Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1903, May 29 | Leslie Townes Hope born in Eltham, England, to William Henry Hope and Avis Townes Hope |
| 1908 | Emigrated with his family to America and settled in Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1920, December 20 | Becomes an American citizen upon the naturalization of his father |
| 1924 | Makes his vaudeville circuit debut, initially as a dancer |
| 1931 | Debut at The Palace, New York |
| 1932 | Performs in Ballyhoo of 1932 |
| 1933-1934 | Performs in Roberta |
| 1934 | Marries Dolores Reade Makes film debut in Going Spanish Paree, Paree released |
| 1934-1935 | Performs in Say When |
| 1935 | Watch the Birdie, Double Exposure, and Old Grey Mayor released |
| 1935-1938 | Early radio programs: The Intimate Revue (Bromo Seltzer), The Atlantic Family , The Rippling Rhythm Revue (Woodbury Soap), and Your Hollywood Parade . |
| 1936 | Shop Talk and Calling all Tars released Performs in Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 |
| 1936-1937 | Performs in Red, Hot and Blue |
| 1937 | Moves from New York to Hollywood to began Hollywood feature film career |
| 1938 | First feature film, The Big Broadcast of 1938 , released College Swing , Give Me a Sailor , and Thanks for the Memory released |
| 1938-1948 | The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope broadcast |
| 1939 | Never Say Die , Some Like It Hot , and The Cat and the Canary released Adopts Linda Hope |
| 1940 | Road to Singapore , and The Ghostbreakers released Adopts Tony Hope |
| 1941 | Road to Zanzibar , Caught in the Draft , Nothing but the Truth , and Louisiana Purchase released They Got Me Coverered published |
| 1941, May 6 | Bob Hope broadcasts an episode of the Pepsodent Show from March Field |
| 1942 | My Favorite Blonde , Star Spangled Rhythm, and Road to Morocco released |
| 1942, summer | Bob Hope USO tour to Alaska |
| 1943 | They Got Me Covered , and Let's Face It released |
| 1943, summer | Bob Hope USO tour to the Mediterranean theater |
| 1944 | The Princess and the Pirate released I Never Left Home published |
| 1944, summer | Bob Hope USO tour to the South Pacific theater |
| 1945 | All-star Bond Rally , and The Road to Home released |
| 1945, summer | Bob Hope USO tour to the European theater |
| 1946 | Road to Utopia , and Monsieur Beaucaire released So This Is Peace published Adopts Kelly and Nora Hope |
| 1947 | My Favorite Brunette , and Where There's Life released Bob Hope serves as host for the first commercial telecast on the West Coast |
| 1948 | Road to Rio , and The Paleface released |
| 1948, Christmas | Bob Hope travels to Berlin to entertain troops during the Berlin Airlift crisis |
| 1948-1958 | The Bob Hope Show radio programs broadcast |
| 1949 | Sorrowful Jones , and The Great Lover released |
| 1950 | Fancy Pants released |
| 1950-1951 | Star-Spangled Revue and Comedy Hour television specials broadcast |
| 1951 | The Lemon Drop Kid , and My Favorite Spy released Chesterfield Sound-Off Time television specials broadcast |
| 1951-1953 | Colgate Comedy Hour and All Star Revue television specials broadcast |
| 1952 | Son of Paleface , and Road to Bali released |
| 1952-1954 | The Bob Hope Show morning radio program broadcast |
| 1953 | Off Limits , and Here Come the Girls released |
| 1953-1975 | The Bob Hope Show/Bob Hope Comedy Special television specials broadcast |
| 1954 | Casanova's Big Night released Have Tux, Will Travel published |
| 1954-1972 | Annual series of USO tours to military bases at Christmas time are televised |
| 1955 | The Seven Little Foys released |
| 1956 | That Certain Feeling , and The Iron Petticoat released |
| 1957 | Beau James released |
| 1958 | Paris Holiday released Films television special in Moscow |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse James released |
| 1960 | The Facts of Life released |
| 1961 | Bachelor in Paradise released |
| 1962 | Road to Hong Kong released |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice , and Call Me Bwana released I Owe Russia $1200 published |
| 1963, September 11 | Presented with the Congressional Gold Medal by President John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
| 1964 | A Global Affair released |
| 1964-1972 | The Christmas time USO tours make annual trips to Vietnam |
| 1965 | I'll Take Sweden released |
| 1966 | Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! released |
| 1967 | Eight on the Lam released Five Women I Love: Bob Hope's Vietnam Story published |
| 1968 | The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell released |
| 1969 | How to Commit Marriage released |
| 1970, November | Featured guest of honor on two-part episode of This is Your Life |
| 1972 | Cancel My Reservation released |
| 1974 | The Last Christmas Show published |
| 1975-1996 | A series of Bob Hope television spectaculars broadcast under various sponsors |
| 1977 | The Road to Hollywood published |
| 1979 | Records television special in China |
| 1985 | A Masterpiece of Murder television movie broadcast Confessions of a Hooker published |
| 1990 | Don't Shoot, It's Only Me published |
| 1995, December 27 | Featured guest of honor on This is Your Life |
| 1996, November 23 | Final television special, Laughing with the Presidents, broadcast |
| 2003, July 27 | Passed away, age 100 |