Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Jean Holloway, Jean Holloway Tobin
- Abstract:
- The Jean Holloway Papers contains typed manuscripts and handwritten creative works by screenwriter and San Jose State College alumna Jean Holloway. The bulk of the collection consists of screenplays, poetry, radio scripts and some coursework from her time in college.
- Extent:
- 1 Box (.417 linear feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Jean Holloway Papers, MSS-2014-02-24, San José State University Library Special Collections and Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Jean Holloway Papers (1932-1948) contains typed manuscripts and handwritten creative works by screenwriter and San Jose State College alumna Jean Holloway. The bulk of the collection consists of screenplays, poetry, radio scripts and some coursework from her time in college.
- Biographical / historical:
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Jean Holloway (1917-1989), born Gratia Jean Casey, was a screenwriter of both radio and television programs. An alumna of San Jose State College, Holloway began writing successful screenplays for several prestigious radio shows. She went on to be contracted with MGM Studios and wrote three musical film scripts between 1946 and 1948. While Holloway was writing television’s first daytime, live continuous soap opera “The First 100 Years,” she met her husband, actor Dan Tobin.
- Processing information:
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Collection processed by Lauren Miller. Reviewed by Danelle Moon. Finding Aid created in Archivist Toolkit.
- Arrangement:
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This collection is arranged into three series: Series I. Creative Writing; Series II. Scripts and Screenplays; and Series III. Personal Materials.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jose State University Library Special Collections and Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections and Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
- Preferred citation:
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Jean Holloway Papers, MSS-2014-02-24, San José State University Library Special Collections and Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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One Washington SquareSan Jose, CA 95192-0028, US
- Contact:
- 408-808-2062