Finding Aid for the Phyllis Diller papers, 1934-2011
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Phyllis Diller papers
Date (inclusive): 1934-2011
Collection number: 1893
Creator:
Diller, Phyllis
Extent:
75 boxes (51.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: This collection includes business papers, correspondence, sheet music, media, and memorabilia from the private collection
of comedian and actress Phyllis Diller. Diller broke ground as one of the first and most prominent woman comedians through
her stand-up act, films, television appearances, books, and records. Post-retirement in 2002, Diller wrote an autobiography
titled
Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse: My Life in Comedy (2005), turned her hobby of drawing and painting into another career, and has continued to make appearances on television
and in film.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
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Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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 copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Phyllis Diller, November 2007.
Processing Note
Processed by Ben Sher in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser, August
2011.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Phyllis Diller papers (Collection Number 1893). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
Biography
Phyllis Ada Driver was born on July 17, 1917 in Lima, OH. She studied at the Sherwood Music Conservatory in Chicago, IL for
three years, beginning in fall 1934. She married Sherwood Anderson Diller, and the couple and their children moved from Ypsilanti,
MI to Alameda, CA in 1945. Diller began her career as writer and women's editor for the
San Leandro News-Observer. From June 1951 to 1954, Diller's jobs included: head of newspaper and radio ad copy in the advertising office of Kahn's,
a department store in Oakland, CA; copywriter, publicist, and continuity girl at the radio station KROW in Oakland, CA; and,
finally, director of promotion and merchandising at KSFO radio in San Francisco, CA. Her copywriting was distinguished by
its comedic flair.
Diller performed in several small and semi-professional venues before getting a lengthy gig at The Purple Onion, a nightclub
in San Francisco, CA in March 1955. Following this successful run, she gave opening performances at The Purple Onion in Los
Angeles, CA in summer 1956. In Los Angeles, Diller made her first national television appearance as a contestant on the NBC
game show
You Bet Your Life, hosted by Groucho Marx. Thereafter, she toured the country, performing in major nightclubs such as Mister Kelley's in Chicago,
IL, The Blue Angel and The Bon Soir in New York, NY (where she worked with a young Barbra Streisand), The Crescendo in Los
Angeles, CA, and The Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, FL. Diller's stand-up act pushed the envelope by lampooning women's roles
in the 1950s and 1960s. In particular, she broke from the tradition set by male comedians who complained about their wives
by creating a fictional husband, the ne'er-do-well Fang.
Around 1958, Diller made the first of many appearances on
The Tonight Show and
The Jack Paar Show, the latter for which she eventually became a writer. These appearances brought her heightened success, and led to her discovery
by Bob Hope. Diller worked with Hope for decades, performing with him on 23 television specials, in the feature films
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1960),
Eight on the Lam (1967), and
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968), and as part of his USO troupe in Vietnam in 1966. Diller's film work from this period also includes
Splendor in the Grass (1962) and voice work in the Rankin/Bass animated film
Mad Monster Party (1967). Beginning in the 1960s, Diller became a household name through many TV appearances featuring her stand-up act. She
also starred in two short-lived TV series, the half-hour sitcom
The Pruitts of Southhampton (later titled
The Phyllis Diller Show, 1966-67) and the musical variety show
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1968). From 1961-1970, Diller recorded five albums and published four books. She concluded the 1960s with her Broadway debut
in
Hello Dolly!
Recent film roles include voice work in Disney's
A Bug's Life (1998) and the documentary
The Aristocrats (2005). Recent television work includes recurring roles on the series
Titus (2001-02),
7th Heaven (1999-2003),
The Bold and the Beautiful (1999-2004), and
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002-2004).
In May 1971, Diller drew upon her training as a pianist and made her debut in a concert with Pittsburgh Pops, initiating 10
years of work as a concert pianist. In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Diller continued frequent appearances on the stage and
screen, and became known as one of the first celebrities to proudly admit to having had plastic surgery.
In 2002, Diller retired from stand-up comedy work. Her final performance, at the Suncoast Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, is captured
in the documentary
Good Night, We Love You (2006). Post-retirement, Diller wrote an autobiography titled
Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse: My Life in Comedy (2005), turned her hobby of drawing and painting into another career, and has continued to make appearances on television
and in film.
Scope and Content
The collection includes correspondence (1969-2010, bulk 2005-2010); contracts and itineraries related to various stand-up,
film, and television appearances; books of jokes and gags by Diller and other writers (dated 1964-1988); sheet music from
Diller's time at Sherwood Music Conservatory, from her TV series
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1968), and from other performances; extensive clippings from magazines and periodicals (dated 1957-2011, bulk 1992-2007);
a representative wig and costume; filmed performances and television appearances (mostly on 16mm and 35mm); Diller's published
books and record albums; playbills, programs and pamphlets for shows that Diller starred in or attended; and ephemera and
souvenirs from Diller's career.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence
- Job Folders and Other Activities
- Jokes and Gags
- Photographs
- Sheet Music
- Clippings
- Publications
- Playbills and programs
- Ephemera and souvenirs
- Media
- Costumes
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Diller, Phyllis --Archives.
Women comedians --Archival resources.
Items Removed from the Collection
The following films have been transferred to the UCLA Film and Television Archive:
- Phyllis Diller on "The Jack Paar Show," November 12, 1969. 16mm.
- Outtakes of local news feature story filmed when Diller appeared at The Century Room, 1960. 16mm.
- "The Charlotte Peters Show" episode, March 7, 1963.
- "The Tonight Show" segment, November 11, 1963. 16mm.
- "Something to Say," September 12, 1964. 35mm.
- "Girl Talk" episode, September 13, 1964. 35mm. 2 copies.
- Phyllis Diller in "Showtime," July 1968. 16mm.
- Unlabeled film reel, possibly copy of or content related to "Showtime."
- "Work print: Dallas, Texas, Various Performances," March 1974. 16mm.
- "Sound-Mag Trans. Dallas, Texas," July 18, 1974 (1 of 2). 16mm.
- "Sound-Mag Trans. Dallas, Texas," July 18, 1974 (2 of 2). 16mm.
- "Marriage Counselor," August 20, 1974. 35mm.
- "Marriage Counselor" trims and cuts, August 20, 1974. 16mm.
- "Phyllis Diller 'Kitchen Kween,'" undated. 16mm.
- "The Hollywood Palace" episode, undated. 16mm.
- "From Soup to Nuts," undated. 16mm.
- "Teddy at the Throttle," undated. 16mm.
- "The Adventurer," undated. 16mm.
- "Celebration for Julie," undated. 16mm.
- "Dubs of Phyllis Diller," undated. 35mm.
- Unlabeled, undated film reel. 16mm.
Container List
Correspondence
1969-2010
Scope and Content Note
Includes letters and cards to and from friends, family, and colleagues
(including David Sedaris, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Carol Channing, Florence Henderson,
Roseanne Barr, Nancy Sinatra Sr., Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, and
George W. Bush), invitations to events, and several fan letters.
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence
1969
Scope and Content Note
Reproductions of letters and cards from Diller to J.C. and Leona, Aunt Anna,
and B.E. Harris (publisher of Diller's "Marriage Manual" and "Household Hints").
Box 1, Folder 2
Correspondence
1987-2004
Scope and Content Note
Letters and cards to Diller from this period. All years are not covered.
Box 1, Folder 3
Correspondence
2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Sidney
Sheldon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joan Rivers, Jay Leno, Dom Deluise.
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence
2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Helen
Gurley Brown, Barbara Sinatra, Constance Towers, and Jack Gavin.
Box 1, Folder 5
Correspondence
2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from John
Lasseter, Jimmy Galanos, Senator Bob Graham.
Box 2, Folder 1
Correspondence
2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Dick
Clark, Renee Taylor, Rip Taylor.
Box 2, Folder 2
Correspondence
2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Lucie
Arnaz, Dom Deluise, and Richard Lewis.
Box 2, Folder 3
Correspondence
2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Fred
Willard, Loni Anderson, Debbie Reynolds, Tempest Storm, and Reba McEntire.
Box 2, Folder 4
Correspondence
2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Nancy
Reagan, Barbara Bush, and Larry Gelbart.
Box 2, Folder 5
Correspondence
2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller.
Box 3, Folder 1
Correspondence
2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Florence
Henderson, Sidney Sheldon, and Richard Lewis.
Box 3, Folder 2
Correspondence
2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Joan
Rivers, Rip Taylor, Helen Gurley Brown, Lynn Johnston, Dick Clark, George Chakiris, George
Schlatter, and Sidney Sheldon.
Box 3, Folder 3
Correspondence
2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from John
Gavin and Constance Towers, Tony Danza, Esther Williams, Helen L. Erfurt (roommate in
Chicago).
Box 3, Folder 4
Correspondence
2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Lynn
Johnston, Pat Rocco, and Henry Winkler.
Box 3, Folder 5
Correspondence
2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Barbra
Streisand, Liz Smith, Cindy Adams, and Laura Bush.
Box 4, Folder 1
Correspondence
2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from John
Forsythe, Billy Graham, and Bernie Kopell.
Box 4, Folder 2
Correspondence
2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller.
Box 4, Folder 3
Correspondence
2007
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Bob
Anglund, Joan Anglund, Bernie Koppel, Nancy Sinatra Sr., Billy Stritch, and Lynn Johnston.
Box 4, Folder 4
Correspondence
2007
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from J.A.
Perret (one of Diller's comedy writers).
Box 4, Folder 5
Correspondence
2007
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Nancy
Sinatra Sr., and Rosie O' Donnell.
Box 4, Folder 6
Correspondence
2007
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Larry
Storch, Lynn Johnston, and Constance Towers.
Box 5, Folder 1
Correspondence
2007
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from
Alexandra Sheldon (wife of Sidney), Elliott Gould, and Buzz Aldrin.
Box 5, Folder 2
Correspondence
2007
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Elliott
Gould, Bob Anglund, Joan Anglund, and Ed McMahon.
Box 5, Folder 3
Correspondence
2008
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Jerry
Stiller and Anne Meara.
Box 5, Folder 4
Correspondence
2008
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Dick
Clark, Maya Angelou, Jerry Stiller, and Anne Meara.
Box 5, Folder 5
Correspondence
2008
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Nancy
Reagan, Gene Perret, Jerry Stiller, and Anne Meara.
Box 5, Folder 6
Correspondence
2008
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Russ
Tamblyn.
Box 6, Folder 1
Correspondence
2009
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Nancy
Sinatra Sr.
Box 6, Folder 2
Correspondence
2009
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Crystal
Gayle, Elliott Gould, and David Sedaris.
Box 6, Folder 3
Correspondence
2009
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller.
Box 6, Folder 4
Correspondence
2010
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Jack
LaLanne, Anne Meara, Terry Black, and Randy Sparks.
Box 6, Folder 5
Correspondence
2010
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Anne
Meara, Margaret Keane, and Lynn Johnston.
Box 6, Folder 6
Correspondence
2010
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Henry
Winkler.
Box 7, Folder 1
Correspondence
2010
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from
Roseanne Barr, David Sedaris, George Booth, and John Gavin.
Box 7, Folder 2
Correspondence
2010
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from David
Sedaris.
Box 7, Folder 3
Correspondence
2010
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller.
Box 7, Folder 4
Correspondence
2011
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from
Florence Henderson and David Sedaris.
Box 7, Folder 5
Correspondence
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from
Roseanne Barr, Tommy Tune, John Gavin, and Nanette Fabray.
Box 8, Folder 1
Correspondence
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Rita
Rudner.
Box 8, Folder 2
Correspondence
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Carol
Channing, Roseanne Barr, John Ratzenberger, Florence Henderson, Joanne Carson, Lynn
Johnston, and George Lopez.
Box 8, Folder 3
Correspondence
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Debbie
Reynolds.
Box 8, Folder 4
Correspondence
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Nancy
Sinatra Sr.
Box 8, Folder 5
Correspondence
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Craig
Ferguson.
Box 9, Folder 1
Correspondence
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller.
Box 9, Folder 2
Correspondence
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Fred
Willard, John Ratzenberger, Joanne Carson.
Box 9, Folder 3
Correspondence
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Richard
Lewis, and Betty White.
Job Folders and Other Activities
1995-2002
Scope and Content Note
Includes contracts, itineraries, and correspondence relating to Diller's stand-
up acts, shows, and other performances and appearances, including Diller's final engagement.
Note: Folder contents are sometimes housed in recycled manila envelopes with markings that do
not correspond with their contents. See labels on the back of these envelopes for content
description.
Box 10, Folder 1
Job Folders and Other Activities
1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes renewal of contract for Inphomation Inc.; Harrah's Casino in Reno,
NV; George and Barbara Bush's 50th Anniversary Celebration; "Battle of the Brains" (Kidder
Foundation Fundraiser); Omni Netherlands Hotel in Cincinnati, OH.
Box 10, Folder 2
Job Folders and Other Activities
1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes Phoenix Symphony Orchestra Auxiliary Committee in AZ; Cactus
Pete's in Jackpot, NV; The Doug Mulray Show in Australia; The Loft Theatre in Dayton, OH.
Box 10, Folder 3
Job Folders and Other Activities
1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes Bob Hope's Young Comedians TV Special; Monarch of the Seas
(Royal Caribbean Cruise Line); "Women Who Lead" Awards: Papanicolaou Women's Corps for
Cancer Research in Palm Beach, FL.
Box 10, Folder 4
Job Folders and Other Activities
1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes Childhelp Luncheon in Ontario, CA; "Talk of the Town" TV show in
Los Angeles, CA; Cinderella costume fittings in New York, NY; Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, FL;
"Mike & Maty" TV show in New York, NY.
Box 10, Folder 5
Job Folders and Other Activities
1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes National Parkinson Foundation Luncheon in Palm Springs, FL; "In the
Bag" TV Special, Los Angeles, CA; Congregation Israel Silver Spoon Gala in Saskatoon, CA;
USO Fundraiser in San Francisco, CA.
Box 10, Folder 6
Job Folders and Other Activities
1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in Cerritos, CA; Volunteers of
America "Honorary Advisory Board;" Beef 'n Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis, IN; Plano
Center in Plano, TX; Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, CA.
Box 10, Folder 7
Job Folders and Other Activities
1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Bob & Dolores Hope: This Is Your Life" in Los Angeles, CA; "Talk
Soup" TV appearance in Los Angeles, CA; Childhelp Fall Gala in Knoxville, TV; Sovereign of the
Seas Royal Caribbean Cruise; 60th high school reunion in Lima, OH; Central Washington Fair in
Yakima, WA.
Box 10, Folder 8
Job Folders and Other Activities
1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Reno, NV; Riverside Resort in Laughlin,
NV; Childcare Center of Antelope Valley Fundraiser in Lancaster, CA; Normandie Casino in
Gardenia, CA; Sycuan Casino, El Cajon, CA; Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, FL.
Box 10, Folder 9
Job Folders and Other Activities
1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes Gala for L.I.F.E. in Palm Beach, FL; Metcalfs' Dinner Invitation in San
Francisco, CA; trip to Santa Fe, NM.
Box 10, Folder 10
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes Museum of Television and Radio Gala in New York, NY; Sun City
Community Center in Sun City, FL; Mahaffey Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL; Van Wezel Performing
Arts in Sarasota, FL; Bailey Hall in Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Parkinson's Gala in Miami Beach, FL;
Itineraries for Firan Foundation Fundraiser in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Nabors & Friends in Fort
Worth, TX; Dollywood in Knoxville, TN; Monarch of the Seas Caribbean Cruise; Riverside Resort
Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, NV.
Box 10, Folder 11
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes Ticketmaster Online Interview; American Heart Association's Heart
Ball in Los Angeles, CA; Visions International Women's Conference Lecture in Phoenix, AZ;
Harrah's Casino in Reno, NV; "Cybill" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; "Mancow's Morning
Madness" Radio Show in Chicago; phone interview with "View" magazine in Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada (possibly in relation to Firan Foundation Fundraiser, see folder 10); Bob Hope Roast
Benefitting House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, CA; Rancho Los Amigos Foundation, Inc. in Long
Beach, CA; French Foundation for Alzheimer Research in Los Angeles, CA (Art Linkletter
honored).
Box 10, Folder 12
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Monarch of the Seas Royal Caribbean Cruise; Hilton Hotel in Reno, NV;
Dollywood in Knoxville, TN; Firan Foundation Fundraiser in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Box 10, Folder 13
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Jim Nabors Gala in Fort Worth, TX; New York Friars Club Tribute in New York,
NY; 1996-1997 itinerary; Tangier Supper Club in Akron, OH; San Francisco Symphony Pops
Series in San Francisco, CA; Tangier Supper Club itineraries and phone interview schedules;
Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV; Honeywell Auditorium in Wabash, IN.
Box 11, Folder 1
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, IL; phone interview schedule; Sovereign of the
Seas Eastern Caribbean Cruise; Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MI; Bob Hope's birthday party in
Los Angeles, CA; The Television Academy Celebrates Bob Hope in Los Angeles, CA; United
Republican Finance Committee dinner for Dan Quayle in Los Angeles, CA; Patricia Goss
arbitration correspondence; Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce Dinner in Los Angeles, CA; Aid for
AIDS Dinner in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 11, Folder 2
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes TV Guide phone interview; AMC's Fourth Annual Festival of
Preservation in Los Angeles, CA; "The American Way" TV documentary; Starlight Theatre in
Kansas City, MI; "The Bold and the Beautiful" TV show in Los Angeles, CA; 1996-1997 itinerary;
Steakery Lounge and Ballroom in Longview, Washington; Sovereign of the Seas Eastern Caribbean
Cruise; "Daytime for Awareness" celebrity recipe card collection; Monticello Hotel in Longview,
WA; Fox TV piece on plastic surgery; "Style" TV series; Greenville Country Playhouse in
Greenville, PA; "Splendor of the Seas" Royal Caribbean Cruise in Copenhagen and Oslo.
Box 11, Folder 3
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes "The Charles Grodin Show" appearance; interview for documentary on
Pat Rocco; correspondence with Pope Theatre Company; dinner honoring Steve Allen and Jayne
Meadows; "The Crook & Chase Show" TV series.
Box 11, Folder 4
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Request for a cover paragraph by Susan Horowitz for her book "Queens of
Comedy," and book manuscript.
Box 11, Folder 5
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, NY; "The Crook and Chase Show" TV
series in Nashville, TN; Splendour of the Seas Cruise in Copenhagen, Denmark and Oslo, Norway;
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Event honoring Milton Berle in New York, NY;
Indian Casino in Santa Ynez, CA; "You Don't Know Jack" voiceover agreement.
Box 11, Folder 6
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Art Show at Ambassador Galleries in New York, NY; Senior Citizen Group at
The Garden State Arts Center in Handel, NJ; Toshiba computer product commercial; transcription
of telephone answering machine messages; "The Museum of Television and Radio Presents: The
Tradition of Stand Up Comedians" program; Norris Theatre for the PA's in Rolling Hills Estates, CA;
Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Lake Tahoe, NV; "Message in a Bottle" fundraiser for home hospice
care; phone interview schedules; The PCN Bank Arts Center at Garden State in Holmdel, NJ.
Box 11, Folder 7
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Lake Tahoe, NV; Los Angeles County Fair in
Pomona, CA; Norris Cultural Center in St. Charles, IL (with Steve Allen); Curtis Peterson
Auditorium in Lecanto, FL; HBO animation pilot TV series; "The Maury Povich Show" TV series;
New York Friars Club Luncheon Honoring Kelsey Grammer; Indian City Commercial in Lincoln
City, OR; Suicide and Crisis Center Benefit at Southern Methodist College in Dallas, TX;
Grossmont Hospital Foundation in San Diego, CA.
Box 11, Folder 8
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes McFarlin Auditorium in Dallas, TX; "Bugs" ("A Bug's Life") audition in
Los Angeles, CA; Women's Expo in Madison, WI; "Bold and the Beautiful" contract; Childhelp
USA in Scottsdale, AZ; Ruta Lee AIDS Benefit in Ft. Worth, TX.
Box 11, Folder 9
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes Kelsey Grammer roast in New York, NY; Mark II Dinner Theatre in
Orlando, FL; Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, FL; "Barrymore in Hollywood" TV program
in Los Angeles, CA; "Bold and the Beautiful" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; "Our House" TV
interview in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 11, Folder 10
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA; "You Don't Know Jack"
voiceover work; The Cancer League Christmas Luncheon Extravaganza (honoring Diller) in
Houston, TX; Exhibition at Art Spectrum Gallery in N. Miami Beach, FL; "Rosie O' Donnell Show"
TV series in New York, NY; "Emily of New Moon" TV series in Prince Edward Island, Canada; "60
Minutes" TV series in Los Angeles, CA;
Box 11, Folder 11
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Emily of New Moon" TV series contract; telephone messages; Lake
of the Torches in Rhinelander, WI; "Soap Opera Update" phone interview; Joan Rivers Biography
TV Program on CBS; KSTP St. Paul Minneapolis Radio Talk Show interview; Pearl S. Buck
Volunteer Association Cookbook.
Box 11, Folder 12
Job Folders and Other Activities
1994
Scope and Content Note
Duplicate itineraries from 1994. Original itineraries and job folders from 1994
are not currently present in the collection. The duplicate itinerary files in folders 26 and 27 mostly
correspond to original job folders in folders 1-24.
Box 11, Folder 13
Job Folders and Other Activities
1995
Scope and Content Note
Duplicate itineraries from 1995. Original itineraries can, for the most part, be
found in folders 1-9.
Box 12, Folder 1
Job Folders and Other Activities
1995
Scope and Content Note
Duplicate itineraries from 1995. Original itineraries can, for the most part, be
found in folders 1-9.
Box 12, Folder 2
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Duplicate itineraries from 1996. Original itineraries can, for the most part, be
found in folders 10-24.
Box 12, Folder 3
Job Folders and Other Activities
1996
Scope and Content Note
Duplicate itineraries from 1995. Original itineraries can, for the most part, be
found in folders 1-9.
Box 12, Folder 4
Job Folders and Other Activities
1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes Minneapolis Women's Expo; Central Missouri State University; "60
Minutes" TV series interview; 30th Anniversary of Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, NV; Riverside
Theater in Vero Beach, FL
Box 12, Folder 5
Job Folders and Other Activities
1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes Museum of Television and Radio honoring Jack Paar in New York,
NY; Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Reno, NV; "The Bold and the Beautiful" TV series contract in Los
Angeles, CA; contract for Disney film "A Bug's Life" (titled "Bugs") in Los Angeles, CA; temporary
itinerary for 1997
Box 12, Folder 6
Job Folders and Other Activities
1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes art show in Wichita, KS; Rickman Auditorium in Arnold, MI.
Box 12, Folder 7
Job Folders and Other Activities
1997
Scope and Content Note
The Movies of Bob Hope marathon on AMC television channel (hosted by
Diller) in Los Angeles, CA; Art Show at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, NV; Diller's Anatomical
Gift Uniform Donor Card; Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Seattle, WA; Soldiers.
Box 12, Folder 8
Job Folders and Other Activities
1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes Sailors, & Airmen's Military Ball in New York, NY; Northern California
tour and publicity schedules.
Box 12, Folder 9
Job Folders and Other Activities
1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes L'Impressionniste Barge Burgundy & Provence Cruise (departs in
Paris, France); Mothers Against Sexual Abuse, Protect the Children "Guardian Angel Awards" in
Los Angeles, CA.
Box 12, Folder 10
Job Folders and Other Activities
1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes "A Bug's Life" film by The Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles, CA;
Norris Theatre in Rolling Hills Estates, CA; Women's Expo in Madison, WI; "Emily of New Moon"
TV series in Prince Edward Islands, Canada; Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Reno, NV; Friar's Club
Roast and Toast Tribute to Diller; Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, CA.
Box 12, Folder 11
Job Folders and Other Activities
1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes "World of Wonder" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; "A Bug's Life" film
by The Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles, CA; The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas,
NV; LIFE's Presidential Unsung Hero Awards in Washington, DC; The Sarasota Opera House in
Sarasota, FL; November 1997 itinerary.
Box 12, Folder 12
Job Folders and Other Activities
1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes Imperial Theatre in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada; Orleans Hotel
& Casino in Las Vegas, NV; Riverside Resort in Laughlin, NV.
Box 13, Folder 1
Job Folders and Other Activities
1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Emily of New Moon" TV series in Prince Edward Islands, Canada;
Art Shows at Ambassador Galleries in New York, NY and Palm Beach, FL; Art Show at Celebrity
Art in Exton, PA; Black and White Charity Ball at Nevada Dance Hall Theatre in Las Vegas, NV;
"The Bold and the Beautiful" TV series in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 13, Folder 2
Job Folders and Other Activities
1998
Scope and Content Note
"Animaniacs" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; Benefit for Joslyn Senior Center
at Desert Island Country Club in Palm Desert, CA; "The Bold and the Beautiful" TV series in Los
Angeles, CA; Peppermill Hotel & Casino in Reno, NV.
Box 13, Folder 3
Job Folders and Other Activities
1998
Scope and Content Note
Includes Peppermill Hotel & Casino in Reno, NV; "Denise" TV series in
Pyrmont, New South Wales; Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Lake Tahoe, CA; 1998 itinerary; Drury
Lane Theater in Evergreen Park, IL; Cactus Pete's in Jackpot, NV.
Box 13, Folder 4
Job Folders and Other Activities
1998
Scope and Content Note
Includes Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Reno, NV; Harrah's Hotel and Casino in
Vicksburg, MS; "The Conan O' Brien Show" TV series in New York, NY; "A Bug's Life" film
publicity in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 13, Folder 5
Job Folders and Other Activities
1998
Scope and Content Note
Includes Famous Poets International at The Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, CA;
Casino Magic in Bossier, LA; Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, NV;
The Wyndham Hotel Toledo in Goodwill, Toledo, OH.
Box 13, Folder 6
Job Folders and Other Activities
1998
Scope and Content Note
Includes Bakersfield Business & Finance Conference in Bakersfield, CA;
Owens Illinois Theatre in Toledo, OH; "Hey Arnold" TV series in Burbank, CA; "Movie Lounge" TV
series in Los Angeles, CA; LIFE (Leaders in Furthering Education)'s Presidential Unsung Hero
Award Gala for Disabled American Veterans in Arlington, VA.
Box 13, Folder 7
Job Folders and Other Activities
1998
Scope and Content Note
Includes Port Huron Town Hall in Port Huron, MI; LIFE (Leaders in Furthering
Education) Stardancer Gala in Manalapan, FL; VisionQuest Illinois Council for the Blind Event in
Springfield, IL; Van Wezel Auditorium in Sarasota, FL.
Box 13, Folder 8
Job Folders and Other Activities
1999
Scope and Content Note
Includes Van Wezel Auditorium in Sarasota, FL; Paper Mill Playhouse in
Millburn, N.J.; Paramount Theater for the Performing Arts in Austin, TX.
Box 13, Folder 9
Job Folders and Other Activities
1999
Scope and Content Note
Includes "The Bold and the Beautiful" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; "The
Jungle Book 2" film in Los Angeles, CA; Mentor High School in Mentor, OH; Ohio Northern
University in Ada, OH.
Box 13, Folder 10
Job Folders and Other Activities
1999
Scope and Content Note
Includes Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts in Brantford, Ontario,
Canada; The Rodeo Room at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, CA; "The Bold and the
Beautiful" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; Texas Symphony in Corpus Christi, TX; "Joke's on Us
week" wraparound segments on The Nashville Network in Nashville, TN.
Box 13, Folder 11
Job Folders and Other Activities
1999
Scope and Content Note
Includes Art Show at Ambassador Galleries in New York, NY; Premiere Video
Magazine "Focus on Video" Trade Show in Toronto, Canada; Spirit Lake Casino in Devil's Lake,
North Dakota; "Bel Air" film in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 13, Folder 12
Job Folders and Other Activities
1999
Scope and Content Note
Includes Cactus Pete's in Jackpot, NV; Marshalls' Women in Comedy Festival
in New York, NY; Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, NV; "When I Was Short" TV pilot
in Los Angeles, CA
Box 14, Folder 1
Job Folders and Other Activities
2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes L.I.F.E. Art Reception in Palm Beach, FL; "Hollywood Off-Ramp" TV
series in Los Angeles, CA; "The New Adventures of A.R.K.-Animal Rescue Kids" TV series in Los
Angeles, CA; Southwestern Ball in Dallas, TX.
Box 14, Folder 2
Job Folders and Other Activities
2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes Veterans of Comedy Wars in San Francisco, CA; River Centre in St.
Paul, MN; Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, NV; Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, CA.
Box 14, Folder 3
Job Folders and Other Activities
2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, NV; Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco,
CA; itinerary for 2000; Bally's Las Vegas Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
Box 14, Folder 4
Job Folders and Other Activities
2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes Family Album Campaign TV promotion in Los Angeles, CA; Voltaire
Restaurant and Cabaret in Chicago, IL; Treasure Chest Casino in Kenner, LA; Gay Pride in Kansas
City, MO and Philadelphia, PA; Ohio Cancer Research Associates in Columbus, OH.
Box 14, Folder 5
Job Folders and Other Activities
2000
Scope and Content Note
BBC documentary on plastic surgery; "The Last Laugh" TV series in Toronto,
Ontario; "The Bold and the Beautiful" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; "Celebrity Pets" TV program
in Ottawa, Ontario; "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" theatrical show in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 14, Folder 6
Job Folders and Other Activities
2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis, MI; Leisure World in Laguna Woods,
CA; "The Muscular Dystrophy Telethon" TV program in Los Angeles, CA; The Women in Film
"LUCY" Awards in Los Angeles, CA; Suncoast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV; Riverside Resort
Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, NV.
Box 14, Folder 7
Job Folders and Other Activities
2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes Ladies Hospital Aid Society of Western PA in Oakland, PA; The
Improvisation in West Hollywood, CA; L.I.F.E. Lady in Red Gala in Palm Beach, FL; "Stories in the
Air" radio broadcast in Tallahassee, FL.
Box 14, Folder 8
Job Folders and Other Activities
2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes Orpheum Theater in Phoenix, AZ; Van Wezel Performing Arts Center
in Sarasota, FL; Friars Club Honors Diller in Los Angeles, CA; Del Webb Resort in Palm Desert,
CA.
Box 14, Folder 9
Job Folders and Other Activities
2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mt. Pleasant, MI; Pete 'n Keely
in New York, NY; "Arliss" TV series in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 14, Folder 10
Job Folders and Other Activities
2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes Pennsylvania Industries for the Blind & Handicapped in New York,
NY; tour of Canada.
Box 14, Folder 11
Job Folders and Other Activities
2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Titus" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; "Hollywood Squares" slot
machine in Las Vegas, NV; Grand Casino in Biloxi, MS; 2001 itinerary; Suncoast Hotel and
Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
Box 15, Folder 1
Job Folders and Other Activities
2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes publicity report for Diller's engagement at Living Arts Centre in
Mississauga, Ontario.
Box 15, Folder 2
Job Folders and Other Activities
2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Celebrities Take a Stand" TV series; Gila River Casino in Chandler,
AZ; M.Y. Dream Seeker Mediterranean Cruise.
Box 15, Folder 3
Job Folders and Other Activities
2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes Children's Charity Gala in Houston, TX; Riverside Resort in Laughlin,
NV; Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, MN; "Titus" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; Suncoast Hotel
and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
Box 15, Folder 4
Job Folders and Other Activities
2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Dear Sheldon" theatrical play, tour.
Box 15, Folder 5
Job Folders and Other Activities
2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Dear Sheldon" theatrical play, tour.
Box 15, Folder 6
Job Folders and Other Activities
2002
Scope and Content Note
Includes "TV Guide" photo shoot in Los Angeles, CA; private party in Palm
Beach, FL; Mohegan Sun Resort in Uncasville, CT; Grand Casino in Hinckley, MN.
Box 15, Folder 7
Job Folders and Other Activities
2002
Scope and Content Note
Includes Bob Hope Museum Exhibition at United States Air force Museum in
Dayton, OH; "The Drew Carey Show" TV series; "BBC Stand Up America" TV series in Los
Angeles, CA; "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius" TV series in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 15, Folder 8
Job Folder and Other Activities
2002
Scope and Content Note
Includes River Raisin Center for the Arts in Monroe, MI; The Ritz Theatre in
Tiffin, OH; "The Sally Jesse Raphael Show" TV series in New York, NY.
Box 15, Folder 9
Job Folder and Other Activities
2002
Scope and Content Note
Includes Pima Council on Aging in Tucson, AZ; California State University
Northridge in Northridge, CA; "Art of Darkness: A 'Night Gallery' Retrospective" DVD extra feature;
"BUST Magazine" interview in Los Angeles, CA; "The Zingers" documentary in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 15, Folder 10
Job Folders and Other Activities
2002
Scope and Content Note
Includes Suncoast Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.
Jokes and Gags
1964-1988
Scope and Content Note
Includes jokes and gags by Diller, Gene Perrett and other writers hired by
Diller, and joke writing services (in particular, Orben's joke writing service). Jokes cover a wide
variety of topics. Documents were originally housed in binders, which were removed for preservation
purposes, although Diller's organizational system has been maintained. Three of the original
binders can be found in box 71.
Box 16, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags
May-June 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled: Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1963-1964, Book 1 (gags
written by writers hired by Diller). Note: According to the original organization of the "Orange Set"
binders, jokes go in reverse chronological order, with most recent first. Documents are sometimes
slightly out of chronological order, as they were in Diller's original binders. (1 of 4)
Box 16, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags
January-May 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled: Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1963-1964, Book 1. (2 of 4)
Box 16, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags
January 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled: Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1963-1964, Book 1. (3 of 4)
Box 16, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags
October-December 1963
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled: Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1963-1964, Book 1. (4 of 4)
Box 16, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags
November-December 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1964, Book 2. (1 of 4)
Box 17, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags
October-November 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1964, Book 2. (2 of 4)
Box 17, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags
September-October 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1964, Book 2. (3 of 4)
Box 17, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags
July-September 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1964, Book 2. (4 of 4)
Box 17, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags
May 1966-June 1967
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1965-1967, Book 3. Note:
According to the original organization of the "Orange Set" binders, jokes go in reverse
chronological order, with most recent first. (1 of 4)
Box 17, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags
June 1965-May 1966
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1965-1967, Book 3. (2 of 4)
Box 18, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags
February-June 1965
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1965-1967, Book 3. (3 of 4)
Box 18, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags
January 1965
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1965-1967, Book 3. (4 of 4)
Box 18, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags
November 1964-March 1968
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Phyllis' Gags, 1963-1966-68, Book 4. Note:
Although this binder is labeled "Phyllis' gags," Folder 13 includes several pages of jokes and gags
by Robert Orben. All jokes in the rest of Book 4 are by Diller. (1 of 3)
Box 18, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags
August 1964-November 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Phyllis' Gags, 1963-1966-1968, Book 4. (2 of
3)
Box 18, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags
November 1963-July 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Phyllis' Gags, 1963-1966-68, Book 4. (3 of 3)
Box 19, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags
August 1968-June 1975
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set, Orben's Gags; Phyllis' Gags, Book 5." Folder
includes jokes written by Orben. (1 of 2)
Box 19, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags
August 1968-June 1975
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set, Orben's Gags; Phyllis' Gags, Book 5." Folder
includes jokes written by Diller. (2 of 2)
Box 19, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags
April 1969-February 1976
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set, Writer's Gags, Book 6, 1965-1976." Folder
includes jokes written by writers hired by Diller. (1 of 3)
Box 19, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags
December 1966-April 1969
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set, Writer's Gags, Book 6." Folder includes jokes
written by writers hired by Diller. (2 of 3)
Box 19, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags
March 1965-December 1966
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set, Writer's Gags, Book 6." Folder includes jokes
written by writers hired by Diller. (3 of 3)
Box 20, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags
January 1976-June 1986
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags 1976-1986; Writer's Gags 1976-
1986…Travel books." This folder includes Diller's gags. Note: According to the original
organization of the binder, jokes go in reverse chronological order, with most recent first. Not all
months are represented. (1 of 3)
Box 20, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags
April 1979-July 1986
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags 1976-1986; Writer's Gags 1976-
1986…Travel books." This folder includes gags by writers hired by Diller. (2 of 3)
Box 20, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags
April 1976-April 1979
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags 1976-1986; Writer's Gags 1976-
1986…Travel books." This folder includes gags by writers hired by Diller. (3 of 3)
Box 20, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags
January 1976-October 1980
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags, 1976-1980; Writer's Gags, April '76-80."
This folder includes gags written by Diller. (1 of 2)
Box 20, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags
April 1976-August 1980
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags, 1976-1980; Writer's Gags, April '76-80."
This folder includes gags written by writers hired by Diller. (2 of 2)
Box 21, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags
March 1981-June 1987
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags and Writer Gags, 1981-1982, 1983-
1984, 1985-1986, 1988-1989." Folder includes jokes written by Diller. (1 of 2)
Box 21, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags
February 1981-January 1989
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags and Writer Gags, 1981-1982, 1983-
1984, 1985-1986, 1988-1989." Folder includes jokes written by Diller. (2 of 2)
Box 21, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags
June-October 1968
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret Routines 1968." Includes jokes written for
Diller by Perret. Includes index and list of joke topics. Documents are in reverse chronological
order. (1 of 2)
Box 21, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags
June-September 1968
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret Routines 1968." Includes jokes written for
Diller by Perret. Includes index and list of joke topics. Documents are in reverse chronological
order. (2 of 2)
Box 21, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags
June-October 1968
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret All Gags Submitted I." Includes jokes written
for Diller by Perret. Documents are mostly in reverse chronological order. (1 of 2)
Box 21, Folder 6
Jokes and Gags
June-August 1968
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret All Gags Submitted I." Includes jokes written
for Diller by Perret. (2 of 2)
Box 22, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags
Undated
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: All Material Submitted II." Includes jokes and
gags written for Diller by Perret. Although many of the documents are undated, the dates on
some of the documents throughout the binder suggest that these were written in 1968 and 1969. (1
of 2)
Box 22, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags
Undated and 1968
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: All Material Submitted II." Includes jokes and
gags written for Diller by Perret. Although many of the documents are undated, the dates on
some of the documents throughout the binder suggest that these were written in 1968 and 1969. (2
of 2)
Box 22, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags
1968-1969
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: All Material Submitted 1968-1969." Includes
index (with a list of joke topics), and jokes and gags written for Diller by Perret. (1 of 3)
Box 22, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags
1968-1969
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: All Material Submitted 1968-1969." Includes
jokes and gags written for Diller by Perret. (2 of 3)
Box 22, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags
1968-1969
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: All Material Submitted 1968-1969." Includes
jokes and gags written for Diller by Perret. (3 of 3)
Box 23, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags
1970-72
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: New Material Submitted 1970-71-72."
Includes index (with a list of joke topics), and jokes and gags written for Diller by Perret. (1 of 3)
Box 23, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags
1970-1972
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: New Material Submitted 1970-71-72."
Includes jokes and gags written for Diller by Perret. (2 of 3)
Box 23, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags
1970-72
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: New Material Submitted 1970-71-72."
Includes jokes and gags written for Diller by Perret. (3 of 3)
Box 23, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags
January-April 1982
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret Gags/1982, Original Copies…" Includes jokes
and gags written for Diller by Perret. Documents are in reverse chronological order. (1 of 3)
Box 23, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags
May-August 1982
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret Gags/1982, Original Copies…" Includes jokes
and gags written for Diller by Perret. (2 of 3)
Box 23, Folder 6
Jokes and Gags
May-August 1982
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret Gags/1982, Original Copies…" Includes jokes
and gags written for Diller by Perret. (3 of 3)
Box 24, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags
August 1974-April 1976
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Current Comedy, 1971-1976." Includes copies of
"Orben's Current Comedy," a newsletter of jokes edited by Robert Orben and published by The
Comedy Center, Inc. Documents are in reverse chronological order. (1 of 2)
Box 24, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags
February 1971-August 1974
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Current Comedy, 1971-1976." Includes copies of
"Orben's Current Comedy," a newsletter of jokes edited by Robert Orben and published by The
Comedy Center, Inc. Documents are in reverse chronological order. (2 of 2)
Box 24, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags
June 1978-November 1980
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Gags and Other Comedy Services, 1976-1980."
Includes jokes from "Orben's Current Comedy" newsletter and other comedy services including
Comedy/Update and O'Liners. Documents are in reverse chronological order. (1 of 2)
Box 24, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags
April 1976-June 1978
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Gags and Other Comedy Services, 1976-1980."
Includes jokes from "Orben's Current Comedy" newsletter and other comedy services including
Comedy/Update and O'Liners. Documents are in reverse chronological order. (2 of 2)
Box 24, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags
May 1979-July 1986
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Gags & Other Comedy Services, 1976-1986…travel
books." Includes jokes from "Orben's Current Comedy" newsletter and other comedy services
including Comedy Today, Cheap Laughs, and O'Liners. Documents are in reverse chronological
order. (1 of 3)
Box 25, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags
May 1978-April 1979
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Gags & Other Comedy Services, 1976-1986…travel
books." Includes jokes from "Orben's Current Comedy" newsletter and other comedy services
including Comedy Today, Cheap Laughs, and O'Liners. Documents are in reverse chronological
order. (2 of 3)
Box 25, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags
April 1976-May 1978
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Gags & Other Comedy Services, 1976-1986…travel
books." Includes jokes from "Orben's Current Comedy" newsletter and other comedy services
including Comedy Today, Cheap Laughs, and O'Liners. Documents are in reverse chronological
order. (3 of 3)
Box 71, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags
1964-1988
Scope and Content Note
Representative examples of Phyllis Diller's binders (used to house the jokes
and gags in this series), saved for informational purposes.
Photographs
Circa 1950-Circa 2010
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs (mostly 8x10) of Diller with various celebrities, portraits
of Diller, snapshots from the opening of the Lima Civic Center in Lima, OH, and a photograph of
Oscar (Dub) Johnson, a pianist who worked with Diller at The Purple Onion nightclub in San
Francisco, CA. The series is pre-dominantly composed of portraits.
Box 25, Folder 3
Photographs
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Photographs of Phyllis Diller with celebrities in various decades, including
Barbra Streisand, Bob Hope, James Stewart, and Johnny Carson.
Box 25, Folder 4
Photographs
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Portraits of Diller in various decades.
Box 25, Folder 5
Photographs
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Portraits of Diller in various decades.
Box 25, Folder 6
Photographs
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Photographs from the opening of Lima Civic Center in Lima, OH; photograph of
Oscar (Dub) Johnson, pianist who worked with Diller at The Purple Onion in San Francisco, CA;
color print outs of photographs of the interiors of Diller's house.
Sheet Music
1934-Circa 1980
Scope and Content Note
Includes sheet music from various periods in Diller's career.
"Phyllis Diller's Old Music from Sherwood Music School Days and Alameda"
Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Contains sheet music from Diller's three years at Sherwood Music
Conservatory in Chicago, IL (1934-1938?) and Alameda, CA (1945-approx. 1956). In Alameda,
Diller began writing, performing, and eventually touring with her comedy. Subseries includes
mostly published classical music and standards. Of particular interest are workbooks from some
of Diller's courses at Sherwood Music School.
Box 26, Folder 1
Sheet Music
Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 26, Folder 2
Sheet Music
Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 26, Folder 3
Sheet Music
Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 26, Folder 4
Sheet Music
Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 26, Folder 5
Sheet Music
Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 27, Folder 1
Sheet Music
Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 27, Folder 2
Sheet Music
Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 27, Folder 3
Sheer Music
Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 27, Folder 4
Sheet Music
Circa 1934-1938
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music and lesson books from Sherwood Music Conservatory, some with
notes by Diller.
Box 27, Folder 5
Sheet Music
Circa 1934-1938
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music and lesson books from Sherwood Music Conservatory, some with
notes by Diller.
Box 28, Folder 1
Sheet Music
Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 28, Folder 2
Sheet Music
Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 28, Folder 3
Sheet Music
Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 28, Folder 4
Sheet Music
1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 28, Folder 5
Sheet Music
1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 40, Folder 6
Sheet Music
1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 48, Folder 1
Sheet Music
1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
"Born to Sing" album music
Circa 1970
Scope and Content Note
Music from Diller's album "Born to Sing," released by Columbia in 1970.
Includes songs that were not included on the final album.
Box 29, Folder 1
Sheet Music
Circa 1970
Scope and Content Note
Music from Diller's album "Born to Sing," released by Columbia in 1970.
"Best of Broadway"
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labelled "Best of Broadway." It is likely that this sheet music is from "The Phyllis Diller Show," a 90-minute
special that aired on NBC in the 1960s (exact date unknown). This special, which is different from (and likely preceded)
the sitcom "The Phyllis Diller Show," was presented by "The Best of Broadway." See also press kit in: Box 65, Folder 1.
Box 29, Folder 2
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
Box 29, Folder 3
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
Box 29, Folder 4
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
Box 30, Folder 1
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
Box 48, Folder 3
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
Box 48, Folder 4
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
Box 48, Folder 5
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
Music from "The Hollywood Palace" TV series
Circa 1964-1970
Scope and Content Note
This show was broadcast on the ABC network, 1964-1970. Songs include:
"Diller Opening," "Love Story," and "Wives and Lovers."
Box 31, Folder 1
Sheet Music
Circa 1964-1970
Scope and Content Note
Songs include: "Diller Opening," "Love Story," and "Wives and Lovers."
L.P. Files
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Materials from files marked "L.P. File" and "Record." It is unclear which of Diller's released albums (if any) are related
to these materials. It is most likely that they relate to her album "Born to Sing" (released by Columbia in 1970), as this
is Diller's only released album that contains songs. Folders include sheet music, written and typed lyrics (for songs including
"Dancing in the Street," "With a Little Help from My Friends," and "Ticket to Ride,") memos and notes, song lists, lighting
and sound requirements for a live performance, and occasional drawings on the margins of papers (presumably by Diller). Some
materials are printed on the back of stationary from the radio station KROW, where Diller began her career as a copywriter
in 1952. The stationery includes copy from this period, possibly written by Diller. These folders were originally housed
with Diller's sheet music.
Box 31, Folder 2
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Materials from file marked "L.P. File." Folders include sheet music, written and
typed lyrics (for songs including "Dancing in the Street," "With a Little Help from My Friends," and
"Ticket to Ride,") memos and notes, song lists, and lighting and sound requirements for a live
performance. Some materials are printed on the back of stationery from the radio station KROW,
where Diller began her career as a copywriter in 1952. The stationery includes copy from this
period, possibly written by Diller.
Box 31, Folder 3
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Materials from file marked "Record." Folders include sheet music, written and
typed lyrics (for songs including "When I Fall In Love," "I've Got the World on a String," and "The
Nearness of You"), memos and notes, and drawings in margins of papers (presumably by Diller).
Box 31, Folder 4
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Materials from an unmarked file that houses similar materials to folders 3 and
4.
"The Pat Boone Show" TV series.
December 1966
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Diller and Boone's duet of "I Remember It Well."
Box 31, Folder 5
Sheet Music
December 1966-1968.
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music from Diller and Boone's duet of "I Remember It Well," which
appeared on the NBC series "The Pat Boone Show" in 1966-1968 (likely December 21 or 22,
1966).
"The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show" TV series.
October 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for "The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show," Diller's variety series
which ran for one season on NBC in 1968. Folders are organized by episode. When possible,
numbers from episodes have been placed together in chronological order within the series.
However, sometimes episodes are placed out of chronological order and/or broken up, maintaining
the organizational structure of the original collection and allowing sheet music of different sizes to
be housed in appropriate boxes. Scope and content notes inform the reader when the music from
an episode is broken up within the series, and in which boxes and folders the remaining music
from that episode can be found. All songs contained in each folder are listed in scope and content
notes.
Box 30, Folder 2
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for unknown episode, including "2 Bar Playoff," "Transition-I,"
"Transition II," "Theme Pretty," and "Funny Playoff 2."
Box 30, Folder 3
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for unknown episode, including "Funny Playoff 2," "Theme in 4
Long," "Theme in 3 Long," "Blackout Theme 1," "Blackout Theme-2," "Funny Play On," "Old
Fanfare & "Play Off," and "Fanfare."
Box 30, Folder 4
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for unknown episode, including "Phyllis' Phollies," "Short
Comedy Bridge," "Hooray for Hollyballoon," and "Chicken-Playoff."
Box 31, Folder 6
Sheet Music
October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for "We've Got To Be Young," which Diller sang with Glen
Campbell and Kate Smith in Season 1, Episode 6. (1 of 8, see Box 37, Folders 3-5)
Box 34, Folder 5
Sheet Music
September 15, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode One, including "Don't Give Up," "James
Knox Polka," and "Carson Play Off." (1 of 5, see Box 36, Folder 1)
Box 34, Folder 6
Sheet Music
September 15, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode One, including "Sing, Sing, Sing."
Box 35, Folder 1
Sheet Music
September 15, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode One, including "Opening-Version-2,"
"Opening Billboard," "Wine and Roses-Intro," "Wine and Roses," "Wine and Roses Play-off." (2 of
5, see Box 43, Folder 2)
Box 35, Folder 2
Sheet Music
September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two including "A Train," "James Knox
Polka," and "Carson Play Off." (1 of 6)
Box 35, Folder 3
Sheet Music
September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two, including "The Look of Love,"
"Hooray Gompers," "Gomper's Stomp," and "Look of Love." (2 of 6)
Box 35, Folder 4
Sheet Music
September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two, including "The Look of Love." (3
of 6, see Box 41, Folder 7)
Box 35, Folder 5
Sheet Music
September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three, including "Strictly for the Birds"
and "Everyday Housewife." (1 of 9)
Box 35, Folder 6
Sheet Music
September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three, including "The Bird" and "Doodle
Town Lead In." (2 of 9)
Box 36, Folder 1
Sheet Music
September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three, including "Ev'ryday Housewife"
and "Doodle Town Lead-In." (3 of 9, see Box 44, Folders 8-10)
Box 36, Folder 2
Sheet Music
October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four, including "We Jog" and "The Men
in My Little Girl's Life." (1 of 10)
Box 36, Folder 3
Sheet Music
October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four, including "Jogging Jokes," "We
Jog Reprise," and "Susan B. Anthony." (2 of 10)
Box 36, Folder 4
Sheet Music
October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four, including "Nobody Wants to Pet."
(3 of 10, see Box 43, Folder 8)
Box 36, Folder 5
Sheet Music
October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five, including "Spanish Phyl
Reprise," "Spanish, Anyone," and "Fountain of Youth." (1 of 9)
Box 36, Folder 6
Sheet Music
October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five, including "Yellow Days,"
"Fountain of Youth," and Ponce de Leon." (2 of 9)
Box 37, Folder 1
Sheet Music
October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five, including "We've Got To Be
Young," "Yellow Days," "Spanish Anyone," and "Fountain of Youth." (3 of 9)
Box 37, Folder 2
Sheet Music
October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five, including "More," "Ponce de
Leon," and "We've Got To Be Young." (4 of 9, see Box 34, Folders 3-7)
Box 37, Folder 3
Sheet Music
October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six, including "Stepping Out." (2 of 8)
Box 37, Folder 4
Sheet Music
October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six, including "Gardner" and "Buzz
Off." (3 of 8)
Box 37, Folder 5
Sheet Music
October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six, including "The Man I Love,"
"Gardener," and "Stepping Out." (4 of 8, see Box 45, Folders 3-5)
Box 37, Folder 6
Sheet Music
Circa November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven, including "Y B B Waltz
Chorus," "Y B B Playoff I," "Y B B Playoff II." (1 of 7)
Box 38, Folder 1
Sheet Music
Circa October 1968.
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven, including "Shoot'em Up." (2 of
7)
Box 38, Folder 2
Sheet Music
Circa October 1968.
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven, including "This Guy's In Love
With You," "Phyllis' Fugue," "Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart," "Buffalo Shuffle,"
"Shoot'em Up," "The Saints," and "Come Back to Me," (3 of 7, see Box 43, Folders 9-12)
Box 38, Folder 3
Sheet Music
November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight, including "Honey," "Pooh Pooh
P.T. Barnum," "Shangri-La Play Off," "Circus Transition," "Dionne [Warwick] Medley," and
"Honey." (1 of 11)
Box 38, Folder 4
Sheet Music
November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight, including "I Lost My Kidney in
Sidney," "How Did You Do It?" and "Midway." (2 of 11)
Box 38, Folder 5
Sheet Music
November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight, including "Midway Part 2,"
""Always Something," "Dionne [Warwick] Medley," "Ballgame Play Off," and "A Day for the
Unholidayed." (3 of 11, see Box 42, Folders 8-9)
Box 39, Folder 1
Sheet Music
November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight, including "Ball Game-Playon,"
Ball Game-Playoff."
Box 39, Folder 2
Sheet Music
November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine, (the sheet music is dated
October 1, 1968), including "Home-Military," "Learn to Fly," and "If I Had a Hammer." (1 of 11)
Box 39, Folder 3
Sheet Music
November 10 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine, (the sheet music is dated
October 1, 1968), including "Carrie Nation Rag." (2 of 11)
Box 39, Folder 4
Sheet Music
November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine, (the sheet music is dated
October 1, 1968), including "Carrie Button," "Dirty Movies," and "If I Had a Hammer." (3 of 11)
Box 39, Folder 5
Sheet Music
November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine, (the sheet music is dated
October 1, 1968), including "I Will Wait For You," "Home-Military," "Sock'em Carrie," and "Learn to
Fly." (4 of 11, see Box 45, Folders 10-12)
Box 39, Folder 6
Sheet Music
November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten, including "One More Dance,"
"Gee Mr. Webster," "Communication Gap," "One More Dance," "Singing in Rain," "The
Communication Gap," "One More Dance," and "Country Boy." (1 of 10)
Box 40, Folder 1
Sheet Music
November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten, including "Finian's Medley." (2 of
10)
Box 40, Folder 2
Sheet Music
November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten, including "Communication Gap."
(3 of 10, see Box 42, Folder 1)
Box 40, Folder 3
Sheet Music
November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11, including "Sam Morse-Of Course,"
Soldier, Soldier," "Caper," and "The Morse Code." (1 of 7)
Box 40, Folder 4
Sheer Music
November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11, including "The Morse Code," "On
Wings of Song-Ending," "Caper," "Rustle of Spring-Ending," and "The Morse Code." (2 of 7)
Box 40, Folder 5
Sheet Music
November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11, including "Soldier." (3 of 7, see Box
44, Folders 1-4)
Box 41, Folder 1
Sheet Music
November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "Lulu,-All I Need"
and "Your Gourmet Dish." (1 of 11)
Box 41, Folder 2
Sheet Music
November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "Lulu All I Need."
(2 of 11)
Box 41, Folder 3
Sheet Music
November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "And So We
Sew." (3 of 11)
Box 41, Folder 4
Sheet Music
November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "And So We
Sew." (4 of 11)
Box 41, Folder 5
Sheet Music
November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "Love Potent,"
"My Son," and "The Peeler." (5 of 11, see Box 42, Folder 2)
Box 41, Folder 6
Sheet Music
September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two. Songs including "Hallelujah
Ending." (4 of 6, see Box 44, Folders 6 and 7)
Box 42, Folder 1
Sheet Music
November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "One More
Dance." (4 of 10, see Box 46, Folders 7-11)
Box 42, Folder 2
Sheet Music
Circa November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "Your Gourmet
Dish." (6 of 11)
Box 42, Folder 3
Sheet Music
Circa November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "The Peeler," and
"Love Potent." (7 of 11)
Box 42, Folder 4
Sheet Music
Circa November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "Lulu-All I Need."
(8 of 11)
Box 42, Folder 5
Sheet Music
Circa November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "Lulu-All I Need"
and "My Son." (9 of 11)
Box 42, Folder 6
Sheet Music
Circa November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "My Son." (10 of
11)
Box 42, Folder 7
Sheet Music
Circa November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "And So We
Sew." (11 of 11)
Box 42, Folder 8
Sheet Music
November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "How Did You
Do It," "Ball Game Playon," and "Ball Game Playoff." (4 of 11)
Box 42, Folder 9
Sheet Music
November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "Honey." (5 of
11, see Box 45, Folders 6-9)
Box 42, Folder 10
Sheet Music
1968
Scope and Content Note
Numbers in this folder are labeled 1-7. However, it is unclear in which episode
the numbers were used. Songs including "Theme in 3 Long."
Box 42, Folder 11
Sheet Music
1968
Scope and Content Note
Numbers in this folder are labeled 8-16. However, it is unclear in which
episode the numbers were used. Songs including "A Day for the Unholidayed", Funny Playoff #2",
and "Wine and Roses Intro".
Box 42, Folder 12
Sheet Music
1968
Scope and Content Note
Numbers in this folder are labeled 16A-18. However, it is unclear in which
episode the numbers were used. Songs including "Wine and Roses," "Theme Pretty," and
"Hooray for Hollyballoon."
Box 43, Folder 1
Sheet Music
1968
Scope and Content Note
Numbers in this folder are labeled 19-40. However, it is unclear in which
episode the numbers were used. Songs including "Blackout Theme #1" and "Closing Theme."
Box 43, Folder 2
Sheet Music
September 15, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode One. Songs including "Opening
Billboard," "Carson Play-off," "Phyllis Phollies." (3 of 5, see Box 46, Folders 1 & 2)
Box 43, Folder 3
Sheet Music
October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five. Songs including "Yellow Days"
and "Ponce de Leon." (5 of 9)
Box 43, Folder 4
Sheet Music
October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five. Songs including "More" and
"Ponce de Leon." (6 of 9)
Box 43, Folder 5
Sheet Music
October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five. Songs including "We've Got To
Be Young." (7 of 9)
Box 43, Folder 6
Sheet Music
October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five. Songs including "Spanish,
Anyone." (8 of 9)
Box 43, Folder 7
Sheet Music
October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five. Songs including "Spanish,
Anyone" and "Spanish Phyl-Reprise" (9 of 9)
Box 43, Folder 8
Sheet Music
October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for titled "Jogging Jokes." It is unspecified in which episode this
number was performed. However, it was likely in episode four, in which the number "We Jog" was
featured. (4 of 10, see Box 47, Folders 3-8)
Box 43, Folder 9
Sheet Music
October 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven. Songs including "Back to
Bach." (4 of 7)
Box 43, Folder 10
Sheet Music
November, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven. Songs including "Shoot'em
Up." (5 of 7)
Box 43, Folder 11
Sheet Music
November, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven. Songs including "Shoot'em
Up." (6 of 7)
Box 43, Folder 12
Sheet Music
1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven. Songs including "The Saint"
and "Y B B Waltz." (7 of 7)
Box 43, Folder 13
Sheet Music
1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven. Songs including "Flushed From
the Bathroom of Your Heart." (4 of 5)
Box 43, Folder 14
Sheet Music
November, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven. The episode aired in November,
1968 on NBC. Songs including "Come Back To Me," "Buffalo Shuffle," "Phyllis' Fugue," "This
Guy's," and "Shoot'em Up." (4 of 5)
Box 44, Folder 1
Sheet Music
November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11. Songs including "Sam Morse-Of
course." (4 of 7)
Box 44, Folder 2
Sheet Music
November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11. Songs including "Sam Morse-Of
course." (5 of 7)
Box 44, Folder 3
Sheet Music
November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11. Songs including "Soldier, Soldier."
(6 of 7)
Box 44, Folder 4
Sheet Music
November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11. Songs including "Caper." (7 of 7)
Box 44, Folder 5
Sheet Music
1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 14. Songs including "On Wings of
Song."
Box 44, Folder 6
Sheet Music
September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two. Songs including "Gompers
Stomp." (5 of 6)
Box 44, Folder 7
Sheet Music
September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two. Songs including "Gompers
Stomp" and "Hooray Gompers." (6 of 6)
Box 44, Folder 8
Sheet Music
September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three. Songs including "Doodle Town
Lead In." (4 of 9)
Box 44, Folder 9
Sheet Music
September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three. Songs including "Everyday
Housewife." (5 of 9)
Box 44, Folder 10
Sheet Music
September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three. Songs including "Everyday
Housewife." (6 of 9)
Box 45, Folder 1
Sheet Music
September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three. Songs including "Strictly for the
Birds." (7 of 9)
Box 45, Folder 2
Sheet Music
September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three. Songs including "The Bird" (8 of
9, see Box 48, Folder 2)
Box 45, Folder 3
Sheet Music
October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six. Songs including "Fountain of
Youth" and "Stepping Out." (5 of 8)
Box 45, Folder 4
Sheet Music
October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six. Songs include "Stepping Out" and
"Buzz Off." (6 of 8, see Box 47, Folders 9-10)
Box 45, Folder 5
Sheet Music
November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "Midway" (6 of
11)
Box 45, Folder 6
Sheet Music
November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "Midway." (7 of
11)
Box 45, Folder 7
Sheet Music
November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "Midway-Part
II." (8 of 11)
Box 45, Folder 8
Sheet Music
November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "Shangri-La
Play-On" and "Midway-Part II." (9 of 11, see Box 47, Folders 11-12)
Box 45, Folder 9
Sheet Music
November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "Sock'em
Carrie," "Home Military" and "I Will Wait For You." (5 out of 11)
Box 45, Folder 10
Sheet Music
November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "I Will Wait For
You." (6 out of 11)
Box 45, Folder 11
Sheet Music
November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "Carrie Nation
Rag" and "Carrie Button." (7 out of 11, see Box 46, Folders 3-6)
Box 46, Folder 1
Sheet Music
September 15, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode One. Songs including "James Knox
Polka," "Back to Bach," "Sing Sing Sing," and ""Chicken Playoff"." (4 of 5)
Box 46, Folder 2
Sheet Music
September 15, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode One. Songs including "James Knox
Polka." (5 of 5)
Box 46, Folder 3
Sheet Music
November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "Carrie Nation
Rag." (8 of 11)
Box 46, Folder 4
Sheet Music
November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "Learn to Fly."
(9 of 11)
Box 46, Folder 5
Sheet Music
November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "Dirty Movies"
and "If I Had a Hammer." (10 of 11)
Box 46, Folder 6
Sheet Music
November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "If I Had a
Hammer." (11 of 11)
Box 46, Folder 7
Sheet Music
November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "Singin' in the
Rain." (5 of 10)
Box 46, Folder 8
Sheet Music
November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "Finian's
Medley." (6 of 10)
Box 46, Folder 9
Sheet Music
November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "Finian's
Medley." (7 of 10)
Box 46, Folder 10
Sheet Music
November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "Gee Mr.
Webster." (8 of 10)
Box 46, Folder 11
Sheet Music
November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "Communication
Gap." (9 of 10, see Box 47, Folder 1)
Box 47, Folder 1
Sheet Music
November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "Communication
Gap." (10 of 10)
Box 47, Folder 2
Sheet Music
September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two. Songs including "Look of Love."
(1 of 2).
Box 47, Folder 3
Sheet Music
October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four. Songs including "We Jog." (5 of
10)
Box 47, Folder 4
Sheet Music
October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four. Songs including: "We Jog." (6 of
10)
Box 47, Folder 5
Sheet Music
October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four. Songs including "Susan B.
Anthony" and "The Men in My Little Girl's Life." (7 of 10)
Box 47, Folder 6
Sheet Music
October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four. Songs including "The Men in My
Little Girl's Life." (8 of 10)
Box 47, Folder 7
Sheet Music
October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four. Songs including "Nobody Wants
to Pet." (9 of 10)
Box 47, Folder 8
Sheet Music
October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four. Songs including "Nobody Wants
to Pet." (10 if 10)
Box 47, Folder 9
Sheet Music
October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six. Songs including "The Man I Love."
(7 of 8)
Box 47, Folder 10
Sheet Music
October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six. Songs including "Gardner." (8 of 8)
Box 47, Folder 11
Sheet Music
November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "I Lost My
Kidney in Sidney" and "Pooh Pooh P.T. Barnum." (10 of 11)
Box 47, Folder 12
Sheet Music
November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "Pooh Pooh
P.T. Barnum" and "Honey." (11 of 11)
Box 48, Folder 2
Sheet Music
September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three. Songs including "Everyday
Housewife". (9 of 9)
Unlabeled Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Unlabeled sheet music from various periods in Diller's career. Series contains a small amount of handwritten sheet music
presumably written for Diller's live performances and television appearances (contained in folders 1-4), and a substantial
amount of pre-published sheet music from various periods. Notable songs include "Phyllis' Theme" by Ed Robards; "Firestone
Theme Song/Theme Song--Phyllis Diller"; "Spinning Song" by F. Mendelssohn; "The Ghoul-Friend" by Murray Grand and June Carroll;
and "Phyllis Fugue," written by Diller in 1937. Pre-published sheet music mostly consists of standards from the American
songbook (i.e. "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe" by E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen and "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You"
by Holt Marvlel, Jack Strachey, and Harry Link), popular American songs (i.e. "New York, New York" by Kander and Ebb; "The
Sound of Silence" by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel), opera music (i.e. Puccini's "La Boheme"), and classical music.
Box 31, Folder 7
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Unlabelled sheet music that appears to have been composed specifically for
Diller's performances.
Box 32, Folder 1
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Unlabelled sheet music that appears to have been composed specifically for
Diller's performances.
Box 32, Folder 2
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Unlabelled sheet music that appears to have been composed specifically for
Diller's performances.
Box 32, Folder 3
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Unlabelled sheet music that appears to have been composed specifically for
Diller's performances.
Box 32, Folder 4
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music
Box 32, Folder 5
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 33, Folder 1
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 33, Folder 2
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 33, Folder 3
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 33, Folder 4
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 33, Folder 5
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 34, Folder 1
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 34, Folder 2
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 34, Folder 3
Sheet Music
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 34, Folder 4
Sheet Music
Undated.
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Clippings
1957-2011
Scope and Content Note
Includes clippings from newspapers, magazines, etc. Clippings occasionally
include notes or comments written on the articles by Diller. Several years are arranged out of
chronological order, maintaining Diller's original organization.
Box 49, Folder 2
Clippings
1983-1986
Scope and Content Note
1 of 2, see 57.4
Box 49, Folder 3
Clippings
1989
Scope and Content Note
1 of 2
Box 49, Folder 4
Clippings
1989
Scope and Content Note
2 of 2
Box 50, Folder 2
Clippings
1991
Scope and Content Note
1 of 2
Box 50, Folder 3
Clippings
1991
Scope and Content Note
2 of 2
Box 50, Folder 4
Clippings
1992
Scope and Content Note
1 of 3
Box 50, Folder 5
Clippings
1992
Scope and Content Note
2 of 3
Box 50, Folder 6
Clippings
1992
Scope and Content Note
3 of 3
Box 50, Folder 7
Clippings
1993
Scope and Content Note
1 of 9
Box 50, Folder 8
Clippings
1993
Scope and Content Note
2 of 9
Box 51, Folder 1
Clippings
1993
Scope and Content Note
3 of 9
Box 51, Folder 2
Clippings
1993
Scope and Content Note
4 of 9
Box 51, Folder 3
Clippings
1993
Scope and Content Note
5 of 9
Box 51, Folder 4
Clippings
1993
Scope and Content Note
6 of 9
Box 51, Folder 5
Clippings
1993
Scope and Content Note
7 of 9
Box 51, Folder 6
Clippings
1993
Scope and Content Note
8 of 9
Box 52, Folder 1
Clippings
1993
Scope and Content Note
9 of 9
Box 52, Folder 2
Clippings
1994
Scope and Content Note
1 of 11
Box 52, Folder 3
Clippings
1994
Scope and Content Note
2 of 11
Box 52, Folder 4
Clippings
1994
Scope and Content Note
3 of 11
Box 52, Folder 5
Clippings
1994
Scope and Content Note
4 of 11
Box 52, Folder 6
Clippings
1994
Scope and Content Note
5 of 11
Box 52, Folder 7
Clippings
1994
Scope and Content Note
6 of 11
Box 53, Folder 1
Clippings
1994
Scope and Content Note
7 of 11
Box 53, Folder 2
Clippings
1994
Scope and Content Note
8 of 11
Box 53, Folder 3
Clippings
1994
Scope and Content Note
9 of 11
Box 53, Folder 4
Clippings
1994
Scope and Content Note
10 of 11
Box 53, Folder 5
Clippings
1994
Scope and Content Note
11 of 11
Box 53, Folder 6
Clippings
1995
Scope and Content Note
1 of 11
Box 53, Folder 7
Clippings
1995
Scope and Content Note
2 of 11
Box 54, Folder 1
Clippings
1995
Scope and Content Note
3 of 11
Box 54, Folder 2
Clippings
1995
Scope and Content Note
4 of 11
Box 54, Folder 3
Clippings
1995
Scope and Content Note
5 of 11
Box 54, Folder 4
Clippings
1995
Scope and Content Note
6 of 11
Box 54, Folder 5
Clippings
1995
Scope and Content Note
7 of 11
Box 54, Folder 6
Clippings
1995
Scope and Content Note
8 of 11, see Box 57, Folders 1-3
Box 55, Folder 1
Clippings
1998
Scope and Content Note
1 of 4
Box 55, Folder 2
Clippings
1998
Scope and Content Note
2 of 4
Box 55, Folder 3
Clippings
1998
Scope and Content Note
3 of 4, see Box 58, Folder 3
Box 55, Folder 4
Clippings
1997
Scope and Content Note
1 of 7
Box 55, Folder 5
Clippings
1997
Scope and Content Note
2 of 7
Box 55, Folder 6
Clippings
1997
Scope and Content Note
3 of 7
Box 55, Folder 7
Clippings
1997
Scope and Content Note
4 of 7
Box 56, Folder 1
Clippings
1997
Scope and Content Note
5 of 7
Box 56, Folder 2
Clippings
1997
Scope and Content Note
6 of 8, see Box 58, Folders 1 and 2
Box 56, Folder 3
Clippings
1996
Scope and Content Note
1 of 7
Box 56, Folder 4
Clippings
1996
Scope and Content Note
2 of 7
Box 56, Folder 5
Clippings
1996
Scope and Content Note
3 of 7
Box 56, Folder 6
Clippings
1996
Scope and Content Note
4 of 7
Box 56, Folder 7
Clippings
1996
Scope and Content Note
5 of 7, see Box 57, Folders 5 and 6
Box 57, Folder 1
Clippings
1995
Scope and Content Note
9 of 11
Box 57, Folder 2
Clippings
1995
Scope and Content Note
10 of 11
Box 57, Folder 3
Clippings
1995
Scope and Content Note
11 of 11
Box 57, Folder 4
Clippings
1984
Scope and Content Note
2 of 2
Box 57, Folder 5
Clippings
1996
Scope and Content Note
6 of 7
Box 57, Folder 6
Clippings
1996
Scope and Content Note
7 of 7
Box 58, Folder 1
Clippings
1997
Scope and Content Note
7 of 8
Box 58, Folder 2
Clippings
1997
Scope and Content Note
8 of 8
Box 58, Folder 3
Clippings
1998
Scope and Content Note
4 of 4
Box 58, Folder 6
Clippings
2001
Scope and Content Note
1 of 4
Box 58, Folder 7
Clippings
2001
Scope and Content Note
2 of 4
Box 59, Folder 1
Clippings
2001
Scope and Content Note
3 of 4
Box 59, Folder 2
Clippings
2001
Scope and Content Note
4 of 4
Box 59, Folder 3
Clippings
2002
Scope and Content Note
1 of 4
Box 59, Folder 4
Clippings
2002
Scope and Content Note
2 of 4
Box 59, Folder 5
Clippings
2002
Scope and Content Note
3 of 4
Box 59, Folder 6
Clippings
2002
Scope and Content Note
4 of 4
Box 60, Folder 1
Clippings
2003
Scope and Content Note
1 of 4
Box 60, Folder 2
Clippings
2003
Scope and Content Note
2 of 4
Box 60, Folder 3
Clippings
2003
Scope and Content Note
3 of 4
Box 60, Folder 4
Clippings
2003
Scope and Content Note
4 of 4
Box 60, Folder 5
Clippings
2004
Scope and Content Note
1 of 3
Box 60, Folder 6
Clippings
2004
Scope and Content Note
2 of 3
Box 61, Folder 1
Clippings
2004
Scope and Content Note
3 of 3
Box 61, Folder 2
Clippings
2005
Scope and Content Note
1 of 4
Box 61, Folder 3
Clippings
2005
Scope and Content Note
2 of 4
Box 61, Folder 4
Clippings
2005
Scope and Content Note
3 of 4
Box 61, Folder 5
Clippings
2005
Scope and Content Note
4 of 4
Box 62, Folder 2
Clippings
2007
Scope and Content Note
1 of 4
Box 62, Folder 3
Clippings
2007
Scope and Content Note
2 of 4
Box 62, Folder 4
Clippings
2007
Scope and Content Note
3 of 4
Box 62, Folder 5
Clippings
2007
Scope and Content Note
4 of 4
Box 63, Folder 3
Clippings
2011
Scope and Content Note
This folder also includes a small number of undated articles from a box labeled
"2010-11."
Box 63, Folder 4
Clippings
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Undated clippings labeled "miscellaneous." Includes clips from circa 1960
through the 1990s and 2000s (most clippings appear to be from the latter decades).
Publications
1951-2009
Scope and Content Note
Includes books and articles written by Diller and books featuring Diller.
Box 64, Folder 1
"A Letter to Dad" by Diller
May 1951
Scope and Content Note
Magazine: "Your Life," Vol. 28, No. 5 (May 1951). Includes an article titled "A
Letter to Dad" by Diller.
Box 64, Folder 2
"Phyllis Diller's Housekeeping Hints"
1966
Scope and Content Note
Book: "Phyllis Diller's Housekeeping Hints." New York: Doubleday and
Company, Inc., 1966.
Box 64, Folder 3
"Phyllis Diller's Marriage Manual"
1967
Scope and Content Note
Book: "Phyllis Diller's Marriage Manual." New York: Doubleday and Company,
Inc., 1966.
Box 64, Folder 4
"The Complete Mother"
1969
Scope and Content Note
Book: Diller, Phyllis. "The Complete Mother." New York: Doubleday and
Company, Inc., 1969.
Box 64, Folder 5
"Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse: My Life in Comedy"
2005
Scope and Content Note
Book: Diller, Phyllis. "Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse: My Life in
Comedy." New York: Penguin Group (USA), Inc., 2005.
Box 64, Folder 6
"Celebrity Stew"
2003
Scope and Content Note
Book: Pearlstein, Leo. "Celebrity Stew." Steve Allen, foreword. Hollywood
Circle Press, 2003. Pre-publication draft.
Box 64, Folder 7
"Pat Rocco DARED!"
2009
Scope and Content Note
Book: Rocco, Pat. "Pat Rocco DARED!" P.R. Productions, 2009.
Playbills and programs
1971-2006
Scope and Content Note
Includes playbills, programs, and pamphlets for Diller's various performances
and appearances.
Box 65, Folder 1
Playbills and programs
Circa 1960-1991
Scope and Content Note
Includes press kit for "The Best of Broadway Presents: The Phyllis Diller
Show" (Diller's first television special, different from her sitcom of the same name). See also:
Boxes 29, 30, and 48 in the "Sheet Music" series (which contain sheet music that was likely from
this special).
Box 65, Folder 2
Playbills and programs
1995
Box 65, Folder 3
Playbills and programs
1996
Box 65, Folder 4
Playbills and programs
1996-97
Box 65, Folder 5
Playbills and programs
1996-1997
Box 65, Folder 6
Playbills and programs
1998-1999
Box 66, Folder 1
Playbills and programs
2000
Box 66, Folder 2
Playbills and programs
2000
Box 66, Folder 3
Playbills and programs
2000-06
Box 66, Folder 4
Playbills and programs
Undated
Ephemera and souvenirs
Circa 1935 to 2011
Scope and Content Note
Includes Mayor Lewis Brown, Jr.'s proclamation of "Phyllis Diller Day" in San
Francisco, CA; press materials from early stage and television performances in the 1950s; a
signed check by George Gershwin; "Family Guy" trading card; press material for Phyllis Diller's
Original Recipe Chili.
Box 63, Folder 5
Birthday celebration poster
July 16, 1998
Scope and Content Note
Poster for Phyllis Diller's 81st birthday celebration and screening of the film
"The Private Navy of Sergeant O'Farrell," co-starring Bob Hope. The event took place at Akebono
Theatre.
Box 67, Folder 1
Ephemera and souvenirs
Circa 1950-2011
Scope and Content Note
Includes Mayor Lewis Brown, Jr.'s proclamation of "Phyllis Diller Day" in San
Francisco, CA; press materials from early stage and television performances in the 1950s; "Family
Guy" trading card; press material for Phyllis Diller's Original Recipe Chili.
Box 67, Folder 2
Check from George Gershwin
1935
Scope and Content Note
A framed signed check by George Gershwin.
Box 70, Folder 1
Diller Gin game
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Diller Gin, a game described as "A new card game created by Phyllis Diller-
America's funny lady."
Media
1959-2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes vinyl LPs, film, audio cassette tapes, and VHS tapes.
Box 68, Folder 1
Bob Costas Anecdote for Phyllis Diller
August, 22, 1995
Scope and Content Note
Labeled: Bob Costas Anecdote for Phyllis Diller, Production Consultants, St.
Louis 4:366; Dolby B. 8/22/95. Includes a letter from Kay Reller. Format: Audio cassette.
Box 68, Folder 2
"Only in Hollywood" TV special
November 5, 1997
Scope and Content Note
"Only in Hollywood" TV special, which aired on E! Entertainment Television.
Labeled: Dub: 11/5/97, Total running time: 60:00. The program was sent to Diller by Jonah Borris
at E! Entertainment Television, and includes a note from him. Format: VHS cassette.
Box 68, Folder 3
"Diller" by Aileen E. Smith
2000
Scope and Content Note
A recording of Aileen E. Smith's song "Diller," a song about Diller set to the
tune of Michael Jackson's "Thriller." The package contains a letter from Smith and lyrics to the
song. Format: Compact disc.
Box 69, Folder 1
"Phyllis Diller Laughs" record
1961
Scope and Content Note
"Phyllis Diller Laughs." Format: LP record.
Box 69, Folder 2
"Are You Ready For Phyllis Diller?" record
1962
Scope and Content Note
"Are You Ready For Phyllis Diller?." Format: LP record.
Box 69, Folder 3
"The Best of Phyllis Diller" record
1965
Scope and Content Note
"The Best of Phyllis Diller." Format: LP record.
Box 69, Folder 4
"'On the Lam': Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" record
1967
Scope and Content Note
"'On the Lam': Original Motion Picture Soundtrack." Format: LP record.
Box 69, Folder 5
"What's Left of Phyllis Diller" record
1967
Scope and Content Note
"What's Left of Phyllis Diller." Format: LP record.
Box 69, Folder 6
"Born to Sing" record
1970
Scope and Content Note
Diller, Phyllis. "Born to Sing." Format: LP record.
Costumes
Circa 1975 and undated
Scope and Content Note
Costume pieces worn by Diller in various performances.
Box 72, Folder 1
Costumes
Circa 1975
Scope and Content Note
Diller's dress in blue, red, green and gold sequins having an over blousing with
open oval sections, removable center panel with leaf shape detailing, by Australian studio designer
for Australian tour.
Box 72, Folder 1
Costumes
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Diller's red and blue feathered boa, used on various tours.
Box 73, Folder 1
Costumes
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Diller's gray fright wig, used on various tours.
Box 74, Folder 1
Costumes
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Diller's yellow straw hat with attached matching flowers and leaves, used on
various tours. Housed in a clear hatbox. Hatboxes were specially ordered by Diller's daughter and
assistant, Stephanie Waldron, so that Diller could display hats easily.
Box 75, Folder 1
Costumes
Undated
Scope and Content Note
Diller's silver shoes, used in various performances.
