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M*A*S*H Television Show Collection

National Museum of American History

"Officer Of The Day"
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Object Details

sova.nmah.ac.0117
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dae445a2-c282-4c39-925f-e1ee5e6d11d7
Author
Levine, Ken, 1950- (scriptwriter)
Alda, Alan (actor, scriptwriter)
Bull, Sheldon (scriptwriter)
Bloodworth, Linda (scriptwriter)
Davis, Elias (scriptwriter)
Greenbaum, Everett (scriptwriter)
Gelbart, Larry, 1928-2009 (television scriptwriter)
Hall, Karen (scriptwriter)
Isaacs, David (scriptwriter)
Klane, Robert (scriptwriter)
Koenig, Dennis (scriptwriter)
Marks, Laurance (scriptwriter)
Mumford, Thad (scriptwriter)
Place, Mary Kay (scriptwriter)
Rappaport, John (scriptwriter)
Reynolds, Gene (scriptwriter)
Producer
Twentieth Century-Fox
Author
Wilcox, Dan (scriptwriter)
Collector
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Science, Medicine, and Society
Topic
Television programs
Television music
Nurses
Entertainment
Physicians -- 1950-2000
Korean War, 1950-1953
Provenance
Collection donated to the National Museum of American History Museum by Twentieth Century Fox, through Suzy Kalter on July 23, 1984.
Author
Levine, Ken, 1950- (scriptwriter)
Alda, Alan (actor, scriptwriter)
Bull, Sheldon (scriptwriter)
Bloodworth, Linda (scriptwriter)
Davis, Elias (scriptwriter)
Greenbaum, Everett (scriptwriter)
Gelbart, Larry, 1928-2009 (television scriptwriter)
Hall, Karen (scriptwriter)
Isaacs, David (scriptwriter)
Klane, Robert (scriptwriter)
Koenig, Dennis (scriptwriter)
Marks, Laurance (scriptwriter)
Mumford, Thad (scriptwriter)
Place, Mary Kay (scriptwriter)
Rappaport, John (scriptwriter)
Reynolds, Gene (scriptwriter)
Producer
Twentieth Century-Fox
Author
Wilcox, Dan (scriptwriter)
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M*A*S*H Television Show Collection
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.
Accruals
Series Four was transferred from the Division of Science, Medicine and Society on August 13, 2017.
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.
Extent
8.4 Cubic feet (28 boxes, 1 map-folder)
Date
1950 - 1982, undated
Custodial History
Series One was transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Community Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) on March 4, 1986. Series Two and Three were transferred from the Division of Science, Medicine and Society (now Division of Medicine and Science) on July 15, 2003. Series Four was transferred from the Division of Science, Medicine and Society (now Division of Medicine and Science) on August 13, 2017. Additional materials (.66 cubic feet) was transferred from the Division of Politics and Military History in 2021.
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0117
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Television scripts
Transcripts
Music cue sheets
Interviews
Citation
M*A*S*H Television Show Collection, 1950-1984, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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
Processing Information
Processed by Frank R. Jenkins (volunteer), March 2004 and Emily Woessner (intern) 2017, revised by Katrina Schoorl (intern), January 2010, supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist.
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.
Genre/Form
Television scripts
Transcripts
Music cue sheets
Interviews -- 1970-1990
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.
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 [email protected] or 202-633-3270.
Related Materials
Materials in the Archives Center Thomas Garvin Korean War Scrapbook (AC0756)
NMAH.AC.0117
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dae445a2-c282-4c39-925f-e1ee5e6d11d7
NMAH.AC.0117
ACAH
Record ID
ebl-1562709015149-1562709015169-0

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  • "Welcome to Korea" M*A*S*H [script]

  • Interviews of Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) Personnel and Patients

  • Other Materials

  • Scripts

  • Scripts, Storylines and Music Cue Sheets

  • "Welcome to Korea"

  • "Officer Of The Day"

  • "Death Takes The Holiday"

  • Letters from viewers regarding the death of Henry Blake

  • Blalock, Pam (nurse)

  • "Big Mac"

  • "House Arrest"

  • "Officers Only"

  • Drake, Dale, Dr.

  • "The Young And The Restless"

  • La Valle, Dr.

  • Drapkin, H.

  • "The Nurse"

  • "Rainbow Bridge"

  • "Yankee Doodle Doctor"

  • Interview, Dr. Saxon

  • "Private Finance"

  • Russell, Earl, Dr.

  • "Picture This"


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