Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Items Removed from Collection:
Descriptive Summary
Title: William A. Bacher Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1930-1960
Collection number: 919
Creator: Bacher, William A.
Extent:
23 boxes (11.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: William A. Bacher (1900- ) practiced dentistry for 10 years before becoming a radio producer in 1929. He joined 20th Century-Fox
in 1943 and produced
Wing and a Prayer (1944),
Leave her to Heaven (1945), and
Carnival in Costa Rica (1947). He also co-wrote and produced
Untamed in 1955. The collection consists of radio scripts of series produced by Bacher, phonograph recordings of Treasury star parade
programs, and various screenplays and treatments sent to Bacher but never produced.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. William Bacher, 1965-66.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William A. Bacher Papers (Collection 919). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Biography
Bacher was born in Rumania on October 20, 1900; DDS, Univsity of Illinois; LL.B, New Jersey Law School; practiced dentistry
for 10 years; entered radio in 1929 as a producer; radio productions included:
Palmolive Beauty Box Theatre,
Texaco Star Theatre,
Camel Caravan, and
Treasury Star Parade; did 168 broadcasts for U.S. Treasury Department and bond programs during World War II; joined 20th Century-Fox in 1943 and
produced
Wing and a Prayer (1944),
Leave her to Heaven (1945), and
Carnival in Costa Rica (1947); edited book on Treasury star parade; co-wrote and produced
Untamed in 1955.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of radio scripts of series produced by Bacher, phonograph recordings of Treasury star parade programs,
and various screenplays and treatments sent to Bacher but never produced.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Screenplays submitted to Bacher.
-
Maltine Story Hour.
-
Maxwell House Showboat.
-
Palmolive Beauty Box Theatre.
-
Hollywood Hotel.
-
Texaco Star Theatre.
-
Treasury Star Parade.
- Phonograph Recordings of Musical Scores.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Bacher, William A.--Archives.
Radio producers and directors--Archival resources.
Motion picture producers and directors--Archival resources.
Radio plays.
Film scripts.
Sound recordings.
Items Removed from Collection:
- Oversize packages 1-8. Housed in UCLA Radio Archive. Unavailable.
