Hallmark Hall of Fame, undated
Series
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Robert Hartung Collection contains detailed scrapbooks of his years with NBC's Hallmark Hall of Fame series (1955-1970); family records (personal diaries, coat of arms, published family tree, family photo albums, book of natal memories, and report written by Lois Jay Hartung); scrapbooks (detailed accounts of years as a professional actor in New York City, his years at Cornell, Yale, and Simpson Universities, and his personal life in Iowa); his diplomas from both Yale and Cornell; Cornell yearbooks (The Royal Purple 1937-1940), and his Simpson yearbooks (The Zenith 1941-1942). The collection also includes photographs (head shots, family pictures, and professional photos), legal documents (a will and testament granting Robert Hartung the power of attorney and all related papers, royalty contracts for Little Hell, and insurance records); resumes; personal correspondence between Hartung and his family, friends, and colleagues; various awards (including four Directors Guild Awards, one Writers' Guild Award, and his Emmy Award for his television adaptation of Victoria Regina); scripts for plays he produced and/or directed (Our Town, The Fantasticks, and Follies); unautographed published scripts for which Hartung was associated with and autographed published works by friends, former students, colleagues, (including Madeleine L'Engle, Wolf Mankowitz, and Michelle Miller); posters from the Hallmark Hall of Fame, as well as various other productions, and costume/scenic designs. Among the University of New Mexico papers are his class notes (1979-1990), departmental memos, Rodey Views (1987-1994); season by season scrapbooks of UNM productions and Hartung's work with them (1972-1988); programs from both UNM and local theaters (including the Vortex, ACLOA, and the Albuquerque Little Theater); extensive files (by play in alphabetical order) that may include a script with notations, programs, promotional material, newspaper articles, cast and crew lists, scene breakdowns, and other materials.
Dates
- undated
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 22 boxes (16.5 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu