Television and Radio Scripts of Kathleen Hite
Collection Summary
| Title: | Television and Radio Scripts of Kathleen Hite |
| Call Number: | MS 75-08 |
| Size: | 6.0 linear feet |
| Acquisition: | Donated by Kathleen Hite |
| Processed by: | DAO, 6-19-1975; Staff, 1-5-1978; SCW, 2-5-1979, 10-9-1980, 9-2-1981; SMC, 3-24-1998 |
| Restrictions: | None |
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Content Note
Kathleen Hite, a 1938 graduate of the University of Wichita, was a successful scriptwriter for television and radio. This collection of her scripts spans 35 years from 1946 to 1981, and includes many from popular western shows and dramatic presentations. Scripts for such popular western shows as "Gunsmoke," "Guns of Will Sonnett," " Laramie," and "Wagon Train" are included as well as scripts for dramas such as "The Alfred Hitchcock Show," "The Jane Wyman Show," "General Electric Theatre," "The Waltons," and "Apple's Way."
Detailed Description: Box and Folder Listing
| Box 1 | Gunsmoke (Vol. I) 1957-1958 | |
| Box 1 | Gunsmoke (Vol. II) 1961 | |
| Box 1 | Gunsmoke (Vol. III) 1961-62 | |
| Box 1 | Gunsmoke (Vol. IV) 1962 | |
| Box 2 | Gunsmoke (Vol. V) 1962 | |
| Box 2 | Gunsmoke (Vol. VI) 1962-63 | |
| Box 2 | Gunsmoke (Vol. VII) 1963 | |
| Box 2 | Gunsmoke (Vol. VIII) 1963 | |
| Box 3 | Gunsmoke (Vol. IX) 1964 | |
| Box 3 | Gunsmoke (Vol. X) 1964-65 | |
| Box 3 | Wagon Train 1958-59 | |
| Box 3 | Laramie 1959-60 | |
| Box 4 | Empire 1959-1961 | |
| Box 4 | The Guns of Will Sonnett 1966-68 | |
| Box 4 | Miscellaneous Half-Hour Westerns 1957-68 | |
| Box 5 | Miscellaneous Western Adventure 1960-66 | |
| Box 5 | Jane Wyman Show and Alfred Hitchcock 1955-58 | |
| Box 5 | General Electric Theatre and Decision 1957 | |
| Box 6 | General Electric Theatre 1958 | |
| Box 6 | Apple's Way, "The Lamb," March 28, 1974 | |
| Box 6 | "The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (sequel)," August 5, 1974 | |
| Box 7 | The Waltons, "The Visitor," September 19, 1974 | |
| Box 7 | The Waltons, "The Beguiled," November 11, 1974 | |
| Box 7 | The Waltons, "The Sermon," June 17, 1975 | |
| Box 7 | The Waltons, "The Nurse," September 10, 1975 | |
| Box 7 | The Waltons, "The Test," December 12, 1975 | |
| Box 8 | "The Ghost Walks," (CBS) May 30, 1946 | |
| Box 8 | "Night Beat," (NBC) November 25, 1951 | |
| Box 8 | "The Modern Adventures of Casanova," 1951 | |
| Box 8 | "State Fair," 1953 | |
| Box 8 | "The Perfect Crime," parts 1 and 2 | |
| Box 8 | The Lux Summer Theatre, (CBS) 1953, "The Fall of Maggie Phillips," June 22, 1953 | |
| Box 8 | The Lux Summer Theatre, (CBS) 1953, "Romance, to a Degree," August 3, 1953 | |
| Box 8 | The Lux Summer Theatre, (CBS) 1953, "One Last September," August 31, 1953 | |
| Box 8 | "Will Rogers, Country Editor" | |
| Box 8 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "Strain for the G-String," 1953 | |
| Box 8 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "Barbara's Return," October 15, 1953 | |
| Box 8 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "Town Band," October 23, 1953 | |
| Box 8 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "County Fair" | |
| Box 8 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "Fire Engine" | |
| Box 8 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "Journalism, Major and Minor" | |
| Box 8 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "Founder's Day" | |
| Box 8 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "Eudora Correspondent" | |
| Box 8 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "Jill's Baby" | |
| Box 8 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "Pink Christmas" | |
| Box 9 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "Intense Writer" | |
| Box 9 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "Prize Winner" | |
| Box 9 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "Letter from A. Lincoln" | |
| Box 9 | Rogers of the Gazette, (CBS) 1953-54, "John's Story" | |
| Box 9 | Romance, "Class of '41," March 12, 1955 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Hattie Pelfrey," March 11, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Stage Coach Stop," April 15, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "War Correspondent," May 13, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Black Hills Gold," May 20, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Sergeant Gorce's Baby," May 27, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "The Loving Cup," June 24, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Trooper's Widow," July 1, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Talented Recruits," July 8, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Old Enemy," July 15, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Spotted Tail's Return," July 22, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Nature Boy," July 29, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "The Massacre," August 5, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Goodbye Willa," August 19, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "The Chaplain," August 26, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "The Return of Hattie Pelfrey," September 2, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "A Small Beginning," September 30, 1956 | |
| Box 9 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Galvanized Yankee," October 7, 1956 | |
| Box 10 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Still Waters," October 14, 1956 | |
| Box 10 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Little Girl" | |
| Box 10 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "The Coward" | |
| Box 10 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Assembly Line" | |
| Box 10 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Indian Scout" | |
| Box 10 | Fort Laramie, (CBS) 1956, "Army Wife" | |
| Box 10 | Gunsmoke, (CBS) Late 1950s and 1960, "Homely Girl" | |
| Box 10 | Gunsmoke, (CBS) Late 1950s and 1960, " Little Girl" | |
| Box 10 | Gunsmoke, (CBS) Late 1950s and 1960, "Busted Up Guns" | |
| Box 10 | Gunsmoke, (CBS) Late 1950s and 1960, "Imposter" | |
| Box 10 | Gunsmoke, (CBS) Late 1950s and 1960, "Nettie Sitton" | |
| Box 10 | Gunsmoke, (CBS) Late 1950s and 1960, "Solomon River," March 26, 1960 | |
| Box 10 | Gunsmoke, (CBS) Late 1950s and 1960, Untitled | |
| Box 11 | The Waltons, "The Turning Point," April 26, 1976 | |
| Box 11 | The Waltons, "The Rebellion," October 11, 1976 | |
| Box 11 | The Waltons, "The Career Girl," December 15, 1976 | |
| Box 11 | The Waltons, "The Hero," December 15, 1976 | |
| Box 11 | The Waltons, "The Stray," May 12, 1977 | |
| Box 11 | The Waltons, "The Volunteer," May 20, 1977 | |
| Box 11 | The Waltons, "The Rumor," November 2, 1977 | |
| Box 11 | The Waltons, "The Return," January 10, 1978 | |
| Box 11 | The Waltons, "The Calling," June 1, 1978 | |
| Box 12 | The Waltons, "The Parting," November 13, 1978 | |
| Box 12 | The Waltons, "Founders' Day," February 9, 1979 | |
| Box 12 | The Waltons, "The Diploma," June 21, 1979 | |
| Box 12 | The Waltons, "The Waiting," Part Two, July 20, 1979 | |
| Box 12 | The Waltons, "The Spirit," September 11, 1979 | |
| Box 12 | The Waltons, "The Pledge," June 17, 1980 | |
| Box 12 | The Waltons, "The Move," (outline), June 25, 1980 | |
| Box 12 | The Waltons, "The Move," (final draft), November 10, 1980 | |
| Box 12 | The Waltons, "The Beginning," January 12, 1981 | |
| Box 12 | The Waltons, "The Pearls," January 23, 1981 | |
| Box 12 | The Waltons, "The Heartache," (outline), January 29, 1981 | |
| Box 12 | The Waltons, "The Heartache," (final draft), February 26, 1981 |