Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Ken Englund papers
- Dates:
- 1940-1970
- Creators:
- Englund, Ken
- Abstract:
- Ken Englund (1911-1993) wrote material for vaudeville routines, radio shows, stage musicals, screenplays, and contributed scripts to television programs. He also served as president of the Writers Guild of America, West. The collection consists of materials related to Englund's career as television and screen writer and includes scripts, correspondence, clippings, and ephemera.
- Extent:
- 1 unknown (120 boxes and 5 oversize boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Ken Englund papers (Collection 1106). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of materials related to Englund's career as television and screen writer. Includes scripts, correspondence, clippings, and ephemera.
- Biographical / historical:
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Englund was born on May 6, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois; began career as magazine writer; wrote material for vaudeville routines, radio shows, and stage musicals; wrote the screenplays for films including The big broadcast (1938), No no Nanette (1940), This thing called love (1941), and The secret life of Walter Mitty (1947); served as lead writer for Dr. Joyce Brothers' television series and contributed scripts to television programs including the Jackie Gleason show, My three sons, That girl, and The Loretta Young show; served as president of the Writers Guild of America, West; died March 3, 1993.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Ken Englund, 1970, 1971.
- Processing information:
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Processed by George Chacon, January 1972. Additions processed by Manuscripts Division staff, November 1974.
The container list gives a breakdown of how the Ken Englund papers have been boxed. The boxing itself was rough and patrons are advised that particular items have not been noted but that where possible the organization has been made around subject matter.
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- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-09-01 14:18:12 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Ken Englund papers (Collection 1106). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988