Finding Aid for the Ken Englund Papers LSC.1106
Finding aid prepared by George Chacon, January 1972, additions by Manuscripts Division staff, November 1974; machine-readable
finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
UCLA Library Special Collections
Online finding aid last updated 2004.
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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Ken Englund papers
Creator:
Englund, Ken
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1106
Physical Description:
1 unknown
(120 boxes and 5 oversize boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1940-1970
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.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ken Englund papers (Collection 1106). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ken Englund, 1970, 1971.
Processing Information
Processed by George Chacon, January 1972. Additions processed by Manuscripts Division staff, November 1974.
The container list gives a breakdown of how the Ken Englund papers have been boxed. The boxing itself was rough and patrons
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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.
Related Material
Ken Englund Collection of scripts for motion pictures, television, radio and the stage, 1933-1965 (Collection 157). Available
UCLA Library Special Collections.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Scripts (documents).
Television writers -- United States -- Archives.
Screenwriters -- United States -- Archives.
Englund, Ken--Archives.
box 1, box 2, box 3, box 4, box 5, box 6, box 7, box 8, box 9, box 10, box 11, box 12, box 13, box 14, box 15, box 16, box 17, box 18, box 19, box 20, box 21, box 22, box 23, box 24, box 25, box 26, box 27, box 28, box 29, box 30, box 31, box 32, box 33, box 34, box 35, box 36, box 37, box 38, box 39, box 40, box 41, box 42, box 43, box 44, box 45, box 46, box 47, box 48
Scripts.
Scope and Contents 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 66, box 67, box 68, box 69, box 70, box 71, box 72, box 73, box 74, box 75, box 76, box 77, box 78, box 79, box 80, box 81, box 82, box 83, box 84, box 85, box 86, box 87, box 88
box 89
Scripts and miscellaneous.
box 90, box 91
Script material for "The Savage Sea."
box 92, box 93, box 94, box 95, box 96, box 97
Miscellanoues scripts, clippings, and ephemera.
box 10, 67, 98-115
Miscellanoues manuscripts, clippings, and ephemera.
box 116, box 117, box 118, box 119, box 120, box 121, box 122, box 123, box 124, box 125
