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University of Wyominghttp://uwcatalog.uwyo.edu/record=b2136527~S1 Al Christie Papers, 1924-19364.05 cubic ft. (9 boxes)
Mostly scripts, story outlines, publicity materials and synopses for motion pictures produced by Christie, including “Divorce Made Easy,” “Charley's Aunt,” “College Cuties,” “Loose Relations,” and others (1924-1936); photographs; newspaper clippings; and miscellaneous other materials related to his career as a motion picture producer.
http://uwcatalog.uwyo.edu/record=b2141615~S1Lon and Debra Davis papers, (bulk 1912-1960)3.2 cubic ft. (4 boxes + 2 folders)
Contains copies of vintage motion picture films and early television shows, and photographs of
silent film stars, particularly Francis X. Bushman. the films include several by Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, and Laurel and Hardy, and heavily represent the Hal Roach and Essanay studios. Other featured film performers
include Beverly Bayne, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Lon Chaney, and Buster Keaton; Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Abbott and Costello, and the Marx Brothers are featured on television.
http://uwcatalog.uwyo.edu/record=b2139360~S1Essanay Film Manufacturing Co. Motion Pictures, 1909-19171 cubic ft. (1 box)
Contains seven 16 mm silent motion picture titles, dating from ca. 1909. These titles are: "Cracked Ice" (1 reel), "How to Wrestle" (2 reels), "Fable of the Honeymoon that Tried to Come Back" (1 reel), "My Wife's Gone to the Country" (1 reel), "Sin Unpardonable" (1 reel), and "Tell Tale Blotter" (1 reel). The seventh title is "He Stubs His Toe" (1 reel), which contains the following short clips: Man carrying packages for a woman; Women exercising on rooftop; "Fable of a Triangle;" Excerpt from "Fable of the Honeymoon that Tried to Come Back;" Cowboys and horses (possibly from "Judgment" or "Tales of the West"); Newsreel of President Taft; Excerpt from "Tell Tale Blotter;" Couple dancing; and Dr. Mary Walker, Civil War surgeon, receiving medal.
http://uwcatalog.uwyo.edu/record=b2136164~S1Clarence Hennecke papers, ca. 1913-20001.7 cubic ft. (2 box)
Contains story ideas from the 1930s, clippings and photographs from Hennecke's silent film work, movie stills of Hennecke's acting roles, autographed and inscribed portraits of other actors and actresses, and photographs of Hennecke during WWI. Also included is a videotape featuring a compilation of silent films directed by Stan Laurel.
http://uwcatalog.uwyo.edu/record=b2136233~S1Edward Everett Horton papers, 1900-197055 cubic ft. and 27 cubic ft. printed materials
Material relating to Horton's acting career including mainly scripts for plays, motion pictures, radio shows, and television commercials and shows. There are also related photographs, programs, correspondence,
broadsides and other promotional materials, personal account books, contracts, scrapbooks and other memorabilia. Also included are audiotape recordings of two interviews of Horton (1969, 1970) and many phonograph records of performances and interviews.
http://uwcatalog.uwyo.edu/record=b2537215~S1Harold Lloyd papers, 1916-19361.25 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Contains correspondence, photographs of Lloyd, and photographs of scenes of his movies and other
movie stars. Also contains business cards, a pair of horn-rimmed glasses and a small painting of Lloyd.
http://uwcatalog.uwyo.edu/record=b2136073~S1Jean London papers, ca. 1870-1979 (bulk 1920-1979)9.3 cubic ft. (15 boxes) and 75 paintings
Correspondence (1940-1979) includes 32 letters from convicted murderer John "Jack" A. Kramer written while he was awaiting execution in Nevada (1940-1942). Also 75 oil paintings by London including portraits of Charlie Chaplin, Harry Langdon, Chester Conklin, Laurel and Hardy, Fatty Arbuckle, and Buster Keaton; 18 8mm and 16mm films including several of her comedy features and a personal film of London and Stan Laurel made shortly before his death. Also includes audio-tapes of London and Phil Boutelje; photographs and negatives of London, the Glover family, and numerous actors and actresses; photograph albums; scrapbooks; artefacts including reel-to-reel and cassette tape players and a stereo slide viewer; posters; manuscripts; newspaper and magazine clippings; personal memorabilia; and miscellaneous other materials.
http://uwcatalog.uwyo.edu/record=b2305011~S1Jack Oakie papers, 1880-1997, (bulk 1930-1978)26.39 cubic ft. (47 boxes + artwork + film canisters)
Perhaps best known for the role he played in the “Great Dictator,” the bulk of the Jack Oakie Papers relates to his movie acting career, and much of the material covers the 1930s-1950s. The majority of the collection consists of scrapbooks that highlight and span his acting career. Included in the scrapbooks as well as in alphabetical files are photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, movie posters, and awards and memorabilia that relate to his movie career. There is a small amount of material that relates to Oakie's personal life including photographs of Oakie when he was a child, biographical information about his family including his wife Victoria Horne Oakie, and material about his death in 1978.
http://uwcatalog.uwyo.edu/record=b2136753~S1Mack Sennett papers, 1923-1940.45 cubic ft. (1 box)
Contains scripts for seven motion pictures written or directed by Sennett, including "Suzanna" and "The Pharmacist"; and miscellaneous other materials.
http://uwcatalog.uwyo.edu/record=b2141590~S1Daniel Taradash papers, 1907-198752.33 cubic ft. (97 boxes)
Screenwriter and playwright. Inc. files pertaining to his service with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, including plans for Academy Award shows and many photographs of the events connected with the honorary award given to Charlie Chaplin in 1972.