Marion Fairfax papers

Manuscripts

Production files

folder 1

THE BLACKLIST--script Circa 1916--1916

Record ID: 71305614

Scope and Content Note

scenario by Marion Fairfax and William C. de Mille, undated, 42 pages

folder 2

THE CLOWN--script Circa 1916--1916

Record ID: 71305616

Scope and Content Note

scenario by Marion Fairfax, undated, 65 pages

folder 3

COMMON GROUND--script Circa 1916--1916

Record ID: 71305617

Scope and Content Note

scenario by Marion Fairfax, undated, 58 pages

folder 4

THE HONOR OF HIS HOUSE--script Circa 1917--1948

Record ID: 71305620

Scope and Content Note

scenario by Marion Fairfax, circa 1917, 61 pages [title page is annotated by Fairfax “20 years after I imagined blood substituting as the sacrificial climax of this original story”]; attached clipping regarding blood transfusions, 1948

folder 5

THE HONOR OF HIS HOUSE--agreements 1917--1917

Record ID: 71494774

Scope and Content Note

agreement with Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company for motion picture rights to THE HONOR OF HIS HOUSE (Famous Players-Lasky, 1918), December 22, 1917

folder 6

THE IMMIGRANT--script Circa 1915--1915

Record ID: 71305621

Scope and Content Note

scenario by Marion Fairfax, undated, 38 pages [titled page annotated “written for Valeska Suratt”]

folder 7

A LADY OF QUALITY--agreements 1922--1922

Record ID: 71494776

Scope and Content Note

contract with Universal Pictures Corporation for script A LADY OF QUALITY (Universal-Jewel, 1924), December 8, 1922 [signed by Irving Thalberg]

folder 8

THE LOST WORLD--correspondence 1923--1925

Record ID: 71305629

Scope and Content Note

memo from Earl Hudson, November 28, 1923; memo from Hudson, December 6, 1923, with handwritten note by [Sam Katz] noting that he must never let Fairfax go who is "restless" and "independent"; signed letter from Katalina Adelaide Soule, January 6, 1924; memo from Hudson, March 6, 1924; memo from Hudson, May 2, 1924, with attached letter from Associated First National Pictures reviewing THE WOMAN ON THE JURY, April 19, 1924; letter from R. A. Rowland to Fairfax noting how sorry he is to hear of her illness, September 26, 1924; telegram from Rowland, October 9, 1924; telegrams from John McCormick, October 9, 1924 and October 10, 1924; telegrams from Hudson, January 2, 1925, January 10, 1925, February 5, 1925, February 10, 1925, and February 12, 1925; three radio messages from Hudson, undated

folder 9

THE LYING TRUTH--script Circa 1922--1922

Record ID: 71305622

Scope and Content Note

scenario (“original photodrama”) by Marion Fairfax, undated, 109 pages

folder 10

THE SECRET GAME--script Circa 1917--1917

Record ID: 71305623

Scope and Content Note

scenario by Marion Fairfax, undated, 60 pages

folder 11

THE SECRET GAME--agreements 1917--1917

Record ID: 71494773

Scope and Content Note

agreement with Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company for motion picture rights to THE SECRET GAME (Paramount-Lasky, 1917), August 13, 1917

folder 12

SHERLOCK HOLMES--agreements 1921--1921

Record ID: 71494777

Scope and Content Note

agreement with Marshall Neilan and John Barrymore Productions endorsing Marion Fairfax to write a complete continuity for SHERLOCK HOLMES (Goldwyn Pictures, 1922) for the agreed price of $4,000, September 28, 1921

folder 13

THE WHITE MAN’S LAW--script Circa 1918--1918

Record ID: 71305624

Scope and Content Note

scenario by Marion Fairfax, undated, 72 pages

folder 14

THE WHITE MAN’S LAW--agreements 1918--1918

Record ID: 71494775

Scope and Content Note

agreement with Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company for motion picture rights to THE UNFORGIVABLE SIN [released as THE WHITE MAN’S LAW (Famous Players-Lasky, 1918)], January 18, 1918, with attached letter from studio general manager noting that Fairfax will receive 50 percent of profits, January 18, 1918

folder 15

THE WIDOW’S MIGHT--script Circa 1918--1918

Record ID: 71305625

Scope and Content Note

scenario by Marion Fairfax, undated, 58 pages

Subject files

folder 16

A miscellaneous 1915--1940

Record ID: 71305627

Scope and Content Note

letter from Laurence Anhalt, February 4, 1915; letter from Marion Fairfax to Grace Kingsley, "Los Angeles Times," sharing her thoughts after watching ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1924), May 8, 1924 [carbon], with letter of thanks from Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Associated First National, May 8, 1924; note regarding ABRAHAM LINCOLN, May 10, 1924; letter from Assistance League of Southern California, February 9, 1926; letter from Adeline M. Alvord, March 14, 1940

folder 17

Agreements 1908--1914

Record ID: 71301405

Scope and Content Note

contract with Comstock and Gest for production of "Mr. Crewe’s Career" (play produced as "The Ways and the Means"), October 10, 1908; contract with Baron Bernardo Quaranta di San Severino for Italian and French translation rights for Fairfax’s plays, "The Talker, Work, and The Eager Heart," July 8, 1912 [together with an Italian translation of the contract]; contract with Dina M. Bosworth for Scandinavian translation rights to "The Talker," August 29, 1912; contract with Sanger and Jordan for production of "The Eager Heart," 1914

folder 18

B miscellaneous 1921--1922

Record ID: 71494695

Scope and Content Note

telegram from J. R. Grainger to Pete Smith regarding Washington, D.C. opening of BOB HAMPTON OF PLACER (1921), April 18, 1921; telegram from Reginald Barker, November 16, 1922; handwritten letter from Rita Green Breeze, undated

folder 19

Banning, Anne 1914--1922

Record ID: 71494714

Scope and Content Note

handwritten letter from Anne Banning to Marion Fairfax saying how sorry she was to hear of her continued illness, July 3, 1914

folder 20

Barker, Morton L. 1939--1939

Record ID: 71494713

Scope and Content Note

correspondence concerning real estate

folder 21

C miscellaneous 1907--1933

Record ID: 71494696

Scope and Content Note

letter from California State Library, February 10, 1919; letter from Maude Cheatham, June 30, 1921; handwritten letter from Arthur Carter, August 6, 1922; letter from Children’s Hospital Society, May 17, 1923; handwritten letter from the College Women's Club, March 20, 1925; letter from the Christian Science Monitor, November 20, 1925; letter from Church of Christ Scientist (28th) regarding Fairfax’s resignation, June 5, 1933 and August 30, 1933

folder 22

D miscellaneous 1912--1912

Record ID: 71494697

Scope and Content Note

program for President's Day event held by The Dixie Club of New York, February 15, 1912; handwritten letter from Anna George de Mille, March 25, 1943; handwritten note regarding Dixie Club, undated; handwritten letter from Acton Davies, undated

folder 23

Di San Severino, Bernardo Quaranta 1912--1914

Record ID: 71494715

Scope and Content Note

letters from Barone Bernardo Quaranta di San Severino, July 20, 1912 and October 18, 1914; letter from wife of di San Severino, undated

folder 24

Drawing 1890--1890

Record ID: 71305608

Scope and Content Note

framed drawing of Tully Marshall in unidentified stage production, October 30, 1890 [signed “Gleeson”]

folder 25

E miscellaneous 1943--1947

Record ID: 71494698

Scope and Content Note

two different letters from law offices of Eckman and Lindstrom to Marion Fairfax and Leon Soper regarding death of Tully Marshall, April 12, 1943; letter from Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists, February 10, 1947; handwritten letter from Maxine Elliott, undated

folder 26

F miscellaneous 1912--1912

Record ID: 71494699

Scope and Content Note

handwritten letter from wife of Charles Frohman, May 10, 1912; handwritten letter from Alice Whitcraft Forsyth, undated; handwritten letter from Mary C. Francis, undated

folder 27

G miscellaneous 1913--1913

Record ID: 71305628

Scope and Content Note

handwritten letter from wife of Gervaise Graham, April 22, 1913; handwritten letter from "The Globe," undated

folder 28

H miscellaneous 1911--1926

Record ID: 71494700

Scope and Content Note

telegrams from Henry B. Harris, August 16, 1911 and August 18, 1911; handwritten letter from The Alice Harriman Co., September 27, 1912, 3 pages; telegram from William Harrigan, December 29, 1921; letter from Alfred Hustwick expressing concern over hearing that Marion Fairfax is ill, September 7, 1926

folder 29

I miscellaneous 1915--1918

Record ID: 71494701

Scope and Content Note

letters from International Theatrical Play Bureau, June 16, 1915 and December 13, 1918

folder 30

J miscellaneous 1967--1967

Record ID: 71494702

Scope and Content Note

letter from Roy Jansen, January 4, 1967

folder 31

The Junior Order of Torch Bearers 1946--1946

Record ID: 71494716

Scope and Content Note

correspondence regarding Marion Fairfax writing children's story for the order; certificate of release, August 9, 1946; story, "The Plan," by Fairfax [1946], 8 pages [annotated]

folder 32

Kugel, Lee 1917--1917

Record ID: 71494703

Scope and Content Note

signed letter from Lee Kugel, May 10, 1917, with handwritten calculations on back of letter; letter from Kugel to Tully Marshall discussing how sorry he was to hear of Marion Fairfax's illness, undated; telegram from Kugel, undated

folder 33

L miscellaneous 1908--1925

Record ID: 71494704

Scope and Content Note

handwritten note from Julian L’Estrange, November 30, 1908; handwritten letter from Alice Lambert, November 22, 1911; letters from Los Angeles Tuberculosis Association, October 25, 1921 and November 7, 1925; handwritten letter from Lily Josephine Leever, undated

folder 34

M miscellaneous 1919--1948

Record ID: 71494705

Scope and Content Note

handwritten letter from John R. Melville, May 18, 1919; letter from Metro Pictures thanking Marion Fairfax for editing and titling YOUTH TO YOUTH (1922), September 15, 1922; handwritten letter from George Mooser, identifying himself as a producer of films in the "Far East" for United Artists, asking Fairfax to write stories set in India, April 4, 1923, 4 pages; letter from Mooser to Fairfax, April 5, 1923; handwritten letter from Mary B. Mullett, December 5, 1925, 3 pages; handwritten letter from Victor Moore to Fairfax expressing interest in making stage version of her screenplay for THE CLOWN (1916), undated

folder 35

Manuscripts

Record ID: 71305613

Scope and Content Note

manuscript, "The Gift"; manuscript, "The Girl Who Got All the Breaks"; manuscript, "The Old Skin Game"; manuscript, "A Rainy Day"; manuscript, "The Return of the Prodigal"; manuscript, "Time Out" (also known as "Interlude"); manuscript, "Two Words"; unidentified typed pages

folder 36

Marion Fairfax Productions 1921--1928

Record ID: 71305630

Scope and Content Note

telegram from Gladys [Brockwell?] and Marjorie [Daw?], February 26, 1921; telegram from Marjorie Daw, March 2, 1921; telegram from William C. de Mille, April 16, 1921; letter from Thomas H. Ince, July 11, 1921; report on THE LYING TRUTH (1922), July 26, 1921; letter from E. K. Tanaka Picture Corporation to John Jasper, 1922, with agreement for production of six two-reel Japanese motion pictures, March 1922; letter from United Producers and Distributors, October 10, 1923; letter from [Fairfax] to Louella Parsons, October 1, 1925; letter from the National Board of Review, April 16, 1926; letter from First National regarding use of title THE LYING TRUTH, May 5, 1928 and May 19, 1928; letter from Loyd Wright regarding use of title THE LYING TRUTH, May 9, 1928

folder 37

Marshall, Tully 1899--1899

Record ID: 71305631

Scope and Content Note

marriage announcement of Marion Josephine Neiswanger to Tully Marshall Phillips, June 7, 1899; handwritten letters from Tully Marshall to Marion Fairfax, including letters with contents relating in part to THE COVERED WAGON (1923), November 4, 1922, November 13, 1922, and [1922]; letter from Automobile Club of Southern California regarding chauffeur suffering injuries from driving car without permission, September 8, 1927; handwritten letters from Marshall to Fairfax with contents relating in part to THE BIG TRAIL, June 4, 1930, June 7, 1930, June 10, 1930, and July 8, 1930; envelope containing rose petals and notation in Marion Fairfax’s hand, “A rose from the canopy of fragrant red roses I had put in the coffin holding the beautiful body of my dearly loved one who was always my sweetheart and my lover," [1943]; letter from the New York Public Library asking Fairfax to consider donating papers of Tully Marshall to the library, March 17, 1943; invoice from Pierce Brothers for Tully Marshall’s funeral, March 21,1943; two handwritten letters from Marshall, undated; handwritten poem, undated

folder 38

Miscellaneous Circa 1908--1927

Record ID: 71305626

Scope and Content Note

handwritten Library of Congress copyright certificate for "Mr. Crewe's Career" (play produced as "The Ways and the Means") said to be deposited by Marion Fairfax and Winston Churchill (novelist), December 9, 1908; receipts for contributions from Women’s Political Union, March 8, 1913, and December 17, 1913; program for the New York Theatre Club, December 15, 1914; three clippings from "Screenland," circa 1922; program for Virginia State Chamber of Commerce homecoming reception and dinner for distinguished Virginians, May 18, 1957; fragments of unidentified correspondence; handwritten note from "Anne" [Anne Banning?]

folder 39

P miscellaneous 1912--1923

Record ID: 71494706

Scope and Content Note

handwritten letter from Ada Patterson regarding interview for "New York American," October 9, 1912; letter from The Principia, December 6, 1912; letters from Pen and Brush Club, January 16, 1914 and December 9, 1915; letter from "The Photodramatist" asking Fairfax to write story for their periodical in which they are trying to move away from "the lace-edge and dove's milk spirit of the 'fan' magazine," October 10, 1921

folder 40

Periodicals 1929--1936

Record ID: 71305612

Scope and Content Note

“Marionettes,” column by Marion Fairfax clipped from "Rob Wagner’s Script," 76 pages from various issues primarily from 1929; "Rob Wagner’s Script," complete issues, January 4, 1936 and March 28, 1936

folder 41

R miscellaneous

Record ID: 71494707

Scope and Content Note

signed letter from Lexie Dean Robertson, undated; handwritten draft of telegram from Willard Robertson, undated

folder 42

S miscellaneous 1907--1943

Record ID: 71494708

Scope and Content Note

handwritten letter from Rose Stahl to Marion Fairfax congratulating her on her play "The Builders" and expressing interest in playing part in one of her future plays, May 6, 1907; signed letter from Julius Steger to Fairfax regarding her work on "A Modern Girl," February 25, 1914; telegram from Sam Spring to Sam Rork praising THE BLONDE SAINT (1926), November 4, 1926; letter from Dr. Albert French Storke, neighbor of Fairfax's sister, sending his condolences regarding death of Tully Marshall, February 10, 1943

folder 43

Southern California Woman's Press Club 1922--1922

Record ID: 71494717

Scope and Content Note

folder 44

T miscellaneous 1907--1926

Record ID: 71305632

Scope and Content Note

handwritten letter from Maurice Tourneur to Marion Fairfax discussing his leaving for trip to Puerto Rico to film exteriors for ALOMA OF THE SOUTH SEAS (1926) and apologizing for not having a chance to watch [CLOTHES MAKE THE PIRATE (1925)] before he left since he heard of editing problems, October 7, 1925; letter from Fairfax to S. P. Trood discussing her plans to use trick shots for boat sequence in [THE BLONDE SAINT (1926)], July 2, 1926

folder 45

Theater--The Builders 1907--1907

Record ID: 71305609

Scope and Content Note

play by Marion Fairfax, [1907], approximately 87 pages [annotated]

folder 46

Theater--The Talker 1912--1912

Record ID: 71305610

Scope and Content Note

play by [Marion Fairfax], [1912], approximately 111 pages [annotated]

folder 47

Theater--The Ways and the Means 1908--1908

Record ID: 71305611

Scope and Content Note

play by Marion Fairfax (based on the novel, "Mr. Crewe’s Career," by Winston Churchill), [1908], approximately 126 pages [annotated]

folder 48

University of Oregon 1966--1967

Record ID: 71494709

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folder 49

Van Ness, Thomas 1899--1899

Record ID: 71494710

Scope and Content Note

handwritten letter from Thomas Van Ness, Marion Fairfax's rector from Boston, congratulating her on upcoming marriage to Tully Marshall, May 26, 1899

folder 50

W miscellaneous 1908--1908

Record ID: 71494711

Scope and Content Note

telegrams from Eugene Walter, November 30, 1908, and December 28, 1908; handwritten note from Rob and Florence Wagner, undated

folder 51

The Writers Club--correspondence 1921--1923

Record ID: 71305633

Scope and Content Note

correspondence between Ambassador Hotel and Marion Fairfax regarding dinner arrangements for Writers Club event called "The Writers' Cramp," 1921; suggestions for publicity and newspaper advertising campaign for "Writers' Cramp" on December 1, 1921; draft to members regarding upcoming event signed by Fairfax, circa November 1921 [annotated]; letters to Charles Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, and Madge Bellamy regarding their participation in event, 1921; lists of committee members, patronesses, and baby stars for "Writers' Cramp," 1921; letter from George Foster Platt discussing problem with event, December 3, 1921; flier for Hollywood Follies, 1922; letter to Hollywood Chamber of Commerce suggesting that final title of revue be called “The Writers Revue” rather than “Hollywood Follies" due to recent scandal [concerning Fatty Arbuckle], April 10, 1922; letter to Chaplin apologizing for use of his name without permission, April 24, 1922; letter to Milton Sills apologizing for Agnes Ayres’s behavior, April 24, 1922; letter from Platt naming Marion Fairfax to Board of Play Judges, November 13, 1922; letter from Rupert Hughes regarding election of Fairfax to honorary membership, undated

folder 52

Young, James

Record ID: 71494712

Scope and Content Note

handwritten letter from James Young thanking Marion Fairfax for helping him with unspecified difficult situation at Writers Club, undated