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1. Firesign Theatre Collection, 1918-2015

   approximately 38,950 items. 120 containers. 50.4 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Counterculture comedy group. Press clippings, scripts, photos, and flyers illustrating the career of Firesign Theatre. Included are personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera pertaining to individual members and their lives outside the group.

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2. Robert Orben papers, 1941-2019

   23,800 items. 52 containers plus 17 oversize. 35.8 linear feet. 81 digital files (5.88GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Comedy writer and political speechwriter. Correspondence, jokes and other writings, business papers, photographs, printed matter, interviews, and speeches in both physical and digital formats pertaining to Orben's work as a comedy writer and humor consultant for entertainers, public figures, and corporate clients, editor of a topical humor service, writer for television, and speechwriter for President Gerald R. Ford.

3. Frank Seeley collection, 1973-01-20--1973-03-26

   .15 linear feet (10 items). 6 sound cassettes. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Frank Seeley collection consists of interviews, transcripts, and other documents that were created in conjunction with Frank Seeley's Master of Arts in Telecommunications thesis for California State University, San Diego.

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4. Milton Berle papers, 1906-2002

   approxiamtely 33,000 items. 287 containers. 128 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Milton Berle (1908-2002) was an American vaudevillian, comic, actor, lyricist, producer, and author. Nicknamed "Mr. Television," Berle transitioned from a successful career in radio to become host of NBC's Texaco Star Theatre. The collection contains comedic writings, scripts, correspondence, business papers, photographs, music, and other materials that document his life and career in entertainment.

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