Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Preferred Citation
Biography
Scope and Content
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Title: Joe Quillan papers
Collection number: 133
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8.0 linear ft.
(18 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1938-1950
Abstract: Joseph Quillan was a radio and television comedy writer for more than 20 years. The collection consists of radio and television
scripts, ideas, notes, and memorabilia. Projects represented include programs such as the Eddie Cantor Show, Time to Smile
with Eddie Cantor, and Wednesday With You. Also included is a small amount of material related to Quillan's brothers Eddie
Quillan and John Quillan.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Creator:
Quillan, Joe
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Eddie Quillan, 1987.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Joe Quillan Papers (Collection PASC 133). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Biography
Joseph Quillan was born ca. 1916. He was a comedy writer for radio and television for more than 20 years. Quillan's credits
include radio programs such as The Eddie Cantor Show, Time to Smile with Eddie Cantor, Wednesday With You, and the radio and
television productions of Our Miss Brooks. Quillan died Apr. 6, 1961.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of materials related to the career of comedy writer Joe Quillan. Included are radio and television
scripts, many annotated, ideas, notes, and memorabilia. Also included is a very small amount of material related to Quillan's
brothers Eddie Quillan and John Quillan, also in the entertainment industry.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Quillan, Joe--Archives
Radio writers--United States--Archives.
Television writers--United States--Archives.