http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt1n39r38j No online items Inventory to the Free to Choose video tape collection Finding aid prepared by Natasha Porfirenko Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 2008 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Inventory to the Free to Choose 80201 1 video tape collection Title: Free to Choose video tape collection Date (inclusive): 1977-1987 Collection Number: 80201 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 10 manuscript boxes, 10 motion picture film reels, 42 videoreels(26.6 Linear Feet) Abstract: Motion picture film, video tapes, and film strips of the television series Free to Choose, featuring Milton Friedman and relating to laissez-faire economics, produced in 1980 by Penn Communications and television station WQLN in Erie, Pennsylvania. Includes commercial and master film copies, unedited film, and correspondence, memoranda, and legal agreements dated from 1977 to 1987 relating to production of the series. Digitized copies of many of the sound and video recordings in this collection, as well as some of Friedman's writings, are available at http://miltonfriedman.hoover.org . Creator: Friedman, Milton, 1912-2006 Creator: Penn Communications Creator: WQLN (Television station : Erie, Pa.) Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1980, with increments received in 1988 and 1989. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Free to Choose video tape collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Scope and Content of Collection Motion picture film, video tapes, and film strips of the television series Free to Choose, featuring Milton Friedman and relating to laissez-faire economics, produced in 1980 by Penn Communications and television station WQLN in Erie, Pennsylvania. Includes commercial and master film copies and unedited film, as well as project files, correspondence, memoranda, publicity materials, and legal agreements dated from 1977 to 1987 relating to production of the series. Digitized copies of many of the sound and video recordings in this collection, as well as some of Friedman's writings, are available at http://miltonfriedman.hoover.org . Related Collection(s) Milton Friedman papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Collected Works of Milton Friedman website, http://miltonfriedman.hoover.org Collected Works of Milton Friedman Project records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives The Legacy of Milton and Rose Friedman's Free to Choose conference proceedings, 2003, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Subjects and Indexing Terms Video tapes Free enterprise Motion pictures Economics Project Files 1977-1981, 1987 box 1, folder 1 Milton Friedman series, #1-10, draft outline of argument 1977 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence. box 1, folder 2 Friedman proposal, proposal for a series of television programs, Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania, Inc. 1977 Inventory to the Free to Choose 80201 2 video tape collection Project Files 1977-1981, 1987 box 1, folder 3 Bechtel Foundation 1977-1980 Scope and Contents note Includes extensive correspondence with George Shultz. box 1, folder 4 FMC Foundation, correspondence 1977-1980 box 1, folder 5 Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, correspondence 1977-1980 box 1, folder 6 General Motors Corporation, correspondence 1977-1980 box 1, folder 7 General Mills Foundation, correspondence 1977-1980 box 1, folder 8 Getty Oil Company 1977-1980 box 1, folder 9 W. R. Grace and Company, correspondence 1977-1980 box 1, folder 10 Working papers 1977-1979 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence, Friedman project analysis, working schedule and responsibilities, budget, planning session, TV topics and key ideas, notes of the meetings, proposals and lecture list, and cash flow chart. box 1, folder 11 Invoices, expenses 1980 box 1, folder 12 Friedman lecture series 1978 box 1, folder 13 Friedman TV series and progress report 1977-1979 box 1, folder 14 Friedman underwriters 1979-1981 box 2, folder 1 Free to Choose, Chicago, remote 1979 box 2, folder 2 Planning grants 1977-1978 box 2, folder 3 Participation, promotion for rebroadcasts of series 1980 box 2, folder 4 Free to Choose, general information box 2, folder 5 Videocassette/video disc - guide to the manuals undated box 2, folder 6 Milton Friedman series, winter, 1980 tune-in, media recommendations 1979 box 2, folder 7 Friedman program description (titles and key ideas) 1978-1979 box 2, folder 8 Ohio state award 1981 box 2, folder 9 Friedman dinners and luncheons 1978-1980 box 2, folder 10 Hallmark Cards, Inc. 1977-1980 box 2, folder 11 Solicitation 1977-1979 box 2, folder 12 Lilly Endowment, Inc. 1977-1981 box 2, folder 13 John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. 1977-1980 box 2, folder 14 Pepsico, Inc. 1977-1980 box 2, folder 15 L. E. Phillips Charities, Inc. 1977-1980 box 3, folder 1 Reader's Digest, 1978-1980 box 3, folder 2 Sarah Scaife Foundation, Inc. 1977-1980 box 3, folder 3 Whittaker Corporation 1979-1980 box 3, folder 4 Legal opinions/Friedman materials 1979 box 3, folder 5 In-house, employees, and to watch file 1979-1980 box 3, folder 6 Friedman study guides 1978-1980 box 3, folder 7 Friedman, PBS 1979-1980 box 3, folder 8 Penn Communications, Inc., agreement 1983 box 3, folder 9 Publicity 1978-1979 box 3, folder 10 Free to Choose broadcast dates 1979-1980 box 3, folder 11 Non-broadcast distribution 1978-1979 box 3, folder 12 Moynahan Landou Communications, public relations approach for WQLN-TV 1978 box 3, folder 13 Milton Friedman script 1987 box 3, folder 14 Friedman cassette sales 1978-1981 box 3, folder 15 Friedman previewers 1979 box 3, folder 16 Free to Choose, letters from other PBS stations 1980 box 3, folder 17 Friedman contracts, video arts 1978-1979 box 3, folder 18 NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business) 1979-1981 box 3, folder 19 Fundraising/thank you notes 1981 box 3, folder 20 Denial of petitions for support with financial assistance 1981 Correspondence 1977-1981 Inventory to the Free to Choose 80201 3 video tape collection Correspondence 1977-1981 box 4, folder 1 A-D box 4, folder 2 E-H box 4, folder 3 I-L box 4, folder 4 M-P box 4, folder 5 Q-T box 4, folder 6 U-Z Printed Matter circa 1977-1981 box 4, folder 7 Viewer's guide Scope and Contents note Guide to ten stimulating television programs in which Milton Friedman, Nobel laureate, economist, and columnist, challenges us with startling facts and thought-provoking ideas, then responds to opposing views, raising brass-tack questions about the future of our free society. box 4, folder 8 Instructor's resource guide to Free to Choose, a television series by Milton Friedman Scope and Contents note Written by John M. Allen and David G. Armstrong, Center for Education and Research in Free Enterprise, A&M University, Texas. box 4, folder 9 Titles and key ideas box 4, folder 10 Press releases: individual program descriptions box 4, Discussion leader's resource guide to Free to Choose, a television series by Milton folder 11-12 Friedman, programs 1-10 Scope and Contents note Written by John M. Allen and David G. Armstrong, Center for Education and Research in Free Enterprise, A&M University, Texas. box 5, folder 1 Personal statement of Milton Friedman on the series of ten films, programs 1-10 box 5, folder 2 List of stations airing Free to Choose programs Scope and Contents note Includes repeat time. box 5, folder 3 Milton Friedman photographs (4 prints) box 5, folder 4 Video guide orders box 5, folder 5 Ten posters reflecting the theme of the programs box 5, folder 6 Cartoons promoting free market box 5, folder 7 Order forms Audiovisual Materials 1977-1985 shelf shelf Milton Friedman Speaks videorecordings 1977-1978 Scope and Contents note Milton Friedman Speaks was a series of 15 lectures, with question and answer sessions, given by Friedman between 1977 and 1978 that formed the basis for the Free to Choose television series. Master copies, 27 two-inch videoreels. "Who Protects the Consumer?," lecture 1, Pfizer Corporation, New York City 1977 September 12 reel 10 Reel 1 reel 11 Reel 2, Q&A "Putting Learning Back in the Classroom," lecture 2, Harlem Parents for Vouchers, New York City 1977 September 15 reel 14 Reel 1 reel 15 Reel 2, Q&A "Is Capitalism Humane?," lecture 3, Cornell University 1977 September 27 Inventory to the Free to Choose 80201 4 video tape collection Audiovisual Materials 1977-1985 Milton Friedman Speaks videorecordings 1977-1978 reel 5 Reel 1 reel 6 Reel 2 reel 7 Reel 3 "Who Protects the Worker?", lecture 4, WQLN-TV, Erie, Pennsylvania 1977 September 29 reel 8 Reel 1 reel 9 Reel 2 "What Is America?," lecture 5, University of Chicago 1977 October 3 reel 3 Reel 1 reel 4 Reel 2, Q&A "Myths That Conceal Reality," lecture 6, Utah State University 1977 October 13 reel 18 Reel 1 reel 19 Reel 2 "Money and Inflation," lecture 7, University of San Diego/San Diego Chamber of Commerce 1977 November 7 reel 23 Reel 1 reel 24 Reel 2 "Is Tax Reform Possible?," lecture 8, Americanism Education League, Pasadena, California 1978 February 6 reel 21 Reel 1 reel 22 Reel 2, Q&A Scope and Contents note Tape cut in two at 11:00 minutes. reel 25 "The Role of Government in a Free Society," lecture 9, Stanford University 1978 February 9 "The Energy Crisis: A Humane Solution," lecture 10, Bank of America, San Francisco, California 1978 February 10 reel 1 Reel 1 (break in tape at 7:38 minutes) reel 2 Reel 2, Q&A "What Is Wrong with the Welfare State," lecture 12, University of Rochester 1978 February 23 reel 26 Reel 1 reel 27 Reel 2, Q&A "Free Trade: Producer vs.