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Laurie Jr. (Joe) papers
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Description
Collection of binders of "Bits," scripts, radio and television broadcast transcripts, and joke indexes written by American
vaudevillian and writer Joe Laurie Jr. (1892-1954) from 1940-1953. Also present are correspondence, publication clippings,
and drafts of Laurie's memoir
Vaudeville: From the Honky-Tonks to the Palace (1953).
Background
Joe Laurie Jr. (1892-1954) was an American vaudevillian, writer, and radio and Broadway performer.
Extent
18 Linear Feet
16 boxes
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