University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299 USA
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html



Guide to the Calvin Clements Papers, 1958-1966


Ax 493





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Finding aid encoded by Linda J. Long, 2007
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Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299 USA
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

 
Collection Number:
 

Ax 493

 
Creator:
 

Clements, Calvin

 
Title:
 

Calvin Clements Papers

 
Dates:
 

1958-1966 (inclusive)

 
Quantity:
 

3 linear feet
2 containers

 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

Calvin J. Clements (1915-1997) was a writer of television scripts, screenplays, and adventure stories. The collection includes television scripts and one screenplay.

 

Biographical Note

Author was born in Jersey City, New Jersey (Febraury 14, 1915) and attended high school for one year. He was a fireboat pilot in the New York City Fire Department, retiring after 20 years. He wrote adventure stories and novels, television plays, and motion picture plays. Clements died on March 11, 1997.

Content Description

The papers consist of television scripts for a variety of adventure, mystery and western programs, particularly Gunsmoke and The Rifleman. There is one screenplay, Fury at Firecreek, in several forms, including the novelized form by William R. Cox.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

Gift of Calvin J. Clements in 1970.

Processing Note 

Collection processed by processing staff.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use 

Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation 

[Identification of item], Calvin Clements Papers, Ax 493, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

 
Clements, Calvin
Authors, American--20th century
Screenwriters--United States
Television writers--United States
Western films--United States
Western television programs--United States
Manuscripts for publication
Screenplays
Television scripts
Other Creators :
Cox, William Robert, 1901- (contributor)

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.


 

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
1

"The Old Pro." Carbon, second draft
  August 5, 1961
 

"Phi Delta Kappa"
  May 10, 1961

 

Bachelor Father: Production script

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
2

"The House at Smuggler's Cove"
  March 21, 1961

 

The Brothers Brannagan: Production script

 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
1
folder
3

"The Annabelle Case." Production No. 4105
 

 

The Brothers January: Production script

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
4

"The Tinkle Case." Second draft, carbon
  September 29, 1959

 

Convoy: Production script

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
5

"Night Rendezvouz."
  September 15, 1964

 

Cimarron Strip: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
6

"The Lonely Ones." Revised final draft
  October 26, 1967

 

Daniel Boone: Production script

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
7

"Not In Our Stars." Final draft
  November 6, 1964

 

Desilu Playhouse: Production script

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
8

"Martin's Folly." First draft
  December 8, 1958

 

The Detectives: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
9-11

"Little Girl Lost"
  December 29, 1959
 

"Never the Twain" (Formerly "The Big Strike"). Revised
  January 19, 1962
 

"Night Boat"
  May 26, 1961
 

"The Other Cheek." Revised
  February 20, 1960
 

"Pandora's Box." Revised
  November 29, 1961
 

"Point of No Return." Revised
  October 27, 1961
 

"Queen of Craven Point." Revised
  September 11, 1961
 

"Secret Assignment." Carbon, revised draft
  December 27, 1960
 

"The Squared Circle." Revised
  August 14, 1961

 

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater: Production script

 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
1
folder
12

The Release." Production No. 3759
 

 

Dr. Kildare: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
13

"A Long View From a Beach Veranda"
  February 13, 1964
 

"An Ungodly Act"
  February 20, 1964
 

"Why Won't Anybody Listen To Me?"
  December 26, 1963

 

G.E. Theater: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
14

"The Money Driver"
  October 4, 1960

 

The Great Adventure: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
15-16

"Daniel Boone," Part I, "The Dark and Bloody Ground."
  February 8, 1964
 

"Daniel Boone," Part II, "The Beige of Boonesborough."
  February 8, 1964
 

"Rodger Young." Second draft
  October 23, 1963
 

"Wild Bill Hickcock: The Legend and the Man"
  September 24, 1963

 

The Greatest Show on Earth: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
17

"An Echo of Faded Velvet." Revised
  July 18, 1963
 

"Beyond a Blue Hill Grows a Green Apple Tree." First draft
  May 21, 1963

 

Gunsmoke: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
1
folder
18-25

"Abelia." First draft
  February 13, 1968
 

"The Cache." First draft. Story outline, carbon
  February 18, 1969
 

"The Captain." Final draft
  June 13, 1967
 

"Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood." Final draft
  May 3, 1965
 

"Death Watch." Final draft
  September 23, 1965
 

"Deputy Festus." Final draft
  November 11, 1964
 

"The Freebooters." Final draft. Story outline, carbon
  November 22, 1968
 

"Goldtown." Final draft
  October 11, 1968
 

"The Hanging." Final draft
  May 12, 1966
 

"Jackpot." Final draft
  May 3, 1967
 

"Jonah Hutchison." Final draft. Production No. 7404
 
 

"Johnny Cross." Final draft
  May 22, 1968
 

"Killer at Large." Final draft
  November 12, 1965
 

"Kit." Final draft
  November 21, 1967
 

"Lyle's Kid." Revised final draft
  March 26, 1968
 

"Mail Drop." Final draft
  September 6, 1966
 

"The Miracle Man." Second revised final draft
  September 3, 1968
 

"The Misfits." First draft. Story outline, carbon
  February 14, 1969
 

"The Newcomers." Final draft
  September 8, 1966
 

"Newly." Revised final draft
  June 5, 1967
 

"The Pariah." Final draft
  February 17, 1965
 

"The Pretender." Final draft
  September 17, 1965
 

"The Prisoner." Final draft
  October 29, 1968
 

"The Prodigal." Final draft
  February 6, 1967
 
2 1
"The Rebel." First draft
  October 12, 1967
 

"Rogue." Parts 1 and 2. Final draft
  March 31, 1967
 
2
"Sanctuary." Final draft
  November 16, 1965
 

"Two Tall Men." (II).
  February 13, 1965
 

"Uncle Finney." Final draft
  June 11, 1968
 

"Whispering Tree." Revised final draft
  March 24, 1966

 

Have Gun Will Travel: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
2
folder
3

"Night the Town Died." Final draft. Production No. 155-105
 

 

Ichabod and Me: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
2
folder
4

"Fire Fighters"
  June 26, 1961

 

Laramie: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
2
folder
5-6

"Duel At Parkison Town." (Formerly "Duel at Greasewood Flats"). Second draft, carbon
  August 17, 1960
 

"Men In Shadows"
  March 24, 1961

 

Laredo: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
2
folder
7

"The Heroes of San Gill"
  October 14, 1965
 

"Rendezvouz At Arillo"
  May 10, 1965
 

"Road To San Remo"
  June 15, 1966
 

"Scourge of San Rosa"
  August 17, 1966
 

"The Treasure of Mount Presidio"
  June 2, 1965

 

Law of the Plainsman: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
2
folder
8

"Common Ground"
  December 14, 1959
 

"The Hostiles"
  September 8, 1959
 

"The Toll Road"
  October 23, 1959

 

The Man from Blackhawk: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
2
folder
9

"Station Six." Final draft
  July 29, 1959

 

The Racer: Production script

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
2
folder
10

"Trouble Shooter." Carbon, second draft
  November 11, 1960

 

The Rifleman: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
2
folder
11-13

"The Clarence Nibs Story"
  August 23, 1960
 

"The Day A Town Slept"
  January 24, 1962
 

"Day of Reckoning." Revised
  February 5, 1962
 

"The Debt." Revised
  January 5, 1962
 

"The Girl Who Couldn't Cry"
  May 3, 1962
 

"The High Country"
  October 6, 1961
 

"Incident At Line Shack Six"
  October 2, 1962
 

"The Jealous Man"
  January 16, 1962
 

"Long Gun From Tucson"
  April 24, 1961
 

"The Long Trek." Second draft, carbon
  July 11, 1960
 

"Lost Treasure of Canyon Town"
  November 16, 1960
 

"Outlaw Shoes." (Formerly "Judgement at Dawn")
  February 12, 1962
 

"Trail of Hate"
  October 23, 1959
 

"Two Ounces of Tin"
  November 28, 1961
 

"Woman From Hog Ridge"
  February 23, 1960

 

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters: Production script

 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
2
folder
14

"Duel at Rock Creek Crossing." Carbon
 

 

True Story: Production script

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
2
folder
15

"Cabin 19"
  February 1959
 

"Hot Money"
  June 1959
 

"Venture Into Night"
  November 1958

 

The Virginian: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
2
folder
16

"Run Quiet." Revised draft, carbon
  July 26, 1963

 

Wagon Train: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
folder
17-18

"Bend of the River: Thirty Pieces of Silver." Pilot
  November 5, 1964
 

"The Bob Stuart Story." Revised
  August 10,1964
 

"The Echo Pass Story"
  May 22, 1964
 

"The Indian Girl Story"
  December 9, 1964
 

"The John Gillman Story." Revised
  April 20, 1964
 

"The Race Town Story." Revised
  May 4, 1964

 

Wanted Dead or Alive: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
2
folder
19

"The Administrator." Revised. Carbon
  September 15, 1959

 

The Wild, Wild West: Production scripts

 
Container(s)
Description
Dates
 
box
2
folder
20

"The Night of the Brain." Final draft
  November 10, 1966
 

The Night of the Steel Assassin." Revised final draft
  November 22, 1965

 
box
2
folder
21


Fury at Firecreek: Original Screenplay

 

 
box
2
folder
22


Fury at Firecreek: Revised estimating script

 

 
box
2
folder
23


Fury at Firecreek: Story outline

 

 
box
2
folder
24


Fury at Firecreek: Final script

 

 
box
2
folder
25


Fury at Firecreek: production schedules, etc