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Judith D. Hallet papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3087

Scope and Contents

The Judith D. Hallet papers (1926-2017) contain correspondence, scripts, interviews, awards, and articles from Hallet's career as a documentarian filmmaker.

Dates

  • 1926-2017

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this Collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Judith Dwan Hallet (1941-) was born in San Francisco, California. She received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and later attended UCLA as a graduate student in Motion Pictures. She married Stanley Hallet and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she earned her M.A. in French at the University of Utah. After college, she began her career as an independent filmmaker in Afghanistan and Tunisia. She was later hired as a Producer/Reporter for KUTV's news publication EXTRA. Thenn she joined National Geographic's EXPLORER as a Senior Producer in Washington, D.C. In 1991, she started her own production company, Judith Dwan Hallet Productions, where she produced and directed documentaries such as Battle for the Great Plains, Vietnam: The Next Generation, and John Kluge: The Will to Make a Difference. Judith D. Hallet still makes films today with her husband Stanley.

Extent

30.75 Linear Feet (71 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Judith D. Hallet papers (1926-2017) contain correspondence, scripts, interviews, awards, and articles. Judith D. Hallet is a Utah documentarian whose work includes ,American Buffalo: Battling Back, Battle for the Great Plains, and The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall.

Arrangement

Documentaries and other projects arranged alphabetically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Judith D. Hallet in 2018.

Related Materials

Separated Materials

See also the Judith Hallet independent film collection (A0831) and photographs in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Title
Inventory of the Judith D. Hallet papers
Author
Finding aid created by Kristina Barksdale.
Date
2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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