Guide to the Carlton E. Morse Oral history interview by Eugene D. Carlisle and related correspondence and reference material,
1936-1981 M0770
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Bill O'Hanlon.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2002
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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.
Box 1, folder 1
Interview transcript (1): Helen E. Christy 527915
Box 1, folder 2
Interview transcript (2): Helen E. Christy 527913
Box 1, folder 3
Interview transcript (3): Helen E. Christy 527911
Box 1, folder 4
Interview transcript (4): Helen E. Christy 527909
Box 1, folder 5
Interview transcript (5): Dresser Dahlstead 527907
Box 1, folder 6
Interview transcript (6): Dresser Dahlstead 527905
Box 1, folder 7
Interview transcript (7): Dresser Dahlstead 527903
Box 1, folder 8
Interview transcript (8): Carlton E. Morse 527901
Box 1, folder 9
Interview transcript (9): Carlton E. Morse 527899
Box 1, folder 10
Interview transcript (10): Carlton E. Morse 527897
Box 1, folder 11
Interview transcript (11): Carlton E. Morse 527895
Box 1, folder 12
Interview transcript (12): Carlton E. Morse 527893
Box 1, folder 13
Interview transcript (13): Patricia A. Morse 527891
Box 1, folder 14
Interview transcript (14): Noel Morse Canfield, Roger Canfield 527889
Box 1, folder 15
Interview transcript (15): Prof. L. Loofbourow, Arlene Loofbourow 527887
Box 1, folder 16
Interview transcript (16): Jennings Historical Society - Bayhi, Hoag and Necessary 527885
Box 1, folder 17
Interview transcript (17): Vinnie Sheer Hoag 527883
Box 1, folder 18
Interview transcript (18): John L. Conners 527881
Box 1, folder 19
Interview transcripts (19): Margret Malette 527879
Box 1, folder 20
Interview transcript (20): Geo. Albert Morse 527877
Box 1, folder 21
Interview transcript (21): Wilmer W. Morse 527875
Box 1, folder 22
Interview transcripts (22): Geo. (Harry) Morse 527873
Box 1, folder 23
Interview transcript (23): Lucile (Morse) and Ernest Chastain 527871
Box 1, folder 24
Interview transcript (24): Michael Rafetto 527869
Box 1, folder 25
Interview transcript (25): Michael Rafetto 527867
Box 2, folder 1
Interview transcript (26): Ann Morse 527865
Box 2, folder 2
Interview transcript (27): Ann Morse 527863
Box 2, folder 3
Interview transcript (28): Page Gilman 527861
Box 2, folder 4
Interview transcript (29): Wm. J. Andrews 527859
Box 2, folder 5
Interview transcript (30): Wm. J. Andrews 527857
Box 2, folder 6
Interview transcript (31): Bernice Berwin 527855
Box 2, folder 7
Interview transcript (32): Carrie Morse Lloyd 527853
Box 2, folder 8
Interview transcript (33): Gladys Peebler 527851
Box 2, folder 9
Interview transcript (34): Jazz Harold Weise 527849
Box 2, folder 10
Interview transcript (36): Dr. Maynard Amerine 527847
Box 2, folder 11
Interview transcript (37): Ellis Beeson 527845
Box 2, folder 12
Interview transcript (38): Melvin E. Morse 527843
Box 2, folder 13
Interview transcript (39-40): Esther Merriam/ Wayne Carter 527841
Box 2, folder 14
Interview transcript (41): Esther Merriam/ Wayne Carter 527839
Box 2, folder 15
Master list 527837
Scope and Contents note
Interviewee names, corresponding tape and transcript number and date of interview Master list -- length and recording quality
of tapes
Box 2, folder 16
Letter of introduction for Eugene D. Carlisle from Carlton E. Morse 527835
March 26, 1972
Box 2, folder 17
Interview agreement forms 527833
Box 2, folder 18
Legal forms [1 of 3] 527831
Box 2, folder 19
Legal forms [2 of 3] 527829
Box 2, folder 20
Legal forms [3 of 3] 527827
Box 2, folder 21
Correspondence of Eugene Carlisle: Outgoing correspondence 527825
1971
Scope and Contents note
Carlton Morse, March 3
Box 2, folder 22
Correspondence of Eugene Carlisle: Incoming correspondence 527823
1971
Scope and Contents note
Carlton Morse, November 10
Box 2, folder 23
Correspondence of Eugene Carlisle: Outgoing correspondence 527821
1972
Scope and Contents note
Carlton Morse, March 3 -- Carlton Morse draft, June 29
Box 2, folder 24
Correspondence of Eugene Carlisle: Incoming and outgoing correspondence 1972 regarding Jennings, Lousiana, Morse's birthplace 527819
1972
Scope and Contents note
Letter to Eugene D. Carlisle from Valerie Jean Conner July 11 -- Draft letter to Connor from Carlisle, n.d. -- Louisiana State
Department of Health, New Orleans: birth certificate forms for Morse -- Letter to Carlisle from Meredith Necessary, Board
President of Jennings Public Library, August 5 -- Letter to Meredith Necessary from L.L. Morse, August 30 -- Letter to Eugene
Carlisle from Hilda Bayhi and newsclippings from Jennings Daily News, 1972 -- Letter from Carlisle to Mayor of Jennings, July
6 -- List of members of Morse and Grubb families. -- Excerpts and copies from The Birth of Jennings, by Walter D. Morse
Box 2, folder 25
Photographs of Morse and Grubb Jenning homes (4) -- Photographs of Jennings and Morse's mother as a young woman (9 4x5 and
9 duplicate 10x10)
527817
Box 2, folder 26
Correspondence of Eugene Carlisle: Outgoing correspondence 527815
1973
Scope and Contents note
Carlton Morse, March 16 -- Anne Morse, March 29 -- Michael Raffetto, March 29 -- Lucile Morse Chastain, March 29 -- Mrs. Brook
Berlin (Bernice Berwin), March 29 -- Harry Morse, March 29 -- Wilmer W. Morse, March 29 -- Patricia Morse, April 24 -- William
Andrew, May 8 -- Bernice Berwin, May 8 -- Page Gillman, May 17 -- Bernice Berwin, May 23
Box 2, folder 27
Correspondence of Eugene Carlisle: Incoming correspondence 527813
1973
Scope and Contents note
Carleton Morse, April 1 -- Wilmer Morse, April 3 -- Michael Raffetto, April 4 -- Lucile Morse Chastain, April 6 -- Anne Morse,
April 7 -- Bernice Berwin, April 26 -- William Andrew, May 16 -- Bernice Berwin, May 19 -- Page Gilman, May 21
Box 2, folder 28
Correspondence of Eugene Carlisle: Outgoing correspondence 527811
1974
Scope and Contents note
Helen E. Christy, August 8 -- Maynard Amerine, September 13 -- Wilmer Morse, September 13 -- Anne Morse, September 16 -- Michael
Raffetto, September 16 -- Maynard Amerine, September 27 -- Michael Raffetto, September 27 -- Anne Morse, September 27 -- Jazz
Harold Weise, September 27 -- Jazz Harold Weise, October 4 -- William Andrew, October 4 -- Carlton Morse, October 14 -- Mrs.
H.P. Groesbeck, October 15 -- Mrs. Carrie Lloyd, October 15 -- Dr. Maynard Amerine, October 24 -- William Andrew, November
9 -- Jazz Weise, December 6 -- Michael Raffetto, December 6
Box 2, folder 29
Correspondence of Eugene Carlisle: Incoming correspondence 527809
1974
Scope and Contents note
Anne Morse, September 17 -- Michael Raffetto, September 20 -- Maynard Amerine, Septmeber 25 -- Wilmer Morse, September 28
-- J. Harold Weise, September 30 -- Anne Morse, October 2 -- Michael Raffetto, October 3 -- Maynard Amerine, October 18 --
Leon T. Loofbourow, December 15
Box 3, folder 1
Correspondence of Eugene Carlisle: Outgoing correspondence 527807
1975
Scope and Contents note
Michael Raffetto, January 8 -- Mrs. Jack Macdonald, January 8 -- Mrs. Jack Macdonald, February 7 -- Bernice Berlin Berwin,
April 4 -- George Harris Morse, April 4 -- Helen E. Christy, April 4 -- Carlton Morse, July 7 -- Mrs. Jack Macdonald, July
7 -- Esther Merriman, July 7 -- Melvin Morse, July 7 -- Melvin Morse, July 20
Box 3, folder 2
Correspondence of Eugene Carlisle: Incoming correspondence 527805
1975
Scope and Contents note
Mrs. Jack Macdonald, January 15 -- Bernice Berwin, April 23 -- Melvin Morse, July 16 -- Esther Merriam, July 18 -- Melvin
Morse, July 28
Box 3, folder 3
"One Man's Family " address list 527803
December 17, 1959
Box 3, folder 4
"One Man's Family " cast list 527801
May 21, 1959
Box 3, folder 5
"The Women in My House" cast list 527799
May 21, 1959
Box 3, folder 6
Original script of "One Man's Family" 527797
August 16, 19, 1936
Scope and Contents note
With letter from Mrs. Macdonald to Michael Raffetto and letter from Raffetto to Carlisle
Box 3, folder 7
Mother Barbour's (Minetta Ellen) Chatter with the Batter cookbook 527795
1948
Scope and Contents note
Promotional for "One Man's Family"
Box 3, folder 8
Father Barbour's (J. Anthony Smythe) "This I Give" 527793
1948
Box 3, folder 9
Photoslides (4) from "One Man's Family" 527791
undated
Box 3, folder 10
Newspaper and magazine articles on Carlton E. Morse 527789
1939-1951
Box 3, folder 11
Newspaper and magazine articles on Carlton E. Morse 527787
1966-1976 and n.d.
Box 3, folder 12
Newspaper articles : The Country Almanac (Woodside, CA) "Random Reflections" by Carlton Morse (1972-1974) 527785
Box 3, folder 13
Newsclippings on "Old Radio" 527783
1977, 1978, 1981
Box 3, folder 14
The North American Radio Archives...First Annual Tribute Dinner; Guest of Honor: Carlton Morse 527781
June 2 1973
Scope and Contents note
Photographs (11) taken at dinner with identifying list
Box 3, folder 15
Photographs (7) of Carlton and family 527779
Box 3, folder 16
Bohemian Club memorabilia 527777
Box 3, folder 17
Carlton Morse obituary 527775
Box 3, folder 18
Michael Raffetto obituary 527773
Box 3, folder 19
Letters and receipt of donations to Oakland Museum 527771
May 9, 1974
Box 4
Audiotapes of interviews 1-31 527769
Box 5
Audiotapes of interviews 32-41 and miscellaneous cassettes (4) 527767
Box 6
Duplicate master tapes of interviews (closed) [1 of 2] 527765
Box 7
Duplicate master tapes of interviews (closed) [2 of 2] 527763
Box 8
Master 1/4 in. magnetic tapes of interviews 527761
Box 8
"Good Old Days of Radio" narrated by Steve Allen, n.d. [1" video tape] 527757