Joe Laurie Jr. papers, 1940-1953

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Summary

Creators:
Laurie, Joe, 1893-1954
Abstract:
Collection of binders of "Bits," scripts, radio and television broadcast transcripts, and joke indexes written by American vaudevillian and writer Joe Laurie Jr. (1892-1954) from 1940-1953. Also present are correspondence, publication clippings, and drafts of Laurie's memoir Vaudeville: From the Honky-Tonks to the Palace (1953).
Extent:
18 Linear Feet 16 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Joe Laurie Jr. papers, Collection no. 2231, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

Joe Laurie Jr. (1892-1954) was an American vaudevillian, writer, and radio and Broadway performer. Collection includes binders of "Bits," scripts, radio and television broadcast transcripts, and joke indexes written by Laurie from 1940-1953. Also present are correspondence, publication clippings, and drafts of Laurie's memoir Vaudeville: From the Honky-Tonks to the Palace (1953).

Biographical / historical:

Joe Laurie Jr. (1892-1954) was an American vaudevillian, writer, and radio and Broadway performer.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Joe Laurie Jr., October 14, 1980.
Processing information:

Collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Joe Laurie Jr. papers, Collection no. 2231, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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