Eugene Rodney papers, 1949-ca.1963
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Title: Eugene Rodney papers
Collection number: PASC 163
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
19.0 linear ft.
(45 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1949-ca. 1963
Abstract: Eugene Rodney was best known as producer of the television program,
Father Knows Best. The bulk of the collection includes scripts and production information for the radio and television series
Father Knows Best, and the short lived television series
Window on Main Street, all featuring Robert Young.
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:
Rodney, Eugene
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.
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Dorthea Rodney, 1986.
[Identification of item], Eugene Rodney papers (Collection PASC 163). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Eugene B. Rodney was originally a publicist for East Coast theater owners and stage producers. He moved west when a theater
chain he was managing was sold. In Hollywood he became an associate producer at Reliance Pictures and was involved in the
filming of
The Last of the Mohicans,
The Count of Monte Cristo and
Red Salute with Robert Young. Rodney went on to become the Vice-President of Production for Robert Young's production company, Cavalier
Productions, Inc., and helped conceptualize and then produce the television version of
Father Knows Best. Rodney died in November, 1985.
The collection consists of materials related to the career of television producer and director Eugene Rodney. The bulk of
the collection comprises files for the radio and television versions of
Father Knows Best and short lived television series,
Window On Main Street.
Father Knows Best radio scripts represent 1949-1954; the television files represent ca. 1955-ca. 1960 and include scripts and production material.
Window on Main Street scripts and production information represent thirty-plus episodes. Additionally, there is a very small amount of Rodney's
personal business files, a small number of photographs of
Father Knows Best cast members, and a small number of screenplays for projects in which Rodney was involved in some capacity.
Arranged in the following series:
- Radio Projects
- Telelvision Projects
- Personal Business Papers
- Unidentified Projects
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
2723137
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Rodney,Eugene--Archives
Father knows best (Radio program)
Father knows best (Television program)
Television producers and directors-Archival resources
Box 30, Folder 3
TELEVISION PROJECTS
Story Ideas
Box 41
Box 37, Folder 1
FATHER KNOWS BEST
Box 45
Box 45, Folder 2
Box 31
Box 24, Folder 10
Box 5, Folder 9
Box 5, Folder 10
Box 23, Folder 5
Box 23, Folder 6
Box 23, Folder 3
Box 23, Folder 4
Box 18, Folder 4
Box 18, Folder 3
Box 6, Folder 1
Box 6, Folder 2
Box 19, Folder 15
Box 19, Folder 16
Box 18, Folder 2
Box 18, Folder 1
Box 23, Folder 2
Box 23, Folder 1
Box 19, Folder 11
Box 19, Folder 12
Box 18, Folder 6
Box 18, Folder 5
Box 4, Folder 5
Box 4, Folder 6
Box 6, Folder 3
Box 6, Folder 4
Box 6, Folder 6
Box 6, Folder 5
Box 21, Folder 5
Box 15, Folder 4
Box 15, Folder 3
Box 5, Folder 8
Box 5, Folder 7
Box 18, Folder 11
Box 18, Folder 12
Box 15, Folder 6
Box 15, Folder 5
Box 15, Folder 12
Box 15, Folder 11
Box 16, Folder 1
Box 16, Folder 2
Box 6, Folder 7
Box 6, Folder 8
Box 17, Folder 5
Box 16, Folder 3
Box 16, Folder 4
Box 6, Folder 9
Box 6, Folder 10
Box 18, Folder 14
Box 18, Folder 13
Box 5, Folder 4
Box 5, Folder 3
Box 5, Folder 5
Box 5, Folder 6
Box 9, Folder 5
Box 9, Folder 6
Box 18, Folder 10
Box 18, Folder 9
Box 12, Folder 15
Box 12, Folder 16
Box 15, Folder 2
Box 15, Folder 1
Box 12, Folder 13
Box 12, Folder 14
Box 6, Folder 11
Box 6, Folder 12
Box 18, Folder 16
Box 4, Folder 3
Box 4, Folder 4
Box 9, Folder 8
Box 9, Folder 7
Box 23, Folder 9
Box 23, Folder 10
Box 18, Folder 18
Box 18, Folder 17
Box 6, Folder 18
Box 6, Folder 17
Box 12, Folder 11
Box 12, Folder 12
Box 18, Folder 19
Box 18, Folder 20
Box 7, Folder 2
Box 7, Folder 1
Box 9, Folder 9
Box 9, Folder 10
Box 9, Folder 12
Box 9, Folder 11
Box 12, Folder 9
Box 12, Folder 10
Box 7, Folder 3
Box 7, Folder 4
Box 23, Folder 13
Box 23, Folder 14
Box 6, Folder 16
Box 6, Folder 15
Box 20, Folder 9
Box 20, Folder 10
Box 23, Folder 16
Box 23, Folder 15
Box 16, Folder 6
Box 6, Folder 14
Box 6, Folder 13
Box 18, Folder 21
Box 18, Folder 22
Box 20, Folder 8
Box 20, Folder 7
Box 4, Folder 7
Box 4, Folder 8
Box 4, Folder 9
Box 4, Folder 10
Box 20, Folder 12
Box 20, Folder 11
Box 9, Folder 13
Box 9, Folder 14
Box 4, Folder 11
Box 4, Folder 12
Box 12, Folder 8
Box 12, Folder 7
Box 23, Folder 11
Box 23, Folder 12
Box 5, Folder 1
Box 5, Folder 2
Box 20, Folder 14
Box 20, Folder 13
Box 20, Folder 16
Box 20, Folder 15
Box 15, Folder 9
Box 15, Folder 10
Box 15, Folder 7
Box 15, Folder 8
Box 20, Folder 18
Box 20, Folder 17
Box 12, Folder 5
Box 12, Folder 6
Box 12, Folder 4
Box 12, Folder 3
Box 21, Folder 20
Box 21, Folder 19
Box 13, Folder 15
Box 13, Folder 16
Box 20, Folder 20
Box 20, Folder 19
Box 19, Folder 13
Box 19, Folder 14
Box 9, Folder 16
Box 9, Folder 15
Box 10, Folder 1
Box 10, Folder 2
Box 9, Folder 3
Box 9, Folder 4
Box 1, Folder 2
Box 1, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 3
Box 1, Folder 4
Box 14, Folder 14
Box 14, Folder 13
Box 14, Folder 8
Box 14, Folder 7
Box 14, Folder 12
Box 14, Folder 11
Box 13, Folder 18
Box 13, Folder 17
Box 17, Folder 5
Box 1, Folder 6
Box 1, Folder 5
Box 20, Folder 22
Box 20, Folder 21
Box 14, Folder 9
Box 14, Folder 10
Box 14, Folder 1
Box 14, Folder 2
Box 11, Folder 3
Box 11, Folder 4
Box 21, Folder 2
Box 21, Folder 1
Box 14, Folder 4
Box 21, Folder 22
Box 21, Folder 21
Box 17, Folder 5
Box 21, Folder 4
Box 21, Folder 3
Box 14, Folder 5
Box 14, Folder 6
Box 10, Folder 4
Box 10, Folder 3
Box 22, Folder 1
Box 22, Folder 2
Box 22, Folder 3
Box 22, Folder 4
Box 11, Folder 1
Box 11, Folder 2
Box 21, Folder 6
Box 21, Folder 7
Box 21, Folder 8
Box 10, Folder 5
Box 10, Folder 6
Box 21, Folder 9
Box 21, Folder 10
Box 1, Folder 8
Box 1, Folder 7
Box 1, Folder 10
Box 1, Folder 9
Box 22, Folder 6
Box 22, Folder 5
Box 10, Folder 8
Box 10, Folder 7
Box 2, Folder 1
Box 2, Folder 2
Box 10, Folder 10
Box 10, Folder 9
Box 46, Folder 2
Box 2, Folder 4
Box 2, Folder 3
Box 46, Folder 1
Box 2, Folder 5
Box 2, Folder 6
Box 10, Folder 12
Box 10, Folder 11
Box 22, Folder 11
Box 22, Folder 12
Box 21, Folder 11
Box 21, Folder 12
Box 22, Folder 10
Box 22, Folder 9
Box 10, Folder 14
Box 10, Folder 13
Box 54, Folder 6
Box 47, Folder 8
Box 11, Folder 6
Box 11, Folder 5
Box 22, Folder 8
Box 22, Folder 7
Box 10, Folder 17
Box 10, Folder 18
Box 21, Folder 15
Box 21, Folder 16
Box 47, Folder 2
Box 46, Folder 3
Box 10, Folder 15
Box 10, Folder 16
Box 17, Folder 5
Box 47, Folder 6
Box 21, Folder 14
Box 21, Folder 13
Box 11, Folder 8
Box 11, Folder 7
Box 10, Folder 20
Box 10, Folder 19
Box 21, Folder 17
Box 21, Folder 18
Box 47, Folder 5
Box 47, Folder 4
Box 47, Folder 3
Box 2, Folder 7
Box 2, Folder 8
Box 11, Folder 9
Box 11, Folder 10
Box 2, Folder 10
Box 2, Folder 9
Box 10, Folder 22
Box 10, Folder 21
Box 13, Folder 11
Box 13, Folder 12
Box 12, Folder 19
Box 12, Folder 20
Box 11, Folder 12
Box 2, Folder 11
Box 2, Folder 12
Box 13, Folder 14
Box 13, Folder 13
Box 13, Folder 1
Box 13, Folder 2
Box 11, Folder 18
Box 11, Folder 17
Box 22, Folder 14
Box 22, Folder 13
Box 13, Folder 3
Box 13, Folder 4
Box 3, Folder 8
Box 3, Folder 7
Box 3, Folder 10
Box 3, Folder 9
Box 3, Folder 3
Box 3, Folder 4
Box 11, Folder 20
Box 11, Folder 19
Box 13, Folder 6
Box 13, Folder 5
Box 3, Folder 6
Box 3, Folder 5
Box 17, Folder 5
Box 13, Folder 8
Box 13, Folder 7
Box 3, Folder 1
Box 3, Folder 2
Box 18, Folder 7
Box 18, Folder 8
Box 20, Folder 6
Box 3, Folder 12
Box 3, Folder 11
Box 4, Folder 2
Box 4, Folder 1
Box 8, Folder 2
Box 8, Folder 1
Box 9, Folder 2
Box 9, Folder 1
Box 11, Folder 13
Box 11, Folder 14
Box 8, Folder 11
Box 8, Folder 12
Box 17, Folder 5
Box 23, Folder 7
Box 23, Folder 8
Box 8, Folder 9
Box 8, Folder 10
Box 13, Folder 9
Box 13, Folder 10
Box 8, Folder 8
Box 8, Folder 7
Box 8, Folder 4
Box 8, Folder 3
Box 8, Folder 6
Box 8, Folder 5
Box 24, Folder 1
Box 24, Folder 2
Box 24, Folder 7
Box 24, Folder 8
Box 24, Folder 5
Box 24, Folder 6
Box 22, Folder 16
Box 8, Folder 13
Box 8, Folder 14
Box 24, Folder 3
Box 24, Folder 4
Box 12, Folder 18
Box 12, Folder 17
Box 20, Folder 4
Box 20, Folder 3
Box 7, Folder 6
Box 7, Folder 5
Box 7, Folder 10
Box 7, Folder 9
Box 18, Folder 3
Box 18, Folder 4
Box 7, Folder 7
Box 7, Folder 8
Box 37, Folder 5
Box 37, Folder 4
Box 37, Folder 6
Box 7, Folder 12
Box 7, Folder 11
Box 19, Folder 6
Box 19, Folder 5
Box 7, Folder 14
Box 7, Folder 13
Box 20, Folder 2
Box 20, Folder 1
Box 11, Folder 16
Box 11, Folder 15
Box 22, Folder 20
Box 22, Folder 19
Box 19, Folder 2
Box 19, Folder 8
Box 19, Folder 7
Box 22, Folder 17
Box 22, Folder 18
Box 13, Folder 19
Box 13, Folder 20
Box 11, Folder 22
Box 11, Folder 21
Box 17, Folder 5
Box 7, Folder 16
Box 7, Folder 15
Box 19, Folder 18
Box 19, Folder 17
Box 12, Folder 2
Box 12, Folder 1
Box 19, Folder 9
Box 19, Folder 10
Box 19, Folder 19
Box 19, Folder 20
Box 5, Folder 12
Box 5, Folder 14
Box 5, Folder 13
Box 15, Folder 14
Box 15, Folder 13
FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE
Box 40
KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY
Box 46, Folder 4
MY ISLAND FAMILY
Box 40
WINDOW ON MAIN STREET
Box 34, Folder 15
Box 34, Folder 16
Box 34, Folder 19
Box 34, Folder 20
Box 34, Folder 18
Box 34, Folder 17
Box 34, Folder 9
Box 34, Folder 10
Box 34, Folder 11
Box 34, Folder 12
Box 34, Folder 14
Box 34, Folder 13
Box 34, Folder 1
Box 34, Folder 2
Box 34, Folder 3
Box 34, Folder 4
Box 34, Folder 6
Box 34, Folder 5
Box 33, Folder 27
Box 33, Folder 26
Box 33, Folder 1
Box 33, Folder 2
Box 34, Folder 8
Box 34, Folder 7
Box 33, Folder 3
Box 33, Folder 4
Box 33, Folder 6
Box 33, Folder 5
Box 33, Folder 7
Box 33, Folder 8
Box 33, Folder 10
Box 33, Folder 9
Box 33, Folder 12
Box 33, Folder 11
Box 32, Folder 3
Box 32, Folder 4
Box 32, Folder 6
Box 32, Folder 5
Box 32, Folder 7
Box 32, Folder 8
Box 32, Folder 9
Box 32, Folder 10
Box 32, Folder 11
Box 32, Folder 12
Box 32, Folder 14
Box 32, Folder 18
Box 32, Folder 17
Box 32, Folder 19
Box 32, Folder 20
Box 32, Folder 15
Box 32, Folder 16
Box 32, Folder 21
Box 32, Folder 22
Box 35
Box 36
Box 32, Folder 23
Box 32, Folder 24
Box 32, Folder 2
Box 33, Folder 13
Box 33, Folder 14
Box 33, Folder 15
Box 33, Folder 16
Box 33, Folder 19
Box 33, Folder 20
Box 33, Folder 22
Box 33, Folder 21
Box 33, Folder 18
Box 33, Folder 23
Box 33, Folder 24
Box 33, Folder 25
Box 32, Folder 26
Box 45, Folder 3
PERSONAL BUSINESS PAPERS
Box 44
Box 43
Box 42
Box 24, Folder 12
Box 24, Folder 11
ROBERT YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHS (17 items)
UNIDENTIFIED PROJECTS
The series includes files which are not identified with known projects and in which Rodney was involved in some capacity,
and which may or may not have been produced. Mostly includes drafts of screenplays with occasional production information
for projects such as
The Fan Letter ,
The Happy Scoundrel , and
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue , among others. The series is arranged alphabetically by project title.
Box 39, Folder 2
Box 39, Folder 3
Box 39, Folder 1
Box 39, Folder 4
Box 38, Folder 7
Box 38, Folder 8
Box 38, Folder 9
Box 37, Folder 2
Box 38, Folder 4
Box 38, Folder 2
Box 38, Folder 5
Box 38, Folder 3