Irna Phillips papers, 1931-1997 (bulk 1931-1973).

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Irna Phillips papers, 1931-1997 (bulk 1931-1973).

Papers of a creator and writer of radio and television soap operas. Included are scripts by Phillips herself and by Radio Scripts, Inc., to which she was a consultant; outlines; advertising copy; and correspondence with listeners, viewers, networks, and advertising agencies. Best represented are Another World (NBC), As the World Turns (CBS) Brighter Day (CBS), The Guiding Light (CBS and NBC), Right to Happiness (NBC), Road of Life (NBC), Today's Children (NBC), and Woman in White (CBS and NBC), though there are files for many other daytime serials.

27.2 c. f. (68 archives boxes); plusadditions of 11.7 c.f.,22 tape recordings,3 disc recordings,2 film reels (16 mm), and0.4 c.f. of photographs.

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Phillips, Irna, 1901-1973

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Phillips Hughes, Katherine, d. 2009.

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Radio Scripts, Inc.

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