Inventory to the Free to Choose Video Tape Collection

Processed by Natasha Porfirenko

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Phone: (650) 723-3563

Fax: (650) 725-3445

Email: archives@hoover.stanford.edu

Inventory of the Free to Choose Video Tape Collection

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Natasha Porfirenko
Date Completed:: 2008
Encoded by:: Elizabeth Konzak

Descriptive Summary

Title: Free to Choose video tape collection

Dates: 1980

Collection number: 80201

Collection Size: 10 manuscript boxes, 10 motion picture film reels, 42 videotape reels (26.6 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Motion picture film, video tapes, and film strips, of the television series Free to Choose, featuring Milton Friedman and relating to laissez-faire economics, and produced by Penn Communications and television station WQLN in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1980. Includes commercial and master film copies, unedited film, and correspondence, memoranda, and legal agreements, relating to production of the series, 1977-1985. Digitized copies of many of the sound and video recordings in this collection, as well as some of Friedman's writings, are available at http://hoohila.stanford.edu/friedman/ .

Physical location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.

Publication Rights

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Free to Choose video tape collection, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1980.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog Socrates at http://library.stanford.edu/webcat . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Scope and Content of Collection

The television series Free to Choose, featuring Milton Friedman and relating to laissez-faire economics, was produced by Penn Communications and television station WQLN in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1980. Includes numerous formats of video tape, including commercial and master film copies, unedited film, motion picture film, VHS video tapes, audio tapes, and film strips. Also contains project files, correspondence, memoranda, publicity materials, and legal agreements relating to production of the series, 1977-1983.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Friedman, Milton, 1912-

Penn Communications.

WQLN (Television station : Erie, Pa.)

Economics.

Laissez-faire.

Genres

Video tapes.

Moving-pictures.

Project files

Box/Folder: 1 : 1

Milton Friedman series, #1-10, draft outline of argument, 1977

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence

Box/Folder: 1 : 2

Freedman proposal, proposal for a series of television programs, Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania, Inc., 1977

Box/Folder: 1 : 3

Bechtel Foundation, 1977-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Includes extensive correspondence with George Shultz

Box/Folder: 1 : 4

FMC Foundation, 1977-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence

Box/Folder: 1 : 5

Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., 1977-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence

Box/Folder: 1 : 6

General Motors Corporation, 1977-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence

Box/Folder: 1 : 7

General Mills Foundation, 1977-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence

Box/Folder: 1 : 8

Getty Oil Company, 1977-1980

Box/Folder: 1 : 9

W. R. Grace and Company, 1977-1980.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence

Box/Folder: 1 : 10

Working papers, 1977-1979.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence, Friedman project analysis, working schedule and responsibilities, budget, planning session, TV topics and key ideas, notes of the meetings, proposals and lecture list, cash flow chart

Box/Folder: 1 : 11

Invoices, expenses, 1980

Box/Folder: 1 : 12

Dr. Friedman lecture series, 1978

Box/Folder: 1 : 13

Friedman TV series and progress report, 1977-1979

Box/Folder: 1 : 14

Friedman underwriters, 1979-1981

Box/Folder: 2 : 1

Free to Choose, Chicago, remote, 1979

Box/Folder: 2 : 2

Planning grants, 1977-1978

Box/Folder: 2 : 3

Participation, promotion for rebroadcasts of series, 1980

Box/Folder: 2 : 4

FTC. General information

Box/Folder: 2 : 5

Video cassette/video disc - guide to the manuals, undated

Box/Folder: 2 : 6

Milton Friedman series, winter, 1980 tune-in, media recommendations, 1979

Box/Folder: 2 : 7

Friedman program description (titles and key ideas), 1978-1979

Box/Folder: 2 : 8

Ohio state award, 1981

Box/Folder: 2 : 9

Friedman dinners and luncheons, 1978-1980

Box/Folder: 2 : 10

Hallmark Cards, Inc., 1977-1980

Box/Folder: 2 : 11

Solicitation, 1977-1979

Box/Folder: 2 : 12

Lilly Endowment, Inc., 1977-1981

Box/Folder: 2 : 13

John M. Olin Foundation, Inc., 1977-1980

Box/Folder: 2 : 14

Pepsico, Inc., 1977-1980

Box/Folder: 2 : 15

L. E. Phillips Charities, Inc., 1977-1980

Box/Folder: 3 : 1

Reader's Digest, 1978-1980

Box/Folder: 3 : 2

Sarah Scaife Foundation, Inc., 1977-1980

Box/Folder: 3 : 3

Whittaker Corp., 1979-1980

Box/Folder: 3 : 4

Legal Opinions/Friedman materials, 1979

Box/Folder: 3 : 5

In-house, employees, and to watch file, 1979-1980

Box/Folder: 3 : 6

Friedman study guides, 1978-1980

Box/Folder: 3 : 7

Friedman, PBS, 1979-1980

Box/Folder: 3 : 8

Penn Communications, Inc., agreement, 1983

Box/Folder: 3 : 9

Publicity, 1978-1979

Box/Folder: 3 : 10

F.T.C. Broadcast Dates, 1979-1980

Box/Folder: 3 : 11

Non-broadcast distribution, 1978-1979

Box/Folder: 3 : 12

Moynahan Landou Communications, public relations approach for WQLN-TV, 1978

Box/Folder: 3 : 13

Milton Friedman script, 1987

Box/Folder: 3 : 14

Friedman cassette sales, 1978-1981

Box/Folder: 3 : 15

Those who have previewed Friedman, 1979

Box/Folder: 3 : 16

F.T.C., letters from other PBS stations, 1980

Box/Folder: 3 : 17

Friedman contracts, video arts, 1978-1979

Box/Folder: 3 : 18

NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business), 1979-1981

Box/Folder: 3 : 19

Fundraising/thank you notes, 1981

Box/Folder: 3 : 20

Denial of the petitions for support with financial assistance, 1981

Correspondence, 1977-1981

Box/Folder: 4 : 1

A-D

Box/Folder: 4 : 2

E-H

Box/Folder: 4 : 3

I-L

Box/Folder: 4 : 4

M-P

Box/Folder: 4 : 5

Q-T

Box/Folder: 4 : 6

U-Z

Publications, circa 1977-1981

Box/Folder: 5 : 1

Viewer's guide to 10 stimulating television programs in which Milton Friedman, Nobel laureate, economist, and columnist challenges us with startling facts and thought-provoking ideas, then responds to opposing views, raising brass-tack questions about the future of our free society

Box/Folder: 5 : 2

Instructor's resource guide to Free to Choose, a television series by Milton Friedman. Written by John M. Allen and David G. Armstrong, Center for Education and Research in Free Enterprise, A&M University, Texas

Box/Folder: 5 : 3

Titles and key ideas

Box/Folder: 5 : 4

Press releases: individual program descriptions

Box/Folder: 5 : 5-6

Discussion leader's resource guide to Free to Choose, a television series by Milton Friedman, program 1-10. Written by John M. Allen and David G. Armstrong, Center for Education and Research in Free Enterprise, A&M University, Texas

Box/Folder: 5 : 7

Personal statement of Milton Friedman to the series of ten films, program 1-10

Box/Folder: 5 : 8

List of stations airing Free to Choose programs. Includes repeat time

Box/Folder: 5 : 9

Milton Friedman, photographs (4 prints)

Box/Folder: 5 : 10

Video guide orders

Box/Folder: 5 : 11

Ten posters reflecting the theme of the programs

Box/Folder: 5 : 12

Cartoons promoting free market

Box/Folder: 5 : 13

Order forms

TV programs

Transcripts of the programs

Box/Folder: 6 : 1

1: The Power of the Market

Box/Folder: 6 : 2

2: The Tyranny of Control

Box/Folder: 6 : 3

3: Anatomy of Crisis

Box/Folder: 6 : 4

4: From Cradle to Grave

Box/Folder: 6 : 5

5: Created Equal

Box/Folder: 6 : 6

6: What's Wrong With Our Schools?

Box/Folder: 6 : 7

7: Who Protects the Consumer?

Box/Folder: 6 : 8

8: Who Protects the Worker?

Box/Folder: 6 : 9

9: How to Cure Inflation

Box/Folder: 6 : 10

10: How to Stay Free

Box: 6

VHS video cassettes, program 1-6

Box: 7

VHS video cassettes, program 7-10

Box: 7

3/4" video cassettes, program 1-3

Box: 8

3/4" video cassettes, program 4-9

Box: 9

3/4" video cassettes, program 10

Audio CDs

Box: 9

Program one and two (two copies)

Box: 9

Program three and four (two copies)

Box: 9

Program five

Box: 9

Program five and six

Box: 9

Program seven and eight

Box: 9

Program nine and ten

Box: 9

Teacher's Guide,

Scope and Content Note

three units (each unit contains three audio cassettes and three sound and color film strips that furnish the basis for a wide variety of classroom projects)

Box: 9

Unit 1, includes three programs

Box: 9

From Cradle to Grave

Box: 9

Created Equal

Box: 9

How to Stay Free

Box: 10

Unit 2

Box: 10

The Power of the Market

Box: 10

Anatomy of Crisis

Box: 10

How to Cure Inflation

Box: 10

Unit 3

Box: 10

The Tyranny of Control

Box: 10

Who Protects the Consumer?

Box: 10

Who Protects the Worker?

16mm film

Box: 10

Program 1-9, 1200 feet reel

Box: 10

Program 10, 2000 feet reel

1" video tape

Box: 10

Program 1-10, ten reels, 60 seconds version

Box: 10

Selected programs, 5/10/1985.

Scope and Content Note

Edit master copies

Box: 10

Anatomy of a Crisis, 58:15

Box: 10

Created Equal, 57:40

Box: 10

How to Cure Inflation, 58:12

Box: 10

Power of The Market, 56:37

Note

Label: air master

Access Information

Use copy reference number: 80201_v_0002334

Box: 10

Tyranny of Control, 58:54

Lectures, 2" reels

Bank of America, lecture 10, 2/10/1978

Reel: 1

Reel 1, breaking tape at 7:38 minutes. Master

Reel: 2

Reel 2, questions and answers. Master

Chicago, lecture 5, 10/33/1977,

Reel: 3

Reel 1. Master

Reel: 4

Reel 2. Master

Cornell, lecture 3

Reel: 5

Reel 1. Master

Reel: 6

Reel 2. Master

Reel: 7

Reel 3. Master

ERIE, lecture 4

Reel: 8

Reel 1. Master

Reel: 9

Reel 2. Master

Ford, lecture 1

Reel: 10

Reel 1. Master

Reel: 11

Reel 2. Master

Hampton, lecture 14

Reel: 12

Reel 1. Master

Reel: 13

Reel 2. Questions and answers. Master

Harlem, lecture 2

Reel: 14

Reel 1. Master

Reel: 15

Reel 2. Master

Kansas, lecture 13

Reel: 16

Reel 1. Master

Reel: 17

Reel 2. Questions and answers. Master

Logan, lecture 6

Reel: 18

Reel 1. Master

Reel: 19

Reel 2. Master

Reel: 20

Mayo, lecture 15, Question and answer. Master 5/19/1978.

Pasadena, lecture 8

Reel: 21

Reel 1. Master

Reel: 22

Reel 2, questions and answer. Master. Tape cut in two at 11:00 min.

San Diego, lecture 7

Reel: 23

Reel 1. Master

Reel: 24

Reel 2. Master

Reel: 25

Stanford, lecture 9, February 9, 1978. Master

University of Rochester,lecture 12, 2/23/1978

Reel: 26

Reel 1, primary. Master

Reel: 27

Reel 2, question and answer. Master

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