Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Bob Hope collection, circa 1900-2009 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1900s-2000s |
Bulk Dates | 1935-2007 |
Creator | Hope, Bob, 1903-2003 |
Textual materials | 559,400 items ; 773 linear feet (1965 boxes) |
Photographic materials | 71,300 items ; 100 linear feet (194 boxes) |
Language | Collection materials are in English |
Location | Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Location: RPA 01059-02791 (boxes 1-1733); RPA 04077-04083 (boxes 2153-2159); RPB 00010 (oversize box 1960); RPB 00014-RPB 00048 (oversize boxes 1961-1995); RPB 00050-00096 (oversize boxes 1996-2042); RPB 00123-00238 (oversize boxes 1734-1849); RPC 00014-00081 (oversize boxes 2043-2110); RPC 00088-00108 (oversize boxes 1850-1870); RPD 00019-00034 (oversize boxes 2111-2126); RPD 00042-00047 (oversize boxes 1871-1876); RPE 00003-00004 (oversize boxes 2127-2128); RPU 00003-00019 (oversize boxes 2129-2145); RPU 00036-00118 (oversize boxes 1877-1959); RPU 00133-00139 (oversize boxes 2146-2152); RPM 00026-00027 |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs018001 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2018628950 |
Summary | The Bob Hope Collection consists of scripts, jokes, monologues, correspondence, manuscripts, promotional materials, photographs, and clippings documenting Hope's work as an entertainer, actor, comedian, and philanthropist, across multiple mediums and disciplines including radio, television, film, and live performance. |