West Virginia and Regional History Center
Millard Lampell, Author, Papers and Screenplays
Lampell, Millard, 1919-1997
A&M 4278
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4.25 Linear Feet
4 ft. 2 1/2 in. (4 record cartons, 12 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.)
1943-1983
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Millard Lampell, Author, Papers and Screenplays, A&M 4278, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Collection of Millard Lampell's personal papers, research notes, photographs, and screenplays. Lampell, a graduate of WVU, wrote numerous pieces for magazines, theater, and television. He was also a founding member of the Appalachian folk band The Almanac Singers with Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie. The photographs and autobiography included in the collection relate to this group. Screenplays include "Hard Travelin'," "The Wall," "Rich Man, Poor Man," and "Dynamite Creek," among others. Both drafts and finished shooting copies are included.
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Biographical / Historical
Millard Lampell (1919-1997) was an Emmy-winning writer (1966), novelist and songwriter. In 1950 during the McCarthy era he was blacklisted for refusing to tell the Senate Committee on Internal Security about his political affiliations. For several years he was forced to use a psedudonym. Lampell helped form the pre-revival classic group, Almanac Singers a precursor to the Weavers. He was the author of two novels.
Authors, American -- West Virginia
Lampell, Millard, 1919-1997
PipeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/629510101Mid-Atlantic Magazine with article on "O' Appalachia"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6295202-19900101Mid-Atlantic MagazineArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6295310-19950102Mid-Atlantic Magazine with "Mountain Women" articleArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6295411-19950103Mid-Atlantic Magazine with "Leaving the Hollow" articleArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6295504-19940104"Fever" contracts and film rights materialsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/629561988-19940105Agency contractsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/629571990-19930106John Hammond StoryArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6295819960107"Man of the Year" contracts and invoicesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/629591990-19910108"Beatrice" treatmentArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/62960undated0109Miscellaneous projectsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/629611991-19980110Biography, creditsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/62962undated0111Papers from Millard Lampell's deskArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6296319970112Traditional Home magazineArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6296406-19900113Art Voices South magazineArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6296511-19800114PhotographsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/62966undated0115"Journey to the Cape" signed book of poetryArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6296719590116"Mainstream" and "Midstream" quarterly reviewsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/629681947-19600117"The Contemporary Reader"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6296908-19530118"Masses and Mainstream"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/629701949-19520119Dallas Newcomer's Guide - featuring photo of Almanac SingersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6307319960120"The Grand Ole Opry at 50 - A Nashville Celebration"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6297119750201"The Lonesome Train" signed copyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6297219440202"The Lonesome TrainArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6297319430203"Tribute to Woody Guthrie" - a student textArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6297419910204"Eagle in a Cage" shooting scriptArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6297519690205"Eagle in a Cage" ScreenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6297619690206"Juarez" second draftArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6297719830207"The Deadly Visitor" television episode screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6297819730208"Billie" original screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/62979undated0209"Billie" screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/62980undated0210"American Songbag" television specialArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6298119730211"The Past is Prologue" dramaArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/62982undated0212"Harmony" screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/62983undated0213"Dynamite Creek" second draftArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6298419800214"Dynamite Creek" second draftArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6298519800215"Dynamite Creek" screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6298619790216"Dynamite Creek" research materialsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/62987undated0217"Untitled" screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6298819630301"The Wall" shooting scriptArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6298919800302"The Wall" screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6299019800303"The Wall" - two copiesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6299119800304"The Wall" part oneArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/62992undated0305"The Wall" part twoArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/62993undated0306"The Wall" revisedArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6299419800307"Hard Travelin': A Public Nuisance in Two Acts" originalArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/62995undated0308"Hard Travelin'" play and scriptArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6299619940309"Hard Travelin'" final draft screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6299719940310"Hard Travelin'" MGM final draftArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6299819820311"Hard Travelin'" working copy with commentsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6299919710312"Hard Travelin'" screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/63000undated0313"Jazzed" screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/63001undated0401"The Man in the Shop" notes and character sketchesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/63002undated0402"Rich Man Poor Man" character sketches; book 1, part 1Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/63003undated0403"Rich Man Poor Man" chapter oneArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6300419760404"Rich Man Poor Man" book 2, chapter 1Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6300519760405"Rich Man Poor Man" book 2, chapters 2-3Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6300619760406"Rich Man Poor Man" book 2, chapter 4Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6300719760407"Rich Man Poor Man" chapter 6-9Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6300819760408"Rich Man Poor Man" book 2, chapter 12Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6300919760409"Dayan" first draft screenplay with commentsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6301019840410"Dayan" two, first draft screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6301119850411"Dayan" three, first draft screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6301219850412"Man of the Year" second draft screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6301319910413"Bugsy" screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6301419900414"Fever" original screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6301519930415"Stone the Crows" first draft screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/63016undated0416"The Dollmaker" screenplayArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/6301719800417"Home Before Morning" - Millard Lampell autobiographyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/63018undated0501-04