The Inventory of the Joan Fontaine Collection #570
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The Inventory of the Joan Fontaine Collection #570 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center TABLE OF CONTENTS Film and Video 1 Audio 3 Printed Material 5 Professional Material 10 Correspondence 13 Financial Material 50 Manuscripts 50 Photographs 51 Personal Memorabilia 65 Scrapbooks 67 Fontaine, Joan #570 Box 1 No Folder I. Film and Video. A. Video cassettes, all VHS format except where noted. In date order. 1. "No More Ladies," 1935; "Tell Me the Truth" [1 tape]. 2. "No More Ladies," 1935; "The Man Who Found Himself," 1937; "Maid's Night Out," 1938; "The Selznick Years," 1969 [1 tape]. 3. "Music for Madam," 1937; "Sky Giant," 1938; "Maid's Night Out," 1938 [1 tape]. 4. "Quality Street," 1937. 5. "A Damsel in Distress," 1937, 2 copies. 6. "The Man Who Found Himself," 1937. 7. "Maid's Night Out," 1938. 8. "The Duke ofWestpoint," 1938. 9. "Gunga Din," 1939, 2 copies. 10. "The Women," 1939, 3 copies [4 tapes; 1 version split over two tapes.] 11. "Rebecca," 1940, 3 copies. 12. "Suspicion," 1941, 4 copies. 13. "This Above All," 1942, 2 copies. 14. "The Constant Nymph," 1943. 15. "Frenchman's Creek," 1944. 16. "Jane Eyre," 1944, 3 copies. 2 Box 1 cont'd. 17. "Ivy," 1947, 2 copies. 18. "You Gotta Stay Happy," 1948. 19. "Kiss the Blood Off of My Hands," 1948. 20. "The Emperor Waltz," 1948. 21. "September Affair," 1950, 3 copies. 22. "Born to be Bad," 1950. 23. "Ivanhoe," 1952, 2 copies. 24. "The Bigamist," 1953, 2 copies. 25. "Decameron Nights," 1952, 2 copies. 26. "Casanova's Big Night," 1954, 2 copies. 27. "Serenade," 1956. 28. "Until They Sail," 1957, 2 copies. 29. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," 1961. 30. "Tender is the Night," 1962. 31. "Dark Mansions" [TV movie], 1986. Box2 32. "Island in the Sun," 1957. 33. "The Witches," 1966. 34. "Leiter from an Unknown Woman,"1948. 35. "Hour Magazine," hosted by Gary Collins and co-hosted by JF, air date Jan. 20, 1986. 3 Box 2 cont'd. 36. "Hotel," dated Mar. 5, 1986. 37. "The Good King," n.d. 38. "Tiny Houses or How to Become an Activist," n.d. 39. "Screen Test for 'Rebecca'," U-Matic format, n.d. B. Film reels, 16 mm. [Located in the Film Vault.] 1. "A Certain Smile." 2. Unlabeled, unidentified. II. Audio. A. Audio cassette tapes. 1. "Theater Guild on the Air." a. "Pride and Prejudice, Episode 11," Nov. 18, 1945. b. "Camille, Episode 150," Apr. 3, 1949. c. "A Farewell to Arms, Episode 46," Oct. 22, 1950. d. "The House of Mirth," Dec. 14, 1952; includes ANS to JF from "Anne." 2. "Lux Radio Theater." a. "Suspicion, Episode 350," May 4, 1942. b. "Affairs of Susan, Episode 500," Oct. 29, 1945. c. "From This Day Forward, Episode 544," Oct. 28, 1946. d. "Frenchmen's Creek, Episode 559," Feb. 10, 1947. e. "Leave Her to Heaven, Episode 842," Aug. 10, 1953. f. "The President's Lady, Episode 849," Sep. 28, 1953. g. "June Bride, Episode 862," Dec. 28, 1953. 3. "Screen Guild Theater." a. "Waterloo Bridge, Episode 69," Jan. 12, 1941 [Side A]; "Suspicion, Episode 125," Jan. 4, 1943 [Side B]. 4 Box 2 cont'd. b. "Rebecca, Episode 146," May 31, 1943 [Side A]; "A Farewell to Arms, Episode 191," Apr. 10, 1944 [Side BJ. c. "Ivy, Episode 371," Jan. 19, 1948 [Side A]; "Ivy, Episode 510," Mar. 13, 1952 [Side BJ. 4. "Screen Director's Playhouse." a. "It Had to Be You, Episode 53," Jan. 27, 1950. b. "Ivy, Episode 85," Jan. 11, 1951; two cassettes with the same program. 5. "Academy Award Theater: Portrait of Jenny, Episode 37," Dec. 4, 1946 [Side A]; "Cavalcade of America: The Girl Lincoln Loved, Episode 406," Oct. 23, 1944 [Side BJ. 6. "Hallmark Playhouse: Random Harvest, Episode 35," Feb. 17, 1949 [Side A]; "Suspense: Lovebirds, Episode 330," Mar. 3, 1949 [Side BJ. 7. "Lady Esther: 'Suspicion' 1/4/43" [Side A]; "Cresta Blanca Players: 'Rebecca"' [Side B]. 8. "Music, 'Letter from an Unknown Woman"' [Side A]; "Christmas Radio Program, 1940s, 'Grand Central Station' with Mason Adams" [Side BJ. 9. "Hallmark Playhouse." a. "Professor," Apr. 24, 1952. b. "Miracle of the Blotter," Dec. 7, 1952. 10. "NBC Star Playhouse: Biography," Feb. 7, 1954. 11. "Cavalcade of America: Mary of Murray Hill," Feb. 20, 1951. B. Soundtrack to "The Constant Nymph," recorded on Sep. 30, 1973 at the Museum of Modem Art; reel-to-reel tape, 1/4" format. 5 Box 2 cont'd. III. Printed Material. Folders 1-3 A. Programs for various plays, 1950s - 1980s; includes: program for "Private Lives," October 1931; autographed program for "Tea and Sympathy," Sept. 30, 1953. Folder 4 B. THE WORLD BOOK OF RUSES, by Halbert's Family Heritage, 1997. Folder 5 C. Exhibition catalog for Christie's auction house: "Exceptional Cars and Automotive Art," Aug. 18, 1996. Folder 6 D. Re: genealogy. 1. "Genealogical Sketches of the Principal Families Who Have Intermarried Directly With the De Havillands, of Guernsey," T.F. De Havilland, 30 p., inscribed: "Geoffrey de Havilland from Piers de Havilland, Jan. 19, 1929." 2. Photocopied pages from BURKE'S LANDED GENTRY, 18 th edition, 1965; 2 p. 3. Photocopied pages from BURKE'S PEERAGE, 105 th edition, 1970; 8 p. 4. Photocopied pages from THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ALFRED THE GREAT by Douglas Woodruff, 1974; 3 p. 5. Miscellaneous photocopies, 7 p. 6. Various family trees, 7 p. total. 6 Box 2 cont'd. Folder 7 E. Scripts for plays. 1. "The Lion in Winter," by James Goldman, (c) 1966, signed and with notes by JF. 2. "Relatively Speaking," by Alan Ayckbourn. a. Photocopy, n.d., with notes by JP. b. Cue script, photocopy, n.d., with numerous notes by JP. Folder 8 F. The Illustrated London News, "Coronation Number," 1953, re: coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Folder 9 G. Sheet music. 1. "Ivy," by Hoagy Carmichael, (c) 1947. 2. "I Walked and Walked," by Cecil Martin Sharp, 1 p., 2 copies; includes: lyric sheet (1 p., 2 photocopies); includes TLS from Cecil Martin Sharp to JP, 1 p., Jan. 8, 1979. H. Mujeres, promotional booklet from Ediciones Biblioteca Films re: George Cukor's film "The Women," n.d. I. Program and invitation to the "International Inaugural of the Oberoi Sheraton Hotel," Bombay, India, April 6-13, 1973. J. Magazine advertisement for the film "Ivy,"source unknown, n.d. Folder 10 K. Print-outs from web page "Joan Fontaine: A Pictorial Tribute" [address: http://www.tstomamp.com/~garys/; site not up as of 1/30/03]; 20 p. L. Photocopied pages from various books, with information re: JP. 7 Box 2 cont'd. 1. CINEMA AND SENTIMENT, by Charles Affron, (c) 1982, 8 p. 2. NARRATED FILMS, by Avrom Fleishman, n.d., 9 p. 3. MAX OPHULS IN THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS, by Lutz Backer, n.d., 43 p.; includes TLS from Nicholas A. Salemo to JF, 1 p., Sep. 1, 1997. 4. THE DESIRE TO DESIRE, by Mary Ann Doane, (c) 1987, 12 p. 5. CONTESTING TEARS, by Stanley Cavell, (c) 1996, 20 p. 6. THE CINEMA OF MAX OPHULS, by Susan M. White, (c) 1995, 51 p. 7. MISSING BELIEVED LOST, ed. by Allen Eyles and David Meeker, (c) 1993, 2 p. Box3 Folder 1 M. Life magazines. 1. Sep. 11, 1939. 2. Jan. 15, 1940. 3. Dec. 1, 1961. N. Dialogue on Film magazine, vol. 4, no. 3, Dec. 1974 [issue re: Olivia de Havilland]. 0. Newspaper and magazine clippings. Folder 2 1. Items removed from a scrapbook. 8 Box 3 cont'd. Folder 3 2. Re: Lillian Fontaine and Geoffrey de Havilland [mostly obituaries], 1930s-1970s. Folder 4 3. Magazine covers, 193 9-1954, 19 items. 4. Reviews. Folder 5 a. Re: "Private Lives," 1968. Folder 6 b. Re: "Relatively Speaking," 1970. Folder 7 c. Re: various poetry readings and talks. Folders 8-17 5. General, 1940s - 1990s. Folder 18 6. Photocopied pages from various magazines, 1940s. Box4 Folder 1 7. Re: JF's marriage to Alfred Wright, 1964. P. Miscellaneous programs. 9 Box 4 cont'd. Folder 2 1. Photocopied programs from the Maitland Playhouse, 1919 and 1920; "Lillian de Havelin" [Lillian de Havilland, JF's mother] is one of the actors; 3 items total. 2. "Disciple," program for service at the Church of Heavenly Rest, New York City; includes item re: a benefit performance by JF; Dec, 2, 1973. 3. First Annual Arthritis Kickoff Banquet, Georgia Chapter, May 1, 1973. 4. Memorial service for Lillian Fontaine, Mar. 27, 1975; 11 copies. 5. Tourist pamphlet re: Austria. 6. "Zu 'The Lion in Winter' von James Goldman," 4 p., n.d., in German. 7. "Les Caches, St. Martin," by T. F. Priaulx, "read at les Caches, May 16, 1963." 8. The Quarterly Review of the Guernsey Society. vol. 21, no. 1, Spring, 1965. 9. "Livre de Perchage du Fief des Mauxmarquis," 1964. 10. Memorial service for Katherine Barnes O'Hara, Dec. 10, 1974. Q. Flyers. 1. "1968 Blitch Theatre Schedule," July 15 -Aug. 31. 2. "JF fu Person at the Lobero," Dec. 14, no year. 3. "Announcing the Church of the Heavenly Rest Art Show and Sale,"1973. R. "The Fine Art of Printing," by T. M. Cleland, reprint, n.d. 10 Box 4 cont'd. S. LE ALLEGORIE DI NINO CAFFE, miniature book re: art exhibition by Nino Caffe [signed byhim]; introduction byLionellio Fiumi; (c) 1966. T. Photocopied pages re: "Letter From an Unknown Woman," extract from a booklet designed to accompany the 1983 South West Film Tour; 8 p. (includes explanatory note). U. Blank postcard from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Folder 3 V.