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Steinke, Bettina, 1913-1999. Bettina Steinke and Don Blair papers, 1889-2000.

Title: Bettina Steinke and Don Blair papers, 1889-2000.

Papers and photographs of artist Bettina Steinke and her husband, commercial photographer and gallery owner, Don Blair, which features nearly 38,000 prints, negatives, transparencies, and slides documenting their lives and careers.

ArchivalResource: 61.2 cubic feet (109 document boxes, 7 flat boxes, 2 oversized folders)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60587440 View

John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979.

Title: John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979.

Collection of twentieth century motion picture memorabilia collected by John Eldon Thayer.

ArchivalResource: 59 boxes (35 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02025/catalog View

Ford, J. mss., 1906-1976

Title: Ford, J. mss. 1906-1976

Consists of the correspondence, papers, and memorabilia of motion picture director John Ford, 1895-1973.

ArchivalResource: 7,000 items

http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=InU-Li-VAC2724 View

Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969. Ball of fire, 1941 Aug. 5 / by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder.

Title: Ball of fire, 1941 Aug. 5 / by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (165 leaves) ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23862049 View

Chamberlain and Lyman Brown papers, 1849-1961

Title: Chamberlain and Lyman Brown papers 1849-1961

The Chamberlain and Lyman Brown Papers are 351 linear feet and contain business and personal correspondence, scrapbooks, autographs, legal and financial papers, scripts, photographs, clipping files, and production materials documenting their work as theatrical agents, managers, and producers. The papers provide a history of the entertainment industry from the end of the 19th century through the middle of the 20th century. A number of family and personal papers are also included.

ArchivalResource: 351 linear feet; 850 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/the/21808 View

Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990. Barbara Stanwyck papers, 1929-1996.

Title: Barbara Stanwyck papers, 1929-1996.

Collection consists mainly of scripts of motion pictures and television programs that Stanwyck appeared in from 1929-1986. The motion picture scripts include "Cattle Queen of Montana," "Christmas in Connecticut," "Mexicali Rose," "Union Pacific," "Woman in Red," and many others. The television scripts include "The Colbys" and "The Thornbirds." The collection also contains 18 16mm films of the motion pictures "Christmas in Connecticut," "Cry Wolf," "Lady Eve," "My Reputation," "Remember the Night," and "Two Mrs. Carrolls." The collection also contains numerous awards and plaques; audio recordings of television shows, movies, and interviews; scrapbooks; and manuscripts and printed materials documenting Stanwyck's career.

ArchivalResource: 22 cubic ft. (52 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39255602 View

Fletcher, Lucille. Sorry, wrong number, 1947 Apr. 22 / by Lucille Fletcher.

Title: Sorry, wrong number, 1947 Apr. 22 / by Lucille Fletcher.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (145 leaves) ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24299577 View

1907-1983. Papers. Series I. Correspondence

Title: 1907-1983. Papers. Series I. Correspondence

Includes correspondence, with various enclosures (clippings, photographs, financial or legal documents, script proposals, etc.), from Miss Swanson's family, friends, business associates, acquaintances, and fans, spanning many notables from numerous fields of endeavor. As many relationships overlapped personal, career, business, and other interests, this series should by no means be regarded as purely personal correspondence. The earliest correspondence in the collection is from her family. Most 1920s and 1930s correspondence is film related and located in Series II., Career, especially in the United Artists subseries. The 1940s are most prominently represented in the Multiprises, Inc. subseries of Series III., Business Interests. Among the correspondents are: Roy E. Aitken, Michelle Farmer Amon, Kenneth Anger, Robert Balzer, Tallulah Bankhead, Richard Barthelmess, Earl Blackwell, Virginia Bowker, Charles Brackett, Lewis L. Bredin, Harry A. Bruno, Carol Burnett, George Bush, Francis X. Bushman, Richard E. Byrd, Walter Byron, James Cagney, Eddie Cantor, Carol Channing, Maurice Chevalier, Henri Coanda, Ronald Colman, Noel Coward, Fleur Cowles, Joan Crawford, George Cukor, Michael Curtiz, Gloria Daly, Raymond W. Daum, William M. Davey, Marion Davies, Cecil B. DeMille, Indira Devi, Thomas E. Dewey, Theodore Dreiser, William Dufty, Alan Dwan, Nelson Eddy, David Edstrom, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Harlan Ellison, Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Michael Farmer, José Ferrer, Hy Gardner, George, Duke of Kent, George Gershwin, Margaret Ghika, Lillian Gish, Hubert de Givenchy, Elinor Glyn, Edmund Goulding, Gladys Griffith, Alec Guinness, Edmund Gwenn, Forrest Halsey, Oscar Hammerstein II, Helen Hayes, Edith Head, William Randolph Hearst, Ethel Helmsing, Katharine Hepburn, Conrad Hilton, Prince Franz Hohenlohe, Bob Hope, Hedda Hopper, Edward Everett Horton, L. Ron Hubbard, René Hubert, William Bradford Huie, George S. Kaufman, Edward Moore Kennedy, Harold J. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jean Kerr, Ed Koch, Kathryn Kuhlman, Michio Kushi, Henri de La Falaise, Henri Langlois, Beatrice LaPlante, Rod LaRocque, Jesse L. Lasky, Evelyn Laye, Vivien Leigh, Mervyn LeRoy, Clare Boothe Luce, Joel McCrea, Roddy McDowall, Frances Norton Manning, Arlette Marchal, Stanley Marcus, Frances Marion, Gene Markey, Herbert Marshall, James Michener, Marshall Neilan, David Niven, Richard M. Nixon, Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Louella Parsons, Mary Pickford, ZaSu Pitts, Rosa Ponselle, Harold Prince, Ram Gopal, Ronald Reagan, Ginger Rogers, Eleanor Roosevelt, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Elsa Schiaparelli, Gustave Schirmer, David O. Selznick, Joseph Sharfshin, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, R. Lawrence Siegel, Herbert K. Somborn, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Steichen, Preston Sturges, Ed Sullivan, Joseph Patrick Swanson, Joseph Theodore Swanson, Bess Truman, Valentina, Erich Von Stroheim, Raoul Walsh, Barbara Walters, LeRoy P. ("Sport") Ward, Clifton Webb, Orson Welles, Dan Werlé, Billy Wilder, Lois Wilson, Walter Winchell, Sam Wood, Adelaide Woodruff, Florenz Ziegfeld, Adolph Zukor, and others. Among some of the more intriguing pieces of correspondence are: a letter from a twelve year old John F. Kennedy, thanking Miss Swanson for a Christmas present; a signed, self-caricature note from George Gershwin; René Hubert's voluminous, illustrated correspondence; early papers of Herbert K. Somborn's company, Equity Pictures; and a series of mail from Kenneth Anger, which arose from a lawsuit involving his book Hollywood Babylon. There is relatively little correspondence with Joseph P. Kennedy; most of it is found in Series II., Career, and it is generally characterized by business dealings. Also included is a large group of fan mail, and fans' addresses kept on index cards, with carbons of responses, or notations that photographs or letters were sent, or perhaps a phone call was made.

ArchivalResource: 85 boxes (35 linear feet).

https://search.lib.utexas.edu/permalink/01UTAU_INST/be14ds/alma991024011069706011 View

Barbara Stanwyck papers, 1929-1996

Title: Barbara Stanwyck papers 1929-1996

Collection contains Barbara Stanwyck's scripts and awards, as well as research material about the actress.

ArchivalResource: 22 cubic ft. (52 boxes)

http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah03787.xml View

Stella Dallas lobby cards, 1937.

Title: Stella Dallas lobby cards, 1937.

Eight 11 x 14 in. lobby cards (in color) depicting scenes from the 1937 film "Stella Dallas", directed by King Vidor and starring Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Anne Shirley and Alan Hale.

ArchivalResource: 8 lobby cards.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/613705119 View

Lux Radio Theatre. Scripts, 1934-1955.

Title: Scripts, 1934-1955.

This extensive collection of radio theater scripts includes 132 bound volumes, spanning the 1930s - the 1950s. The scripts, with stage directions, cover a variety of genres ranging from comedy and drama to Westerns, mysteries and romance. The productions are adaptations of novels, plays,and Hollywood movies. Stanford in New York and Cecil B. DeMille in Hollywood.

ArchivalResource: 15.6 c.f. (132 volumes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145566970 View

Catherine Turney Papers

Title: Catherine Turney Papers

There are 711 items in the manuscript section which are arranged alphabetically by author and then title. Materials without author and title are arranged alphabetically by type. Oversize materials are located in boxes 34 and 35. The manuscripts consist of various screenplays, television and movie treatments, biographies, and novels, both published and unpublished, written by Turney throughout her career (some written with co-authors such as Jerry Horwin and Stephen Longstreet). The collection includes an unproduced screenplay, written for Bette Davis titled "Angel Manager." A version of the screenplay for "Of Human Bondage" is located in the manuscripts. Also included is one of the first scripts for "Japanese War Bride," originally titled "East is East." There are materials related to Turney's first play, "Bitter Harvest," including two published copies with Turney's edits, and her most successful play, "My Dear Children." The manuscripts section also contains drafts of Byron's daughter and Turney's research notes for that book. Other manuscripts include: a draft of her biography "The Patriarch," which was intended to illuminate the lives of the women in George Washington's life; a fictional trilogy regarding early California entitled "Light in the Spring," "Manifest Destiny," and "Fruit of the Vine;" and a biography of Aimée Dubuc de Rivery entitled "The Beautiful One." Research notes and materials for her biographies and novels are listed under "Note cards" and "Notes." There are reviews of Turney's biographies and novels, two interviews with Catherine Turney, and poetry written by Turney while she attended Bishop's School. Of note are seventeen drawings by the artist Stephen Longstreet. There are also manuscripts relating to the creation and early days of the Pasadena Community Playhouse and two manuscripts regarding Catherine Turney's experiences with John Barrymore in the 1930s while he played the leading role in "My Dear Children." Correspondence consists of 1,782 items arranged alphabetically by author. The majority of the correspondence is either to or from Catherine Turney. The topics range from business matters regarding her scripts and book deals to personal matters. Many of the letters to and from publishing companies are requests and permissions for the use of copyrighted material in Catherine Turney's published works. The most common topic of her business correspondence in the late 1970s was her dispute with the heirs of Lord Byron regarding her use of the book Lord Noel Byron and the Leighs. The financial and legal debates prevented her from finishing her work on George Washington for the bicentennial. Catherine Turney corresponded with many people involved in or associated with the film, literary and art worlds in both America and England. Notable participants include: L.E. Berman; Muriel Box; Shirley Burke; Virginia Scott Steele; Stephen Longstreet; John Collier; Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, and Joan Crawford; and Eric Portman. Also included are: Elaine Barrie Barrymore; John Barrymore; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Charles Scribner, Charles Scribner's Sons; Byron Society (American Committee); CBS; KABC; KHJ-TV; Jerry Horwin; Pasadena Playhouse Association; Screen Writers' Guild; and the Writers Guild of America, West. The ephemera section consists of 938 items arranged alphabetically by type and then subject where appropriate. The ephemera includes records pertaining to both of Turney's divorces, property that she owned in Pasadena, her contracts with movie and television studios, publishing agreements for books and magazine articles, and royalty statements. There are copies of magazines which published her work, research materials for her various works, and newspaper and magazine clippings regarding her works. Research materials for "The Patriarch" include photocopies of letters from George Washington, Martha Washington, and Nathanael Greene. The Catherine Turney Ephemera includes a wedding book from her second marriage and applications she filled out for the Producer-Writers Guild of America Pension Plan and Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital. Also included in this folder is a photocopy of her interview from the book Screenwriter by Lee Server. The ephemera pertaining to the Pasadena Community Playhouse consists of one brochure from 1937, three copies of the "Pasadena Playhouse Hall of Fame 1982," and two newspaper clippings regarding the 1979 fundraiser. There are photographs of Catherine Turney and her family as well as photographs of friends, including a personalized, autographed photo of Bette Davis. Subjects in this collection also include: Hermione Baddeley; Empress Josephine; Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; Percy Shelley; George and Martha Washington; Warner Bros.; actresses; literary agents; women authors; California fiction and history.

ArchivalResource: Approximately 4,000 items in 36 boxes and 5 volumes.

https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8h70mm3/ View

Brown, Chamberlain. Chamberlain and Lyman Brown papers, 1849-1961.

Title: Chamberlain and Lyman Brown papers, 1849-1961.

The Chamberlain and Lyman Brown papers consist of approximately 351 linear feet and contain business and personal correspondence, legal and financial papers, over 600 scrapbooks, production materials, clipping files, scripts, and photographs which cover the history of the entertainment industry from the end of the nineteenth century through the middle of the twentieth century.

ArchivalResource: 351 linear feet (850 boxes )

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166295003 View

Sons of the Pioneers. Sons of the Pioneers transcription discs collection,

Title: Sons of the Pioneers transcription discs collection,

The collection chiefly includes non-commercial recordings of the Sons of the Pioneers "Lucky-U Ranch" radio program, 1951-1953, featuring Betty Taylor and Frankie Messina. "Lucky U Ranch" transcription discs, June-July 1952, feature Rex Allen, Noel Boggs, Stan Jones, Bob Nolan, Tim Spencer, Betty Taylor, Cindy Walker, and the Whippoorwills. Also included is a small number of other recordings, 1940-1959, with additional Sons of the Pioneers programs ("10-2-4 Ranch"; "Smokey the Bear Show"; "Sons of the Pioneers Show"; and "Symphonies of the Sage"). Appearing on these recordings are musicians and film and television stars, including James Arness, Eddie Arnold, Tex Beneke, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Spade Cooley, Carolina Cotton, Broderick Crawford, Dick Foran, Billy Grady, Stuart Hamblen, Ferlin Husky, Wayne King, Art Linkletter, Montana Slim, Hugh O'Brian, Jon Provost, Barbara Stanwyck, Tex Williams, and Faron Young.

ArchivalResource: 870 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64186340 View

James M. Cain Papers, 1901-1978, (bulk 1925-1978)

Title: James M. Cain Papers 1901-1978 (bulk 1925-1978)

Author, journalist, and screenwriter. Correspondence, writings, legal and financial records, family papers, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Cain's work as a journalist and to his career as a novelist and Hollywood screenwriter.

ArchivalResource: 30,000 items; 94 containers; 36 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009011 View

American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940)

Title: American Vaudeville Museum collection 1845-2007 (bulk 1910-1940)

This collection consists of materialsdocumenting vaudeville and other entertainment in the United States,particularly in the 1910s through 1940s. Primary materials such as photographs,scrapbooks and handwritten stage scripts document the careers of particularperformers. There are substantial numbers of sheet music and theatre programs,and a large LP collection. The collection focuses on vaudeville but encompassesother forms and eras of American entertainment as well.

ArchivalResource: 66.8linear feet

http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/uoa/UAMS421.xml View

Preston, Robert, 1913-1987. Robert Preston collection, 1920-1991.

Title: Robert Preston collection, 1920-1991.

Correspondence (1938-1991), personal and publicity photographs (1920-1984), assorted scripts (1955-1982), sheet music (1963-1982), personal and publicity photographs (1920-1984), playbills, programs, publicity materials, scrapbooks (1933-1964), and personal memorabilia.

ArchivalResource: 14 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70960123 View

Williams, Annie Laurie, 1894-1977. Annie Laurie Williams records, 1922-1971.

Title: Annie Laurie Williams records, 1922-1971.

Correspondence files and financial papers. 1985 addition: Steinbeck's jeans and Mexican belt worn by Bruce Covert in the 1939 production of OF MICE AND MEN.

ArchivalResource: 91 linear ft. (ca. 100,000 items in 208 boxes; 10 correspondence file boxes; 9 card file drawers; & ca. 150 volumes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/430336937 View

Sir Archive Michael Redgrave

Title: Sir Archive Michael Redgrave

Scripts for plays in which Michael Redgrave appeared, as well as a number of typescripts for the various readings and recordings which he made throughout his career.

ArchivalResource: 204 boxes (1411 files)

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb71-thm/31 View