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Title: Smothers Brothers musical arrangements
Collection number: PASC-M 36
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
46.0 linear ft.
(115 boxes)
Date: [1967-1975]
Abstract: This collection primarily consists of manuscript and reproduction scores of arrangements for the television program The Smothers
Brothers Comedy Hour (CBS, 1967-1969).
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Creator:
Smothers Brothers
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
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.
[Identification of item], Smothers Brothers Musical Arrangements (Collection PASC-M 36). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
2976942
Tom Smothers was born February 2, 1937 and Dick Smothers was born November 20, 1938, Governors Island, New York. They both
attended San Jose State College. Together the brothers began a music and comedy act, leading to appearances at San Francisco's
Purple Onion, the Blue Angel in New York, and to nightclub stints in Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Las Vegas. Their television variety
programs included
The Smothers Brothers Show (CBS, 1965-1966),
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (CBS, 1967-1969),
The Summer Brothers Smothers Show (CBS, 1968),
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show (ABC, 1970), and
The Smothers Brothers Show (NBC, 1975). In addition, they have appeared in television specials and have issued numerous record albums.
This collection primarily consists of manuscript and reproduction scores of arrangements for the Smothers Brothers' television
programs. The bulk is for
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967-1969); also included are scores for
The Summer Brothers Smothers Show (1968) and
The Smothers Brothers Show (1975). In addition, the collection contains a small amount of arrangements for record albums.
There is no material for the first
The Smothers Brothers Show (1965-1966) or
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show (1970). The original 3-volume inventory of this collection is available at: ML136.L84U549.
This collection is arranged into the following series:
- Series 1. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
- Series 2. The Summer Brothers Smothers Show
- Series 3. The Smothers Brothers Show
- Series 4. Record album arrangements
- Series 5. Other arrangements.
UCLA Library Special Collections also houses the
Smothers Brothers Television Scripts and Production Material (Collection PASC 36) and the
Collection of Scripts for the Television Series The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (Collection PASC 69).
UCLA Film & Television Archive has Smothers Brothers television programs including the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Smothers Brothers comedy hour
Smothers Brothers--Archives.
Television music--Scores and parts.