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Warren Debenham Comedy Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: ACC-MSS 013
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of comedian clippings, magazines, and movie ephemera, such as sheet music, posters, and lobby cards. The extensive collection of magazines includes Harpoon, Just for Laughs, and Rave. The broad arrangement of sheet music ranges from the early vaudeville years to the more recent 20th century movies.
Dates:
1937 - 2006
Warren Debenham Comedy Novelty Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ACC-MSS 003
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of television, radio, film and stand-up comedy ephemera, such as t-shirts, video- and record-store displays, board games, toys, trading cards, novelties and posters, all relating to comedy and comedians. Collection Highlights: - Steve Martin arrow-through-the-head kit. - Don Adams-endorsed Skittle Poker and Skittle Pool games. - Happy Days lunch box. - Pee-wee Herman ventriloquist doll.
Dates:
1950 - 2006
Warren Debenham Comedy Sound Collection
Collection
Identifier: ACC-MSS 004
Scope and Contents
The Warren Debenham Comedy Sound Collection documents American comedy from the early 1930s through 2006 and consists of long playing albums and compact discs of live performances, spoken word recordings, humorous music, musical theater, and film soundtracks. In addition to recordings of individual comics, the collection contains compilations of various comedians. Also included are compilations of radio series, among them "Our Miss Brooks," "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show," "Duffy's...
Dates:
1955 - 2006
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- Names: Debenham, Warren, 1933- X
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- Fanzines 2
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- Comedians 1
- Comedy album merchandising 1
- Comedy sketches 1
- Golden age of radio 1
- Humorous Music 1
- Musical theater 1
- Parody 1
- Parody in Music 1
- Politicians--Humor 1
- Popular culture -- 20th century 1
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- Satire, American 1
- Soundtracks 1
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- Wit and humor 1
- Wit and humor -- Religious aspects, Psychological, social 1
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- Abbott and Costello (Comedy team) 1
- Allen, Fred, 1894-1956 1
- Allen, Steve, 1921-2000 1
- Benchley, Robert, 1889-1945--Performances 1
- Benny, Jack, 1894-1974 1
- Bergen, Edgar, 1903-1978 1
- Brooks, Mel, 1926- 1
- Bruce, Lenny 1
- Burns and Allen show 1
- Burns, George, 1896-1996 1
- Duffy's Tavern (Radio program) 1
- Fibber McGee & Molly (Radio program) 1
- Foxx, Redd, 1922-1991 1
- Hoffnung, Gerard 1
- Hope, Bob, 1903-2003 1
- Jerky Boys 1
- Jessel, George, 1898-1981 1
- Marx, Groucho, 1890-1977 1
- Monty Python (Comedy troupe) 1
- National Lampoon (Musical group) 1
- Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005 1
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