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Series 8. Ranch Files, 1927-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) (continued)
Scripts, 1954-1969
BOX 185 FOLDER 11 Big Ben, 1954 April-May
BOX 186 FOLDER 1 Fly with a Cherub, correspondence submitted, 1954 December-1969 May
BOX 186 FOLDER 2 Letters submitted, fall 1959, 1955 May-1967 November
Scripts submitted
BOX 186 FOLDER 3 Own, not returned, 1956 January-1965 February
BOX 186 FOLDER 4 Ashley-Steiner, 1959 February-July
BOX 186 FOLDER 5 Night of the Auk, 1957 November-1958 September
BOX 186 FOLDER 6 Synopsis of "Naked Noah," "Vicious Circle," 1960 April
BOX 186 FOLDER 7 "This Lonely Heart" correspondence, 1960 October
BOX 186 FOLDER 8 "Subway," 1960 May-October
BOX 186 FOLDER 9 "What the Devil" correspondence, 1958 June-November
"T" miscellaneous, 1943-1969
BOX 186 FOLDER 10 1955 November-1968 February
BOX 186 FOLDER 11 1965 November-1969
BOX 186 FOLDER 12 Thank-you, congratulatory letters, 1952 December-1968 March
BOX 186 FOLDER 13 Thomson, Norman, 1951 September-1968 December
BOX 186 FOLDER 14 3D Army, 1963 December
3-D processes
BOX 186 FOLDER 15 Bernier, 1952 October-1963 September
BOX 186 FOLDER 16 Miscellaneous, 1943 February-1966 January
BOX 186 FOLDER 17 Ramsdell, 1953 March-1954 April
BOX 186 FOLDER 18 Remmlinger, 1957 June-1958 September
BOX 187 FOLDER 1 1957 "to do" lists, 1957 January-October
Trips
BOX 187 FOLDER 2 Miscellaneous, 1955 March-1964 November
BOX 187 FOLDER 3 South America, 1954 August-1955 March
BOX 187 FOLDER 4 Tru-D, Oboler director contract, 1965 January
BOX 187 FOLDER 5 Twonky correspondence, 1952 October-1967 August
Taxes, 1954-1965 and undated
BOX 187 FOLDER 6 Ideas, 1959 November
Receipts
BOX 187 FOLDER 7 1960, 1960
BOX 187 FOLDER 8 1961, 1961 March-1962 March
BOX 187 FOLDER 9 1962, 1961 September-1962 November
Employees
BOX 187 FOLDER 10 Correspondence, receipts, etc., 1954, 1954 March-1956 February
BOX 187 FOLDER 11 Correspondence, receipts, etc., 1956, 1956 January-1958 November
BOX 187 FOLDER 12 1960, 1959-1960
BOX 187 FOLDER 13 Miscellaneous, 1954 March-1965 May
BOX 187 FOLDER 14 Government investigation, 1956 February-March
BOX 187 FOLDER 15 Klein, 1962, 1954 March-1964 April
BOX 187 FOLDER 16 Miscellaneous, undated
BOX 187 FOLDER 17 Petty cash, 1959, 1958 January-1959 December
BOX 187 FOLDER 18 Typed list of checks, 1956 July-1958 December
Television, 1951-1965
BOX 187 FOLDER 19 Jaffee & Wool, 1960, 1961 March-August
BOX 187 FOLDER 20 Advertising companies, 1963 March
BOX 187 FOLDER 21 Four Star, 1961 July-September
BOX 187 FOLDER 22 Alfred Hitchcock, 1962 February
BOX 187 FOLDER 23 Possible employees, 1958 January-1959
BOX 187 FOLDER 24 Sales possibilities, 1951 August-1965 February
BOX 187 FOLDER 25 Television series, Night of the Awk, 1960 July-August
BOX 187 FOLDER 26 1957, 1957 August-1960 April
BOX 187 FOLDER 27 Brochure, 1959 February-March
BOX 187 FOLDER 28 Publicity material, 1957 August-1962 January
BOX 187 FOLDER 29 Sales attempts, 1958, 1958 January-1960 March
BOX 188 FOLDER 1 TV sets, 1962 June-July
Television plays and treatments, circa 1957-1958 and undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 2 "Baby," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 3 "Bathysphere," circa 1957
BOX 188 FOLDER 4 "Big Shot," masculine, circa 1957
BOX 188 FOLDER 5 "Bright World," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 6 "Cat Wife," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 7 "Dog's Eye View," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 8 "The Dream," circa 1957
BOX 188 FOLDER 9 "History of a Mug," circa 1957
BOX 188 FOLDER 10 "The Immortal Gentleman," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 11 "Jackasses and I," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 12 "Lady Napoleon," circa 1957
BOX 188 FOLDER 13-14 "Love, Love, Love," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 15 "Marriage, 1951," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 16 "Mirage," circa 1957
BOX 188 FOLDER 17 "Mr. Dydee," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 18 "Mr. Tcitizen," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 19-20 "Mr. Vegas," 1958
BOX 188 FOLDER 21-22 "The Naked Man," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 23 "Night," circa 1957
BOX 188 FOLDER 24 "Of Human Bondage," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 25 "Poltergeist," circa 1957
BOX 188 FOLDER 26 "Special to Hollywood," circa 1957
BOX 188 FOLDER 27 "The Trial of Dr. Watson," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 28 "Vicious Circle," 1957 August
BOX 188 FOLDER 29 "What the Devil," undated
BOX 188 FOLDER 30-31 "Wonderful World," undated
"U" miscellaneous, 1953-1968
BOX 189 FOLDER 1 1953 October-1968 November
BOX 189 FOLDER 2 United Artists, 1953 July-1954 May
Unions, 1951-1969
BOX 189 FOLDER 3 American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), 1963-1968
BOX 189 FOLDER 4 Authors League of America, 1955
BOX 189 FOLDER 5 Dramatists Guild, 1956 July-1966 June
BOX 189 FOLDER 6 Miscellaneous, 1952 June-1955 November
BOX 189 FOLDER 7 Screen Directors Guild, 1951 October-1969 March
BOX 189 FOLDER 8-9 Writers Guild, 1954 March-1969 May
"V" miscellaneous, 1953-1955
BOX 189 FOLDER 10 Variety, 1953 December-1955 November
BOX 189 FOLDER 11 "Y" miscellaneous, 1965 January-April
"W-Y-Z" miscellaneous, 1953-1967
BOX 189 FOLDER 12 1953-1967
BOX 189 FOLDER 13 Ward, Kathleen, 1959 September-1960 December
Series 9. Scripts, 1933-1993 and undated
70 linear feet (168 boxes)
RPA 00659-00825 (boxes 190-356); RPB 00110 (box OS 3); RPC 00083 (box OS 2); RPE 00005 (box OS 1); RPU 00020 (box 363)
The largest series in the Oboler papers, the Scripts series showcases Oboler’s work at his creative best and at the height of his popularity, when he wrote and directed numerous works for radio shows such as Lights Out, Arch Oboler’s Plays, Everyman's Theater, To the President, Plays for Americans, and Free World Theatre.
Most scripts are retained in the collection in multiple copies of various versions, including original, corrected, revised, edited, and as broadcast. Oboler apparently maintained at least two separate collections of his scripts, the “Fire” file (possibly at his residence) and the “Town” file (possibly at his long-time office at 4119 St. Clair Avenue, Studio City, California). All versions of scripts from the Fire and Town files and from other locations are grouped together and arranged alphabetically by title.
The Scripts series contains virtually all of Oboler’s pre-war work in the horror, humor, romance, and drama genres, as well as early anti-war radio plays and scripts of his wartime broadcasts supporting American and Allied war efforts against global totalitarianism. Oboler’s trademark stream-of-conscious narration is evident in many of the scripts, as is his penchant for reworking, re-recording, and re-titling story lines. Ever seeking new opportunities, Oboler proposed a number of new radio series during his career, and the Scripts series contains summaries of these proposals, which he attempted, in many cases without success, to sell to radio networks.
Indexes and summaries, 1934-1958 and undated
BOX 190 FOLDER 1 Arch Oboler's Plays series, 1939-1940, 1954
BOX 190 FOLDER 2 Arch Oboler's Plays series, town file, 1939-1940
Everyman's Theater series
BOX 190 FOLDER 3 Country file, 1940-1941
BOX 190 FOLDER 4 Town file, 1940-1941
BOX 190 FOLDER 5 Everything for the Boys series, undated
BOX 190 FOLDER 6 Free World Theatre series, 1943
BOX 190 FOLDER 7 Grand Hotel series, 1934-1940
BOX 190 FOLDER 8 Mark Twain series, 1944
BOX 190 FOLDER 9 Mark Twain series, town file, 1944
BOX OS 1 FOLDER 8 NBC and Mutual radio series promotional posters, 1945, undated
BOX 190 FOLDER 10 Plays for Americans series, 1942
BOX 190 FOLDER 11 Script indexes, 1957-1958 , undated
BOX 190 FOLDER 12 To the President series, 1942
BOX 190 FOLDER 13 Your Hollywood Parade series, 1937-1938
BOX 363 Card index of Oboler's radio series and episodes, undated
RPU 00020
Card box containing two indexes, each arranged alphabetically by program and episode title.
Free World Theatre, 1943
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