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Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn papers, 1920s-1970s

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Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 1 papers, 1920s-1970s Descriptive Summary Title: Allyn Joslyn papers, Date (inclusive): 1920s-1970s Collection number: 293 Creator: Joslyn, Allyn, d. 1981 Extent: 18 Boxes(9 linear ft)2 Flat Boxes Abstract: Versatile character actor Allyn Joslyn's acting career spanned from the 1920's to the1970's. The collection documents Joslyn's professional accomplishments as an actor and entertainer, and includes scripts for motion pictures, television, radio, and stage; press clippings focused on Joslyn's career; photographs (mainly stills) from various film, television, and stage productions; and a small amount of correspondence and ephemera. Language: Finding aid is written in English. Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Restrictions on Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information. Audio materials in this collection are restricted and require advance notice for use. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Allyn Joslyn Papers (Collection 293). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Biography Allyn Morgan Joslyn was born in Milford, PA. There is conflicting information about the date of his birth; it has been reported as July 21, 1901 and July 21, 1905. As a teenager, he began his career on the live stage and acted in many plays throughout the 1920s and '30s. In 1935, he starred on Broadway in George Abbott's production of Boy Meets Girl. His role as Robert Law brought accolades and led him to . Joslyn made his motion picture debut in They Won't Forget (1937). (The film also marked the first film appearance of Lana Turner.) Over the next several decades, Joslyn acted in numerous motion pictures for all of the major studios, often in comedic roles. Notable motion pictures in which Joslyn appeared include Only Angels Have Wings (1939), My Sister Eileen (1942), Heaven Can Wait (1943), and Titanic (1953), among others. Joslyn played the role of Mortimer Brewster in the original Broadway production of Arsenic and Old Lace (1941); however, the role was played by in the film version (1944). While working in both theater and motion pictures, he was actively writing and acting in radio shows. Joslyn's television career included lead roles in the series, The Eve Arden Show, where he had an ongoing role as George Howell (1957-58), and McKeever and the Colonel where Joslyn starred as Colonel Harvey Blackwell (1962-63). He was a regular on The Show (1953-54) and also made many guest appearances in a variety of television productions throughout the 1950s and '60s. These include The Addams Family, Rawhide, The Untouchables, and several programs for Ford Theatre. Joslyn made his final film appearance in The Brothers O'Toole (1973). He died of cardiac failure on January 21, 1981 at the Motion Picture and Television Country House in Woodland Hills, CA. Scope and Content The collection consists of scripts, press clippings, photographs, correspondence, and memorabilia documenting the career of actor and entertainer Allyn Joslyn. The bulk of the collection is comprised of scripts for motion picture, television, radio and stage projects featuring/including Joslyn and/or items which may have been submitted to Joslyn for his consideration. Included are scripts for My Sister Eileen (1942), Heaven Can Wait (1943), The Eve Arden Show (1957-58), and McKeever and the Colonel (1962-63), among others. There is also a small collection of stills from selected motion picture, stage and television productions, including Boy Meets Girl, No Time for Comedy, and McKeever and the Colonel, among others.

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 2 papers, 1920s-1970s The press clippings include a mixture of reviews, publicity, and promotional write-ups about Joslyn and/or the various projects or events in which he was involved during his career. There is also a small amount of correspondence that includes letters, telegrams, and/or cards related to both personal matters and professional activities. The memorabilia is from events or performances that Joslyn was either involved with or attended. Additionally, there is a small number of entertainment-related magazine publications that do not appear related to Joslyn's personal or professional life. Organization and Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Motion Picture Projects 2. Radio Projects 3. Stage Productions 4. Television Projects 5. Correspondence 6. Memorabilia 7. Publicity Stills and Photographs 8. Press Reviews and Publicity 9. Publications Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Joslyn, Allyn, d. 1981 -- Archives Actors - -- Archival resources Genres and Forms of Material television scripts. Film scripts. Motion picture stills. Clippings.

Motion Picture Projects (ca.1930s-ca. 1972s, bulk 1938-1958) Physical Description: Boxes 2, 5-11, 18-19 Scope and Content Note The Motion Picture series contains script material and a small collection of stills related to motion picture projects featuring or including Joslyn. Included are scripts for My Sister Eileen, This Thing Called Love, Titanic, and Heaven Can Wait, among others. Additionally, there are scripts which may have been submitted to Joslyn for his consideration. The stills document selected film projects in which Joslyn was involved such as Café Society, Deep South, Hollywood Hotel, and No Time for Comedy, among others. The series is arranged alphabetically by motion picture project title. See also the Press Clipping series.

Box 2, Folder 13 Bedtime Story (A) - magazine ad tear out no date Box 5, Folder 9 Bell for Adano (A) - final script 1944 Oct 27 Box 11, Folder 7 Beyond Tomorrow - loose script page no date Note Appears to be Beyond Tomorrow.

Box 5, Folder 9 Birthday - final script 1942 Dec 14 Note Thought to be released as Heaven Can Wait.

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 3 papers, 1920s-1970s Motion Picture Projects (ca.1930s-ca. 1972s, bulk 1938-1958)

Box 18, Folder 10 Brothers O'Toole (The) (1 of 2) - final script and revised pages 1972-73 Note With call sheets, photocopies letters from colleagues, studio newsletter, and press clippings. Caricature drawing of Joslyn moved to Box 19, Folder 3.

Box 19, Folder 3 Brothers O'Toole (The) (2 of 2) - caricature of Joslyn 1972 Note Signed by Mike. Removed from Box 18, Folder 10.

Box 1, Folder 4 Café Society - 9 photographs 1939 Box 5, Folder 10 Café Society (1 of 2) - script pages and revised buff script 1938 Box 5, Folder 11 Café Society (2 of 2) - first white script and script pages 1938 Box 6, Folder 1 Christmas in Connecticut - script 1944 Mar 20 Box 6, Folder 2 Clementine - final script 1947 Mar 18 Note Thought to be released as Mickey.

Box 6, Folder 3 Colonel Effingham's Raid - revised final script 1944 Nov-Dec Note With revised pages dated Dec 1944.

Box 6, Folder 4 Dark Waters - first draft script with changes 1944 Mar Box 1, Folder 5 Deep South - 47 photographs. no date Note Thought to be released as They Won't Forget.

Box 1, Folder 7 Expensive Husbands - 13 photographs no date Box 6, Folder 5 Faculty Row - script 1942 Nov Note Thought to be released as Young Ideas.

Box 6, Folder 7 Fast and Furious - loose script pages 1939 Aug Box 6, Folder 6 Fast and Furious - script 1939 Jul 28 Box 6, Folder 8 Fastest Gun Alive (The) - script and souvenir program 1955 Box 6, Folder 9 Girl Trouble - first draft continuity script 1942 Mar 31 Box 7, Folder 1 Harriet Craig - fourth revised final draft loose script pages 1950 Apr Box 2, Folder 15 Heaven Can Wait - ad from Hollywood Reporter 1943 July Box 7, Folder 2 Hit the Deck - script 1954 Jun Box 1, Folder 8 Hollywood Hotel - 34 photographs no date Box 7, Folder 3 Home Sweet Homicide - first draft continuity script 1946 Jan 10 Box 7, Folder 4 Horn Blows at Midnight (The) - part one revised final script pages 1943- 1944 Note With added scenes and retakes dated Oct 1944.

Box 7, Folder 5 Hot Spot - final script and playbill 1941 Jul 11 Note Thought to be released as I Wake Up Screaming.

Box 7, Folder 6 I Love Melvin - script 1952 Apr Box 1, Folder 9 If I Had My Way - 13 photographs 1940 Note One item inscribed by Allyn Joslyn.

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 4 papers, 1920s-1970s Motion Picture Projects (ca.1930s-ca. 1972s, bulk 1938-1958)

Box 7, Folder 7 If I Had My Way - revised final script 1940 Feb 2 Box 7, Folder 8 If the Shroud Fits - first draft 1943 Jan 26 Note Thought to be released as Dangerous Blondes.

Box 1, Folder 10 If You Knew Susie - 3 photographs ca. 1947 Box 7, Folder 9 Imitation of Life - revised final screenplay 1958 Jul 10 Box 1, Folder 21 Immortal Sergeant - 5 photographs no date Note Thought to be from Immortal Sergeant based on press clippings from collection.

Box 8, Folder 1 Immortal Sergeant - revised final script 1942 Aug Box 8, Folder 2 Imposter (The) - script 1943 Aug Box 8, Folder 3 Innocent Affair - script ca. 1948 Box 8, Folder 4 Island in the Sky - revised script 1953 Jan Box 8, Folder 5 Jazz Singer (The) - part one revised final script 1952 Jul Box 8, Folder 6 Junior Miss - final script 1945 Jan 20 Box 8, Folder 7 Lady in Ermine (The) - first draft continuity script 1947 Jun 3 Box 8, Folder 8 Lady of the House (The) - fourth revised final draft 1950 Mar Note Thought to be released as Harriet Craig.

Box 8, Folder 9 Marriage of Inconvenience - script no date Box 8, Folder 10 Miracle of the Moor - script 1947 Box 9, Folder 1 My Sister Eileen - revised final draft script 1942 May 19 Box 9, Folder 2 Nearer My God to Thee - revised final script 1952 Oct 22 Note Thought to be released as Titanic.

Box 9, Folder 3 Nightmare in the Sun - final revised script 1963 Jul 31 Box 1, Folder 12 No Time for Comedy - 59 photographs ca. 1940 Box 9, Folder 4 No Time for Comedy - final script 1940 Apr 4 Box 9, Folder 5 Octopus and Miss Smith (The) - part one final script 1949 Feb 10 Note Thought to be released as .

Box 9, Folder 6 Once Upon a Thursday - script 1942 Feb Note Thought to be released as The Affairs of Martha.

Box 19, Folder 4 Only Angels Have Wings - 2 mounted photographs no date Note Thought to be a behind the scenes shot. Title thought to be formerly known as Plane No. 4. See also Box 1, Folder 14 for additional stills.

Box 9, Folder 7 Only Angels Have Wings - loose script pages 1938 Note Thought to be Only Angels Have Wings based on pages labeled: Plane Number Four and character names.

Box 11, Folder 6 Personal History - test scenes no date Note Released as Foreign Correspondent.

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 5 papers, 1920s-1970s Motion Picture Projects (ca.1930s-ca. 1972s, bulk 1938-1958)

Box 1, Folder 14 Plane No. 4 - 10 photographs. no date Note Thought to be released as Only Angels Have Wings. See also Box 19, Folder 4 with photographs for Only Angels Have Wings.

Box 9, Folder 8 Public Pigeon No. 1 - first draft estimating script 1956 Box 9, Folder 9 Rendezvous in Rio - final draft script 1946 Apr Note With revised pages dated May 3, 1946.

Box 9, Folder 10 Repeat Performance - script 1946 Aug 7 Box 10, Folder 1 Rich Man, Poor Man - incomplete revised estimating script 1946 Sep 20 Box 1, Folder 15 Shining Hour (The) - 1 photograph no date Box 10, Folder 2 Shining Hour (The) - incomplete script 1938 Aug 18 Box 1, Folder 16 Shocking Miss Pilgrim (The) - 5 photographs no date Box 10, Folder 3 Shocking Miss Pilgrim (The) - shooting final script 1945 Nov Note With revisions dated Nov 10, 1945 and music for The Back Bay Polka. Radio sound recording in Box 21 Folder ?.

Box 10, Folder 4 Shocking Miss Pilgrim (The) - shooting final script 1945 Nov Note With revisions dated Nov 10 and Nov 19, 1945. See also sound recording, Box 21 Folder ?.

Box 10, Folder 5 So This is New York - first draft screenplay ca. 1947 Box 10, Folder 6 Spring Parade - revised final script 1940 May 18 Box 10, Folder 7 Stalk the Hunter - final draft script 1944 May 8 Note Thought to be released as Strange Affair.

Box 1, Folder 18 Sweethearts - 2 photographs no date Box 10, Folder 8 Sweethearts - script and loose script pages 1938 Box 10, Folder 9 This Thing Called Love - loose script pages no date Note Appears to be This Thing Called Love.

Box 10, Folder 10 This Thing Called Love - revised final draft script 1940 Aug 24 Box 11, Folder 2 This Thing Called Love - revised pages for second revised final draft script 1940 Note With shooting schedules and retakes pages.

Box 11, Folder 1 This Thing Called Love - second revised final draft script 1940 Sep 11 Box 1, Folder 19 Titanic - 1 photograph no date Box 11, Folder 3 Very Remarkable Fellow (A) - final script 1946 Aug 28 Box 2, Folder 17 Wife Takes a Flyer - ad from Variety (3 copies) 1942 May Box 11, Folder 4 Will You Love Me in December? - final script 1950 Oct 27 Note Thought to be released as As Young As You Feel.

Box 11, Folder 5 You Gotta Stay Happy - script 1948 Apr

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 6 papers, 1920s-1970s Radio Projects (1935, 1940s) Hollywood Star Time

Radio Projects (1935, 1940s) Physical Description: Boxes 15, 21 Scope and Content Note The Radio series contains script material and a small number of audio recordings for radio projects in which Joslyn was involved. The series is arranged alphabetically into sub-series by radio series title. The processor created the sub-series Unknown Radio Projects for items not identified with a produced radio program and which may have been project ideas submitted to Joslyn for his consideration. The files within each sub-series are arranged alphabetically by episode or program title. Among the scripts are writings for The Joan Davis Show and advertising spots for Velure Lotion. The sound recordings include My Life of Caroline, Skylark, and Talk of the Town presented by the Lady Esther Screen Guild Players. (The "Screen Guild was a charity show donating all star fees" to the Motion Picture Relief Fund which was used to build the Motion Picture Country House for "aging and indigent screen stars." Joslyn would later live his last days at the Motion Picture Country House). Use of audio material requires production of listening copies. See also Press Clippings series for press clippings.

Hollywood Star Time

Box 21 Junior Miss - audio recordings 1946 Mar 24 Note RESTRICTED ACCESS - Use of audio material requires production of listening copies. Prepared for Joslyn by Foote, Cone, and Belding. Includes additional Hollywood Star Time recording dated 7/28/44. (4 discs). Personalized record album in box 22.

Box 22 Junior Miss - personalized record album 1946 Mar 24 Note Discs in box 21.

Joan Davis Show

Box 15, Folder 9 Joan Davis Show - script 1947 Feb 24

Lady Esther Screen Guild Players

Box 21 My Life With Caroline - audio recordings 1945 Oct 8 Note RESTRICTED ACCESS - Use of audio material requires production of listening copies. Prepared for Joslyn compliments of the Lady Esther company. (3 discs). Personalized record album in box 22.

Box 22 My Life with Caroline - personalized record album 1945 Oct 8 Note Discs in box 21.

Box 21 Skylark - audio recordings 1943 Aug 23 Note RESTRICTED ACCESS - Use of audio material requires production of listening copies. Prepared for Joslyn compliments of the Lady Esther company. Includes additional unlabeled disc. (4 discs). Personalized record album in box 22.

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 7 papers, 1920s-1970s Radio Projects (1935, 1940s) Lady Esther Screen Guild Players

Box 22 Skylark - personalized record album 1943 Aug 23 Note Discs in box 21.

Box 21 Talk of the Town (The) - audio recordings 1946 May 13 Note RESTRICTED ACCESS - Use of audio material requires production of listening copies. Prepared for Joslyn compliments of the Lady Esther company. Includes additional disc labeled The Shocking Miss Pilgrim. (4 discs). Personalized record album in box 22.

Box 22 Talk of the Town (The) - personalized record album 1946 May 13 Note Discs in box 21.

This Is My Best

Box 15, Folder 18 Employment agreement signed by JAJ 1945 Oct 17 Note From Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn - for Cresta Blanca Wine Company and thought to be for the episode: Venus Didn't Diet.

Unknown Radio Projects

Box 15, Folder 10 Julie's Mr. Ames - tentative outline no date Box 15, Folder 11 Red Mallory - proposal and script pages no date Box 15, Folder 12 Velure Lotion - advertising spot scripts 1935 Sep Box 15, Folder 13 Voice of Broadway - script 1942 Jun 9 Note Dorothy Kilgallen, Voice of Broadway, sponsored by Johnson and Johnson.

Stage Projects (1924, late 1930s, early 1940s, and early 1950s) Physical Description: Boxes 2, 3-5 Scope and Content Note The Stage Projects consists of scripts for stage productions featuring Joslyn and/or submitted to him for his consideration. The series is arranged alphabetically by production title. Several of the scripts are undated; dated materials range from 1937-1952. See also the Press Clippings series.

Box 3, Folder 2 Adam's Other Wife - play script no date Note Also known as Mrs. Curtis the First.

Box 3, Folder 3 Afternoon - A Play in Three Acts by Dorcas Ruthenburg no date Box 1, Folder 1 All That Glitters - 9 photographs ca. 1938 Note Thought to be for stage production.

Box 3, Folder 4 And the Angels Sang by Bella and Samuel Spewack - play script. no date

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 8 papers, 1920s-1970s Stage Projects (1924, late 1930s, early 1940s, and early 1950s)

Box 1, Folder 2 Arsenic and Old Lace - 7 photographs no date Note Thought to be for stage production.

Box 2, Folder 12 Arsenic and Old Lace - promotional ephemera no date, 1941 Box 3, Folder 5 Astrologer Fainted (The) - play script no date Box 1, Folder 3 Boy Meets Girl - - 36 photographs no date Note Thought to be for stage production. Some items identified as Boy Meets Girl by Bella and Samuel Spewack A George Abbott Production Cort Theatre, N.Y. and/or Photograph by Vandamm Studio, N.Y.

Box 2, Folder 14 Boy Meets Girl - playbills no date Box 3, Folder 6 Cloud Chamber (The) - A Comedy in Three Acts by Robert L. Craig - play script 1942 Aug Box 3, Folder 8 Collector's Item - Actors' Equity Association agreement form signed by AJ 1952 Jan 11 Box 3, Folder 7 Collector's Item - annotated play script and playbills no date Note Script is untitled and thought to be Collector's Item based on character names and story line. Playbills from Booth Theatre.

Box 3, Folder 9 Debt (The) - play script no date Note Also known as Palace on the Sand.

Box 15, Folder 14 Desert Isle - script pages no date Note Thought to be stage production.

Box 3, Folder 10 Don't Run, Walk - Some Comedy, Farce, Mystery and What Not in Three Acts - play script 1939 Mar 17 Box 3, Folder 11 Drat! The Cat! - play script no date Box 3, Folder 12 Fancy Meeting You Again - play script no date Box 3, Folder 12 Flahooley - play script no date Box 4, Folder 1 Hand in Glove - play script 1943 Jan 27 Box 4, Folder 2 Happy Ending (The) - play script no date Box 4, Folder 3 He Drew a Blank - play script no date Box 4, Folder 4 Highland Fling (A) - play script no date Box 5, Folder 7 Honesty is the Pest Policy - A Three Act Play - title page only no date Box 4, Folder 5 It's Always Fair Weather!! - play script no date Box 4, Folder 6 Magnum Opus - play script 1938 Box 2, Folder 16 Misalliance - playbills (3 copies) no date Note Directed by Joslyn.

Box 4, Folder 7 Once There Was a Russian - play script no date Box 4, Folder 8 Overtons (The) - play script no date Box 1, Folder 13 Paolo and Francesca - 6 photographs no date Note Thought to be for stage production.

Box 4, Folder 9 Police! Police! - play script no date Box 4, Folder 10 Prodigal Father (The) - play script 1937 Box 5, Folder 1 Promise Past the Night - play script no date

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 9 papers, 1920s-1970s Stage Projects (1924, late 1930s, early 1940s, and early 1950s)

Box 5, Folder 2 Ready-Made Tomorrows - play script no date Box 5, Folder 3 Rx - One Pill in Hot Water - play script no date Box 5, Folder 4 Silk Hat Harry - play script no date Box 1, Folder 17 Six Characters in Search of an Author - 1 photograph 1924 Note Thought to be for stage production.

Box 5, Folder 5 This is on Me - play script no date Box 2, Folder 18 Tobacco Road - playbill no date Note Project of Dorothy Yockel (AJ's wife).

Box 5, Folder 6 Together Again - play script no date Box 3, Folder 1 Untitled play script no date Television Projects (1950s-mid 1960s) Physical Description: Boxes 11-15, 18 Scope and Content Note The Television Projects series consists mostly of scripts and a small number of stills and press clippings for television projects where Joslyn was either a featured player or had a guest role. The series is arranged alphabetically into subseries by television series or television program title. The processor created the sub-series Other Television Projects for the small number of items not identified with a produced television program and which may have been project ideas submitted to Joslyn for his consideration. The files within each sub-series are arranged alphabetically by episode or project title. Among the many television projects are 25-plus scripts and a small number of stills from the 1960s television series McKeever and the Colonel, where Joslyn starred as Colonel Harvey Blackwell from 1962-1963. Additionally, there is a small number of scripts, stills, and press clippings for The Eve Arden Show, where Joslyn had an ongoing role as George Howell (1957-58). See also the Press Clipping series.

20th Century-Fox Hour (The)

Box 15, Folder 3 Christopher Bean - revised final script 1955 Oct 17

Addams Family

Box 11, Folder 12 Gomez the Politician - revised script pages 1964 Sep

Alaskans (The)

Box 11, Folder 13 Trail North - revised final script 1959 Apr 27

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Box 11, Folder 14 Make Me An Offer - script 1959 Jan 13 Box 11, Folder 15 Right Price (The) - script pages no date Note Thought to be for Alfred Hitchcock Presents series.

Bachelor Father

Box 12, Folder 1 Bentley and the Travel Agent - script 1960 Feb 17

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 10 papers, 1920s-1970s Television Projects (1950s-mid 1960s) Ben Casey

Ben Casey

Box 12, Folder 2 When Givers Prove Unkind - final draft script 1965 Jul 23

Cheyenne

Box 12, Folder 3 Top Hand - revised final script 1957 Sep 27

Chrysler Theatre

Box 12, Folder 4 The Square Peg - revised script 1964 Jan

Eve Arden Show (The)

Box 1, Folder 6 Eve Arden Show (The) - 2 photographs no date Box 18, Folder 18 Eve Arden Show (The) - magazine publications 1957 Note Reference or mention of the Eve Arden Show: TV-Radio Life, TV Radio Mirror, and TV Star Parade.

Box 18, Folder 15 Eve Arden Show (The) - press clippings 1958 Box 18, Folder 16 Eve Arden Show (The) - press clippings 1957-58 Box 18, Folder 17 Eve Arden Show (The) - press clippings 1957? Sep-Dec Note TV Guide review and TV Guides (5) listing the Eve Arden Show.

Box 18, Folder 12 Eve Arden Show (The) - press clippings (1 of 3) 1957 Box 18, Folder 13 Eve Arden Show (The) - press clippings (2 of 3) 1957 Box 18, Folder 14 Eve Arden Show (The) - press clippings (3 of 3) 1957 Box 18, Folder 11 Eve Arden Show (The) - printed ephemera 1957 Note Congratulatory telegram, tickets, and press release for Temple Foundation in Philadelphia.

Box 12, Folder 5 Hollywood Offer (The) -revised script 1957 Dec 6 Box 12, Folder 6 Liza and the Harvard Man -first draft script 1958 Jan 22 Box 12, Folder 7 Liza Meets Young Korea - first draft script 1957 Dec 30 Box 12, Folder 8 Liza's Nightmare - script no date Box 12, Folder 9 Liza's Reunion Dance - first draft script 1957 Nov 18 Box 12, Folder 10 Mary's Report Card - first draft script 1957 Nov 27 Box 12, Folder 11 New Tenant (The) - first draft script 1957 Nov 11 Box 12, Folder 12 Rivals (The) - first draft script 1957 Dec 11

Ford Theatre

Box 1, Folder 20 All For A Man - 4 photographs ca. 1956 Note Thought to be publicity stills for the Ford Theatre television production, All For A Man with Linda Darnell.

Box 12, Folder 13 Slide, Darling, Slide - final draft script 1954 Jun 22 Note With script for promotional spot.

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 11 papers, 1920s-1970s Television Projects (1950s-mid 1960s) Gale Storm Show (The)

Gale Storm Show (The)

Box 12, Folder 14 Happy Horoscope - third series script and call sheet 1959 Mar 18 Note Script subtitled Oh! Susanna.

Great Adventure (The)

Box 12, Folder 15 Man Who Stole (The) - revised script 1963

Guestward Ho!

Box 12, Folder 16 Dimples Goes Hollywood - script 1960 Nov 2

Harrigan and Son

Box 13, Folder 1 You Can Fight City Hall - final revised script 1960 Sep 20

Lawman

Box 13, Folder 2 Sin Buster (The) - first draft script 1960 Nov 18

McKeever and the Colonel

Box 13, Folder 4 All Quiet on the Westfield Front - script 1962 Nov 27 Box 13, Folder 5 Army Mule (The) - script 1962 Jul 18 Box 13, Folder 6 Blackwell the Retread - revised script 1962 Jan 23 Box 13, Folder 7 Blackwell's Stand - script 1962 Aug 22 Box 13, Folder 8 Bugle Sounds (The) - final shooting script and call sheet 1962 Jun 7 Box 13, Folder 9 By the Book - final shooting script, call sheet and shooting schedule 1962 Jun 6 Box 13, Folder 10 Cooky Crumbles (The) -script 1962 Aug 17 Box 13, Folder 3 Correspondence and other papers no date, 1962-63 Note Handwritten notes, itinerary, letters and telegrams all related to the McKeever show.

Box 13, Folder 11 Feat of Clay - revised script 1962 Nov 15 Box 13, Folder 12 For Dear Old Westfield - script 1962 Oct 1 Box 13, Folder 13 General McKeever - script 1962 Jul 12 Box 13, Folder 14 Hand in Glove -script 1962 Sep 25 Box 13, Folder 15 Happy Birthday Colonel - revised script 1962 Oct 29 Box 13, Folder 16 Love Comes to Westfield - script 1962 Nov 26 Box 13, Folder 17 Make Room for Mother - script 1962 Nov 15 Box 13, Folder 18 Mascot (The) - script 1962 Jul 18 Box 13, Folder 19 McKeever and the Celestial Bells - revised script 1962 Jun 15 Box 1, Folder 11 McKeever and the Colonel - 27 photographs no date Box 19, Folder 1 McKeever and the Colonel - prop newspaper no date Note 2 copies.

Box 13, Folder 20 McKeever Meets Munroe - script, call sheets and shooting schedule 1963 Jan 30 Box 13, Folder 21 McKeever's Astronaut - revised script 1962 Oct 17 Box 14, Folder 1 Neighbor (The) - script 1962 Oct 30 Box 14, Folder 2 Old Grad (The) - script 1962 Dec 14

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 12 papers, 1920s-1970s Television Projects (1950s-mid 1960s) McKeever and the Colonel

Box 14, Folder 3 Old Grad (The) - script 1963 Jan 16 Box 14, Folder 5 Pilot - revised script 1960 Nov 11 Box 14, Folder 4 Pilot - script no date Box 14, Folder 6 Project: Walkie-Talkie - script 1962 Oct 31 Box 14, Folder 7 Relative Matter (A) - revised script 1963 Jan 8 Box 14, Folder 8 Straight and Narrow - script 1962 Jul 10 Box 14, Folder 9 Too Many Sergeants - script 1962 Oct 3 Box 14, Folder 10 TV or Not TV - revised script 1962 Jun 18

Michael Shayne

Box 14, Folder 11 Final Settlement - script 1960 Dec 9

My Three Sons

Box 14, Folder 12 One Of Our Moose is Missing - revised script 1964 Mar-Apr

NBC Matinee Theatre

Box 14, Folder 13 Pushover (The) - title page no date

Peter Loves Mary

Box 14, Folder 14 Make a Million - script 1960 Aug 3 Box 14, Folder 15 Make a Million - script 1960 Aug 3

Rawhide

Box 14, Folder 16 Incident at Ashton Corners - final draft script 1964 Feb 4

Ray Bolger Show (The)

Box 14, Folder 17 Ray Bolger Show (The) - script no date Box 14, Folder 18 Where's Raymond? (The Shoe Store) - first draft script 1954 Feb 26

Target: The Corruptors

Box 14, Folder 19 Book of Faces (A) - revised script 1963 Mar 7

Those Whiting Girls

Box 14, Folder 20 Barbara's Love Song - script no date

Tom Ewell Show (The)

Box 15, Folder 1 Prying Eye (The) - script and call sheet 1961 Feb 9

Topper

Box 15, Folder 2 Topper - script no date

Unknown Television Projects

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 13 papers, 1920s-1970s Television Projects (1950s-mid 1960s) Unknown Television Projects

Box 11, Folder 8 Cracker Barrel - An Original Weekly, One-Hour Live Television Program - project proposal 1959 Feb 10 Box 11, Folder 9 Lucky Louis Series - The Boy Who Talked to Himself - script no date Box 11, Folder 10 Publicity Girl - teleplay by Jerry Davis no date Box 11, Folder 11 Real George - first draft script 1953 Mar 29

Untouchables (The)

Box 15, Folder 4 Silent Partner - first draft teleplay and call sheet 1961 Oct 27 Note Memo and copies of unsigned contracts from [Sid Gold] (not necessarily related to The Untouchables).

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

Box 15, Folder 5 Kilroy Part I - shooting script 1964 Jul 15 Note The War at Wilton Junction.

Box 15, Folder 6 Kilroy Part II - shooting script and call sheets 1964 Jul 15 Note Oscar the Great.

Box 15, Folder 7 Kilroy Part III - first draft teleplay 1964 Jun 5 Note The Reluctant Dog-Catcher.

Westinghouse Preview Theatre

Box 15, Folder 8 Heave Ho Harrigan (created as a comedy series for television) - script 1959 Mar 19 Correspondence (ca. 1940s-1960s) Physical Description: Box 2 Scope and Content Note The Correspondence series is a mix of letters, telegrams, and/or cards to Joslyn that appear to be related to both personal matters and professional activities. Also included are a very small number of items to Josylyn's wife and daughter. The files are arranged alphabetically by file titles which reflect the contents of the folders. All file titles have been supplied by the processor.

Box 2, Folder 9 Business correspondence to Allyn Joslyn 1940s Box 2, Folder 10 Business correspondence to Allyn Joslyn 1950s Box 2, Folder 11 Business correspondence to Allyn Joslyn 1960s Box 2, Folder 8 Fan mail to Allyn Joslyn 1931, 1944, no date Box 2, Folder 7 To Allyn Joslyn from friends no date Note Including Charles Coburn and Glenn Ford among others.

Box 2, Folder 6 To Allyn Joslyn from Mother 1942, 1957 Box 2, Folder 3 To Dorothy Joslyn 1933, 1944-45

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 14 papers, 1920s-1970s Correspondence (ca. 1940s-1960s)

Box 2, Folder 4 To Linda Joslyn no date Box 2, Folder 5 To Mr. and Mrs. Joslyn 1942, 1962-63 Memorabilia (1930a-1960s) Physical Description: Boxes 2, 19 Scope and Content Note The Memorabilia series includes a small collection of playbills, programs, memorabilia, and other printed ephemera collected by Joslyn. Also included is a small amount of membership mailings/printed ephemera from professional organizations. The files are arranged alphabetically by folder title which reflect the contents of the folder. All file titles have been supplied by the processor.

Box 2, Folder 21 Actors' Equity - membership ephemera 1936, 1963, 1965, Box 2, Folder 2 Allyn Joslyn drawing (unsigned by artist) no date Box 2, Folder 1 Allyn Joslyn personal memorabilia no date Note With address book, miscellaneous handwritten notes, SAG identification card, MGM questionnaire pertaining to the Draft, menu card from the S.S. Saramacca. Also includes Actors Equity card for AJ's wife Dorothy Yockel.

Box 2, Folder 19 Assorted event playbills and programs 1935-36, 1951, 1958, no date Box 2, Folder 26 Celebrity Service Information and Research Daily Bulletin 1945 June Note Celebrity of today: Allyn Joslyn.

Box 2, Folder 22 Coffee House (The) - membership ephemera 1959 Apr 15 Box 2, Folder 23 Masquers Club - membership certificate no date Box 2, Folder 24 Players - membership ephemera 1930s-1970s Box 2, Folder 25 Screen Actors Guild - membership ephemera 1942, 1978 Box 2, Folder 20 Sheet Music 1921, no date Note Forgive Me, Tears Made You Mine; and Greenwhich Village Follies: Swanee River Moon, and When Dreams Come True.

Box 2, Folder 27 Talent Scout 1945 Nov Note Lists editor Alan Allyn (could this be AJ?).

Press Clippings (ca. 1940s-1964 and 1976) Physical Description: Boxes 15-19 Scope and Content Note The Press Clippings series is a mixture of reviews, publicity, and promotional write-ups about Joslyn and/or the various projects or events in which he was involved during his career. The series is arranged chronologically into sub-series by decade. The chronological arrangement of the series often brings together information about particular projects, during specific periods of Joslyn's career such as Arsenic and Old Lace (stage version), Immortal Sergeant, Titanic, and The Wife Takes a Flyer. Whenever possible, known project titles are listed in the notes field. A portion of the clippings were sent to Joslyn by the Henry Arnsten Public Relations company. The files within each sub-series are arranged chronologically. Joslyn's name appears in the notes field in the abbreviated form, "AJ."

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 15 papers, 1920s-1970s Press Clippings (ca. 1940s-1964 and 1976) 1930s

1930s

Box 15, Folder 19 Clipping on scrapbook page ca. 1931 Note Only one page of clippings found in scrapbook.

Box 16, Folder 2 Clippings - 1930s 1930s Note With information for Boy Meets Girl, Fast and Furious, and They Won't Forget, among others.

1940s

Box 18, Folder 19 Box Office Digest publications 1945-46; 1950 Note Three issues of the publication mentioning Joslyn and/or projects for which he was involved).

Box 16, Folder 3 Clippings - 1940-41 1940-41 Note With information for Arsenic and Old Lace, among others.

Box 16, Folder 12 Clippings - 1944 1944 Note With information for Strange Affair and The Imposter, among others.

Box 16, Folder 13 Clippings - 1945-49 1945-49 Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 16, Folder 10 Clippings - Apr-Aug 1943 1943 Apr-Aug Note With information for Heaven Can Wait and HellZaPoppin, USO Camp show, among others.

Box 16, Folder 8 Clippings - Dec 1942 1942 Dec Note Publicity with brief mentions and or reference to AJ.

Box 16, Folder 4 Clippings - Jan-Feb 1942 1942 Jan-Feb Note With information for I Wake Up Screaming, among others.

Box 16, Folder 9 Clippings - Jan-Mar 1943 1943 Jan-Mar Note With information for Immortal Sergeant, among others.

Box 16, Folder 7 Clippings - Jun 1942 1942 Jun Note With information for The Wife Takes a Flyer.

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 16 papers, 1920s-1970s Press Clippings (ca. 1940s-1964 and 1976) 1940s

Box 16, Folder 5 Clippings - Mar-May 1942 (1 of 2) 1942 Mar-May Note With information for Bedtime Story, among others.

Box 16, Folder 6 Clippings - Mar-May 1942 (2 of 2) 1942 Mar-May Note With information for The Wife Takes a Flyer.

Box 16, Folder 11 Clippings - Sep-Dec 1943 1943 Sep-Dec Note With information for Dangerous Blondes.

Box 19, Folder 6 Motion Picture Herald publications 1943-45 Note Six issues of the publication mentioning Joslyn and/or projects for which he was involved.

1950s

Box 16, Folder 14 Clippings - 1950-51 1950-51 Note With information for Harriet Craig and As Young As You Feel.

Box 16, Folder 15 Clippings - 1952 1952 Note With information for Collector's Item, among others.

Box 16, Folder 16 Clippings - 1953 (1 of 2) 1953 Note With information for Island in the Sky, among others.

Box 16, Folder 17 Clippings - 1953 (2 of 2) 1953 Note With information for Titanic, among others.

Box 17, Folder 1 Clippings - Apr 1956 (1 of 2) 1956 Apr Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 2 Clippings - Apr 1956 (2 of 2) 1956 Apr Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 8 Clippings - Aug 1956 (1 of 2) 1956 Aug Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 9 Clippings - Aug 1956 (2 of 2) 1956 Aug Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 17 papers, 1920s-1970s Press Clippings (ca. 1940s-1964 and 1976) 1950s

Box 18, Folder 4 Clippings - Aug-Oct 1958 1958 Aug-Oct Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 16, Folder 18 Clippings - Dec 1955 (1 of 3) 1955 Dec Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 16, Folder 19 Clippings - Dec 1955 (2 of 3) 1955 Dec Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 16, Folder 20 Clippings - Dec 1955 (3 of 3) 1955 Dec Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 17 Clippings - Dec 1956 1956 Dec Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 25 Clippings - Dec 1957 1957 Dec Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 16, Folder 23 Clippings - Feb 1956 (1 of 3) 1956 Feb Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 16, Folder 24 Clippings - Feb 1956 (2 of 3) 1956 Feb Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 16, Folder 25 Clippings - Feb 1956 (3 of 3) 1956 Feb Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 18, Folder 3 Clippings - Feb-Mar 1958 1958 Feb-Mar Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 16, Folder 21 Clippings - Jan 1956 (1 of 2) 1956 Jan Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 16, Folder 22 Clippings - Jan 1956 (2 of 2) 1956 Jan Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 18, Folder 1 Clippings - Jan 1958 (1 of 2) 1958 Jan Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 18 papers, 1920s-1970s Press Clippings (ca. 1940s-1964 and 1976) 1950s

Box 18, Folder 2 Clippings - Jan 1958 (2 of 2) 1958 Jan Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 18 Clippings - Jan-Feb 1957 1957 Jan-Feb Note With information for I Wake Up Screaming, among others.

Box 17, Folder 6 Clippings - Jul 1956 (1 of 2) 1956 Jul Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 7 Clippings - Jul 1956 (2 of 2) 1956 Jul Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 5 Clippings - Jun 1956 1956 Jun Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 19 Clippings - Jun-Aug 1957 1957 Jun-Aug Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 16, Folder 26 Clippings - Mar 1956 (1 of 3) 1956 Mar Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 16, Folder 27 Clippings - Mar 1956 (2 of 3) 1956 Mar Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 16, Folder 1 Clippings - Mar 1956 (3 of 3) 1956 Mar Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 3 Clippings - May 1956 (1 of 2) 1956 May Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 4 Clippings - May 1956 (2 of 2) 1956 May Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 14 Clippings - Nov 1956 (1 of 3) 1956 Nov Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 15 Clippings - Nov 1956 (2 of 3) 1956 Nov Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 19 papers, 1920s-1970s Press Clippings (ca. 1940s-1964 and 1976) 1950s

Box 17, Folder 16 Clippings - Nov 1956 (3 of 3) 1956 Nov Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 23 Clippings - Nov 1957 (1 of 2) 1957 Nov Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 24 Clippings - Nov 1957 (2 of 2) 1957 Nov Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 12 Clippings - Oct 1956 (1 of 2) 1956 Oct Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 13 Clippings - Oct 1956 (2 of 2) 1956 Oct Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 21 Clippings - Oct 1957 (1 of 2) 1957 Oct Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 22 Clippings - Oct 1957 (2 of 2) 1957 Oct Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 10 Clippings - Sep 1956 (1 of 2) 1956 Sep Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 11 Clippings - Sep 1956 (2 of 2) 1956 Sep Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

Box 17, Folder 20 Clippings - Sep 1957 1957 Sep Note Publicity with brief mentions and/or reference to AJ.

1960s

Box 18, Folder 5 Clippings - 1961-63 (1 of 2) 1961-63 Note With information for McKeever and the Colonel, among others.

Box 18, Folder 6 Clippings - 1961-63 (2 of 2) 1961-63 Note Hollywood Reporter and Variety publications.

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 20 papers, 1920s-1970s Press Clippings (ca. 1940s-1964 and 1976) 1960s

Box 18, Folder 7 Clippings - 1964 (1 of 2) 1964 Note With information for The Addams Family.

Box 18, Folder 8 Clippings - 1964 (2 of 2) 1964 Note With information for The Addams Family and Kilroy.

1970s

Box 18, Folder 9 Clippings - 1976 1976 Note Hollywood Reporter mention of AJ's heart operations.

Publications (ca. mid-1940s, mid-1950s, and 1962) Physical Description: Boxes 15, 18-20 Scope and Content Note The Publication series consists of industry publications that appear to have been collected by Joslyn and do not appear to be directly related to his personal or professional life. The bulk of the series are issues of the Motion Picture Daily (1945), of which Joslyn was a subscriber. Other titles include the Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and single issues of miscellaneous magazines. The series is arranged alphabetically by publication titles.

Box 15, Folder 15 Cue - publication 1952 Feb 23 Box 18, Folder 20 Hollywood Reporter and Daily Variety 1962 Box 20, Folder 1 Motion Picture Daily (1 of 2) 1945 Note Miscellaneous issues spanning Mar, Apr, Aug, Sep, Oct 1945.

Box 20, Folder 2 Motion Picture Daily (2 of 2) 1945 Note Incomplete issues for Nov and Dec 1945.

Box 19, Folder 2 New York Times - World's Fair Section 1939 Mar 5 Box 15, Folder 16 Spotlite: official publication of Hollywood Athletic Club - publication 1946 Dec Box 15, Folder 17 TV-Radio Life 1956 Jan Note Volume 32, Issue 32.

Publicity Stills and Photographs (no dates) Physical Description: Boxes 1, 19 Scope and Content Note The Publicity Stills and Photographs series includes a small number of stills and photographs that were not identified with any specific motion picture, television, stage, or radio related project. Included are a small number of head shots of Joslyn, four USO-related photographs, and a very small number of personal photographs with family members. The files are arranged alphabetically by file titles reflecting the contents of each folder.

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 21 papers, 1920s-1970s Publicity Stills and Photographs (no dates)

Box 1, Folder 28 Duplicate photographs from collection - 47 items no date Note Duplicates of photographs in the collection consisting mostly of McKeever and the Colonel and AJ head shots.

Box 19, Folder 5 Allyn Joslyn and others photographs - 11 oversize items no date Note Headshots of Joslyn (3), scene shots from unknown stage production (4 including one duplicate), and unknown female(s) (4 including two duplicates).

Box 1, Folder 23 Allyn Joslyn head shots and publicity stills - 37 items no date Note Includes a photograph of a sketch of young AJ.

Box 1, Folder 24 Allyn Joslyn publicity photographs - 30 photographs no date Note Publicity shots alone and with others, mostly unidentified (30 items).

Box 1, Folder 26 Gish, Dorothy - 1 photograph inscribed by Gish no date Box 1, Folder 22 HellZaPoppin, USO Camp shows - 4 photographs ca. 1943 Note Group shots including Lynn Bari and Milton Douglas among others.

Box 1, Folder 27 Reiner, Carl - 6 photographs no date Note Publicity photographs (6) and biography of Reiner (2 copies).

Box 1, Folder 25 Unidentified negatives - 4 items no date Note Too small or cloudy to clearly identify people in negatives.

Finding Aid for the Allyn Joslyn 293 22 papers, 1920s-1970s