Guide to the Stanley Musgrove Papers Pertaining to Mae West
Frank Novak
Department of Special Collections
Green Library
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
Phone: (650) 725-1022
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/
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The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Stanley Musgrove Papers Pertaining to Mae West
Collection number: M1435
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Frank Novak
- Date Completed:
- 2005
- Encoded by:
- Sean Quimby
© 2005 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Stanley Musgrove papers pertaining to Mae West
Dates: 1948-1976
Collection number: M1435
Creator:
Musgrove, Stanley
Collection Size:
1 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Correspondence, 1958-1974; movie scripts; newspaper clippings, 1948-1976; magazine articles about Mae West, 1969-1970; photographs;
and press releases.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
Stanley Musgrove papers pertaining to Mae West, M1435. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the Theatre Collection, 2004. Accession 2004-143.
Biography / Administrative History
Stanley Musgrove was an old friend of Mae West. He was quick to say he was not her agent, but he was, or became, her publicist.
He often "ran interference" for the star, screening her visitors, as well as admirers after her picture and autograph. He
signed some of her correspondence and was privy to what her thoughts were on everything from her attendance at functions to
what was appropriate regarding fees she received for appearances, interviews, and the like. He came to know many Hollywood
personalities, from actors to directors. In 1982 he collaborated with George Eells on a biography of Mae West.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, 1958-1974; movie scripts; newspaper clippings, 1948-1976; magazine articles about Mae West, 1969-1970; photographs;
and press releases.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
West, Mae
M1435 Half Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence, 1950s-1960s1958-1969
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, from various people regarding Mae West. and letters from Stanley Musgrove, publicist, on Mae West's behalf.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stanley Musgrove
Harriet Parsons
M1435 Half Box 1, Folder 2
Correspondence, 1970s1970-1974
Scope and Content Note
Letters,notes, telegrams from varous people regarding Mae West and from Stanley Musgrove to various people on Mae West's behalf.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Joseph Pasternak
Jet Fore
Robert Bruce
L. Ernest H. Katz
Richard Meryman
Arthur L. Wilde
M1435 Half Box 1, Folder 3
Correspondence, no dateNo date [1970s?]
Scope and Content Note
Letters, notes regarding Mae West from various peope and from Stanley Musgrove on Mae West's behalf.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mrs Joseph Schildkraut
Mark Spitz
Sam Coller.
M1435 Half Box 1, Folder 4
Invitation to "Sights and Sounds of Mae West"1970 August 20
Scope and Content Note
Invitation from Gil Rodin
Subjects and Indexing Terms
MCA-Decca Records
Universal Studios
M1435 Half Box 1, Folder 5
Additional chapters to Mae West's biography[ 1970?]
Scope and Content Note
Copy of typescript of addtional material for Mae West's biography, "Goodness Had Nothing to Do With It."
Subjects and Indexing Terms
George Cukor
Robert Wise
Stanley Musgrove
Dr. Norman Topping
M1435 Half Box 1, Folder 6
Typescript, Mae West reads bedtime stories[ late 1960s?]
Scope and Content Note
Bedtime stories and fairy tales
Subjects and Indexing Terms
M1435 Half Box 1, Folder 7
Typescript, "The Drag"1968
Scope and Content Note
Proposed movie script
M1435 Half Box 1, Folder 8
Script, "Myra Breckinridge"1969
Scope and Content Note
Movie script
M1435 Half Box 1, Folder 9
Script, "Diamond Lil"1970
Scope and Content Note
Movie script
M1435 Half Box 1, Folder 10
Script, "Sexette"1970
Scope and Content Note
Movie script
M1435 Half Box 1, Folder 11
New-Clear Universal Foundation1973
Scope and Content Note
Endorsements of New-Clear Foundation. Photos of: Mae West, Ralph Campo, Gary Rampa .
M1435 Half Box 1, Folder 12
Miscellaneous: airline ticket, Stage Door magazine release, gangsters in films--James Cagney, Paul Munino date
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 1
Newspaper clippings and Variety broadsheet1948
Scope and Content Note
About Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 2
Newspaper clippings1956
Scope and Content Note
About Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 3
Newspaper clippings1968
Scope and Content Note
About Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 4
Newspaper clippings1969
Scope and Content Note
About Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 5
Newspaper clippings1970
Scope and Content Note
About Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 6
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 7
Newspaper clippings1972
Scope and Content Note
About Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 8
Newspaper clippings1973
Scope and Content Note
About Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 9
Newspaper clippings1974
Scope and Content Note
About Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 10
Newspaper clippings1975
Scope and Content Note
About Mae West
M1435 Half Box 2, Folder 11
Newspaper clippings1976
Scope and Content Note
About Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 12
Newspaper clippingsn.d.
Scope and Content Note
About Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 13
West magazine1969 Dec.
Scope and Content Note
Magazine article about Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 14
Life magazine1969 Apr.
Scope and Content Note
Magazine article about Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 15
Scene Magazine1970 June
Scope and Content Note
Magazine article about Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 16
Close Up Magazine1970 July 9 & 30
Scope and Content Note
Magaztne articles about Mae West and Raquel Welch
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 17
TV Guide1970 Aug.
Scope and Content Note
Magazine article about Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 18
"Mae West Raps," unnamed magazinen.d.
Scope and Content Note
Interview with Mae West
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 19
Radio columns "Rona Reports"1970 Jan. - Sept. & Nov 1973
Scope and Content Note
Mention of Mae West and controversy over "Myra Breckinridge" in which Mae West starred
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cary Grant
John Lennon
Raquel Welch
Jack Valenti
Perry Como
President Nixon
Cary Grant
John Lennon
Raquel Welch
Perry Como
Richard Harris
Jack Valenti
Richard Zanuck
Oudini
Rick Jagger.
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 20
Photographs of Mae WestVarious dates
M1435 Flat Box 2, Folder 21
