Collection consists of materials documenting the career of comedy writer, Albert E. Lewin. Included in the collection are writings for radio, television, motion pictures, and stage projects as well as a book project in which Lewin was involved. Additionally, there is a small amount of business files, correspondence, sound recordings, printed material, and memorabilia from the 63rd Infantry Division, Lewin's former Army unit. The book project writings contain files for The glass bed, a novel that was adapted from an unproduced motion picture screenplay by Lewin and Norman Panama titled, Hollywood and Vine. The writings for motion picture projects include scripts along with a small quantity of production information for produced and unproduced film projects, such as Alice in Wonderland, and I will, I will--for now, among others. Of particular note, in the motion picture project series are writings documenting Lewin's association with Bob Hope, including Boy, did I get a wrong number!, Eight on the lam, and I'll take Sweden. The radio-related writings include a mixture of complete and partial scripts, sketches, segments, and ideas for radio programs, such as the Armed Forces Radio Service productions featuring Bing Crosby and Edgar Bergen, The Chase and Sanborn Program, Play Broadcast, Scattergood Baines, and The Tommy Riggs Show, among others. The stage projects' writings include a mixture of complete and partial play scripts, notes, and ideas for The gift horse and Trashman. The television writings include a mixture of complete and partial scripts, notes, story ideas, monologues, outlines, treatments, and occasional production information for television features and episodic series such as Bob Hope presents the Chrysler Theatre, The Brady bunch, Diff'rent strokes, The Eddie Cantor comedy theatre, Facts of life, The Ghost an Mrs. Muir, and My favorite Martian, among others. Additionally, there is a small portion of unidentified writings believed related to motion picture, radio, television, or other projects for which the production status and Lewin's involvement are unknown and a gag file containing handwritten jokes or one-liners compiled and possibly written by Lewin. Also included in the collection is a very small amount of fragmentary records documenting business dealings related to Lewin's career as well as small quantity of correspondence. There are a small number of "home" recorded cassette tapes and audio reels of meetings and/or phone conversations created by Lewin and related to a various projects in which he was involved. There are also press clippings mentioning Lewin or the projects he was involved. Additionally, the collection contains a small number of items relating to Lewin's service in the 63rd Infantry Division. Along with Lewin's papers are a holograph manuscript of a publication titled, Little Billy Boat and a press clipping related to his wife, Esther Lewin.
