Subseries 1. Correspondence, 1914-1990, undated
. There is some correspondence here between Lorentz and Jogn Steinbeck, as well as material related to Lorentz's chapter on his relationship with Steinbeck for his autobiography, FDR's Moviemaker. Letters between Lorentz and Elizabeth Meyer, his second wife, appear here. The Frederic Delano folders contain correspondence between Delano – uncle to the President – and his acquaintances, not with Lorentz himself.
John Steinbeck
Box 172 Folder 1 to 13
Elizabeth Meyer, 1941-1953, undated, (13 Folders)
Frederic A. Delano, 1914-1939
Box 173 Folder 1
New York City--Board of Estimate--Committee on the City Plan Report,, 1914
Box 173 Folder 2
November 1920
Box 173 Folder 3
1921
Box 173 Folder 4 to 11
1922, (8 Folders)
Box 173 Folder 12 to 19
1923, (8 Folders)
Box 174 Folder 1 to 7
1924, (7 Folders)
Box 174 Folder 8 to 17
1925, (10 Folders)
Box 174 Folder 18 to 23
1926, (6 Folders)
Box 175 Folder 1 to 9
1927, (9 Folders)
Box 175 Folder 10 to 19
1928, (10 Folders)
Box 175 Folder 20 to 28
1929, (9 Folders)
Box 176 Folder 1 to 8
1930, (8 Folders)
Box 176 Folder 9 to 13
1931, (5 Folders)
Box 176 Folder 14 to 17
1932, (4 Folders)
Box 176 Folder 18
1933
Box 176 Folder 19
1934
Box 176 Folder 20
1935-1936
Box 176 Folder 21
1939
Subseries 2. KDKA Suit, 1942-1983
In 1977, Radio Station KDKA in Pittsburgh broadcast an interview with a man who claimed to have been an undercover FBI-agent during the New Deal. This agent, who referred to himself as "Dominic," named Lorentz as a Communist. Lorentz sued the station. During the trial it was revealed that "Dominic" was in fact Joseph Mazzei, a man with a "criminal record" and a history of perjury, whom the U.S. Supreme Court had already diagnosed with a "pathological condition." Westinghouse, KDKA's parent company sent Lorentz a check for $25,000 and a written apology, acknowledging "the distinguished list of your lifetime accomplishments which clearly demonstrates your outstanding record as an American citizen." Contains trial transcripts, court records, and correspondence.
Box 177 Folder 1
Trial Materials, 1953-1978
Box 177 Folder 2
Legal Correspondence, 1978-1979
Box 177 Folder 3
KDKA Legal, 1977-1979
Box 177 Folder 4
KDKA Pittsburgh, 1977-1979
Box 177 Folder 5
Misc. Notes Re: KDKA, 1977-1979
Box 177 Folder 6 to 7
Background, 1977-1979, (2 Folders)
Box 177 Folder 8
William Donovan, 1977-1979
Box 177 Folder 9
Credits, 1977-1979
Box 177 Folder 10
Notes Regarding Article, 1977-1979
Box 177 Folder 11
Expenses, 1977-1979
Box 177 Folder 12
KDKA--Money, 1977-1979
Box 177 Folder 13
Rose Schmidt Dixon Hasley and White, 1977-1979
Box 177 Folder 14
Court Dismissal Documents, 1977-1979
Box 177 Folder 15
Personal Letters, 1977-1979
Box 177 Folder 16
KDKA, 1977-1979
Box 177 Folder 17
RKO Law Suit, 1941-1948
Box 177 Folder 18
KDKA, 1977-1979
Box 178 Folder 1
Trial Documents, 1979
Box 178 Folder 2
Pare Lorentz Affidavit, 1979
Box 178 Folder 3 to 4
Pare Lorentz Deposition, 1978, (2 Folders)
Box 178 Folder 5
Kennedy Webster and Gardner, 1977-1983
Box 178 Folder 6
Radio Show Transcript, 1977-1978
Box 179 Folder 1
Transcript of Show, 1977
Box 179 Folder 2
Motion for Summary Judgment, 1978
Box 179 Folder 3
PL Affidavit, 1978
Box 179 Folder 4
FBI Report, 1977-1979
Box 179 Folder 5
Supreme Court Decision, 1956
Box 179 Folder 6
Pre-Trial Narrative, 1978
Box 179 Folder 7
Plaintiff's Rebuttal, 1979
Box 179 Folder 8 to 10
Law Suit RKO, 1942-1947, (3 Folders)
Subseries 3. Conferences--Ceremonies--Presentations, 1944-1994
This subseries contains papers and correspondence related to various public events, including "The Conference that Never Was Held." A planned international summit to discuss global issues that was cancelled after President Roosevelt died. Fifty years later it finally occurred as the Rio conference.
Box 180 Folder 1
Suffield Connecticut Writers Conference, 1972
Point Four Program and Conference, 1948-1952
Box 180 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1948-1951
Box 180 Folder 3
Conference Meeting, 1952
Box 180 Folder 4
Conference Publications, 1952
Box 180 Folder 5
Conference Notes, 1952
The Conference that Never was Held, 1944-1994
Box 180 Folder 6
Correspondence and Research, 1944-1994 (1 of 4 Folders), 1944-1994
Box 181 Folder 1 to 3
Correspondence and Research, 1944-1994 (3 of 4 Folders), 1944-1994
Box 181 Folder 4 to 5
Correspondence with Adlai Stevension, 1957, (2 Folders)
Box 181 Folder 6
Speech Notes, 1972
Box 181 Folder 7
Presentation at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 1971
Box 181 Folder 8
Dedication of Pare Lorentz Room at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 1974
Box 181 Folder 9
Department of Agriculture AWARD, 1963
Box 182 Folder 1
West Virginia Wesleyan, 1972
Box 182 Folder 2
American School England, 1960
Subseries 4. Writings about Pare Lorentz, 1965-1979
Includes several dissertations and masters theses on Lorentz, including the various works by Robert Snyder. Also located here is an oral history interview from the 1970s, and Lest We Forget a genealogical pamphlet written by Lorentz's "aunt" Bess. Some letters are from fifth graders who wrote Lorentz to tell them how much they enjoyed a classroom viewing ofThe River.
Box 182 Folder 3
A History of the Early Productions of Pare Lorentz and the U.S. Film Service 1935-1940 by Robert L. Snyder, 1965, 1935-1940, 1965
Box 182 Folder 4
Final Chapter of Snyder Dissertation, 1965
Box 182 Folder 5 to 6
Films of Merit by Robert Snyder, 1965, (2 Folders)
Box 183 Folder 1
Letters to Pare Lorentz Commenting on Snyder Dissertation, 1968
Box 183 Folder 2
The Early Productions of Pare Lorentz by Robert Snyder,, 1965
Box 183 Folder 3
An Analysis of the Visual Portion of the U.S. Documentary Film The River by William Fleming, 1966
Box 183 Folder 4
The Contextual and Stylistic Relations in the River: A Pare Lorentz Film by Ferne Liverance Galantai, 1979
Box 183 Folder 5
A Critical Study of The River by Sister Paula Reiten,, 1970
Box 184 Folder 1
Lest We Forget by Bess Lorentz Wade, 1968
Box 184 Folder 2
Conversations with Pare Lorentz, 1976
Box 17 Folder 1
West Virginia Hillbilly
, 1979
Subseries 5. The Days of F. D. R., 1942-1978
. This subseries contains notes and accounting records related to a proposed project to trace Franklin Roosevelt's daily movements over the course of his presidency.
Subseries 6. General, 1941-1974
These records include a screenplay for the film,Citizen Kane.
Box 185 Folder 3
Screenplay for Citizen Kane, 1941
Box 185 Folder 4
Paul Strand, 1974
