Container
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Title
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U.S. Mss 53AN
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Series: Part 1: Original Collection, 1929-1963
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Correspondence
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Box
1
Folder
2
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1942-1952
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Box
1
Folder
3
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1953-1956
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Box
1
Folder
4
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1957-1958
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Box
1
Folder
5
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1959-1960
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Box
1
Folder
6
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1961-1963; undated
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Business papers, 1946-1952; undated
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Musicals
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Wedding in Paris, music by Hans May, lyrics by Sonny Miller
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Box
2
Folder
1
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First draft, undated
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Second draft, undated
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Third draft, undated
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Director's working copy, undated
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Amateur revision, 1956
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Sheet music, 1954 : “Always Young,” “How Do I Know It's Love?” “I Must Have Been Crazy,” “Piano Selection,” “The Simple Things of Life,” “Strike Another Match,” “A Wedding in Paris.”
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Musical Screenplays
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Les Girls, by John Patrick, story by Vera Caspary, 1957, Mar. 29
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Novels
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A Chosen Sparrow, 1962
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Box
3
Folder
1
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First draft with revisions, pp. 72-189, 348
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Box
3
Folder
2-3
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First finished version
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Box
3
Folder
4-5
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Second finished version
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Box
4
Folder
1-2
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Third finished version
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Box
4
Folder
3
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Notes
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Box
4
Folder
4
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Notes and unused scenes
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Box
4
Folder
5-6
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Pages discarded by Vera Caspary
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Box
4
Folder
7
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Untitled suspense story, 1960 (expanded into A Chosen Sparrow)
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Box
5
Folder
1-2
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Evvie, 1960, draft
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Box
5
Folder
3
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Laura, 1942, synopsis
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Box
5
Folder
4
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Thicker Than Water, undated, notes and family tree
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Plays
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Box
5
Folder
5
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Beautiful Evening, 1929, first draft
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Blind Mice, co-author, Winifred Lenihan, undated
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Box
5
Folder
6
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First draft
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Box
5
Folder
7
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Director's copy
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Box
5
Folder
8
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Geraniums in My Window, co-author, Samuel Ornitz, undated
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The Husband, undated
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Box
6
Folder
1
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First draft
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Box
6
Folder
2
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First draft, with revisions
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Box
6
Folder
3
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Second draft, with revisions
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Box
6
Folder
4
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The Quick Easy Way, undated, draft with revisions
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Box
6
Folder
5
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Play to Win, 1955, July 4, first draft
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Screenplays
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Box
6
Folder
6
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Bedelia, undated
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Box
6
Folder
7
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The Chinese Room, 1958, December 15, first draft with revisions
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Illicit, 1961
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Box
6
Folder
8
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First draft with revisions
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Second draft with revisions, October 16
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Box
7
Folder
1
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Copy 1, pp 1-65
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Box
7
Folder
2
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Copy 2, pp 1-65
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Box
7
Folder
3
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Third draft with revisions, November 3
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Box
7
Folder
4
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Fourth draft with revisions
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Box
7
Folder
5
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Revisions
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Box
7
Folder
6
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Revisions for 20th Century Fox
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Box
7
Folder
7
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Sheets done over by Vera Caspary
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Box
7
Folder
8
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Step chart
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Box
7
Folder
9
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Happily Ever After (Illicit), 1961, November 13, 20th Century Fox Edition, first draft
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Box
8
Folder
1
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A Letter to Three Wives, by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, screen story adaptation by Vera Caspary, 1948, May 19, final script
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Box
8
Folder
2
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Out of the Blue, 1947, February 13, revised final draft
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Box
8
Folder
3
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Pay Day, co-author, George Sklar, undated
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Box
8
Folder
4
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The Stars Look Down, by J.B. Williams, produced by Isidore Goldsmith, undated
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Box
8
Folder
5
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Stranger Than Truth, 1948, March
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Box
8
Folder
6
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Three Husbands, undated
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Screen Stories
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Away From Home, 1960
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Box
9
Folder
1
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First draft with revisions, December 1
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Box
9
Folder
2
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Second draft, December
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Box
9
Folder
3
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Easy Living, 1936
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Box
9
Folder
4
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The Exiles, co-author, George Sklar, 1938
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Box
9
Folder
5
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Les Girls, 1956, Feb. 15, first draft
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Box
9
Folder
6
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Give the Girl a Break, circa 1950-1951
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Box
9
Folder
7
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Happy Days Are Here Again, 1952
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Illicit
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Box
9
Folder
8
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First draft with revisions, 1961
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Box
10
Folder
1
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Second draft with revisions, 1961
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Box
10
Folder
2
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Third draft with revision, 1961
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Box
10
Folder
3
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Memo, undated
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Box
10
Folder
4
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Sheets discarded by Vera Caspary, undated
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Box
10
Folder
5
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In Conference, co-author, Bruce Manning, 1933
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Box
10
Folder
6
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It Can't Last, 1935
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Box
10
Folder
7
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Matinee Idol, co-author, Bruce Manning, 1933
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Box
10
Folder
8
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The Nickel Show, 1939
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Box
10
Folder
9
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The Night of June 13th, 1932
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Box
10
Folder
10
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O, Promise Me, 1951
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Box
10
Folder
11
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Odd Thursday, 1933
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Box
10
Folder
12
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They Knew What Happened, undated
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Box
10
Folder
13
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Three Husbands, undated
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Screen Story Adaptation
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Box
10
Folder
14
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A Letter to Five Wives, from the novel by John Klempner, May 28, 1947, first draft
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Stories
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Box
11
Folder
1
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The Gardenia, 1952
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Box
11
Folder
2
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The Jews of Kiev, undated
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Box
11
Folder
3
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Out of the Blue, 1947
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Box
11
Folder
4
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Untitled murder story, 1941
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Treatments
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The Capri Story, 1960
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Box
11
Folder
5
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First draft
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Box
11
Folder
6
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Second draft, May 2
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Box
11
Folder
7
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Gone Are the Days, 1943, November 26, second draft
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Box
11
Folder
8
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The Last Angry Man, 1957, June 3, third draft
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Box
11
Folder
9
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No Wedding Ring, co-author, Isidore Goldsmith, 1949, February 9
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Box
12
Folder
1
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Awards
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Box
12
Folder
2
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Ephemera
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Box
12
Folder
3
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Photographs
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Package
1
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Blind Mice, undated
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Box
12
Folder
4
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Printed Magazine Stories and Articles, 1942-1952
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Box
12
Folder
5
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Radio and Television Interviews, 1942, 1945, 1950
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