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MSS.2016.03.02
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Jesse Sidney Goldstein Papers
creator:
Goldstein , Jesse
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2016.03.02
Physical Description:
11 boxes
(16 linear ft.)
Date (inclusive): 1897- 2016
Date (bulk): 1945- 1956
Abstract: The Jesse Sidney Goldstein Papers document the education and career of Jesse Sidney Goldstein. Included in this collection
are scripts, letters, short stories, a thesis and awards which give insight into Goldstein’s studies as a graduate student
in English Literature which focused on Edwin Markham’s poetry. The collection also contains scripts, awards and memorabilia
from his career as a writer for television and radio.
This collection spans over one hundred years. Most of the materials are directly related to Goldstein’s life and career. One
series of correspondence between Ambrose Bierce and Edwin Markham falls before Goldstein’s birth.
The bulk of the collection consists of television and radio scripts, both bound and unbound, that Goldstein wrote and co-wrote.
The collection also contains drafts of Goldstein’s thesis on Edwin Markham which eventually he wrote as a biography. The collection
includes photographs, newspaper clippings, yearbooks and awards.
This collection is arranged into three series: Series I: Television and radio scripts, Series II: Personal papers, memorabilia
and other writings Series III: Research, thesis and other writings about Edwin Markham
Jesse Sidney Goldstein was born on October 31, 1915. He was raised in Brooklyn, New York. He received a master’s degree in
English literature from Columbia University. His research focused on the poet Edwin Markham. He also wrote a biography of
Markham. He was a comedy writer in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s. He wrote for radio shows such as "The Danny Kaye Radio
Show". He also wrote for television shows including "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "I Married Joan", "It’s Always
Sunday", "The Red Skelton Show" and "The Alan Young Show". Goldstein wrote short stories and speculative scripts some of which
he sent to publishers and television executives. He died on May 14, 1959.
This collection is arranged into three series: Series I: Television and radio scripts, Series II: Personal papers, memorabilia
and other writings Series III: Research, thesis and other writings about Edwin Markham
Jesse Sidney Goldstein Collection. MSS- 2016- 03-02, San José State University Library Special Collections and Archives.
Copyright has been assigned to the San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission
to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply
to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
The collection is open for access.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California State University, San José -- History.
Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964
Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?
Borge, Victor
George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (Television program)
Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940
Red Skelton show (Television program)
Television programs -- United States
Radio scripts
Radio programs -- United States -- Miscellanea
I married Joan (Television program)
Davis, Joan, 1912-1961
Goldstein , Jesse