Comprises correspondence, budgets, tape logs, shoot schedules, story meeting notes, scene outlines, transcripts, and interview notes generated in the planning and production stages of the PBS documentary, Test of Courage: The Making of a Firefighter. Materials collected by the producers for research purposes include clippings, reports, articles, and notes related to Prop 209, diversity in the workplace, and the role of the fire department in civic life. Also includes a state-by-state outreach plan for promoting the documentary.