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Series 2. Bob Hope Personal Files, 1930s-2000s
171 linear feet
RPA 02045-02445 (boxes 987-1387), RPA 02454-02460 (boxes 1396-1402), RPA 02643 (box 1585), RPA 02790-02791 (boxes 1732-1733); RPC 00093 (oversize box 1855)
Correspondence, 1932-2000s
BOX 987-989 Contents of Dolores Hope's personal hall closet trunk
BOX-FOLDER 987/1 Bob Hope hand written correspondence
Includes That's Showbiz exhibit objects 033.00.00/034.00.00: Bob Hope silhouette "Keep Smiling" on calendar cutout 1929.
Includes That's Showbiz exhibit objects 263.00.00/263.00.01: A Memorial Mass for Bob Hope, 8/27/2003, by Larry Gelbart.
BOX-FOLDER 987/2 Bob Hope and Dolores Hope love letters, early 1930's
Includes That's Showbiz exhibit object 035.00.00/036.00.00: Letter from "Roberta" (i.e., Hope) to his sweetheart Dolores Reade, 1933.
BOX-FOLDER 987/3 VIP letter descriptions
BOX-FOLDER 987/4 VIP letters and cards
BOX-FOLDER 988/1 Bob Hope telegrams
BOX-FOLDER 988/2-3 VIP Christmas cards
BOX-FOLDER 988/4 VIP letters: Presidents, political
BOX-FOLDER 989/1 VIP letters: celebrities, religious
BOX-FOLDER 989/2 Memorabilia, 1991
BOX-FOLDER 989/3 Memorabilia, 1992
BOX-FOLDER 989/4 Memorabilia, 1993
BOX-FOLDER 1732/1 Special letters, assembled by Bob Hope's staff, 1946-2000
BOX-FOLDER 1732/2 Fan letters from children, 1967
BOX 990-993 Telegrams, 1932-1964
BOX 990 Telegrams, 1932-1938
BOX 991 Telegrams, 1940-1945
BOX 992 Telegrams, 1946-1949
BOX 993 Telegrams, 1950-1964
BOX 994 Telegrams to and from Bob Hope, for birthday greetings, congratulations, condolences, and other matters
DOCFL 428-0.
BOX 995 General correspondence, 1939-1947
BOX 996 General correspondence, 1948-1952
BOX 997 General correspondence, 1953-September 1955
BOX 998 General correspondence, October 1955-March 1958
BOX 999 General correspondence, April 1958-March 1960
BOX 1000 General correspondence, April 1960-September 1962
BOX 1001 General correspondence, 1964-1965
DOCFL 217-0.
BOX 1002 General correspondence, 1965-1966
DOCFL 218-0.
BOX 1003 General correspondence, 1966-1967
DOCFL 219-0.
BOX 1004 General correspondence, 1967-1968
DOCFL 220-0.
BOX 1005 General correspondence, 1969
Includes Hope for America exhibit object 079.05.00: Letter from Senator Barry Goldwater to Bob Hope, May 3, 1969.
DOCFL 221-0.
BOX 1006 General correspondence, 1969-1970
DOCFL 222-0.
BOX 1007 General correspondence, 1971
DOCFL 223-0.
BOX 1008-1013 General correspondence, 1973-1974
DOCFL 298-0, DOCFL 299-0, DOCFL 300-0, DOCFL 301-0, DOCFL 302-0, DOCFL 303-0.
BOX 1014-1019 General correspondence, 1975
DOCFL 416-0 thru 421-0.
BOX 1020-1023 General correspondence, 1976
DOCFL 344-0 thru 346-0.
BOX 1024-1027 General correspondence, 1977
DOCFL 249-0 thru 252-0
BOX 1028-1031 General correspondence, 1978
DOCFL 253-0 thru 255-0, 305-0.
BOX 1032 General correspondence, 1970s
DOCFL 256-0.
BOX 1033-1034 General correspondence, 1979
M-Z only. DOCFL 257-0 thru 258-0.
BOX 1035-1041 General correspondence, 1980
DOCFL 259-0 thru 263-0, 265-0, 231-0.
BOX 1042-1048 General correspondence, 1981
DOCFL 283-0 thru 289-0, 251-0, 291-0.
BOX 1049-1051 General correspondence, 1982
DOCFL 422-0 thru 424-0.
BOX 1052-1056 General correspondence, 1983
DOCFL 473-0 thru 477-0.
BOX 1056-1059 General correspondence, 1984
425-0 thru 427-0.
BOX 1060-1063 General correspondence, late 1970s-1988
463-0. Bulk dates 1985-1988.
BOX 1064-1065 General correspondence, 1989
DOCFL 348-0.
BOX 1066 Business correspondence, 1962-1964
DOCFL 245-0.
BOX-FOLDER 1067/1-3 Business correspondence, 1965-1966
DOCFL 246-0.
BOX 1068 Business correspondence, 1970
Includes Hope for America exhibit object 026.00.00: Letter from Mrs. B. Pressley to Bob Hope.
Includes Hope for America exhibit object 026.03.00: Letter from Bill Faith (Director of Public Relations, Hope Enterprises, Inc.) to Mrs. B. Pressley, March 19, 1970.
DOCFL 247-0.
BOX 1069 Business correspondence, 1971-1972
DOCFL 248-0.
BOX 1070-1072 Business correspondence, 1967-1972
Includes Hope for America exhibit object 135.05.00: Note from Bill Mauldin to Bob Hope, on Chicago Sun-Times letterhead, July 6, 1970.
Includes Hope for America exhibit object 135.05.01: News clipping accompanying note from Bill Mauldin: "In the Nation: Flags, Fireworks and America," by Tom Wicker, from The New York Times, July 5, 1970.
Includes Hope for America exhibit object 136.04.00: Letter from Bob Hope to Bill Mauldin, July 28, 1970.
DOCFL 314-0, DOCFL 315-0, DOCFL 316-0.
BOX 1135/9 Business correspondence, other issues, 1966-1972
Includes Hope for America exhibit object 133.01.00: Letter from Bob Hope to Hy Gardner, regarding trip to Laos, May 15, 1972.
DOCFL 359-0.
BOX 1135/10 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1974
DOCFL 359-0.
BOX 1135/11 Business correspondence needing a response, 1984
DOCFL 359-0.
BOX 1073 Letters from World War II soldiers, veterans, and relatives, 1940s-1990s
Bulk dates are 1940's, with some letters from veterans in the early 1990s. Some letters used in World War II video.
BOX 1074-1075 Letters and appearance requests from soldiers, 1943-1959
BOX 1074 (5 folders)
BOX 1075 (1 folder)
BOX-FOLDER 1733/10 Appearance request from soldiers in Amarillo, Texas
BOX-FOLDER 1733/11 Appearance request from soldiers, 1959-1961
BOX-FOLDER 1856 G.I. newspapers from World War II, 1959-1961
BOX-FOLDER 1075/2-5 "Choice" veteran letters, 1940s-1990s
Bulk dates are 1943-1945, with some letters from veterans in the early 1990s.
BOX-FOLDER 1075/6-7 Letters from World War II soldiers, 1945-1990s
Bulk dates are late 1940s, with some letters from veterans in the early 1990s. Primarily photocopies of original letters.
BOX-FOLDER 1075/8 Letters from relatives of lost soldiers, 1944-1946
BOX-FOLDER 1075/9 Letters from soldiers in Korea, 1950s
BOX 1076-1077 Letters from soldiers' relatives, 1942-1944 , Alaskan tour letters, and Korean tour letters
BOX 1076 (5 folders)
BOX 1077 (2 folders)
BOX-FOLDER 1077/3-5 Correspondence regarding military services, 1960s
BOX-FOLDER 1732/3 Fan letters for Bob Hope's 90th birthday show, 1993
BOX-FOLDER 1732/4 Letters from veterans, 1993-1994
BOX-FOLDER 1732/5-7 Letters from veterans in response to A Military Tribute to Bob Hope, 2002
BOX-FOLDER 2157 USO correspondence, 1963-1965
BOX-FOLDER 2158 USO correspondence, 1966
BOX-FOLDER 2159 USO correspondence, 1967
BOX-FOLDER 1078/1 Fan letters from 1962 USO Christmas tour
BOX-FOLDER 1078/2-4 Fan letters from 1964 USO Christmas tour
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