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Author:

Levine, Ken, 1950- (scriptwriter)  Search this

Alda, Alan (actor, scriptwriter)  Search this

Bull, Sheldon (scriptwriter)  Search this

Bloodworth, Linda (scriptwriter)  Search this

Davis, Elias (scriptwriter)  Search this

Greenbaum, Everett (scriptwriter)  Search this

Gelbart, Larry, 1928-2009 (television scriptwriter)  Search this

Hall, Karen (scriptwriter)  Search this

Isaacs, David (scriptwriter)  Search this

Klane, Robert (scriptwriter)  Search this

Koenig, Dennis (scriptwriter)  Search this

Marks, Laurance (scriptwriter)  Search this

Mumford, Thad (scriptwriter)  Search this

Place, Mary Kay (scriptwriter)  Search this

Rappaport, John (scriptwriter)  Search this

Reynolds, Gene (scriptwriter)  Search this

Wilcox, Dan (scriptwriter)  Search this

Producer:

Twentieth Century-Fox  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Science, Medicine, and Society  Search this

Extent:

8.4 Cubic feet (28 boxes, 1 map-folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Television scripts

Transcripts

Music cue sheets

Interviews

Date:

1950 - 1982, undated

Summary:

The television show M*A*S*H was initially broadcast from September 17, 1972 to February 28, 1983. It told the story of doctors and nurses assigned to a fictitious medical unit, the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, based in Uijeongbu, Korea during the 1950-1953 war.

Scope and Contents:

The collection includes the scripts from the television shows starting with the pilot episode and continuing through the eleven season run of two hundred and fifty one episodes. Also included are transcripts of over fifty50 interviews conducted by the writers and producers with former doctors and nurses that served in Mash units in Korea and Vietnam and soldiers who were patients in those units. These transcripts reveal the source of many of the story lines. There are a number of letters from viewers, mostly concerning their regret over the death of one of the characters, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake. Notes on Korean customs and the history of an actual Mash unit are included in the collection.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into four series.

Series 1, Scripts, Storylines and Music Cue Sheets 1971-1982

Subseries 1.1, Scripts, 1971-1982

Subseries 1.2, Storylines and Music Cue Sheets, 1971-1982

Subseries 1.3, Script Notes 1973-1974

Series 2, Interviews of Mobile Army Surgical Hospital Personnel and Patients, 1973-1977

Series 3, Other Materials, 1970-1975, undated

Series 4, Photographic Materials, 1950-1970, undated

Biographical / Historical:

M*A*S*H was an award winning television show based on the bestselling novel and Oscar winning motion picture film of the same title. It portrayed the lives of doctors and nurses assigned to a fictitious medical unit, the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, based in Uijeongbu, Korea. While the goal of producers was for the program to be a comedy series, it often portrayed very different sentiments of war and in this case the Korean War. The program was initially broadcasted from September 17, 1972 to February 28, 1983 and achieved a very successful run.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

Thomas Garvin Korean War Scrapbook (AC0756)

Provenance:

Collection donated to the National Museum of American History Museum by Twentieth Century Fox, through Suzy Kalter on July 23, 1984.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Television programs  Search this

Television music  Search this

Nurses  Search this

Entertainment  Search this

Physicians -- 1950-2000  Search this

Korean War, 1950-1953  Search this

Genre/Form:

Television scripts

Transcripts

Music cue sheets

Interviews -- 1970-1990

Citation:

M*A*S*H Television Show Collection, 1950-1984, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0117

See more items in:

M*A*S*H Television Show Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dae445a2-c282-4c39-925f-e1ee5e6d11d7

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0117

Creator:

Gelbart, Larry, 1928-2009 (television scriptwriter)  Search this

Fritzell, Jim, 1920-1979 (television scriptwriter)  Search this

Greenbaum, Everett, 1919-1999 (television scriptwriter)  Search this

Collection Author:

Levine, Ken, 1950- (scriptwriter)  Search this

Alda, Alan (actor, scriptwriter)  Search this

Bull, Sheldon (scriptwriter)  Search this

Bloodworth, Linda (scriptwriter)  Search this

Davis, Elias (scriptwriter)  Search this

Greenbaum, Everett (scriptwriter)  Search this

Gelbart, Larry, 1928-2009 (television scriptwriter)  Search this

Hall, Karen (scriptwriter)  Search this

Isaacs, David (scriptwriter)  Search this

Klane, Robert (scriptwriter)  Search this

Koenig, Dennis (scriptwriter)  Search this

Marks, Laurance (scriptwriter)  Search this

Mumford, Thad (scriptwriter)  Search this

Place, Mary Kay (scriptwriter)  Search this

Rappaport, John (scriptwriter)  Search this

Reynolds, Gene (scriptwriter)  Search this

Wilcox, Dan (scriptwriter)  Search this

Collection Producer:

Twentieth Century-Fox  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper., 11.0" x 8.5".)

Container:

Box 4, Folder 14

Type:

Archival materials

Television scripts

Scripts (documents)

Date:

August 18, 1975

Scope and Contents:

First page of script.

Local Numbers:

AC0117-0000001 (AC Scan)

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Television programs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Television scripts

Scripts (documents)

Collection Citation:

M*A*S*H Television Show Collection, 1950-1984, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

See more items in:

M*A*S*H Television Show Collection

M*A*S*H Television Show Collection / Series 1: Scripts, Storylines and Music Cue Sheets / 1.1: Scripts / "Welcome to Korea"

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep897c3554e-adc4-4564-83eb-cf0dd0dc860a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0117-ref893