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BOX 32-49 | Speeches and Writings, 1945-2018 | ||||||||||||
The Speeches and Writings series contains approximately sixty years of jokes,
one-liners, writings, and remarks from Orben's career as a comedy writer and humor
consultant for performers, television programs, public figures, and corporate
clients. His earliest material is included in a grouping of small self-published
books, such as The Encyclopedia of Patter (1946), Magicdotes (1948), and The Working Comedian’s Gag File (1956), that Orben wrote for magicians, emcees, comedians, and other
performers. The largest portion of this material relates to his topical humor
service, Orben’s Current Comedy, that he edited from 1958 to 1989 with a small break between 1968 and
1971. This periodical, issued monthly and then bi-monthly, contains jokes and
one-liners relating to current events and prominent figures in politics and
entertainment. Orben later compiled some of this material into a series of books.
Orben’s writing for television is documented in an index card file arranged by
topic, labeled “Skelton Stockpile,” containing jokes he wrote for The Red Skelton Hour as well material he wrote for The Jack Paar Program in 1962. Another set of index cards contains material Orben wrote for
comedian Dick Gregory’s book, From the Back of the Bus (1962). Additional material relating to this project can be found in the
Alphabetical File series. Another group of writings contains material he wrote for
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) corporate events. Orben’s
articles and essays about the writing, effective delivery, and use of humor in
speeches, as well as his speeches and speech material about humor in the
presidency are also included in this series. An unpublished memoir offers Orben’s
account of events in his life until the end of his time in the Gerald R. Ford
administration. Additional jokes that he sent to individuals and publications,
particularly topical material written in the 1990s, are located in the
Alphabetical File series under the name of the person or publication. Material types include jokes, articles, books, book drafts, periodicals, a memoir, notes, interview transcripts, speeches, and scripts. |
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Arranged alphabetically by title or type of material and therein chronologically. The file structure of the digital content maintained as received. | |||||||||||||
BOX 32 | Articles and essays, 1945-1946, 1968-1972, 1978-2002 | ||||||||||||
(3 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 32 | "Bob Orben's Current Comedy for Speakers," American Speaker magazine, 1994-2006 | ||||||||||||
(3 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 33 | "Bob Orben's Current Comedy for Speakers," American Speaker magazine, 2007-2009 | ||||||||||||
BOX 33 | Book drafts, 1990-circa 2000 | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 33 | Book drafts, undated | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 34 | Book drafts, undated | ||||||||||||
(3 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 35 | Book material, 1971-circa 1999 | ||||||||||||
(5 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 36 | Book material, 1971-circa 1999 | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 36 | Books, 1946-1951 | ||||||||||||
(5 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 37 | Books, 1952-1956 | ||||||||||||
(6 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 38 | Books, 1957-1964 | ||||||||||||
(7 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX OV 2 | Gregory, Dick, book material, circa 1962 See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 3 | "Hot Lines" column material, circa 1968 See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX 39 | Humorous quotes in print, 1995-2018 | ||||||||||||
BOX 39 | International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) material, 1977-1980 | ||||||||||||
(11 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 40 | International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) material, 1981-1984 | ||||||||||||
(10 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 41 | International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) material, 1985-1986 | ||||||||||||
(7 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 41 | International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) material, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX 42 | International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) material, undated | ||||||||||||
(3 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 42 | Interviews with Orben | ||||||||||||
BOX 42 | Gerald R. Ford Oral History Project, 2008-2009 | ||||||||||||
BOX 42 | Miscellaneous, 1973-1983, 1999-2013 | ||||||||||||
DF | Miscellaneous, audio file, 2000 | ||||||||||||
Digital ID: mss86325_201_004 | |||||||||||||
DF | Miscellaneous, video file, 2012 | ||||||||||||
Digital ID: mss86325_201_003 | |||||||||||||
BOX 42 | Jack Paar Program material, 1962 | ||||||||||||
BOX 42 | Lewis, Shari, material, 1968 | ||||||||||||
BOX 42 | Magic periodicals, 1946 | ||||||||||||
BOX 42 | Memoir, circa 1993-circa 1994 | ||||||||||||
(3 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 43 | Miscellaneous jokes, 1960s-1998, undated | ||||||||||||
(7 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX OV 4 | Miscellaneous jokes, undated See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 5 | Miscellaneous jokes, undated See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX 44 | Miscellaneous writings, 2011-2014, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX 44 | Notes and jottings, 1972-2017, undated | ||||||||||||
(4 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 44 | Orben Comedy Letter, 1971-1972 | ||||||||||||
BOX 44 | Orben's Comedy Fillers, 1971-1980 | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 45 | Orben's Current Comedy | ||||||||||||
BOX 45 | Issues, bound | ||||||||||||
BOX 45 | Vol. 1, 1958, Nov.-1959, Oct. | ||||||||||||
BOX 45 | Vol. 2, 1959, Nov.-1960, Oct. | ||||||||||||
BOX 45 | Vol. 3, 1960, Nov.-1961, Oct. | ||||||||||||
BOX 45 | Vol. 4, 1961, Nov.-1962, Oct. | ||||||||||||
BOX 45 | Vol. 5, 1962, Nov.-1963, Oct. | ||||||||||||
BOX 45 | Vol. 6, 1963, Nov.-1964, Oct. | ||||||||||||
BOX 45 | Vol. 7, 1964, Nov.-1965, Oct. | ||||||||||||
BOX 45 | Vol. 8, 1965, Nov.-1966, Oct. | ||||||||||||
BOX 46 | Vol. 9, 1966, Nov.-1967, Sept. | ||||||||||||
BOX 46 | Vol. 10, 1967, Oct.-1968, Apr. | ||||||||||||
BOX 46 | Issues, unbound | ||||||||||||
BOX 46 | Nos. 190-242, 1971-1972 | ||||||||||||
BOX 46 | Nos. 243-292, 1973-1974 | ||||||||||||
BOX 46 | Nos. 293-340, 1975-1976 | ||||||||||||
BOX 46 | Nos. 341-388, 1977-1978 | ||||||||||||
BOX 47 | Nos. 389-436, 1979-1980 | ||||||||||||
BOX 47 | Nos. 437-484, 1981-1982 | ||||||||||||
BOX 47 | Nos. 485-532, 1983-1984 | ||||||||||||
BOX 47 | Nos. 533-580, 1985-1986 | ||||||||||||
BOX 47 | Nos. 581-628, 1987-1988 | ||||||||||||
BOX 47 | Nos. 629-630, 1989 | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 6 | Material by contributors, undated See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 7 | Unpublished, new material, undated See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 8 | Unpublished, new material, undated See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 9 | Unpublished, new material, undated See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 10 | Unpublished, new material, undated See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 11- OV 14 | Red Skelton Hour | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 11 | Miscellaneous material, 1964-1968, 1977 See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 12 | "Skelton Stockpile" topical file, circa 1964-1969 See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 13 | "Skelton Stockpile" topical file, circa 1964-1969 See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 14 | "Skelton Stockpile" topical file, circa 1964-1969 See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX 48 | Speech pages, 1970s-2000s | ||||||||||||
(3 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 48 | Speeches, 1970s | ||||||||||||
(4 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 49 | Speeches, 1970s | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 49 | Speeches, 1980s-2013 | ||||||||||||
(5 folders) | |||||||||||||
DF | Speeches, video file, 2013 | ||||||||||||
Digital ID: mss86325_201_006 | |||||||||||||
BOX 50-52 | Miscellany, 1945-2019 | ||||||||||||
A small Miscellany series contains additional material documenting Orben's life
and career including press clippings about or mentioning him and photographs
depicting his work with President Gerald R. Ford. A scrapbook contains Orben's
earliest published writings, most of which relate to magic. Material types include card files, calendars, photographs, press clippings, lists, passports, a scrapbook, and video files from an award ceremony. |
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Arranged alphabetically by type of material or name. The file structure of the digital content maintained as received. | |||||||||||||
BOX OV 15 - OV 16 | Address file | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 15 | A-L, undated See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX OV 16 | M-Y, undated See Oversize | ||||||||||||
BOX 50 | Biographical information, circa 1970s, 1990, circa 2007, 2015 | ||||||||||||
BOX 50 | Calendars, 1976-1977 | ||||||||||||
BOX 50 | Christmas cards, 2007, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX 50 | Drawing of Orben, 1987 | ||||||||||||
BOX 50 | Honors and awards, 1975-1979, 1992, 2013 | ||||||||||||
DF | Honors and awards, video file, 2013 | ||||||||||||
Digital ID: mss86325_201_005 | |||||||||||||
BOX 50 | Lists, 1969-2013 | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 50 | Orben, Jean | ||||||||||||
BOX 50 | Notes, 1995-2016, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX 50 | Passports, 1964-1985 | ||||||||||||
BOX 51 | Passports, 1964-1985 | ||||||||||||
BOX 51 | Photographs | ||||||||||||
BOX 51 | Portraits, 1950s-1980s | ||||||||||||
(2 folders) | |||||||||||||
BOX 51 | Various events, 1973-1986, 2004, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX 51 | White House, 1974-1976 See also Oversize | ||||||||||||
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