Doug and Hazel Anderson Storer collection, 1920s-2003.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Doug and Hazel Anderson Storer collection, 1920s-2003.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/213397184

Materials relate mostly to Storer and his work in connection with Ripley's "Believe It or Not," "Amazing But True," and "Renfrew of the Mounted," 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 "Believe It or Not" and "Amazing But True" productions; a nearly complete set of original scripts for "Believe It or Not" and "Renfrew of the Mounted" radio broadcasts; and transcription discs and other recordings of selected "Believe It or Not," "Amazing But True," "Renfrew of the Mounted," 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 "Believe It or Not" 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 "Believe It or Not" and "Amazing But True" 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.

ca. 40,000 items (48.0 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7008611

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Related Entities

There are 10 Entities related to this resource.

Storer, Hazel Anderson, -2005

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gn1v0f (person)

Radio producer, talent agent, and writer Doug Storer was born near Harlem, N.Y., in 1899. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1921 and completed one year of medical school there. During the 1920s, Storer worked for the John Curtiss Advertising Agency as an account executive and also managed the agency's radio department. In 1929, he left the Curtiss Agency to reorganize and manage radio stations owned by his cousin George Storer in Ohio. As vice president and general manager of W...

Ripley, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1890-1949

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hx93pd (person)

Robert LeRoy Ripley (b. Dec. 25, 1890–d. May 27, 1949), American cartoonist, entrepreneur and amateur anthropologist, who created the world famous Ripley's Believe It or Not! newspaper panel series, radio show, and television show which feature odd facts from around the world. From the description of Ripley, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1890-1949 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582310 ...

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sj5fmt (corporateBody)

Goldwater, Barry, 1938-....

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63f4zzw (person)

Erskine, Laurie York, 1894-1976

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6186t5b (person)

Considine, Bob, 1906-1975

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bc81r1 (person)

Bob Considine was born in Washington, D. C. November 4, 1906. He attended Gonzaga High School in the city and also George Washington University. He began his newspaper career on the Washington Post in 1930, writing sports, drama, and Sunday feature articles. In 1933 he moved over to the Washington Herald, where he served as sports editor and editorial and feature writer. He was transferred to the International News Service (INS) in New York City in 1937 and served as war corresponde...

Storer, Doug

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d82xkv (person)

Radio producer, talent agent, and writer Doug Storer was born near Harlem, N.Y., in 1899. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1921 and completed one year of medical school there. During the 1920s, Storer worked for the John Curtiss Advertising Agency as an account executive and also managed the agency's radio department. In 1929, he left the Curtiss Agency to reorganize and manage radio stations owned by his cousin George Storer in Ohio. As vice president and general manager of W...

Carnegie, Dale, 1888-1955

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rz17jr (person)

Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66h50vz (person)

Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was a Black American singer, songwriter, dancer, bandleader, conductor and actor. He was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he was a regular performer and became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years. Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the most popular dance bands in the United States from the ea...

Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tx3d9q (person)