Scope and Content Note

The Joseph Stein Papers pertain totally to his professional career and are organized into five series: Stage Plays and Motion Pictures; Radio and Television; Unidentified Scripts; Routines for Particular Performers; and Miscellaneous Papers. The Radio and Television series is subdivided into three sections: regular series, single and special programs, and proposed programs. All are filed by title of the program rather than the name of the star, with the exception of the Hildegrade programs which were of a continuous character although the name changed with the sponsorship. The series of Routines for Particular Performers may include scripts for programs found elsewhere in the collection but unidentifiable as such. The Miscellaneous Papers include correspondence, contracts, financial records, and other papers.

The papers include information on these performers and programs:

Allen, Steve	Steve Allen Show, It's Smile Time
Backus, Jim	Great Talent Hunt
Bankhead, Tallulah	All Star Revue, Ziegfeld Follies
Blaine, Vivian	Those Two,Phil Silvers Show, [The Sergeant is a Doll?]
Caesar, Sid	Your Show of Shows
Coca, Imogene	Your Show of Shows
Delmar, Kenneth	School House
Erwin, Stuart	Ballantine Show
Gleason, Jackie	New Old Gold Show
Hildegarde	Hildegarde, Hotel Continental, Mr. and Mrs. North
Morgan, Henry	Henry Morgan Show, Great Talent Hunt
Mostel, Zero	Zero Mostel Show, Chamber Music Society
Pinza, Ezio	RCA Victor Show
Reiner, Carl	Your Show of Shows, Chevy Show
Wynn, Ed	Four Star Revue, Ed Wynn Show