Peters, Charlotte, Papers, 1930-1977 (S0679)
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S0679 Peters, Charlotte, Papers, 1930-1977 1412 Folders, 2 Tapes, 16 Videotapes, 630 Photographs This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri. If you would like more information, please contact us at [email protected]. This collection is stored off site. Please allow 3-5 business days for retrieval. The Charlotte Peters Papers were donated by Charlotte Peters on August 15, 1981 and was added to by Charlotte Peters' daughter, Patricia Schwarz, on June 26, 1989. Charlotte Peters was the first woman on television in St. Louis and a twenty-three year veteran of a daily one-hour show on KSD-TV ' Channel 5 and KTVI ' Channel 2. Peters first began to her television career when she won a spot on Russ Severin's To The Ladies television show after she responded to an announcement for a talent contest at KSD-TV. Seven years later KSD-TV changed the name from To The Ladies to The Charlotte Peters Show. The hour-long musical-variety show was based on whim, impulse, and audience participation. Peters created the theme and wrote ten percent of each show and the other ninety percent was ad lib. Her last show was July 10, 1970. SCOPE AND CONTENT The Charlotte Peters Papers includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, sheet music, audiotapes, videotapes, and photographs. Together they chronicle Charlotte Peters' television career from 1947-1970. This collection is divided into five series: (1) Correspondence, (2) Newspaper clippings, (3) Sheet Music, (4) Photographs, (5) Videotapes and audiotapes. SERIES DESCRIPTION SERIES 1 ' CORRESPONDENCE, FOLDERS 1-11 This series includes Charlotte Peters' correspondence from 1953-1972. Arranged chronologically. SERIES 2 - NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, FOLDERS 12-27 This series includes newspaper clippings from 1950-1977 involving Charlotte Peters. Arranged chronologically. SERIES 3 - SHEET MUSIC, FOLDERS 28-1396 This series includes sheet music and skits performed on The Charlotte Peters Show. Arranged alphabetically. SERIES 4 ' PHOTOGRAPHS, FOLDERS 1397-1412 This series includes 630 photographs and three negatives of Charlotte Peters on To The Ladies and The Charlotte Peters Show, Charlotte Peters at various events, and various public figures. See photo database for descriptions. SERIES 5 ' VIDEOTAPES AND AUDIOTAPES, T679.1-T679.2, V679.1-V679.16 This series includes audiotapes of Charlotte Peters interviewing two police officers concerning auto theft and women's self-defense. Also, included are sixteen videotapes on 2 inch quad tapes, 16mm film, and ' inch cassette tapes. Subjects include segments of To The Ladies and The Charlotte Peters Show; Bob Hannah interviewing various movie stars; Charlotte Peters' home movies; Charlotte Peters' interviewing various movie stars on location; Charlotte Peters accepting a movie award; and Charlotte Peters on vacation to Paris, London, Tucson, Jordan, and Rome. FOLDER LIST BOX 1 (037330) FOLDERS 1-106 SERIES 1 ' CORRESPONDENCE, FOLDERS 1-11 1. Correspondence, 1953-1958. 2. Correspondence, 1959. 3. Correspondence, 1960-1962. 4. Correspondence, 1963. 5. Correspondence, 1964. 6. Correspondence, 1965. 7. Correspondence, 1966. 8. Correspondence, 1967. 9. Correspondence, 1968. 10. Correspondence, 1969-1972. 11. Correspondence, n.d. SERIES 2 - NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, FOLDERS 12-27 12. Newspaper Clippings, 1950-1957. 13. Newspaper Clippings, 1958. 14. Newspaper Clippings, 1959. 15. Newspaper Clippings, 1960. 16. Newspaper Clippings, 1961. 17. Newspaper Clippings, 1962. 18. Newspaper Clippings, 1963. 19. Newspaper Clippings, 1964. 20. Newspaper Clippings, 1965. 21. Newspaper Clippings, 1966. 22. Newspaper Clippings, 1967. 23. Newspaper Clippings, 1968. 24. Newspaper Clippings, 1969. 25. Newspaper Clippings, 1970. 26. Newspaper Clippings, 1971-1977. 27. Newspaper Clippings, n.d. SERIES 3 - SHEET MUSIC, FOLDERS 28-1396 28. 'Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive,' n.d. 29. 'The Ace in the Hole,' n.d. 30. 'The Achilles Tendon,' n.d. 31. 'Adelaide's Lament,' 1950. 32. 'Adolph Hitler and the M.C.A.,' n.d. 33. 'Adventure,' n.d. 34. 'Advertising Skit,' n.d. 35. 'After Today,' n.d. 36. 'After You've Gone,' n.d. 37. 'Ah! Camminare,' n.d. 38. 'Ah! So Pure,' n.d. 39. 'Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life,' n.d. 40. 'Ain't A Hankering,' n.d. 41. 'Ain't Misbehavin',' n.d. 42. 'Ain't We Got Fun,' n.d. 43. 'Alabama Jubilee,' n.d. 44. 'Alabamy Bound,' n.d. 45. 'Alice's Restaurant,' 1966. 46. 'All of Me,' n.d. 47. 'All That Jazz,' n.d. 48. 'All Those Pretty Men,' 1970. 49. 'Allez-vous-en, Go Away,' 1953. 50. 'Aloha Oe!,' n.d. 51. 'Alvin's Harmonica,' n.d. 52. 'Always True to You in My Fashion,' n.d. 53. 'Am I Blue,' n.d. 54. 'Ambrose,' n.d. 55. 'America the Beautiful,' n.d. 56. 'An Open Letter to My Teenage Son,' n.d. 57. 'And a Man,' n.d. 58. 'And They Called it Dixieland,' n.d. 59. 'Annie Skinner's Chicken Dinners,' 1960. 60. 'Another Opening, Another Show,' 1949. 61. 'Any Way the Wind Blows,' n.d. 62. 'Anyone Can Move a Mountain,' 1966. 63. 'Anything Goes,' n.d. 64. 'Anything You Can Do,' 1946. 65. 'Anytime,' n.d. 66. 'Anytime, Anytime,' n.d. 67. 'Anytime at All,' n.d. 68. 'Anytime is Lovin' Time,' 1953. 69. 'Apartment Hunting,' n.d. 70. 'Applause,' n.d. 71. 'Applause,' 1970. 72. 'Apple Green,' n.d. 73. 'April in Fairbanks,' n.d. 74. 'April Showers,' n.d. 75. 'Are You From Dixie,' n.d. 76. 'Are You From Wellston,' n.d. 77. 'Are You Ready for a Laugh,' n.d. 78. 'Are You Sure,' 1960. 79. 'Armistice Day,' n.d. 80. 'Around the World,' n.d. 81. 'The Art of Love,' n.d. 82. 'As Time Goes By,' n.d. 83. 'Aseat Cavatte,' n.d. 84. 'At Long Last Love,' 1960. 85. 'At the Crossroads,' 1967. 86. 'At the Motion Picture Ball,' n.d. 87. 'At the Old Town Hall,' n.d. 88. 'Audd Lang Syne,' n.d. 89. 'Automation,' n.d. 90. 'Autumn Leaves,' 1947. 91. 'Awkward Situation,' n.d. 92. 'A Baby Cried,' n.d. 93. 'Baby Has Gone Bye Bye,' n.d. 94. 'Baby Me,' n.d. 95. 'Baby Mine,' n.d. 96. 'Baby Sittin' Boogie,' n.d. 97. 'Baby Snooks - Bad and Good,' n.d. 98. 'Baby Snooks ' Cleanliness,' n.d. 99. 'Baby Snooks ' Kindness to Animals,' n.d. 100. 'Baby Snooks ' Truthfulness,' n.d. 101. 'Back Home in Indiana,' n.d. 102. 'Back in Your Own Back Yard,' n.d. 103. 'Back to Back,' n.d. 104. 'Bali Ha'i,' n.d. 105. 'Ballin' the Jack,' n.d. 106. 'The Banana Boat Song,' n.d. BOX 2 (037331) FOLDERS 107-319 107. 'Bang-Gunleigh ' U.S. Marshall Fields,' n.d. 108. 'The Bare Necessities,' n.d. 109. 'Baseball Skit,' n.d. 110. 'Bat Wings,' n.d. 111. 'Bathsheba Skit,' n.d. 112. 'The Battle of New Orleans,' n.d. 113. 'Be a Clown,' n.d. 114. 'Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee,' n.d. 115. 'Beatnik Bit,' n.d. 116. 'Beautiful Candy,' n.d. 117. 'The Beautiful Land,' n.d. 118. 'Beautiful Ohio,' n.d. 119. 'Beautiful Things,' n.d. 120. 'Before the Parade Passes By,' n.d. 121. 'The Best is Yet to Come,' n.d. 122. 'The Best Things in Life are Free,' n.d. 123. 'Big Bad Bill,' n.d. 124. 'The Big Circus,' n.d. 125. 'Big Railroad Man,' n.d. 126. 'Big Spender,' n.d. 127. 'The Bilbao Song,' n.d. 128. 'Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?,' 1960. 129. 'Billy Paster,' n.d. 130. 'Biology,' n.d. 131. 'The Bird on Nellie's Hat,' 1936. 132. 'The Birth of the Blues,' n.d. 133. 'Black and Blue,' 1957. 134. 'Black Outs,' n.d. 135. 'Blame It On the Bossa Nova,' n.d. 136. 'A Blossom Fell,' n.d. 137. 'Blue Bayou,' n.d. 138. 'Blue Bird of Happiness,' n.d. 139. 'Blue Christmas,' n.d. 140. 'Blue Monday,' 1957. 141. 'Blue Plate Special,' n.d. 142. 'Blues in the Nigh,' n.d. 143. 'Bluesette,' n.d. 144. 'Boll Weevil Song,' n.d. 145. 'Bond Issue Song,' n.d. 146. 'Boon-Dang,' 1969. 147. 'The Borgiast Orgy,' n.d. 148. 'Boston Beguine,' n.d. 149. 'Boutonniere,' n.d. 150. 'Bowling Polka,' n.d. 151. 'The Boy From Ipanema,' n.d. 152. 'Boys Night Out,' n.d. 153. 'Brand New Faces,' n.d. 154. 'Brazil,' n.d. 155. 'Break It To Me Gently,' n.d. 156. 'Bridy Murphy Bit,' n.d. 157. 'Bright and Shinny,' n.d. 158. 'The Brightest Smile in Town,' n.d. 159. 'Bring a Little Sunshine,' 1965. 160. 'Bring Us Together, Go Forward Together,' n.d. 161. 'Brother Can You Spare a Dime,' n.d. 162. 'Buffalo Bill,' n.d. 163. 'Bugs,' n.d. 164. 'Bumming Around,' n.d. 165. 'Buona Sera,' 1969. 166. 'Bus Drivers Skit,' n.d. 167. 'But Beautiful,' n.d. 168. 'Button Up Your Overcoat,' n.d. 169. 'Buy the Boy a Ball,' n.d. 170. 'By Myself,' n.d. 171. 'Bye Bye Blackbird,' n.d. 172. 'Bye, Bye Blues,' n.d. 173. 'Cabaret,' n.d. 174. 'Cajun Queen,' n.d. 175. 'California Sunshine,' n.d. 176. 'Call Me Back, Pal, O'Mine,' 1969. 177. 'Call Me Irresponsible,' n.d. 178. 'Call Me Love Bird,' n.d. 179. 'Calling All Dogs,' n.d. 180. 'Camelot,' n.d. 181. 'Canadian Sunset,' n.d. 182. 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You,' n.d. 183. 'Carnival Song,' n.d. 184. 'Carolina in the Morning,' n.d. 185. 'Casey Jones,' n.d. 186. 'Catalogue Story,' n.d. 187. 'Catch My Garter,' n.d. 188. 'Cecilia Sisson Story,' n.d. 189. 'A Certain Girl,' n.d. 190. 'C'est Magnifique,' n.d. 191. 'Chained,' n.d. 192. 'Charlotte's Special for India/Baubles, Bangles, and Beads,' n.d.