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MSS.2014.02.24
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Jean Holloway Papers
creator:
Jean Holloway, Jean Holloway Tobin
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2014.02.24
Physical Description:
1 Box
(.417 linear feet)
Date (inclusive): 1932-1948
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.
The collection is open for research.
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.
Jean Holloway Papers, MSS-2014-02-24, San José State University Library Special Collections and Archives.
Collection processed by Lauren Miller. Reviewed by Danelle Moon. Finding Aid created in Archivist Toolkit.
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
This collection is arranged into three series: Series I. Creative Writing; Series II. Scripts and Screenplays; and Series
III. Personal Materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion picture authorship
Motion picture plays
Motion pictures
Radio Authorship
Radio programs
San José State University -- History
Jean Holloway, Jean Holloway Tobin