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Radio programs -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Alan E. Fisch collection of radio scripts

 Collection
Identifier: 2140
Abstract

This collection contains scripts for more than 120 various episodes from approximately 20 radio shows broadcast by CBS in 1945 and 1946. The scripts were collected at the time by Alan Fisch (1928-2015), a student at the University of Southern California who also had a part time job at CBS.

Dates: 1945 - 1946

Ben Gershman scripts

 Collection
Identifier: 2501
Abstract

This collection contains scripts chiefly for the radio and television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" received from television writer Ben Gershman (1907-1995).

Dates: 1947 - 1955

Al Gordon collection of television and radio scripts

 Collection
Identifier: 2141
Abstract

This collection contains scripts for radio and television programs produced between 1946 and 1981. The scripts were collected by contributing comedy writer Al Gordon (1923-2012).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1946 - 1980

Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2200
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Freeman Gosden (1899-1982) and Charles Correll (1890-1972), the creators of radio, television, and film blackface sitcom characters Amos 'n' Andy.

Dates: 1926 - 1955

Joe Laurie Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2231
Abstract

Collection of binders of “Bits,” scripts, radio and television broadcast transcripts, and joke indexes written by American vaudevillian and writer Joe Laurie Jr. (1892-1954) from 1940-1953. Also present are correspondence, publication clippings, and drafts of Laurie’s memoir Vaudeville: From the Honky-Tonks to the Palace (1953).

Dates: 1940 - 1953

Eddie Mayehoff papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2393
Abstract

This collection consists of scripts, correspondences, photographs, film recordings, as well as sketches, a checkbook, and an ash tray from American actor Eddie Mayehoff (1909-1992). Mayehoff was in a number of Broadway plays and films, including "That's My Boy" (1951), "Off Limits" (1952), and "How to Murder Your Wife" (1965).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940s-1960s

MGM radio scripts

 Collection
Identifier: 2410
Abstract

This collection contains scripts for various radio programs that were produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) from around 1945 to around 1955. Shows represented in the collection include "A Date With Judy," "Masie," "The Story of Dr. Kildare," "At Home with Lionel Barrymore," "The Hardy Family," "Good News from Hollywood," "Lux Radio Theatre," and "Woman of the Year."

Dates: 1940 - 1955

Ying Ong papers and tapes

 Collection
Identifier: 3344
Abstract

This collection consists of Ying Ong Sr.'s correspondences, biography, photographs, audio tapes, and book of poetry.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940s-1970s

Rhine family scripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2413
Abstract

This collection contains the scripts of American screenwriter and producer Larry Rhine (1910-2000) and American actress Hazel Shermet (1920-2016). Larry Rhine wrote for radio and television programs. Hazel Shermet was an actress for radio, theater, film, and television. Robert Rhine, their son and an actor and writer, contributed to the collecting of these scripts.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940s-1988

E. J. Rosenberg papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2183
Abstract

This collection consists of radio producer E. J. Rosenberg's scripts for radio shows during the 1940s and 1950s. Some of these shows include "The Fat Man" and "The Adventures of Sam Spade."

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940s-1950s