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Jackson-Dowd Theater Collection
Collection — Box: MSS 009 Box 01
Identifier: MSS 009
Scope and Contents
The Jackson-Dowd Theater Collection includes journals, theater programs, flyers, and newspaper clippings. The journals list theater productions in US and Canadian cities from 1880-1977, with the bulk of the journals addressing Boston and New York City productions. Programs and flyers document Boston and New York City productions from1926-1993, with a minimal amount of programs for non-Boston area Massachusetts productions. Since Jackson died in 1977, later performances must have been...
Dates:
1880 - 1993
Jan Murray Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ACC-MSS 008
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the original footage of several episodes of game shows hosted by Jan Murray on 16mm film reels. The footage was transferred from the original reels to Betacam tape, from which DVD reference copies were made. Most of the transfers are Kinescope transfer, with the exception of the "Jan Murray Travelogue" footage, which was a 16mm reversal transfer. The footage, dating from the mid-to-late 1950s, consists of episodes from Dollar-A-Second, Jan Murray Time, and Treasure...
Dates:
1936 - 2007
Janis Paige Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 023
Scope and Contents
The Collection documents the career and professional achievements of Janis Paige, an actress and singer. The materials include every filmed episodes of It's Always Jan along with the corresponding script. The collection also includes videos of film, t.v., and live musical performances by Janis Paige, scripts, musical scores, photographs, and other memorabilia from her career.
Dates:
c. 1950's - 2010's
Jim Mulholland Comedy Materials
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ACC-MSS 014
Scope and Contents
Materials include published books on a variety of comedy related subjects as well as original scripts written by Jim Mulholland.
Dates:
c. 1970 - 2015
John Ferraro Screenplay Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 063
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of approximately 125 bound film screenplays created between 1985 and 2005. These are mostly working review copies or shooting screenplays that were in the office of John E. Ferraro, an executive at Paramount during that time. Some of the screenplays were eventually produced as films; others were not. Highlights include screenplays for critically acclaimed films such as ...
Dates:
1985 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1985 - 2000
John M. Kittross Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 038
Scope and Contents
The John M. Kittross papers contain materials that revolve around Kittross's career and relationship with Emerson College, Emerson College Faculty, and Emerson College students. Kittross held a number of roles throughout his professional relationship with Emerson College. Correspondence is the bulk of the materials in Kittross's collection, as his roles as academic dean and provost required frequent communication with department and college leaders. Supplementing correspondence, the second...
Dates:
1976-1997
Katherine D. Bourne Papers, circa 1850-2015
Collection
Identifier: MSS 045
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials created and collected by Katherine "Kay" Bourne throughout her career as a writer, journalist, and educator. The subjects in the collection reflect her focus on the Black arts community in the greater Boston area as well as the wider United States in her writing, research, and educational endeavors. This includes such entertainment topics as theatre, television, film, poetry, writing, journalism, theater, dance, art, photography, and sports. There are...
Dates:
circa 1850 - 2015
Kim McLarin and President Johnson Sirleaf Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-059
Scope and Contents
Professor Kim McLarin served as ghostwriter for Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's 2010 memoir, titled This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President. This collection contains materials used in the writing and research of the book, including typed and handwritten manuscript drafts and notes by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Professor Kim McLarin, speeches and writings by the president, historical newspaper and magazine clippings, political campaign materials,...
Dates:
1969 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1997 - 2007
Larry Mintz Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ACC-MSS 007
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the files of Larry Mintz as well as books, videos, and tapes related to the field of comedy. The files contain humor and analysis related to the subject of the folder in addition to newspaper clippings and essays related to the subject of each file. The books contain information regarding the analysis, exploration, and history of humor. Topics covered include comedian biographies, regional humor, history, and discussion of comedy formats. This audio/visual component...
Dates:
1954 - 2005
Larry Tye's "The Father of Spin" Research Files
Collection
Identifier: MSS 010
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the research Larry Tye conducted when writing his book "The Father of Spin:
Edward L. Bernays and the Birth of Public Relations." The materials are almost entirely copies of collections held at other institutions, articles, and correspondence, which Larry Tye annotated.
Dates:
undated
"Let Me In, I Hear Laughter" Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ACC-MSS 011
Scope and Contents
The collection contains thirty-seven Betacam tapes of interviews and raw footage relating to the film "Let Me In, I Hear Laughter- A Salute to the Friars". The film gives an exclusive look inside the Friars Club and includes never-before-seen interviews and comic roasts. Included in the collection are film reviews, promotional material relating to the film, and materials relating to the Friars Club. The materials were used by Dean Ward for the research and post-production of the film. The...
Dates:
1947 - 2000
Martin Shwartz Audio-Visual Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 007
Scope and Contents
The Shwartz collection consists of a variety of theater-related audio-visual material that covers musicals, operas and soundtracks including music produced by well known Broadway music producers. This collection also contains press related materials, recordings of the Tony Awards and interviews with actors and actresses. The collection was arranged by format, there are 151 cassette tapes, 109 reel-to-reel tapes (including 1 unidentified 16mm film), and 29 VHS tapes. Most items were not...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970-1979; Span (1927-1990)
New York Clipper Registry Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 018
Scope and Contents
There are a variety of materials found in this collection submitted by people across the United States. Some of the folders contain the certificate of registry provided by the Clipper. In a few of these cases, the certificate was returned to the Clipper Magazine with a request for the return of the original material to the owner (see Registry Series scope notes for individual names). The financial transactions contain bank statements and returned checks as well as documentation of the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1914-1917; 1913 - 1923
NewEnglandFilm.com Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 065
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two digital files: 1. A web crawl, or snapshot, of the NewEnglandFilm.com website as of 2023, and 2. An export of the site's Directory, a listing of film and production vendors, venues, suppliers, agencies, and talent. When the web crawl was captured on November 17, 2023, the directory had been removed from the website.
Dates:
1997 - 2022
Norman Lear Script Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 005
Scope and Contents
This collection features scripts from eleven different Television Programs, most of which are affiliated with one or both of Norman Lear's production companies, Tandem and T.A.T.. The bulk of the collection contains scripts from the show Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, which aired between January 1976 and May 1977. All of the programs feature what can be considered the signature of Norman Lear's productions: situational comedies that deal with topical and sometimes controversial subject matter....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1977-1978; Span (1972-1978)
Office of Graduate Studies
record group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 010.04A
Scope and Content Note
The collection is comprised of two series: Publications and Master's Theses, Digital. The Publications series lists publications produced by the Office of Graduate Studies. Master's Theses, Digital, series lists digital master's theses created partially from 2015 to present. There are also a handful of older theses from 2010 and 2015 that were digitized. The remaining theses from 2015 and non-digital theses are searchable through the Iwasaki Library website: ...
Dates:
1986 - 2022
Pearl Wallace Chappell Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 022
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the teaching and writing career of Pearl Wallace Chappell and the history of the Dallas Academy of Speech and Drama. Included in the collection is biographical information about Pearl Wallace Chappell and historical information about the Dallas Academy of Speech and Drama. There are published poems and plays by Pearl Wallace Chappell and an audio recording of her giving a poetry reading shortly before her death. Also included are alumni directories and yearbooks,...
Dates:
1914 - 1969; 2012
Phil Leslie Script Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ACC-MSS 006
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection contains bound and unbound scripts of the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly. The bound scripts are from 1937 to 1953 and the unbound scripts date from 1941-1954. Included with many of the unbound scripts are the story pitches, outlines, draft scripts, notes from readings and the final drafts. There are also several scripts from a television spinoff that was attempted. Over the many years Fibber McGee and Molly was on they did special appearances outside of their...
Dates:
1937 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1937-1970
Ploughshares Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 026
Scope and Contents
The Ploughshares Collection includes materials that document the major functions of the magazine and its staff: administration, grant applications, production, distribution, marketing, and publicity. The collection also houses correspondence and original manuscripts. The administrative materials span the editorial leadership of DeWitt Henry and Don Lee and document the acquisition of Ploughshares by Emerson College. The grant application materials chronicle the evolution of Ploughshares'...
Dates:
1971 - 2006
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