI. Personal; VII. Audio/Video; VIII. Financial; IX. Additions.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in IUCAT , the IU Libraries' online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the catalog using these terms.

Names

• Shanks, Bob.
• Shanks, Ann Zane, 1927-
• Shanks, Ann Zane, 1927-

Topics

• Television producers and directors.
• Television --Production and direction.
• Television broadcasting --United States.
• Television authorship.
• Motion picture authorship.
• Motion picture producers and directors --United States.

Titles

• 20/20 (Television program).
• Tonight show (Television program).
• Morning program (Television program).
• Merv Griffin show (Television program).
• Great American Dream Machine (Television program).
• American lifestyle series.

		Series: General correspondence
		Scope Note: Arranged chronologically, 1948-2004 (bulk 1983-2004), followed by correspondence with their Australian assistant Eleanor Specht. The letters are both personal and business-related and have not been indexed. Additional correspondence may be found throughout the collection.
Box 1		1948-1993, July
Box 2		1993, Aug.-2004
		Specht, Eleanor: 1990, Dec.-1993

		Series: Works
		Scope Note: Includes materials related to television and film scripts, books, articles, plays, short stories and other projects either written and/or produced by Ann Zane Shanks and/or Bob Shanks. Contains manuscripts, proposals, scripts, and related correspondence, research materials, etc. Arranged alphabetically by title, followed by projects developed for specific companies or product sponsorship, various undeveloped ideas and projects, and writings by others.
		Subseries: Writings by Ann Zane and/or Bob Shanks
Box 3		AABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (TV program). Production book, 1977
		Abel Baker--Private Eye--and Ear (short story; unpublished?).  Draft typescript; carbon typescript
		The Aborted Pick-Up (short story; unpublished?).  Typescripts
		Adventures of Gilda, A Really Super Person (TV series; for CBS).   Proposal; outline; script for Episode 1: The Macho Majority, 1985-1986.
		Alias James A. McQuinn (short story; unpublished?).   Typescript and carbon, Spring 1959
		All Together Now   (Australian TV sitcom; rewritten weekly from New York; sold internationally to Select-TV, London). Correspondence, 1991-1993; script revisions. (7 folders)
		The Alma Mater Tapes (series of home videos on major universities for Oldsmobile).  Proposal.
		America in the 21st Century (TV program; aka: 50 Years from Now: Personal Life in the American Future; hosted by George McGovern).   Proposal
		The American Automobile: Love at First Sight (TV special).   Proposal
		American Families and Their Fortunes (TV series).   Proposal for series; proposal for The Guggenheims ;   letter, 1982
		American Life Style   (TV documentary series, 1970-1986. Hosts: #1-#19 - E.G. Marshall, #20-#31 – Hugh Downs, #32-#34 – Cliff Robertson. Great Americans through their homes; syndicated to 150 TV markets. ABC Cable, then the Disney Channel also bought runs).
		Adams, John. Love, Liberty & the Pursuit of Conscience: John Adams & His Massachusetts America.   2 copies of script
		Armstrong, Louis. Louis Armstrong: The Gentle Black Giant of Jazz.   2 scripts
		Bell, Alexander Graham.  2 copies of script, contact sheet, travel info
		Bryan, William Jennings. The Common People's Uncommon Man.   2 copies of script
		Buck, Pearl S. Pearl Buck: The Woman, The Word, and Two Good Earths.   Original typescript and 2 copies of script, subject index to script
		Byrd, Richard E. Richard E. Byrd: Admiral of the Ends of the Earth.   2 original typescripts and 2 copies of script
		Carnegie, Andrew. Andrew Carnegie: The Original Man of Steel.   3 copies of script, contact sheet, locations, shooting schedule, releases (2 folders)
		DeMille, Cecil B.  Research only, including some correspondence
		Eastman, George. George Eastman: One Man's Vision, Images for All.   Original typescript and copy, correspondence, license agreement, releases, research
		Edison, Thomas Alva. Thomas Alva Edison's Glenmont.   Original typescript and 3 copies of script
		Ford, Henry. The Model T Man from Michigan, America: Henry Ford & His Horseless Carriage.   Copy of script
		Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin: Citizen-Sage of a New Age.   Two original typescripts (one is incomplete) and 2 copies of script
		Gehrig, Lou. Lou Gehrig: In a League by Himself.   3 copies of script subject index to script
		Hearst, William R. William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon.   1 copy of script, research materials
		Houston, Sam. A Giant Man for a Giant Land: Sam Houston & Texas.   1 copy of script
Box 4
		Jackson, Andrew. Andrew Jackson's Hermitage.   2 copies (1 is incomplete), 1 finalized copy (incomplete) of script
		Jefferson, Thomas.  Research
		Keller, Helen. Helen Keller: Voice and Vision in the Soul.   2 copies, 1 heavily annotated copy of script
		Lee, Robert E. Stratford Hall & Robert E. Lee.   2 copies, 1 finalized copy of script
		Marshall, George C. George C. Marshall: The Determined Victor.   Holograph, original typescript, 5 copies of script, contact sheets, releases, research (3 folders)
		Revere, Paul. Paul Revere: The Messenger of Liberty.   Original typescript and 5 copies of script (1 is incomplete), letter, licenses, releases
		Rickenbacker, Eddie. Pilot, Patriot & 20th Century Pioneer: Eddie Rickenbacker's Machine Age America.   Original typescript and 3 copies of script
		Ringling, John. John Ringling's Ca' d' Zan.   1 copy of script
		Rockne, Knute. Knute Rockne: A Coach for all Seasons.   Original typescript and copy of script, letter, license, releases
		Rogers, Will. Will Rogers' California Ranch.   1 copy of script
		Roosevelt, Theodore. Theodore Roosevelt's Sagamore Hill.   1 copy of script
		Sandburg, Carl. Carl Sandburg: Poet of the People.   Original typescript and 3 copies of script, letter, production schedule, materials concerning photographs, production schedule and releases (3 folders)
		Sarnoff, David.  Research, including 15 photographs
		Smith, Joseph.  2 photographs of paintings
		Sousa, John Phillip. The Man, the Marine, and the Music: John Phillip Sousa Marches to Greatness.   1 copy of script
		Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Hartford Home.   2 copies of script
		Vanderbilts. The Vanderbilts and Newport.   1 copy of script
		Washington, Booker T. Slave and Statesman and the Back of the Dream: Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee America.   Original typescript and 3 copies of script, consumer promo, shooting schedule and index to voice-overs (2 folders)
		Wilson, Woodrow. Peace & War and the Professor President.   3 copies of script
		Wright, Frank Lloyd. Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West.   Original typescript and 2 copies of script, 8 photographs (2 folders)
		Young, Brigham. Brigham Young's Beehive House.   Original typescript and copy of script
		AIMS Media
		Book tie-in
		Copyright
		The Disney Channel
		Harmony Gold, Ltd.
		Hosts
		List of programs and outline of series
		Production/distribution
Box 5		Publicity
		Release forms
		Storage  (4 folders)
		Vansant Dugdale and Company, Inc.
		Viacom Enterprises
		American Rivers (6 one-hour programs).  Proposal (2 copies)
		America's Moment of Truth (TV series).  Proposal
		The Anatomy of a Television Film (series of lectures given at the Beijing Film Academy, Sept. 10-12, 1990).  Outline of lectures; correspondence, 1990-1991; brochures; miscellaneous
		And the Rains Came (TV movie).  Proposal
		Ann Landers (pilot & series).  Correspondence, pilot, research, financial (3 folders)
		Arthur Miller's We'll Make A Killing (film; based on op-ed piece "Get It Right. Privatize Executions," by Arthur Miller).   Proposal, 1988; notes; photocopy of article by Miller
		The Auction Game (TV game show).  Proposal, correspondence, financial (2 folders)
		Australian Life Style (Australian TV series, 1989).  Proposal
		The Australians (book; aka Matilda's Children).   Proposal; correspondence, 1990 (2 folders)
		Australians at War (TV documentary).  Proposal, 1990
		The Avant-Garde in Russia, 1910-1930: New Perspectives (TV documentary).  Proposal, 2 scripts, 3 revised scripts, revised pages, contact sheet and shooting schedule, rehearsal and broadcast record, 8 photographs and 32 color slides, National Cable Television Association News, Nov. 15, 1982 and 1982 ACE Awards program (9 folders)
		Aye, There is the Rubbish (short story; unpublished?).  Draft carbon typescript, Spring 1962; typescript
		Babycise (one hour video for Matchbox Toys), 1985?  Script, revisions and budget
		The Berkshire Institute (not-for-profit corporation or foundation).   Proposal; correspondence, 1997-1998
Box 6		The Big Deal (aka Game, Set, Match). Contract file, 1988-1989
		The Big Score (TV game show; aka Win, Place or Show).   Proposal
		Birthday Party (TV series).  Proposal
		Blow Some My Way (article for "My Turn", Newsweek, Feb. 22, 1993; aka Second Thoughts While Smoking).  Facsimile typescript, photocopy from Newsweek; letters in response to article, alphabetically arranged by correspondent. (3 folders)
		Bridal Shower (game show; 1960s?).  Proposal
		The Bright Young Man on the I.R.T. (short story; published).  Typescripts, 1959?
		Busted Lives, by Ann Zane Shanks (book).  Correspondence, reviews, agreement, contract, production costs, copies of illustrations, list of acknowledgements, epilogue and dust jacket (3 folders)
		Busted Lives (TV documentary).  Proposal, materials on Corporation for Public Broadcasting
		California Jam (rock concert for ABC, 1974).  Poster proof, press compilations, production book (4 folders) (see also: Box 47 for two stamped empty binders)
Oversize		California Jam (cont.) Ad proof for Variety, May 8, 1974; photocopy of ad proof for Los Angeles Times, Feb. 17, 1974
Box 6		Cannon's Knights (TV series; aka Kramer's Knights). Proposal; correspondence, 1983
		The Character of the Giver (short story; unpublished?).  Typescript and 2 copies
		Chloe's Magical Shrinking Parent (TV movie).  Holograph and original typescript treatment, three copies of typescript treatment, script, correspondence, contracts. (6 folders)
		Clinton's Gilt (article - unpublished).  Holograph and typescript copies, submission and rejection letters, 1997
		Coco Chanel (screenplay).   1st typescript, later typescript, typescript copy, draft pages, holograph casting list, correspondence, research (5 folders)
Box 7		Coco Chanel (cont.).  (7 folders)
		The Collectors (TV series).  Proposal, letter, Jan. 25, 1989
		Come Happy December (play; first play Bob wrote? at I.U. 1953 or 1954?).  2 typescripts (2 folders)
		The Contender, by Bob Lipute (TV movie).  Proposal; correspondence; "Lacrosse: All-American Game," article by Bob Lipute.
		The Cool Fire: Television and How to Make It (book by Bob Shanks).  Publicity, reviews, related clippings (see also: Love is Not Enough... Ideas)
		The Day After Tomorrow (short story; unpublished?).   Corrected typescript, Fall 1958
		A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French (TV documentary; aka Eyes of Light: The French Impressionist Painters).  Draft pages; complete scripts; clips - clearances; contacts; contracts; correspondence - general, 1980-1984; credits; Douglas, Kirk (host); "A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French landscape" exhibition, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June 28-September 16, 1984; "Eyes of Light: The French Impressionist Painters - television hour, proposal; France - correspondence, etc.; French consulate: art films; galleries - checklist; Harmony Gold; Lloyd Enterprises, Inc - distributor; locations and personnel clearances; paintings - checklist; post-production; production; proposal; publicity; research; shooting/taping schedules; shot sheets; clippings (22 folders)
Box 8		A Day in the Country:... (cont.)  (12 folders)
		The Day the Earth Died (TV movie).  Draft pages; finished first draft script; proposal; research; treatment - American version; treatment - Australian version (6 folders)
		Devereaux's Gil (novel; unpublished).  Photocopy of typescript
		Dirt (movie).   Proposal, notes, correspondence, etc.
		The Distant Brag (short story; published in Swank).  Carbon typescripts, 1958-1959?
		Dr. Jonathan Miller (TV special).  Proposal, correspondence, Saturday Review featuring article about Miller
		The Draft and Other Hot Air (article).  Typescript, photocopy
		Drop-Out Father (TV movie).  Script (4/9/81); cast and crew list; party materials; press release and clippings (4 folders)
		Drop-Out Mother (TV movie; aired CBS 1987).  Scripts; cast; correspondence; credits; outline; proposal and budget; sets; title graphics; treatment; clippings (see also: Box 47 for stamped empty binder) (7 folders)
Box 9		Drop-Out Mother (cont.)  (17 folders)
		The Duke and I (TV series).  Proposal
		Eden High (TV series for Nine Network, Australia).  Proposal; notes, research, etc. (2 folders)
		Enemies (TV movie).  Proposal
		Epilogue (TV drama; co-written with John Corry).  Script
		The Established Order (short story; unpublished?).   Carbon typescripts, Fall 1958; revised Apr. 1963
		Eulogy for Dr. Lee Salk (eulogy).  Drafts and typescript copies, delivered May 6, 1992; printed material concerning Salk Institute
		An Evening at Monticello (play).  Scripts
		Every Month of May (TV drama about the Indianapolis 500; co-written with John Corry; aired in Richmond, VA on local TV station).  1st draft script
		The Exposers (TV series).  Proposal, related material
		Eyes of Light: The French Impressionist Painters (TV program; aka 12 Impressionists of The Museum of the Jeu de Paume).   Proposals
		Family's Where You Find It (TV comedy series).  Proposal
		Featureach (TV daily feature service).  Proposal, budget, bios of potential featured personalities, research (2 folders)
		First Ladies (TV special).  Proposals for one-hour and two-hour versions, correspondence, 1988, 1992, 2001-2004, miscellaneous (6 folders)
		First Person (TV series proposed to PBS, hosted by George McGovern).  Proposal; includes proposal for several programs to be hosted by George McGovern and related 1983 correspondence (see also: America in the 21st Century and See How They Run:...)
Box 10		The Flying Doctors (TV series). Script for Episode 173
		Focus Group (TV program).  Proposal, 1993
		For Ed Spitzer (eulogy).   Draft and typescript copy, July 11, 1996
		Forbidden Love: Pocahontas and John Smith (screenplay).  Extended treatment, draft pages, scripts, correspondence, contracts (10 folders)
		Forever Is Now (screenplay - American version).  Treatment - early version, draft and final; draft pages of script and final (July 1991); casting (7 folders)
		Forever Is Now (screenplay - Australia version).   Treatment - American to Australian, draft and final; script (2002?) (3 folders)
		The Day the Earth Died (TV movie).  Draft pages; finished first draft script; proposal; research; treatment - American version; treatment - Australian version (6 folders)
		Devereaux’s Girl (novel; unpublished).  Photocopy of typescript
		Dirt (movie).  Proposal, notes, correspondence, etc.
		The Distant Brag (short story; published in Swank).  Carbon typescripts, 1958-1959?
		Dr. Jonathan Miller (TV special).  Proposal, correspondence, Saturday Review featuring article about Miller
		The Draft and Other Hot Air (article).  Typescript, photocopy
		Drop-Out Father (TV movie).  Script (4/9/81); cast and crew list; party materials; press release and clippings (4 folders)
		Drop-Out Mother (TV movie; aired CBS 1987).  Scripts; cast; correspondence; credits; outline; proposal and budget; sets; title graphics; treatment; clippings (see also: Box 47 for stamped empty binder) (7 folders)
Box 9		Drop-Out Mother (cont.)  (17 folders)
		The Duke and I (TV series).  Proposal
		Eden High (TV series for Nine Network, Australia).  Proposal; notes, research, etc. (2 folders)
		Enemies (TV movie).  Proposal
		Epilogue (TV drama; co-written with John Corry).  Script
		The Established Order (short story; unpublished?).  Carbon typescripts, Fall 1958; revised Apr. 1963
		Eulogy for Dr. Lee Salk (eulogy).  Drafts and typescript copies, delivered May 6, 1992; printed material concerning Salk Institute
		An Evening at Monticello (play).  Scripts
		Every Month of May (TV drama about the Indianapolis 500; co-written with John Corry; aired in Richmond, VA on local TV station).  1st draft script
		Every Month of May (TV drama about the Indianapolis 500; co-written with John Corry; aired in Richmond, VA on local TV station).  1st draft script
		The Exposers (TV series).  Proposal, related material
		Eyes of Light: The French Impressionist Painters (TV program; aka 12 Impressionists of The Museum of the Jeu de Paume ).  Proposals
		Family's Where You Find It (TV comedy series).  Proposal
		Featureach (TV daily feature service).  Proposal, budget, bios of potential featured personalities, research (2 folders)
		First Ladies (TV special).  Proposals for one-hour and two-hour versions, correspondence, 1988, 1992, 2001-2004, miscellaneous (6 folders)
		First Person (TV series proposed to PBS, hosted by George McGovern).  Proposal; includes proposal for several programs to be hosted by George McGovern and related 1983 correspondence (see also: America in the 21st Century and See How They Run:... )
Box 10		The Flying Doctors (TV series). Script for Episode 173
		Focus Group (TV program).  Proposal, 1993
		For Ed Spitzer (eulogy).  Draft and typescript copy, July 11, 1996
		Forbidden Love: Pocahontas and John Smith (screenplay).  Extended treatment, draft pages, scripts, correspondence, contracts (10 folders)
		Forever Is Now (screenplay - American version).  Treatment - early version, draft and final; draft pages of script and final (July 1991); casting (7 folders)
		Forever Is Now (screenplay - Australia version).  Treatment - American to Australian, draft and final; script (2002?) (3 folders)
Box 11		Forever Is Now (screenplay - Australia version) (cont.)  (2 folders)
		41 Reasons to Vote Against Bob Dole   (article – Berkshire Eagle, Friday, September 27, 1996). Correspondence, 1996; holograph; typescript; photocopy of printed article
		Frank Lloyd Wright (TV movie).  Proposal, Mar. 10, 1982; letter, Jan. 31, 1985
		Funny Business (movie for Jackie Mason, 1988).  Proposal, outline script, treatment - draft and final (2 folders)
		G’day, Beverly Hills (Australian film; see also American version: Once Upon a Beverly Hills ).  Scripts; draft pages; miscellaneous: budget, characters, notes, clippings (9 folders)
		G'day, Beverly Hills (Australian TV series; see also: American version: Hey--It's Beverly Hills and American feature-length film: Once Upon a Beverly Hills ).  Scripts of Episode 1: Crocodile Sheila (4 folders)
		The Genesis Scroll (TV movie).  Treatment
		A Gift of Time, by Garson Kanin (TV film; unproduced).  Script; correspondence, Apr. 1988-Feb. 1989, including letters from actors Kirk Douglas, Gregory Peck and John Forsythe
		Golden Beach (TV soap opera for Nine Network Australia; see also: Love County ).  Series: story outline and treatment - drafts and final; Episode 1: story outline and treatment - draft and final; Episode 1: draft and final script; Episode 2: treatment, draft and final script (3 folders)
Box 12		Golden Beach (cont.)  (3 folders)
		Good Afternoon America (TV talk show).  Proposal
		Good Afternoon Detroit (TV talk show. Five-a-week show Ann & Bob created for ABC-owned stations).  Script #82-008 (Oct. 26, 1982); photograph; list of interviews; clippings (2 folders)
		Good Morning America (TV talk show).  Production book; Neilsen ratings, 1975-1977 (3 folders)
		Good Morning Britain (TV talk show adopted from Good Morning America. Bob consulted).  Script format; correspondence, 1988, 1992-1993; agreement with CBS; notes; "Some Acquired Breakfast Wisdom," by Bob; run-down (5 folders)
		Gore Vidal’s American Presidency (three-part TV series).  Proposals; outlines; scripts; drafts; Hugh Downs version; correspondence, 1991-1996; Optomen Television correspondence, 1992-1996; reviews; miscellaneous (16 folders)
Box 13		Gore Vidal’s American Presidency (cont.)  (12 folders)
		Great and Terrible Land Battles (TV series for ABC; aka Great Battlefields; not produced).  Proposal; correspondence, 1988-1989; research (3 folders)
		Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (TV series).  Proposal; correspondence, 1988
		Half-Time (short story; unpublished?).  Carbon typescripts, Fall 1958
		Hello? (op-ed piece).  Autograph and typescripts, correspondence, 2003
		He’s Fired, She’s Hired (TV movie; aka Paper Castles).  Script, final draft, May 13, 1984; revised final script, June 19, 1984; credits; invitation to viewing, publicity, reviews, Nielsen ratings (4 folders)
		Hey--It's Beverly Hills (TV series; see also: Australian version: G'day, Beverly Hills and American feature-length version: Once Upon a Beverly Hills ).  Scripts of Episode 1: Teenage Lifeguards; proposal to CBS (2 folders)
		Hiroshima (TV movie; based on book by John Hersey).  Correspondence, 1985 and Newsweek (July 29, 1985)
		History 101 (TV pilot for ABC, with Robert Wahl; pilot aired Summer 1980?).  Revised script, Feb. 4, 1980; 3rd revised script, Feb. 28, 1980; undated script; photographs, negatives, short rundown and staff contact sheet (4 folders)
		The Holiday Visitor (short film?).  Script
		Hoosier Hysteria (TV program).  Holograph and typescript proposal
		A House Divided (TV movie).  Proposal and related letter, 1985
		The Hugh Hefner Story (TV movie).  Proposal; correspondence, 1985; research
		Human Relations (TV series for ABC, hosted by Lee Salk; aka Relationships).  Proposal and budget; correspondence and contracts, 1981-1982; ideas for minute spots; releases (3 folders)
		I Am Woman, I Am King (TV series).  Proposal
		I Can Make It Without You (screenplay of novel Love is Not Enough).  Three scripts; proposal, Mar. 14, 1983; treatment (2 folders)
Box 14		I Can Make It Without You (cont.)  (3 folders)
		I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (movie).  Proposal
		Idiot’s Delight (musical adaptation of play by Robert Sherwood; not produced).  Bob's version of script for Phillip and Marilyn Langner, 1964 or 1965; Robert Arthur’s version of script, Jan. 24, 1964
		In Concert From London. Empty script binder only
		The Interview (short story; unpublished?).  Corrected typescripts, Sept. 1961
		It's a Man's World (TV movie and TV comedy series).  Proposals
		Iwo Jima (TV mini-series, 3-hour).  Treatment: draft pages, corrections, drafts and finished treatment; correspondence, 1992; clipping (8 folders)
		Jane’s Weapons of War (series of TV specials).  Holograph and typescript proposal, receipts, 1989
		The Johnny Carson Show (TV talk show).  Proposal to move from NBC to ABC
		The Johnny Carson Show Figleaf Follies  (show routine). Outline
		KAL 007.   Holograph and typescript proposal; correspondence, 1984-1986; research (3 folders)
		Kreutzer's Sonata (narration for Close Encounters With Music concert, Feb. 7, 1998).  Holograph and typescript script; letter, 1998
		Lady Doctor Wings (TV drama series).  Proposal: proof copy, Aug. 20, [1985] and revised copy, Sept. 10, 1985
		Lillian, by William Luce   Scripts; correspondence, 1992; flyer for Dec. 1, 1992 performance; photocopy of notes on Lillian from Hellman; resume of actress Marian Seldes; review/clippings; miscellaneous (2 folders)
Oversize		Lillian (cont.)  Review; title for Barrymore Theatre marquee
Box 15		Lip Service (movie?). Proposal by Marilyn Anderson & Renee Orin-Hague, produced by Ann Shanks
		Livin’ the Dream TV series; aka Movin’ Up; partner Julian Fowles, Pilot script deal only via MGM & CBS).  Scripts: Oct.-Nov. 1983, Sept. 1985 and draft pages; contracts; correspondence; short outline of scenes; story lines, cast and set lists; treatment (10 folders)
		Looking for Elvis (TV movie; aka Wanted: Elvis Alive).  Proposal; correspondence, 1988
		Love County (TV late night soap opera for CBS; see also: Golden Beach).  Proposal for series; proposal for 2-part, 2-hour pilot; scripts and drafts for pilot, 1980; scripts and drafts for Episode 2, 1980; 2nd draft of Episode 3; various notes and draft pages; correspondence, 1979-1981, 1987; credits (13 folders)
Box 16		Love County (cont.)   (6 folders)
		Love Is Not Enough (novel; see also: I Can Make it Without You).  Correspondence, 1981-1982; corrections; ideas (notebook; also contains drafts of blurbs for The Cool Fire); promotion; "Questions and Answers About…"; reviews (6 folders)
		Love is Sleeping Together (short story; unpublished?).  Carbon typescript, Fall 1958
		Maggie Kuhn: Wrinkled Radical (movie; Gray Panthers project).  Correspondence, photographs, research
		The Magic Room (TV series with Keshia Knight Pulliam).  Agreements only, 1988
		Makelita: Margaret Mead (movie; aka Coming of Age and Rites of Passage).  Treatments: Jan.-Feb. 1990; scripts: Apr.-Dec. 1990; script: draft pages and notes; general correspondence, 1989-1992; casting/personnel; contracts; funding applications; production: locations, scene breakdown, etc.; research; rights and funding; miscellaneous (15 folders)
Box 17		Makelita: Margaret Mead (cont.)   (24 folders)
Box 18		Makelita: Margaret Mead (cont.)   (4 folders)
		Making Movies: Australian-Style ("term paper": analysis and plan of film-making in Australia written for Kerry Packer, 1991 or 1992?).  Typescript and research (2 folders)
		Matters of Necessity (short story; published in Swank).  Carbon typescripts, Fall 1961
		Me, Myself, and Murder (screenplay by Leonard Britton).  Treatment, script, act outline (3 folders)
		Merv Griffin Show (CBS, 1969/1970).  Booking, including binder stamped "The Master Booker Bob Shanks Producer..." given to Bob by Merv Griffin; staff contact sheets; Trans-American Video letter and article; press release and printed items(5 folders)
		Midday (TV talk show for Nine Network Australia).  Draft of analysis for Kerry Packer
		The Middle Age of Daniel Ellsberg (article for California magazine).  4 drafts; correspondence, 1985; photocopy of article; miscellaneous (6 folders)
		The Millionaire's Guide To... (TV series).  Proposal; letter June 5, 1981
		Miss Bannister's Girls   (musical, based on book by Louise Tanner; aka The Class of '39 or We're All Getting Younger ). Two scripts (2 folders)
		The Modern Art Collection of the Georges Pompidou Centre (TV program).  Proposal
		The Morning Program (CBS, 1986-87)  (8 folders)
		Correspondence:
		General. Arranged chronologically  (3 folders)
		"Choice" letters
		Congratulatory letters. Arranged alphabetically  (2 folders)
		Administration  (2 folders)
Box 19		The Morning Program
		Affiliates:  Correspondence; script for demo (4 folders)
		Booking
		Booking schedule
		Cancellation
		Contacts
		Formats
		Guests/segments:
		Actresses roundtable
		Babbit, Bruce
		Blount, Roy
		Bostwick, Barry
		Brooks, Mel
		Caan, James
		Carter, Rosalynn
		Comedians  (4 folders)
		Culver, Senator John
		Dallas TV show
		Dawber, Pam
		Deluise, Dom
		Denver, John
		Disneyland  (2 folders)
		Dreams of Ada, book by Robert Mayer
		Fitzgerald, Ernest
		Graceland
		The Grammys
		Haig, Alexander
		Hartman, Ambassador Arthur A.
		Hepburn, Katharine
		Hill, Benny
		Horne, Lena
		Jillian, Ann
		KAL (Korean Air Lines) 007
		London
		Millionaire's Club
		New Orleans
		Newman, Fred
		Nureyev, Rudolf
		Personals
		Philadelphia
		Platoon
		Savannah
		Segal, George
		Shopping
		USSR
Box 20		Wallace, Irving
		What Do Single Women Want?
		Miscellaneous
		Moller, Carl/Inventive Center
		On-air talent
		Organization and re-organization
		Personnel:
		Goldman, Rudi
		Hartley, Mariette
		Herman, Danette
		Hill, Sandy
		Hoffman, Craig
		Kirgo, George
		Leahy, Thomas F.
		Saget, Bob
		Tindiglia, Ron
		Press clippings
		Publicity
		Ratings
		Research  (2 folders)
		Shanks, Bob.   Contract for walk-on; closed circuit speech to affiliates, April 1987
		Start up
		TV-am (England)
		The Morning Show (ABC).   Proposal; press (4 folders)
		Mousie Baby (movie; Ann’s 1st film as director, produced and financed by the Shankses).  Treatment; actors and production staff; correspondence and agreements, 1978-1985; promotion and study guide; royalties (5 folders)
		Murder in the Park (movie; screenplay by Donald MacDonald; aka The Park and Shadows in the Park).   Scripts, 1988, 1990-1991; application - Australia; correspondence, 1991-1993; personnel; production (6 folders)
Box 21		Murder in the Park (cont.)   (3 folders)
		My Father, Josef Stalin (movie).  Proposal; correspondence, 1983; articles
		Name Droppers (game show).  Proposal; correspondence, 1961-1962
		The National Cultural Test: What Every Australian Needs To Know (2-hour TV special).  Proposal
		The Necessary Man: James K. Polk & America's Emerging Empire (book by Bob Shanks).   Typescript of book; draft pages; correspondence and agreements with Tom Wallace (17 folders)
Box 22		The Necessary Man: (cont.)   (8 folders)
		Nights of a Full Moon (short story; unpublished?).  Holograph, typescript, carbon typescript, Fall 1958
		The 1954 Jordan River Revue: "Welcome to France" (musical comedy, by Bob Shanks and Donald Glancy).  Bill Kinzer's script (presented to Shanks at 1988 performance of "Perelman" - see accompanying note from Mary Kinzer), program, cast list rehearsal schedule, song times, order of music, clipping
		The 1977 Tony Awards.   Empty script binder
		No Cure in Sight (play).  Scripts: early, Mar. 18, 2002, rev. Mar. 18, 2002, undated; playwright's script book; draft pages; general correspondence, 1997-2004; actors; New York reading; Bennington, Vermont production; miscellaneous (10 folders)
Box 23		No Cure in Sight (cont.)   (24 folders)
		Novelas (TV series).  Correspondence and agreements towards getting rights from Central and South America for Asia and English-speaking adaptations
Box 24		Numbers (TV movie). Proposal
		Omnibus (TV program).  1979-1980, including correspondence, contract, ideas for future programs, news release, photographs, show staff list, clippings
		Once Upon a Beverly Hills (film; aka Rodeo High; see also: Australian version: G'day Beverly Hills and TV series versions: Hey, It's Beverly Hills and G'day Beverly Hills).   Scripts; draft pages; correspondence for Australian version, and American and Australian TV series, 1988-1992; proposal to ITV (British network); synopsis (20 folders)
		One-Eyed Kings (TV mini-series).  Proposal
		The One Minute Work of Art (short story; unpublished?).  Corrected typescripts, Fall 1958
Box 25		Only the Best (TV shopping show; developed for Harrod's and Bloomingdale's in collaboration with Burt Wolfe - pilot shot for Warner-Amex, 1981; aka Shop America ).  Proposal; Shop America artwork; Shop America script; artwork; budget; correspondence, 1988-1989; marketing options for Bloomingdale's; miscellaneous (10 folders)
		Our Fourth-Rate Fourth Estate, by Jack Paar (article for Esquire; ghost-written by Bob Shanks).  Letter from Esquire, Dec. 11, 1961; typescript
		Oxford: The Mother of Universities (TV documentary).  Proposal; correspondence, 1989; research
		The People Puzzle (quiz show).  Proposal
		The People Show with Ann Shanks (radio show, 13 weeks, June-Aug. 2000).  Format
		Primal Screen (book).  Correspondence, 1984-1987, 1989; reviews (2 folders)
		Re-building America (article).  Corrected typescript, photocopy
		The Red Leather Chair (short story; unpublished?).  Typescript, corrected typescript
		Reflections: Profiles of Great American Photographers (six half-hour TV programs).  Proposal; correspondence, 1979-1981(2 folders)
		The Right to Die (movie).  Proposal; correspondence, 1985; research
		The Ringling Brothers (mini-series).  Proposal for 1980-1981
		S.J. Perelman in Person (play).  Scripts, including Ann’s director’s production book; actors (proposed); "Commentary by the Playwright"; contracts; correspondence, 1981-1997; Kanin, Garson - letters and article; notes by unidentified author; Performance - June 18, 1985, Orson Bean, Los Angeles, CA; Performance - 1988, Indiana University Theatre; Performance - Cherry Theatre, New York City; research; reviews; reviews and publicity; Stadlen, Lewis J.; miscellaneous (19 folders)
Box 26		S.J. Perelman in Person (cont.)  (13 folders)
		See How They Run: Racing to be President (TV program; hosted by George McGovern).  Proposal
		1787: A Nation Born. (TV movie).  Proposal; correspondence, 1985 (2 folders)
		Shared America (article).  Letter, 1996; photocopied typescript
		Shtuss (comedy series).  Proposal
		Sister Ruthie (musical comedy; aka Rusty and We Want Rusty ).  Scripts; draft pages
		Skyscraper (movie; based on novel Skyscraper, by Robert Byrne).  Proposal
		Small World (TV special for NBC or Playboy channel; possible series).  Scripts, 1981; credits (5 folders)
		Stages (arts magazine for CBS Cable; produced one show, 1980, city cancelled the network).  Proposal; correspondence, 1980-1981; contracts and release forms; miscellaneous (4 folders)
		Startalk (TV talk show).  Publicity; agreement, 1988; contact sheet; credits; draft scripts of pilot with guests Boy George and Charleton Heston; photographs; miscellaneous (2 folders)
		Story of Civilization (TV series; aka Will and Ariel Durant's "The Story of Civilization" ).   Proposal; correspondence, 1992-1993
		The Story of Joseph (TV movie).  Proposal
		Strange World (TV series; aka Strange But True!, The Enigma File , and It's a Strange World ; hosted by William Shatner, 1988).   Proposal; script; shooting scripts/production books; general correspondence, 1988; edit decisions; footage logs; ideas; press release; production materials; release forms; rundowns; Saltman, David; Shatner, William; shooting schedule; title suggestions and report; miscellaneous (3 folders)
Box 27		Strange World (cont.)   (17 folders)
		Studs Terkel's Race (adaptation for TV documentary).  Proposal; annotated pages from book; script and drafts; correspondence, 1994; contract (10 folders)
		Sunday at the Center (Oldcastle Theatre Company talk).  Program, announcement and clipping for Jan. 20, 2002 talk
		Take Stock (game show).  Proposal; letter from SEC, Sept. 15, 1961
		Tell Us Where It Hurts (daily advice program; aka Tell Me Where It Hurts ).  Proposal
		30 Minutes (comedy news show).  Proposal
		Thomas Hoving’s Lives of the Artists (13 one-hour TV series).  Proposal
		The Thorn Birds (stage musical).  Correspondence, 1991, concerning acquiring rights
		Thoughts About Political Correctness (article).  Corrected typescript
		Three Childhoods: Cesar Chavez, Alexander Graham Bell, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (movie for PBS’s Wonderworks).  Proposal - draft Jan. 15, 1985; letters, 1985
		Today Show (TV talk show for Nine Network Australia).  Analysis (incomplete) for Kerry Packer of Channel 9
		Today Show (TV talk show, NBC).  Typescript of New York Times, Jan. 20, 1952 article by Jack Gold; Typescript of New York Times , Nov. 4, 1975 article by John O'Connor; American Film magazine, Dec. 1986 containing article quoting Today Show executive producer Stephen Friedman
		Tom Swift, Jr. Adventures In Tomorrow (TV serial).  Proposal; pilot script for part I of 5-part story: Tom Swift and the Asteroid Pirates; schedule and proposed episodes (4 folders)
		Track Down (TV series).  Proposal and research, 1988
Box 28		TV-am: Video Library Analysis.  Analysis; correspondence with Bruce Gyngell at TV-am; bio of Gyngell
		20/20.   Proposal; artwork; Chappaquidick segment; contracts; memos, from Harold Hayes memo concerning first 3 20/20s, from Roone Arledge, and from Bob Hughes concerning set; photograph of Hugh Downs on set; press releases; Shanks speech before affiliates; miscellaneous, including format, ad insert, printed (9 folders)
		Under Oath (Australian TV series; re-creation court program).  Proposal; background; "The Manly Murder" episode: draft, background, notes, contract with writer (Chris Peacock); "Mr. Bubbles" episode: drafts, draft pages, background, synopsis, notes, cast, contract with writer (Steve Wright); general correspondence, 1990-1992; ideas for future episodes (17 folders)
		Upwind of Munich (short story; unpublished?).  Typescript
		Vet-nam – Post 87 (TV series).  Proposal; letters, 1985
		When Cinderella Married (film; aka Cinderella Confidential).  cripts; drafts; draft pages; cast and notes; correspondence, 1991-1993, 2002-2003 (3 folders)
Box 29		When Cinderella Married (cont.)  (7 folders)
		When Jefferson Dined Alone (play).  Scripts, 1994-1995, undated, author's proof; actors, directors,...; background; Berkshire Theatre Festival, 1998; correspondence, 1995-2003; Indiana University staged reading, April 1996; notes; script submissions; synopsis; miscellaneous (24 folders)
		When Jefferson Dined Alone (cont.)   (16 folders)
Oversize
		When Jefferson Dined Alone (cont.)   Poster of stage reading, April 21, [1996]...Indiana University
Box 30		The White Mouse: The Nancy Wake Story (film). Treatment; notes on the treatment by John Misto; correspondence, 1990-1991
		Winning Isn’t Everything (movie-of-the-week).  Proposal
		Winter Wonderland (short story; unpublished?).  Corrected typescript, carbon typescripts, Spring 1962
		Yearning to Breathe Free (TV movie; true story--Vietnamese in U.S.).  Proposal; letters, 1986.
		The Zodiac Tapes (12 home videos).  Proposal
Box 47		Binders.  Empty binders for: 1) " California Jam, Ontario Motor Speedway, April 6, 1974, Public Relations,..."; 2) "In Concert/ California Jam, Bob Shanks"; 3) " Drop-Out Mother, June 1, 1987, Ann Shanks"
Box 30		Company- or product-sponsored projects:
		American Express. "Magazines: A Television Show."   Proposal; letters, Mar. 1989
		Bloomingdale's. "Only the Best."   see: Only the Best
		Budweiser. "The Budweiser Collegiate Decathlon" and "The National Homecoming Queen Pageant."   Proposals
		Chevrolet. Comedy show.  Proposal; letters, 1988
		Chrysler. "The National Homecoming Queen Pageant."   Proposal
		Coca Cola. Comedy show.  Proposal; letters, 1988
		Coors. Comedy show, "Coors Collegiate Decathlon," " "Coors Presents the National Homecoming Queen Pageant," " Hoosier Hysteria."  Proposals; letters, 1988; news clipping
		Dr. Pepper. "The Dr. Pepper Comedy Show" and "Dr. Pepper's Comedy Minute."   Proposals
		Ford. "The Ford Collegiate Decathlon" and "The National Homecoming Queen Pageant."   Proposals
		Liberty Mutual (TV-America and Gordon Hyatt, Inc.).  Proposals; contracts, correspondence, etc. (2 folders)
		Lipton. Comedy show and "Lipton's Comedy Minute."   Proposals; letters, 1988
		Pepsi. "Pepsi's Comedy Minute."   Proposal
		Slice. Comedy show.  Proposal; letters, 1988-1989
		Ideas and projects.   Includes ideas for TV projects with Rita Rudner and Ennio Marchetto(5 folders)
Box 31		Ideas and projects (cont.)  (9 folders)
		Lyrics. Pre-1960
		Poetry. Pre-1960 and undated.     (2 folders)
		Short Stories (unpublished).  Untitled and/or fragments
		Speech. Untitled
		Reference.   (2 folders)
		Subseries: Writings by others
		(Alphabetical by author)
Box 31		Berstein, Richard and John Allen, music by Victor Ziskin; lyrics by Joan Javits. Young Abe Lincoln.  Script, correspondence, chorus vocal book, programs, brochures, etc.
		Black, Shane. The Last Boy Scout.   Script
		Chemers, Michael (IU grad). Mommy Abula's Miraculous Traveling Carnival of Wonders.   >Letter, Apr. 12, 1997; script, 1996
		Ephron, Nora. Harry, This is Sally.   Script - 12th revision (aka When Harry Met Sally )
		Felshman, Neil. Pasternak Speaks.   Corrected typescript
		Felshman, Neil. The Twisted Road to Democracy.   Corrected typescript, Feb. 25, 1994; letter from BS, Mar. 1, 1994
		Goldsmith, Gloria. Imminent Danger.   Film script - 1st draft, Mar. 1987
		Goncharov, Ivan. Son of Oblomov.   Script of Spike Milligan play
		Goulet, Robert. The Violent Season.   Photocopy of book
		Hecht, Ben and Charles MacArthur, music by Rodgers and Hart. Jumbo.   Script, undated
		Holbrook, Hal. Mark Twain Tonight.   Tape transcript
		Kalisher, David. Never Surrender.   Film script, Sept. 1995
		Kasdan, Lawrence and Meg Kasdan. Grand Canyon.   Script, Dec. 12, 1990
Box 32		Kirgo, George. Priceless.  Two scripts of play, 1983
		Luce, William. Luce Women.   Script, 1985
		Luedtke, Kurt. Out of Africa.   Notes and summary of screenplay
		Margulies, Donald. What’s Wrong With This Picture?   Script
		O’Malley, Thomas and Renee Orin. Three Part Harmony.   Script of screenplay
		Orin, Renee and Albert Haig. Teacher, Teacher.   Musical adaptation of The Corn Is Green. Letter, 1993; script
		Perelman, Adam W. (son of S.J. Perelman). The Flute I Could Not Hear.   Letter, 1985; corrections; synopsis; typescript of book
		Puzo, Mario and Francis Coppola. The Godfather, Part III.   Copy of first draft of script, May 10, 1989
		Rintels, David W. Clarence Darrow, starring Henry Fonda.   Script, 1974
		See, Carolyn and Jackie Joseph. The Silent Accuser, episode of Barnaby Jones TV drama.   Final draft of script, Sept. 6, 1979
		Richards, Gary. Butch and Kiki.   Film script, 1995
		Sahl, Benjamin ( I.U. grad). The Weight of Breath.   Undated letter; corrections by Bob; play script, 1996
		Unknown author and title, script of unknown origin: "Bob did not write"

		Series: Production companies
		Subseries: Australian Comco Pty. Ltd (formerly: Firebar Pty. Ltd.)
Box 32		Contract with Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.
		Investment in four films - proposal
		Leaseback media idea, 1990 : correspondence, proposal, miscellaneous  (3 folders)
		Proposal to Capital Cities/ABC for making telefeatures
		Salinger, Gregory (contact in Paris for co-production proposal)
		Subseries: Comco Productions Inc.
Box 32		Address lists, 1984-1985
		File list, 1985
		CTS (Cable Television Services)
		Office lease, 1988-1992
		Registration
		Stationery
Box 33		Status reports, 1985, June-Oct.
		Subseries: TV-America (subsidiary of TV-am, London)
Box 33		Contract to head TV-America
		Correspondence, 1986-1989, Mar.    (7 folders)
		Status reports, 1988-1989    (2 folders)
		TV-am
		U.S. Breakfast Times Reports, September 1986
		Miscellaneous

		Series: Television Networks
		Subseries: ABC (American Broadcasting Company)
Box 33		Consultancy agreement
		Contracts
		Public relations
		Specials
		Subseries: CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System)
Box 33		Research  (2 folders)
		Subseries: Home Shopping Network, Inc./QVC
Box 33		Correspondence, 1993
		Press kit
		Printed/clippings
		Subseries: Network 10
Box 33		Correspondence, 1989, Apr.-Dec.   (2 folders)
		Los Angeles party
		Press compilation, 1989    (1 folder)
Box 34		Press compilation, 1989   (2 folders)
		Schedules/format
		Miscellaneous
		Subseries: Nine Network Australia (as consultant to Kerry Packer, 1990-1993)
Box 34		Correspondence, 1990-1991
		Futures: A working paper, written for Kerry Packer, et al.
		Gyngell, Bruce. Correspondence, 1993-1997
		Information and discussion paper
		Media satellite productions
		Organization charts
		Packer, Kerry. Bio, memos and clippings  (3 folders)
		Plapp, Ross. Memos
		Proposal to ABC
		Proposal to CBS, Larry Tisch
		Proposal to Fox
		Proposal to NBC
		Proposal to QVC
		Ratings
		Schedule
		Status reports, 1991-1993    (10 folders)
Box 35		Taylor, Lynton. Memos, miscellaneous   (5 folders)
		Miscellaneous
		Subseries: Playboy Channel
		Breakdown sheets, including locations and contacts, Jan. 5-July 28, 1982
		Contracts, 1981-1982
		Production book  (2 folders)
		Promotion
		Clippings

		Series: General Business
Box 35		Actors – resumes
		American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), 1985
		Authors Guild, Inc., 1987
		Calling cards
		Contacts sheet and clients - Australia
		Directors Guild of America, 1982-1996
		Fries Entertainment, 1984-1985    (2 folders)
		Gaga Communications, 1990-1991
		Mobil Oil fight, 1983-1984.  Campaign to urge Mobil Oil to sponsor American-written projects for PBS
		Phone logs, 1985-1993    (4 folders)
Box 36		Phone logs, 1994-2004    (2 folders)
		Phone message log, 1986-1988    (5 folders)
		Phone numbers for booking, undated
		Phone numbers and addresses
		Producers – resumes
		Production facilities
		Production services
		Projects lists, 1985,   1987
		Rosemary Creswell Literary Agency, 1990
		Screen Actors Guild, 1981-1989
		Screen Production Association of Australia
		Submissions, 1983-1991    (4 folders)
Box 37		Submissions, 1990-1994    (4 folders)
		Travel - itineraries and correspondence, 1983-1998    (7 folders)
		William Morris Agency, 1986-1990    (2 folders)
		Women in Film, 1985,   1988
		Writers Guild of America, 1988-2004
		Printed
		Miscellaneous  (2 folders)
Box 38		Rolodexes. Two rolodexes with cards and an additional box of about 900 rolodex cards

		Series: Personal
		Arranged by: date books, academia, family, politics, Sheffield [Massachusetts], miscellaneous and scrapbooks.
		Subseries: Date books
Box 39		Date books – Ann: 1978,   1980,   1986,   1987,   1989  (2), 1991,   1996,   1997,   1998,   1999,   2000
		Date books – Bob: 1954,   1959  (2), 1960  (2), 1961  (2), 1962  (2), 1963  (2), 1964-1966,   1968,   1970
Box 40		Date books – Bob: 1972,   1973  (2), 1974-1976,   1978-1986
Box 41		Date books – Bob: 1987-2000
		Subseries: Academia
		Scope Note: Includes classes both taught and attended by the Shankses
Box 42		Indiana University as student - Bob.  Grade reports, 1950-1953; First semester calendar – 1952/1953; Commencement program and admission ticket, June 14, 1954; Six Plays of Shakespeare, annotated by Shanks for IU class. (2 folders)
		Indiana University as alumni – Bob.  Indiana University Foundation, Class of '54 Campaign committee, 1990-1996; correspondence, 1989-1996; Class of '54 Committee materials; Distinguished Alumni Service Award Club materials, 1988-2001; miscellaneous (4 folders)
		The New School (Manhattan).   Class proposal, 1985; catalogue of classes, 1987; How to make and sell movies to television – class taught by Ann (3 folders)
		Oregon State University: Symposium on television's portrayal of women, May 19-21 [no year].  Ann participated on panel entitled: Images we should see. Program
		Robert Bordiga's Nuts and Bolts Production seminar.  Attended by Ann. Study materials
		Simon's Rock College of Bard (Great Barrington, Massachusetts).  Mostly concerning class "The Big Picture: Television and Society" taught by Bob, Fall semester, 1999/2000. Correspondence, 1995-2000; calendar and exams; course background and description; lecture notes; proposal to Randolph Hearst on behalf of Simon's Rock; printed (12 folders)
		Subseries: Family
Box 42		Kingsley, Jennifer (Shanks) - daughter. Including her husband Stephen Kingsley, sons Thomas and Patrick. Correspondence, 1968-2004; politically-related; school reports. (5 folders)
Box 43		Kingsley, Jennifer (Shanks)...(cont.)  (5 folders)
		Shanks, Anthony - son.  Correspondence, 1968-2005; school-related (6 folders)
		Shanks, Billy Glenn – Bob's brother.  Correspondence, 1943-1946; Lebanon High School commencement program, 1943; materials relating to service in U.S. Navy; memorial written by Bob
		Shanks, De Veta – Bob's mother.  Sunday school diploma, Oct. 1, 1911; Order of the Eastern Star membership cards, certificate and memoriam
		Shanks, John - son.  Correspondence, 1968-2004; Melissa Etheridge tour programs, back stage passes, ticket stubs, etc.; resumes; school reports; printed (3 folders)
		Shanks, Nellie – Bob's grandmother.  Letter, Sept. 1, 1970; memorial service card, 1972
		Shanks, Ruth Ellis – Bob's step-mother.  Miscellaneous photographs and memorial card, 1988
		Shanks, Wilbur Glenn – Bob's father.  Correspondence, 1944-1999; address; business-related materials; insurance; late-life drawing; Masons, including membership cards and programs; photographs; miscellaneous, including birth and marriage certificates, club membership cards, calling cards, etc.
		Shanks family.  Letters and cards from Carl, Frances, and Mary C. Shanks
Oversize		Shanks, John. Poster: "John Shanks – Grammy Nominee—Producer of the Year, Non-Classical..."
		Shanks, Wilbur Glenn – Bob's father.  Northern Masonic Jurisdiction certificate...April 6, 1928
		Subseries: Politics
Box 43		Americans United for Separation of Church and State
		Democratic party of Sheffield, Massachusetts
		Election – 1996.  John Kerry
Box 44		Election – 2004
		Election – 2004.    Pre-election party, Aug. 30, 2004 (2 folders)
		Issues, 1993-1999
		Massachusetts Day packet, May 1998
		Printed.
		Sheffield
Box 44		Annual reports, 1996-1999,   2001
		Brochures
		Cable committees  (2 folders)
		Land use  (2 folders)
		Town meetings, 1996-2004
		Subseries: Miscellaneous
Box 44		Birth certificate (copy) – Bob
		Calling cards – Ann and Bob
		Correspondence between Ann and Bob, 1959-2004.    Mostly undated gift cards (2 folders)
		Diaries/Journals – Bob. 1) 1968-1970. Mostly Denmark trip 1970 to film "Tivoli;" 2) 1972, Aug.-Oct. Also contains various writings and an entry for Feb. 26, 1973, May 25 and Aug. 18, 1975; 3) 1982, Aug. 23-25; 4) 1996, Jan.-June. (2 vol.) (5 folders)
		Institutes, charities and foundations.  Mostly printed materials concerning financial support
		Inventory lists papers, tapes, etc. in New York City and Los Angeles.
		Last will and testament of Ann Zane Shanks. 2nd codicil, 1994
Box 45		Military. Bob's service in U.S Army.  Includes discharge papers; notebook on basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, 1954.
		Move to Australia.  Papers concerning temporary residency in Australia, 1989-1992
		Photographs.  Bob as child; studio portraits of Bob; Bob in unidentified play; group photograph with Bob and Ann, et al.; Bill Shanks in Navy uniform taken in 1944 (13 photographs) (see also: Scrapbooks: Boxes 62-78)
		Pip’s restaurant  (started with Merv Griffin and Arthur Treacher in New York City with Vincent Sardi, 1970) Includes: correspondence, 1970-1972; empty matchbook; list of invitees to opening; list of investors and patrons
		Programs.  Extensive collection of Playbill, 1982-2005, arranged chronologically. Additional programs for other theater, ballet, film and concert (26 folders) (26 folders)
Box 46		Programs (cont.)  (19 folders)
		Resumes of Ann and Bob.
		Volunteer Services. Ann’s guidelines for teaching at Madison Square Boys Club, New York City
		Clippings  (3 folders)
		Miscellaneous.  Includes: change of address cards; membership cards; driver's permits for Bob; various memorials for friends; House and Senate passes, 1950
		Subseries: Scrapbooks
Box 60		1942-1949
Box 61		1949-1953
Box 62		1953-1962
Box 63		1959-1970
Box 64		1968-1976
Box 65		1976-1978
Box 66		1978-1981
Box 67		1982-1983
Box 68		1983-1985
Box 69		1985-1986
Box 70		1986-1987
Box 71		1987
Box 72		1987-1989
Box 73		1989  and 1989-1996
Box 74		1996-2000
Box 75		2000-2003
Box 76		2002-2005

		Series: Audio/Video
		Arranged by: VHS, Beta cassette, audiotape, DVD, broadcast tapes. Most may not be used in present format. Consult the Curator of Manuscripts for information on use.
		Subseries: VHS
		Scope Note: Most are NTSC (North American standard), except where noted as PAL (European standard) or not known
Box 48		All Together Now  (weekly Aussie sit-com that Shanks re-wrote or “punched up” every week, mostly while in NYC). 1) Episode 1: final mix; 2) Episode 72: "Not Fade Away" 5/12/92; 3) Episode 76: "Am I That Easy To Forget" 5/12/92. (3 tapes)
		Board Presenter
		Cassandra Clayton.   Audition reel for on-air personality, she was good but show did not materialize. Composites: 6/93 and 9/93
		Comedy Company.   Network 10’s comedy show that Shanks championed. Episode 89
		Court TV. 1) Inside America's Courts: version [1] and 2; 2) Betty Broderick on Trial: Victim or Criminal? 2/29/92. (3 tapes)
		Criminal Justice. HBO
		A Current Affair. Poltergeist house, Horicon, Wisconsin, 5/19/88
		A Day in the Life of Archive Films: Archives Film Sampler Reel. PAL
		Double O Kid
		E-Street. EP #EST/022, Mar. 24, 1989
		Fields of Fire. Aired on Network 10. sequel featuring Gosia Dobrowolska, written by Patricia Johnson
		Forever. Promo
		A Funny Thing Happened to Australian Comedy. For Ian Horner Lt. Ent., Jan. 17, 1990
		Good Morning, Britain. TV-am. 1) dub of, Jan. 8, 1986; 2) Ex Pas B, Pt. 1, Sept. 6, 1987; 3) Ex Pas B, pt. 2, Sept. 11, 1987. (3 tapes)
		Heroes. Aired on Network 10. 2 hour version. Aug. 10, 1991   (2 copies)
		Hey, Hey, Its Saturday. Nine Network, Australia. 1) Episode 91/034, Nov. 28, 1991; 2) Episode 91/040, Dec. 3, 1991; 3) Episode 91/041, Dec. 3, 1991; 4) For: Brian (Facilities), Aug. 29, 1992; 5) For: Publicity, Nov. 6, 1992; 6) For: Publicity, Nov. 14, 1992; 7) unmarked, except for title (7 tapes)
		Illusions. R/T: 5 minutes
		On the Threshold.
		Political commercials. For NADA
		S. J. Perelman. With time code. Indiana University production.   (2 copies)
Box 49		Shakespeare & Co.: Brush Up Your Shakespeare. 1999 promo
		Skippy. Australian TV series. 1) Episode 4: Skippy and the Haunted House; 2) Episode 32: Skippy and the Flim-Flam. (2 tapes)
		Sunstruck. Australian TV movie   (2 copies)
		Today Show. Shows recorded: Sept. 21-25, 1992 and Nov. 16-17 and 25, 1992   (8 tapes)
		TV-am. Final show, Dec. 31, 1992
		TV drama. Nine Network. For: Joady. Sunday, Apr. 21, 1990
		TV Expression Magazine. The June 1992 TV Buyer's Cassette. PAL
		Twin Peaks. Part 2 of 2. N.W. Prog. Ian Hogg. Aug. 6, 1989
		Two Fat Ladies. Optomen.
		What Should I Do. Pilot. Show #1 and #2. Nov. 12, 1987  (2 tapes)
		The White Mouse: Nancy Wake. Nine Network. For Australian Comco   (5 tapes)
		Animation/Graphics--Kugle.
		1991 Sales Tape. Nostalgia Television, Mar. 19, 1991
		1991 Showreel. Australian Film, Television and Radio School. Tapes 1 and 2
		Rabajech (Kabajech?) House
		[illegible] catalogue commercial.
		Subseries: Beta cassette
Box 49		Murder/Hitchcock; Action Night; Long Riders; Mad Max II; Comdey 6 (Melb's Own). Ten Network  (1 tape)
		Subseries: Audiotape - ¼" reel-to-reel
Box 49		Ann on “Girl Talk”
		Midnight at the Baq Room (pilots for radio program Bob tried to sell. he was the waiter at this show biz saloon.) Feb. 58? 1) interview with Eric Portman, Spanish song with Anita, 2/18; 2) Judy Holliday
		Miss Bannister's Girls
		unidentified. Musical? Sept. 23, 1960.
		Subseries: DVD
Box 49		Good Morning America. Debut program, 11-3-75
		Omnibus. Programs #1 and #2  (2 disks)
		Subseries: Broadcast tapes: U-Matic ¾" cassettes
Box 50		CBS Morning Program. 6/9/81. Star Wars graphic
		CBS Morning Program – George Segal. 2-20-87; 6-1-87 (2); 6-2-87; 6-3-87 (2); 6-4-87; 6-5-87 (2); 6-9-87; 6-29-87; 6-30-87; 7-1-87 (2); 7-2-87 View All (1 more...)
Box 51		CBS Morning Program. Mousie Baby, 4-27-87; George Segal, 7-13-87; 7-21-87 Pt. II; 8-17-87 Pt. I; 8-17-87 Pt. II; Supercamp, 10-26-87; 11-17-87; Selected bumpers 1987 (2); Bob Saget, undated; Segal/Michael Bennett, undated; Segal/Boy George, undated; Segal/Mariette Hartley undated; Welcome Back Mariette, undated; Segal/Patrick McNee, undated;
Box 52		Ana Carrigan. Audition tape
		Ana Carrigan Acting Co. Aug. 1979
		Ann Landers.   Pilot tape with 5 inserts, Aug. 18, 1988 (shot in her Chicago apartment)
		Bully.   One-man play about Theodore Roosevelt starring James Whitmore (given to Shanks as audition tape for writer). 2 parts (2 tapes)
		Fernwood Tonite.   Episode 3. Audition tape for Susan Elliot
		Good Morning, Britain.   Interviews: Elton John, Joan Collins, J. Jackson, Bette Davis, N. Dempster, J. Andrews, F. Borman, T. Jones
		Hellman’s Mayo. ABC
		Leonardo da Vinci.
		Lutece. No. 1 restaurant in New York City, for ShopAmerica
		Moissons et Battaqes – Autrefois. Auditions? 6-15-84
		The Morning Show. Regis Philbin B-reel. 4-4-83
		Mousie Baby. Ann’s first fiction film – a short story adoption.
		Newsdesk Experiment & Ulrika Audition; Ulrika Screen Test.   (2 tapes)
		No Business Like Show Business. Hanna, Kirgo, Columby segments, CBS, Los Angeles feed 11-17-87
Box 53		S.J. Perelman In Person.  Indiana University production. Performance tape No. 1 and cut aways, Dec. 2, 1988 (4 tapes)
		Second City. Auditions
		ShopAmerica. Max Brown camera segment
		ShopAmerica.   Warner-Amex audition tapes. (2 folders)
		Stanley Siegel. WABC-TV A.M. personality
		Stardust Memories. United Artists. Clip 1:38, Sept. 24, 1980
		Startalk. With Anne Diamond. Pilot, 1988   (2 copies)
		Strange But True. (later: Strange World ). Segments
		Strange World with William Shatner. Pilot, 1988
		They Still Say I Do. (1 hr. documentary). Dec. 28, 1977
Box 54		Three Came Home, starring Claudette Colbert.  Screening copy for possible re-make in Australia (2 tapes)
		Toni Tennille Show. 1) Promo, 12-4-78; 2) No. 1000, 1-5-79, 2 tapes; 3) No. 1002, 12-6-78, 2 tapes; 3) Nancy Parker segment; 4) Robert Wuhl segments. (7 tapes)
		Understanding Congress series. The Regulators – Our Invisible Government, 5-10-82, screening tape
		Your New Day, with Vidal Sassoon.   Presentation (highlights and sales pitch to show stations) and pilot tapes of first three shows (4 tapes)
Box 55		Your New Day,...  Pilot tapes of shows 4 and 5 (2 tapes)
		unidentified tape. Recorded May 25, 1989
		Subseries: Broadcast tapes: 1" reel-to-reel videotape
Box 55		CBS Morning Program. Show elements, graphics, etc., Jan.-Sept. 1987   (13 reels)
Box 56		Ann Landers. TV America. 8-4-88
		CBS Morning Program,...   Jan.-Sept. 1987 (6 reels); incomplete master unidentified – "animation master" 12-30-86

		Series: Financial AVAILABLE FOR USE BY PERMISSION ONLY
Box 57		Subseries: Works
		Scope Note: Budgets, budget proposals, royalties, etc., pertaining to the following works:
		American Life Style
		Ann Landers
		The Auction Game
		Babycise
		The Cool Fire
		A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French   (10 folders)
		Drop-Out Mother
		Forever Is Now
		G'day, Beverly Hills
		Gore Vidal's American Presidency
		History 101
		Human Relations
		Lillian
		Love County   (3 folders)
		Love Is Not Enough
		Makelita: Margaret Mead
		The Middle Age of Daniel Ellsberg
		The Morning Program   (2 folders)
		Murder in the Park
		The Necessary Man: James K. Polk & America's Emerging Empire
		Omnibus
		Only the Best
		Primal Screen
		S.J. Perelman in Person   (4 folders)
		Small World
		Stages
		Startalk
		Strange World
Box 58		Under Oath
		When Jefferson Dined Alone
		Subseries: Productions companies
		Scope Note: Ledgers, tax returns, etc. for:
Box 58		Australian Comco Pty Ltd.  (9 folders)
		Calicom Cable Co.  (3 folders)
		Comco, 1989-1996    (11 folders)
Box 59		Comco  (12 folders)
		TV-America
		Subseries: Television Networks
Box 59		Network 10
		Nine Network
		Subseries: Personal
Box 59		Brokerage account, Australia
		Kushner, Sadye R. Concerns estate of Ann's mother
		Ledgers – personal. 1997-2000
		The Phoenix (co-op apartment in New York City)  (3 folders)
		Relocation to Australia (freight charges)
		Trust agreements
Box 59		Subseries: Miscellaneous

		Series: IX. Additions
		Scope Note: Contains materials received since 2005. Arranged in the same order as Series I through VIII.
		Subseries: General Correspondence.
		Arranged chronologically. Not indexed. Additional correspondence may be found in the Personal section
Box 78		1976-2004    (5 folders)
		Subseries: Works.
		Arranged alphabetically by title after Early Writings.
Box 78		Early Writings.  High school and early college writings, speeches, plays. ca. 1950s (2 folders)
		The Adventures of Gilda, A Really Super Person (TV series).  Draft of episode 1: The Macho Majority.
		American Life Style (TV documentary series)
		Adams, John. Love, Liberty & the Pursuit of Conscience: John Adams & His Massachusetts America.  Script
		Armstrong, Louis. Louis Armstrong: The Gentle Black Giant of Jazz.  Script
		Buck, Pearl. Pearl Buck: The Woman, the Word and the Two Good Earths.  Draft and script
		Byrd, Richard E. Richard E. Byrd: Admiral of the Ends of the Earth.  Script
		Edison, Thomas. Thomas Edison.  Incomplete script
		Franklin, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin: Citizen-Sage of A New Age.  Draft
		Houston, Sam. A Giant Man For a Giant Land: Sam Houston & Texas.  Draft and incomplete script
		Keller, Helen. Helen Keller: Voice and Vision in the Soul.  Script
		Lee, Robert E. Stratford Hall & Robert E. Lee.  Script
		Marshall, George C. George C. Marshall: The Decent Victor.  Script
		Revere, Paul. Paul Revere: The Messenger of Liberty.  Script
		Ringling, John. John Ringling's Ca' d' Zan.  Draft
		Rockne, Knute. Knute Rockne: A Coach for All Seasons.  Draft
		Rogers, Will. Will Roger’s California Ranch.  Draft
		Sandburg, Carl. Carl Sandburg: The Poet of the People.  Draft
		Sousa, John Phillip. The Man, the Marine, and the Music: John Phillip Sousa Marches to Greatness.  Script
		Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Hartford Home.  Script
		Washington, Booker T. Slave and Statesman and the Back of the Dream: Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee America.  Script
		Wright, Frank Lloyd. Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West.  Draft
		The Disney Channel. Licensing agreements, news releases, invitation to screening, etc. Proposal.  "Great American Homes"
		The Avant-Garde in Russia, 1910-1930: New Perspectives (TV documentary).  Contract, 1980
		The Big Deal (TV quiz show).  Contract, 1989
		The Birth of Israel (Unpublished novel).  Notes and typescript, undated (3 folders)
		Come, Happy December (play).  Draft typescript
		The Darwin Games (TV movie).  Correspondence, proposals, notes, drafts, typescripts, scripts, 1984-1989 (5 folders)
Box 79		The Darwin Games (cont.)  (18 folders)
		A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French (TV documentary).  Contracts, correspondence, draft typescript, 1983-1988 (3 folders)
Box 80		The Day the Earth Died (TV movie). Correspondence, treatment, 1990-1991 (2 folders)
		Devereaux's Girl (unpublished novel)  Typescript, undated
		Dirt (movie).  Outline, 1993
		Doing Time (TV documentary).  Correspondence, interview with Joan Baez and David Harris, general notes and budget, 1968-1976
		Drop-Out Mother (TV movie).  Contract, outline, script, 1986-1987 (3 folders)
		Epilogue (TV drama).  Script, undated
		Eulogies.   For Harold Hayes, draft, letter, and printed program, delivered May 8, 1989; for Dr. Lee Salk, typescript, delivered May 6, 1992
		The First Ladies (TV special).  Outline, undated.
		Forbidden Love: Pocahontas and John Smith (screenplay).  Notes, treatment, scripts, undated (5 folders)
		Frank Lloyd Wright (TV movie).  Proposal, 1982
		Gore Vidal's the American Presidency (three-part TV series).  Draft, script, post-production script, 1995-1996 (3 folders)
		Iwo Jima (TV mini-series).  Treatment, 1992
		Korea: Years of War, Days of Home (Unpublished novel).   Notes, drafts, typescripts, undated (3 folders)
Box 81		Korea: Years of War, Days of Home (cont.)  (2 folders)
		The Latchkey Kid (TV movie).  Treatment, draft pages, undated
		Lillian (stage play).  Program, newspaper clippings, 1985, 1988
		Love County (TV late-night soap opera).  Unsigned General Release form, undated
		Makelita (movie).  General correspondence, production and scene notes, script, 1990-1992
		Making Movies: Australian-Style (analysis and plan of film-making in Australia).  Typescript, ca. 1991
		Miss Bannister's Girls (musical).  Drafts, script, undated (4 folders)
		The Morning Program (CBS).   Contract, formats, press conference schedule and notes; two typescripts of speeches to affiliates; teleprompter copy of promo; transcript of program on Oliver Stone's "Platoon" (4 folders)
		Mousie Baby (movie).  Contract and discussion guide, 1978
		The Necessary Man: James K. Polk & America's Emerging Empire (book).  Notes, drafts, incomplete typescripts, and synopsis, undated (5 folders)
Box 82		The Necessary Man (cont.)  (10 folders)
		No Cure in Sight (aka David Sage is Dying) (play).  Drafts, typescripts, scripts, undated (9 folders)
Box 83		No Cure in Sight (aka David Sage is Dying) (cont.)  (4 folders)
		Old is What You Get (book by Ann).  Contract with Viking Press, 1976
		On TV (Daily talk show about reviews, news, and opinions).  Proposal, 1994
		Only the Best (TV shopping show).  Proposal, ca. 1988
		Oxford: The Mother of Universities (TV documentary).  Proposal, ca. 1989.
		Race (TV special).   Correspondence, casting proposal and resumes, notes, 1993-1994
		Rejected: 5 Plays in Search of a Producer, or, Adventures in Development Hell (Book proposal).  Correspondence, 2003-2004 research and title page ideas, 2003 (2 folders)
		Replay: A Memoir (Bob's memoirs).  Early drafts and notes, undated (6 folders)
		Runaway (book by Ann).  Agreement with Viking Press, 1978
		S.J. Perelman in Person (play).  Mostly clippings; also includes correspondence, tickets to play, and flyer, 1989
		The Second Shepherd's Play (play).  Carbon typescript
		Sister Ruthie (musical comedy; aka Rusty).  Drafts, scripts, undated (4 folders)
		Tom Swift, Jr. Adventures In Tomorrow (TV serial).  Photocopy of pilot script for part I of 5-part story: Tom Swift and the Asteroid Pirates.
		Under Oath (Australian TV series).  Proposal
		Vet-nam – Post 87 (TV series).  Notes, undated
		The Walls Came Tumbling Down (TV movie).  Correspondence, contract, clipping, 1979-1980
		We’ll Make a Killing (Film).   Proposal based on an idea by Arthur Miller and to be written by Bob and Miller, undated
		When Jefferson Dined Alone.   Drafts, undated (2 folders)
Box 84		When Jefferson Dined Alone (cont.)  (3 folders)
		Company- sponsored projects: Liberty Mutual (TV America and Gordon Hyatt Inc.).  Letter of agreement, undated
		Ideas and projects. TV programs;  "Starcards," notes and trademark application (2 folders)
		Interviews. With Bob Saget, 1987;  Ann with Julie Van Haften, 2001
		Writings by Others
		Berstein, Richard and John Allen. Young Abe Lincoln.   Script, undated
		Edelman, Gwen. Crime File: Unsolved.   Proposal for TV series, 1988
		Felshman, Neil. Lieut. Nants.   Two scripts, 2000
		Hadden, John. Standing on Horses.   Script, 1997
		Hill, Eric. Persistence of Vision: Eric Hill directs "Moby Dick – Rehearsed. 1999.  Proposal
		MacDonald, Donald. Additional dialogue by Ann Shanks. Windows on the Park,  draft, script, 1990
		Mackin, Tom. Arnold!  Script, undated
		Russell, Robert I. Abe and Ali.   Script, undated
		Schoenstein, Ralph. Toilet Trained for Yale.   Draft and scripts, 2003 (3 folders)
		Schwartz, Stephen and Nina Faso. Working, from the book by Studs Terkel.  Libretto/vocal book, 1978
		Stonier, T. From Ape to Essence: The Natural History of Humanity (From Beginning to End). 1997
		Subseries: Production Companies
Box 84		Australian Comco Pty. Ltd.  Annual Report, 1992; Contracts, 1992 (2 folders)
		Subseries: Television Networks
Box 84		Nine Network Australia.  Annual Report, 1992
		Playboy Channel.   Miscellaneous
		Subseries: General Business
Box 84		Contact sheet for actors
		Fries Entertainment, 1985
		Vansant Douglas and Company, Inc., 1972-1978
		William Morris Agency
Box 85		Writers Guild of America. Contract and printed materials, 1993-2006 (2 folders)
		Miscellaneous
		Subseries: Personal
		Academia
Box 85		High school, Lebanon, Indiana – Bob: "The American's Creed" presented and signed by Congressman Cecil M. Harden upon graduation, undated
		The New School (Manhattan) - Ann.  Teaching Materials, undated
		Family
		Shanks, Anthony – correspondence, 1978-1990
		Shanks, Jennifer – correspondence, 1978-1990
		Shanks, John – correspondence, undated
		Shanks, Wilbur Glenn – correspondence, 1983-1984
		Politics
		Elections – Clinton/Gore, 1992;   John Kerry, 1996.  Miscellaneous materials
		Kennedy Press Dinner, 1963.    Program (2 copies)
		Miscellaneous
		Addresses. "Books sent list"
		Autograph book, 1945
		Correspondence between Ann and Bob. 1979
		New York Historical Society. Ann’s photo exhibition, "Behind the Lens," 2002-2003
		Photographs.  Portrait of Bob, ca. 1950s; snapshot of Bob and Ann, undated
		Programs. 1990s-2006    (4 folders)
		Travel.   Itineraries, etc. for trip to London and Africa, 1982
		Printed.  Magazines containing articles about the Shankses.
		Clippings  (3 folders)
		Miscellaneous.  Includes: restaurant menu, change of address card, leaflet advertising Ann's stock picture file, party lists.
Box 88		Scrapbooks: 2005-2006    (2 volumes)
		Subseries: Audio/Video
		VHS
Box 85		Barbara Lippert segments, undated
		Bob Saget - TV America, undated
		Brooke & Lippert – Parents on screen, undated
		Cheating. 3 minute demo. Produced and directed by Ed Madison, undated
		Ennio Marchetto, Aug. 1992
		Jackie Torrence - Rainbow Express, Feb. 1988;   David Letterman Show, June 1987,  etc.
		James Woolot (sp?) - Life Time Program, Aug. 25, 1994
		Jeff Jarvis - TV Guide Couch Critic, undated
		Jill Brooke Clips, undated
Box 86		Jill Rappaport, Carol Martin, Jill Brooke, undated
		Oprah Winfrey, Feb. 4, 1988
		Rita Rudner - TV America, undated
		"Skippy" Millionairess episode, 1st edit, Sept. 26, 1991
		Soweto Academy. YAR project, May 14, 1993
		Tom Shales, undated
		Under Oath. Auditions, Nov. 22, 1990    (2 tapes)
		"Wish You Were Here," Episode 2 "Grandpa's Village," July 10, 1992
		Broadcast Tapes
		America. undated
		Drop Out Father. Rough Cut, Mar. 5, 1982   (2 tapes)
		Hartley/Smith, undated
		Larry White. Needham Science Center, undated
		Maggie Kahn: Wrinkled Radical. Oct. 2, 1985
		Medea, Part II, Kennedy Center Tonight, Dec. 4, 1982
		Paper Castles. Rough cut, July 26, 1984  (2 tapes)
		Shop America. Camera equipment at Olden with Max Brown, Cassette # 4, undated
		Shop America. Wine Glasses with Burt Wolf, etc., Cassette #2, undated
		Tony's Restaurant, undated
		Willard Scott. Demo reel, undated
		Subseries: Financial
		Production Companies.
Box 87		Comco, 1983-2004  (8 folders)