Radio scripts collection 2282
Diann Benti
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 February
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Radio scripts collection
Identifier/Call Number: 2282
Physical Description:
28.63 Linear Feet
41 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1933-1958
Abstract: This collection contains radio scripts for nearly 50 American radio programs dating from the 1930s to 1950s, including a number
of scripts written by American radio and television writer Edward J. Adamson (died 1972).
Language of Material:
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Radio scripts collection, Collection no. 2282, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
This collection is not fully processed.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains radio scripts for American radio programs dating from the 1930s to 1950s, including a number of scripts
written by American radio and television writer Edward J. Adamson (died 1972). There are also some additional files reflecting
Adamson's other projects (Box 40).
There are scripts for nearly fifty programs, with larger runs of Bulldog Drummond (1940s), Cavalcade of America (1941-1947),
the Chase and Sanborn Hour (1937-1939), Counter-Spy (1947-1957), The FBI in Peace and War (1956-1958), Inner Sanctum (1940s),
International Airport (1949-1951), Sear's Mid-Morning Matinee (1938-1939), and That Hammer Guy (1953-1954). There are unsorted
scripts for miscellaneous single episodes in Box 41.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at cin@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library 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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Radio programs -- United States -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Radio scripts
Adamson, Edward J.
Adamson, Edward J. -- Archives
Box 1, Folder 1
The Abbott Mysteries
1946-06
Box 1, Folder 2-6, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Folder 1
Bulldog Drummond
1941, 1945-1947 and undated
Box 4, Folder 2-3
California Mounted Band
1933
Box 4, Folder 5
Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt
1942-01
Box 4, Folder 6
The Casebook of Gregory Hood
1950
Box 5, Box 6
Cavalcade of America
1941-1947
Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11
The Chase and Sanborn Hour
1937-1941
Box 12, Box 13, Box 14, Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18
Box 19, Folder 1
The Diary of a Young Woman
1938
Box 19, Folder 3
Exploring the Unknown
1946-04-21
Box 19, Folder 4-6, Box 20, Box 21, Box 22, Box 23, Folder 1-7
The FBI in Peace and War
1956-1958
Box 23, Folder 8
Fibber McGee & Molly
1942
Box 23, Folder 9-10, Box 24, Folder 1-2
The Frank Fontaine Show
1952
Box 24, Folder 4-6, Box 25, Box 26
Inner Sanctum
1941 August; 1947-1951 and undated
Box 27, Box 28, Box 29, Box 30, Folder 1-2
International Airport
1949-1951
Box 30, Folder 3
It Happened in the Service
1942
Box 30, Folder 8
The Jello Program with Jack Benny
1941-1942
Box 30, Folder 9
Kay Kyser Colgate-Palmolive Routine
1945-1946
Box 30, Folder 10
Los Angeles Parks Department Program
1935-06-30
Box 30, Folder 11
Louella Parsons Show
1948, 1954
Box 30, Folder 12
The Man ---And the Moment
Box 30, Folder 13
Maxwell House Coffee Time
1942
Box 31, Folder 3
The New Old Gold Program
1942
Box 31, Folder 5
The Private Case Files of Matthew Bell
1952 and undated
Box 31, Folder 6-8
The Private Files of Rex Saunders
Box 32, Folder 2
Rogue's Gallery
1950 and undated
Box 32, Folder 3-9, Box 33, Box 34, Folder 1-2
Sear's Mid-Morning Matinee
1938-1939
Box 34, Folder 3-8, Box 35, Folder 1-3
Box 35, Folder 4
Signal Carnival
1938-01-09
Box 35, Folder 5
Singing Strings
1938-1939
Box 35, Folder 6-11, Box 36, Folder 1-2
Steve Strong, Investigator
Box 36, Folder 3-8, Box 37, Box 38, Box 39, Folder 1-2
That Hammer Guy
1953-1954
Box 39, Folder 5-7
University of the Air dental health talks ("Dental Clinic of the Air," The Southern California State Dental Association and
the University of Southern California)
1934-1941
