Collection consists of materials related to the career of writer, Bob Thomas, including: material for twenty-five books authored by Thomas; numerous columns written for The Associated Press; obituary files (Thomas' research files); a small group of entertainment related research photographs; a small amount of printed ephemera.The bulk of the collection consists of book project files usually having original typescript, carbon, and/or photocopied drafts of manuscript pages, newspaper and magazine clippings (some authored by Thomas), research files, holograph notes of interviews conducted by Thomas, an occasional note or letter to Thomas, and a small amount of photographic material and audio tapes. The Associated Press columns, written between 1975 and 1991, consist of carbon copy drafts, computer print out drafts and/or newspaper clippings about individuals, films, or television programs. The Obituary files (research files) were compiled by Thomas in the course of his research and writing about individuals in the entertainment industry and contain columns (typescript and clippings) written by both Thomas and other writers. The small amount of entertainment research related photographs collected by Thomas may have been used as research for book projects or for his work with the Director's Guild of America publication, Action. There is also a small sample of printed ephemera from events and tributes attended by Thomas. Original file titles have been maintained throughout the collection except for a small amount of files where titles have been supplied or enhanced by the processor.
