Finding Aid for the Albert Lewin Papers PASC.0314

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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Albert Lewin papers
Creator: Lewin, Albert E. (Albert Elmar)
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0314
Physical Description: 30.5 Linear Feet (55 boxes and 7 shoe boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1938-1991
Abstract: Albert E. Lewin was a comedy writer whose career spanned from the 1930s to the 1990s. His numerous credits include a mixture of productions from radio, television, motion pictures, and stage. The collection consists of script and production files as well as small amount of business files, correspondence, sound recordings and printed material related to his career.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.

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UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9960923663606533 

Biography

Albert E. Lewin was born on July 29, 1916 in New York City, New York. Lewin attended the Art Institute of Chicago and Los Angeles Valley College. He developed an early interest in comedy writing working as a cartoonist and comic artist for Colliers, Satevepost, and other magazines. He began writing for radio in 1938, writing jokes for Billy House's Wrigley Laughliner on the Columbia network. He contributed to radio programs working with a variety of talent including Don Ameche, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Bing Crosby, Victor Borge, Tommy Riggs, Judy Canova, Ransom Sherman, Charles Ruggles, Carmen Miranda, Greer Garson, and Martha Raye among others. During World War II, Lewin served in the military and fought in France and Germany for five and a half months. He then served with the American Forces Network of the Armed Forces Radio Service where he wrote and directed programs with Mickey Rooney, Jack Benny, and Bob Hope. Following the war he continued working in radio contributing to shows such as The Eddie Cantor Show, The Chase and Sanborn Program, Scattergood Baines, and The Tommy Riggs Show, among others.
He had a prolific writing career for television including credits for the series Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, The Brady Bunch, Diff'rent Strokes, Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The Good Guys, My Favorite Martian, and The Odd Couple, among others. Additionally, he was involved in made for TV movie productions including Coffee, Tea, or Me. His motion picture credits include Eight on the Lam, Alice in Wonderland, Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz, I Will, I Will...For Now, and Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!, among others. Lewin also co-wrote two books including The Glass Bed and two plays including The Gift Horse. He often collaborated with Norman Panama and Burt Styler on writing projects. Albert E. Lewin died of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles, CA, on April 23, 1996, he was 79.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of materials documenting the career of comedy writer, Albert E. Lewin. Included in the collection are writings for radio, television, motion pictures, and stage projects as well as a book project in which Lewin was involved. Additionally, there is a small amount of business files, correspondence, sound recordings, printed material, and memorabilia from the 63rd Infantry Division, Lewin's former Army unit. The radio related writings include a mixture of complete and partial scripts, sketches, segments, and ideas for radio programs, such as the Armed Forces Radio Service productions featuring Bing Crosby and Edgar Bergen, The Chase and Sanborn Program, Play Broadcast, Scattergood Baines, and The Tommy Riggs Show, among others. The writings for motion picture projects include scripts along with a small quantity of production information for produced and unproduced film projects such as Alice in Wonderland, and I Will, I Will...For Now, among others. Of particular note are writings documenting Lewin's association with Bob Hope, including Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!, Eight on the Lam, and I'll Take Sweden. The book project writings contain files for The Glass Bed, a novel that was adapted from an unproduced motion picture screenplay by Lewin and Norman Panama titled Hollywood and Vine.
The television writings include a mixture of complete and partial scripts, notes, story ideas, monologues, outlines, treatments, and occasional production information for television features and episodic series such as Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, The Brady Bunch, Diff'rent Strokes, The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre, Facts of Life, The Ghost an Mrs. Muir, and My Favorite Martian, among others. The stage projects' writings include a mixture of complete and partial play scripts, notes, and ideas for The Gift Horse and Trashman. Additionally, there is a small portion of unidentified writings believed related to motion picture, radio, television, or other projects for which the production status and Lewin's involvement are unknown and a gag file containing handwritten jokes or one-liners compiled and possibly written by Lewin.
Also included in the collection is a very small amount of fragmentary records documenting business dealings related to Lewin's career as well as small quantity of correspondence. There are a small number of home recorded cassette tapes and audio reels of meetings and/or phone conversations created by Lewin and related to a various projects in which he was involved. There are also press clippings mentioning Lewin or the projects he was involved. Additionally, the collection contains a small number of items relating to Lewin's service in the 63rd Infantry Division. Along with Lewin's papers are a holograph manuscript of a publication titled Little Billy Boat and a press clipping related to his wife, Esther Lewin.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in the following series:
  1. Radio projects
  2. Motion picture projects
  3. Television projects
  4. Stage productions
  5. Gag files
  6. Book projects
  7. Unidentified projects
  8. Business files
  9. Correspondence
  10. Printed materials
  11. Sound recordings
  12. 63rd Infantry Division service
  13. Esther Lewin papers

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Radio comedy writers -- United States -- Archives.
Television comedy writers -- United States -- Archives.
Lewin, Albert E. (Albert Elmar)--Archives.

 

Series 1. Radio Projects (ca. 1938-1945)

General Physical Description note: Boxes 28-37

Scope and Contents note

The Radio Projects series includes script materials for produced and what may be unproduced radio projects in which Lewin was involved in some capacity. The series is arranged alphabetically into subseries by known radio program or project titles. For unidentified radio material, the proccessor created the subseries, Unidentified Projects. The writings include a mixture of complete and partial scripts, sketches, segments, and ideas for radio programs, such as Armed Forces Radio Service productions featuring Bing Crosby and Edgar Bergen, among others, The Chase and Sanborn Program, Play Broadcast, Scattergood Baines, and The Tommy Riggs Show, among others. A portion of the file titles were created and/or enhanced by the processor.
 

American Forces Network

box 36, folder 6

Yessir, She's My Baby (1945 Aug 3)

 

Anything Goes

box 29, folder 14

Show script (no year Feb 15)

box 29, folder 12

Show script (no year Feb 4)

box 29, folder 13

Show script (no year Feb 13)

box 29, folder 15

Show script (no year Feb 18)

box 36, folder 1

Show script (Feb 25)

box 29, folder 19

Show script (no year Mar 1)

box 29, folder 17

Show script (no year Feb 22)

box 29, folder 16

Show script (no year Feb 20)

box 29, folder 18

Show script (no year Feb 27)

 

Armed Forces Radio Service

box 28, folder 11

Bing Crosby #65 (1944 Mar 2)

box 28, folder 12

Bing Crosby #68 (no date)

box 28, folder 13

Bob Crosby #25 (1944 Mar 5)

box 28, folder 14

Burns and Allen #26 (1944 Feb 22)

box 28, folder 15

Burns and Allen #29 (1944 Mar 14)

box 29, folder 1

Charlie McCarthy #56 (1944 Feb 27)

box 29, folder 2

Charlie McCarthy #59 (1944 Mar 19)

box 29, folder 3

Command Performance #232 (1946 Jun 4)

box 29, folder 4

Fibber McGee and Molly #54 (1944 Feb 22)

box 29, folder 5

Fibber McGee and Molly #57 (1944 Mar 14)

box 29, folder 6

Fred Allen #33 (1944 Mar 5)

box 29, folder 7

G.I. Journal (The) (no date)

box 29, folder 8

Jack Benny #55 (1944 Mar 19)

box 29, folder 11

Melody Round-Up (1943)

box 29, folder 9

Village Store #23 (1944 Feb 24)

box 29, folder 10

Village Store #26 (1944 Mar 16)

 

Avalon Time

box 29, folder 20

Kitty O'Neal spots/routines (1938 Oct)

box 29, folder 21

Show scripts (1938 Oct)

box 29, folder 22

Show scripts (1938 Nov)

 

Blood and Fire

box 36, folder 2

Script (1943-1944)

box 29, folder 23

Show script (1943 Nov 7)

box 29, folder 24

Show script (1944 Jan 30)

 

Chase and Sanborn Program (The)

box 29, folder 26

Bergen Zoot Suit first spot (1942 Dec 28)

box 29, folder 28

E Award (1943 Jan 24)

box 30, folder 1

Script (1943 Feb 14)

box 30, folder 6

Script (1943 Mar 21)

box 30, folder 9

Script (1943 Apr 11)

box 29, folder 27

Script (1943 Jan 17)

box 30, folder 4

Script (1943 Mar 7)

box 30, folder 3

Script (1943 Feb 28)

box 30, folder 2

Script (1943 Feb 21)

box 30, folder 5

Script (1943 Mar 14)

box 30, folder 8

Script (1943 Apr 4)

box 30, folder 7

Script (1943 Mar 28)

box 29, folder 29

Script (1943 Feb 7)

box 30, folder 10

Script (1943 Apr 18)

box 30, folder 11

Script (1943 Apr 25)

box 29, folder 25

Script (1942 Dec 13)

 

Colgate Show (The)

box 30, folder 12

Judy Canova spot[s] (1943 Jul-Aug)

 

Johnny Mercer Music Shop

box 30, folder 15

Script (1942 Dec 17)

box 30, folder 14

Script (no date)

 

Kraft Music Hall (The)

box 30, folder 18

Script (1942 Oct 8)

box 30, folder 16

Script (1942 Sept 24)

box 30, folder 17

Script (1942 Oct 1)

box 31, folder 1

Victor Borge spot[s] (1942 Sept-Oct)

 

Musical Cook Book (The)

box 31, folder 3

Script (1938 Nov 21)

box 31, folder 2

Script (no year Aug 24)

box 31, folder 4

Script (1938 Dec 5)

box 31, folder 5

Script (1938 Dec 12)

box 31, folder 6

Script (no date)

 

Pepsodent Show (The) starring Bob Hope

box 34, folder 20

Bob Hope material (1941)

General note

Originally with file divider labeled Bob Hope Projects.
box 35, folder 1

Script (1941 Oct 28)

 

Play Broadcast

box 32, folder 33

Play Broadcast Anniversary Party (The) (no date)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 38

Publicity (no year Feb 12)

General note

Pamphlets that talk about the show Play Broadcast.
box 36, folder 5

Scrapbook-like script covers (2 items) (no date)

General note

Removed scripts for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 11

Script (1940 Nov 25)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 17

Script (1941 Jan 6)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 16

Script (1940 Dec 30)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 15

Script (1940 Dec 23)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 14

Script (1940 Dec 16)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 13

Script (1940 Dec 9)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 12

Script (1940 Dec 2)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 18

Script (1941 Jan 13)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 10

Script (1940 Nov 18)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 8

Script (1940 Nov 4)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 7

Script (1940 Oct 28)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 19

Script (1941 Jan 20)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 5

Script (1940 Oct 14)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 25

Script (1941 Mar 3)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 4

Script (1940 Oct 7)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 3

Script (1940 Sept 30)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 2

Script (1940 Sept 23)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 6

Script (1940 Oct 21)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 28

Script (1941 Mar 24)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 37

Script (1941 May 16)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 36

Script (1941 May 9)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 35

Script (1941 May 2)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 34

Script (1941 Apr 25)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 32

Script (1941 Apr 18)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 31

Script (1941 Apr 11)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 23

Script (1941 Feb 17)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 29

Script (1941 Mar 31)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 20

Script (1941 Jan 27)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 27

Script (1941 Mar 17)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 26

Script (1941 Mar 10)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 35

Script (1940 Aug 26)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 24

Script (1941 Feb 24)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 1

Script (1940 Sept 16)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 22

Script (1941 Feb 10)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 21

Script (1941 Feb 3)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 30

Script (1941 Apr 4)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 13

Script (1940 Mar 25)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 20

Script (1940 May 13)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 19

Script (1940 May 6)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 39

Script (no date)

box 31, folder 17

Script (1940 Apr 22)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 37

Script (1940 Sept 9)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 21

Script (1940 May 20)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 14

Script (1940 Apr 1)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 18

Script (1940 Apr 29)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 12

Script (1940 Mar 18)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 11

Script (1940 Mar 11)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 10

Script (1940 Mar 1)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 9

Script (1940 Feb 22)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 8

Script (1940 Feb 19)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 7

Script (1940 Feb 12)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 15

Script (1940 Apr 8)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 33

Script (1940 Aug 9)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 36

Script (1940 Sept 2)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 16

Script (1940 Apr 15)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder with scripts dated Feb 12 1940-May 13 1940. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 34

Script (1940 Aug 19)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 25

Script (1940 Jun 24)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 32

Script (1940 Aug 5)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 32, folder 9

Script (1940 Nov 11)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 31

Script (1940 Jul 29)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 29

Script (1940 Jul 15)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 28

Script (1940 Jul 8)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 27

Script (1940 Jul 1)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 26

Script (1940 Jun 17)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 24

Script (1940 Jun 10)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 23

Script (1940 Jun 3)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 22

Script (1940 May 27)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
box 31, folder 30

Script (1940 Jul 22)

General note

Originally filed in loosed bound binder. Scripts removed from binder for preservation purposes.
 

Ransom Sherman Show (The)

box 32, folder 41

Script (1942 Apr 8)

box 32, folder 40

Script (1942 Apr 1)

 

Scattergood Baines

box 33, folder 1

Episode One (no date)

box 33, folder 2

Episode Two (no date)

box 33, folder 3

Good Will Show (1941 Jul)

box 33, folder 4

Notes for new trends on show (1941 Oct 8)

box 33, folder 5

Pliny Goes Night-clubbing (no date)

box 33, folder 7

Scattergood Baines Goes to the City Episode #1 (no date)

box 33, folder 8

Scattergood Baines Goes to the City Episode #2 (no date)

box 33, folder 6

Scattergood Baines in the City (no date)

General note

Story ideas to relocate the show to the city in order to attract more viewers.
box 33, folder 9

Scattergood Teaches Squire Hooper What it Means to Be a Storekeeper (1941 Jul 18)

box 33, folder 10

Show script (1941 Jul 11)

box 33, folder 11

Story of Scattergood Baines (The) (1941 Aug 8)

box 33, folder 12

Suggested Scattergood Baines Comic Situations for Sequence YY (1941 Jul 21)

 

Tommy Riggs Show

box 33, folder 13

Auction (The) (no date)

box 33, folder 14

Characters (1942 Jun 11)

box 33, folder 15

Circus Tickets (no date)

box 33, folder 16

Department Store Commercial (no year Sept 2)

box 33, folder 17

Filling Station Commercial (no year Sept 2)

box 33, folder 18

General gags (no year Sept 2)

box 33, folder 19

Lawnmower (The) (no date)

box 33, folder 20

New Dress (The) (no date)

box 33, folder 21

Stuffed Owl (The) (no date)

 

Tommy Riggs Show (The)

box 34, folder 3

Script (1942 Sept 1)

box 33, folder 27

Script (1942 Jul 28)

box 33, folder 25

Script (1942 Jul 7)

box 33, folder 28

Script (1942 Aug 4)

box 33, folder 29

Script (1942 Aug 11)

box 33, folder 26

Script (1942 Jul 21)

box 33, folder 24

Script (1942 Jul 14)

box 34, folder 2

Script (1942 Aug 25)

box 34, folder 4

Script (1942 Sept 8)

box 34, folder 5

Script (1942 Sept 15)

box 34, folder 1

Script (1942 Aug 18)

box 33, folder 22

Script (no date)

box 33, folder 23

Script (1942 Jun 14)

 

Unidentified Project?

box 28, folder 9

Meyerhoff - Society for the Best of a Lifetime (1946-1947)

General note

Script material, remarks, and correspondence regarding what appears to be a project with Joe E. Brown, the Society For the Best of a Lifetime.
 

Unidentified Projects

box 36, folder 3

Assorted ideas (no date)

General note

Appears to be for Somerset Reads the Funnies and The Truth About You
box 36, folder 11

Script pages and notes that appear related (no date)

General note

Appears to be for radio.
box 28, folder 10

Scripts material and outlines (no date)

General note

Appears to be produced and or unproduced writings for a variety of shows written by or in collaboration with Lewin. Folder originally titled Miscellaneous Show Material.
 

Voices from Nowhere

box 36, folder 4

Script (no date)

box 34, folder 7

Script (1939 Nov 26)

box 34, folder 6

Script (1939 Oct 15)

box 60

War of the Worlds

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

Orson Welles.
Complete broadcast
 

Series 2. Motion Picture Projects (ca. 1954-1991)

General Physical Description note: Boxes 34-41 and 45-53

Scope and Contents note

The Motion Picture Projects series includes script materials and a small amount of production information for produced and what appear to be unproduced film projects in which Lewin was involved in some capacity. The series is arranged into a subseries alphabetically by project titles. The script material includes a mixture of complete and partial scripts and notes. Additionally, there are occasional shooting schedules, call sheets, and letters about productions found among the files. Projects include Alice in Wonderland and I Will, I Will...For Now, among others. Of particular note are scripts documenting Lewin's association with Bob Hope, including Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!, Eight on the Lam, and I'll Take Sweden. Additionally, there are materials for Hollywood and Vine, an unproduced work which was later adapted into the published novel, The Glass Bed. See also Book Projects for material related to The Glass Bed.
 

Alice in Wonderland

box 51, folder 7

Correspondence regarding Alice in Wonderland to and from Lewin and Lou Bunin. (1951 Jun)

box 52, folder 5

Letter from Lewin to Lou and Henri regarding Alice project and Disney (1946 Nov 23)

General note

With two snap shots.
box 51, folder 8

Loose script pages (1947 Nov)

box 51, folder 10

Proposed plan (1947 Jul 23)

box 52, folder 1

Proposed plan (1947 Jul 29)

box 46, folder 8

Publicity and Reviews (1947-1951)

box 52, folder 3

Rough script (1947)

General note

Annotated.
box 52, folder 2

Script (1947 Nov)

box 51, folder 9

Script materials (1947)

box 52, folder 6

Shooting script sequence 1 to 23 (1947 Nov)

box 52, folder 7

Shooting script sequence 24 to 38 (1947 Nov)

box 52, folder 4

Typescript pages (no date)

General note

Appears to be chapters II-XI from Alice in Wonderland.
 

Beard (The) -Also known as Hollywood and Vine

Scope and Content

See audio work tapes in box 57
box 48, folder 3

Script (no date)

 

Boy, Did I get a Wrong Number!

box 36, folder 8

Notes etc. (folder 1 of 2) - rewrites and notes (1965 Aug-Oct)

box 36, folder 9

Notes etc. (folder 2 of 2) - rewrites and (1965 Oct-Nov)

box 35, folder 7

Script (1965 Sept 15)

box 35, folder 6

Script (no date)

box 35, folder 5

Script materials and production information (1965 Sept-Dec)

 

Call Me Mister

box 34, folder 18

Plot outline for The Cats (1949 Oct 17)

box 46, folder 7

Publicity and Reviews (1951)

box 51, folder 6

Script (1950 Jun 8)

 

Eight on the Lam

box 39, folder 1

Box Office Award certificate and publicity (1967 Jun-Jul)

box 38, folder 3

Script (1966 Jul 16)

box 38, folder 5

Script (1966 May-Sept)

box 38, folder 4

Script (1966 Jul 16)

box 38, folder 6

Script (1966 Aug 19)

box 36, folder 10

Script and production information (1966 Aug-Oct)

box 58

Five Graves to Cairo audio tape track

Language of Material: English.
 

Friendly Island

box 34, folder 17

Notes and scene breakdown (1950-1951)

General note

Released as Down Among the Sheltering Palms. With comments by Mr. Zanuck.
box 34, folder 16

Screen Writers Guild writing credits (1951)

General note

Released as Down Among the Sheltering Palms. With communications about Fox voluntary salary reduction.
 

Hollywood and Vine

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 56
box 45, folder 4

Cutting, rewrite, and casting notes (1975, 1977)

box 47, folder 2

Master copy and notes (no date)

General note

Annotated.
box 58

Revision work tape 76

Language of Material: English.
box 45, folder 6

Notes and rewrites (no date)

box 47, folder 1

Original Draft (1974)

box 45, folder 8

Rejection letters with reader reports (1973-1991)

box 48, folder 4

Script (no date)

box 48, folder 1

Script (1983 Nov 2)

box 45, folder 3

Script (no date)

box 48, folder 2

Script (no date)

box 45, folder 7

Script (no date)

box 45, folder 5

Script (1975 Nov 5)

box 47, folder 4

Script- original cut version (1987 Aug)

General note

Annotated.
box 45, folder 2

Xerox Safety of Original Typescript (1974)

 

I Don't Care

box 37, folder 4

Script materials (1950)

General note

Includes notes, correspondence, and outlines relating to the project.
 

I Will, I Will...For Now

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 59,60
box 50, folder 1

Assistant Directors breakdown sheet (no date)

box 49, folder 6

Contract (The) - master script (1971 Oct)

box 49, folder 3

Contract (The) - revised original (no date)

General note

Annotated.
box 51, folder 2

Contract (The) - rewrites and edits (no date)

General note

Annotated.
box 51, folder 1

Contract (The) - rewrites and edits (1973)

General note

Also known as the Further Adventures in the Erogenous Zone.
box 51, folder 5

Contract (The) - script (no date)

General note

Appears to be an early working title for I Will, I Will...For Now. Annotated.
box 51, folder 4

Contract (The) - script (no date)

General note

Appears to be an early working title for I Will, I Will...For Now. Annotated.
box 51, folder 3

Contract (The) - script (no date)

General note

Appears to be an early working title for I Will, I Will...For Now.
box 48, folder 5

Correspondence (1986 Oct 1)

General note

Correspondence related to I Will, I Will...For Now.
box 49, folder 1

Draft script (1974 Sept 20)

General note

Annotated.
box 49, folder 2

Draft script (1975 Feb 10)

General note

Annotated.
box 48, folder 8

Original shooting script changed pages (1975 Mar-Apr)

General note

Annotated.
box 49, folder 4

Production materials (1975 Apr-Jun)

General note

Includes: call sheets, shooting schedules, and cast and crew sheets.
box 48, folder 6

Production Materials (1975)

box 46, folder 10

Publicity (1975-1976)

box 50, folder 6

Script (1975 Mar 3)

General note

Annotated.
box 50, folder 4

Script (1975 Mar 3)

General note

Annotated.
box 50, folder 5

Script (1975 Mar 26)

General note

Annotated.
box 48, folder 7

Script pages (1975 Mar-Apr)

General note

Stills from movie filed throughout.
box 50, folder 2

Script pages, rewrites and edits (folder 1 of 2) (1975)

box 50, folder 3

Script pages, rewrites and edits (folder 2 of 2) (1975)

box 49, folder 5

Script, early revisions (1974)

General note

Annotated.
 

I'll Take Sweden

box 35, folder 4

Script (1964 Jul-Aug)

 

Negative (The)

box 39, folder 11

Treatment (no date)

 

Seven Days in Paradise

box 39, folder 6

Script (no date)

General note

With correspondence to and from Francis Tanzler.
box 39, folder 7

Sept Jour Au Paradis - script (no date)

General note

Script is in French. Also known as Seven Days in Paradise.
 

Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (The)

box 40, folder 1

Script (1966 Oct-Dec)

box 40, folder 2

Script materials (1966-1967)

General note

Notes and script rewrites.
 

Series 3. Television Projects (ca. 1953-1980s)

General Physical Description note: Boxes 1-28, 35, 37-39, 41, 43, 53, 54

Scope and Contents note

The Television Projects series contains script materials for produced and what may be unproduced television productions in which Lewin was involved in some capacity. The series is arranged alphabetically into subseries by project titles. The writings include a mixture of complete and partial scripts, notes, story ideas, monologues, outlines, treatments, and occasional production information for television features and episodic series. Projects in the series include Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, The Brady Bunch, Coffee, Tea, or Me?, The Dennis Day Show, Diff'rent Strokes, The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre, Facts of Life, The Ghost an Mrs. Muir, The Good Guys, Green Acres, The Life of Riley, My Favorite Martian, The Odd Couple, and The Ray Milland Show, among others. The files within each subseries are arranged alphabetically by episode title or file titles which reflect the content of the folders. Unless otherwise noted, most files are scripts.
 

Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor

box 39, folder 5

Pilot script #9602 (1957 Mar 1)

box 39, folder 4

Script #9703 (1956 Jan 17)

 

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

box 1, folder 2

Craigs Will (1959 Dec 17)

 

Alice

box 1, folder 4

Story ideas (1976, no date)

box 1, folder 3

Story synopses for episodes (seasons 1-3) (no date)

 

All in the Family

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 62
box 1, folder 5, box 57

Aunt Lola's Visit (1977 Dec 15)

Scope and Content

Also includes audio work tape.
box 57, box 1, folder 6

End in Sight (1978 Aug 3)

Scope and Content

Also includes audio work tape.
box 58, box 62

Unidentified episode work tapes

Language of Material: English.
 

All's Fair

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 58
box 58, box 2, folder 2

Ideas (no date)

Scope and Content

Also includes audio cassette work tapes
box 1, folder 7

Jealousy (folder 1 of 3) (1976 Aug 16)

box 1, folder 8

Jealousy (folder 2 of 3) (1976 Jun-July)

box 2, folder 1

Jealousy (folder 3 of 3) (1976)

 

Andy Griffith Show

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 61
box 61, box 2, folder 3

Untitled Pilot idea (1971)

Scope and Content

includes plot ideas meeting audio tape
box 60

Anna and the King Pilot

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 60
 

Aquanauts

box 2, folder 4

Disaster Below (1960 July-Aug)

 

Barefoot in the Park

box 2, folder 8

Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner (1970)

box 2, folder 9

Marriage Proposal (1970)

box 2, folder 5

Problem Pooch (1970s)

General note

Rough draft script that may not have been produced or produced under an alternate title.
box 2, folder 6

Story ideas (1970s)

box 2, folder 7

Story synopses (1970)

General note

Includes ASI test results for selected episodes.
box 59

Barney Miller 1976

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 59
box 61

Big Bluff 1971

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 61
 

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (also known as Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Special)

box 34, folder 19

Bob Hope monologues (1964-1965)

General note

Appears to be monologues created for Chrysler Theater. Originally with file divider labeled Bob Hope Projects.
box 35, folder 2

House Next Door (The) (1963 Sept-Oct)

box 35, folder 3

House Next Door (The) (1967 Aug 10)

box 37, folder 2

House Next Door (The) (folder 1 of 2) (1960-1963)

box 37, folder 3

House Next Door (The) (folder 2 of 2) (1963)

box 38, folder 1

Russian Roulette (folder 1 of 2) (1965 Apr-Jul)

box 38, folder 2

Russian Roulette (folder 2 of 2) (1965 Apr)

box 61

Bobby Sherman Show 1971

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 58, 60
 

Brady Bunch (The)

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 61 (including Our Son, the Man)
box 3, folder 1, box 61

And Now a Word from Our Sponsor (1971)

Scope and Content

Audio cassette work tape
box 28, folder 8

Eenie, Meenie, Mommy, Daddy (1969 Jun 16)

box 61, box 60, box 3, folder 2

Our Son, the Man (1970)

Scope and Content

Audio recording work tape
box 3, folder 3, box 60

Script material and ideas. (1970)

box 3, folder 4

Underground Movie (The) (1970)

 

Brown Inc.

box 4, folder 2

Teleplay (no date)

box 58

California Fever Telethon work tape 79

Language of Material: English.
 

Chico and the Man

Scope and Content

See audio work tapes in box 57
box 4, folder 1

Root of All Evil (The) (folder 2 of 2) (1977)

box 3, folder 5

Root of All Evil (The) (folder 1 of 2) (1977)

 

Coffee, Tea or Me?

box 43, folder 1

Script (1972)

box 42, folder 9

Script (1972 Sept 28)

box 43, folder 2

Script-Original Rough Drafts (1972)

 

Daley Family #1

box 39, folder 12

Treatment (1957 Jan 22)

General note

Could be for the motion picture: Summer Love.
 

Dennis Day Show (The)

box 4, folder 7

#118 Script (no date)

box 4, folder 8

Anne Blythe's Surprise (no date)

box 4, folder 9

Counterfeit (no date)

box 4, folder 10

Leprechaun (The) (no date)

box 4, folder 11

Medal for Dennis (A) (no date)

box 4, folder 12

Men from Mars (The) (1954 Apr 22)

box 5, folder 1

Party Poopers (The) (no date)

 

Diff'rent Strokes

Scope and Content

See audio work tapes in box 56,57,58,59
box 5, folder 2, box 59

Executives (The) (1982)

Scope and Content

Audio work tapes
box 5, folder 5

Goodbye Dolly (1978)

box 5, folder 3

Green Hair (The) (folder 1 of 2) (1981)

box 5, folder 4

Green Hair (The) (folder 2 of 2) (1981)

box 6, folder 1

Ideas (1979-1983)

box 6, folder 2, box 59

Mrs. Z (1983 Oct 13)

Scope and Content

Story meeting audio tapes
box 6, folder 3

No Time for Arnold (1978-1979)

box 6, folder 4

No Time for Arnold (1978-1979)

box 6, folder 5

Older Man (The) (folder 1 of 2) (1980-1981)

box 7, folder 1

Older Man (The) (folder 2 of 2) (1980-1981)

box 7, folder 2

On Your Toes (folder 1 of 2) (1981)

box 7, folder 3

On Your Toes (folder 2 of 2) (1981)

box 58, box 7, folder 4

Rivals (The) (1979)

Scope and Content

Also includes 3 audio cassette work tapes
box 58, box 7, folder 5

Will (The) (folder 1 of 2) (1979-1980)

Scope and Content

Audio tapes of story meeting.
box 8, folder 1

Will (The) (folder 2 of 2) (1979-1980)

box 58, box 8, folder 2

Willis' Job (folder 1 of 2) (1979)

Scope and Content

Also includes audio cassette work tape
box 8, folder 3

Willis' Job (folder 2 of 2) (1979)

box 58

unidentified episode story meeting

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

4 audio sound cassettes
box 58

unidentified episode story meeting

Language of Material: English.
 

Doctor Christian

box 4, folder 3

Thin Line (The) (1955 Aug 29)

 

Donna Reed Show

box 4, folder 4

Circumstantial Evidence (1964)

 

Dora Hall Show (The)

box 4, folder 5

It's Dora Hall Just in Time (1974-1975)

General note

See also Leave it to Dora.
box 61

Easier Said Than Done 1971

Language of Material: English.
 

Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre (The)

box 8, folder 4

Bargain Hunter (The) (1954 Nov 18)

box 8, folder 5

Call me Irving (1955 Apr 1)

box 8, folder 6

How Much for Van Such (1955 Mar 21)

box 8, folder 7

Hypochondriac (The) (1955 May 11)

box 8, folder 8

Lieutenant was no Gentlemen (The) (1955 May 12)

box 8, folder 9

Mink Coat (The) (1955 Jan 19)

box 8, folder 10

Play Pen (The) (1955 Apr 11)

box 8, folder 11

Romance Wrecker (The) (1955 Jan)

box 9, folder 1

San Francisco (no date)

box 8, folder 12

Song Plugger (The) (1955 Jun 21)

box 8, folder 13

Square World of Alonzo Pennyworth (The) (1955 Jun 10)

box 9, folder 2

Suspicious Husband (The) (1954 Dec 20)

General note

Script
box 9, folder 3

Time Capsule (The) (1955)

General note

Script
box 9, folder 4

What do you want in a Show? (1955 Jan)

General note

Script
 

Facts of Life

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 58
box 9, folder 6, box 58

Ideas (1979 Sept 27)

Scope and Content

Also includes audio cassette work tapes
box 56

Ballet Idea work tape 1981

Language of Material: English.
box 58

Menstruation work tape discussion 1979

Language of Material: English.
box 9, folder 6, box 58

Molly's Holiday (1979)

Scope and Content

Also includes audio cassette work tapes
box 9, folder 7

Molly's Holiday (folder 1 of 2) (1979)

box 9, folder 8

Molly's Holiday (folder 2 of 2) (1979)

 

Farmer's Daughter (The)

box 9, folder 5

Uncle Sven Comes to Washington (1963)

General note

Script
 

Flip Out with Flip Wilson

box 10, folder 5

Script with production information (folder 1 of 2) (1968 Oct)

General note

Script binder cover removed to box 10 folder 6 for preservation purposes.
box 10, folder 6

Script with production information (folder 2 of 2)

General note

Script binder cover only. Removed for preservation purposes.
 

Flip Wilson Show (The)

box 11, folder 1

Flip Out (1968 Oct 10)

General note

Also known as The Flip Wilson Show
box 11, folder 2

Story Ideas (1968)

 

Funny Face

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 61
box 61

Bear Story 1971

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

Audio cassette work tape (on tape, "troubles with CBS")
box 60

Work tapes

Language of Material: English.
box 10, folder 1

Bigger Than Both of Us (1971 Oct 28)

General note

Story outline.
box 61

Bigger 'n Both 1971

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

Audio cassette work tape
box 10, folder 2

Holdup (The) (1971)

box 10, folder 3

M.A.S.H.E.R. (1971)

box 10, folder 4, box 61

Repair Man Cheateth (The) (1971)

Scope and Content

Audio cassette work tape
box 61

Work meeting tape 1971

Language of Material: English.
 

Get Christie Love!

box 11, folder 3

Frankenstein Connection (The) (1975 Jan 24)

box 11, folder 5

Murder on High C. (1974 Dec 26)

box 11, folder 6

Murder on High C. (1974 Dec 23)

box 11, folder 4

Murder on High C. (1974 Dec 31)

box 11, folder 7

Outlines and Rewrites (1974)

General note

Includes material on The Frankenstein Connection and Murder on High C.
 

Getting Together

box 39, folder 8

Script (folder 1 of 2) (1971)

box 39, folder 9

Script (folder 2 of 2) (1971)

 

Ghost an Mrs. Muir (The)

box 12, folder 6

Jonathan Tells it Like it Was (1969 Jan)

box 12, folder 7

Make Me a Match (1968 Dec)

box 13, folder 5

My Fair Captain (folder 2 of 2) (1968 Nov-Dec)

 

Ghost and Mrs. Muir (The

box 14, folder 7

Release Schedule (1968-1969)

 

Ghost and Mrs. Muir (The)

box 11, folder 8

Beware of Ghosts Bearing Gifts (1968 Oct)

box 11, folder 9

Buried on Page One (1968 Dec)

box 12, folder 1

Captain Gregg Goes to Town (1968 Jul)

box 12, folder 2

Chowderhead (1968 Nov)

box 12, folder 3

Dear Delusion (1968 Oct 10)

box 12, folder 4

Ideas and set floor plan (no date)

box 12, folder 5

It's a Gift (1968 Nov)

box 12, folder 8

Medicine Ball (The) (folder 1 of 3) (1968)

box 13, folder 1

Medicine Ball (The) (folder 2 of 3) (1968)

box 13, folder 2

Medicine Ball (The) (folder 3 of 3) (1969 Dec-Jan)

box 13, folder 3

Music Makers (The) (1969 Jan 16)

box 13, folder 4

My Fair Captain (folder 1 of 2) (1968 Nov-Dec)

General note

Shooting final script, call sheet, daily production report, first draft script, and rough draft.
box 13, folder 6

My Fair Captain (folder 3 of 3) (1968 Dec)

box 14, folder 1

Nobody Loves a Lubber (1969 Jan 9)

box 14, folder 2

Pain in the Neck (A)- formerly Ghost vs. Guest (1968 Nov)

box 14, folder 9

Real James Gatley (The) (folder 1 of 2) (1968)

box 15, folder 1

Real James Gatley (The) (folder 2 of 2) (1968)

box 14, folder 5

Son of the Curse (1969)

box 14, folder 3

Son of the Curse (1969)

box 14, folder 4

Son of the Curse (1969 Jan)

box 14, folder 6

Treasure Hunt (1968 Jun 20)

box 15, folder 2

Vanessa (1968 Aug 19)

box 15, folder 3

Way off Broadway (folder 1 of 2) (1968)

box 15, folder 4

Way off Broadway (folder 2 of 2) (1968)

box 14, folder 8

Writer's Outlines and Script Ideas (1968)

General note

Includes scripts and production material from: Make Me a Match, Not Quite Romeo, I Don't Like Thee, Dr. Fell, and Candy Meets Captain Gregg.
 

Gilligan's Island

box 15, folder 5

Coffee Break (1966)

box 15, folder 6

Goodbye Island (1964 Jul 17)

 

Good Guys (The)

box 15, folder 7

Art a La Carte (folder 1 of 2) (1969)

box 16, folder 1

Art a La Carte (folder 2 of 2) (1969)

box 17, folder 1

Bert's Rufus-In-Law (1968 Aug 14)

box 16, folder 2

Boy Meets Grill (1969)

box 16, folder 3

Claudia Sows a Few (folder 1 of 2) (1969)

box 16, folder 4

Claudia Sows a Few (folder 2 of 2) (1969)

box 16, folder 5

Familiar Ring (A) (folder 1 of 2) (1969)

box 16, folder 6

Familiar Ring (A) (folder 2 of 2) (1969)

box 17, folder 2

Honesty is the Worst Policy (folder 1 of 2 ) (1969)

box 17, folder 3

Honesty is the Worst Policy (folder 2 of 2) (1969)

box 17, folder 4

Ideas (no date)

box 17, folder 5

Splitting Headache (The) (folder 1 of 2) (1969)

box 17, folder 6

Splitting Headache (The) (folder 2 of 2) (1969)

box 17, folder 7

They Eat by Night (1968 Nov 9)

 

Good Life (The)

box 17, folder 8

Double Life of a Single Wife (The) (folder 1 of 2) (1971)

box 18, folder 1

Double Life of a Single Wife (The) (folder 2 of 2) (1971Jun 18)

box 18, folder 2

Dutton's Retirement (1971 May 24)

box 18, folder 3

Jane's Double Life (1971 Jul 6)

box 61

Pilot work meeting 1971

Language of Material: English.
 

Green Acres

box 18, folder 4

Boom Town (folder 1 of 2) (1968 May)

box 18, folder 5

Boom Town (folder 2 of 2) (1968 May-Jun)

box 18, folder 6

Ideas

 

Grindl

box 18, folder 7

Grindl, The Meddler (1963 May-Jun)

 

Hathaways (The)

box 18, folder 8

Foxy Chimp (1961 Jun, Sept)

 

Have Camera, Will Travel

box 18, folder 9

Pilot Film #2 (1955 Nov 21)

box 62

Hello Mother, Goodbye -- pilot work tape

Language of Material: English.
box 61

Here We Go Again 1971

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 61 (on item Steve Prtizker)
 

IMP (The)

Scope and Content

See audio work tapes in box 57
box 42, folder 8

Ideas and Outlines (1977 Sep-Nov)

box 42, folder 7

Pilot First Draft and Rewrite Notes (1977-1978)

box 42, folder 6

Script (1977 Dec)

 

It's About Time

box 18, folder 10

Which Doctor's Witch? (folder 1 of 2) (1965-1966)

box 19, folder 1

Which Doctor's Witch? (folder 2 of 2) (1966)

 

Leave it to Dora

box 4, folder 6

Pilot (1972)

General note

See also Dora Hall Show.
 

Life of Riley (The)

box 19, folder 2

All-American Brain (The) (no date)

box 19, folder 3

Aloha, Riley, Goodbye (1956 Sept 13)

box 19, folder 4

Babs' Dream House (no date)

box 19, folder 5

Dudley, the Burglar (1955 Aug 19)

box 19, folder 6

Getting Riley's Goat (no date)

box 19, folder 7

Gossip (no date)

box 19, folder 8

Homeless Otto (no date)

box 19, folder 9

Juvenile Delinquent (The) (no date)

box 19, folder 10

Man's Pride (A) (no date)

box 19, folder 11

Oily Birds (The) (no date)

box 19, folder 12

Riley Hires a Nurse (no date)

box 19, folder 13

Riley's Allergy (1955 Dec 15)

box 19, folder 14

Riley's Lonely Night (no date)

box 19, folder 15

Tree That Grew in Brooklyn (The) (no date)

box 19, folder 16

Uncle Bixby Takes Over (no date)

box 19, folder 17

World's Greatest Grandson (no date)

box 19, folder 18

Young Man's Fancy (A) (no date)

 

Love, American Style

box 20, folder 1

Love and the Human Fly (1971 Jun-Jul)

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 61
 

Luigi TV

box 20, folder 2

Baseball Fan (The) (no date)

box 20, folder 3

Diet (The) (no date)

box 20, folder 4

Rumor (The) (1953 Apr 16)

 

Luigi TV- also called Life With Luigi

box 20, folder 5

Eye Witness (The) (1953 May 7)

 

Many Happy Returns

box 20, folder 6

It's a Gift (1965 Jan 19)

 

Margie Series

box 20, folder 7

Big Movie (The) (1961 Aug 22)

box 20, folder 8

Brother Brat (1961 Sept 29)

box 20, folder 9

County Fair (1961 Jun 27)

box 20, folder 10

Margie the Jinx (1962 Jan, Sept)

box 20, folder 11

Margie the Matchmaker (1961 Jun 1)

box 61

Marriage Contract 1972

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 61
 

Maude

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 60
box 20, folder 12

Ideas, Main Character Profiles, and Synopsis for Tapped Show (1972, 1979)

box 20, folder 13, box 60, box 59

Will (The) (folder 1 of 3) (1973 Oct)

Scope and Content

Box 60: work tapes
box 20, folder 14

Will (The) (folder 2 of 3) (1973 Oct)

box 21, folder 1

Will (The) (folder 3 of 3) (1973 Jul-Sept)

box 60

Work audio tapes 1972

Language of Material: English.
 

Mayberry RFD

box 21, folder 3

Sister Cities (1968 Jul)

box 21, folder 2

Story Ideas (no date)

 

McHale's Navy

box 21, folder 4

A Da-Da for Christy (1964 Apr 13)

 

McKeever and the Colonel

box 21, folder 5

Blackwell's Folly. Formerly called There'll Always be a Westfield (no date)

box 21, folder 6

Cookie Crumbles (The) (1962 Jun, Aug)

box 21, folder 7

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow - script (1962 Sept)

box 21, folder 8

Love Comes to Westfield (no date)

box 61

Mrs. Katz 1971

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 61
 

My Favorite Martian

box 21, folder 10

Bottled Martin (1965 May-Aug)

box 22, folder 1

Doggone Martin (1965 Jul)

box 22, folder 2

Double Time and a Half, Martian Style (no date)

box 22, folder 3

Grand Theft, Martian Style or The Big Bauble Bobble (1964 Jun 8)

box 22, folder 4

Has Anyone Seen My Electro-Magnetic Neutron Converting Graitator? (1964 Jul)

box 22, folder 5

Horse and Buggy Martin (1965-1966)

box 22, folder 6

How're Things in Glocca Martin (1964 Oct)

box 22, folder 7

Martian Fiddles Around (A) (1964 Nov)

box 22, folder 8

Martin and the New Sound (no date)

box 22, folder 9

Martin Goldfinger (1965 Jul)

box 23, folder 1

Martin of the Movies (1965 Jun-Jul)

box 23, folder 2

Night Life of Uncle Martin (The) (1964)

box 23, folder 3

O'Hara Caper (The) (1965 Sept)

box 23, folder 4

Stop or I'll Steam (1964 Dec)

box 23, folder 5

Story ideas (no date)

box 23, folder 6

Story ideas (1964-1965)

box 23, folder 7

Tim, the Master Mind (1965)

box 23, folder 8

Uncle Martin's Bedtime Story (1965 Feb)

 

My Friend Irma

box 23, folder 9

Clyde's Disbarment (1953 Apr 24)

 

Nanny and the Professor

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 61 (Witches Brew)
box 61, box 23, folder 10

Witch's Brew (folder 1 of 2) (1971 Jun, Sept)

box 24, folder 1

Witch's Brew (folder 2 of 2) (1971 Jul-Aug)

box 61

Unidentified work tapes 1971

Language of Material: English.
 

Needles and Pins

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 60
box 24, folder 2

Story ideas (no date)

 

Odd Couple (The)

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 61
box 24, folder 3, box 61

Fat Farm (The) (folder 1 of 2) (1971 May, Jul)

box 24, folder 4

Fat Farm (The) (folder 2 of 2) (1971 May, Jul)

box 24, folder 5

Felix Gets Sick (folder 1 of 2) (1970 Jun-Apr)

box 24, folder 6

Felix Gets Sick (folder 2 of 2) (1970 Mar)

box 60, box 25, folder 1

Felix is Missing (folder 1 of 2) (1970 May -Aug)

box 25, folder 2

Felix is Missing (folder 2 of 2) (1970 May)

box 25, folder 3

Felix's First Commercial (folder 1 of 3) (1972 Mar)

box 25, folder 4

Felix's First Commercial (folder 2 of 3) (1972 Mar)

box 25, folder 5

Felix's First Commercial (folder 3 of 3) (1972 May)

box 26, folder 2

Felix's Wife's Boyfriend? (1971 May 19)

box 25, folder 6, box 60

Oscar's Birthday (folder 1 of 2) 1972

box 26, folder 1

Oscar's Birthday (folder 2 of 2) (1972,Aug-Sept)

box 60, box 61, box 24, folder 7

Story ideas (no date)

box 61, box 26, folder 4

Where's Grandpa? (folder 1of 3) (1971 Sept, Nov, Dec)

box 26, folder 3

Where's Grandpa? (folder 2 of 3) (1971 Nov)

box 26, folder 5

Where's Grandpa? (folder 3 of 3) (no date)

box 26, folder 6, box 61

You've Come a Long Way, Baby (folder 1 of 2) (1970 Jul-Aug)

box 27, folder 1

You've Come a Long Way, Baby (folder 2 of 2) (1970 Nov, Dec)

 

Oh! Those Bells

box 27, folder 2

Forget Me Nuts (no date)

box 27, folder 3

Monkey Sitters (The) (1960 Nov)

box 27, folder 4

Short Change (no date)

 

Partridge Family (The)

box 27, folder 5

Story ideas (no date)

box 61

Paul Lynde Show Pilot 1972

Language of Material: English.
 

Project planner

box 1, folder 1

Lewin commitment chart/calendar (1971)

 

Prospectors

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

See audio work tapes in box 57
 

Quincy, M.E.

Scope and Content

See audio work tapes in box 57,58
box 27, folder 6, box 58

Story ideas (1970)

Scope and Content

Also includes audio cassette work tapes
 

Ray Milland Show (The)

box 27, folder 7

Jury Duty (no date)

box 27, folder 8

Reunion in Comstock (1955 Jan 10)

box 27, folder 9

Stratford on the Ozarks (no date)

box 27, folder 10

TV Story (1954 Sept 24)

 

Ring Round Rosie

box 27, folder 11

Scripts (no date)

 

Roll Out!

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 60
box 27, folder 12

Command Decision (1973 Sept)

box 28, folder 1

Honor Truck (1973 Jul)

box 28, folder 2

Pilot episode (1972 Dec 4)

 

Room 222

box 28, folder 3

Story ideas (1968 Sept)

box 59

Roosevelt and Truman 1976

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

work tape with Norman Steinberg
 

Sandy Duncan Show (The)

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 60,61,62
box 9, folder 10

Richer the Third (1972 Jun 6)

General note

Script- character formerly on the series Funny Face
box 9, folder 9

Richer the Third (1972)

General note

Character formerly on the series Funny Face. Contains script and production materials.
box 60, box 9, folder 11, box 61

Story Line (1972 Apr 27)

 

Stewardesses (The)

Scope and Content

See audio work tapes in box 57
box 52, folder 9

First draft (1977 Dec 9)

box 53, folder 2

First draft original (1977 Dec 9)

General note

Annotated.
box 53, folder 1

First draft, revisions for second draft (1977 Dec 9)

General note

Annotated.
box 53, folder 7

Outlines and ideas for pilot (1977-1978)

box 53, folder 3

Revisions to second draft (1978)

General note

Annotated.
box 53, folder 5

Script (1978 Mar 31)

General note

Annotated.
box 53, folder 6

Script (1978 Mar 31)

box 52, folder 8

Second draft (1978 Jan 12)

box 41, folder 1

Second draft (1978 Jan 12)

box 53, folder 4

Third draft safety copy (1978 Mar 29)

General note

Annotated.
 

Super (The)

box 28, folder 4

Story ideas (1972 Apr 15)

 

Tales of Texas John Slaughter

box 39, folder 2

In the Texas Rangers (Part I) (1958 Apr 11)

 

Temperature's Rising

box 28, folder 5

Story ideas (no date)

box 61

Wavemaker 1971

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 61
 

West Point

box 28, folder 7

Country Boy (1956 Oct-Nov)

box 58

We're Cruisin' -- Pilot 1979

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Content

audio cassette work tape
 

What's Happening!!

Scope and Content

Work audio tapes in box 58
box 28, folder 6

Movie Maker (The) (1976 Oct-Nov)

box 58

Unidentified episode work tape 1976

Language of Material: English.
 

Series 4. Stage Productions (ca. 1946-1990)

General Physical Description note: Boxes 40- 46

Scope and Contents note

The Stage Productions series includes script materials for produced and what may be unproduced stage projects in which Lewin was involved in some capacity. The series is arranged alphabetically into subseries by project titles. The writings include a mixture of complete and partial playscripts, notes, and ideas for The Gift Horse and Trashman (which may also be known as The Big Sweat Over Swizel Mahoney). The files within each subseries are arranged alphabetically by file titles which reflect the content of the folders.
 

Gift Horse (The)

box 40, folder 7

Notes (1964 Dec)

box 42, folder 5

Notes (no date)

box 41, folder 2

Script (no date)

box 42, folder 1

Script (1959)

General note

Annotated.
box 41, folder 6

Script (1962 Dec 13)

General note

Annotated.
box 41, folder 4

Script (no date)

box 40, folder 6

Script (1954 Jul 5)

box 41, folder 7

Script (no date)

box 41, folder 3

Script- Author's Master (no date)

General note

Annotated.
box 40, folder 8

Script materials (1946 Feb)

General note

Notes and rewrites.
box 40, folder 3

Script Materials (folder 1 of 2) (1964 Jan)

General note

Notes and rewrites.
box 40, folder 4

Script Materials (folder 2 of 2) (1964 Jan)

General note

Notes and rewrites.
 

Gift Horse (The) - annotated script

box 42, folder 4

Script (no date)

General note

Annotated.
box 40, folder 5

Script (1964 Jun 15)

General note

Stuff about trip to NY in here too. Should keep or return to family?
box 42, folder 2

Script (no date)

General note

Annotated.
box 42, folder 3

Script (no date)

 

Gift Horse (The) - script

box 41, folder 5

Script (no date)

 

Trashman

box 43, folder 4

Big Sweat Over Swizel Mahoney (The) also called An Ounce of Convention - notes (folder 1 of 2) (1967 May)

General note

Working title for Trashman.
box 43, folder 5

Big Sweat Over Swizel Mahoney (The) also called An Ounce of Convention - notes (folder 2 of 2) (1963, 1967)

General note

Working title for Trashman.
box 43, folder 3

Big Sweat Over Swizel Mahoney (The) play script (no date)

General note

Working title for Trashman.
box 37, folder 7

Original draft play script (1976 Jan)

General note

Also includes drawings for set design.
box 44, folder 11

Original File - notes and script material (no date)

box 43, folder 6

Original Handwritten Notes and Manuscript (1976 Feb-Apr)

box 44, folder 8

Research (1974)

box 44, folder 10

Revised Master - script (1976 Aug 26)

box 44, folder 9

Revised Original Manuscript (1976 Sept 15)

box 44, folder 2

Script (no date)

General note

Annotated.
box 44, folder 7

Script (1978)

box 45, folder 1

Script (1990)

box 44, folder 4

Script (no date)

box 44, folder 1

Script (1978)

box 44, folder 3

Script (no date)

box 44, folder 5

Script Materials (1982 Oct 4)

General note

Includes suggested music plot and Act II.
 

Series 5. Gag Files (no dates)

General Physical Description note: Boxes 54-55

Scope and Contents note

The Gag Files series consists of jokes, gags, and/or one-liners handwritten on 3x5 index cards. The file was created by Lewin and is organized by topics and/or subjects. It appears that the file is in its original order; however, it is not clear how the topics are organized. Many of the topics appear to be divided into subject divisions related to the topic.
box 54

Topical gags, jokes, and/or one liners written on 3x5 index cards

box 55

Topical gags, jokes, and/or one liners written on 3x5 index cards

 

Series 6. Book Projects (ca. 1979-1980)

General Physical Description note: Boxes 46, 53

Scope and Contents note

The Book Projects series consists of materials relating to the novel that Lewin co-wrote with Norman Panama entitled, The Glass Bed. The series contains typescript manuscripts, reviews, publicity, and a small number of letters regarding the project. The Glass Bed is adapted from the motion picture screenplay by Lewin and Panama titled Hollywood and Vine. See also the Motion Pictures Series for material related to Hollywood and Vine. The series is arranged alphabetically by file titles which reflect the content of the folders.
 

unspecified

box 46, folder 5

Glass Bed (The) - copyedited revisions (safety copy) - photocopied typescript manuscript by Lewin and Panama (1980 Jan 28)

box 46, folder 6

Glass Bed (The) - correspondence regarding publication. (1979-1980)

General note

With agreement between Panama and Lewin and William Morrow & Co.
box 46, folder 4

Glass Bed (The) - photocopy of originals, typescript manuscript (1979 Nov 15)

General note

With holograph notes.
box 46, folder 2

Glass Bed (The) - reviews and publicity (folder 1 of 3) (1980)

General note

Clippings and holograph notes.
box 46, folder 3

Glass Bed (The) - reviews and publicity (folder 2 of 3) (1980)

General note

Clippings.
box 37, folder 6

Glass Bed (The) - reviews and publicity (folder 3 of 3) (1980)

General note

Holograph and typescript version of Answers- Questions about the new novel.
box 47, folder 3

Hollywood and Vine - photocopy of manuscript (no date)

General note

Working title for Glass Bed.
box 58

Audio Cassette work tape 1979

Language of Material: English.
 

Series 7. Unidentified Projects (ca. 1957-1962, the bulk is not dated)

General Physical Description note: Boxes 29, 30, 34, 39, 41

Scope and Contents note

The Unidentified Projects series contains a mixture of partial and complete scripts, notes, idea, outlines, and a small number of letters all of which could be related to possible motion picture, radio, television, and/or other writing projects. The capacity in which Lewin was involved with these projects or if they were produced is unknown. Additionally, there are a small number of writings for what appears to be dinner speeches and roasts for politicians written in the 1970s. The files in the series are arranged alphabetically by project title.
box 29, folder 31

The Bloodhounds Tale script (no date)

box 29, folder 30

Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen material (no date)

General note

Appears to be for radio.
box 39, folder 10

Fine Kettle of Grandchildren (A) - script (no date)

box 34, folder 8

Freelance Materials (no date)

box 30, folder 13

Hoffingham Hotel (no date)

box 39, folder 3

Irresistible - script materials (1959-1962)

General note

Step outline, notes, and letters about the project.
box 21, folder 9

Micronauts (The) ideas (1977 Feb-Apr)

box 36, folder 12

Political (1972, 1977, 1982)

General note

Notes and drafts for what appears to be written remarks for others to present at political-type social events. Events appear to be for James Corman, Tony Bielenson, Ted Gutman, George McGovern.
box 41, folder 1

Skotnicki Story (The) - script (1957 Sept 16)

box 35, folder 8

Show of Truth by Lewin and Styler. (no date)

General note

Typescript manuscript.
 

Unidentified Projects

box 34, folder 14

Wonderful Heel (The) book by Albert Lewin and Burt Styler (no date)

General note

Appears to be play script.
 

Series 8: Business Files (ca. 1946-1982)

General Physical Description note: Boxes 37, 46

Scope and Contents note

The Business Files series contains a small amount of fragmentary records documenting business dealings related to Lewin's career. Included are agency contracts between Lewin and assorted representative agencies. Most of the contracts appear to be generic and very few include information about specific projects. Additionally, there are a small number of bulletins and rosters pertaining to the Writer's Guild of America strike in which it appears Lewin was involved in some capacity. There is no specific arrangement to the series.
box 46, folder 1

Agency contractual aggreements (1946-1977)

General note

Assorted contractual agreements with various agencies.
box 37, folder 1

Writers Guild of America Strike (1981)

General note

Bulletins concerning the strike and rosters of what appears to be picketer's names.
 

Series 9: Correspondence (ca. 1942-1950)

General Physical Description note: Box 34

Scope and Contents note

The Correspondence series contains a small number of letters to and from Lewin related to business and/or personal matters. It appears that Lewin may have considered some of the letters legal-type documents. Additionally, there are items involving Lewin and his longtime writing partner Burt Styler. The series is arranged alphabetically by folder titles which reflect the content of the folders.
box 34, folder 13

Al Lewin business and personal items (1948-1952)

General note

With miscellaneous receipts that appear unrelated to correspondence.
box 34, folder 12

Burt Styler correspondence (1950-1951)

box 34, folder 15

Famous Artists Corporation (letter to Charles Feldman from Lewin and Styler) (1950 May 1)

box 34, folder 9

Legal Documents (1942-1947)

General note

Appears to be related to professional dealings. With letter to and from Mickey Rooney regarding Blessed Events.
box 34, folder 10

Letters to Answer (1946-1947)

General note

Some items in French.
 

Series 10. Printed Materials (1940s)

General Physical Description note: Box 46

Scope and Contents note

The Printed Materials Series contains a small amount of press clippings related to Lewin and/or the projects he was involved in. There is no specific arrangement to the series.
box 46, folder 9

Press clippings mentioning Lewin (1947-1951)

box 44, folder 6

Variety (4 issues) (1949-1950)

 

Series 11. Audio Recordings ca. 1970-1990

General Physical Description note: Boxes 54-63

Scope and Contents note

The Audio Recordings series is partially processed and contains cassette tapes and audio reel recordings of meetings and/or phone conversations which were recorded by Lewin. Many of these home recordings are labeled with dates and/or topic and are related to projects in which he was involved. There is no specific arrangement to the series. PLEASE NOTE: The sound recordings are restricted and use of the material requires production of listening copies.
box 64

Audio reels of meetings and/or phone conversations recorded by Lewin (ca 1965-1971)

General note

Many of the items are labeled with dates and or topic. RESTRICTED ACCESS: use of audio material requires production of listening copies.
box 63

Audio reels of meetings and/or phone conversations recorded by Lewin (ca 1965-1971)

General note

Many of the items are labeled with dates and or topic. RESTRICTED ACCESS: use of audio material requires production of listening copies.
box 59

Cassette tapes of meetings and/or phone conversations recorded by Lewin (ca 1972-1984)

Scope and Content

Includes: radio interviews;

General note

Many of the items are labeled with dates and or topic. RESTRICTED ACCESS: use of audio material requires production of listening copies.
box 62

Cassette tapes of meetings and/or phone conversations recorded by Lewin (ca 1971-1972)

General note

Many of the items are labeled with dates and or topic. RESTRICTED ACCESS: use of audio material requires production of listening copies.
Includes: "Marriage Contract", Lourdes, Tarzana, Felix, Flip, Jack Benny Recollects, Jeff Groberman, In the Beginning
box 61

Cassette tapes of meetings and/or phone conversations recorded by Lewin (ca 1970-1972)

General note

Many of the items are labeled with dates and or topic. RESTRICTED ACCESS: use of audio material requires production of listening copies.
Box 61: on tape "human fly, Panama talks
box 60

Cassette tapes of meetings and/or phone conversations recorded by Lewin (ca 1970-1975)

General note

Many of the items are labeled with dates and or topic. RESTRICTED ACCESS: use of audio material requires production of listening copies.
box 56

Cassette tapes of meetings and/or phone conversations recorded by Lewin (ca 1979-1990)

General note

Many of the items are labeled with dates and or topic.
box 58

Cassette tapes of meetings and/or phone conversations recorded by Lewin (ca 1976-1980)

General note

Many of the items are labeled with dates and or topic. RESTRICTED ACCESS: use of audio material requires production of listening copies.
box 57

Cassette tapes of meetings and/or phone conversations recorded by Lewin (ca 1974-1979)

Scope and Content

Includes: All in the Family; Different Strokes; Chico and the Man; Prospectors; Imp; Quincy; Stewardesses.

General note

Many of the items are labeled with dates and or topic. RESTRICTED ACCESS: use of audio material requires production of listening copies.
 

Series 12. 63rd Infantry Division Service (1943-1950)

General Physical Description note: Boxes 34, 37, 46

Scope and Contents note

The 63rd Infantry Division Service Series contains materials related to Lewin's military service during World War II. Included are letters from fellow war veterans who served in the Division; a manuscript contrived by Pfc Alan Kellock; a photograph of the 63rd choir performing in Baton Rough, Louisiana; 10 copies of a newsletter contrived by Lewin; and a small number of Blood and Fire, a newspaper-like newsletter by and about the division. The series is arranged alphabetically by folder titles which reflect the content of the folders.
box 37, folder 5

63rd Infantry Division Special Service (Miscellaneous) (1943-1944)

General note

Folder originally titled Miscellaneous. Can Training Films be Used More Effectively in the Army manuscript by Pfc Alan Kellock, copies of newsletter contrived by Lewin, and letters from other members of Division. Also contains still of 63rd Infantry.
box 46, folder 11

Blood and Fire newspaper-like newsletters (1943 Nov-Dec)

box 34, folder 11

Letters to and from Lewin with fellow war veterans from the 63rd Division (1949-1950)

General note

Appears to be letters between Lewin and others who served in the 63rd Division during World War II.
 

Series 13. Esther Lewin Papers (ca. 1946)

General Physical Description note: Box 36

Scope and Contents note

Esther Lewin papers contain a holograph manuscript of a publication entitled, Little Billy Boat, written by Esther Lewin, Albert Lewin's wife. Additionally, there is a press clipping of an interview with Mrs. Lewin from the mid-1940s.
box 36, folder 7

Little Billy Boat materials and press clipping (1946-1947)

General note

Appears to be a holograph children's book manuscript with illustrations.