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Speeches and Writings, 1945-2018 (continued)
Books, 1957-1964 (continued)
(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BOX OV 7 Unpublished, new material, undated See Oversize
BOX OV 8 Unpublished, new material, undated See Oversize
BOX OV 9 Unpublished, new material, undated See Oversize
BOX OV 10 Unpublished, new material, undated See Oversize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.
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
(4 folders)
BOX 52 Press clippings, 1954-1957, 1963-2019
(3 folders)
BOX 52 Printed matter, 1972-2016
BOX OV 17 Scrapbook, 1945-1947 See Oversize
BOX OV 1-OV 17 Oversize, 1945-1977
Card files of jokes, card files of addresses, photographs, a proclamation, and a scrapbook.
Listed and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the material was separated. The items are physically grouped and arranged by size.
Alphabetical File
BOX OV 1 Bicentennial proclamation and photo collage, 1976
(Container 13, White House memorabilia)
Speeches and Writings
BOX OV 2 Card file, material written for Dick Gregory's books, circa 1962
BOX OV 3 Card file, "Hot Lines" column material, circa 1968
BOX OV 4 Card file, miscellaneous jokes, undated
BOX OV 5 Card file, miscellaneous jokes, undated
Orben's Current Comedy
BOX OV 6 Card file, material by contributors, undated
BOX OV 7 Card file, unpublished, new material, undated
BOX OV 8 Card file, unpublished, new material, undated
BOX OV 9 Card file, unpublished, new material, undated
BOX OV 10 Card file, unpublished, new material, undated
Red Skelton Hour
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