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Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242

Finding aid prepared by John Brockman Collection processing and creation of the finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Doheny Memorial Library G4 3550 Trousdale Parkway Los Angeles, California, 90089-0185 213-740-3994 [email protected] 2011 September

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 1 2242 Title: Leonard H. Goldenson Collection Collection number: 2242 Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Language of Material: English Physical Description: 242.0 Linear feet Date (inclusive): 1915-1994 Abstract: The Leonard H. Goldenson Collection documents the activities of the American Broadcasting System network in the United States and it's interests outside of the country. The collection includes memoranda, correspondence, reports, speeches, reports, policy statements, scant photographs and a small amount of legal and financial papers. Although incomplete at several levels, the collection offers representative coverage of operations in advertising, programming, research, sales, television, and news and public affairs broadcasting and the expansion of the network into the movie industry primarily from the 1950's through the late 1960's. creator: Goldenson, Leonard H. Organization This collection is organized into three series: Business Records Part 1, Personal Papers, and Business Records Part 2. All three parts of the collection were processed prior to their arrival at USC. Two principal archivists processed the majority of the collection. The first series, Business Records Part 1, having been processed by the first archivist, and the remaining two series processed later by the other. Rather than integrate the last acquisition of Business Records into an already completed series of Business Records, the second archivist instead created a third series. Scope and Content The Leonard H. Goldenson Collection consists of material relating to the day to day operations of the American Broadcasting Company and the activities of Leonard H. Goldenson, its president from 1953 to 1986. The collection consists mainly of correspondence and artifacts, as well as scrapbooks, ephemera, newspaper clippings, photographs, VHS film, and audio. A sizeable amount of the collection is dedicated to Leonard H. Goldenson's founding of and continued philanthropic efforts with United Cerebral Palsy. There is also material relating to Goldenson's autobiography Beating The Odds. Conditions Governing Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access. Conditions Governing Use Students and researchers may use materials from this collection in the Cinematic Arts Library reading room only. For additional information, please see Cinematic Arts Library staff. Preferred Citation [Box/folder# or item name], Leonard Goldenson Collection, Collection no. 2242, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California Biography Beginning with his takeover in 1953 of the fledgling American Broadcasting Company, Leonard Goldenson became one of the most famous pioneers of television history. After being hired to assist in the successful reorganization of near-bankrupt Paramount Pictures, Goldenson then turned to Hollywood in the early 1950s. Competing against broadcasting giants NBC and CBS, Goldenson engineered such successful ABC ventures as American Bandstand, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, and The Mickey Mouse Club. Convincing Warner Brothers and the Walt Disney Company to partner with ABC and produce TV shows proved to be another successful move for Goldenson, who saw ABC continue to gain ground in the network ratings through the turbulent 1960s. Under Goldenson's leadership, ABC soon emerged as the premier network for sports broadcasting with the addition of ABC's Wide World of Sports, coverage of the Olympic Games, and Monday Night Football. ABC introduced new, innovative ideas to the television landscape such as the TV movie and the miniseries (including 1977's highly awarded Roots). Seeing his once humble enterprise reach the pinnacle of financial success, Goldenson retired in 1986 after selling ABC to Capital Cities, Inc. Aside from his achievements in the entertainment industry, Goldenson's legacy includes a myriad of philanthrophic endeavors as well. Chief among these is the founding of United Cerebral Palsy in 1949, along with his wife Isabelle, fellow New York businessman Jack Housman, and Housman's wife Ethel. Beginning with a simple advertisement in the New York Herald Tribune, he led the campaign to improve treatment and quality of life for children with developmental disabilities, which resulted in the national organization that continues to strive for those same ideals today.

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 2 2242 Subjects and Indexing Terms ABC Television Network. -- Archives American Broadcasting Company. -- Archives Capital Cities Communications, Inc. (U.S.). -- Archives Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. -- Archives Goldenson, Leonard H. -- Archives International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation. -- Correspondence Kintner, Robert E., (Robert Edmonds), 1909-1980 -- Archives Treyz, Oliver E., 1918-1998 -- Archives United Cerebral Palsy Associations. -- Archives United States. Federal Communications Commission. -- Correspondence Correspondence Monday night football (Television program) Photographs Television broadcasting of news--United States--Archival resources Television broadcasting of sports--United States--Archival resources Television broadcasting--Archival resources Television mini-series--Archival resources Television personalities--United States--Archival resources Television pilot programs--Archival resources Television producers and directors--Archival resources Television programs--Archival resources Television series--Archival resources Television stations--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources Television writers--United States--Archival resources

Business Records Part 1 Arrangement The records that encompass this series from the collection are designated as Part 1 (Boxes 1 through 87), Part 2 (Boxes 88 through 102), and Part 3 (Boxes 103 through 130). The records were shipped in essentially the same three unites. Delineation of the records into these parts, however, is due to the uniqueness in nature, time spans and probably initial provenance. The core of the Business Records is derived from Part 1 and follows their original arrangement. Differences between the three parts of the collection may be briefly stated. Part 1 consists of older papers, primarily 1955-1960, with some items as late as 1970, in which the various offices have been integrated into types of subject files (correspondence, committee, program, station, and smaller subject files). Part 2 contains files that are related to those in Part 1 but which are not a direct continuation of those series. They are generally more recent, primarily dating from the late 1970s and 1980s, and are functionally arranged. Part 3 contains corporate records that date from a time after LHG's direct involvement in network affairs, as well as strictly personal records, primarily financial, medical and household.

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Correspondence Bulk, 1956-1967 1950-1971 Scope and Content These records contain files on the development of television broadcasting at ABC and consist of correspondence, memos, reports, booklets, studies, press releases, news clippings, promotional items, and related items. The bulk of the files are for the period 1956-1967 and consist of material from the offices of several ABC departments. This series is divided into: General Correspondence (1954-1956, 1958-1959, 1968-1969) arranged by year and then alphabetically by correspondents’ last name; Outgoing Correspondence (1959-1969), which consists solely of carbon copies arranged chronologically, (dates); Individual Correspondence (1956-1965) which consists of continual correspondence with individuals arranged chronologically and then alphabetically by the last name of the correspondent; Congratulatory Correspondence (1961-1965) contains letters and telegrams maintained in their original grouping by subject and then alphabetically by name; and Correspondence; AB-PT records. As with other original series, many documents contain a notation in pencil on the upper right hand corner stating “AB-PT” or other designation and were filed as a distinct unit. This collection consists of material sent from ABC’s New York City headquarters and their record storage facility. Substantive gaps in the collection indicate it may have been weeded at some time prior to transfer to storage. Prior to that time the correspondence was perhaps three times its present size. Fire damage and incomplete runs in file series indicate large portions of missing records. For the most part, the original order has been retained. As a result the researcher should be prepared to look in more than one location for material on a particular topic. Goldenson’s treatment of correspondence of certain individuals as separate from general correspondence has been maintained. Within the alphabetical arrangement of the General Correspondence the materials is frequently insignificant and of a cursory nature, mentioning a recent lunch, meeting, or upcoming event. Although Goldenson did maintain some folders specified solely as “Congratulatory Correspondence,” “Invitation Accepted,” etc. correspondence of that nature is interspersed among the General Correspondence.

ABC Films 1959-1963 Box 39, Folder 1 Financial Reports 1960 Box 39, Folder 2 Reports to Board of Directors 1959-1960 Box 39, Folder 3 Racer Productions, Inc. Financial Reports 1961-1963 Box 35-37 American Broadcasting - Paramount Pictures 1956-1963 Scope and Content These records concern technical and engineering issues such as sound and film equipment and facilities and transmission; potential film projects; brief personal notes similar to that found in General Correspondence and as a whole contains much of the same nature. There is little continued or cohesive correspondence on a single subject. Interdepartmental correspondence is more substantive.

Box 4, Folder 7 Applicants 1957 Box 39, Folder 4-6 Board of Directors Extracts from Minutes of Meetings Board of Directors and Exec. Comm. 1960-1971 Box 4, Folder 1-6, Congratulatory 1956, 1958, 1961, 1963-1965 Box 8, Folder 6-11, Box 14, Folder 5-10

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Box 1-8, 10, 14, General 1956-1959, 1961, 1968-1969 22-29 Scope and Content General Correspondence documents ABC’s involvement with educational television; letters to stockholders or potential investors document network decisions and trends regarding election coverage, securing stations in Latin America, development of UHF, etc. Broader network issues are discussed only intermittently usually in reaction to a specific concern on behalf of the correspondent. Information on programming primarily consists of replies to complaints or compliments on programs from the general public. The files are arranged first by year and then alphabetically by last name of correspondent. It should be noted that documentation consists of material both by and about many departments. Files exist for divisions and prominent personnel. There are also separate files for ABC presidents Robert Kintner and Oliver Treyz. Other personal correspondence consists of congratulatory notes on weddings, births, etc. (including a brief humorous telegram to Jerry Lewis on the birth of his son 1/8/64). More in depth correspondence centers on LHG’s responses to viewers and/or stockholder’s concerning programming or ABC policy. Correspondents include public officials and departments, members of Congress, the FCC, affiliates, employees and business acquaintances. Though far from complete, portions of the material is of high quality. The bulk of the memos and reports in the General Correspondence are not well detailed nor do they reveal policy decisions and implementation. Among the General correspondence, social correspondence and internal memoranda pre-dominate, but there are also charitable campaign literature, newspaper and magazine clippings, reports, pamphlets, scant photographs, promotional material, contracts, scripts and transcripts, bulletins and newsletters, political campaign literature, and related material. The bulk of the records document the years 1956-1969 although there is almost a complete lack of General or Outgoing Correspondence for 1957. The bulk of fire damaged correspondence from LHG and Treyz dates from 1958. Such an obvious gap in records indicates it is possible that fire destroyed most of the files from 1957. See Also Box 131 (Damaged)

Box 30-34 Individual 1950-1966 Box 30, Folder 1-8 Blank, Abe H. Box 30, Foster, Michael Folder 9-14 Box 30, Gersten, E. Chester Folder 15-22 Box 30, Hagerty, James C. Folder 22-28 Box 31, Folder 1-5 Hahn, Herbert Box 31, Hinckley, Robert H. Folder 6-10 Box 31, Hoffines, Robert L. Folder 11-21 Box 31, Hyman, Edward L. Folder 22-27 Box 32, Folder 1-5 Lower, Elmer W. Box 32, Folder 6-7 Martino, Joseph Box 32, Marx, Frank Folder 8-15 Box 33, Folder 11 Moore, Thomas Box 33, Pauley, Robert R. Folder 12-14

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Box 33, Folder 15 Phipps, John H. Box 33, Quinlan, Stirling Folder 16-23 Box 34, Folder 1-6 Riddleberger, Stephen C. Box 34, Weinbach, Mortimer Folder 7-19 Box 38, Folder 8, Interoffice Memos 1962-1964 19-20 Box 38, Kinter, Robert 1955-1959 Folder 1-17 Box 38, Folder 21 Misc. (Condolences) 1955-1971 Box 9, 11-13, Outgoing 1957-1968 15-21 Scope and Content These files primarily contain correspondence with individuals and organizations outside ABC. The initial correspondence is not attached. (Correspondence of a personal nature document the financial and logistical household arrangement including obtaining a housekeeper; camp registration for daughters; school deposits, etc.). Much correspondence concerns invitations accepted or declined, thank you letters for gifts, particularly gifts made to UCP; acknowledgments of donations to charities. The bulk of all outgoing correspondence for the months of December and January consist of thank-you notes for holiday gifts. Congratulatory Correspondence consists primarily of brief notes of a personal or business acquaintance nature (generally from individuals outside of ABC) recognizing an honor or award. These records include letters and telegrams with occasional newspaper or magazine clippings. Notes inserted throughout correspondence particularly from the 1960s indicate the removal of pieces of correspondence. These notes consist simply of legal notepaper with the initials C.P, the date of the correspondence and the names of the addresser and addressee. Correspondence and internal memoranda pre-dominate, but there are also newspaper and magazine clippings, reports, charts, pamphlets, scant photographs, promotional material, contracts, scripts, and transcripts, bulletins and newletters, charitable campaign literature, and related material. Note: A selection of burned General Correspondence originating from or to LGH from 1958 and 1959 was found separately from the bulk of the series. It appears they were mis-filed or interfiled with other records (Stations and Treyz Correspondence from the same time period.)

Box 40-41 Treyz, Oliver 1956-1962 Notes Fire Damage

Box 14, Folder 4 United Cerebral Palsy 1962 General Physical Description: Fire Damage

Box 131, [Damaged] 1958-1959 Folder 1-9

Oliver Treyz Subject Files 1957-1961

Box 42, Folder 1 Advertising Age 1961 Box 42, Folder 2 Audience Correspondence 1961 Box 42, Folder 3 Broadcasting 1961 Box 42, Folder 4 Henry Hede 1959 Box 42, Folder 5 Kukla, Fran & Ollie 1957 Box 42, Folder 6 Magazines & Newspapers 1961

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Box 42, Folder 7 NABET 1958 Box 42, Folder 8 News Department 1960-1961 Box 42, Folder 9 Printer's Ink 1961 Box 42, Folder 10 Program Derby 1961 Box 42, Folder 11 Public Service Programs 1961 Box 42, Folder 12 RTDG Contracts 1959 Box 42, Folder 13 Sponsor 1961 Box 42, Folder 14 Television Age 1961 Box 42, Folder 15 Television Magazine 1961 Box 42, Folder 16 TV Guide 1961 Box 42, Folder 17 Variety 1961 Box 42, Folder 18 Sports Focus TV 1958

Committees 1956-1976 Scope and Content These files contain correspondence, invitation lists, press releases, speeches, and other records, relating to annual conferences of organizations, Committees include both those related to broadcasting and charitable and civic organizations. Goldenson’s involvement with the Advertising Council is particularly well recorded. The file includes lists of directors and staff, financial and budget documents, director’s annual reports and copies of letters on programs and problems. Minutes record attendance, summarize reports and show action on campaigns and policy issues. They contain annual and narrative reports, information on advertising campaigns; reports of media and corporate support contributions; lists of officers, boards of directors, committees & executive staff; reports of annual awards dinners and conferences; and financial statements. Substantial records exist on the building of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. They include memos, agendas and minutes of the meetings of the Executive Board for the Center. The records begin with those of the National Culture Center prior to the assassination of President Kennedy and the subsequent re-naming of the center. Activities of the National Broadcasters Association portray cooperation between the networks on subject such as discrimination against television; rules political broadcastings and general regulation of television broadcasting. Correspondence, reports and minutes document the activities of the NAB and several of its committees.

Box 43, Folder 1-2 Accepted 1958-1968, 1970-1975 Box 43-44 Advertising Council Meeting Files 1958-1969 Box 44, Folder 7 American Jewish Committee Bulk, 1963-1965 1960-1965 Box 44, Folder 8 American Red Cross 1966-1969 Box 44, Folder 9 American Security Council 1958 Box 44, Folder 10 B'nai B'rith Bulk, 1963-1969 1957-1971 Box 45, Folder 1 Brand Names Foundation 1957-1961 Box 45, Folder 2-5 Center For InterAmerican Relations 1968-1972 Box 45, Folder 6 Center For Latin American Relations 1966-1967 Box 45, Folder 7 Children's Cancer Research Bulk, 1964-1970 1960-1973 Box 45, Folder 8 Center For Economic Development 1958 Box 45, Folder 9 Committee For Industry Association Of New York Bulk, 1961-1964 1958-1964 Box 45, Folder 10 Court Administration 1970 Box 46, Folder 1-5 Declined 1960-1966, 1970-1972 Box 46, Folder 6 Economic Development Club of New York 1956-1966 Government Conference on Public Welfare 1964-1969 Box 47, General 1964-1969 Folder 1-2, 5 Box 47, Folder 3 Conference Material and Reports 1967 Box 47, Folder 4 Summaries of Participation Comments 1967 Box 46, Folder 9 Governor's Committee On Physically Handicapped 1962 Physical Description: *Damaged*

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Box 47, Folder 6 Greater New York Fund 1958 Institute of Logopedics 1956-1965 Box 47, Folder 7-8 General 1956-1964 Box 47, Minutes and Reports 1959-1965 Folder 9-10 JFK Center for The Performing Arts 1960-1968 Box 48-49 General 1964-1968 Box 48-49 Meetings 1967 Box 48, Folder 2 National Cultural Center 1960-1963 Box 48, Folder 4 Photograph undated Box 48, Folder 5 Presentation Folder circa 1964 Box 48, Folder 1 Jobs For Vets 1971 Box 46, Folder 7-8 Motion Picture Pioneers 1958-1965 National Association of Broadcasters 1957-1963 Box 49, Folder 4-6 General 1957-1958, 1960-1963 Box 49, Folder 7 Research Bureau Reports 1962 Box 50, Folder 1-2 National Association of Radio & TV Broadcasters 1956 National Center for Voluntary Action 1970-1972 Box 50, General 1970-1972 Folder 3-4, 8-9 Box 50, Folder 5 Minutes 1970 Box 50, Folder 6-7 Executive Committee Meetings 1970 Box 50, Folder 4-6 National Citizens' Advisory Committee on Vocational Rehabilitation 1966, 1968-1969 Box 51, Folder 2-3 National Citizens' Commission on International Cooperation 1965-1966 Box 51, Folder 1 National Citizens' Committee for Community Relations 1964-1967 Box 51, President's Commission on Traffic Safety 1961-1967 Folder 8-10 Box 51, Folder 7 President's Youth Commission, Operation Fitness USA Bulk, 1957-1959 1957-1963 Sam Rayburn Library Bulk, 1962-1963 1962-1968 Box 52, Folder 1 General 1962-1963 Box 52, Folder 2 Publications, Dedication 1968 Box 52, Folder 3 U.S. Bicentennial World Theatre Festival 1976 Box 52, Folder 4 U.S. Chamber of Commerce 1956-1958 Box 52, Folder 5 United Shareowners of America 1960-1962 Box 52, Folder 10 Uptown Advisory Board 1956 Box 52, Folder 6-7 World's Fair 1961-1964, 1966 Box 52, Folder 8-9 Youth Services 1970

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Program Files 1955-1970 Scope and Content Documentation is particularly impressive for the program department. They document the handling of commericial sponsorship, the disposition of program ideas and the coverage of news and special events. There are also significant files for ABC’s general services, sales, engineering, station relations, and station publicity. Topics treated include audience, broadcast, and station promotion; newspaper and magazine advertising; censorship; and relations with advertising agencies and affiliates. News Department files are not thorough and document only a few years. Of anecdotal interest is a letter from Elmer Lowery regarding the recent hiring of Peter Jennings which predicts a “rosy future” for him at ABC (August 4, 1964, News Dept. Programs) The most comprehensive files, although they exist only for the year 1959, are those for “American Bandstand.” Many photocopied records are illegible. Most records concern advertising spots on the show and consist of orders fro shows which record the advertisers name. Particularly of interest in light of the Payola scandal involving Dick Clark is correspondence recording the cancellation of practices that protected clients of “American Bandstand” from competitive products being advertised on the show. A complete Advertising Proposal feature, “American Bandstand,” is included. “The Danny Thomas” show is also well documented with heavy correspondence regarding sponsorship of the show. Network records on the “Mike Wallace Show” deal primarily with the sale of the show to the Philip Morris Company. Audience letters regarding Mike Wallace and his interview style predominate, as do replies from Goldenson. An eloquent letter from Thomas W. Moore on November 11, 1963 documents efforts of ABC to sensitively handle coverage of President John F. Kennedy’s funeral.

Academy Awards 1960-1966 Box 53, Folder 1 General 1960-1966 Box 53, Folder 2 Photographs circa 1963 Box 53, Folder 3-5 Africa 1966-1968 Box 53, Folder 6 Alcoa 1960-1961 Box 53, Folder 7-9 American Bandstand 1957-1959 Box 54, Folder 1 America's Town Meeting 1956 Box 54, Folder 2 Avengers Bulk, 1966-1967 1966-1967, 1969 Box 54, Folder 7 Baby Game 1967 Box 54, Folder 6 Batman 1965-1966 Box 54, Folder 3 Billy Graham Association 1956 Box 54, Folder 8 Boy Scout World Jamboree 1967-1968 Breakfast Club 1956 Box 54, Folder 4 General 1956 Box 54, Folder 5 Advertising Material circa 1956 Box 54, Folder 9 Brigadoon 1966 Box 54, Folder 10 Californian 1957 Box 54, Folder 11 Circus Boy 1966 Box 54, Folder 12 Combat Bulk, 1966-1967 1963-1967 Box 54, Folder 13 Cowboy in Africa 1967-1968 Box 54, Danny Thomas Show 1956-1957, 1959 Folder 14-16 Box 55, Folder 1 Disney Canada 1956-1958 Box 55, Folder 2 Disney Radio 1956 Box 55, Folder 3 F Troop 1966 Box 55, Folder 4 Football General circa 1959 Physical Description note: Fire Damage

Box 55, Folder 5 Fugitive Bulk, 1963-1965 1963-1967 Box 55, Folder 6 Grand Central Station 1956 Box 55, Folder 7 Green Hornet 1966-1967 Box 55, Folder 8 Guide to the Swinging Bachelor 1968-1969

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Box 55, Folder 9 Guy Mitchell 1957 Box 55, Folder 10 Hobby Lobby Show 1959 Physical Description: Fire Damage

Box 55, Holiday on Ice 1964-1968 Folder 11-12 Box 55, Folder 13 Hondo 1967 Box 55, Folder 14 How's Your Mother-in-Law? 1968 Box 55, Folder 15 It's Time 1956 Box 55, Folder 16 Jack Paar 1956 Box 55, Folder 17 Jim Bowie 1956-1957 Box 55, Folder 18 Journey to the Unknown 1968-1969 Box 55, Folder 19 King Family 1969 Box 55, Folder 20 Ladybird Johnson's Tour of D.C. 1964-1965 Box 56, Folder 1 Legend of Custer 1967 Box 56, Folder 2 Lone Ranger 1956 Box 56, Folder 3 Martin Block 1956 Box 56, Folder 26 Medical Horizons CIBA 1956 Metropolitan Opera 1956 Box 56, Folder 4 Auditions 1956 Box 56, Folder 5 Broadcast 1956 Box 56, Mike Wallace Show 1957-1958 Folder 6-17 Box 56, Miscellaneous Programs 1955-1956, 1964-1970 Folder 18-21 Box 56, Folder 23 Mystery Time 1956 Box 56, Folder 22 My True Story 1956 Box 57, Folder 2 Newlywed Game 1966-1969 Box 56, Folder 24 New People 1969 News Department 1958-1967 Box 57, General 1958, 1960-1967 Folder 3-5, 7 Box 57, Folder 8 Analysis of ABC TV News and Public Affairs Programs 1964 Box 57, Folder 6 News Policies 1962-1964 Box 58, Folder 9 New Sounds for You 1956 Box 56, Folder 25 New York, New York 1964-1966 Box 57, Folder 9 No School Today 1956 Box 57, Folder 1 NYPD 1967-1969 Box 57, Folder 10 Olympics 1959 Box 54, Operation Daybreak 1958-1959 Folder 17-19 Box 57, Folder 11 Outcasts 1969 Box 57, Folder 12 Patrice Munsel Show 1957 Box 58, Folder 1-2 Programming Lineup 1966-1968 Box 57, Folder 13 Princess and Me 1968 Box 57, Folder 14 Program Development 1964 Box 57, Folder 15 Program Information Book 1965-1966 Box 58, Folder 3 Proposed Programs 1956 Box 58, Folder 4 Saga of Western Man 1964-1965 Box 58, Folder 5 Scope 1965-1967 Box 58, Folder 8 Second Hundred Years, The 1967 Box 58, Folder 7 Snowfire 1957 Box 58, Folder 10 Survivors 1968-1969 Box 58, Folder 11 Variety Show Las Vegas 1955 Physical Description: Fire Damage

Box 58, Folder 6 Voice of Firestone Summary of Exhibits 1955-1956 Box 58, Folder 12 Voice of Prophecy 1956

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Box 58, Folder 14 When a Girl Marries 1956 Box 58, Folder 13 Whispering Streets 1956 Box 58, Folder 15 Women's Home Companion 1956

Foreign 1956-1969 Scope and Content Files relative to the network’s activities outside of the United States are of considerable interest. These files document ABC’s response to the political and military situation of the late 1950s and 1960s. Foreign files are particularly valuable in that they document the belief in the ability of broadcasting to effect political change during the Cold War by addressing communism and democracy through “propaganda” efforts. The term propaganda is not used pejoratively, but as a quote from the records themselves. Records include minutes, reports and correspondence. Records pertaining to the foreign work of the Advertising Council heavily document efforts to extend broadcasting into Latin and Central America. The “Mexican Project” discusses methods to turn “braceros” (illegal Mexican immigrants in Texas) into pro-United States supporters. These records also touch on United States public relations and “propaganda” activities outside the country. Notes, synopses, and correspondence regarding Latin America refer to privatization of broadcasting in South America as well as efforts to thwart communism through the use of television.

Advertising Council 1958-1965 Box 59, Mexican Project 1960-1965 Folder 1-2, 5-6 Box 59, Folder 3 Report "A Look At Mexico" circa 1962 Box 59, Folder 4 Report for Subcommittee for Mexico Overseas Information Exploration Committee 1962 Box 59, Folder 7 Association Television, LTD. Annual Reports 1958-1963, 1965 Box 59, Folder 8 Broadcast Corps 1964 Box 59, Canada 1959-1964 Folder 9-12 Box 60, Folder 1-6 Central America 1960-1965 European Broadcasting Union 1962 Box 60, Folder 7 Speeches and Remarks 1962 Box 60, Folder 8 Correspondence 1962 Box 60, Folder 9 General International 1956-1965 Box 61, Folder 1-2 Latin America 1960-1962 Box 61, Folder 3 Television Information Office 1958-1962 Box 61, Folder 4 Television Rights 1959-1961 United States Information Agency 1958, 1960-1962 Box 61, Folder 6 Correspondence 1961-1962 Box 61, Folder 7 Aide Memoir on ABC for Meeting of Leonard H. Goldenson and John F. Kennedy with Edward R. Murrow 1961 Box 61, Folder 8 Report "Frank Marx" 1958 Box 61, Folder 9 Overseas Television Department 1960 Box 61, Folder 10 Unitel International Inc. 1960 Box 61, Folder 5 North Vietnam Pamphlets "Efforts to Conquer South Vietnam" 1961 Box 61, Folder 13 Vietnam - General 1968 Venezuela 1966-1969 Box 61, Folder 14 Financial Correspondence 1968-1969 Box 61, Folder 15 Paid Invoices 1966-1968 Worldvision Symposium 1962-1966 Box 61, Folder 11 Television in the Space Age 1962-1965 Box 61, Folder 12 General 1966

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ITT 1963-1968 Scope and Content This subseries contains records relating to legal issues involved hearings regarding the proposed merger between International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT) and ABC consists chiefly of correspondence among those in support of the merger and Goldenson’s notes of appreciation. Also included are files that document meetings with Harold Geneen and affidavits, opinion, order and records of court appearances taking place in federal court under the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission and Justice Department. Files contain copies of newspaper articles on the merger.

Box 62, Folder 1-3 Annual Reports 1963-1966 Box 62, Folder 4 Financial Statements 1965-1967 Box 62, Folder 5-6 Conference Correspondence 1966 Box 62, Folder 7 Conference Invitees and Attendees 1966 Conference Presentation 1966 Box 62, Folder 8 Correspondence 1966 Box 62, Folder 9 Drafts 1966 Box 63, Folder 1 Conference and Party Press Releases 1964-1966 Box 63, Folder 2 Conference Program 1966 Box 63, Folder 3 Conference Photographs 1966 Box 63, Folder 4 Conference Proceedings 1966 Box 63, Folder 5-6 Conference Banquet Audio Tape 1966 Merger 1965-1968 Box 63-65 Correspondence 1965-1968 Box 66, Folder 3 Notice of Appeal 1966 Physical Description: 0.025 Linear feet1 folder

Box 66, Folder 4 Supporting Documents 1965-1967 Physical Description: 0.025 Linear feet1 folder

Box 65, Folder 5-7 Geneen, Harold (Correspondence) 1965-1967 Box 65, Folder 8 Hearing Materials 1967 Box 66, Folder 1 Letters From Leonard H. Goldenson to ITT (Draft) 1966 Box 66, Folder 2 FCC Opinion 1967

FCC 1956-1968 Scope and Content These records consist primarily of correspondence, memoranda and drafts relating to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Network Study (known also as the Barrow Report) on ABC. It documents witness testimony and hearings regarding possible infringements regarding pricing of network programs as made available to network and non-affiliated stations in 1958. It contains testimony and reports, which quote documents or conversations on related subjects. Records on the Payola scandal include internal correspondence among departments and affiliated stations regarding compliance with false advertising rules, and documenting infractions when found. Particularly valuable is a “Record of Statement of the Relationship Between AM-PAR and Dick Clark.” It contains a transcript of testimony and background material.

Box 67, Folder 3-7 General 1956, 1958, 1960-1967 Box 67, Folder 1 Chain Broadcasting Rules 1961 Box 67, Folder 2 Chain Drop In Dockets 1962-1963 Network Study 1956-1958, 1962 Box 67, Folder 8 General 1956-1958 Box 67, Folder 9 Television Network Program 1962

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Box 68, Payola 1959-1960 Folder 9-10 Box 68, Folder 11 Payola Hearing Compilation of Documents 1960 Box 68, Folder 12 Payola Testimony 1960 Statements 1962 Box 68, Folder 1 Treyz, Oliver 1962 Box 68, Folder 2 Hagerty, James C. 1962 Box 68, Folder 3 Sarnoff, Robert W. (NBC) 1962 Box 68, Folder 4 Beville, Hush M. (NBC) 1962 Box 68, Folder 5 Scott, Walter D. (NBC) 1962 Box 68, Folder 6 Werner, Mort (NBC) 1962 Box 68, Folder 7 Stabile, James A. (NBC) 1962 Box 68, Folder 8 Stanton, Frank S. (CBS) 1962 Box 69, Folder 1-5 Weinbach Reports 1960-1965, 1968

Legal 1954-1972 Scope and Content Columbia Pictures Vs. ABC Files. Many files contain no more than one or two documents with no identifying case of evidence numbers. They appear to have been removed from their original series, in some cases copied for legal purposes. Both copies and the originals remained separated in this main series. Originals of these records are not found in this collection. Removal of these records is not documented by transmittal slips or found among the handwritten withdrawal slips. The lack of such information indicates that additional pertinent records, possibly part of this collection, existed at some time. The documents included in the case files are varied in nature and extent. The correspondence and memoranda provided are evidentiary of background only. Not documented are settlement negotiations, litigation strategies, billing, or other legal matters. Files do not include court documents such as briefs, motions, depositions, copies of the complaint, or transcripts of court proceeding. These files were apparently segregated and numbered at some point after their creation and prior to shipment to storage. Their relationship to other ABC legal files is unknown. Note: Some extracts of ABC Board Meeting Minutes also contain docket numbers. Extracts of Meeting Minutes. These files contain extracts of meeting minutes created by cutting and pasting full minutes. Some contain docket notations indicating they may have been used in court. No court case of name is assigned. The dates of the records correspond to the Legal Files and make it possible they were used in the case of Columbia Pictures vs. ABC. They contain no original notation.

Box 70, Folder 1-6 Network Meetings 1967-1972 Box 71, Folder 1 Broadcast Discussion Meetings Minutes 1970 Columbia vs. ABC 1954-1972 Box 71, Folder 2-4 Competitive Information 1968-1970 Box 71, Folder 5 Correspondence 1967 Box 71, Folder 6 Financial Statements 1969-1970 Box 71, Folder 7 1-1-46 1960-1970 Box 71, Folder 8 1-1-49 AVCO 1969-1970 Box 71, Folder 9 1-1-53 1970 Box 71, Folder 10 1-1-54 1970 Box 71, Folder 11 1-1-55 1970 Box 71, Folder 12 1-1-56 1968 Box 71, Folder 13 1-1-57 1968 Box 71, Folder 14 1-1-59 Harvard Business School circa 1958 Box 72, Folder 1 1-1-60 1969 Box 72, Folder 2 1-1-61 1968 Box 72, Folder 3 1-1-62 1964, 1970 Box 72, Folder 4 1-1-63 1969-1970 Box 72, Folder 5 1-1-64 Videocassettes 1970

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Box 72, Folder 6 1-1-65 1970 Box 72, Folder 7 1-1-66 1968-1969 Box 72, Folder 8 1-1-67 1969 Box 72, Folder 9 1-1-68 1966-1967 Box 72, Folder 10 1-1-69 1969 Box 72, Folder 11 1-1-70 1968 Box 72, Folder 12 1-1-70 1970 Box 72, Folder 14 B 1956 Box 72, Folder 15 A2181 1972 Box 72, Folder 16 A2185 1968 Box 72, Folder 17 A16449 undated Box 72, Folder 13, General 1954-1958, 1962-1965, 1966-1968, 1970 18-20

Capital Cities Communications 1983-1989

Box 72, Folder 21 Fact Sheets and Announcements 1985 Box 72, Folder 22 Annual Report 1983-1984 Box 72, Folder 23 ABC and CCC Joint Proxy Statement Prospectos 1985 Box 72, Folder 24 Executive Summary 1985 Box 72, Folder 25 ABC Material For Discussion 1985 Box 72, Folder 26 Statements and Remarks 1989

ABC Films 1965-1970

Box 73, Folder 1-7 Correspondence 1956-1960, 1962-1964, 1966, 1968 Box 73, Folder 8 Agreements for Services 1969 Box 73, Folder 9 Agreements - Henry Grundman 1967 Film Pilots 1963-1970 Box 73, Folder 10 Candy undated Box 73, Folder 11 Hell in the Pacific 1969 Box 73, Folder 12 For the Love of Ivy circa 1970 Box 73, Folder 13 No Time For Sergeants 1963 Box 73, Folder 14 Miscellaneous 1966-1969 Box 73, Folder 15 Ring of Bright Water 1969 Box 73, Folder 16 Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came 1969 Box 73, Folder 17 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969-1970 Box 73, Folder 18 Zachariah undated

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Subject Files 1956-1969 Scope and Content Subject files are in alphabetical order. The folders contain various types of records; e.g., correspondence, memos, published materials, reports, et cetera, in no discernible order. Some files were originally marked as subject files. The processor has included files that were not related to other file series within the Subject Series. More substantial selections in the Subject files include the following categories: LABOR: Mainly contracts and some correspondence relating to musicians and writers unions in theaters and the network. Documents to a small degree wage control. MERCHANDISE FILES: Many have been removed and what remains is just the empty folders on which only the show titles remain. Documentation is scant and generally consists of licensing agreements only. THEATERS: Document daily operations, profit and administration. VIOLENCE MAIL: Records document viewer reactions during this time and capture the inflammatory issues of the day. They discuss censorship, coverage of racial issues, hiring and firing of broadcasters and communism. One box of records marked as Subject Addendum contains supplementary subject files found amongst unrelated records. The records appear to be the beginning of an alphabetical series from the late 1950s and early 1960s of a more substantial nature than those now classed as Subject Files. Their presence may indicated the existence at some point of another series of records not yet found or possibly destroyed.

Box 74, Folder 1-5 Awards 1956-1964 Box 74, Folder 6 Color Television 1957-1963 Box 74, Folder 7-9 Contributions Made 1956-1962 Box 74, Contributions Refused 1958-1963 Folder 10-13 Labor 1958-1964 Box 74, Folder 14 AFTRA, SAG 1958-1960 Box 74, Folder 15 American Federation of Musicians 1958-1963 Box 74, Folder 16 Broadcast Musicians 1958-1962 Box 75, Folder 1 Local #1 Negotiations 1958 Box 75, Folder 2 Miscellaneous Negotiations 1957-1962, 1964 Box 75, Folder 3 Writer's Guild of America 1959-1960 Box 75, Folder 4-6 Litigation 1957, 1959-1966 Merchandising 1960-1969 Box 75, Annie Oakley 1962, 1964, 1967, 1969 Folder 7-10 Box 75, Folder 11 Buffalo Bill 1960 Box 75, Folder 12 Legend of Jesse James Arlington Hat Co. 1965 Box 75, Folder 13 Legend of Jesse James Donruss Co. 1965 Box 75, Folder 14 Legend of Jesse James Hubley Manufacturing Co. 1965 Box 75, Folder 15 Legend of Jesse James Louis Marx Co. 1965 Box 75, Folder 16 Legend of Jesse James Western Painting Co. 1967 Box 75, Folder 17 Honey West 1966 Moral Re-Armament 1960-1964 Box 75, Folder 18 Correspondence 1960-1964 Box 75, Folder 19 Audio Tapes 1964 Box 75, National Education Television 1961-1964 Folder 20-21 Box 76, Folder 1-4 Pay TV 1957-1964 Box 76, Folder 5 Radio Network 1960-1962 Satellite TV 1965-1967 Box 76, Folder 7-8 Comsat 1965-1966 Box 76, Ford Foundation 1966-1967 Folder 9-10

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 15 2242 Business Records Part 1 Subject Files 1956-1969

Box 76, Sea World 1964-1967 Folder 11-12 Box 77, Folder 1 Senate Correspondence 1967 Box 77, Folder 2 Station Breaks 1961 Box 77, Folder 3 Subliminal Perception 1957-1959 Box 77, Folder 4-7 Theatre Integration 1960-1965 Box 77, Violence Mail Petition Names 1968-1969 Folder 8-10

Subject Files Addendum 1955-1964 Scope and Content These records were found interspersed in Part 3 of the collection and were not part of the original Subject Files. It is evident that files were interspersed prior to the fire and water damage which affects some records. For instance, the files for the Branch Office: Chicago 1959, found in the original Subject Files in Part 1, are heavily damaged. Part 3 contained disparate folders including Branch Offices: San Francisco 1959 which were not damaged. This is a small portion of records that appear to have been removed from their original order and placed with records of a later date.

Box 77a, Folder 1 Advertising and Promotion 1962-1964 Box 77a, Ampar Records 1957-1962 Folder 2-4 Box 77a, Folder 5 Branch Offices, Chicago 1959 Box 77a, Folder 6 Conelrad Drill 1959 Box 77a, Folder 7 Program and Advertising Policies 1955 Box 77a, Folder 8 Policies, General 1960-1962 Box 77a, Folder 9 Symposia, Northwestern University Re: Broadcasting 1961 Box 77a, United Artist Digest Vol. 6, No. 1 circa 1958 Folder 10

Theatres 1955-1965

Box 77, Folder 11 Arizona Paramount Theatres 1956 Box 77, Folder 12 Balabant Katz 1956 Box 77, Folder 13 Daily Admission Receipts 1956 Box 77, Folder 14 Florida State Theater 1956 Box 77, Folder 15 Intermountain Co. 1956 Box 77, Folder 16 Interstate Theatre 1956-1958 Box 77, Folder 17 North and Detroit Theater 1956 Box 77, Folder 18 Picture Releases 1956 Box 77, Folder 19 Theatre Corporations 1958 Box 77, Folder 20 Tri-State Corp. 1956, 1958 Box 77, Folder 21 United Detroit Theatres 1956 Box 77, Folder 22 Wilby-Kinay Service Corp. 1956 Box 77, General Theatres 1955-1956, 1958 Folder 23-24 Box 77, Folder 25 Theatre Operations 1962-1965

Personnel 1956-1967 Scope and Content Consists primarily of unsolicited personal letters of individuals seeking employment. LGH responses are often contained. In a few instances correspondence was forwarded to others in the network and contain handwritten questions and remarks regarding possible hiring by ABC. Policy files consist of formal network issued policy booklets.

Box 78, Folder 1-5 Applicants 1959-1967

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 16 2242 Business Records Part 1 Personnel 1956-1967

Box 78, Folder 6 Policies, Additions and Payroll Changes 1956 Box 78, Folder 7 Policies, Personnel Policy 1963

Stations 1953-1965 Scope and Content These consist of files concerning ABC’s relations with its affiliates and its owned-and-operated stations and contain a wealth of information concerning network policy, objectives and strategy. The files concern domestic broadcasting and are all ABC-related. Correspondence occasionally refers to activities on non-ABC stations. The files consist of correspondence, memos, notes, reports, charts, clippings, and financial data. Arranged alphabetically by call letters, most stations have separate files. A few are grouped into folders of miscellaneous material. Although inclusive dates are given for the material on many stations, there are frequent gaps within these span dates. Most of the files concern rates, time options, frequency and power allocations, contract negotiations, and facility operations and locations. The records of the Owned-and-Operated Stations include material on sales and program arrangements and other day-to-day relations between the network and its owned and affiliated stations. Correspondence contains internal exchanges between departments, affiliates, and owned and operated stations. Subjects include programming; relations with sponsors, advertising agencies, television personalities, and governmental agencies; governmental regulation; competition with CBS and NBC; and new, educational, and religious broadcasting. Files are routine, fragmentary and lacking in consistency. Most document only a single year. Nevertheless they contain much that is of value in documenting the overall network strategy of ABC and its implementation among affiliates. The material for WSIX is noteworthy in its quantity and quality. Some files contain information on specific programming. Many files consist of interdepartmental correspondence from local stations to Herbert Hahn regarding station programming highlights and public service programming among Owned and Operated Stations. Reports, rankings and analysis of Owned and Operated performance are also found here. Correspondence is primarily between station managers and Presidents and Oliver Treyz (VP TV Network) regarding sales of ABC shows to local stations, meetings of affiliate stations, corporate rational and research for rate increase proposals, rankings of stations and networks and promotions and cancellation of programs. Newspaper clippings are frequently included. Of particular interest is the strong network stance taken in regard to “spotting” of local stations and too frequent breaks between network programs. The immediate cancellation of popular programs “Maverick,” and “Lawrence Welk” in response to such violations is well documented in the correspondence with station WSIX-TV. Files are in poor condition. They are brittle and in many cases cannot be flattened or will disintegrate. Large amounts of ash and debris have been removed although even minimal handling produces small amounts of debris. Station Meeting files document the regular meetings of ABC’s Primary Affiliates; ABC Television Affiliates Association Board of Governors; Owned and Operated Managers Meetings; correspondence on meeting planning and follow-up. Minutes of meetings are often marked confidential or “top secret” and refer to reports, reserach, goals and programming strategies. Minutes from meetings in 1958 stress the need for the network to move into sports programming and records the different attitudes and opinions of network executives on this subject. Portions of the files concern ABC’s relations with the FCC, particularly during mergers. There is also some coverage of surveys of early television audiences, experiments in television programming, and the use of film in broadcasts.

Box 79, Folder 1-3 Owned and Operated 1958-1959 Box 79-80 Owned and Operated: Station Meetings 1956-1964 Box 79, Folder 8 Owned and Operated: Meeting Minutes 1963-1965 Box 80, Folder 5-6 KABC Black and White Ball 1958

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 17 2242 Business Records Part 1 Stations 1953-1965

Box 80, Folder 7 ABC-TV Correspondence, Invoices 1953-1954 Box 80, Folder 8 Blair TV, ABC 1956, 1960-1961 Box 80, Folder 9 WMVR TV 1956-1958 Box 80, Folder 10 WNAC TV 1957 Box 81, Folder 1-3 WSIX TV 1959 Box 81, Folder 4 WTOB TV 1957 Box 81, Folder 5 WPTA TV 1959 Box 81, Folder 6 WTPA TV 1957-1958 Box 81, Folder 7 WTVH TV 1957, 1959 Box 81, Folder 8 TVPI: Danny Kaye Music 1958 Physical Description: Fire Damage

Box 81, Clearance Department 1961 Folder 9-10 Box 81a, Folder 1 Advertising 1959 Box 81a, Folder 2 Labor Legislation Program 1959 Box 81a, Folder 3 KABC TV 1956-1958 Box 81a, Folder 4 KGO TV 1956-1958 Box 81a, Folder 5 WABC TV 1957-1959 Box 81a, Folder 6 WHNC TV 1958-1959 Box 81a, Folder 7 WNEM TV 1956-1958

Subsidiaries 1951-1975 Scope and Content Includes corporate books and files of firms that were subsidiaries of, or allied to, the American Broadcasting System. Holdings for each company vary in size and completeness. Records of companies represented were primarily based in the United States but also includes some foreign-based interests. The records consist of subject files, background information, correspondence and meeting material, published annual reports, financial reports, and news clippings concerning affiliated, associated, and subsidiary banks and companies.

Box 82, Folder 1-3 Allieo Stores Corporation 1970-1975 Box 82, Folder 4 City Stores Company 1956-1957 Diversification 1966-1971 Box 82, Folder 5 Essex Company 1969 Box 82, Folder 6 Franklin National Bank 1968 Box 82, Folder 7 Funds, General 1967-1971 Box 82, Folder 8-9 General 1968 Box 82, Folder 10 Hyatt Corporation 1968 Box 82, Folder 11 Holiday Inn 1968-1969 Box 83, Folder 1-2 Knight and Gladieux 1967-1968 Box 83, Folder 3-5 Ling Temco Vought 1967 Box 83, Folder 6 McGraw Hill 1967 Box 83, Folder 7 Ogden Corporation 1966-1968 Box 83, Folder 8-9 Ontario Motor Speedway 1969-1970 Box 84, Folder 1 Norton Simon 1970 Box 84, Folder 2 Studebaker Worthington 1968 Box 84, Folder 3 Swingline 1968 Box 84, Folder 4 Topodynamics 1969 Box 84, Folder 5 Walter Hellert Company 1967-1968 Box 84, Folder 6-7 Dynametrics 1957-1961 Box 84, Madison Square Garden 1964-1968 Folder 8-12 Microwave Associates, Inc. 1951-1967 Box 85, Folder 2-8 General 1958-1959, 1961-1967 Box 85, Folder 1 Finance 1951-1958

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 18 2242 Business Records Part 1 Subsidiaries 1951-1975

Box 85, Folder 9 No. Report Stock Certificate undated Box 85, Financial Reports 1958-1959, 1963-1967 Folder 10-11 Box 85, Meeting Minutes 1966-1967 Folder 12-13 Box 85, Folder 14 Minnesota Amusement Co. 1956 Box 86, Folder 1-7 Technical Operations 1958-1968 Box 86, Folder 8 Teleprompter Corporation 1965 Box 87, Folder 1-9 Western Union 1958-1967

Awards 1965-1989 Scope and Content Files document achievement awards, usually related to broadcasting or philanthropy awarded to LHG. They typically include initial notification, correspondence regarding events related to the award, and congratulatory letters, sometimes with LGH responses. Programs and invitations are included. Press clippings are less occasionally found and photographs are contained only when noted.

Box 88, Folder 1 Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 1978 Box 88, Folder 2 American Film Institute 1989 Box 88, Folder 3 Emerson College Commencement 1981 Box 88, Folder 4 Flame of Truth Award 1982 Box 88, Folder 5 Horatio Alger Awards Dinner, Washinton Hilton 1989 Box 88, Folder 6-8 Motion Picture Pioneer of the Year 1967-1968 Box 88, Folder 9 NATO Award 1970 Box 88, Folder 10 Neal Pike Award, Boston University 1980 Box 89, Folder 1 PACE University Leadership in Management Award 1986 Box 89, Folder 2 Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Award 1983 Box 89, Folder 3 Press Club 1980 Box 89, Folder 4 PULSE Award 1965 Box 89, Folder 5-6 Skowhegan School Awards Dinner 1976-1977

Biography: Beating the Odds 1989-1990 Scope and Content These files consist of transcripts of oral interviews conducted by Martin Wolf and numerous subjects for the LGH biography Beating the Odds. The computer printouts are not dated but do contain the name of the interviewee. They are arranged alphabetically by last name of interviewee. They do not contain any handwritten notations. The transcripts between Wolf, LGH and IWG are arranged sequentially based on Wolf’s note of “Part 1, Part 11, etc.” A galley draft of the biography dates from 1990 and does contain marginal notes.

Box 90-91 Transcripts undated Box 92, Folder 1-3 Draft Copy 1990

Box 93, Folder 1-2 Catalog (Paintings) 1977-1979 Scope and Content Consists primarily of photographs of LGH’s paintings and typewritten descriptive notes that were used in the published catalog, copies of which are included. The catalog and files date from 1977-1979.

Paintings 1977

Box 93, Folder 3 Cafe des Artistes Exhibit undated

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 19 2242 Business Records Part 1 Paintings 1977

Box 93, Folder 4 Palm Springs Desert Museum Exhibit 1977 Box 93, Folder 5 Sioux City Arts Center Exhibit 1977

Capital Cities, ABC 1976-1995 Scope and Content These records concern the merger between Capital Cities and ABC Inc., and include substantial correspondence, formal SEC documents and other material useful to researchers in the expansion of broadcast networks. Files date from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

Box 94, Folder 1 Affidavits and Questionnaires Leonard H. Goldenson and Directors 1976-1991 Box 94, Folder 2-5 Board of Directors Meeting Files 1987-1990 Box 94, Folder 6 Goldenson Reception 1991 Box 95, Folder 1 Merger Clippings 1985-1988 Box 95, Folder 2 Merger Draft Proposals 1985 Box 95, Folder 3 Executive Summary 1985 Box 95, Folder 4 Merger Congratulations Letters 1985 Box 95, Folder 6 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1986-1995 Box 95, Folder 7 Policies circa 1990 Box 95, Folder 8 Section 338 Study 1985 Box 95, Folder 9 Shareholders Information 1988

Harvard University 1977-1994 Scope and Content Apart from some records regarding LGH class reunions or recognition of Harvard University, these files heavily document the effort for voter turnout spearheaded by LGH, known as “Voting for Democracy.” The correspondence, program and supporting material cover the evolution of the event from start to finish as well as congratulatory letters from prominent politicians. Voting for Democracy files date from the mid-1980s. Reunion and personal university files date from the early 1960s to the 1990s.

Box 96, Folder 1 Class of 1927 Reunion 1977 Box 96, Folder 2 Donations 1988-1991 Box 96, Folder 3 Frank Stanton Professorship 1981 Box 96, Folder 4 General 1985-1987 Box 96, Folder 5 Goldenson Dedication 1994 Box 96, Folder 6 Harvard Club of Sarasota 1988-1991 Box 96, Folder 7 60th Reunion 1986 Voting for Democracy 1983-1984, 1987 Box 96, Folder 8 Clippings and Photos 1987 Box 96, Folder 9 Clippings and Programs 1984 Box 96-97 Correspondence 1983-1984 Box 97, Folder 2 Public Relations 1983 Box 97, Folder 3-4 Support Material 1983-1984

Box 97, Folder 5 Howard Hughes Takeover Attempt Correspondence 1968

Box 97, Folder 6 Jackie Robinson Foundation Information File 1987

Interviews 1957-1982

Box 98, Folder 1 1950s 1957-1959 Box 98, Folder 2 1960s 1960-1965

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 20 2242 Business Records Part 1 Interviews 1957-1982

Box 98, Folder 3 Forbes Magazine 1982

Speeches 1968, 1974

Box 98, Folder 4 Scottsdale Speech 1974 Box 98, Folder 5 Miscellaneous 1968

UCP 1965-1995 Scope and Content Apart from scant correspondence with individuals recognizing their contributions to UCP in Part 1, this file series represents the bulk of UCP related documents. They are primarily administrative files that cover affiliates, telethons, galas, and internal operations such as pensions, property acquisition, etc. Some photographs are present.

Box 99, Folder 1 Affiliates 1988-1990 Box 99, Folder 2 Background Material 1985-1989 Box 99, Folder 3 Board of Directors 1990-1991 Box 99, Folder 4 Children's Cancer Research 1980 Box 99, Folder 5 Clippings 1989 Box 99, Folder 6 Corporate Sponsor Program 1986 Box 99, Folder 7-8 Correspondence 1989-1993 Box 99, Folder 9 Executive Operating Committee 1991 Box 99, Folder 10 Financial General 1991 Box 99, Gamboling Gala 1990-1991, 1994 Folder 11-13 Box 99, Folder 14 General 1995 Box 99, Folder 15 Goldenson/Weinstein Awards 1989 Box 99, Folder 16 Grants 1987 Box 100, Folder 1 Harvard Presentation 1977 Box 100, Humanitarian Dinners 1990-1993 Folder 2-7 Box 100, Folder 8 NASA 1974-1975 Box 100, NASA Goldenson Tribute Tribute Weekend 1989 Folder 9-10 Box 100, Photograph circa 1989 Folder 11 Box 101, Folder 1 Pension Trust 1990-1993 Box 101, Folder 2 Policies 1990-1992 Box 101, Folder 3 Proposal, Research 1965 Box 101, Folder 4 Research 1973-1980 Box 101, Folder 5 Research Washington Speech 1974 Box 101, Folder 6 Research and Education Foundation 1991 Box 101, Folder 7 Space Application Board 1973-1974 Box 101, Remarks and Speeches 1965-1988 Folder 8-9 Box 102, Star-A-Thon 1989-1995 Folder 1-6 Box 102, Telethons 1983-1994 Folder 7-8 Box 102, Folder 9 TV Special 1993 Box 102, Trump Property 1980-1984 Folder 10 Box 102, Washington Effort 1974-1975 Folder 11

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 21 2242 Business Records Part 1 Alphabetical Files 1959-1998

Alphabetical Files 1959-1998 Scope and Content Much of this correspondence dates from the early and mid-1990s and was dictated from Florida by LGH but not read. They consist primarily of brief notes to individuals without substantive information pertaining to broadcasting. The alphabetical subject files are often of a personal nature, relating to households and personal expenses. Their contents are evident from the container list. Howard Hughes correspondence consists mainly of telegrams in support of LGH efforts to block Hughes obtaining controlling interest of ABC stock. LGH’s thank you correspondence is also included. Of interest is a summary of issues concerning Howard Hughes, making special note of syphilis. Stations These files date from the late 1990s and do not appear to have been copied to LGH, nor is he mentioned. In general the files are scant, particularly those on specific television programs. Principal correspondents in these files are: Mike Mallardi; Daniel Burke; Jim Long; and Steven Burke. There are some notes on various sheets. Files are duplicates either faxed, emailed or photocopied. An interesting note from Peter Jennings briefly discusses coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial. Unprocessed material from Part 3 primarily consists of financial data and reports from businesses in which LGH held interests.

Box 103, Folder 1 Academy of Arts and Sciences 1989-1990 Box 103, Folder 2 Arbus, Loreen 1988-1994 General Note Contents have been removed

Box 103, Folder 3 Boston University Pike Prize 1989-1992 Box 103, Folder 4 Biography Isabelle Goldenson undated Box 103, Biography Leonard H. Goldenson undated Folder 5-6 Box 103, Folder 7 Biography, Wills, Leonard H. Goldenson undated Box 104, Folder 1 CapCities Ink 1978 Box 104, Folder 2 Car 1989-1992 Box 104, Folder 3 Century Country Club 1979-1991 Box 104, Folder 4 Chauffeur circa 1989-1990 Box 104, Folder 5 Car Expenses 1989 Box 104, Chauffeur Records circa 1989-1990 Folder 6-8 Box 104, Folder 9 Congregation Emanu-El 1985-1992 Box 105-106 Correspondence 1990-1995 Box 107, Folder 1 Dental Isabelle Goldenson 1985 Box 107, Folder 2 Dental Leonard H. Goldenson 1985 Box 107, Folder 3 Domestic Help Isabelle Goldenson 1990 Dwellings 1959-1993 Box 107, Folder 4 [untitled] 1959-1989 Box 107, Folder 5 Driving Instructions undated Box 107, Folder 6 Expenses and Furnishings 1986 Box 107, Folder 7 Islander Club 1986-1990 Box 107, Folder 8 Mamaroneck Shore Acres Point Corporation 1979-1989 Box 107, Folder 9 Mamaroneck Restoration 1977 Box 107, Mamaroneck Shipping Lists 1990 Folder 10 Box 107, Mamaroneck Sale 1990 Folder 11 Box 107, Mamaroneck Expenses 1990 Folder 12

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 22 2242 Business Records Part 1 Alphabetical Files 1959-1998

Box 107, Mamaroneck Inventories 1990 Folder 13 Box 107, Misc. 1980-1990 Folder 14 Box 108, Sovereign 1977-1980, 1982-1989 Folder 1-2 Box 108, Folder 3 Sovereign Apartments 1986-1993 Fringe Benefits 1977-1993 Box 108, Folder 4 [untitled] circa 1980-1988 Box 108, Folder 5 KEICP Deferred Compensation 1989-1993 Box 108, Folder 6 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 1977-1987 Box 108, Folder 7 Furs and Jewelry 1959-1990 Gifts, Chemical Bank Transfer Funds 1988-1994 General note Contents have been removed.

Box 108, Folder 8 Loreen Arbus 1988-1993 Box 108, Folder 9 Maxine Goldenson 1989-1994 Box 108, Gifts, Christmas 1987-1993 Folder 10 Box 108, Goldenson, Maxine 1988-1992 Folder 11 General note Contents have been removed

Box 108, Graham, Billy: Luncheon 1991 Folder 12 Box 108, Household Help 1993 Folder 13 Box 109, Folder 1 Keenan Ivory Wayans 1998 Box 109, Folder 2 Laser Angioplasty 1989 Medical Records 1973-1986 Box 109, Folder 3 Isabelle Goldenson: Arthritis 1981-1982 Box 109, Folder 4 Leonard H. Goldenson 1973-1977 Box 109, Folder 5 Isabelle Goldenson 1975-1986 Box 109, Folder 6 Middle East: The Disney Channel 1997 Box 109, Folder 7 Miller, Farrell 1997 Box 109, Folder 8 Miramax Films 1997 Box 109, Miscellaneous 1996-1997 Folder 9-10 Box 109, Monday Night Football 1997-1998 Folder 11 Box 110, Folder 1 Morgan Stanley Advertising and Media 1997 Box 110, Folder 2 Multimedia Corporation 1996 Box 110, Folder 3 Museum of Broadcasting 1990-1994 Box 110, Folder 4 NABET 1988 Box 110, Folder 5 National TV Sales 1989-1997 Box 110, Folder 6 NBC circa 1997 Box 110, Folder 7 Neuberger and Berman Account 1987 Box 110, Folder 8 NewCo ABC Video 1990-1994 Box 110, Folder 9 New York City Investment Fund 1996 Box 110, News Corporation 1996 Folder 10 Box 110, New York Tax Deal 1994-1995 Folder 11 Box 110, NPV Analysis Latin America 1996 Folder 12

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 23 2242 Business Records Part 1 Alphabetical Files 1959-1998

Box 110, Office 1981-1992 Folder 13 Box 110, Office Expenses 1990-1991 Folder 14 Box 111, Folder 1 Online 1996-1997 Box 111, Folder 2 Oral History 1989 Box 111, Folder 3 Paxson Communications 1997 Box 111, Folder 4 Pay Deal circa 1996 Box 111, Folder 5 Pay TV 1998 Box 111, Folder 6 Personnel 1986-1990 Box 111, Folder 7 Phoenix 1996-1997 Box 111, Folder 8 Pixar 1997 Box 111, Folder 9 Planet 24 undated Box 111, Politically Incorrect 1997 Folder 10 Box 111, Project Heston Exodus 1996-1998 Folder 11 Box 112, Radio 1992-1994, 1996-1998 Folder 1-4 Box 112, Radio Disney 1996-1997 Folder 5-6 Box 112, Folder 7 Radio Disney Europe 1997-1998 Box 113, Folder 1 Radio Network 1997 Box 113, Radio Sports 1986-1987, 1997 Folder 2-3 Box 113, Folder 4 Radio Synergy 1997 Box 113, Folder 5 Radio Today Entertainment 1997 Box 113, Folder 6 Resumes circa 1993-1998 Box 113, Folder 7 Retransmission Consent 1993-1995 Box 113, Folder 8 Research America 1989-1991 Box 113, Folder 9 Rosie O'Donnell 1996 Box 114, Folder 1 Saturday Morning 1997 Box 114, Folder 2 Spanish Broadcasting Systems 1997 Box 114, Folder 3 Season Tickets 1997 Box 114, Folder 4 Showtime 1998 Box 114, Folder 5 Simmons School 1997 Box 114, Folder 6 Soaps 1996 Box 114, Folder 7 Soap Channel 1996 Box 114, Folder 8 Spin City 1998 Box 114, Folder 9 Spain 1997 Box 114, Speeches 1996-1998 Folder 10 Box 114, Starbucks 1997 Folder 11 Box 114, Starwave 1996 Folder 12 Box 114, Station Acquisitions 1997 Folder 13 Box 114, Station Groups circa 1996 Folder 14 Box 114, Stations Owned and Operated 1986-1994, 1997-1998 Folder 15-18 Box 115, Folder 1 WABC AM 1989-1997 Box 115, Folder 2 WABC TV 1987-1998 Box 115, Folder 3 WHXT FM 1986-1989 Box 115, Folder 4 WJRT TV 1995 Box 115, Folder 5 WJR AM 1990s Box 115, Folder 6 WKHX AM/FM 1997-1998

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 24 2242 Business Records Part 1 Alphabetical Files 1959-1998

Box 115, Folder 7 WLS AM 1991, 1997 Box 115, Folder 8 WLS TV 1987-1997 Box 115, Folder 9 WMAL AM 1987-1991 Box 115, WPLJ FM 1987-1991 Folder 10 Box 115, WPVI TV 1998 Folder 11 Box 115, WRQX FM 1990-1991 Folder 12 Box 115, WTVD 1987-1997 Folder 13 Box 115, WTVG TV 1995-1996 Folder 14 Box 115, WWOD 1997 Folder 15 Box 115, WXCD FM 1997 Folder 16 Box 115, Sweeps 1996-1998 Folder 17 Box 115, Synergy 1996-1997 Folder 18 Box 115, TGIF 1997 Folder 19 Box 115, Time Warner 1997 Folder 20 Box 115, Tony Awards 1996 Folder 21 Box 116, Stock Prices 1990, 1992-1994 Folder 1-4 Travel 1988-1993 Box 117, Folder 1 Isabelle Goldenson 1988-1991 Box 117, Folder 2 Leonard H. Goldenson 1989-1993 Box 117, Folder 3 Advantage Leonard H. Goldenson 1990-1993 Box 117, Folder 4 Frequent Flyer Leonard H. Goldenson 1989-1993 Box 117, Folder 5 One Pass Leonard H. Goldenson 1990-1993 Box 117, Folder 6 United Way 1997-1998 Box 117, Folder 7 UPN 1998 Box 117, Folder 8 White and Case 1985-1986 Box 117, Folder 9 Westwood One 1998 Box 117, Windows 1997 Folder 10 Box 117, Wink Communications 1997 Folder 11 Box 117, World Cup Soccer 1996 Folder 12 Box 117, Worldvision 1997 Folder 13 Box 117, Zaino, Gene 1985 Folder 14

[Damaged Files] 1955-1962 General Physical Description: These files have experienced severe fire damage, and extreme care is to be taken while handling.

Box 118, Oliver Treyz 1955-1957 Folder 1-3

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 25 2242 Business Records Part 1 [Damaged Files] 1955-1962

Box 118, Acquisitions 1957 Folder 4-5 Box 118, Congratulatory Correspondence 1956-1957 Folder 6-7 Box 119, General 1958-1962 Folder 1-7 Box 120, Folder 1 Job Applications 1957 Box 120, Folder 2 Speeches 1955 Box 120, Folder 3 Neilson Material 1956-1957 Box 120, Folder 4 Personnel 1957 Box 120, Folder 5 Trendex Ratings 1957 Box 120, Folder 6 WXYZ Dedication 1959 Box 121 [unidentified] undated Personal Papers Other Finding Aid An Excel spreadsheet exists detailing specific file and item level descriptions for much of the material in the Personal Papers series. The spreadsheet was created prior to the collection's donation to USC.

Annual Reports Scope and Content 1942-1998, 222.5 in. Arranged by subject. A slightly incomplete set of records for Paramount Theatres inc. & subsidiary companies, dating from 1942-1964. American Broadcasting Company, Inc. is complete from 1965-1985. Incomplete set for Capital Cities / ABC, Inc. 1986-1994. Additional reports reflect investment interests of Leonard H. Goldenson.

Box 1, Folder 1-4 Paramount Pictures, Inc. 1942-1948 Box 1, Folder 5-7 United Paramount Theatres, Inc. 1950-1952 Box 1, Folder 8-19 American Broadcasting Paramount Theatres, Inc. 1953-1964 Box 1-2 ABC 1965-1984 Box 2-3 Capital Cities, ABC 1985-1987, 1990-1991, 1994 Box 4, Folder 1 Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. 1980 Box 4-5 CBS 1986, 1988 Box 4-5 Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1987, 1994, 1998 Box 4, Folder 4 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Its Jimmy Fund 1988 Box 4, Folder 5 Ford Foundation 1988 Box 4, Folder 6 The News Corporation, Ltd. 1989 Box 4, Folder 7, Dean Witter Discover & Co. 1992, 1995 16 Box 4-5 Dover Corporation 1992, 1995 Box 4, Folder 9 Merck 1993 Box 4, Folder 11 The Charles A. Dana Foundation 1994 Box 4-5 SPS Transaction Services, Inc. 1994-1995 Box 4-5 The Walt Disney Company 1994-1995 Box 4, Folder 14 American Express 1995 Box 4, Folder 15 AT&T 1995 Box 4-5 The Buckley School 1994-1996 Box 5, Folder 1 DH Group 1995 Box 5, Folder 3 Exxon Corporation 1995 Box 5, Folder 4 First Data Corporation 1995 Box 5, Folder 5 General Electric 1995 Box 5, Folder 6 The Gillette Company 1995 Box 5, Folder 7 IBM 1995 Box 5, Folder 10 Lucent Technologies Bell Labs Innovations 1996 Box 5, Folder 12 Children's Circle of Care 1997

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 26 2242 Personal Papers Annual Reports

Box 5, Folder 13 Roper Industries, Inc. 1996 Box 5, Folder 14 The Museum of Modern Art New York 1986-1987 Box 5, Folder 15 The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1989-1990 Box 5, Folder 18 Harvard Club of New York City Annual Report of the Board of Managers 1995 Box 5, Folder 19 Amerada Hess Third Quarter Report 1990

Object 1-586 Artifacts Scope and Content 1927-2002, 58 cu. ft. Unarranged. Collection consists of service, humanitarian, philanthropic, and achievement awards received by Leonard H. Goldenson and to a lesser degree Isabelle Goldenson. These awards reflect the Goldensons’ commitment to the United Cerebral Palsy Association and Harvard University as well as Leonard H. Goldenson’s professional accomplishments. There are ABC, Inc. advertising and promotional materials, Olympic Games memorabilia, travel and personal items including jewelry and billfolds, and a small collection of mermaid figures. Oversized objects include awards, clothing related to the Olympic games, sports equipment, and advertising material.

ABC Art Collection Awards Family Harvard Museum of Television and Radio Olympic Games Personal United Cerebral Palsy White House World Figures

Beating The Odds Scope and Content 1954-1991, 46 in. Arranged by subject. Predominantly interviews as well as notes, correspondence, outlines, research materials, transcribed oral histories, a letter of agreement, promotional materials, galley corrections, a questionnaire, reviews and articles, book signing information, party lists, and legal opinions relating to Leonard H. Goldenson’s biography, Beating the Odds.

Box 1, Folder 1-12 Interviews, Reviews & Correspondence Box 2, Folder 1-16 Goldenson notes & book correspondence Box 3, Folder 1-8 Research Material Box 4-8 Interviews Box 9-12 Proofs

Books Scope and Content 1965-1998, 45 in. Unarranged. Diaries as well as day, telephone, address, guest and memo books that were used by Leonard H. Goldenson and to some extent Isabelle W. Goldenson.

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 27 2242 Personal Papers Clippings

Box 1-5, 7-9 Clippings Scope and Content 1920-2002, 12 cu. ft. & 23 in. Arranged chronologically. The majority of the clippings relate to Leonard H. Goldenson’s personal and professional life. Predominantly three areas of interest; the communications industry especially Goldenson’s business history with ABC, Inc. and Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., United Cerebral Palsy Association and Harvard University. Goldenson’s biography, Beating the Odds, the Museum of Television Arts and Sciences and his accomplishments as a painter are also included. There are clippings relative to Isabelle W. Goldenson, and their daughters Loreen and Maxine. There are clippings that relate to friends and relatives. Serial collections of Los Angeles Magazine 1978-1988.

Correspondence Scope and Content 1941-2002, 82.5 in. Arranged by topic. The bulk of the material dates from 1980-1990. The series titles are: incoming to Leonard H. Goldenson, laminated incoming to Leonard H. Goldenson and Isabelle Goldenson, laminated speeches, outgoing from Leonard H. Goldenson, Leonard H. Goldenson speeches and interviews, donations, incoming and outgoing to Isabelle W. Goldenson, Family, Maxine Goldenson, Loreen Arbus, incoming to Leonard and Isabelle Goldenson, Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University Donations, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Class of 1927, Temple Beth Israel, Congregation Emanu-El, The White House, Award, Voting for Democracy, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Museum of Television and Radio, Invitations, Personalities, ABC Board of Directors meetings, ABC Annual meeting of Shareholders, Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., ABC Financials, ABC programming files, ABC, Inc./Capital Cities Merger, ABC, Inc., ABC Anniversary, National Institute of Health, United Cerebral Palsy Research and National Aeronautics Space Administration, United Cerebral Palsy, Pulled from Personal Library, Film & Video or Recording Collection, Personal Inventories, Note cards, oversized White House, and Notes. Included but not limited to this collections are letters, greeting cards, telegrams, notes, memoranda, announcements, reports, financial statements, proposals, lists, inventories, minutes, invitations, press releases, treatments, screenplays, photographs, histories and publications.

Box 33-39, 41-43 ABC 1967-1998 Box 30, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation Folder 1-63 Box 28, Awards 1951-1995 Folder 1-33 Box 36 Capital Cities / ABC, Inc. 1994-1995 Box 26, Folder 1-8 Congregation Emanu-El 1982-1999 Box 9, Folder 1-25 Donations 1989-1999 Box 19-23 Harvard University 1967-2000 Box 1-3, 17-18 Incoming 1945-2000 Box 32, Invitations 1959-1997 Folder 1-20 Box 31, Museum of Television and Radio 1993-2000 Folder 1-18 Box 44, National Institute of Health 1973-1993 Folder 1-12 Box 2, 5-6 Outgoing 1954-1999 Box 64, Personalities 1957-1987 Folder 1-14 Box 40, Programming Files 1986-1998 Folder 1-21

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Box 57, Pulled from Personal Library, Film & Video, or Recording Collection 1950-2000 Folder 1-56 General Note Content of the following folders was removed March 2007: 2, 3, 52, 53

Box 4, 7 Speeches & Interviews 1966-1994 Box 24-25 Temple Beth Israel 1978-1998 Box 27, 65 The White House 1945-1990 Box 16, 45-56 United Cerebral Palsy 1971-2002 Box 29, Voting for Democracy 1983-1984 Folder 1-20

Box 5-6, 9-14 Ephemera Scope and Content 1919-1996, 40 in. and 2 cu. ft. Stationery and a variety of materials, A collection of business cards which relate to the Goldensons' life on Longboat Key, Florida that are arranged alphabetically. Leonard H. Goldenson’s business cards and ABC, Inc. and related subsidiary’s stationery. Personal stationery of Leonard H. & Isabelle W. Goldenson and that of Genise Goldenson. Stationery from the White House and the Waldorf Astoria in New York, NY. Materials relating to the exhibition of Leonard H. Goldenson’s paintings. Annual reports and publications relating to the Daughters of Jacob in New York City as well as announcements, seating lists and invitations to their annual dinners and luncheons. Documentation concerning the appraisal, authenticity, purchase, and shipping of the Goldenson’s fine art collection. A collection of invitations, announcements, catalogues and guides from galleries and auction houses. Materials from the 1964 Democratic Convention. Laminated materials include Russek’s coat labels, note-cards, reports, various event programs and invitations, annual reports, histories and publications. Other materials include writings, a book list, post cards, companion books with personal gifts, Congressional Records, and duplicate copies of Leonard H. Goldenson’s descriptions of his paintings.

Box 1-7 Film and Video circa 1975-1999 Scope and Content Arranged by format. Collection of u-matic tape, 1/2” vhs tape, and 8mm film documenting events concerning Leonard H. Goldenson, his family, United Cerebral Palsy, ABC, Inc., Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. and Harvard University. Leonard H. Goldenson speeches and interviews. Tapings of the University Satellite Programs funded by I&L Goldenson Foundation., inventory of Leonard H. Goldenson’s paintings. Personal interest videos. ABC and Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. pilots.

Fine and Graphic Art 1929-1975 Scope and Content Works include portraits of Leonard H. Goldenson, drawing by Isabelle W. Goldenson, unidentified primitive drawings, posters and prints and Leonard H. Goldenson’s sketchbook.

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 29 2242 Personal Papers Memorial Records 1999-2000

Box 1-8 Memorial Records 1999-2000 Scope and Content 5 - 12.5” x 13” x 3” binders Arranged by subject. Memorial services guest books; obituary clippings; correspondences, notes of condolence; address and thank you lists. An invitation, memos, flyers, announcements from the ceremony, "Celebration of the Life of Leonard H. Goldenson." A memorial biography, remarks by Maxine Goldenson and color-copies from the ATAS memorial service.

Box 1-5 Personal Library 1927-1998 Scope and Content 50 cu. ft. & 19” of oversized materials. Unarranged. This collection reflects but is not limited to Leonard H. Goldenson’s interests in fine and decorative arts, the television industry, Judaism, religion, government, health and fitness history, and golf. Many of the volumes are autographed by their authors. Copies of Beating the Odds that were once a part of the collection have been released to Loreen Arbus, except for Isabelle W. Goldenson’s copy. There are several paper and hardback copies of Leonard H. Goldenson’s painting exhibition catalogue from the Palm Springs Desert Museum; dictionaries and thesauri; and a small collection of books belonging to Isabelle Goldenson.

Photographs circa 1904-2001 Scope and Content Arranged chronologically. Archival photos of the Lee Goldenson and Max Weinstein families and Leonard H. Goldenson and Isabelle Weinstein in their youth. Most of the images are Leonard H. Goldenson’s family photos. Family outings, trips, residences, holidays, parties and daily life are documented. A box of oversized photographs holds mainly archival family portraits. In addition to family photographs there are American Broadcast Corporation, Inc., Paramount Theatres, United Cerebral Palsy, World Figures and Celebrities, and Leonard H. Goldenson images. There is a box of water damaged photos, laminated photos, and unidentified photos. There are Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. copyrighted images. There are albums filled with slides and negatives capturing family and personal images. Damaged or deteriorating photo albums have been re-housed in their original order.

Box 1, Folder 1-41 Celebrities and World Figures Box 2, Folder 1-66 Leonard H. Goldenson Box 3-5 ABC Box 6-7 United Cerebral Palsy Box 8, Folder 1-4 Paramount 1944-1948 Box 26, Folder 1-7 Oversized Box 30, Damaged Folder 1-33 General note contains glass

Box 34, 40 ABC, Inc. Copyright Box 41, Additional Materials Folder 1-19

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Box 1-3, 6 Recordings circa 1970-1994 Scope and Content 10 cu. ft. 2 cu. ft. 8 track cassettes, 2 cu. ft. audio-tape, and 6 cu. ft. of LP records. Arranged by format. Formats include LP record albums, 8 track cassettes, and audio cassette tapes. The 8 track cassette tape collection and the LP collection consist of music published by ABC Records, Inc. There are audio-tape recordings of speeches, lectures and talks relating to ABC, Inc., United Cerebral Palsy, and the Goldensons’ travels to China and Israel. There are a few personal tapes. The personal audio-tape collection is now with Loreen Arbus.

Box 1-2, 4-17, Scrapbooks circa 1954-1994 20-29, Scope and Content Object 38-39 22 cu. ft. & 10 in. Arranged by subject. Scrapbooks that were deteriorating have been removed from their original bindings and the material has been placed in their original order in archival bindings and mounting pages. There are scrapbooks which document the awards received by Leonard H. Goldenson, ABC, Inc.’s 25th Anniversary, ABC, Inc.’s 1978 Board of Director’s meeting, World Management IT&T Corporation Dinner, the Olympic Games, the family of Leonard H. Goldenson, the Kennedy-Nixon debates, the paintings of Leonard H. Goldenson, the merger of ABC, Inc. and Capital Cities Communications, the National Conference of Christian and Jews, the Scottsdale Centennial celebration, One Hundred Year Association of New York, Inc., the Goldensons’ trip to South America, Leonard H. Goldenson’s biography, United Cerebral Palsy, presidential election coverage 1982-1983, the Goldensons’ 60 million dollar donation to Harvard Medical School and the dedication ceremony of the Isabelle & Leonard Goldenson Biomedical Research Building, visit to the Manned Space Center in Houston, Texas, Voting for Democracy Symposium, the 24th Annual Pennsylvania Broadcasting Reception & Dinner, White House engagement, and the AP-PT Board of Directors meeting.

Box 6 Subject Files 1945-1995 Scope and Content 27.5 in. Arranged alphabetically. This collection covers a variety of topics. Personal and professional correspondences, paid bills, financial reports, event programs relating to awards received by Leonard H. Goldenson as well as Leonard H. Goldenson’s acceptance speeches, clippings, train schedules, brochures, medical records, lists, the Goldenson family tree, legal information, estate information, budgets, insurance information, itineraries, investment projections, telegrams, real estate contracts, property appraisals, travel receipts, gallery guides, biographies, histories, press releases, publications, invitations, annual reports, newsletters, transcripts, inventories, ads, pension and retirement information, bank statements, and proposals.

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 31 2242 Business Records Part 2 1915-1994 Correspondence

Business Records Part 2 1915-1994 Scope and Content This portion of Leonard H. Goldenson's business records is the fourth and final shipment received from Capital Cities / ABC's records storage facility. The material is varied in content and includes but is not limited to memoranda, correspondence, reports, speeches, policy statements, applications, photographs, publications, moving images, artifacts, vital records, and ephemera. The records are incomplete on several levels. Many appear to have been misplaced from their original record groups. There are ABC annual reports, committee meetings and agendas, and program files. Correspondence materials document AB-PT's activities with Disneyland productions, involvement in the Harris Subcommittee Hearings and the Federal Communication Commission hearings. United Cerebral Palsy correspondences include correspondence from the various state chapters with carbon copies of Goldenson's correspondences. The bulk of this dates from 1960-1970. There are miscellaneous correspondence and those documenting the various awards received by Goldenson from 1954-1997. A substantial amount of personal files concerning Leonard Goldenson, his wife, daughters, mother and family friend, Karen Hansen are apart of this collection. These records include but are not limited to correspondences, clippings, photographs, cards, telegrams, annual reports, financials and photocopies of vital records. These are files that address Loreen Goldenson's wedding to Norman Fox, the dedication ceremony for Genise Goldenson, nursing home care for Genise Goldenson and Karen Hansen, medical histories, estate planning, Harvard University, codicils to the last will and testament of Esther Goldenson, and selective service information relating to Leonard H. Goldenson. The photography collection includes both personal and ABC related images. Many of Goldenson's paintings are included in this collection. The bulk of the material focuses on Goldenson's activities with ABC. Arrangement This portion is divided into Annual Reports (1950-1989); Artifacts (1960); Capital Cities / ABC, Inc. Records (1989-1995); Clippings (1951-1994); Correspondence / United Cerebral Palsy (1956-1992); Correspondence / Miscellaneous (1959-1993); Correspondence / Leonard H. Goldenson Remarks & Speeches (1967-1970); Correspondence / Awards (1984-1989); Correspondence / Legal (1936-1960); Correspondence with Photographs (ca. 1960-1980); Ephemera (1994-1999); Moving Images (ca. 1990); Personal Library; Personal Records (1941-1977); Photography (1915-1994); Program Files (1962-1981); Scrapbooks (1974); Unprocessed Financial Records (1981-1982)

Correspondence

Box 1-6 United Cerebral Palsy 1956-1992 Box 7 Miscellaneous 1959-1993 Box 8 Remarks & Speeches 1967-1970 Box 9-11 Awards 1957-1999 Box 12-21 Legal 1936, 1951-1965 Box 22 Photographs ca. 1960-1983

Box 1-3 Photographs 1915-1994

Box 1-5 Program Files 1962-1966, 1971-1979

Box 1 Annual Reports 1950-1989

Leonard H. Goldenson Collection 2242 32 2242 Business Records Part 2 1915-1994 Capital Cities / ABC Inc. 1989-1995

Box 1-2 Capital Cities / ABC Inc. 1989-1995

Box 1 Ephemera 1994

Box 1 Moving Images 1990

Box 1 Clippings 1951-1994

Box 1 Artifacts 1960

Box 1 Scrapbooks 1974

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