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BOX 1-2 General Correspondence, 1963-2019
The General Correspondence series comprises a chronological grouping of letters sent and received by Orben between the years 1963 and 2019. The letters date from the period that Orben moved to California to work as a writer for the television program, The Red Skelton Hour, and continue into his retirement years. While some of the correspondence relates to his work, much of it is of a personal nature. Additional correspondence, grouped alphabetically by name of correspondent or topic, is located in the Alphabetical File series.
Material types include letters sent and received with related attachments. One attachment is in digital format as a PowerPoint presentation.
Arranged chronologically. The file structure of the digital content maintained as received.
BOX 1 1963-1979
(15 folders)
BOX 2 1980-2019
(10 folders)
Attachments to correspondence included storage media described below.
DF 2019, Nilsen, Alleen Pace, and Don L. F. Nilsen, The Language of Humor, PowerPoint presentation
Digital ID: mss86325_201_001
BOX 2 Undated
BOX 3-32 Alphabetical File, 1941-2019
The Alphabetical File series touches on all aspects of his career and documents Orben’s dealings with colleagues, publishers, publications, organizations, columnists, clients, and friends. Files relating to Orben’s business partner in the 1960s, Stanley Kupferman, contain their extensive correspondence from when Orben was in California containing details about their business, Orben Publications, and their efforts to promote and sell Orben’s books and other comedy products. Orben’s letters to Kupferman also describe his experience as a writer for The Red Skelton Hour and touch on his work for comedian Dick Gregory. A large portion of this material dates from the years after Orben’s work for President Gerald R. Ford. Items relating to Gerald R. Ford include letters from Ford documenting Orben’s continued assistance with speeches in the years following his presidency and memorabilia from Orben’s time in the Ford White House.
Material types include correspondence, business papers, printed matter, and one-liners and other humorous material Orben sent to individuals and publications.
Arranged alphabetically by name or topic. The file structure of the digital content maintained as received.
BOX 3 50 Plus magazine, 1978-1979
BOX 3 Acocella, Paul, 1993-2006, 2014
BOX 3 Across the Board magazine, 1983-1984, 1992
BOX 3 Adams, Joey, 1972-1976
BOX 3 Adams, Patch, 1987-1988, 1994
BOX 3 Adler & Robin Books, 1978, 1989-1992
BOX 3 American Comedy Arts, circa 1974
BOX 3 American Legion magazine, 1983
BOX 3 American Management Associations, 1977-1978
BOX 3 American Speaker magazine, circa 2000-2004
BOX 3 American Way magazine, 1982-1988
BOX 3 Associated Marketing Enterprises, 1973-1974
BOX 3 Back in the Bronx magazine, 2000
BOX 3 Badler, Mitchell M., 1967-1970, 1981-1983, 1989-1992
BOX 3 Bain, Donald, 1984
BOX 3 Bakshian, Aram, Jr., 1992
BOX 3 Bauer, Joseph C., 1974-1983
BOX 3 Bause, Dave, 1989-1990
BOX 3 Bawl Street Journal, 1958
BOX 3 Bedrosian, Maggie, 1996-2001
BOX 3 Bergeron, Bev, 1996-2000, 2018
BOX 3 Bergstrom, Karl, 2003
BOX 3 Blaney, Walter, 1991-1999, 2010
BOX 4 Blumenfeld, Esther, 1996-2012
BOX 4 Blumenfeld, Esther, and Lynn Alpern, 1980-1990
BOX 4 Book ideas, 1963-1971
BOX 4 Books, miscellaneous information, 1960s-2000
(2 folders)
BOX 4 Booth, John, 1986
BOX 4 Borealis Press, 2006-2012
BOX 4 Boren, James H., 1972, 1986-2010
(3 folders)
BOX 4 Bosc, Joyce, 2001
BOX 4 Branch, Charles, 1997-2002
BOX 4 Brecher, Harold, 1986
BOX 4 Brechtel, Warren R., 1989
BOX 4 Breeskin, Barnee, 1981, 1989-1991, 2003
BOX 4 Brooks, Foster, 1974
BOX 4 Buchwald, Art, 1966, 2007
BOX 5 Budler, Bob, 1990-1992
BOX 5 Butler, Michael, 1981-1984
BOX 5 Butler, Patrick, 1993-1994
BOX 5 Buttons, Red, 1964, 1970-1972, 1982-2006
(2 folders)
BOX 5 Campaign Associates, 1973-1975
BOX 5 Campaign magazine, 1977
BOX 5 Campaigns & Elections magazine, 1989-1990
BOX 5 Capitol Comedy newsletter, 1990
BOX 5 Carlston, Greg, 1993
BOX 5 Carpenter, Liz, circa 1980-1983, 1994-2010
BOX 5 Carter, Diane, 1994
BOX 5 Carver, Ron, undated
BOX 5 Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, 1982
BOX 5 Chapel, Gage William, 1975-1978
(2 folders)
BOX 5 Cimberg, Alan, 1995-2000
BOX 5 Columnists, 1967-1968
BOX 5 Comedy & Entertainment magazine, 1986-1987
BOX 5 Comedy Center, 1971-1991
BOX 6 Comedy Center, 1971-1991
(6 folders)
BOX 6 Communicator's Journal, 1983
BOX 6 Computer retrieval, 1992
BOX 6 Contributors article, 1977, undated
BOX 6 Coolidge, Calvin, 1981
BOX 7 Copyright information, 1963-1991
BOX 7 Copyrights, 1946-1988
(7 folders)
BOX 8 Copyrights, 1946-1988
(4 folders)
BOX 8 Costello, John, 1977, 1997
BOX 8 Creative Concepts, 1986-1987
BOX 8 Crofts, Peter, 1984-1988
BOX 8 Cummings, Herb, and Barbara Cummings, 2000
BOX 8 Current Comedy, 1964-1991
BOX 9 Current Comedy, 1964-1991
(3 folders)
BOX 9 Daly, John Jay, 1978-1979, 1991-1992, 1998-2009
BOX 9 Dawson, Donald S., 1995
BOX 9 Dechau, Gary, 1992-2000
BOX 9 Dechter & Kornbluth, 1978
BOX 9 Delaney, Mick, 1973-1986, 1994-1996
BOX 9 Dickson, Paul, 1992-1996
BOX 9 Dolphin Enterprises agreement, 1962
BOX 9 Doubleday & Co.
BOX 9 2100 Laughs for All Occasions, 1982-1990
BOX 10 2400 Jokes to Brighten Your Speeches, 1980-1989
BOX 10 2500 Jokes to Start 'Em Laughing, 1978-1988
BOX 10 Ad-Libber's Handbook, 1969-1971, 1979
(2 folders)
BOX 10 Book and author talks, 1971-1973
BOX 10 Encyclopedia of One-Liner Comedy, 1971-1985, 1995
BOX 10 Humor division, 1971
BOX 10 Joke-Teller's Handbook, 1964-1968, 1975-1979
BOX 10 Miscellany, 1970, 1983-1993, 1999
BOX 10 Promotion, 1966-1968, 1974
BOX 11 Dunn, Jerry Camarillo, Jr., 1990-1991
BOX 11 Dunn, Joseph R., 1998-1999
BOX 11 Dunn, Ricki, 2006
BOX 11 Dynamic Years magazine, 1979-1984
BOX 11 Eberhart, Elvin (Cy), 1993-2012
BOX 11 Elnicky, Robert N., 1989-2002
DF Elnicky, Robert N., video files, 2002, undated
Digital ID: mss86325_201_007
Digital ID: mss86325_201_008
BOX 11 Emery, Harold, 1966-1969
BOX 11 Erickson, Lou, 1971
BOX 11 Ewald, William Bragg, Jr., and Mary Ewald, 1994-2001
BOX 11 Executive Fitness newsletter, 1989
BOX 11 Executive Speaker newsletter, 1985-1992
BOX 11 Family Circle magazine 1978
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