The Inventory of the Harry Richman Collection #348
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The Inventory of the Harry Richman Collection #348 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center \ l/348 Richma.n, Harry BOX I I. M3.nuscripts relating to THE HARRY RICHMAN STORY, A. "Harry Richrran St9ry" by Richman · 1) typescript 3 pp. 2) carbon typescript with bolo. corr. and annotations. 80 pp. 3) carbon typescript 100 pp._ B. "Life In Brief" (resume) 1) carbon with bolo.corr. 20 pp. 2) mimeo 23 pp. C. "The Harry Richman Story" - story outline - story line by Basil Noon 1) 1st draft - typescript with holo. corr. and annotations 69 pp. 2) carbon typescript 69 pp. D. J.12mo - "The Harry Richrran Story" 1) carbon typescript 8 pp. E. "The Harry Richman Story" First script in master scenes by Basil Noon. 1) Bound typescript with holo. corr. 113 pp. 2) carbon typescript 113 pp. II. Miscellaneous ms. material 1) Publicity advance on Richnan - carbon typescript and mimeo 2 PP· 2) "The Flying Thespian" poem by Frank W. Gibbons - carbon typescript with bolo. additions - 1 pp. 3) Estimate of cost (property) Three Lot Subdivision, typescript & carbon 6 pp. 4) Report of physical examination Harry Richman - arned forces-, typescript and carbon, 2 pp. Box 2 -III. Ms. material related to flying. 1) National Aeronautic Association - request for homologation of International Record - Class c3 Amphibians - Harry Richman - Jan. 29, 1935. Contents: 12 pp. a. Directing officials report. Richm3,n, Harry - 2- b. Statement regarding take-off from land. c. Statement regarding landing on water. d. Certificate of landing. e. Report of directing official on installation of barograph. f, Report of directing official on removal of barograph. g. Bureau of Standard Barograph Calibration Report. h, Barograph charts. i. Photograph of pilot. j. Photograph of aircraft. - all documents signed by respective officials. - 2. National Aeronautic Association - request for homologation of International record. Class c3 Amphibians - speed for 1000 kilometres - Harry Richm3,n and George Daufkirch Feb. 10, 1935, Contents: 13 pp. a. Directing officials report. b. Statement on course used. c. Statement regarding take-off from land. d. Statement regarding landing on water. e. Report of official observers at start and finish. f. Report of official observers at South Pylon. g. Report of official observers at North Pylon. h, F.A.I. Timer' s Report. i. Report of directing official on installation of barographs. j. Report of directing official on removal of barographs. k. Bureau of standards Barograph calibration report. 1, Barograph charts. m. Photographs of pilot and plane. - all documents signed by officials respectively. - 3, Holograph flight notes. 8 pp. Richman, Harry - 3 - 4. Flight log - course analysis - data sheets - Aug. 15, 1936. Round trip flight from Floyd Bennett Field, Long Island to Croydon, England - Harry Richman pilot - Dick Merrill - pilot and navigator - mimeo sheets - 11 pp. 5. Preliminary report on upper winds along thr direct North Atlantic air route from Ireland to Newfoundland - Air Ministry. Atlantic Met. Rep. 1 March, 1936 mimeo 5 pp. 6. Navigation package - mimeo (bound) 133 pp. 7. Envelope including: a. Vemorandum: communications, Aug. 19, 1936, typescript 3 pp. b. Communication list - broadcast frequencies, carbon typescript, 1 p. c. Customs certificate - Newfoundland - Sept. 19, 1936 d. Air navigation - notice of departure - clearance - Liverpool airport Sept. 13, 1936. e. List of radiophone stations - carbon - 1 p. f. Preliminary note on times of east to west passage across the N. Atlantic Ocean (direct route) of aircraft having an air speed of 150 mph - carbon typescript and mimeo charts. 4 pp. g. holo. notes - 1 p. h. Teletype massage on Merrill-Richman flight 1 p. i. Course map 1 p. 8. Aircraft log book - with holo, annotations. 32 pp. IT. Dated correspondence July 15, 1934-Jan.17, 1967 1. 119 TLS 2. 17 ALS 3. 6 carbons 4. 6 xerox 5, 2 printed postcards. Including: Richman, Harry - 4 - 1. Iascelles, Alan Frederick - assistant private secretary to King Edward VIII TIS Sept. 22, 1936 2. Hull, Cordell, a secretary of State. TIS Feb. 25, 1937, 3. Stanley, lord; Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley AIS Mtrch 6, 1938 4. Dui'ferin and Ava - Mtrchioness. AIS June 9, 1938 5. Murphy, Frank - as Attorney General - 2 TIS Aug. 26, 1939; Jan. 15, 1940. 6. Murphy, Frank - as Supreme Court Justice - TIS Sept. 5, 1940 7, Hoover, J. Edgar 6 TIS. Aug. 30, 1940, April 8, 1942, Aug. 17, 1942, Sept. 12, 1940, Mty 12, 1942, Sept. 14, 1942. 8. Colville, John Rupert as assistant private secretary to Prime Minister TIS Aug. 26, 1940. 9, Patterson, Robert P. as assistant Secretary of War. TIS Oct. 25, 1940 10. Davis, Bette TIS Jan. 7, 1944 11. Kelly, Edward as Mtyor of Chicago. TIS Oct. 18, 1945 12. laurel, Stan - AIS Aug. 18, 1948 13 . Hartford, Huntington TIS. June 13, 1962 V+. Goulet, Robert - xerox of TIS - Aug. 30, 1965 15. Crawford, Joan TIS. Dec. 28, 1966. V. Undated correspondence: 1. 5 TIS 2. 11 AIS 3, 2 TL 4. 2 AL 5, 1 carbon 6. 11 miscellaneous en~velopes. Including: 1. Chevalier, Maurice AIS 2. Kennedy, Kathleen AIS 3 • Kennedy, Joseph P. AIS 4 • Suliivan, Ed. 1 TIS, 1 TL ( also t. s. copy of column on Richman-Merrill flight) Richma.n, Harry - 5 - 5. West, M:l.e TIS ~VI. Birthday cards - 78 total. Box 3-4 VII. Xma.s cards - 195 total. Including: Printed cards from; (no signature) 1. Merrill, Richard 2. Farley, James A. 3. Benny, Jack 4. Davis, Meyer 5. Hope, Bob 6. Lewis, Jerry 7. Dempsey, Jack 8. Durante, Jimmy 9. Powell, Eleanor 10. Bishop, Joey 11, Hartford, Huntington autographed cards from: 1. Crosby, Bing 2. Chevalier, M:Lurice 3, Bishop, Joey 4. Gotlieb, Howard. Box 5 - VIII. Telegrams 21 Including telegrams from: 1, Winchell, Walter 1936 2, Horner, Henry - as Governor of Illinois 1936 3, Earhart, Amelia 1936 4. Lord M:Lyor - Liverpool 1936 5. Hannnerstein, Arthur 1936 6. Dowling, Eddie 1936 7. Benny, Jack 1962 Richms.n, Harry - 6 - IX. Autographs 1, 19th century autograph book inscribed to Dora B. I.air 2. 2 autograph books. Including inscriptions from: 1. I.amour, Dorothy 2. Fairbanks, Douglas 3, Grant, cary 4. Stanwyck, Barbara 5. Taylor, Robert 6. IJ.oyd, Harold 7. Devine, Andy 8. Milland, Ray 9. Rosenberg, George 10. Rooney, Mickey 11. O'Brien, Pat 12. Frawley, Bill 13. Ra.ft, George 14. Withers, Jane 15. Temple, Shirley 16. Young, wretta 17. Chaney, wn Jr. 18. Power, Tyrone 19. Byington, Spring 20. Haley, Jack 3. 3 autographed programs: Including signatures of: 1. Borgnine, Ernest 2. Davis, Bette 3. Havoc, June Richman, Harry - 7 - 4 • .toper, Don 5. Y.acKenzie, Gisele 6. M::tson, Pamela 7. :M=rman, Ethel 8. Spigelgass, Leonard 9, Spier, William 10, Shuttleworth, Bob 11. Buttram, Pat 12. Faylen, Frank 13. Hewett, Ed 14. Mowbray, Alan 15. M::trks, M:l.x 16. Tucker, Sophie 17. lewis, Joe E. 18. Golden, Jack 19. Dempsey, Jack 4. Season ticket to Booth's Theatre - 1869-1870, Signed by Edwin Booth. X. 12 miscellaneous certificates of appreciation 1. Including signatures of: Davis, Bette, Ruth, Babe. g.Collection of printed invitations, 13 addressed to Mr. John Barlett, 3 addressed to Harry Richman. 1, Inauguration of John K. Tener, Jan. 17, 1911 2. 44th National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Sept. 19-24, 1910 3. Jackson Day celebration, Jan. 17, 1911 4. Mr. John Wanamaker. laying of the corner stone of the New Philadelphia Store. June 12, 1909. 5. Presentation of the president of medals to Wilbut and Orville Wright June 10, 1909. 6. White House reception - President and Mrs, Roosevelt. Feb. 4, 1909. 7. White House reception. President and Mrs. Taft. Jan. 24, 1911. Richman, Harry - 8 - 8. Viewing for President and Mrs. Taft of "The last Great Indian Council 11 by Dr. Joseph K. Dixon. April 20, 1910. 9. Program for the 23 annual dinner for the Americus Republican Club - Commemorating the 87th anniversary of the birth of Ulysses s. Grant. April 27, 1909. 10. Mrs. Roosevelt at home .( garden party). M3.y 15 11, White House pass - Feb. 4 12, White House Pass Jan. 24 13. Pass to House of Representatives Jan. 17, 1911 14. Sterling club - 1st anniversary banquet, June 23, 1938, 15. Mrs. Kennedy at home (American Embassy) M3.y 26, (1938)? 16. American Embassy Buffet menu - June 2, 1938 XII. Box of miscellaneous articles: Box 6 Rare ping pong ball of trip Sept., 1936 signed by Richman and M:rrill. Greeting card from Harry I.a~er dated 37-38 2 books of matches inscribed "This man stole matches from Harry Richman" Envelope containing foreign currency (envelope initialed by HR) 10 Japanese pieces. 1 specimen of currency from Surawak 1 3-dollar bill, Farmers and M:rchants Bank of M:mphis April 4, 1854 1 dollar bill from Dominion of canada series 1923 1 envelope containing 25 calvert pictures of famous buildings. 1 Japanese flight calculator Envelope containing: Cover of flight (postmarks of different places), :M:nu for special breakfast for HR and D. :M:rrill Sept. 14, 1936 Prince of Wales Hotel, lanes, England 2 personal best wishes cards to Har~y Richman Envelope containing $1 bill silver certificate series 1899, inscribed "To Howard Gotlieb, sincerely Harry Richman 1967 11 • Pay voucher, Hotel El Ranch Vef!Jls, 6/2/51 Richman, Harry - 9 - Digest of state motor vehicle laws. (with lipstick smudges.) -Photograph albums - Box 7 Album# l - mixed pictures - annotated. General Contents: Boats, Del M:tr Beach, France Pasternak, England, June Knight, Newcomers Act, Bathing beauty contest, M:tson's Act. Including Pictures of: Sophie Tucker, Wallace Beery, Milton Berle, M:trtha Ray, Jimm;y Durante, Costello, Jane Powell, Ed Wynn, M:try Pickford, Buster Keaton, Rudy Vallee, Wedding of Luella Parsons, Andy Devine, Pamela and James M3.son, Bob Hope and others - separat~-- Album// 2 - mixed pictures - annotated.