Collection Scope and Content Summary
Biography
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Publication Rights
Access Restrictions
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Oral history interview of Carlton E. Morse by Eugene D. Carlisle with related correspondence and reference material
Creator:
Morse, Carlton E.
Identifier/Call Number: M0770
Identifier/Call Number: 1599
Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1936-1981
Abstract: Forty oral history interviews (tapes and transcripts) conducted between 1970 and 1975, legal releases, correspondence and
related materials. The collection also contains address and cast lists for ONE MAN'S FAMILY, original scripts for August 16
and 19, 1936, and program ephemera. There are newsclippings "Random reflections," written by Morse, 1972-1974, photographs
of Morse and his family, and a video "Good old days of radio," narrated by Steve Allen, n.d.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Forty oral history interviews (tapes and transcripts) conducted between 1970 and 1975, legal releases, correspondence and
related materials. The collection also contains address and cast lists for ONE MAN'S FAMILY, original scripts for August 16
and 19, 1936, and program ephemera. There are newsclippings "Random reflections," written by Morse, 1972-1974, photographs
of Morse and his family, and a video "Good old days of radio," narrated by Steve Allen, n.d.
Biography
A well-known radio dramatist, Carlton E. Morse joined production staff of NBC in 1930. His scripting credits include One Man's
Family (1932-1959), I Love a Mystery (1939-1944), and other programs.
Eugene D. Carlisle was Professor of History at Cypress College, Cypress California, and conducted the interviews from 1970
through 1975.
Preferred Citation
The Carlton E. Morse Oral history interview by Eugene D. Carlisle and related correspondence and reference material, 1936-1981.
M0770. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Cypress College, 1995.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Access Restrictions
None.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photoprints.
Radio -- History
Audiotapes.
Radio plays -- Production and direction.
Videorecordings.
Morse, Anne.
Allen, Steve.
Merriam, Esther.
Amerine, Maynard.
Mallette, Margaret.
Andrews, William J.
Loofbourow, Arlene.
Hoag, Vinnie Sheer.
Gilman, Page.
Dahlstead, Dresser.
Carlisle, Eugene D.
Carter, Wayne.
Christy, Helen E.
Conners, John L.
Raffetto, Michael.
Beeson, Ellis.
Peebler, Gladys.
Berwin, Bernice.
Morse, Patricia.
Bohemian Club (San Francisco, Calif.)
Morse, Melvin M.
Canfield, Roger.