Doug Storer was a radio producer, talent agent, and writer responsible for creating and producing radio programs, 1930s-1960s, including and . He also introduced Robert Ripley, Dale Carnegie, Bob Considine, and Cab Calloway to radio. From about 1933 until 1949, Storer produced radio broadcasts on several networks and developed a close personal relationship with Ripley. Under Storer's direction, became one of the most successful radio programs of the 1930s and 1940s. After Ripley's death in 1949, Storer became president of Believe It or Not, Inc., and continued to oversee production of radio programs, television shows, and other projects of the franchise. In 1960, Storer sold his interest in Believe It or Not and started a similar franchise titled , which included books, radio shows, newspaper columns, and films all featuring From the 1940s to the 1970s, Storer and his wife Hazel Anderson Storer traveled the world researching subjects for and . The Storers spent most of their later years in Belleair, Fla. Doug Storer died in 1985 at age 86, and Hazel Storer died in 2005. Ripley's Believe It or Not Renfrew of the Mounted Robert Ripley's Believe It or Not Believe It or Not Believe It or Not Amazing But True Believe It or Not Amazing But True tales of strange people, weird occurrences, and peculiar animals and places. Materials relate mostly to Storer and his work in connection with , , and , as well as his management of early radio personalities such as Robert Ripley, Bob Considine, Dale Carnegie, Laurie York Erskine, and Cab Calloway. The collection includes some correspondence of Storer; contracts between Storer, individuals he managed, publishers, and broadcast networks; subject files related to Storer's research for and productions; a nearly complete set of original scripts for and radio broadcasts; and transcription discs and other recordings of selected , , , and other radio shows produced by Storer or featuring individuals represented by him. Subject files generally contain research on oddities, unusual persons, facts and feats, and bizarre customs. Also included are photographs and film of Robert Ripley, mostly documenting production of early radio and television programs; photographs of individuals that Storer represented; and photographs, negatives, slides, and travel diaries documenting Doug and Hazel Storer's travels and research for and productions. Some materials relate to Barry Goldwater; Edward, Duke of Windsor; building a memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and Christmas celebrations. A small amount of material relates to television versions of Storer's projects. Selected publications by Storer, Ripley, Considine, and Erskine are also included. Ripley's Believe It or Not Amazing But True Renfrew of the Mounted Believe It or Not Amazing But True Believe It or Not Renfrew of the Mounted Believe It or Not Amazing But True Renfrew of the Mounted Believe It or Not Believe It or Not Amazing But True
