http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/organizations/US-dlcrs http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs009001.2 09164cpcaa2201021 a 4500 20125117115125.5 111213i19161992xx eng 2011622952 i 1916/1992 k 1936/1989 Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987. Arch Oboler collection, 1916-1992 (bulk 1936-1989). EAD master sort node: @alpha_character^o^@alpha_srt^oboler,arch^@title^Arch Oboler Collection^@href^http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs009001^@aggregate^rs^@ead_file_name^rs009001.xml^@eadid^rs009001^ 161.6 linear feet (363 boxes, approximately 127,050 items) 107 sound tape reels : 124 sound cassettes : 4 sound discs : Access restrictions apply. Nearly the entirety of the prolific output of radio playwright and independent film maker Arch Oboler (1909-1987) in radio, motion pictures, television, theater, and print is contained in the Arch Oboler Collection. Featured are his radio plays from the 1930s and 1940s and the first three-dimensional feature film, Bwana Devil. Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987 Archives. Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987 Correspondence. Kay, Jerry (Jerry J.), 1923-2002. Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959. Leakey, L. S. B. (Louis Seymour Bazett), 1903-1972 Correspondence. Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987 Homes and haunts California Malibu. Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Correspondence. Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969 Correspondence. Green, Aaron G. Correspondence. Masselink, Eugene, 1910-1962 Correspondence. Peters, William Wesley Correspondence. Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd Correspondence. Wright, Iovanna Lloyd Correspondence. Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987. Night of the auk. Lights out (Radio program) Bwana devil (Motion picture) Radio programs. Radio plays. Radio Production and direction United States. Radio authorship United States. Radio stories United States. Horror radio programs United States. Radio serials United States. World War, 1939-1945 Drama. Paranormal fiction, American. 3-D films. Motion picture plays. Motion picture authorship United States. Science fiction films United States. Malibu (Calif.) Buildings, structures, etc. Radio scripts. aat Letters (Correspondence) aat Scripts (Documents) aat Horror radio programs. lcgft Radio propaganda. lcgft War radio programs. lcgft Legal documents. aat Sound recordings. lcgft Science fiction films. lcgft Financial records. aat Photographs. aat Drafts (Documents) aat Adaptations. aat Promotional materials. aat Radio writers United States. lcsh Dramatists, American. lcsh Screenwriters United States. lcsh Radio producers and directors United States. lcsh Motion picture producers and directors United States. lcsh Architects and builders United States. lcsh Radio actors and actresses. lcsh Visual materials from the Arch Oboler collection (DLC) 2009633260 Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division Ask a Librarian http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/mbrsrs.contact EAD http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs009001 EAD PDF http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs009001.3 LCCN Permalink http://lccn.loc.gov/2011622952 Reading Room http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/ XML http://findingaids.loc.gov/source/main#rs009001 EAD METS http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs009001.4 mbrsrs/ead http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs009001 Arch Oboler Collection Authors: Brian Bader and Laura Maddox Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2011

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Encoded by Marsha Maguire, 2011 Finding aid written in English Finding aid prepared using DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard) December 2012 Corrected some punctuation in physdesc child elements; Marsha Maguire November-December 2011 Added biography and scope-content notes, verified some dates, updated to XML schema version of EAD, added shelf numbers, resolved outstanding questions, housed and described flat oversized items, established sound recordings series. Brian Bader, Marsha Maguire Collection Summary Arch Oboler Collection1916-1992 1936-1989 Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987 161.6 linear feet (363 boxes, approximately 127,050 items) 107 sound tape reels : analog, various speeds ; 7 inch and 10 inch 124 sound cassettes : analog 4 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 and 78 rpm ; 10 inch and 12 inch Collection materials are in English Recorded Sound Reference Center, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Nearly the entirety of the prolific output of radio playwright and independent film maker Arch Oboler (1909-1987) in radio, motion pictures, television, theater, and print is contained in the Arch Oboler Collection. Featured are his radio plays from the 1930s and 1940s and the first three-dimensional feature film, Bwana Devil. RPA 00470-00831 (boxes 1-362); RPB 00110-00111 (boxes OS 3-4); RPC 00083 (box OS 2); RPE 00005 (box OS 1); RPU 00020 (box 363) IDB 45706-45708; NCPB 08616; RAA 53177-53178, 53180-53190, 53192-53211; RXF 8601-8625, 8627-8640, 8642-8673; RYM 4627-4738, 4820-4821; RYN 2246-2255 Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

 People Green, Aaron G.--Correspondence. Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969--Correspondence. Kay, Jerry (Jerry J.), 1923-2002. Leakey, L. S. B. (Louis Seymour Bazett), 1903-1972--Correspondence. Masselink, Eugene, 1910-1962--Correspondence. Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987--Archives. Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987--Correspondence. Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987--Homes and haunts--California--Malibu. Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987. Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987. Night of the auk. Peters, William Wesley--Correspondence. Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959--Correspondence. Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959. Wright, Iovanna Lloyd--Correspondence. Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd--Correspondence. Subjects 3-D films. Horror radio programs--United States. Motion picture authorship--United States. Motion picture plays. Paranormal fiction, American. Radio authorship--United States. Radio plays. Radio programs. Radio serials--United States. Radio stories--United States. Radio--Production and direction--United States. Science fiction films--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Drama. Places Malibu (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Titles Bwana devil (Motion picture) Lights out (Radio program) Form/Genre Adaptations. Drafts (Documents) Financial records. Horror radio programs. Legal documents. Letters (Correspondence) Photographs. Promotional materials. Radio propaganda. Radio scripts. Science fiction films. Scripts (Documents) Sound recordings. War radio programs. Occupations Architects and builders--United States. Dramatists, American. Motion picture producers and directors--United States. Radio actors and actresses. Radio producers and directors--United States. Radio writers--United States. Screenwriters--United States. Administrative Information Collection Acquisition

The Arch Oboler Collection was a 2003 gift to the Library of Congress from Guy Oboler, Janet Marilyn Reed, David Oboler, Marion S. Cox, Steven Oboler, Sylvia Kester Oboler, and the estate of Eleanor Oboler.

 Additions

No further additions to the papers are expected.

 Processing Information

The papers were processed by Brian Bader and Laura Maddox, 2007-2008.

 Use Restrictions

Restrictions may exist on copying, quoting, or publishing materials included in the collection. For additional information, contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Reference Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.

 Access Restrictions

The Arch Oboler Collection is open for research. Advance notice is required; contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Reference Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.

 Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [Container number, eg., Box 3], Arch Oboler Collection, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress.

 Biographical Note

Best known as a writer and director of radio and movies, Arch Oboler was born in Chicago on December 7, 1909. He developed a keen interest in radio during its formative years in the 1920s and made his first big sale with a radio play entitled Futuristics. When Wyllis Cooper, creator of the radio series Lights Out, left that program in 1936, Oboler took the helm as writer and director. Using stream-of-consciousness dialogue and innovative sound effects in his broadcasts, he proved as adept with social consciousness, comedic, and dramatic topics as he did with the horror genre for which Lights Out is best remembered.

As the United States moved closer to entering World War II, Oboler’s radio drama, at times anti-war in tone, became increasingly focused on world events and alarmist about the rise of global totalitarianism. With direct American involvement in the conflict, the playwright gave his full support to the war effort with radio series such as Plays for Americans, To the President, and Everything for the Boys.

Oboler’s prolific radio play output numbered in the hundreds, and he worked with many notable actors and actresses of the 1930s and 1940s including Boris Karloff, James Cagney, Bette Davis, and Claude Rains. By war’s end, however, demand for his radio programs, and the popularity of radio in general, waned, as motion pictures and television became dominant forces in American entertainment. Oboler had moved to California in the late 1930s to seek his fortune and there he found work in film writing and then directing. Throughout his career, much of his work underwent constant revisions, and during and immediately after the war he adapted several of his radio plays for the movie screen. None were commercial successes, but Oboler remained determined to make the switch from radio to motion pictures. His subsequent six films, scripted and directed by him, were independent productions, covering such themes as post-nuclear war apocalypse (Five) and human sexuality (One Plus One).

Oboler’s greatest commercial achievement was the 1952 3-dimensional movie Bwana Devil, a dramatization of real-life events involving man-eating lions holding up railway construction in East Africa. The film spawned a short-lived 3-D movie craze and earned Oboler much money, but its release was not without legal battles over distribution rights and other matters. It was also during the making of Bwana Devil that a professional partnership was firmly forged between a one-time script girl named Jerry Kay (real name Geraldine Klancke) and Oboler. Bwana Devil, like many Oboler endeavors, had its challenges, and by proving her mettle in helping Oboler meet them, Jerry Kay became Oboler’s longtime and faithful personal assistant.

Following Bwana Devil, Oboler carried on in filmmaking and, with growing public nostalgia for old time radio programming, he rebroadcast and released on record and tape many of his early stories. Some of his radio dramas had been published in book form as anthologies during his heyday, and in later years he wrote numerous articles for magazines such as Reader’s Digest. He drafted thousands of pages of novel scripts but, with the exception of the horror thriller House on Fire, was unable to get them into print. A few forays into television, which during Oboler’s lifetime threatened both the motion picture industry and radio, brought him little gain. His major stage play effort, the 1956 Night of the Auk (about a manned spacecraft returning to an earth devastated by nuclear war) was a Broadway failure. True to Oboler’s revisionist formula, an adaptation was broadcast on public television in 1960.

Oboler married Eleanor Helfand in 1937 and they had four sons. In the 1940s he corresponded and became friends with noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright, whom Oboler greatly admired and about whom he wrote published articles and a proposed biographical television treatment. Wright designed a residence for the Obolers near Malibu, California. Only partially built, the completed portions, which incorporated stones from Oboler’s mineral collection, became Oboler’s beloved home. Located in the rugged Santa Monica Mountains, the home served as an effective budget movie set for his post-nuclear war film, Five.

By the time of his death on March 19, 1987, Arch Oboler, had left an indelible impression on American entertainment culture, working with and inspiring show business luminaries from the 1940s and 1950s as well as later stars such as Bill Cosby, one of whose comedy routines centered on the terrifying effects of listening to the radio play "Chicken Heart," an episode from Lights Out. Innovative and creative, Oboler was a highly sought-after and award-winning radio playwright at the height of his career. Though his commercial success diminished with radio’s decline in American life, he never wavered in turning out ideas and stories and became in the end an icon to those who remembered the Golden Age of Radio.

 Scope and Content Note

Arch Oboler’s career as author, radio and stage playwright and director, and movie script writer and director spanned some sixty years, from the late 1920s to the 1980s. Included in his papers is his accumulation of correspondence, legal, business, and personal files, and manuscript and other materials related to his vast creative output in different media.

Almost all of the scripts from his radio programs in the 1930s and 1940s, including the Lights Out series, are preserved in multiple copies, some with handwritten annotated cues and notes. Amply documented in the papers are most of the films on which Oboler worked as writer, director, or producer, including his greatest commercial success, the 1952 3-D movie Bwana Devil. As is the case with other Oboler films, among the Bwana Devil documents are business and legal papers, promotional and production documents, and movie stills and photographs of filming.

Oboler met architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the early 1940s, but it was not until after World War II that the famous architect designed a house and other residential buildings for Oboler. Included in the papers is correspondence between Oboler and Wright, and documentation relating to construction and upkeep of the portions of Wright’s architectural designs which were actually used in residential construction for Oboler near Malibu, California, where Oboler lived until his death in 1987.

Oboler’s prolific creative output continued into the 1960s and beyond, when he made several feature films which are documented in the papers. He also wrote and published books, magazine articles, and short stories, and wrote, produced, and directed an unsuccessful Broadway play, the Night of the Auk. The papers describe the play’s development, production, and reception upon its New York opening and in later off-Broadway productions. Oboler characteristically employed story lines in different media (the Night of the Auk was also one of his infrequent television productions) and reworked earlier radio stories for proposed television and film treatment. Numerous book and short story manuscripts and television and film scripts with reworked and original plots are included in the Oboler papers, as are materials related to commercial LP record and cassette tape releases of some of his famous early radio plays.

Major correspondents include Bette Davis, Aaron Green (San Francisco architect), Boris Karloff, anthropologist Louis Leakey, Gene Masselink (an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright), William Wesley Peters (an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright), Frank Lloyd Wright, Olgivanna Lloyd Wright (Frank Lloyd Wright's wife), and Iovanna Lloyd Wright (the Wrights's daughter).

 Collection Arrangement

The papers are arranged in 11 series:

Series 1: Correspondence, circa 1934-1987 Series 2: Film, circa 1925-1985 Series 3: Frank Lloyd Wright/Real Estate, 1940-1989 Series 4: Legal and Business Files, 1934-1991 Series 5: Manuscripts, 1920-1986 Series 6: Miscellaneous, 1932-1992 Series 7: Night of the Auk, 1946-1968 Series 8: Ranch Files, 1927-1977 Series 9: Scripts, 1933-1993 and undated Series 10: Catalog File, 1941-1969 Series 11: Sound Recordings, 1938-1987 and undated http://lccn.loc.gov/2011622952 Container List Series 1. Correspondence, circa 1934-1987 13.3 linear feet (32 boxes) RPA 00470-00501 (boxes 1-32); RPC 00083 (box OS 2)

Among the Oboler papers are a number of folders originally labeled “Correspondence,” some of which date from Oboler’s radio career in the 1930s and 1940s. Of interest are letters to and from radio and film stars such as Boris Karloff and Bette Davis, fan mail to Oboler, and material related to Oboler’s Mutual Broadcasting System radio work in 1945. Correspondence from later dates is not as well organized and, characteristic of the “catch-all” nature of the Oboler papers, contains diverse materials on topics such as union membership, income taxes, travel, real estate, and product warranties and guarantees.

Materials from the early period of his career are among the best organized files of the collection, retaining their original arrangement, alphabetical by subject (including, for example, radio program titles) or correspondent, and within folder chronological, reverse chronological, or alphabetical by correspondent.

 Specific recipients and topics, 1936-1952 1 1 AFRA, 1941 January-November 1 2 Approved contract forms, 1940 1 3 Arch Oboler: paid bills, insurance receipts, etc., 1948 1 4 Arnelo Affair, 1945 September-1947 July 1 5 "Art of Radio Writing," 1940 August 1 6 Berke, Sam, 1948 1 7-8 Black, Ivan, 1939 September-1949 December 1 9-10 Blackett - Sample - Hummert, Inc., 1938 September-1941 March 1 11 Books, 1942 March 1 12 Burr, Jane, 1939 September-1941 May 1 13 Charities, 1940 January-1944 April 1 14 Copyright material, 1939 September-1942 May 1 15 Council for Democracy, 1941 September-1941 December 2 1 Dean Witter & Company, 1941 March-June 2 2 Draft business, 1941 March 2 3 Earle, Harley, 1940 December 2 4 European trip, 1938 May-October 2 5 Everyman's Theater scripts returned, 1938 April-1940 November

Arch Oboler radio program, 1940-1941.

 2 6 Everyman's Theater advance synopsis, circa 1940

Arch Oboler radio program, 1940-1941.

 2 7-8 Free film, 1941-1943, 1947 2 9 Follow up folder (weekly), current material, 1940 September-1941 November 2 10-11 Gang & Kopp, 1940 June-1951 February 2 12 Garbo affair, 1942 January-March 2 13 Garden, 1940-1942 3 1 General Amusement Corporation, Jimmy Parks, 1938 September-1941 November 3 2 Gilmore, Max E., 1942 April 3 3 Glassley, Chester, 1941 October-1952 May 3 4 Immediate, 1940 January-1942 February 3 5 Institute for Education by Radio, 12th and 13th, 1941 May-1946 June 3 6 J. Walter Thompson, Inc., 1937 January-1939 July 3 7 Kastor, H.W. & Sons, 1937 April-1939 June 3 8 Leland Hayward, Inc., 1939 February-1941 November 3 9 Miscellaneous, 1943 and undated 3 10 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1936 June-1942 May 3 11 Motion Picture Buyers Guide, 1940-1945 3 12 Music, 1940 3 13 Musicians Mutual Protective Association, 1940 October 3 14 NBC correspondence, 1939, 1937 December-1939 December 4 1 NBC correspondence, 1940, 1939 December-1940 December 4 2 NBC, Wally West, 1940 January-1941 February 4 3 Other NBC correspondence, 1937 July-1941 November 4 4 Procter & Gamble, 1940 November-1941 May 4 5 Publicity, Plays for Americans, 1942 February-March

Arch Oboler World War II radio series, 1942.

 4 6 Radio editors, 1938 February-1946 June 4 7 Radio Writers Guild, 1939 May-1947 December 4 8 Ranch furniture, 1941 April-August 4 9 Random House book, 1940 January-1942 May 4 10 Read, Oliver: radio, 1940 April-September 4 11 Red Cross, 1940 September-1941 October 4 12 Red White & Blue (army), 1941 May-June 4 13 Rutherhauff & Ryan, 1938 April-1941 September 4 14 Services, 1946 November-1952 July 5 1 Speech material, 1939 June-October 5 2 Stocks, 1941 March-September 5 3 Strange Holiday correspondence, 1944 January-1952 January 5 4 Strange Morning correspondence, 1944 July-1945 February 5 5 Treasury show, 1941, 1941 June-October 5 6 20th Century Fox, 1941 April-October 5 7 Union Bank & Trust Co., 1941 September-November 5 8 University correspondence, 1938 November-December, 1941 January-August 5 9 Variety, 1938 May-1941 August 5 10 Weston, George, His First Million Women, 1941 October-November 5 11 William Morris Agency, 1937 April-1941 September 5 12 William Targ (book), 1940 March-1941 December Correspondence arranged alphabetically, 1937-1942 6 1 A to G, 1937 6 2 G to M, 1937 6 3 N to T, 1937 6 4 T to Z, 1937 6 5 A, 1938 6 6 B, 1938 6 7 C, 1938 6 8 D, 1938 6 9 F, 1938 6 10 G, 1938 6 11 H, 1938 6 12 J, 1938 6 13 K, 1938 6 14 L, 1938 6 15 M, 1938 6 16 N, 1938 6 17 O-P, 1938 6 18 R, 1938 6 19 S, 1938 6 20 T, 1938 6 21 V, 1938 6 22 W, 1938 6 23 A, 1939 6 24 B, 1939 6 25 C, 1938-1939 6 26 D, 1939 6 27 E, 1939 6 28 F, 1939 6 29 G, 1939 6 30 H, 1939 6 31 J, 1939 6 32 K, 1939 6 33 L, 1939-1940 6 34 M, 1939 6 35 N, 1939 6 36 O-P, 1939 6 37 R, 1939 6 38 S, 1939 6 39 T, 1939 6 40 V, 1939 6 41 W, 1939 7 1 A, 1940 7 2 B, 1940 7 3 C, 1940 7 4 D, 1940 7 5 E, 1940 7 6 F, 1940 7 7 G, 1940 7 8 H, 1940 7 9 I, 1940 7 10 J, 1940 7 11 K, 1940 7 12 L, 1940 7 13 M, 1940 7 14 N-O, 1940 7 15 P, 1940 7 16 R, 1940 7 17 S, 1940 7 18 T, 1940 7 19 V, 1940 7 20 W, 1940 7 21 XYZ, 1940 7 22 B, 1941 7 23 C, 1941 7 24 D, 1941 7 25 E, 1941 7 26 F, 1941 7 27 G, 1941 7 28 H, 1941 7 29 J, 1941 7 30 K, 1941 7 31 L, 1941 8 1 M, 1941 8 2 N, 1941 8 4 O, 1941 8 5 P, 1941 8 6 R, 1941 8 7 S, 1941 8 8 T, 1941 8 9 V, 1941 8 10 W, 1941 8 11 XYZ, 1941 8 12 A, 1942 8 13 B, 1942 8 14 C, 1942 8 15 D, 1942 8 16 E, 1942 8 17 F, 1942 8 18 G, 1942 8 19 H, 1942 8 20 I-J, 1942 8 21 K, 1942 8 22 L, 1942 8 23 M, 1942 8 24 N, 1942 8 25 O, 1942 8 26 P-Q, 1942 8 27 R, 1942 8 28 S, 1942 8 29 T, 1942 8 30 U-V, 1942 8 31 W, 1942 8 32 XYZ, 1942 Correspondence by subject, chiefly early to mid 1940s, 1936-1946 9 1 A, miscellaneous, 1942-1944 9 2 Actors, N to Z, 1942-1943 9 3 Auditions, 1944, 1944-1945 9 4 B, miscellaneous, 1941-1944 9 5 BBC (V-E Day), 1944 October-December 9 6 Biow, 1944 March-June 9 7 Black, Ivan, 1942 June-1944 December 9 8 Bright Weapon, 1944 June-December 9 9 C, miscellaneous, 1942-1944 9 10 Chinese Gong, business correspondence, 1944 March-April 9 11 Christmas lists, 1944 9 12 Cyzio, 1941, 1944 9 13 D, miscellaneous, 1942-1944 9 14 Draft board, 1942-1945 9 15 Dryer, Sherman, 1942 July-August 9 16 E, miscellaneous, 1942 May-November 9 17 Elgin Christmas program, Bette Davis, 1942 December 9 18 Everything for the Boys material, 1941-1945 9 19 F, miscellaneous, 1942-1944 10 1 Fan mail, answered, 1943-1944 10 2 Four for the Fifth and Sixth, 1944 May-December 10 3 Free World Theatre: advance schedules, 1943 10 4 Free World Theatre: book, 1943-1944 10 5 Free World Theatre: fan mail, 1943 10 6 Free World Theatre: general correspondence, 1942-1943 10 7 Free World Theatre: manuscripts submitted, 1943 10 8 Free World Theatre: minutes of meetings, 1943 April-June 10 9-10 Free World Theatre: original statements and correspondence, 1942-1943 10 11 Free World Theatre: publicity, 1942 December-1943 June 10 12 Free World Theatre: requests for scripts, 1944 July-August 11 1-3 Free World Theatre: complete script set, 1943 February-June 11 4 G, miscellaneous, 1942-1944 11 5 Gang, Kopp & Tyre, attorneys, 1942 August-1944 July 11 6 Gangway for Tomorrow: general correspondence, 1943 April-1944 February 11 7 H, miscellaneous, 1942-1944 11 8 "High Command," circa 1945

An episode of Four for the Fifth, a World War II radio drama.

 11 9 Holiday correspondence, 1943 November-1944 January 11 10 I, miscellaneous, 1942 February-1944 December 11 11 Indians, 1943 July-August 11 12 Institute for Education by Radio, 1942 May-1944 October 11 13 Insurance, 1941-1944 11 14 J, miscellaneous, 1942-1944 12 1 K, miscellaneous, 1942-1944 12 2 Kathleen Goddard, 1943-1944 12 3 L, miscellaneous, 1942-1944 12 4 Lengel, article, 1944 August-November 12 5 Lights Out: auditions, circa 1942 12 6-7 Lights Out: business and personal correspondence, 1942-1943 12 8 Lights Out: miscellaneous schedules, synopses, etc., 1936-1937, 1942-1943 12 9 "Lights Out: requests for scripts or permission to re-broadcast, 1942 December-1944 September 12 10 M, miscellaneous, 1942-1944 12 11 Mac, 1943-1944 12 12 Mark Twain, correspondence, 1943 December-1944 June 12 13 Miscellaneous, 1942 March-1944 June 12 14 William Morris Agency, 1944 August-December 12 15 Correspondence regarding motion pictures, 1941 December-1943 August 12 16 N, miscellaneous, 1942-1944 12 17 National Broadcasting Company, 1942 September-1944 December 13 1 National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1943-1944 13 2 Negroes, 1943 July-August 13 3 O, miscellaneous, 1942-1945 13 4 Offerings: correspondence, unsolicited ideas and scripts, music, poems, etc., 1942 November-1944 October 13 5 Correspondence regarding charitable, cultural institutions, 1942-1943 13 6 P, miscellaneous, 1942-1944 13 7-8 Personal correspondence, 1942-1944 13 9 Photographs, undated 14 1 Plays for Americans, book, 1942 May-1944 December 14 2 Publications and miscellaneous circulars, 1942 November-December 14 3 R, miscellaneous, 1942-1944 14 4 Radio Writers Guild: miscellaneous, 1943-1946 14 5 Random House, 1942 February-1944 August 14 6 Rationing, 1942 November-1945 June 14 7 Requests for autographs, 1942 June-December 14 8 Requests for photographs, 1943 February-July 14 9 Requests for scripts and permission to present: 14 Radio Plays, 1942 August-1944 April 14 10 Requests for scripts: 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expedition, <unitdate>1947 January-December</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3395"> <did> <container type="box">OS 2</container> <container type="folder">1</container> <unittitle>Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition promotional materials, <unitdate>1947-1948</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3405"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <container type="folder">1</container> <unittitle>H, miscellaneous, <unitdate>1945-1949</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3415"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <container type="folder">2</container> <unittitle>Hollywood Writers' Mobilization, <unitdate>1943-1947</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3425"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <container type="folder">3</container> <unittitle>Gang, Kopp & Tyre, <unitdate>1945-1947</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3435"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <container type="folder">4</container> <unittitle>J, miscellaneous, <unitdate>1945-1949</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3445"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <container type="folder">5</container> <unittitle>K, miscellaneous, <unitdate>1945-1950</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3455"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <container type="folder">6</container> <unittitle>L, miscellaneous, <unitdate>1945-1949</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3465"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <container type="folder">7</container> <unittitle>M, miscellaneous, <unitdate>1946-1949</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3475"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <container type="folder">8</container> <unittitle>Mutual Broadcasting System, <unitdate>1945 March-1946 May</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3486"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <container type="folder">9</container> <unittitle>N, miscellaneous, <unitdate>1944-1949</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3496"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <container type="folder">10</container> <unittitle>National Broadcasting Co., <unitdate>1943 January, 1945 January-1947 August</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3506"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <container type="folder">11</container> <unittitle>O and P, miscellaneous, <unitdate>1945-1949</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3516"> <did> <container type="box">17</container> <container type="folder">12</container> <unittitle>Other people's scripts, <unitdate>1945 July-1946 January</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3526"> <did> <container type="box">18</container> <container type="folder">1</container> <unittitle>Q and R, miscellaneous, <unitdate>1945-1949</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3536"> <did> <container type="box">18</container> <container type="folder">2</container> <unittitle>Requests for scripts, <unitdate>1948-1951</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3546"> <did> <container type="box">18</container> <container type="folder">3-4</container> <unittitle>Requests for scripts (loose papers), <unitdate>1944 June-1949</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3556"> <did> <container type="box">18</container> <container type="folder">5-7</container> <unittitle>Requests to use scripts, <unitdate>1945-1947</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3566"> <did> <container type="box">18</container> <container type="folder">8-9</container> <unittitle>S, miscellaneous, <unitdate>1945-1949</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 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<unitdate>1934-1952</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3623"> <did> <container type="box">20</container> <container type="folder">1</container> <unittitle>A, <unitdate>1950-1952</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e3633"> <did> <container type="box">20</container> <container type="folder">2</container> <unittitle>ABC <title render="italic">Oboler's Comedy Theatre, 1949

Television program written and produced by Arch Oboler, and broadcast on ABC in 1949.

The program was also known as Arch Oboler's Comedy Theater.

 20 3 ABC Oboler's Comedy Theatre bills, 1949-1950 20 4-5 Actors, 1945-1952 20 6 Actress: follow-up, 1945-1952 20 7 Advertisements, 1942-1949 20 8 Advertisements: personal, undated 20 9 African adventure feature: narration, circa 1951 20 10 African adventure feature: Man-eaters of Tsavo, undated 20 11 African book, undated 20 12 African Adventure, Decca album, 1949-1950 20 13 Awaiting answer: follow-up, 1950-1952 20 14 B, 1950-1952 20 15 Ben Bogeaus Productions, 1945-1947 20 16 Bogeaus, project boom for, 1947-1950 20 17 Bills paid: guild dues, Hollywood Citizen, Music, Soundscriber, 1945-1951 21 1 Books and book review: Book-of-the-Month Club, 1943-1946 21 2 Burr, Jane, 1934-1949 21 3 C, 1950-1952 21 4 Cards, business, undated 21 5 Cast sheets: Mutual series, 1945-1946 21 6 CBS television scripts, 1951 21 7 Columbia Broadcasting System, 1945-1950 21 8 Copyright information, 1945-1947 21 9 D, 1948-1952 21 10 Dialects, 1935, 1944 21 11 Douglas, Kirk: radio series, 1950 21 12 Encyclopaedia Britannica articles, 1946, 1949 21 13 F, 1949-1952 21 14 Famous Artists Corporation, 1950-1951 21 15 Federal Communications Commission, 1946 21 16 Film equipment, 1949, 1951 21 17 Follow-up folder, undated 21 18 Forest Service, 1945 21 19 Future to do: follow-up, 1949-1952 22 1 G, 1951-1952 22 2 Guy Stevens correspondence, 1950 22 3 I, 1949-1950 22 4 Income tax, 1944-1945 22 5 J, 1950 22 6 K, 1950-1951 22 7 Kinsey, Alfred, 1950 22 8 L, 1949-1951 22 9 Leakey, Louis, 1950 22 10 Lovely Lover lyrics, 1946 22 11 M, 1946, 1948, 1950-1952 22 12 Mail to be answered, 1949 and undated 22 13 Masai story, undated 22 14-15 William Morris Agency, 1947-1952 22 16 Motion Picture Association, 1950-1952 22 17-18 Music Corporation of America, 1948-1952 23 1 Musicians, 1945 October 23 2 N, 1952 23 3 National Broadcasting Company, 1948-1952 23 4 National Conference of Christians & Jews, Inc., 1945-1946 23 5 New York and Chicago information and addresses, 1951-1952 23 6 Norton, Sam (lawyer), 1950-1952 23 7 O, 1950-1951 23 8 Oboler Omnibus book list, 1945 23 9 Office routine: equipment and forms, 1951 23 10 Organizations: charitable and cultural, 1945 February 23 11 Other people's scripts, 1951 23 12 P, 1949-1952 23 13 Publicity material, 1942-1949 23 14 Quigley panel, 1951-1952 23 15 R, 1950-1952 23 16 Radio Directors Guild, 1946 23 17 Radio freelance market list, 1947, 1951-1952 23 18 Radio Writers Guild, 1947, 1949, 1951 23 19 Records: Decca, 1947 23 20 Reference material, 1941-1949 24 1 Reference material, 1941-1949 24 2 Reference material: democracy, 1948-1949 24 3 Request: photographs, 1948 24 4 S, 1950-1952 24 5 Screen Directors Guild, 1951-1952 24 6 Soundscriber records, 1947, 1949 24 7-10 Speeches and articles, 1943-1947, 1949 25 1 T, 1949-1951 25 2 Television, 1945, 1948-1950 25 3 Thank-you and congratulatory letters, 1948-1952 25 4 V, 1944-1951 25 5 W, 1949-1952 25 6 Writers' Board, 1945-1946 25 7 Writer's Digest, 1945-1946 25 8 XYZ, 1949, 1951 Correspondence by subject, chiefly 1960s, 1940-1972 26 1 Agent, W. Ware Lynch: correspondence (Birdwell, Bartholomew house), 1968 September-1969 August 26 2-3 Arch Oboler correspondence, 1968 September-1969 August 26 4 Blank stationery, circa 1960 26 5 Buying land, 1964 January-1968 September 26 6 Cal loan - United, 1964 April-1966 December 26 7 California land, 1959 February-1970 October 26 8 Directors Guild of America, 1967-68 Directory of Members, 1967-1968 26 9 Guarantees: office #1, 1950-1970 26 10 Guarantees: office #2, 1950-1970 27 1 Guarantees: office #2, 1950-1970 27 2 Land, 1940 July-1969 April 27 3 Memo-grams, 1966-1972

Telephone message pad.

 27 4 Midwestern Magic-Vuers, circa 1968 27 5 M.W. - Tru-D - S.E.C., 1965 July 27 6 Ranch real estate: sold boon, 1965 July-1970 September 27 7 Real estate: Kaester, 1965 November-1968 December 27 8 Real estate: possible sellers of Oboler property, 1957 May-1971 July 27 9 Real estate: Sunny Acres land, 1958 August-1960 March 27 10 Rough S.E.C., 1965 January-May 27 11-12 S.E.C., 1965 July 28 1 Sturmer (Germany) correspondence, 1966 January-1967 March 28 2 Thank-you notes, 1967 December 28 3 Tru-D Bernier contracts, 1957 March-1969 October 28 4 Union Mortgage - Cal. Magic, 1959 August-1968 April 28 5 Union papers, 1966-1969 28 6 Unions: Directors Guild of America, 1965 August-1969 April 28 7 Unions: Screen Actors Guild, 1952 July-1968 November 28 8 Unions: Writers Guild Trust Fund "WGA" - correspondence F.F., 1966 December-1968 March 28 9-10 William Grant, insurance, 1965 April-1970 November Correspondence by subject, chiefly late 1960s-1980s, 1957-1987 29 1 Correspondence, 1957 August-1963 June 29 2 Japan, 1959 May-1964 July 29 3 Mike Meyer and Minnie Perlstein, 1961 April-1966 October 29 4 Correspondence, 1965 March-1975 January 29 5 Correspondence, 1966 September-1969 May 29 6-7 J.K. miscellaneous to file, 1968 November-1974 August 29 8-10 Correspondence, 1968 November-1987 February 29 11 Arch Oboler follow-up, 1970 February-1976 September 29 12 Future mail, 1970 May-1971 January 29 13 J.K. miscellaneous to file, 1971 December-1978 August 29 14 Mail to be answered, 1971 October-1981 September 30 1 Correspondence, 1972 January-1979 December 30 2-3 Future mail, 1972 September-1978 June 30 4 Correspondence, 1973 February-1974 July 30 5 J.K. miscellaneous filing, 1975 June-1977 November 30 6 Correspondence, 1975 October-1977 August 30 7-8 Letters, 1976 January-1983 December 30 9 Correspondence, 1977 February-May 30 10 Fan mail, 1977 June-1978 October 31 1-2 Correspondence and business mailings relating to film, radio, and writing, 1979 September-1983 September 31 3 Correspondence, 1980 January-1986 October 31 4 Answered correspondence, 1980 June-1982 January 31 5 Correspondence, 1980 October-1986 April 31 6 Correspondence, 1981 January-1985 March 31 7 Correspondence, 1982 June-1984 April 31 8 Correspondence regarding Larry King radio program interview, 1986 October-November Mutual Radio, 1944-1945 32 1-4 Mutual fan mail, 1944 April-1945 March 32 5 Mutual fan mail forwarded by Phillips Carlin, 1945 April-June Series 2. Film, circa 1925-1985 31 linear feet (74 boxes) RPA 00502-00575 (boxes 33-106); RPB 00111 (box OS 4); RPC 00083 (box OS 2); RPE 00005 (box OS 1)

Six motion pictures, all written and directed by Oboler, are documented in this series. The papers describe writing, financial, production, promotional, and legal aspects of Oboler’s motion picture work. Three films, Bwana Devil, The Bubble, and Domo Arigato, employed 3-dimensional film processes, and their unique filming and projection techniques are described in the collection materials. Bwana Devil was a great commercial success for Oboler, but tangled legal proceedings, documented in the papers, followed its release. Two of Oboler's movies were filmed outside the United States: 1+1 (in Canada) and Domo Arigato (in Japan). Oboler’s property in Malibu, California, served as the set for a third (Five).

The papers describe challenges encountered by Oboler, his casts, and his film crews in making these films. Oboler made all of his commercial films without major movie studio backing, and the materials in the series are in many ways a study of the work of an independent movie producer. Some motion pictures have abundant still photograph documentation, including, for Bwana Devil, photos of a journey taken by Oboler and his wife Eleanor to Africa, where Oboler met anthropologist Louis Leakey, correspondence with whom is found in the film papers.

The Oboler film materials retain their original file folder names and within files are generally arranged chronologically, by subject, or by correspondent.

 The Bubble, 1963-1976

Alternate titles: Fantastic Invasion of Planet Earth; The Zoo. Released: 1966. Production company: Midwestern Magic-Vuers; Arch Oboler Productions. Director: Arch Oboler; assistant director: Richard Dixon. Producer: Arch Oboler; associate producer, Marvin Chomsky. Writer: Arch Oboler. Cast includes: Michael Cole (Mark); Deborah Walley (Catherine); Johnny Desmond (Tony). Photography: Charles Wheeler. Special effects: "Space-Vision" three-dimensional process developed by Robert Bernier, who served as technical director on the film. Plot: A couple and their pilot are forced to land in a town filled with seemingly hypnotized inhabitants when the woman goes into labor. A dome-shaped force field placed by aliens prevents them from leaving until the woman's husband digs a tunnel that eventually leads his young family and the town's residents to freedom.

Notes: Oboler shortened and re-released the movie in 1972 and again, under the title Fantastic Invasion of Planet Earth, in 1976.

 Contracts, 1963-1972 Capitol contracts 33 1 Latest draft, circa 1966 February 33 2 Limited partnership agreement, circa 1965 33 3 Mortgage of chattels, circa 1966 February 33 4 New draft, 1966 February 1 33 5 Notes, circa 1966 February 33 6 Old draft, 1966 February 1 33 7 Original envelope, circa 1966 33 8-10 Capitol-Tower contract drafts, circa 1966 February-March 33 11 Capitol-Tower contract drafts, original envelope, circa 1966 February-March CBS studio contracts 33 12-16 1966 June-July 33 17 Original envelope, 1966 June-July 34 1 Debt agreement contract, 1964 November 34 2-3 Old investor contracts, circa 1964 34 4 Licensing agreements, 1965-1966 34 5 Miscellaneous documents, circa 1966 34 6 Oboler loan, undated Sale to Sherpix 34 7 1965 January, 1966 April, and undated 34 8-12 1972 February-March 34 13 SEC, 1965 May-August 34 14 Synchrofilm editorial work, 1966 August-October 34 15-19 Tru-D limited partnership agreements, early drafts, circa 1963 34 20-21 Winters Rosen Productions, 1968 May-June Financial documents, 1963-1969 Bills paid 35 1 CBS and production, 1966 35 2 Distribution, 1966 35 3 Hollywood casting, 1966 35 4 Revisions, 1966 May 35 5-8 CBS accounting sheets, 1966 June-September 35 9-16 CBS and Hollywood casting, 1966 June-December 35-36 CBS and Hollywood casting, miscellaneous, 1966-1967 35 (2 folders) 36 (4 folders) 36 5 CBS estimates, 1966 Consolidated bills 36 6 1966 36 7 1967-1969 36 8-9 Consolidated bills, debated and separated, 1966-1967 OS 1 1 Midwest Distribution, Bubble ledger sheets, 1967 March-April Midwestern distribution 36 10-11 A-M, 1967 36-37 N-Z, 1967 36 (1 folder) 37 (1 folder) Midwestern Magic-Vuers 37 2-5 Bills paid, 1966 37 6 Bills paid, 1967 37 7 Bills paid, 1968-1969 37 8 Distribution bills, 1967-1969 37 9 Financial statements, 1966-1969 37 10 Ledger sheets, 1964 November, 1966 June, 1966 September 38 1 Taxes, 1968-1969 Petty cash receipts 38 2 1965 December-1966 January 38 3 1966 February-March 38 4 1968 Tru-D 38 5 Bank statements, 1968 January-July 38 6-9 Bills paid, 1966 38-39 Bills paid, 1967 38 (2 folders) 39 (2 folders) 39 3-5 Bills paid, 1968 39 6 Bills paid by Oboler, 1963-1965 39 7 Bills paid to Consolidated, 1966 39 8 Financial statements, 1967-1969 39 9 Inventory, 1968 39 10-11 Petty cash receipts, 1967 39 12 Projection invoices from CBS, 1967 Production, 1952-1972 40 1 Actors and actresses correspondence, 1962 December-1965 September 40 2 Advertisements, 1967 40 3 Articles written by Oboler, undated 40 4 Artifacts, circa 1966 June 40 5 Artwork by Mauri Nolan, undated 40 6 "B," 1966 July, November 40 7 Banking, circa 1966-1967 40 8 Bekins Van and Storage, 1966 July-August 40 9 Bill Watters and Associates Advertising, circa 1967 March Bills paid by Arch Oboler 40 10 1962-1964 40 11 New York Trip, 1962 August 40 12 Boat rental, 1966 June 40 13 Budget, 1966 40 14 Business permit, 1966 July 40 15 Cast contracts, 1966 July 41 1 Casting, 1966 June-August 41 2 Casting extras, 1966 July 41 3 Casting photographs, 1966 June-August CBS 41 4 Contracts, 1966 June-August 41 5 Departmental heads, 1966 41 6 Inventory, 1966 July-August 41 7 Miscellaneous accounting, 1966 July-1967 August 41 8 Payments, 1966 July-August 41 9 Cinema Research invoice, 1964 March 41 10 Consolidated, 1966 October-1969 April 41 11 Cost analysis, circa 1969 April 41 12 Credits, circa 1966 41 13 Crew list, circa 1966 June-August 41 14 Cuts, 1968 November 41 15 Cutting notes, 1966 October 41 16 Daily notes, circa 1966 July 42 1 Demonstration reel, undated 42 2 Distribution, 1968 August-September 42 3 Distribution information, undated 42 4 Dreyer-Polacoat, circa 1961-1966 42 5 Dubbing notes, 1966 November 42 6 Editing notes, circa 1966 July 42 7 Employees, 1966 42 8 Equipment, 1965 September 42 9 European correspondence, circa 1968 42 10 Exhibition, 1966 October 42 11 Filming invitations, 1966 August 42 12 Follow-up, 1966 August 42 13 Foreign reviews, 1967 42 14 "Freebies," 1966 May-June

Product placement, etc.

 42 15 Friedman, Lewis, undated 42 16 Gibraltar Bank sets, 1966 July-1967 February 42 17 Gibraltar Progress article, 1966 December 42 18 Gillman Film Corporation, 1968 February 42 19 Glenn, Glen, undated 42 20 Globe Industries, 1965 April-1966 June 42 21 Gross receipts, undated 42 22 "H," 1966 August, October 42 23 Insurance, 1965 March, 1966 June-July 42 24 Insurance forms, undated 42 25 Los Angeles publicity, 1967 January-March 42 26-27 Legal documents, Schaeffer, 1952 November, 1966 September-1969 August 42 28 Memoranda, 1966 42 29 Midwestern Magic-Vuers inventory, 1967 42 30 Models, 1966 May-June 42 31 Music, 1966 42 32 Newspaper ads, undated 42 33 Norton, Sam, 1963 June, 1964 May, 1965 February-March, 1966 January, June 43 1 Oboler's personal notes, circa 1966 July 43 2 Oboler's personal production notes, 1966 July 43 3 Opticals, 1966 October 43 4-11 Photo stills, undated 43 12 Photos on set, undated 43 13 Plagiarism, 1967 January 43 14 Polaroid, 1966 July 43 15 Post production lists, undated 43 16 Print cuts, undated OS 2 2 Production, casting, and payroll materials, 1966 43 17 Props, undated Publicity 43 18 circa 1966 43 19 Thomas and Maskel, 1966 November-1967 January 43 20 Radio and television spots, undated 43 21 Release forms, undated 43 22 Release print, 1967 January 43 23 Rental notes, undated 43 24 Requests for funds, 1966 June-1967 February 44 1 "S," 1966 July 44 2 Sales letter, 1968 February 44 3 Script girl's notes, undated 44 4 Script pictures, circa 1966 44 5 Script revisions, circa 1966 May 44 6 Scripts submitted, circa 1963-1965 44 7 SEC, circa 1965 October 44 8-9 Sets, 1966 June-July 44 10 Sherman correspondence, 1967 June-July 44 11-12 Shooting notes, 1966 July-August 44 13 Shooting schedule, 1966 June-August Song 44 14 1966 August 44 15 1966 October, 1967 February 44 16 Sound (Mike Dutton), circa 1966 September 45 1 Sound effects, circa 1966 September-October 45 2 Special effects, undated 45 3 Stereo realists, 1968-1972 45 4 Stills, undated 45 5 Studio call sheets, 1966 July 45 6 Studio daily production report, 1966 July-August 45 7 Studios, 1966 May 45 8 Three-dimensional process, circa 1962-1965 45 9 Tickets, undated 45 10 Tower Auditing letters, 1966 April-1967June 45 11 Tower correspondence, 1965 December-1967 June 45 12 Trailer, 1966 December-1967 January 45 13 Tru-D test, 1966 July 45 14 "V," 1966 August, 1967 January 45 15 Viewer comments, 1967 March-April 45 16 Wardrobe notes, undated 45 17 Wild lines, circa 1966 July Sales and financing, 1962-1974 45 18 Australian distribution, 1970 September-1971 November 45 19 Canadian distribution, circa 1968 October 45 20 Distribution figures, circa 1966-1968 46 1 Distribution follow-up file, 1966 May-1967 August 46 2 Distribution follow-up file, 1968-1970 46 3 Distribution statements, 1966-1969 46 4 Finals given to Capitol, circa 1967 August 46 5-6 Investors, 1963-1972 46 7 Grosses, 1966-1970 46 8-9 Los Angeles Times article, circa 1967 July 46 10 Miscellaneous, 1963-1969 October 46 11 National general, 1970-1971 46 12 Ortega Distribution, 1969 46 13 Possible investors, 1962 November-1965 May 46 14-15 Press kit, circa 1966 47 1 Sales breakdown and stock information, circa 1968 June-August, 1973 December 47 2 Schedule of playdates, 1973 January-1974 August 47 3-4 Securities and Exchange Commission first drafts, circa 1965 47 5 Securities and Exchange Commission samples, circa 1963 47 6 Selected Pictures Corp. correspondence, 1962 June-1966 December 47 7-8 Selected Pictures Corp. correspondence, 1967 January-1968 October 47 9 Selected Pictures Corp. correspondence notes, circa 1962 June-1966 December 47 10 Tower and promissory notes, 1966 August, 1966 September, 1966 December Scripts, 1961-1966 and undated 48 1-3 Annotated script, undated "Before Mimeo" 48 4 Draft, undated 48 5 First corrected draft, 1961 October 48 6 First draft, undated 48 7-8 First draft, 78 pages, 1962 February 28 48 9 Motion picture script, undated 49 1-2 Rough draft, undated 49 3 Second revision, undated 49 4 Synopsis, undated 49 5 Bernier 3-D effect ideas, undated 49 6-8 Final corrections, undated 49 9 "Final final" corrections, undated Final revision 49-50 Scripts, circa 1966 49 (1 folder) 50 (2 folders) 50 3 Yellow binder #3, undated 50 4 Yellow binder #4, undated 50 5 Yellow binder #18, undated 50 6 Yellow binder #59, undated 50 7 Yellow binder #65, undated 50 8 Yellow binder #66, undated 51 1-2 First revision "After Mimeo," undated 51 3 First version, undated 51 4-6 Jerry Kay script book, circa 1966 July 51 7 Miscellaneous pages, undated 51-52 Post-production script, 1966 August 51 (2 folders) 52 (1 folder) 52 2 Red binder, undated 52 3 Revisions for yellow script, undated 52 4-5 Script assistant's breakdown, undated 52 6 Second revision "After Mimeo," undated 52 7 Script synopsis, undated 52 8 Script timing, revised, undated 52-53 Second version of Bubble, undated 52 (1 folder) 53 (1 folder) 53 2 Sound effects, undated 53 3 3-D effect suggestions, undated 53 4 3-D test script, undated 53 5-6 3-D test and final mimeo draft, 1962 June 12 53 7 Visual effects script, undated Theater openings, 1966-1968 and undated 54 1 Baton Rouge, Robert E. Lee Theater, 1967 June 54 2 Canada, 1968 October-November 54 3-7 Chicago, Woods Theater, 1966 December 54 8 Chicago, Woods Theater, miscellaneous, 1966 December 54 9-10 Cleveland, Hippodrome, 1967 April 54 11-12 Denver, International 70 Theater, circa 1967 May 55 1 Detroit, Adams Theatre, 1967 February 55 2 Detroit, Adams Theatre, miscellaneous, 1967 January-February 55 3 Exhibitor billings, circa 1967 55 4 Florida, Palms Theater, 1967 July 55 5 Hawaii, 1967 March-April 55 6 Imperial Beach, California, Palm Theatre, 1968 December 55 7 Ivar advertisements, undated 55 8 Ivar photographs, undated 55 9-10 Los Angeles, invitational premiere, circa 1967 March-July Los Angeles, Ivar Theatre 55 11 Employees, 1967 March 56 1-2 Miscellaneous, 1967 March 56 3 Receipts, 1967 March 56 4 Variety pages, 1967 March 56 5 Las Vegas, undated 56 6 Milwaukee, Palace Theatre, 1967 May OS 1 2 Movie poster and draft advertising materials, undated OS 2 3 Movie poster and draft advertising materials, 1971, undated 56 7-9 New Orleans, Orpheum Theatre, circa 1967 May 56 10 New Orleans review, undated 56 11 "Opening Day Story," undated 56 12 Palm Theater bumper stickers, undated 56 13 San Diego, Palms Theatre, undated 57 1 San Francisco, St. Francis Theater, 1967 April 57 2 Teenage Fair, Hollywood Paladium, 1967 March 57 3 Toronto, Downtown Theatre, 1968 November 57 4 Woods photograph and negative, undated Unions, 1966-1968 57 5 American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), circa 1966-1967 57 6 Cast, 1966 July 57 7 Code certificate, 1966 November.-December. 57 8 Contracts, circa 1966 - 1967 57 9 Directors, 1966 April-May 57 10 Screen Actors Guild/Screen Extras Guild, 1966-1968 57 11 Unions, 1966 April-1967 May Bwana Devil, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950s)

Alternate title: The Lions of Gulu. Released: 1952 (Gulu Pictures), 1953 (United Artists). Production company: Gulu Pictures Co. Distribution company: Gulu Pictures Co., United Artists Corp. Director: Arch Oboler; assistant director: Richard Dixon. Producer: Arch Oboler; associate producer: Sid Pink; co-producer: William Shapiro. Writer: Arch Oboler. Cast includes: Robert Stack (Robert Hayward); Barbara Britton (Alice Hayward); Nigel Bruce (Doc Maclean). Photography: Joseph Biroc. Technical advisor: Louis Leakey. Special effects: Natural Vision three-dimensional process, possibly developed by Milton Gunzburg and licensed to Oboler by George J. Schaefer. Plot: When British railway workers in Kenya are repeatedly attacked by two man-eating lions, engineer Robert Hayward resolves to kill the animals. Following tragically unsuccessful attempts by skilled Masai tribesmen as well as renowned hunters sent in from London to kill the beasts, Hayward manages to shoot both of the lions.

Notes: The film included footage taken by Oboler in Africa,1948-1950; other footage was shot in California and possibly Mexico. It was the first feature film to use the 3-D process. Bwana Devil was based on the true story of two man-eating lions that reportedly killed well over one hundred British East Africa railway workers in Kenya in the late 1890s. Following's the movie's release, a number of lawsuits were filed against Oboler by Edward Alperson, Milton Bren and his company Brenco Pictures, United Artists, and others.

Unlike the materials documenting some of Oboler's other films, the Bwana Devil grouping contains few documents relating to performers and production. It does, however, include a large quantity of photographs, clippings, and promotional materials. The records also document various lawsuits filed after the movie's release and an Internal Revenue Service audit regarding taxes paid on the film's substantial earnings.

 Contracts, 1952-1955 58 1 Arch Oboler Productions: application and license contract, circa 1952 58 2 Bwana letter contracts employees, 1952 April-1954 August 58 3 Research, 1952 April-December

Includes Louis Leakey correspondence.

 58 4 Bwana, 1952 May-November 58 5 Miscellaneous contracts, Gulu, 1952 July-1955 May 58 6 Print correspondence, Pathe and Consolidated, 1952 September-1955 February 58 7 Production contracts, 1952 May-September Distribution, 1952-1955 58 8 1952 October-1953 April 58 9 Distribution information, 1952 July-1953 February 58 10 George Schaefer, 1952 March-1955 November 58 11 Sid Pink, 1952 January-1953 January 58 12 Holly. & LA Paramount distribution contracts, 1952 July-1954 January Financial, 1951-1956 58 13 Bills, 1952 June-1953 September 59 1-2 Photostats of bills, 1952 May-1953 January 59 3 Bills paid personally by Oboler, 1951 September-1956 May 59 4 Bills paid, 1952 June-1953 November 59 5 Investors, 1952 May-1954 September 59 6 Lou Berke correspondence, 1952 December-1956 April 59 7 Gulu investor contracts, 1952 May-1954 September Milton Gunzburg, 1951-1954 60 1 3685, Arch Oboler, regarding Milton Gunzburg, 1952 January-1954 January 60 2 Gunzburg, 1951 October-1954 January Internal Revenue Service, 1950-1960 60 3-4 Extra information Gov., 1952-1959 60 5-6 Government information, 1953 September 61 1 Miscellaneous documents, 1950 July-1960 December 61 2-3 New information, Gov., 1951 October-1958 August 61 4 Taxes, government settlement regarding 1953 and 1954, 1954 January-1960 May Legal and lawsuits, Edward Alperson-Brenco Pictures, 1952-1957 Brenco v. Gulu Pictures, 1952-1953 61 5 1760 B-2, folder file, 1952 December-1953 December 61 6 1760-F, Sidney Pink deposition and exhibits, 1952 September-1953 September 62 1-3 1760-J, Seymour M. Peyser deposition and exhibits, 1953 January-August 62 4 1844-I, Arch Oboler v. Brenco, Jerry Kay deposition, 1956 62 5-7 Alperson complaint, 1953 February-1956 March 63 1 Alperson trial, miscellaneous, 1952 December-1957 January 63 2 Alperson trial, contracts, 1952 January-1957 January 63 3 Sid Pink, 1952 January-1956 October Arch Oboler v. Brenco, 1955-1956 63 4 Appeal from the Superior Court, Los Angeles County, 1956 May 63 5-6 Appeal from the Superior Court, Los Angeles County, 1956 August 63 7-8 Deposition of Arch Oboler, 1956 February 64 1-3 Deposition of Arch Oboler, 1956 January-February 64 4 Deposition of Edward L. Alperson, 1955 September 64 5 Depositions of Graham L. Sterling, Jr., Lauren M. Wright, Pierce Works, and William B. Carman, 1956 April 65 1-2 Ledger, circa 1955 Legal and lawsuits, miscellaneous, 1925-1955 66 1 Sid Pink, Kamins, Pergament, 1952 June-1954 April 66 2 Regarding Man-Eaters of Tsavo (Travis and John Henry Patterson), 1925, 1952 January-1955 June 66 3 Cummins, 1952 August-1954 July Legal and lawsuits, United Artists, 1952-1958 66 4 Bills and miscellaneous bookkeeping, United Artists settlement, 1952 June-1956 May 66 5 Bwana United Artists-Oboler dispute, 1952 August-1958 April Photographs, 1948-1953 and undated 66 6 Film opening photographs by Irving L. Antler, 1952 67 1 BD 1-BD 30, circa 1948-1950, 1952 67 2 BD 31-BD 60, 1948-1950, circa 1952 67 3 BD 61-BD 90, 1948-1950, circa 1952 67 4 BD 91-BD 120, 1948-1950, circa 1952 67 5 BD 121-BD 158, 1948-1950, circa 1952 68 1 "Bwana Pictures Advertising," 1952 68 2 Premiere photographs from Arthur P. Jacobs, 1952 November 27 68 3-6 Miscellaneous photographs, 1948-1950, circa 1952 68 7 Personal appearances, circa 1952 68 8 Photos from Africa filming, circa 1948-1950 68 9 Belgium, 1953 April 68 10 Mexico, undated 68 11 Singapore, undated Production, filming, 1952-1956 69 1 Cutting notes, 1952 August-1954 November 69 2 Employees, 1952 April-1953 April 69 3 Equipment, 1952 August-1953 January 69 4 Film lab, 1952 March-1953 April 69 5 Music, 1952-1956 69 6 Props, 1952 April-November 69 7 Titles, 1952 March-1953 April Promotion, publicity, advertising,1925-1977 (bulk 1952-1954) 69 8 Openings: Cuba, India, London, Paris, Philippines, and Sweden photographs and articles, 1953 February-July 69 9-10 Advertising, 1948 October, 1952 June-1954 September 69 11 Advertising, 1925, 1952 September-1953 March OS 1 3 Advertising materials, 1952 December OS 2 4 Advertising materials, 1953 March 70 1 Denmark, 1953 May-1954 September OS 1 4 Draft advertising materials, 1952 September 70 2 Miscellaneous, 1952 November-1953 October 70 3 Europe, 1953 April-1954 January 70 4 Miscellaneous, 1953 March-April 70 5 Opening, Los Angeles, 1953 March-1954 January 70 6 Opening, Philadelphia, 1952 December 70 7 Opening, San Francisco, 1952 November-December 70 8 Personal appearances, 1952 December-1953 May 70 9 Personal appearances, 1952 November-1954 August 70 10 Premiere, television broadcast, 1952 November 70 11 Publicity, 1925, 1952 April-1954 November 70 12 Second week, 1952 December, 1953 February 70 13 Keyed proofs, undated 70 14 Miscellaneous promotional and advertising materials , 1952 70 15 "The Nostalgic Saga of Bwana 3-D, Los Angeles Magazine, 1977 March 16 70-71 Press and exploitation book, 1952 70 (1 folder) 71 (4 folders) 71 5 Press folder, 1952 November 71 6 World premiere, Paramount Theatres, program, 1952 November 26 Scripts, 1952 and undated 71 7 Call sheet, tentative shooting schedule, and script , 1952 June-July Lions of Gulu 71 8 undated 72 1-2 By Arch Oboler, undated 72 3 Kitchen Bwana, undated 72 4 Movie, 1952 June-July 72 5 Movie, ranch file, undated 72 6-7 Incomplete, undated 72 8 Bwana script, 1952 June-September Domo Arigato, circa 1965-1976 and undated

Alternate titles: Honeymoon; Thank You Very Much. Released: 1972. Production company: [Sherpix?]. Director: Arch Oboler; director's assistant: Jerry Kay; assistant director: Gary Sher. Producer: Arch Oboler; executive producer, Louis K. Sher. Writer: Arch Oboler. Cast includes: Bonnie Sher (Tara); Jason Ledger (Doug). Photographer: Donald Peterman. Special effects: "Space-Vision" three-dimensional process developed by Robert Bernier, who served as technical specialist on the film. Plot: Depicts the relationship between an American serviceman on leave from the war in Vietnam and the American girl he meets in Japan.

Notes: Filmed in Japan, 1972. Financing was provided by Louis K. Sher. Lead actress Bonnie Sher was Lou Sher's daughter, and several additional family members also worked on the film. Domo Arigato was Oboler's last completed film.

The materials are arranged as follows: Cast and crew; Included in this group of material is much information on financing production, and filming of the movie. Lou Sher's correspondence with Jerry Kay and Arch Oboler often concerns accounting and budgeting matters and requests for financial support. Kay prepared numerous financial spreadsheets and kept copious notes on budgets, salaries, bank depostits, and financial charges, all of which are retained in the Domo Arigato materials. Documents on the personnel involved with the film and on production and filming reveal the challenges of moviemaking in Japan. Camera reports, soundtrack notes, and various versions of scripts provide detailed information on the technical aspects of producing a motion picture.

 Cast and crew, 1972 73 1 Contracts, 1972 73 2 Crew contracts, 1972 73 3 Crew, Honeymoon, 1972 July-December Contracts, 1965-1973 73 4 Legal and contractual documents with Sherpix, 1972 73 5 Lou Sher, 1965-1966, 1972 73 6 Motion pictures, agreements, 1972 June-July 73 7-9 Sher contracts, 1972-1973 Distribution, promotion, publicity, 1971-1976 74 1 Miscellaneous go thru, 1971-1973 74 2 Follow-up, 1972 February-1976 September Financial, 1972-1974 74 3 Accounting sheets, Sherpix, 1972-1973 74 4 Workbook, 1972-1973 74 5 Petty cash, Arch Oboler and Jerry Kay, 1972 July-August 74 6 Bills to be paid, 1972-1973 74 7 J.K. Sherpix accounting, 1972-1974 75 1 Robert Sher, 1972-1973 75 2 Sherpix correspondence, 1972-1973 75 3 Third set of carbons sent to Robert Sher, 1972-1973 75 4 Worksheets, 1972-1973 Miscellaneous, 1972-1985 75 5 Correspondence, 1972 July-1985 March 75 6-9 Jerry Kay notebook, 1972

Relates to all aspects of the film.

 Production, filming, 1967-1976 OS 1 5 Blueprint for projector prism support assembly, 1967 March 31 76 1 Oboler notes, Japan, 1972 June-August 76 2 Music cues, 1972 December 76 3-5 Oboler personal, "Arigato shooting and cutting scripts," 1972 76 6 S.V. inserts "Arigato," 1972 September-October 76 7 Oboler cutting room paperwork, 1972 November-1973 January 76 8 Cutting index, undated 76 9 Cutting script, circa 1972 OS 4 Domo Arigato (Honeymoon) production board, undated 76 10 Optics, 1972-1973 77 1 Optical orders, undated 77 2 Sound and codebook, 1972 July-November 77 3 Sound FX notes, wild line notes, circa 1972-1973 77 4 Audio effects, 1972 December 77 5 Bills paid, Japan Travel Center, 1972 June-October 77 6 Cam. and sound reports, 1972 July-August 77 7 C.F.I. - "Arigato," 1972-1976 77 8 Code book, 1972 77 9 Filming script and notes, 1972 78 1 Kokuyo notebook, 1972 July

Photo scrapbook of Kyoto.

 78 2 Music, 1972-1973 78 3 Photographs, 1972 78 4 Producers' Sound Service, 1972 December-1973 January 78 5-12 Reels 1-8 dubbing logs, undated 78 13 Ryder Sound Services, Inc., 1973 March 78 14 Synchrofilm, 1972-1973 Scripts, 1972-1973 and undated 78 15 Wild lines, etc., 1972-1973 78 16 Arigato: A Motion Picture for Space-Vision, undated 78 17 Arch Oboler, 1972-1973 78 18 Revised pages script, undated "Honeymoon: A Motion Picture for Space-Vision," circa 1972 and undated

The original title of Domo Arigato was Honeymoon.

 79 1-2 undated 79 3 Obsolete, undated 79 4 "Honeymoon" ('Arigato')," undated 79 5 "Honeymoon" script, circa 1972 Lou Sher correspondence, 1971-1974 79 6 1972-1973 79 7 Sher, Sherpix, 1972, 1971-1974 79 8 Returned from Sher's files, 1972 Five, circa 1948-1984 (bulk 1948-1952)

Released: 1951. Production company: Lobo Productions. Distribution company: Columbia Pictures Corp. Director: Arch Oboler. Producer: Arch Oboler. Writer: Arch Oboler. Cast includes: William Phipps (Michael Rogin); Susan Douglas (Roseanne); James Anderson (Eric). Photography: Louis Clyde Stouman. Plot: The only five people to survive a nuclear holocaust try to survive in a rural area near New York City. Ultimately the group is reduced by conflict, radiation sickness, and murder to just a man and a woman.

Notes: Filmed in 1950 on a low budget, Five was shot mainly in and around "Cliff House," the futuristic house that Frank Lloyd Wright designed for Oboler and his wife in the Santa Monica Mountains. The film was nominated for best-written American low-budget movie by the Screen Writers Guild in 1952.

Among the correspondence with cast and crew are items concerning lawsuits filed by Oboler and a cameraman, Arthur Swerdloff, over a scuffle on the movie set. A disagreement between Oboler and Columbia Pictures over the pairing of Five with the controversial film M in theaters is also documented.

 Cast and crew, 1948-1951 80 1 Actors, correspondence, 1948 November-1951 December 80 2 Gena Gilbert photographs, circa 1951 80 3-4 Only Woman employees, 1950 June-1951 January Distribution, promotion, and publicity, 1950-1984 80 5-6 Columbia Pictures, 1951 February-1952 May OS 1 6 Dutch movie poster and Columbia Pictures advertisements, undated 80 7 1951 July-1952 January 81 1 Miscellaneous, 1951 April-1959 June 81 2 Premiere, Los Angeles, 1951 August-1952 March 81 3 Pre-sale publicity, 1950 November-1952 January 81 4 Miscellaneous photographs, undated 81 5 Advertisements for The World, The Flesh and the Devil, and Night of the Comet, 1984 October and undated 81 6 Program from Screen Writer's Guild Fourth Annual Awards, 1952 February 25 Financial, 1949-1955 81 7-8 Bookkeeping for Last Woman, 1950 July-1952 May 81 9 Bookkeeping for Five, 1950 May-1954 April 82 1 Investors, 1950 May-1955 May 82 2 Post-distribution receipts, 1951 March, December 82 3 Motion picture rights agreement, 1950 July 82 4 Only Woman budgets, undated 82 5 Only Woman contracts, 1949 November-1951 April 82 6 Release of mortgage, 1951 March 82 7 Possible investors, 1949 May-1952 June Legal and lawsuits, 1950-1952 February 82 8 Arthur Swerdloff, 1950 June-1952 February Production, filming, 1949-1952 83 1 Camera reports -- CFI, Armistead, 1950 July-August 83 2-3 Camera reports, editing sheets, breakdown of film, 1950 July-October 83 4 Miscellaneous business, 1949 February-1951 June 83 5 Sound sheets and dubbing sheets, 1950 July-December 83 6-7 Music cues, circa 1950 84 1 Music notes, 1950 September-1952 August 84 2 Negatives, undated 84 3 Only Woman props & miscellaneous for shooting, 1950 August Scripts, circa 1950 and undated 84 4 Only Woman (An Original Screenplay) by Arch Oboler, M-7C, undated 84 5 Only Woman (An Original Screenplay) by Arch Oboler, R-2, undated 84 6 Only Woman (synopsis) by Arch Oboler, undated 84 7-9 Shooting script, Five, circa 1950 85-86 Shooting script, circa 1950 85 (4 folders) 86 (2 folders) 86 3 Unused scenes, shooting script, circa 1950 1 + 1 (Exploring the Kinsey Reports), circa 1935-1967 (bulk 1958-1961)

Alternate titles: One Plus One; Arch Oboler's 1+1: Exploring the Kinsey Reports; 1+1; Exploring the Kinsey Reports. Released: 1961. Production company: Fluorite, Ltd. Distribution company: Selected Films. Director: Arch Oboler; assistant directors: Richard Dixon, Gordon Milligan. Producer: Arch Oboler; associate producer, Suzanne Warner. Writer: Arch Oboler; based on his play Mrs. Kingsley's Report, which was broadcast as episode 4 of the television series Arch Oboler's Comedy Theater, 1949. Cast includes: Leo G. Carroll (Prof. R.D. Logan); Hilda Brawner (Clare Hollister); William Traylor (Hollister). Photography: George Jacobson. Plot: Consists of five stories about marriage and divorce, premarital and extramarital sexual relations, and abortion told by students in Prof. R.D. Logan's symposium on marriage and the Kinsey Reports. The stories include "Honeymoon," "Homecoming," "The Divorcee," "Average Man," and "Baby." No one in the symposium, however, discusses love.

Notes: Includes an animated sequence by Pictafilm about a polygamous dinosaur. The film was shot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1960-1961.

The materials document the challenges faced by Oboler in making a film in Canada, including hiring cast and dealing with unions and taxation issues. Oboler and his assistant Jerry Kay conducted a major publicity campaign for the film, and their promotional endeavors are well described in this group of material. There is a large quantity of financial paperwork in the collection. Also of interest is correspondence with the Kinsey Institute concerning the use of Alfred Kinsey's name in the film's title. Papers indicate that Oboler's request to use the name was initially denied, but permission may eventually have been secured since the film is sometimes subtitled, "Exploring the Kinsey Reports."

 Cast and crew, 1935-1965 87 1 Book photographs, 1960 87 2 Casting, 1960-1961 87 3 Cast publicity photographs, circa 1961 87 4 Actors and actresses, principally Canadian, 1960 87 5 Actors, miscellaneous, 1960 November-1963 April 87 6 Actors' contracts, 1960 December-1961 December 87 7 Actors, New York,, undated 87 8 Bills paid, actors, 1960 December-1961 February 87 9 Bills paid, crew, 1960 November-1961 January 87 10 Brian Adams, 1960 87 11 Canadian addresses, 1935 July-1965 August 88 1-6 Crew time cards, 1960-1961 89 1 Crew, miscellaneous, 1960 November-1962 March 89 2 George Golden, 1961 February 89 3 Unions, 1961 March 89 4 Unidentified actress, undated 89 5 Unions, 1957 March-1961 March Contracts, 1960-1967 89 6 Nat Taylor, 1960 September-1961 September 89 7 Release forms, music, etc., 1960 December-1967 June 89 8 Selected contracts, 1961 June-September Distribution, 1952-1967 89 9 Distribution & play dates, 1952 December-1964 October 89 10 Selected accounting, 1962 January-1964 December 89-90 Selected Films, Inc., 1961 June-1963 December 89 (1 folder) 90 (2 folders) 90 3 Costs, George Schaefer, 1961 May-1962 February 90 4 George Schaefer and correspondence, 1952 November-1967 July Financial, 1959-1967 90 5 Bookkeeping follow-up, 1960 November-1967 October 90 6 Gross receipts, 1961 August-October 90 7-8 Investors, 1960 July-1967 November 91 1 Lee Moselle regarding property contract, 1960 November-1961 February 91 2 Miscellaneous accounting breakdown, 1960 November-1961 June 91 3 Tapes and Swiss Corp., 1960 September-1963 July 91 4 Bills paid, 1961 November 91 5 Bills paid, editing, office, and camera equipment, 1960 December-1961 June 91 6 Bills paid, miscellaneous Fluorite hair and props, airlines, 1960 November-1961 April 91 7 Contracts, Sundel Frank, 1959 April-1961 December 92 1 Copies of bills paid, 1960 November-1961 September 92 2 Final accounting, 1960 November-1961 July 92 3 Flourite, miscellaneous bills paid, 1960 May-1962 March 92 4-6 Flourite Ltd. check stubs, 1960-1961 92 7 Fluorite Ltd., 1960 December-1961 February 92-93 Old U.S. union scale book, circa 1961 92 (1 folder) 93 (2 folders) 93 3 Budget, 1959 February-1960 December 93 4 Lee Moselle, investors, 1960 September-1966 May 93 5 Taxes, 1961 March 93 6 Sales tax information (S 40429), 1961 January-April Legal, 1958-1963 93 7 Copyright correspondence, F.F., 1961 June-August 93 8 Kinsey legal correspondence, 1958 July-1963 February Miscellaneous, 1953-1966 93 9 Book, 1961 June-October 93 10 Book follow-up, 1961 September 93 11 Book photographs, draft manuscript, circa 1961 93 12 Miscellaneous, 1960 September-1961 September 93 13 Miscellaneous, 1960 November-1966 July 94 1 Research and material, 1953 August, 1958 March-May 94 2 Synopsis and notes, 1953-1960 March 94 3 Preview letters, 1961 July 94 4-6 Shorthand notebooks, undated 94 7 Shorthand notebook, Eleanor Oboler, 1961 March 3 94 8 To do on Monday, December 12, 1960 December 94 9 Untitled Jerry Kay notebook, circa 1960 Production and filming, 1956-1963 94 10 Cutting notes, 1961 March-May 95 1-2 Camera reports, 1960 December-1961 January 95 3 Cartoon — Wms + Hill, 1961 February-June 95 4 Consolidated & Ryder, 1960 December-1961 June 95 5 Customs follow-up, 1961 February-April 95 6 Immigration, 1960 December-1961 April 95 7 Insurance, 1960 November-1963 January 95 8 Kensington Towers, 1960 December-1961 August 95 9 Music bills paid, 1961 March-May 95 10 Censorship, 1956 December-1960 August 95 11 Equipment, 1960 July-1961 April 95 12 Music, circa 1960 95 13 Sound effects, 1960 December 96 1 Production reports, 1960 December-1961 January Publicity and advertising, 1959-1963 96 2 Comments, 1959 April-1961 September OS 1 7 Draft movie posters, undated OS 2 5 Movie posters and draft advertising materials, 1961, undated 96 3 Synopsis, Ivan Black c/o Jerry Franken Co., 1961 96 4 Personal appearances, Jerry Kay, 1961 October-December, 1963 February 96 5 Previews attendance, 1961 June-July 96 6 Publicity, 1960 January-1961 September 96 7 Gestchell, Franken, Black, 1961 February-1962 July 96 8 Personal appearances, 1961 August-December 97 1 Publicity views comments, 1961 February-1962 February 97 2 Review quotes, 1961 97 3 Reviews, 1961 July-1962 January 97 4 Stories, Ivan Black, 1961 97 5 Written public notes, 1960-1961 97 6 Dirty pix, 1961 August-September 97 7 Hollywood Reporter ad, 1961 August 97 8 Los Angeles 4 Star - run, 1961 July-September 97 9 Mike Beck, 1961 October-November 98 1 Press book and brochure, circa 1961 98 2 Publicity brochure, 1961 98 3 Newpaper ads, 1961 August-October 98 4 Radio ads, 1961 August 98 5 Trailer (movies), 1961 August 98 6 Television ads, 1961 August 98 7 Advertising ideas, 1961 March-September Scripts, 1958-1961 and undated 98 8 1+1 (A Motion Picture) by Arch Oboler, undated 98-99 1+1 Exploring the Kinsey Reports (A Motion Picture) by Arch Oboler, undated 98 (2 folders) 99 (2 folders) 99 3 1+1 Exploring the Kinsey Reports (A Motion Picture) by Arch Oboler, old, uncorrected, undated 99 4 1+1 Exploring the Kinsey Reports (A Motion Picture) by Arch Oboler, section missing, undated 99 5-6 Oboler cutting script and film editor's script, circa 1961 100 1 Dialogue continuity, 1961 October 100 2-3 October 13, 1958, 1958 October 100 4 Extra and deleted pages, 1958 September, 1959 June 100 5 Scripts submitted, 1958 July-1960 December 100 6 Final script, December 29, 1958, 1958 December 100 7 Script, 1960 December 101 1-3 Book, town file, undated 101 4 One Plus One: Exploring the Kinsey Reports , town file, undated 101 5 One Plus One: Exploring the Kinsey Reports , town file, 1959 May 102 1 Movie, town file, undated 102 2 Movie, town file, 1958 September 102 3-4 Final script, town file, 1958 December 102 5 Final script, Oboler's final corrections, town file, undated The Twonky, circa 1951-1985 (bulk 1951-1954)

Released: 1953. Production company: Arch Oboler Productions, Ltd. Distribution company: United Artists Corp. Director: Arch Oboler; assistant director: Leon Chooluck. Producer: Arch Oboler; executive producer, A.D. Nast, Jr. Writer: Arch Oboler; based on the story by Henry Kuttner, published in Astounding, September 1942. Cast includes: Hans Conried (Kerry West), Billy Lynn (Coach Trout). Photography: Joseph Biroc. Special effects: Special Effects, Inc., Robert Bonnig. Plot: The Twonky is a comedy in which philosophy professor Kerry West is harrassed by the apparently sentient television that his wife has bought to keep him company while she visits her sister. When West's friend, Coach Trout, sees the television set, he calls it a "Twonky," an unexplained phenomenon. The Twonky takes over West and his home, paying West's bills with counterfeit cash, dazing visitors to the house, and even rewriting one of West's class lectures. After the Coach learns that sentient robots have been sent from the future to enforce government control on citizens, he and West try to destroy the Twonky with mixed results.

Notes: The Twonky had only three theatrical exhibitions.

The Twonky is the least documented of the six Oboler movies represented in the Arch Oboler Collection. There are number of 8 x 10 inch black and white photographs of actors and actresses, movies stills, and set scenes.

 Cast and crew, undated 103 1 Arch Oboler Productions, staff sheet, undated Correspondence, 1951-1955

Includes financial, production, etc.

103 2-3 1951 June-1955 September 103 4 Correspondence for Nast file, 1951 July-1952 July 103 5 Correspondence for Nast file, 1951 June-1952 May 103 6 1951 May-1952 June Distribution, 1954-1985 103-104 Distribution slips, 1954 July-1969 March 103 (1 folder) 104 (3 folders) 104 4 United Artists distribution statements, 1970 February-1985 February Financial, 1951-1954 and undated 104 5 [Bills to be checked?], Recordex, undated 104 6-7 Bookkeeping, 1951-1954 Photographs, undated 105 1 undated 105 2-3 Photographs, 8 x 10 inch, undated Publicity, 1952-1953 and undated 105 4 Synopsis, undated OS 2 6 Draft advertising materials, undated 105 5 Publicity, 1952 March-1953 April Scripts, 1951-1961 and undated 105 6 Final cutting script, 1951 105 7-8 Final cutting script, 1961 December 106 1-2 1951 106 3-5 Motion picture script, circa 1951 106 6 Movie script, town file, 1951 June 106 7 Movie, town file, undated Series 3. Frank Lloyd Wright, Real Estate, 1940-1989 2.5 linear feet (6 boxes) RPA 00576-00581 (boxes 107-112)

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright prepared residential designs that were used in construction on Oboler’s property in the Santa Monica Mountains, near Malibu, California. Oboler and Wright’s relationship was personal as well as professional, and Oboler wrote magazine articles about his experiences with Wright as well as proposed film biographies of his friend. The Frank Lloyd Wright, Real Estate series documents all of this and also includes information on Oboler’s residence, such as real estate sale offerings of the property following Oboler’s death in 1987.

The materials retain their original file folder names and within files are generally arranged chronologically.

 Frank Lloyd Wright biographical materials, 1957-1985 107 1 Frank Lloyd Wright, 1958 April-1985 May 107 2-3 Frank Lloyd Wright material, 1977 June-July, 1979 October, and undated 107 4 Frank Lloyd Wright, Tommy Cook, 1983 107 5 FLLW article, '83, 1957 September-1965 November and undated 107 6 Frank Lloyd Wright, October 87, 1965 November and undated 107 7 Frank Lloyd Wright material, 1958 April-1983 March 107 8 Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1958 September-1977 July and undated 108 1 Miscellaneous photocopies, 1983 January and undated 108 2 Reader's Digest article, 1957 September-1958 April 108 3 Frank Lloyd Wright: Rebel in Concrete, 1959, 1983 January and undated Blueprints and specifications, 1954-1958 108 4 Shower curtain blueprint, undated 108 5 Specifications: continuation residence for Arch Oboler, Frank Lloyd Wright, architect, 1954 June-1955 December and undated 108 6 Specifications: gate cottage and stable for Arch Oboler, undated 108 7 Specifications: residence for Arch Oboler, undated 108 8 Structural computations: continuation residence for Arch Oboler, Frank Lloyd Wright, architect, 1954 June-1958 September Correspondence, original materials, 1940-1985 109 1 Agreement contractors forms (blank) as requested by Frank Lloyd Wright for Usonian House, undated 109 2 Building correspondence, 1940 August-1955 June 109 3 Frank Lloyd Wright, 1950 through 1959, 1953 November-1965 June 109 4 Imp. papers Frank Lloyd Wright, Arch Oboler, information, 1940 September-1967 December 109 5 Miscellaneous letters, 1955 November-1985 December 109 6 Miscellaneous photographs, undated 109 7 Ranch building correspondence, 1940 February-1943 September 110 1 Report to Lafayette Design Project, 1961 October 110 2 Frank Lloyd Wright, 1960 July-1968 December Maps, plats, 1958-1982 110 3 Ranch information: land maps, etc., 1975 and undated 110 4 Real estate maps, 1958 April-1982 September Miscellaneous, 1941-1980 110 5 Bills paid: Alfred Coleman Rocks (ranch) new house, 1954 May-1963 February 110 6 Bills paid: old ranch building, 1941 March-1944 July 110 7 Gatehouse: bills paid, 1945 December-1952 May 110 8 National Park Service land acquisition papers, 1978 June-1980 January Real estate sales, 1941-1989 110 9 Appraisal of real property: 33246 Mulholland Highway, 1988 August 110 10 Arch Oboler's "Go to Hell" spiral notebook, 1978 111 1 Frank Lloyd Wright newspaper ranch, J.K. originals, etc., and ranch photocopies, 1984 June-1988 December

Photocopies consists of pictures, maps, and other materials.

 111 2 Miscellaneous real estate papers, 1978 October-1989 February 111 3 My Friend, Frank Lloyd Wright, circa 1988 111 4 Oboler Malibu property real estate appraisal, 1982 September-1985 November 111 5 Real estate: Coldwell Banker and "Ecks," 1987 May-1988 July 111 6 Real estate: Glickman, Berns, 1987, 1988 January-June 111 7 Real estate: Jon Douglas and offers, 1987 September-1988 July 112 1 Real estate: Merrill Lynch, 1988 June-December 112 2 Real estate: miscellaneous information from Couch, 1987 March-1989 February 112 3 1984 real estate (new), 1941-1988 February 112 4 Real estate prospectuses, 1970 September-1989 April and undated 112 5 27 Acres, Leonard Peltin, 1982 September-1985 August Series 4. Legal and Business Files, 1934-1991 8.3 linear feet (20 boxes) RPA 00582-00601 (boxes 113-132); RPB 00110 (box OS 3)

Papers in the Legal and Business Files series are primarily concerned with business ventures from Oboler’s post-radio career. Efforts to market 3-dimensional film techniques resulted in the founding of several companies, including Magic-Vuers, Inc., and the Tru-D Company. All aspects of the financing and operation of these companies, including daily operational expenses, are covered. There are also numerous proposals and contracts for Oboler books, television scripts, and commercial recordings of some of Oboler’s classic old-time radio stories. Legal papers contain lawsuits involving alleged copyright infringement of Oboler’s early radio work.

Oboler's legal and business files materials retain their original file folder names and within files are generally arranged chronologically.

 Business contracts and related materials, 1934-1991 113 1 Album proposal, undated 113 2 Arch Oboler Lights Out — repeat charges, 1942 October-1943 October 113 3 Arch Oboler monthly statements, Beverly Hills main office, 1943 January-December 113 4-5 Business contracts, 1937 December-1947 July 113 6 Business contracts and agreements, 1934 December-1941 November 113 7 Conceptual visions correspondence, 1980 January-1981 June 113 8 Contracts, 1940 January-1947 December 113 9 Contracts: ABC, 1959 December 113 10 Contracts: ABC TV and others, 1960-1984 November 114 1-3 Contracts: Bartholomew (book), 1968 September-1971 February 114 4-5 Contracts: Bobrow (First Pregnant Man), 1963 September-1966 January 114 6 Contracts: books, North Atlantic, 1983 November-December 114 7 Contracts: Capitol Records, 1961 July-1964 November 114 8 Contracts: French, Night of the Auk (book), 1959 April-1966 April 114 9 Contracts: including miscellaneous papers such as real estate, leases, guarantees, etc., 1940 January-1949 December 114 10 Contracts: Koster-Dana, 1963 October-1965 April 114 11 Contracts: Mike Redman, 1968 June 114 12 Contracts: miscellaneous business, real estate, 1936 November-1943 August 115 1 Contracts: NTA television series 1960, 1959 May-November 115 2 Contracts: radio, 1969 November-1980 March 115 3 Contracts: Radio and television, 1969 October-1981 February 115 4 Contracts: radio, Sullivan regarding Koster-Dana, 1973 March-December 115 5 Contracts: television and radio miscellaneous, 1987, 1959 December-1985 November

”Out for Braun to see.”

 115 6 Promotional material for Domo Arigato, The Bubble, and Bwana Devil, 1953 January-1990 September 115 7-8 Enright - 80 - letters & contract, 1980 August-1981 September 115 9 Follow up, 1967 March-1968 August 115 10 Harold R. Williams, CPA, file, 1943 July-1944 December 115 11 Horizon Press Night of the Auk book contracts, 1958 May-1959 May 115 12 House on Fire: Bartholomew House correspondence, 1969 116 1 House on Fire: reviews, 1969 September-1970 March 116 2 Leisure Books, 1970 August-November 116 3 Livingston - publicity - Capitol, 1966 September 116 4 Manzell Associates, including early Oboler copyrights, 1936 May-1970 January 116 5 Manzell Radio, 1964 February-1970 November 116 6 Manzell contracts, 1969 October-1975 116 7 Metacom - 1985 - contract, etc., 1977 May-1987 July 116 8 MPI Home Video, Zev Braun, South African Broadcasting, 1989 July-1991 July 116 9 Nature of the Beast: correspondence, 1971 February-March 116 10 NBC - Radio - Wogan - 1974, etc., 1973 October-1975 July 116 11 New World Television, The Devil and Mr. O, 1987 February-July 116 12 Nalbandian loans, Hackel, 1979 December-1983 September 116 13 Nostalgia Broadcasting Corporation, 1981 January-February 116 14-15 O'Connor Radio, 1973 May-1978 May 117 1-2 Oh No, Mr. O.! record, 1972 July-1975 July 117 3-4 Olympic Records Corp., Nostalgia Lane, Inc., 1976 July-1981 January 117 5 Omnibus paperback book, 1970 October 117 6 Proposed Borgia Emerald movie budget, 1950 March-1972 March 117 7 Publisher: Bartholomew House, Ltd., book, 1968 September-1969 August 117 8 Publishing contract: Samuel Sadim, 1984 February 117 9 Radio business correspondence, 1980 November-1986 January 117 10 Radio contracts to 1985, 1961 August-1985 November 117 11 Ranch insurance, 1973 January-August 117 12 Records: Longines Symphonette correspondence, 1966 April-1968 October 118 1 Sam Berke, 1948 January-December 118 2 Scripts submitted: Diamond Cut Diamond novel, 1968 April-July 118 3 Scripts submitted: "Naked Noah," "Willow's Ark," 1962 July-1967 October 118 4 Scripts submitted: Special Delivery, First Pregnant Man, 1964 September-1969 June 118 5 Scripts submitted: The First Pregnant Man, 1964 May-1966 June 118 6 Scripts submitted: The Great Green Diamond, 1967 November-1969 July 118 7 Scripts submitted: Television, 1955 March-1968 August 118 8 74 - U.A. - Universal-Warner-Columbia, 1968 March-1978 April 118 9 Shriver's contract & radio list, 1971 July-1975 September 118 10 "Treasure from the Past" album promotion, undated 118 11 20th TV, 1969 September-1972 February 118 12 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow record, 1984 May-1986 November Legal, 1940-1986 118 13 General Oboler contracts, 1942 March-1944 September 118 14 General Oboler legal materials, 1940 December-1941 June 119 1 Metacom v. Great American Gift Company lawsuit, 1986 March-May 119 2 Metacom v. Nostalgia Lane, et al., 1978 July-1979 February 119 3 Oboler/Nostalgia Lane v. Goldin, Radiola, et al., 1980 January-1985 December 119 4-5 Oboler v. Metacom, 1978 July-1982 January 119 6 Oboler v. Metacom pleadings, 1980 January-1985 119 7 Oboler v. Great American Gift Company, 1986 July-September 119 8 Oboler v. Universal, MCA, ABC, Richard Matheson, and Playboy (Duel, "What the Devil" copyright infringement), 1942 October-1973 May Magic-Vuers, Inc., 1953-1967 120 1-2 Bills paid, 1953-1956 120 3-4 California Magic-Vuers, bills paid, 1953-1955 120 5 California Magic-Vuers aperture sale to Robert Bernier, 1955 April 120 6 California Magic-Vuers corporate records, 1953 120 7 California Magic-Vuers customer remittance vouchers, circa 1953-1954 120 8 California Magic-Vuers file copies of invoices, 1953 May-1954 January 120 9 California Magic-Vuers invoices, 1953 May-1954 January 121 1 California Magic-Vuers purchase orders, 1953 121 2 California Magic-Vuers stock certificates book, 1953 121 3 California Magic-Vuers Valenta property refund, 1954 June 121 4 Contracts and agreements, 1953 February-1954 August 121 5-6 Correspondence, National Theatre Supply, 1953 April-1954 May 121 7 Customer releases, circa 1953-1954 121 8-10 Depth Viewers, Inc. correspondence, 1953 April-1954 March, 1954 November 121 11 Depth Viewers correspondence and orders, 1953 April-1954 May 121 12 Depth Viewers correspondence, 1953 August-October 122 1 Expense vouchers, Bob Hall, 1953 April-October 122 2-3 File copies of invoices, 1953 April-1954 January 122 4 Foreign inquiries, 1953 April-July 122 5 Journal vouchers and travel expenses, 1953-1954 122 6 Lefkowitz accounting, 1953-1954 122 7 Magic contracts, 1953 122 8-9 Magic-Vuers file copies of invoices, 1953 April-1954 June 123 1 Midwestern Magic-Vuers expense voucher, Bob Hall, 1953 April 123 2 Midwestern Magic-Vuers file copies of invoices, 1953 April-1953 October 123 3 Midwestern Magic-Vuers invoices, 1953 April-1953 October 123 4-6 Midwestern Magic-Vuers journal vouchers, 1953-1955 123 7 Midwestern Magic-Vuers remittance statements, circa 1953 123 8 Miscellaneous bills paid, circa 1957-1959 123 9 Moselle correspondence, 1953 July-November 123 10 National Theatre Supply statements, 1953 June-1954 April 123 11 Payroll data and insurance policies, 1953-1954 123 12 Petty cash receipts, 1953-1954 123 13 Polacoat newspaper article, undated 123 14 Production and shipment data, circa 1953-1954 124 1 Remittance statements, 1953 May-October 124 2 Remittance statements ledger sheets, 1953 May-October 124 3 Sales tapes, circa 1953-1954 124 4 Stock information, 1953 124 5 Taxes, request for extension, 1966-1967 Midwestern Magic-Vuers corporate files, 1952-1967 124 6 Accounting, 1958-1959 124 7 Airplanes, 1955-1964 124 8 Automobile, 1957-1965 124 9 Bekins Storage, 1964-1966 124 10 Bills paid: books, 1958, 1961, 1963-1966 124 11 Bills paid: burglar alarm, 1957-1964 124 12 Bills paid by Arch Oboler, 1959 124 13 Bills paid by Arch Oboler for office equipment, 1954-1967 124 14 Bills paid: gas, circa 1959-1965 124 15 Bills paid: tires, circa 1958-1965 124 16 Bills paid: travel, circa 1961-1966 124 17 Bills paid: TV repair, circa 1961-1965 124 18 Bills paid: Union Oil Co., circa 1964-1965 124 19 Bills paid: Western Union, circa 1958-1965 124 20 Bookkeeping, 1961-1963 125 1 Equipment, circa 1961 125 2 Gardener, 1958-1967 125 3 Legal bills paid, 1959 February, 1963 June 125 4 Legal matters regarding The Bubble, circa 1966-1967 125 5 Miscellaneous bills paid, 1953-1966 125 6 Publicity, Night of the Auk, 1958 125 7 Office equipment, 1952-1965 125 8 Office repairs, 1957-1958 125 9 Office supplies, 1958-1966 125 10 Pacific Telephone and Telegraph, 1958-1965 125 11 Recorders, 1959, 1963 126 1 Shell Oil Company, 1964-1965 126 2-3 Standard Oil, 1964-1965 126 4 Stock certificate booklet, circa 1953-1966 126 5 Telephone Exchange (call service), 1963-1965 126 6 Utilities (water and power), 1958-1965 Taxes, 1965-1987 126 7 Bookkeeping, income tax, 1966 January-1969 September 126 8 Income tax 1970, Arch Oboler, 1968 April-1970 December 126 9 Miscellaneous tax documents, 1966 January-1972 November 126 10 Taxes and bills: property, 77-78, 1976-1987 127 1 Taxes, Arch Oboler: forms, correspondence, etc., 1966, 1966 April-1967 March 127 2 Taxes, Arch Oboler: forms, correspondence, etc., 1967-1968 127 3 Taxes, Arch Oboler: forms, correspondence, etc., 1969, 1966 October-1971 March 127 4 Taxes: Corp. Trust, Delaware and New York, Magic-Vuers, Midwestern Magic-Vuers, and California Magic-Vuers, 1965-1969 February Tru-D Company, 1960-1981 127 5 3D inquiries, 1967 September 127 6 ADT burglar alarm, 1967 January-1968 November 127 7 Agents, 1966 December 127 8 Apjac Productions Space-Vision test shots, 1969 April 127 9 AT&T New York, 1969 May-August 127 10 Aveni, Anthony (landlord), 1966-1968 127 11 Bank of America, Beverly Hills, 1967 January, April, July 127 12 Bausch & Lomb correspondence, 1964 November, December, 1968 September 127 13 Bautzer, Greg, 1967 June-1968 February 127 14 Bell and Howell correspondence, circa 1968 June-July 127 15 Bernier log, 1966 April-1967 December 127 16 Bernier miscellaneous, 1966-1969 128 1 Bernier miscellaneous Naturama photographs, undated 128 2 Bernier-Tru-D agreement, 1965 April 128 3 Bills paid, 1967 128 4 Bills paid, 1969 128 5 Birdwell, 1968 April-August 128 6 Birdwell, Russell contracts, 1968 May 128 7 Bookkeeping follow-up, 1968 March, June, August 128 8 Bookkeeping "important papers," 1967-1968 128 9 Fulton Brylawski, attorney, correspondence, 1966 October-November, 1967 January 128 10 California state employment (CUI), circa 1965 August 128 11-12 Capitol, Arigato, 1972 January-1981 February 128 13 Capitol press announcement, circa 1966 128 14 Capitol Records, 1967 March 28 128 15 Capitol settlement contracts after Danning, 1970 March-1980 May 128 16 Capitol Space Vision contracts 1972, 1968 May-1973 March 128 17 Chapter 11 bills paid by Arch Oboler, 1969 March-April 128 18 Copies of contracts, 1963 October-1970 January 129 1 Tru-D contracts, 1965 January-1967 October 129 2 Corporation legal data, 1965 October, 1966 April-December 129 3 Courts final, Tru-D, 1971, 1969 May-1971 October 129 4 Demonstration reel, circa 1968 January 129 5 Demonstrations, CBS-New York, etc., 1967-1968 129 6 Dempsey-Tegeler contract, 1968 January 9 129 7 Don Hall Co., Chicago, 1967 January 4 129 8 Employees, circa 1965-1968 129 9 Equipment orders and quote requests, 1963 August, 1965 April, 1966 December-1967 March 129 10 Filing, 1968 June, 1968 October-December, circa 1969 June 129 11 Furniture, undated 129 12 General matters, 1967 January 20 129 13 Globe Industries correspondence, 1964 September-1966 December 129 14 Herron Optical Co., 1965 January-1967 June 129 15 Information, costs, inventory, 1968 October, 1969 May-June 129 16 Space-Vision instructions, 1966 December-1975 May OS 3 Space Vision labels, undated 129 17 Insurance, circa 1968-1969 129 18 Inventory, 1967 January-June, 1968 February 129 19 Inventory 1967, 1967 February 7 129 20 Lenses, 1967 January 129 21 Letter of credit, Bank of America, Capitol Records, Polaroid Corp., 1967 January 9 129 22 Licensing prospects, undated 129 23 Logos and trademarks, 1966 July-1967 July and undated 129 24 Joseph Mahler correspondence, 1967 March-July 129 25 Marks Polarized Corp., 1963 October, 1964 January, 1966 December-1968 June 129 26 Space-Vision/The Bubble master file copy, 1966 December-1977 June 130 1 Mathews trial, 1965, 1967, 1968 August 130 2 Beatrice McIntyre, 1967 January-July 130 3 Miscellaneous M correspondence, undated 130 4 Miscellaneous Tru-D papers, 1962 October-1969 January 130 5 Sam Norton, 1966 November-1967 February 130 6 Arch Oboler miscellaneous notes, undated 130 7 Office, 1966 April-May, 1968 January 130 8 Optical work, undated 130 9 Other 3D systems, circa 1962-1967 130 10 Other processes, circa 1960-1967 130 11 Patents, 1966 January-1968 June 130 12 Polacoat, Inc., circa 1965-1966 130 13 Polaroid Corp. correspondence, 1966 July-1969 May and undated 131 1 Possible investor correspondence, circa 1964 131 2 Preview, showings, undated 131 3 Projection room form to be filled by theater, undated 131 4 Prospects, circa 1968-1969 131 5 Publicity, 1967 February 131 6 Publicity clippings, 1967 January, September 131 7 Requests, miscellaneous, 1965 October-1969 January 131 8 Schaefer correspondence, 1966 September-1968 May 131 9 Robert E. Schrader, 1966 December 5 131 10 Screen information correspondence, 1966 November-1967 August and undated 131 11 Sigma Labs, 1966 July, 1966 October 131 12 Jim Songer, 1966 October-1967 March and undated 131 13-14 Space-Vision, 1965 August-1970 April 131 15 Space-Vision Kevin Thomas article, 1967 January 19 131-132 Space-Vision legal and other materials, 131 16-18 1965 October-1972 July 3 folders 132 1 1965 October-1972 July 1 folder 132 2 Space-Vision special effects, 1962, 1967, and undated 132 3 Stock information, 1966 November 132 4 Taxes, circa 1966-1970 132 5 Tests, 1966 September 132 6 Theater possibilities, circa 1964 132 7 J. Walter Thompson Company, 1967 August-October and undated 132 8 Tower auditing notes, 1966 July, 1967 August 132 9 Tower correspondence, 1967 August-1968 May 132 10 Tower promissory notes, 1966 April 132 11 Tru-D letters to Danning, 1968 September-1969 September 132 12 Tru-D--Space-Vision logos, undated 132 13 United Gauge Co., 1968 August-October 132 14 Viewer information, 1966 December-1970 January 132 15 Viewers, undated 132 16 Jerry Warner, circa 1967-1970 132 17 William Morris Agency, 1967 February-March Series 5. Manuscripts, 1920-1986 11.3 linear feet (27 boxes) RPA 00602-00628 (boxes 133-159); RPC 00083 (box OS 2)

Oboler’s work in the print medium included magazine and newspaper articles, short stories, and books. The Manuscripts series contains numerous published and unpublished examples of these. Almost 150 mostly undated short stories, filed individually in folders by title and likely dating from Oboler’s pre-radio career, are well-preserved examples of his early creative output. Research materials and original manuscripts for published articles in Reader’s Digest, the National Observer, and other magazines (as well as unpublished stories) track Oboler’s writing process from inception to publication. Subjects include his African travel experiences and life at his home in California. There are a number of book length typewritten manuscripts with extensive editing notes, mostly for fiction stories which were never published but also for his supernatural horror thriller, House on Fire, which appeared in print in 1969.

 Articles and stories, 1920-1983 "African Story," 1948-1949 and undated 133 1 African letters, 1948 February-1949 August 133 2 Baron Albensleben Rogue Elephant, undated 133 3 I Love Snakes, undated 133 4 Masai story, Blood and Milk, undated 133 5 Treasure of Ivory, undated 133 6 "All Lawyers Are Lovers - Sort Of," National Observer, 1976 October, 1977 January 8 133 7 Articles, unfinished ideas, 1963 October 133 8 Beautiful, undated 133 9 "Cat Wife," fictionalized for Radio Mirror Magazine, circa 1938 133 10 Children's Hour, undated 133 11 "A Collection in Memory of Shameless Taste," National Observer, 1976 September 11 133 12 "A Collector's Fossil Collection," The Clarion, 1920 April 133 13 "Come to the Bank," undated 133 14 Dogs Can Fly, 1962 May 133 15 Dollar ideas: prize letter, Archie Oboler (...... Boys and Girls Post), 1922 July 11 133 16 "The Earth Shall Tremble," 1946 November

Short story.

 133 17 Ehrmann article, Coronet, He Searches for Beauty, 1959 December-1961 July 133 18 Essentials, 1983 October 134 1 Extra Special People, 1976 May-June 134 2 The Famous Limbs and I, undated 134 3 Five for the Harem, 1962 September-1980 November 134 4 "For Roth," undated

Five miscellaneous manuscripts.

 134 5 Forbes project synopsis, 1984 January 134 6 "Forever Amber," town file, 1957 August, October 134 7 "Forever Green," town file, undated 134 8 Various Frank Lloyd Wright articles, 1957 October and undated 134 9 Future articles list, undated 134 10 The Great Observer Hole, 1976 April 134 11 The Greatest in the World, undated 134 12 Her Other Self, 1938 134 13 Hold My Hand, undated 134 14 Hollywood Discovers Science Fiction, undated 134 15 Hollywood story (Zion trip), 1957 July 134 16 "How Boy Scouts Aided Carr & Son Canvass," Talking Machine World, 1927 June 134 17 "In Fourth Dimension by Film," Citizen-News, undated 134 18 In Memory with a Crystal Ball, undated 134 19 Jackasses & I, 1975 October 134 20 Jackasses, 1975 October

Original for xerox.

 134 21 King Midas & His Golden Woman, undated 134 22 Listen Amtrak, Dogs Can Fly, 1976 June-November 134 23 The "Lost" Art Form, undated 134 24 Short story version of "The Machine," (change to green label) fire file, undated 134 25 "Maker of Monsters in the Mind," Los Angeles Times, undated 134 26 "Man of the House," 1950 January 134 27 Me and My Classic/Classics, 1982 January-February 134 28 "Me or Him," 1946 October

Short story.

 135 1 Miscellaneous articles, principally concerning 3-D, 1953 February-1955 February and undated 135 2 Mobile, Are You Through? undated 135 3 Moe & Schmoe, 1976 March 135 4 Movies Are Better Than Ever - in the Next Decade, undated 135 5 "The Murder Game," Nickel Detective, 1933 August 135 6 My Jackasses and the Fire, Coronet, 1960 June 135 7 My Soup's On/The Greatest in the World, undated 135 8 My Turn (Amtrak, Listen! Dogs Can Fly!), undated 135 9 My Wife - Before and After, undated 135 10 "The Night of Ka-Sam," 1936 May 135 11 The Nostalgic Saga of Bwana Devil 3-D, 1977 February-April 135 12 "Nude at High Noon," National Observer, 1976 May 29 135 13-15 Untitled articles, circa 1930 136 1 Old Dog/A Time to Dream, Good Housekeeping, 1968 February-May and undated 136 2 Old time radio manuscript, undated 136 3 The One Bullet: A Story by Archie Oboler, undated

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 136 4 Operation Eyeball, 1954 January 6 136 5 "Pardon My Mal de Mer," circa 1948 136 6 Pioneers in a Covered Van (Volks Wagon), 1976 September 136 7 Playboy story idea/L.A. Off, 1975 February 136 8 The Pool & I, 1975 July 136 9 A Prayer, 1954 November-December 136 10 A Princess Comes to Call, The National Observer, 1975 September 27 136 11 Rabbits, 1983 May 136 12 "Remember That Physicians Are Not Gods," The National Observer, 1976 March 27 136 13 Rest in Video Peace, undated 136 14 The Rockford File, 1960 January 136 15 Rocks in My Head, undated 136 16 The Saga of Helga, undated 136 17 Samuel Sadim, undated 136 18 Scare Me, 1982 February 136 19 "Smell of Death," town file, [1946 June?]

Short story.

 136 20 "Snob," town and fire files, undated

Short story.

 136 21 A Sour Apple for Hollywood as a Teacher, undated

Fragment.

 136 22 "The Specialist," town and fire files, circa 1950

Original short story.

 136 23 "Strange Morning," town file, undated

Short story.

 137 1 "The Thing from Beyond," 1941 October

Short story.

 137 2 The Tree & I, undated 137 3 Trouble, 1958 September 22

Proposed story in a letter to Jack Paar.

 137 4 The True Africa, undated 137 5 Turnabout Club, 1961 September 137 6 The Visit (A Fable for Our Time), undated 137 7 VW: Model Future, town file, 1959 January 137 8 Was It Satan at Work? The National Observer, 1976 August 28 137 9 What Would You Have Done, undated 137 10 Who Thought of It First, 1982 February 137 11 Wright Memories, undated Books, 1944-1986 Beware the Fury, 1971-1975 137 12-17 Beware the Fury, 1971-1975 138 1-4 Beware the Fury: A Novel, undated 138 5-6 Brandon & Rogers, undated 138-139 Novel by Arch Oboler, 1975 138 (1 folder) 139 (1 folder) 139 2 Loose pages, 1975 April 139 3-4 Original, 1975 March 8 139 5 Miscellaneous Beware the Fury/Golden Man, 1973-1975 139 6 Miscellaneous Big Ben/Beware the Fury/Golden Man, 1973-1974 139 7-8 Pre New York xerox master, 1975 May 4 139 9 Big Ben/Beware the Fury, loose pages, 1973 March-1975 February Big Ben, <unitdate>1971-1974</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> <c04 level="file" id="mferd19e17103"> <did> <container type="box">139</container> <container type="folder">10</container> <unittitle>Fragments, <unitdate>1971-1974</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c04> <c04 level="file" id="mferd19e17113"> <did> <container type="box">140</container> <container type="folder">1</container> <unittitle>Fragments, <unitdate>1973 April-May</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c04> <c04 level="file" id="mferd19e17123"> <did> <container type="box">140</container> <container type="folder">2</container> <unittitle>Golden, <unitdate>1974</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c04> <c04 level="file" id="mferd19e17133"> <did> <container type="box">140</container> <container type="folder">3</container> <unittitle>Original and carbons, <unitdate>undated</unitdate> </unittitle> </did> </c04> </c03> <c03 level="file" id="mferd19e17143"> <did> <unittitle> <title render="italic">Golden Man, 1973-1975 140 4-5 Golden Man, 1973-1975 140 6 Draft of first chapter and outline, Kurt Hellmer, undated 140 7-9 Loose pages, 1974-1975 140 10 New novel [Big Ben?], undated 140 11 72 Hours, 1971 September-November Daddy, Where Are You?, 1986 and undated 140 12 Draft fragment on legal paper, undated 141 1-2 First draft of original, undated 141 3-4 Incomplete fragment, undated 141 5 Daddy, Where are You? 1986 April 141 6-7 Daddy, Where are You?: a novel by Molly Ti, undated 142 1-3 Revisions, undated Diamond Cut Diamond, 1968and undated 142 4 Original carbon of the final version plus Oboler's carbon copy, undated 142 5 Carbon copy of rough draft, 1968 April-May 142 6 Rough draft and second version, Oboler's carbon copies, 1968 February-May 143 1 Second revision, 1968 143 2 Short version, 1968 February

First and second versions submitted to Kurt Hellmer.

 143 3 Oboler, EO, and JK notes plus extra pages, 1968 February-September 143 4 Great Green Diamond novel, carbon copy, first rough, 1968 Fly with a Cherub, circa 1954-1983 and undated 143 5 Fly with a Cherub, undated 143 6-8 Novel, circa 1954 143 9 New novel version, undated 143 10-11 Surprise, Fly with a Cherub, 1981 December, 1983 July, and undated 143 12 Surprise, novel, 1983 144 1-6 Happy Holiday, undated 144 7 Hollywood stars book, undated House on Fire, 1968-1969 and undated 145 1-3 House on Fire: a Novel, undated 145 4-5 By Arch Oboler, circa 1968 OS 2 7 House on Fire magazine advertisements, undated 145 6 Oboler's final copy, 1969 January-February 146 1-2 Extra pages, research, etc., 1968-1969 146 3-4 First typing, carbon, 1968-1969 146 5-6 New revisions and changes, 1969 April-May 146-147 Original with corrections, 1968-1969 146 (1 folder) 147 (1 folder) 147 2 Scenes and chronology, 1969 April 14 The Jackasses and I, 147 3-5 Various chapters, town file, circa 1964 147 6 Book, 1976 March 147 7 Dogs, undated 148 1 Novel, various chapters, 1964 November Lights Out book, 148 2-4 Book, undated 148 5 Book, 1973-1974 148 6-7 Town file, undated 148 8 Lights Out by Arch Oboler: 13 Dramas of the Supernatural, circa 1982 149 1 Miracle/Negative Miracle, 1974 January Elizabeth, 1969

Novel.

 149 2 "Rough," 1969 February-March 149 3 New novel, 1969 February Mr. Dinghy, 1969-1970

Novel.

 149 4-6 Mr. Dinghy, 1969-1970 149 7 Synopsis, 1969 February-1970 January 149 8 Novel version, 1969 June 18 149 9 Old pages retyped, undated 149 10 Revision, undated 149 11 Notes, 1970 February Nature of the Beast, 1970-1974

Novel.

 149 12 Breakdown, 1970 November 12 149 13-14 "Nature Beast, 1974," 1970 July-1974 July 150 1-2 Undated material, undated 150 3-4 Nature of the Beast: A Novel, undated 260 pages. 150 5-6 With revisions, undated 260 pages. 151 1-2 Nature of the Beast: A Novel, undated 151 3-4 From Bartholomew, undated 151 5-6 Kurt Hellmer, undated 151 7 [Nature of the Beast?] synopsis, undated 151 8-9 Oboler Omnibus, 1945 152 1 Original "Point a Fiery Finger," 1974 January 152 2 Outline, Point of View, undated 152 3 Radio scripts book, untitled, undated 152 4 The Ranch and I outline, undated

Book.

 152 5 Sixteen New Radio Plays by Arch Oboler, undated Special Delivery, 1968 and undated

Novel.

 152 6 Special Delivery, undated 152 7-10 [Special Delivery?] by Norm Bobrow, undated 152 11 Synopsis, 1968 August 152 12 Story idea, Night Clouds, undated 152 13 This Freedom, fire file, 1944 July-August

Book.

 Readers Digest, 1944-1981 153 1 "Bacchanal," fire file, undated 153 2 "Bacchanal," not sold, 1955-1968 153 3 "Cliff for My Enemy," fire file, circa 1959 January 153 4 "Cliff for My Enemy," town file, circa 1959 March 153 5 "Don't Tread on Me," 1958 December-1959 March 153 6 E.S.P. article, fire file, circa 1958 July-September 153 7 E.S.P. article, town file, circa 1958 July-September 153 8 Ehrmann article, fire file, circa 1958 November - 1959 April 153 9 Ehrmann article, town file, circa 1959 January-April 153 10 "Eleanor Versus Africa," 1948 153 11 "Eleanor Versus Africa," fire file, circa 1956 October - 1957 May 153 12 "Forever Green," fire file, undated 153 13 "Haunted Honeymoon," fire file, circa 1958 March 154 1 "Haunted Honeymoon," town file, circa 1958 March - May 154 2-3 "He's Always Magnificently Wright," town file, 1958 March 154 4 "I'm in Love with Bubbles," fire file, 1958 154 5-7 "I'm in Love with Bubbles," town file, 1958 September 154 8 "Jackasses and I," 1957 May-1964 November 154 9 "Jackasses and I," fire file, circa 1956 May 154 10 "Leon," fire file, 1954 October, circa 1959 154 11 "Leon," town file, undated 155 1 "Lion by the Tail," fire file, circa 1959 August 155 2 "Man of the House," town file, circa 1959 155 3 "Me and My Foreign Bomb," fire file, 1958 June 155 4 "Me and My Foreign Bomb," town file, circa 1957, 1958 June 155 5 "The Most Unforgettable Character I've Met," undated 155 6 "My African Poltergeist," 1981 December 155 7 "My Greatest Adventure in Living," fire file, 1944 October 155 8 "My Greatest Adventure in Living," town file, undated 155 9 O'Brien letter, 1971 September 16 155 10 "Peter's Story," town file, circa 1958 155 11 "A Princess Comes A-Calling," 1971 August-1972 September 155 12 Princess, 1972 March-August 155 13 "Princess Where Are You," 1981 May-June 155 14 Reader's Digest, June 1958, town file, 1958 June 155 15 Rock story, 1958 February-1959 December 155 16 "Satan Is Alive and Well in California," 1973 June-November 155 17 Unsold manuscripts, circa 1965 155 18 VW-Model Future, fire file, circa 1958 August Short stories, 1927-1948 and undated 156 1 Shore story collection notes, 156 2 "Advice Is Advice," undated 156 3 "All Bets Off," undated 156 4 "Amachoors," undated 156 5 "And He Learned About Winning from Her," undated 156 6 "Bark and Bite," undated 156 7 "Be in at Twelve, Mary!," undated 156 8 "Bequest: A Short Story," undated 156 9 "The Better Man," undated 156 10 "Big Business Bill," undated 156 11 "Big Sister," undated 156 12 "Blood Drips," undated 156 13 "The Blue Overalls Election," undated 156 14 "Boomeranging Bullets," undated 156 15 "Brainy Blonde," undated 156 16 "The Brown Door (Chicago Tales)," undated 156 17 "Brown Skips a House," undated 156 18 "Burnt," undated 156 19 "Chicago Tale: A Series," undated 156 20 "The Chinese Way," undated 156 21 "The Circus Terror," undated 156 22 "Collegiate Knuckles," undated 156 23 "Conversion," undated 156 24 "The Crime Clique of Croesus," undated 156 25 "Day of Reckoning," undated 156 26 "Dead Man's Revenge," undated 156 27 "Death Buddha," undated 156 28 "Death by Poison," undated 156 29 "Delusion," undated 156 30 "Donaldson Acquires 'Close-Ability,'" undated 156 31 "The Dope on Louie," undated 156 32 "The Double-Crossed," undated 156 33 "Dynamite Death," undated 156 34 "Enlightenment," undated 156 35 "The Evil One," undated 156 36 "Examination in the Nude," undated 157 1 "Fake," undated 157 2 "The Fast One," undated 157 3 "First Stones," undated 157 4 "Five Keys to a Million," undated 157 5 "Flip a Coin," undated 157 6 "Fool Man," undated 157 7 "French Pick-up," undated 157 8 "From a Diary at 19," 1933 157 9 "The Game of Death," undated 157 10 "Gangster Hate," undated 157 11 "The Gems in the Smoke," undated 157 12 "Give a Man Advice," undated 157 13 "A Good Reputation," circa 1927 157 14 "The Great Swami Racket," undated 157 15-16 "Hate," undated 157 17 "Have a Smoke," undated 157 18 "Headlines," undated 157 19 "Hick Stuff," undated 157 20 "High Hat," undated 157 21 "His Lordship's Damaged Eye," 1946 157 22 "Honesty," undated 157 23 "Humbug," undated 157 24 "Iron Box," undated 157 25 "J. Bodwine Browne Confesses," undated 157 26 "J. Gillan's Hootenany Write-up," undated 157 27 "Joe Piper and the Obstacles," undated 157 28 "Knock-out," undated 157 29 "Lady Counsellor," undated 157 30 "Lady of the Evening," undated 157 31 "Last Flight," undated 157 32 "Lead Curtains," undated 157 33 "Lead Legacy," undated 157 34 "The Left-Handed Murder," undated 157 35 "Like Ma Brud,'" undated 157 36 "A Little Fun," undated 157 37 "Loose Nut," undated 158 1 "The Love Bet," undated 158 2 "Love Factor 100%," undated 158 3 "Lucky Joe," undated 158 4 "The Machine," undated 158 5 "The Mandarin's Head," undated 158 6 "Man Eater," undated 158 7 "A Man with Guts," undated 158 8-9 "Marry the Girl," undated 158 10 "Massacre," undated 158 11 "A Matter of Great Import," undated 158 12 "Memo: Raise for Mr. Snipes," undated 158 13 "Mike Closes a Deal," undated 158 14 "Mine," undated 158 15 "Miracle Apartments," undated 158 16 "Miss Information," undated 158 17 "Mixed Dates," undated 158 18 "Mr. Applebaum Fixes Things," undated 158 19 "Mr. Whiff's Emancipating Pants," undated 158 20 "Murder Below," undated 158 21 "Murder Upstairs," undated 158 22 "My Radio Sweethearts," undated 158 23 "The Mystery-Master Murder," undated 158 24 "The Night of Ka-Sam," undated 158 25 "Noble Guy," undated 158 26 "Nothing Ever Happens - Much!" undated 158 27 "Nude on the Roof," undated 158 28 "The One Bullet," undated 158 29 "Out of the Tomb," undated 158 30 "Pardon My Error," 1927 158 31 "Pardon My Mal de Mer," undated 158 32 "The Phony Demo," undated 158 33 "The Phony Graphic Invention," undated 158 34 "Practical Joke," undated 158 35 "Principles," undated 159 1 "The Radio Alibi," 1945, undated 159 2 "Rat-hunt," undated 159 3 "The Reckoning," undated 159 4 "Refugee," undated 159 5 "Rendezvous," undated 159 6 "Sacrifice of Blood," undated 159 7 "Sakhalin," undated 159 8 "The Second Mail," undated 159 9 "Set-up," undated 159 10 "Sly Adventure," undated 159 11 "Smart Guy," undated 159 12 "The Speed Man," undated 159 13 "The Spot," undated 159 14 "The Squad Car Murders," undated 159 15 "Stick to Your Own Knitting," undated 159 16 "Strange Morning," undated 159 17 "Such a Handsome Man," undated 159 18 "Summer at the Shack," undated 159 19 "Suppressed Desires," undated 159 20 "Surprise," undated 159 21 "Suspicion," undated 159 22 "The Tamasculo Overall Revolt," undated 159 23 "A Temper Like Mac's," undated 159 24 "That Fellow Known as Paul," undated 159 25 "The Thing Below," undated 159 26 "Tough Georgie," undated 159 27 "Tough Stakes," undated 159 28 "Treasure," undated 159 29 "Try and Tell-a-Vision!" undated 159 30 "Twenty-one Years," undated 159 31 "Two Lucky Pennies," undated 159 32 "Two Thousand Dollar Kiss," 1948 159 33 "The Ultimate Sucker," undated 159 34 "Understanding," undated 159 35 "Video Vable," undated 159 36 "When Greek Meets Greek," 159 37 "Whom the Shoe Pinches," 159 38 "Young Men Like Them Old (Old Men Like Them Young)," Series 6. Miscellaneous, 1916-1992 1.7 linear feet (4 boxes) RPA 00629-00632 (boxes 160-163)

The Miscellaneous series contains biographical material such as entertainment industry magazine articles, principally on Oboler but also about Oboler family members. There is biographical information on his assistant Jerry Kay (whose original name was Geraldine Klancke), and there are Oboler materials Kay evidently compiled for sales efforts after his death. Scrapbooks kept by Oboler as a youth show his early interests in nature. A number of folders entitled “Ideas” from his career in radio and afterwards, in general chronologically arranged, show his creative processes at work.

 Miscellaneous biographical, family, and personal materials, 1936-1987 160 1 Arch Oboler biographical and other newspaper and magazine clippings, 1936 June-1942 May 160 2 NBC publications about Oboler, 1938 March-1942 January 160 3 Radio Life magazine article: "Arch Oboler: A Master Dramatist Readies New Shocker," 1940 August 18 160 4 Joint will of Arch Oboler and Eleanor Helfand Oboler, 1941 March 8 160 5 Pic magazine article: "Arch Oboler with the Gnome-like Puss," 1941 March 4 160 6 New York Times newspaper article: "The Radio Scene: Some Opinions, Bulletins: Mr. Oboler Again," 1942 November 15 160 7 Radio Life magazine article: "Arch Oboler Tells How to Get into Radio," 1942 November 22 160 8 Tune In magazine article: "Lights Out: Arch Oboler's Blood Chilling Dramas Are Full of Technical Innovations," 1943 August 160 9 Radio-Television Life magazine article: "Photocade of a Decade," 1950 March 3 160 10 Arch Oboler biographies, circa 1956-circa 1973 160 11 Guy Oboler - Ridgewood Military Academy promotion certificate, 1957 June 160 12 Oboler family tree, compiled by Alfred Oboler, 1971 April 160 13 Newspaper article: "Persistence Has Paid Off for Minnie Pearlstein, M.D.," circa 1976 160 14 Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom obituary for Eli M. Oboler, 1915-1983, 1983 September

Eli M. Oboler was Arch Oboler's brother.

 160 15 Los Angeles Times newspaper article: "Radio Dramatist Oboler: the Plot's the Thing," 1986 September 30 160 16 SPERDVAC Radiogram obituary for Arch Oboler, 1987 April

SPERDVAC is the Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama Variety and Comedy.

 160 17 Polaroid photograph, possibly of Eleanor Oboler and grandchild, undated Ideas, 1932-1965 160 18 Ideas, 1932-1938 and undated 160 19 Scripts - new ideas, 1937 March-1965 October 160 20 Ideas, 1937 April-1943 December 160 21 "Ideas" spiral notebook, 1939 160 22 Ideas, 1940 May-1946 April 161 1 Ideas - motion pictures, 1941 December and undated 161 2 Ideas, loose material, 1943-1949 161 3-5 Mutual Broadcasting System material, 1944-1945 Jerry Kay materials, 1952-1990 161 6 Jerry Kay, background, 1952-1990 161 7 Jerry Kay, Chicago International Film Festival, 1952- 1990 161 8 Battle for a Three Dimensional World, 1982

Comic book and 3-D glasses.

 161 9 Jerry Kay creditor's claims on Oboler estate, 1987 August-1989 March 161 10 Jerry Kay letter to NBC general attorney regarding Lights Out, 1990 August 9 161 11 Arch Oboler's Bwana Devil press and exploitation book, undated 161 12 Domo Arigato, undated 161 13 Space Vision process used in The Bubble, undated

Includes four black-and-white photographs.

 Materials from Jerry Kay to Hitchcock, Allan Barnette, 1992 and undated 162 1 Letter to Rachelle Blaine care of Allan Barnette, 1992 November 18 162 2 Three by Oboler, undated

An outline for television.

 162 3 Arch Oboler's The Borgia Emerald, undated

"Preferably photographed in 3-D."

 162 4 Big Ben, undated

A television play included in the Arch Oboler's Plays syndicated series.

"Female and male versions."

 162 5 "What the Devil," "Dog's Eye View," "The Old Boy," "Chicken Heart," undated

"What the Devil" and "Chicken Heart" were episodes of Lights Out; "Dog's Eye View" was an episode of Oboler Comedy Theatre.

162 6 The Devil and Mr. O, Arch Oboler biography, undated

The Devil and Mr. O was a syndication of original Lights Out broadcasts, 1970-1973.

 162 7 "The Old Boy," "Dog's Eye View," "What the Devil," "Big Ben," Three by Oboler, undated 162 8 Point a Fiery Finger, undated 162 9 Version two, four, six, seven presentations, undated 162 10 "Dog's Eye View," "What the Devil," "Big Ben," Three by Oboler, "Chicken Heart," undated Miscellaneous, 1941-1950 163 1 Other people's scripts, 1941, 1944 and undated 163 2 Property inventories, circa 1944 163 3 Miscellaneous Arch Oboler materials, 1945 November- 1948 August

Includes materials on African trip preparation.

 163 4 Arnelo Affair survey cards, 1946 163 5 Future purchase, 1947- 1950 Scrapbooks and notebooks, 1916-circa 1945 163 6 Complete record of nature collection, 1916-1940 163 7 Complete record of nature collection contest items, 1922 January 31-1927 163 8 University School series composition book, circa 1920- 1930 163 9 Shorthand spiral notebook, circa 1945 Series 7. Night of the Auk, 1946-1968 2.5 linear feet (6 boxes) RPA 00633-00638 (boxes 164-169)

This series documents Night of the Auk, Oboler’s only staged play, which in late 1956 opened in Washington, D.C., and then moved on to Broadway, where its short run was greeted with much negative criticism. Information on its production in 1956 and a later off-Broadway staging is contained in the papers, including scripts, contracts, promotional materials, and newspaper and magazine reviews. Its television treatment as a Play of the Week show in 1960 is also documented.

Arrangement of the Night of the Auk series is generally chronological within folders that retain their original file folder names.

 Book, 1956-1967 164 1 Book preface, undated 164 2 Book requests, 1956 December-1961 August 164 3 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1956 June-1967 September 164 4 Publicity, 1958 October-December 164 5 Thank-you's, 1958 October-1964 February 164 6 Books sent to small theaters, 1959 March-1962 May Broadway stage play, 1946-1968 Business, 1956-1957 164 7 Contracts, 1956 July-1957 January 164 8 Production money, 1956 August-1957 February 164 9 Expenses, 1956 June-1957 November Production and publicity, 1956-1966 164 10 Rehearsal notes, 1956 October-November 164 11 Cast correspondence, 1956 June-1957 April 164 12 Congratulations, 1956 November-1961 June 164 13 New York production correspondence, 1956 June-1957 March 164 14 Photostats of reviews, 1956 November-December 164 15 Stage pictures, 1957 July 164 16 Playbills, 1956 November 164 17 Publicity, 1956 July-1966 May 164 18 Reviews, 1956 November-December Scripts, 1946-1957 165 1-4 Moonride: town file, 1955 May-1956 May 165 5-6 Originals written in the 1940s, undated 165 7 Moonride synopsis: town file, 1946-1956 166 1 Moonride: town file, extra pages, 1955 May-1956 March 166 2 Inserts: town file, 1955 August-1956 May 166 3-5 Night of the Auk scripts, 1956 166-167 Mimeographed copies: town file, 1956 166 6-8 (3 folders) 167 1-2 (2 folders) 167 3-4 Pre-stencil script, 1956 167 5-6 Original rough draft notes: town file, 1956 February-October 167 7 Original sent to mimeograph: town file, 1956 May 167-168 Revisions: town file, 1956 June-September 167 8 (1 folder) 168 1 (1 folder) 168 2 Master used for June 6, 1957, script, circa 1957 Off Broadway stage play, 1956-1968 168 3 Night of the Auk: off Broadway, 1956 August-1968 February 168 4 Contracts: Samuel French, Inc., 1957 November-1962 September 168 5 Penny Productions, 1962 April-1963 May 168 6 Penny Productions: contracts, 1962 September 168 7 Reviews, 1963 May Television, 1960-1967 Miscellaneous, 1960-1967 168 8 Contracts: NTA-TV, 1960 February-July 168 9 Contract: Prominent Film, 1966 November-1967Aug 169 1 Contracts: WNTA, 1960 February-1967 February 169 2 Uses, 1960 November-1961 May 169 3 NTA, 1960 March-1961 April 169 4 Television publicity, 1960 May 169 5 Correspondence upset pilot, 1960 August-September 169 6 National general correspondence, 1964 December-1967 June Scripts, Play of the Week production, 1960