• Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center
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Introduction
Biography
Scope & Content Note
Subject Terms
Processing Information
Ownership & Literary Rights
Restrictions on Access
Preferred Citation
Container List
Series 1: Television Scripts,1967-1979
Series 2: Published Materials, 1971-1974
Series 3: Photographs, ca. 1970s
Series 4: Sheet Music, ca. 1970s
Series 5: Audio Recordings, 1971-1979
Series 6: Slides, 1971-1974
Images
GUIDE to the
DAN FLYNN GUNSMOKE COLLECTION, 1967-1979
DAN FLYNN. Collection, 1967-1979.
2.5 cubic feet (5 document boxes).
Location: 0477-0478.
Introduction:
The Dan Flynn Gunsmoke Collection contains "Gunsmoke" scripts written by executive story consultant Jack Miller, "Gunsmoke" publicity materials, photographs and slides. Three "Bonanza" scripts written by Miller are also included.
Biography:
Dan Flynn acted in two "Gunsmoke" episodes, "'Lijah" (1971) and "No Tomorrow" (1973) and became Jack Miller's assistant. The collection contains materials related to Jack Miller. Mr. Miller wrote 12 scripts for the "Gunsmoke" television series between 1965-1975 and was the executive story consultant from 1971-1975.
Scope and Content:
The series contains "Gunsmoke" scripts, photographs and slides of Gunsmoke characters and location shooting from Dan Flynn's association with Jack Miller, writer and executive story consultant between 1965-1975. The collection also contains audio interviews, three Bonanza scripts, and advertisements for "Gunsmoke" episodes and the "Dirty Sally" series.
Television Scripts (1967-1979) includes 14 "Gunsmoke" scripts, three "Bonanza" scripts, one "Dirty Sally" script and a John Wayne biographical film script.
Published Materials (1971-1974) includes clippings and marketing materials for "Gunsmoke" and "Dirty Sally."
Photographs (ca. 1970s) contains publicity photographs of "Gunsmoke" scenes and characters. There is also one photograph of Jack Miller and 22 Polaroid photographs of John Wayne's home.
Sheet Music (ca. 1970s) includes sheet music from Gunsmoke's "Dirty Sally" episode.
Audio
Recordings (1971-1979) contains 11 audiocassettes of interviews
conducted with named individuals including John Wayne's son Michael. A
recording of a song in Norwegian about the "Gunsmoke" character
Festus inscribed by Ken Curtis is also included.
Slides
(1971-1974) contains images of "Gunsmoke" location shooting
for an unknown episode and some of Flynn's vacation photographs.
Subject Terms:
Personal Names:
Arness, James, 1923-
Curtis, Ken, 1916-1991
Miller, Jack
Wayne, John, 1907-1979
Television Programs:
Gunsmoke
Bonanza
Dirty Sally
Processing information:
The collection was received in 1987 and officially accessioned by Pam
Bell, November 2001. The collection was stored in the collections vault
from 1987 until the time of accessioning in 2001. Scripts and photographs
received catalog numbers at the time of receipt in 1987. At the time of
processing, three scripts not originally listed, were found in the Flynn
collection - "Kiowa, Valley Beyond, and Marrin'/Brides & Grooms."
An FIC accession number was assigned at the time of formal archival processing
by the museum's registrar. Additionally, the book Papers of the San
Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851, recorded as part of the
Flynn collection, was assigned a catalog number at the time of processing.
Script and photograph series arrangement was determined by catalog number
assigned in 1987.
Ownership & Literary Rights:
The Dan Flynn Gunsmoke Collection is the property of the Donald C. &
Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center, National Cowboy & Western
Heritage Museum. Literary right, including copyright, belongs to the National
Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, with the exception of copyrighted
images and published literary works, which are the property of the respective
copyright holders. It is the responsibility of the researcher, and his/her
publisher, to obtain publishing permission from individuals pictured,
relevant copyright holders, and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage
Museum.
Restrictions on Access:
This collection is open for research. It is advised researchers discuss
their research prior to visiting the Center.
Preferred Citation:
Dan Flynn Gunsmoke Collection, Box ##, Folder ##, Dickinson Research Center,
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK.
