Guide to the Jean Holloway Papers
MSS.2014.02.24
Lauren Miller
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
2014
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
special.collections@sjsu.edu
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.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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
Jean Holloway Papers, MSS-2014-02-24, San José State University Library Special Collections and Archives.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Lauren Miller. Reviewed by Danelle Moon. Finding Aid created in Archivist Toolkit.
Biographical History
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.
Arrangement
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
Series I. Creative Writing Series I
1932 - 1940
Physical Description: 2.0 foldersThis series documents a selection of Jean Holloway’s creative writing activities, including poetry and short stories. Holloway
used both lyric and narrative poetry styles, with some poems containing correction marks from professors and her own rhythm
and meter notations. The poems and short stories represent some of her class assignments while a student at San Jose State
College. Several of Holloway’s class assignments include notes from a professor suggesting where the work could be submitted
for publication. Poems about Washington Square, San Jose State College writing professor Carl Holliday, and a short story
about the same professor are of special interest for local historians. Files are arranged by format.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series documents a selection of Jean Holloway’s creative writing activities, including poetry and short stories. Holloway
used both lyric and narrative poetry styles, with some poems containing correction marks from professors and her own rhythm
and meter notations. The poems and short stories represent some of her class assignments while a student at San Jose State
College. Several of Holloway’s class assignments include notes from a professor suggesting where the work could be submitted
for publication. Poems about Washington Square, San Jose State College writing professor Carl Holliday, and a short story
about the same professor are of special interest for local historians. Files are arranged by format.
Arrangement
Writings arranged in the original order
Physical Description
2 Folders
Box 1, Folder 1
Poetry
Physical Description: 1.0 folders
Box 1, Folder 2
Short Stories
Physical Description: 1.0 folders
Series II. Scripts and Screenplays
Physical Description: 2.0 foldersThis series comprises the bulk of the Jean Holloway Papers collection and contains complete and partial scripts for radio
and television programs such as “Coming Through the Rye” and “The Last of the Men About Town.” Included are a presentation
script and three additional proposed scripts for a radio series titled “The Townspeople.” This program was created as a public
relations vehicle for the Association of Reserve City Bankers, utilizing a drama series to increase public opinion regarding
free banking.
Box 1, Folder 3
Scripts and Screenplays, Misc.
Physical Description: 1.0 folders
Box 1, Folder 4
Radio Scripts - "The Townspeople" series
Physical Description: 1.0 folders
Box 1, Folder 5
Radio Scripts - The Highwayman; Wuthering Heights - Dangerously Yours; Appointment with Destiny; Mississippi Bubble; Andrew
Jackson and the Lion; Mr. President; Allegro
Series III. Personal Materials
Physical Description: 3.0 foldersThis series consists of Jean Holloway’s personal notebooks, correspondence, accolades, and high school publications. A bound
notebook dated August 8, 1932 contains Holloway’s handwritten poetry and short stories with illustrations, as well as newspaper
clippings of her published work. In her notebook titled “Home Problems,” Holloway wrote domestic advice. Her high school publications
are represented with a copy of San Jose High School 1935 newspaper, the School Herald, where Holloway served as Features Editor.
Box 1, Folder 6
Personal Notebooks
Physical Description: 1.0 folders
Box 1, Folder 7
High School Publications
1932-1935
Physical Description: 1.0 folders
Box 1, Folder 8
School Related Misc.
1932-1937
Physical Description: 1.0 folders
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion pictures
Motion picture plays
Motion picture authorship
Radio programs
Radio Authorship
Jean Holloway, Jean Holloway Tobin
Box 1, Folder 9
Correspondence & Accolades
Physical Description: 1.0 folders
Box 1, Folder 10
The Bell of Thirty-Five: San Jose High School Yearbook
1935
