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Biographical Material

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Theatre and Live Dramatic Performances

Trade Shows and Expositions

Other Professional Work

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Container	Title
U.S. Mss 129AN	Series: Biographical Material
Box 1 Folder 1	Biographical miscellany, 1913-1967
Box 1 Folder 2	Family information, 1956-1963
Box 1 Folder 3	Tilda Goetz, 1937-1938, 1963
Box 1 Folder 4-5	Dianne Valvo
Box 1 Folder 6	Credits, 1958-1965
Box 1 Folder 7	Medical information, 1963-1967
Box 1 Folder 8	Names, addresses, and inventories, 1957-1965
Box 1 Folder 9	Schedules, undated
Box 1 Folder 10	Obituaries and funeral, 1966-1967
WCFTR Name File	Photographs
U.S. Mss 129AN Box 1 Folder 12	Personal finances, 1965-1968
Box 1 Folder 11	Projects at time of death, 1967
	Travel and retirement
Box 1 Folder 13	Miscellaneous travel, 1959-1966
Box 1 Folder 14	Atlantic City, 1962-1965
Box 1 Folder 15	Saratoga Springs, 1964-1966
Box 1 Folder 16	Waterbury, 1959-1964
Box 3 Folder 3	Will, 1958-1966, undated
	Series: Correspondence	⇧
Box 2 Folder 1-2	General, 1958-1969, undated
Box 2 Folder 3	Parents (from), 1943-1944
Box 2 Folder 4-7	A.A. Johnson (to and from), 1952-1963
	Dianne (to and from)
Box 2 Folder 8	1954-1957
Box 3 Folder 1-2	1958-1965
Box 3 Folder 4	Notes and miscellany
	Series: Theatre and Live Dramatic Performances	⇧
	American Jubilee Note: New York World's Fair, 1940
Box 4 Folder 1	Program, sheet music, clippings, photos and slides, 1940
Box 20 Folder 1	Showboat blueprints, 1937
Box 4 Folder 2	The American Theatre (proposed television program)
	Notes and research clippings, 1955-1961
	Americana Note: Shubert, 1932
Box 4 Folder 3	Clippings, 1932
	Aquacade
Box 4 Folder 4	Sheet music, programs, and clippings, 1939
Box 4 Folder 5	Aquacircus, 1957
	Aquarama
Box 4 Folder 6	Clippings, 1960
	Aquashow
Box 4 Folder 7	Programs, notes and clippings, 1954-1956
Box 20 Folder 2	Blueprints, 1949 Note: Also includes material on other aquatic shows, 1954-1955.
	As Thousands Cheer Note: Music Box, 1933
Box 4 Folder 8	Playbill, clippings, photographs, 1933-1934
WCFTR Name File	Stills
U.S. Mss 129AN	The Band Wagon Note: New Amsterdam, 1931
Box 4 Folder 10	Sheet music, clippings, 1931
	Between the Devil Note: Imperial, 1937
Box 4 Folder 11	Playbills, clippings, photostats of sketches, 1937
	Bonanza Note: Nixon, Pittsburgh, 1945
Box 5 Folder 3	Contract, 1944
	A Bottle an' a Bird
Box 4 Folder 12	Correspondence, 1956-1965
Box 4 Folder 13	Helen Green research, 1960
	Helen Green stories, undated
Box 4 Folder 14	Not in UW Special Collections
Box 4 Folder 15	Stories annotated for script
	Scripts
Box 4 Folder 16	Typed chapter drafts (annotated), 1958-1960
Box 5 Folder 1	Typed draft by William Henry Dawson, 1960
Box 5 Folder 2	Set sketches, undated
Box 5 Folder 4	Canadian National Exposition, Photographs, 1948
	Carousel Note Carter-Barron Amphitheatre, 1953 See also Washington, D.C., Festival
Box 19 Folder 1	Small sketches
Box 20 Folder 3	Large sketches and photostatic copy of blueprint
	The Chase Note: Playhouse, 1952
Box 19 Folder 2	Small sketches
Box 20 Folder 4	Blueprints 1-7
	Cloud Seven Note: Golden, 1958
Box 20 Folder 5	Blueprints 2-7 and light plots
Box 5 Folder 5	Notes, playbills, clippings, fabric samples, 1958
Box 5 Folder 6	Picture research material and clippings, 1958
	Coney Island Winter (ballet)
Box 5 Folder 7	Typed script by AJ, 1950
	Crime Without Passion Note: Paramount, 1934
Box 5 Folder 8	Clipping, 1934
	The Criminal Code Note: National, 1929
Box 5 Folder 9	Clippings, 1929
	Cry Havoc Note: Morosco, 1942
Box 19 Folder 3	Sketches
	Exit the Queen Note: Atlantic City, 1932
Box 5 Folder 10	Playbill, clipping, 1932
	Face The Music Queen Note: New Amsterdam, 1932
Box 5 Folder 11	Program and clippings, 1932
WCFTR Name File	Stills
U.S. Mss 129AN	Fancy Meeting You Again Note: Royale, 1952
Box 5 Folder 12	Technical notes, 1952
Box 20 Folder 6	Blueprint of lightplot and floor plan
	The First Dandelion
Box 5 Folder 13	Typed script by Ben Martin, undated
	Fit For Treason
Box 5 Folder 14	General, 1967
Box 5 Folder 15	Typed script by George D. Ford, undated
Box 5 Folder 15	Mimeo script by George D. Ford, undated
	Fort Worth Texas Frontier Centennial
Tube 1	Building blueprints
Box 5 Folder 16	Programs, clippings, 1936-1937
Box 5 Folder 17	Photographs, 1936-1937
	Night club (Casa Manana shows)
Box 5 Folder 18	Programs, sheet music, clippings, 1939
	Funny Girl Note: Winter Garden, 1964
Box 5 Folder 19	Notes, 1963
	George White's Scandals Note: Alvin, 1938
Box 5 Folder 20	Playbills, clippings, 1939
	Golden Gate
Box 5 Folder 21	Correspondence, 1945-1946, 1960
Box 5 Folder 22	Notes, 1942-1966
Box 5 Folder 23	Typed script, undated
Box 5 Folder 23	Typed script by AJ and Ben Martin (annotated), 1945 May 15
Box 5 Folder 23	Typed script by AJ (annotated), 1945 June 20
Box 5 Folder 24	Technical production notes and sketches, 1945
Box 5 Folder 25	Research material, 1945-1954
	Great Lady Note: Majestic, 1938
Box 6 Folder 1	Playbills, clippings and music, 1938
	The Great Waltz Note: Center, 1934
Box 6 Folder 2	Program and clippings, 1934
WCFTR Title File	Stills
U.S. Mss 129AN	Half Gods Note: Plymouth, 1929
Box 6 Folder 3	Programs, clippings, 1929
	Huckleberry Finn
Box 6 Folder 4	Audition notes, 1955
Box 6 Folder 5	Contracts and copyright, 1955
Box 6 Folder 6	Correspondence, 1951-1966
Box 6 Folder 7	Financial material, 1955
Box 6 Folder 8	Lyrics by Henry Sullivan
Box 6 Folder 9	Music and lyrics by Henry Sullivan
Box 6 Folder 10-11	Notes, Sullivan
	Scripts
Box 6 Folder 13	Typed script by Marvin Moore, 1950
Box 6 Folder 12	Mimeo script by Marvin Moore, 1950
Box 6 Folder 14	Script change notes
Box 6 Folder 15	Miscellaneous research
Box 6 Folder 16-18	Picture research (general, plantations, steamboats)
	I'd Rather Be Right Note: Boston, 1937
Box 6 Folder 19	Clippings, 1937
	John Henry Note: 44th Street, 1940
Box 6 Folder 20	Playbill, sheet music, clippings, 1940
WCFTR Title File	Stills
U.S. Mss 129AN	Jumbo Note: New York Hippodrome, 1935
Box 7 Folder 1	Program, playbill, coloring book, clippings, and photographs, 1935
WCFTR Title File	Stills
U.S. Mss 129AN	Leave It To Me Note: Imperial, 1938
Box 7 Folder 2	Programs, playbills, music, clippings, 1938
Box 7 Folder 3	Photographs of sketches, 1938
	Let 'Em Eat Cake Note: Imperial, 1933
Box 7 Folder 4	Playbill, clippings, 1933
	Life Begins at 8:40 Note: Winter Garden, 1934
Box 7 Folder 5	Program and clippings, 1934
	Live Life Again Note: Belasco, 1945
Box 7 Folder 6	Clippings, 1945
	Magnificent Cuckold
Box 7 Folder 7	Budget, 1955
Box 7 Folder 8	Copyright and agreements, 1956-1959
Box 7 Folder 9-12	Correspondence, 1955-1967
Box 7 Folder 13	Handwritten and typed notes, 1957-1965
Box 7 Folder 14	Promotional brochure, undated
	Scripts
Box 7 Folder 15	Typed William Drake translation, circa 1932
Box 7 Folder 16	Typed translation (annotated), by Laurence de Sybel and Peter Sutcliffe, 1955
Box 7 Folder 17	Typed script (annotated) by Peter Verstille, 1956
Box 8 Folder 1	Typed script by Peter Verstille, 1956
Box 8 Folder 2	Typed script by Peter Verstille, 1958
Box 8 Folder 3	Typed script by Peter Verstille, 1959
Box 8 Folder 4	Mimeo script by Peter Verstille, 1959
Box 8 Folder 5	Research notes
Box 8 Folder 6	Sketches
	A Night at the Lambs
Box 8 Folder 7	Notes and clippings, 1966
Box 8 Folder 8	Correspondence regarding redecoration dispute, 1961-1965
Box 8 Folder 9	Typed script by G.R. Glenn, 1961
Box 8 Folder 9	Typed script by G.R. Glenn and notes, circa 1965
Box 8 Folder 10	Research
	Night Life Note: Brooks Atkinson, 1962
Box 8 Folder 11	Contract, playbill, clippings, 1962
Box 8 Folder 12	Fabric sample
Box 8 Folder 13	Notes
Box 8 Folder 14	Notes on lighting and sound and photostat of set design, 1962
Box 20 Folder 7	Blueprints and sketches of set designs and light plots
Box 9 Folder 1	Northwest Jubilee (Oregon centennial), 1958-1959
Box 9 Folder 2	Notes for undeveloped plays, 1956-1964
	Of Thee I Sing Note: Ziegfeld, 1952
Box 9 Folder 3	Technical notes, fabric samples, 1952
Box 19 Folder 4	Sketches
Box 20 Folder 8	Hanging plots
	Pardon Our French Note: Broadway, 1950
Box 9 Folder 4	Clippings, 1950
Box 9 Folder 5	Photographs of unidentified productions
Box 9 Folder 6	Published sketches (Theatre Arts), 1934
	Radio City Music Hall
	General
Box 9 Folder 7	Miscellaneous clippings and sketches
Box 9 Folder 8	Notes
Box 9 Folder 9	Set photographs, miscellaneous
	“Aces High,” 1936
Box 21 Folder 1	Sketches
	“Angles Show,” 1935
Box 21 Folder 2	Sketches
Box 9 Folder 10	Photographs
	“The Big Show”
Box 21 Folder 3	Sketches (may not be RCMH)
	“The Big Time”
Box 9 Folder 11	Typed scenario by AJ, 1959
	“Black and White Show,” 1936
Box 21 Folder 4	Sketches
Box 9 Folder 12	Photographs
	“Bonanza”
Box 9 Folder 13	Typed notes, program, and technical information, 1959
Box 21 Folder 5	Blueprints
	Christmas shows, 1953, 1955
Box 9 Folder 14	Notes, technical information, program, 1953, 1956
	Sketches and blueprints
Box 21 Folder 6	1953
Box 22 Folder 1	1956
	Easter show
Box 9 Folder 15	Notes, clippings, 1967
Box 22 Folder 2	Blueprint
	“Gold Rush Show,” 1935
Box 9 Folder 16	Photograph
Box 22 Folder 3	Sketch
	“Greenwich Village,” 1959
Box 9 Folder 17-18	Typed scenario by AJ
Box 9 Folder 17-18	Notes, color chart
Box 9 Folder 17-18	Picture research clippings
Box 22 Folder 4	Sketches
	“Manhattan,” 1936
Box 9 Folder 19	Photographs
Box 22 Folder 5	Sketches
	“Nome Street”
Box 22 Folder 6	Blueprints and sketches
	“Sawdust and Spangles”
Box 9 Folder 20	Typed scenario by AJ, handwritten notes, clippings, 1959
Box 23 Folder 1	Sketches
	“Sea Breezes”
Box 9 Folder 21	Typed scenario by AJ, notes, 1959
	Revenge With Music Note: New Amsterdam, 1934
Box 9 Folder 22	Playbills and clippings, 1934
Box 19 Folder 5	Sketches
	Sawdust and Spangles (proposed television program)
Box 9 Folder 23	Typed scenario by G.R. Glenn, 1960
Box 9 Folder 24	Notes and clippings, 1961-1967
	Showboat Note: St. Louis Opera, 1952, and Jones Beach, 1956
Box 23 Folder 2	Blueprints, sketches, and light plots
Box 9 Folder 25	Clippings, 1957
Box 10 Folder 1	Typed script, 1952
Box 10 Folder 2	Program, 1952
Box 10 Folder 3	Photographs, 1952
Box 10 Folder 4	Notes, clippings, and playbill, 1956
Box 10 Folder 5	Contract, seating charts, address list, stills, programs, playbills, gelatin samples, undated
Box 10 Folder 6	Typed script, prop list, light plots, 1957
	Shuffle Along Note: Broadway, 1952
Box 10 Folder 7	Playbill, technical notes, financial statement, and agreement, 1952
Box 23 Folder 3	Blueprints of hanging plans
	Sing Out Sweet Land Note: International, 1944
Box 19 Folder 6	Sketches
	Starlight Theatre-Kansas City
Box 10 Folder 8	Photographs for several productions
	Stockade Note: President, 1954
Box 10 Folder 9	Notes, 1954
Box 23 Folder 4	Blueprint
	Three's A Crowd Note: Selwyn, 1930
Box 10 Folder 10	Programs, clippings, 1930
	“Turn Of The Century” Note: Diamond Horseshoe nightclub
Box 10 Folder 11	Program, sheet music, clippings, 1938
Box 23 Folder 5	Unidentified sketches and plans
	Union Pacific (ballet)
Box 10 Folder 12	Clippings, 1934
	Waltzes From Vienna Note: Alhambra, London, 1931
Box 10 Folder 13	Program and clippings, 1931
	Washington, D.C. Festival, miscellaneous productions
Box 10 Folder 14	Programs, clippings, 1953
	What Did We Do Wrong? Note: Helen Hayes, 1967
Box 10 Folder 15	Playbills, production notes, clippings
Box 19 Folder 7	Sketches
Box 23 Folder 6	Blueprints and large sketches
	You Never Know Note: Winter Garden, 1938
Box 10 Folder 16	Program, playbills, sheet music and clippings
	You Only Twinkle Once, 1946
Box 19 Folder 8	Sketch
	The Ziegfeld Follies Note: Winter Garden, 1934
Box 10 Folder 17	Playbills, clippings, 1934
	Series: Trade Shows and Expositions	⇧
	American Flotilla
Box 10 Folder 18	“Basic Folder”
Box 10 Folder 19	Brochure (New York and St. Louis), 1958
Box 10 Folder 20	Copyright, 1953-1964
	Correspondence
Box 10 Folder 21-22	A-H
Box 11 Folder 1-8	I-Z
	Correspondence and notes
Box 11 Folder 9	Atlantic City
Box 11 Folder 10	Baltimore
Box 11 Folder 11	Boston
Box 11 Folder 12	Chicago
Box 11 Folder 13	Cincinnati
Box 11 Folder 14	Illinois
Box 11 Folder 15	Kansas City
Box 11 Folder 16	Miami
Box 12 Folder 1	New Orleans
Box 12 Folder 2	New York
Box 12 Folder 3-4	Philadelphia
Box 12 Folder 5	Pittsburgh
Box 12 Folder 6	St. Louis
Box 12 Folder 7	San Diego
Box 12 Folder 8	San Francisco
Box 12 Folder 9	Texas
Box 12 Folder 10	“Discussion notes”
Box 12 Folder 11	Financial records
Box 12 Folder 12	Health Pavilion, correspondence
Box 12 Folder 13	Logs, 1958
Box 12 Folder 14	Personnel
Box 12 Folder 15	Proposals, 1964-1967
Box 12 Folder 16	Omitted material
Box 13 Folder 1	Research
Box 13 Folder 2	Showboat tour, notes
Box 23 Folder 7	Sketch of Illinois flotilla, 1966
Box 13 Folder 3	Technical notes
Box 4 Folder 9	“Aspen Project,” typed notes, 1963
Box 13 Folder 4	Bell Telephone Show (What's Poppin In Shoppin')
	Programs, typed (annotated) script, notes, fabric samples, 1959
	Chevrolet Show
Box 13 Folder 12	Production notes, 1954
Box 23 Folder 7A	Light plots
	Chicago International Trade Fair
Box 13 Folder 6	“The Big Show,” notes, 1961
Box 13 Folder 7	Clippings
Box 13 Folder 8	Correspondence, 1961-1963
Box 13 Folder 9	Technical notes, 1963
Box 13 Folder 10	Lighting notes, 1963
Box 13 Folder 11	Picture research on airplanes
Box 13 Folder 5	Small sketches
Box 19 Folder 9	Sketches
Box 23 Folder 8	Sketches, light plots, and miscellaneous blueprints
Box 24 Folder 1-2	Sketches, light plots, and miscellaneous blueprints (continued)
	Chrysler Show
Box 24 Folder 3	Blueprints
Box 13 Folder 13	Correspondence, 1957
Box 13 Folder 14	Notes, clippings, photographs, 1957
Box 13 Folder 15	Car movement diagrams (annotated), 1957
Box 13 Folder 16	Mimeo scripts (annotated) for Dodge car and truck, 1957
Box 14 Folder 1	Basic information manual (annotated), 1957
	Lincoln Mercury Show
Box 14 Folder 2	Production notes, correspondence, 1965
	National Retail Merchants Association
Box 24 Folder 5	Blueprints, 1958
	New York World's Fair, 1964
Box 14 Folder 5	Beer Garden concept, 1964
Box 14 Folder 6	Chrysler
Box 24 Folder 4	Sketch
Box 14 Folder 7	Notes, 1964
Box 14 Folder 8	Research on Seattle World's Fair, 1958
Box 14 Folder 9	Rescue proposal for 1965
Box 14 Folder 10	Travelers Insurance Company pavilion, 1964
Disc 199A	“The Triumph of Man”
U.S. Mss 129AN	Packard Show
Box 24 Folder 6	Blueprints
Box 14 Folder 3	Notes, correspondence, 1954
	Powerama (GM)
Box 24 Folder 7	Blueprints
Box 14 Folder 4	Notes, 1955
	Series: Other Professional Work	⇧
Box 14 Folder 11	Amusement apparatus, correspondence, patents, 1929
Box 14 Folder 12	Cabinet or object cover patent, 1952
Box 14 Folder 13	Discotheque, correspondence, notes, and clippings
Box 14 Folder 14	Hempstead Theatre Development, 1925
	Little Theatre
Box 14 Folder 15-16	Correspondence, 1937-1967
Box 14 Folder 17	Financial/legal business arrangements, estimates
Box 15 Folder 1	Rough model
Box 15 Folder 2	Patent information
Box 15 Folder 3	Research clippings and notes
Box 15 Folder 4	Research (including sample model kits)
Box 15 Folder 5	Script and photographs of model set
Box 15 Folder 6-9	Technical notes and information
	Optorium
Box 15 Folder 10	General
Box 15 Folder 11	Proposal
Box 15 Folder 12	Research, clippings
Box 15 Folder 13	Technical notes and tent information
Box 15 Folder 14	“Void papers”
Box 15 Folder 15	Wilfred's clavilux
Box 16 Folder 1	Senso-Reader (reading device), correspondence, notes, 1953
Box 24 Folder 8	Showboats (including Cherokee Rose, 1952), Blueprints and sketches for unidentified showboats and floating circus project
	Visi-O-Rama
Box 16 Folder 2-3	Correspondence and general information, 1967-1968
Box 16 Folder 4	Copyright information
Box 16 Folder 5	Miscellaneous material
Box 16 Folder 6	Posters, correspondence, clippings, 1967-1968
Box 18	Slide production materials
Box 16 Folder 7	Technical notes and plans, 1967
	Series: Research Material	⇧
Box 16 Folder 8-10	Books and magazine notes
Box 16 Folder 11	Lighting equipment catalogues and data
Box 16 Folder 12	Methodology sample
Box 16 Folder 13	Notes regarding stage sizes and scenery shops
Box 16 Folder 14	Miscellaneous theatrical notes
Box 16 Folder 15	Theatrical supplies, catalogues, samples, and information
Box 17 Folder 1-2	Theatrical supplies (continued)
	Series: Collected Material	⇧
Box 17 Folder 3	Circus scrapbook, 1923-1924 Note: Photocopy; original at Circus World Museum.
Box 17 Folder 3	Sam Saltzman collection of early twentieth century theatrical photographs
Box 17 Folder 3	Notes on acquisition and contents of collection
Lot A107	Photographs