Finding Aid for the Ken Englund Papers, 1940-1970
Processed by George Chacon; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
© 2004
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Ken Englund Papers, 1940-1970
Collection number: 1106
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- George Chacon, January 1972; Additions, November 1974
- Additions by:
- Manuscripts Division staff, November 1974
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, May 2004
© 2004 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Ken Englund Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1940-1970
Collection number: 1106
Creator:
Englund, Ken
Extent: 120 boxes (60 linear ft.)
5 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Ken Englund (1911-1993) wrote material for vaudeville routines, radio shows, stage musicals, screenplays, and contributed
scripts to television programs. He also served as president of the Writers Guild of America, West. The collection consists
of materials related to Englund's career as television and screen writer and includes scripts, correspondence, clippings,
and ephemera.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of 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
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Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ken Englund, 1970, 1971.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ken Englund Papers (Collection 1106). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Biography
Englund was born on May 6, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois; began career as magazine writer; wrote material for vaudeville routines,
radio shows, and stage musicals; wrote the screenplays for films including
The big broadcast (1938),
No no Nanette (1940),
This thing called love (1941), and
The secret life of Walter Mitty (1947); served as lead writer for Dr. Joyce Brothers' television series and contributed scripts to television programs including
the
Jackie Gleason show,
My three sons,
That girl, and The
Loretta Young show; served as president of the Writers Guild of America, West; died March 3, 1993.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of materials related to Englund's career as television and screen writer. Includes scripts, correspondence,
clippings, and ephemera.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Englund, Ken--Archives.
Screenwriters--United States--Archival resources.
Television writers--United States--Archival resources.
Scripts (documents).
Related Material
Ken Englund Collection of scripts for motion pictures, television, radio and the stage, 1933-1965 (Collection 157). Available
at Arts Library Special Collections, UCLA.
Container List
Boxes 1-48
Scripts.
Scope and Content Note
[Box 5 contains one sketchbook for stage production design]
Box 49
Scripts and correspondence.
Box 50
Scripts and personal papers.
Box 55
Rough scripts and press clippings.
Box 56
Rough scripts and credits.
Box 57
Miscellaneous and correspondence.
Box 58
Jackie Gleason Show, etc.
Box 61
Playbills (listing Englund and family).
Box 62
Books and articles by Englund.
Box 63
Correspondence, clippings and personal bills.
Box 65
Research material, publications, clippings.
Box 89
Scripts and miscellaneous.
Boxes 90-91
Script material for “The Savage Sea.”
Boxes 92-97
Miscellanoues scripts, clippings, and ephemera.
Boxes 10, 67, 98-115
Miscellanoues manuscripts, clippings, and ephemera.
