The Inventory of the Joey Adams Collection #472

The Inventory

of the

Joey Adams

Collection

#472

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

ADAMS, JOEY

Gift of October/November 1970

Boxes 1-3

A) Manuscripts

SON OF ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMOR. Bobbs-Merrill, 1970.

a) Carbon typescript and holograph, Ca. 1000 pp.

(7 folders: 3 in Box 1; 3 in Box 2; 1 in Box 3)

Box 4 b) Setting copy. Typescript with holograph corrections, 989 pp.

Box 3 c) Galley proofs. (#2).

Box 5 d) Page proofs. 2 sets. (#1-#2).

Box 6 B) Printed Material

1) Magazines with articles by Joey Adams unless otherwise noted.

a) All Star Sports

nHomen Athletes Should Stay Home". Winter, 1950-1951.

b) Book Reader

"From Gags to Riches". January 1947.

c) Coronet

1. "What in the World is so Funny?". April 1967.

2. "ZsaZsa- Champion of the Rich". May 1967.

3. "How to Handle a Heckler". June 1967.

4. "The Fans-I've-Had-No-Fun-With Blues". July 1967.

5. "Royal Fluffs, Goofs, and Gaffes". August 1967.

11 6. "Cooking Your Best Friend's Goose • September 1967.

1 7. "My Friend the President' • October 1967.

8. "You ThinkYou're Funny'. NOvember 1967.

9. "How Do We Jest? Le Me Count The Ways". December 1967.

10. "The Offstage Quirks of the Comics". January 1968.

11. "Ah, Sweet Charity". February 1968.

12. "Sage of the Stage Delicatessen" and "The Hippie Generation"

March 1968. page 2

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13. "Happiness Was a Thing Called "F-f-frisco" and "TV Winners".

April 1968.

14. "Crying on the Outside-Laughing on the Inside". and

"Fortune Cookie Messages". May 1968.

15. "A Switch in Time" and "Wedded Woes". June 1968.

16. "But My Art Belongs to Dada" and "Money Matters". July 1968 d) The Diners' Club Magazine.

1. "Adams on Gifts". November 1957.

2. "The Wit and the Humorist". December 1959. e) Magazine Digest

"I Got a Joke for Ya". May 1954. f) MysteryDigest

"The Case of the Missing Robe". May 1959. g) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine t "The Captive CaSj". July 1966. h) Omnibook

1. "I've Got a Joke for Ya". October 1952.

2. "Strictly for Laug~ls". January 1956. i) Pageant

"Celebrity Doodles" by Cindy ADams (wife) and Dr. Rose N.

Franzblau. July 1969. j) Sepia

"AGVA- On~ Big Happy Family". (No author indicated).

November 1963. k) Show

"The Comics Off Guard". September 3, 1970. page 3

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1) Spotlight

With cover picture of Cindy and Joey Adams and birthday

party notice. June 1970.

m) TV Screen

"Marriage Is This Bachelor's Business- Joey Adams" by

Helen McNamara. April 1951.

Box 7 2) AGVA Souvenir Booklets, 1961-1969.

With Salutes to:

Virginia Graham Allen and Rossi

Harry Brandt Louis Armstrong

Sammy Davis, Jr. Harold J. Gibbons

Jerry Lewis Danny Stradella

3) Booklet. "LBJ's Texas Laughs". 1964. 8 Box C) Photographs 9 JA with friends and various public notables, entertaining, at dinners,

and on tour, Ca. 400 photographs.

Box 19 D) General Folders

1) Activities. (#1).

a) Clippings. 12 pieces.

b) San Juan Diary, June 26, 1970. Periodical.

c) Letters.

Javits, Jacob K. TLS to Vincent F. Albano, Jr. February 23, 1962.

Smith, A. Merriman. TLS to JA, March 7, 1962 (with JA's CTL reply)

2) AGVA Youth Fund. (#2).

a) Photographs, 4 pieces.

b) Publicity reports. 10 pieces. page 4 ADAMS, JOEY Gift of October/November 1970

3) AGVA- McClellan Committee, 1962. (113).

a) Clippings. 12 pieces.

b) "Statement by Joey Adams". Typescript mimeograph, 5 pp.

c) "Background and Current Status" Typescript mimeograph, 12 pp.

4) Chung-Ang University, Korea. Honorary Degree to JA, 1969. (#4).

a) Student newspaper, May 10, 1969.

b) 5 photographs.

5) Congressional Records. (#5).

March 8, 1962; Reprints: February 6, 1961 and March 8, 1962.

6) State Department Tour.

a) Correspondence with various government officials, et al.

1961-1962. (/16).

Ca. 12 TLS

. 15 TL/TLS photoeopies

30 CTL (by JA)

2 ALS

Including:

Brown, Winthrop G. (Ambassador to Laos). TLS, June 8, 1962.

Coombs, Philip H. 2 TLS photocopy. April 5, 1962 and

May 16, 1962.

Jones, Howard P. TLS, May 9, 1962.

Nolting, Frederick. TLS photocopy, November 8, 1961;

ALS, December 9, 1961; and TLS, May 19, 1962.

b) Photographs, clippings, and programs. Ca. 50 pieces. (#7-#8)

7) Sukarno and the Adamses. (119).

Clippings. 1970. 7 pieces. page 5

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E) Letters (#10)

1964-1970.

1) 8 TLS

3 CTL (1 by JA)

Including: Javits, Jacob K. 3 TLS.

2) 28 TLS photocopies

2 ALS photocopies

Including:

Bailey, Pearl. TLS, October 2, 1970.

Benny, Jack. TLS, October 23, 1969.

Burns, George. TLS, December 9, 1966.

Crawford, Joan • 2 TLS. Christmas 1964 and April 27, 1967.

Henderson, Skitch. TLS, December 29, 1968.

Humphrey, Hubert H. TLS, June 9, 1970.

Johnson, Lyndon B. 3 TLS. June 22, 1967; January 16, 1968; and

April 11, 1968.

Kennedy, Robert F. TLS with holograph notations: "My best, Bob".

December 9, 1964.

King, Caretta. TLS, September 28, 1970.

King, Martin Luther. TLS, September9, 1963.

Lindsay, John V. 2 TLS, June 26 and November 19, 1968.

Rockefeller, Nelson A. 2 TLS. April 27 and July 28, 1970.

Sell, Hildegard Loretta. ALS, December 5, 1968.

Simon, Neil. TLS, March 7, no year.

Youngman, Renny. ALS, no date. page 6 ADAMS, JOEY Gift of October/November 1970

Box 7 F) Oral Record

1) Tapes.

a) Acceptance speech at Chung-Ang University, South Korea. 3 3/4 i.p.s.

b) Joey Adams and Jackie Mason, May 21, 1969. 7~ i.p.s. +h c) You~ Wants to Know.

d) Untitled. April 19, 1959:. 3 31 i.p.s. 4 e) Untitled. 3 3/ i.p.s. 4 f) Untitled. Scotch 150 extra play tape.

Box 11 2) Records.

a) "Cindy and I". MGM E3784. (Separately packaged).

b) "Crazy Mixed Up Conversation: Joey Adams withAl Kelly".

Coral 1335. 1954.

c) "Jewish Folk Songs". Roulette R-25285 (Separately packaged).

d) "The Laugh of the Party". Coral CRL56121

G) Film

"Person to Person: Joey Adams 11 CBS Television.

Box 12 H) Awards

1) Honorary Citzen of Maryland, 1959.

2) Greetings from County of Hawaii to Cindy Adams, 1960.

3) Certificate of Honor. Operation Better Block Program, New York City.

Signed by John V. Lindsay and Richard L. Gelb (President of

Bristol-Myers Company).

4) Certificate of Appreciation from Robert F. Wagner.

5) Certificate of Honor from New York Journal-American, 1950.

6) Brooklyn Personality of the Week, 1952.

7) Front pages of AGVA NEws. a) '-'Joey AwardsPresented". February ,March 1960. b) "Adams Wins Third Term". September, October1961. page 7

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8) Trophy for JA's Appearances on behalf of the Golden Slipper Club

of Philadelphia. (Separately packaged).

I) Memorabilia

1) "The Borscht Belt". Song, words and music. By Charlie Tobias,

Joey Adams, Henry Tobias. Photocopy of score with lyrics.

2) Dustjacket proof_for SON OF ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMOR.

11 3) "The History of the Collection of Humor, 1929-1969 • Pamphlet, 24 pp

4) Promotional material for Sweet 'n Low Sugar Substitute. 4 pieces.

5) Document in Russian, December 12, 1964. 2 copies. ADAMS, JOEY

Addenda, October, 1972

Box 13 Manuscript

THE SPEAKER'S BIBLE OF HUMOR Doubleday, 1972.

621 p. consisting of : holograph, 401 p.; typescript pasted on

sheets, 53 p.; and printed material pasted on sheets, 167 p.

Printe4 material about JA

A.. Magazines

1. Spotlight New Jersey Magazine, September 1972. JA's picture

on cover.

2. "City Desk on Broadway" by Leo Shull, Show Business, Octoberl2,

1972, JA mentioned in article.

B. Newsclippings mentioning JA.

1. "It Happened Last Night" by Earl Wilson, New York Post,

September 26, 1972.

2. "Rainbow Grill Show Is Tops" by James Davis, New York Daily News,

September 27, 1972.

ADAMS, Joey

Addenda - September 1973

Manuscript

JOEY ADAMS' SPEAKER'S BIBLE OF HUMOR. Doubleday, 1972.

Box 14/15: 1. Setting copy. Typescript with hole. carr., 846 p.

Box 16: 2. Page proofs. 2 sets.

3. Letter:

Levere, Jane (secretary at Doubleday), TLS to JA,

July 6, 1973. (Folder #1)

Book

JOEY ADAMS' SPEAKER'S BIBLE OF HUMOR. Doubleday, 1972.

Author's autograph presentation copy to Boston University.

ADAMS, JOEY

Addenda - June 1974

Manuscripts

THE GOD BIT. Mason & Lipscomb, 1974.

Box 16: a) Holograph manuscript (1 complete manuscript with partial

manuscript interspersed), with some typescript pages,

ca. 300 p. (Folder #2)

Box 17: b) Xerox typescript with printer's marks, 320 p.

Incl. comments, xerox of typescript,~ from:

Abernathy, Ralph D. (xerox TLS), Mar. 11, 1974

Canham, Erwin D., Mar. 12, 1974

Graham, Billy, Feb. 24, 1974

Hope, Bob

King, Coretta Scott (xerox TLS)

Miller, Rabbi Israel (xerox TLS), Feb. 15, 1974

Peale, Norman Vincent

Sheen, Fulton J. (xerox TLS & xerox ALS)

ADAMS, Joey

Addenda: April 1975

Non-fiction Manuscripts

Box 17: 1. ETHNIC HUMOR. Manor Books, 1975.

a) Holograph, six chapters & foreword, 180 p. (Folder #2)

b) Carbon typescript, 181 p. (Folder #3)

Box 18: 2. THE GOD BIT. Mason & Lipscomb, 1974.

Carbon typescript, 309 p. (Folder #1)