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Photographs. no date, ca. 1930s-1950s.

Language of Material: English

Scope and Content

The series consists of production stills, a small number of headshots, and what appears to family and/or personal photographs. The series is arranged into four subseries: Personal Photographs, Stage Projects, Motion Picture Projects, Radio Projects, and Unidentified Projects. The bulk of the stills represent stage and film projects in which Randolph was involved, such as the stage productions of The Heiress, Lady in the Dark, and Life with Father, and the films Bride of Vengeance, Cowboy, and Under the Gun . Also included are photographs of others inscribed to Randolph. The files are arranged alphabetically within each subseries.
 

Personal Photographs.

Box 1, Folder 21

Photographs. (no date, ca. 1920s-1940s,1979).

Language of Material: English

Scope and Content

Appears to be personal and/or family related.
Box 1, Folder 22

Photographs of others that are inscribed to Randolph. (no date, 1940, 1945).

Language of Material: English
 

Stage Projects. (no date, 1944, 1946-1947).

Box 1, Folder 1

Angel Street. (no date, 1944).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 2

Blithe Spirit. (no date, 1944).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 3

Green Beetle (The). (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 4

Heiress (The). (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 5

I Like It Here. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 6

Lady in the Dark. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 7

Life with Father. (no date, 1946-1947).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 8

Maurice Evan's Theater Company. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 2, Folder 2

Naked Genius (The). (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 9

Ten Nights in a Bar Room. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 10

Stars Weep (The). (1947).

Language of Material: English
 

Motion Picture Projects. (no date, ca. 1940s-1950s).

Box 2, Folder 1

Bride of Vengeance. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 11

Bride of Vengeance. (no date, 1948).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 12

Cowboy. (1957).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 13

Fourteen Hours. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 14

Gambling House. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 15

Golden Horde (The). (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 16

Purple Mask (The). (1954).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 17

Rogues of Sherwood Forest. (1946).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 18

Under the Gun. (no date).

Language of Material: English
 

Radio Projects. (1950-1951).

Box 1, Folder 19

Armed Forces Radio Service. (1950-1951).

Language of Material: English
 

Unidentified Projects. (no date).

Box 1, Folder 20

Headshots of Randolph. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 21

Unidentified Performances. (no date).

Language of Material: English
 

Scrapbooks and Ephemera. (no date, 1935-1958).

Language of Material: English

Scope and Content

The series consists of 2 scrapbooks and a small amount of ephemera representing Randolph’s career from the 1930s-1950s. The scrapbooks contain of an assortment of clippings, programs, and other ephemera. The ephemera includes posters for Blithe Spirits, a placard for Second Threshold, and articles from The Stars and Stripes Armed Forces daily newspaper. There is no particular arrangement to the series.
Box 2, Folder 6

Scrapbook. (1935-1947).

Language of Material: English

Scope and Content

Mainly news paper clippings and programs representing project in which Randolph was involved.
Box 2, Folder 7

Scrapbook. (1946-1958).

Language of Material: English

Scope and Content

Mainly news paper clippings and programs representing project in which Randolph was involved.
Box 1, Folder 24

Blithe Spirit programs and posters. (no date, ca. 1940s).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 25

Il Resto del Carlino (Italian news publication). (1945).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 26

Lady in the Dark program. (no date).

Box 2, Folder 5

Life with Father - Seagram's Gin advertisement. (1946).

Language of Material: English

Scope and Content

May be from Life Magazine.
Box 1, Folder 27

Maurice Evans programs. ca. 1930s.

Language of Material: English
Box 2, Folder 4

Second Threshold placard. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 28

Second Threshold London review proof. (1952).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 29

Stars and Stripes (The) news publication articles. (1945).

Language of Material: English
Box 2, Folder 3

Walt Disney's Dumbo sheet music. (1941).

Language of Material: English
 

Scripts Material. (no date).

Language of Material: English

Scope and Content

The scripts material includes: Murder By Genius, a short dramatization of Miracle of the Fifteen Murderers by Randolph; a satirical melodramette titled Midsummer Night's Nightmare, and Double Exposure adapted from a yarn by Jack Dolph. The series is arranged alphabetically by title.
Box 1, Folder 30

Double Exposure adapted from a yarn by Jack Dolph. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 31

Midsummer Nights Nightmare satirical melodramette. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 32

Murder By Genius by Randolph. (no date).

Language of Material: English

Scope and Content

Short dramatization of Miracle of the Fifteen Murderers.
 

Professional Affiliations. (no date, 1961-1963).

Language of Material: English

Scope and Content

The Professional Affiliations series consists of certificates, correspondence, and ephemera that highlight Randolph’s participation in professional organizations including the Masquers Club and the Screen Actors Guild. The series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Box 1, Folder 33

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences member certificate. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 34

Actor's Fund of America certificate. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 36

Masquers (The) photographs. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 37

Masquers (The) programs. (1961-1963).

Language of Material: English
Box 2

Masquers (The) photograph (rolled). (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 38

Masquers (The) [writings by Randolph]. (no date).

Language of Material: English
Box 1, Folder 35

Screen Actor's Guild Producers Pension Fund letters written by Randolph. (no date).

Language of Material: English