Finding Aid for the Dick Powell Papers, 1930-1945
Processed by Charlotte Payne; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Dick Powell Papers, 1930-1945
Collection number: 1163
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Charlotte Payne, Summer 1976
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, October 2003
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Dick Powell Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1930-1945
Collection number: 1163
Creator:
Powell, Dick, 1904-1963
Extent: 9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)
5 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Dick Powell (1904-1963) made his film debut in 1932 and was featured in Warner Brothers musicals during the 1930s. He made
the transition to dramatic roles in the 1940s, then became a producer-director in the 1950s. The collection consists of books
of clippings concerning Powell's career in show business from 1925 to 1945. The majority of the scrapbooks were compiled and
presented to Powell by his fans.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary 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.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of June Allyson, 1975.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Dick Powell Papers (Collection 1163). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Born as Richard E. Powell on November 14, 1904 in Mountain View, Arkansas; former band vocalist, instrumentalist, and occasional
MC, made film debut, 1932; featured in Warner Brothers musicals in 1930s; made transition to dramatic roles, particularly
private-eye heroes, in 1940s; became producer-director in 1950s and president of Four Star Television production company;
married to Joan Blondell and June Allyson; died in 1963.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of books of clippings concerning Powell's career in show business from 1925 to 1945. The majority of the
scrapbooks were compiled and presented to Powell by his fans.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Powell, Dick, 1904-1963--Archives.
Motion picture actors and actresses--Archival resources.
Scrapbooks.
Note
The Dick Powell Scrapbook Collection consists of books of clippings concerning Powell's career in motion pictures from 1930
to 1945. The majority of scrapbooks were compiled and presented to Dick Powell by his fans, and given to the Department of
Special Collections by June Allyson in 1975.
Box 1
Snapshots of June Allyson and Glenn Alfred Maxwell.
Box 1
“Songs of Romance,” Dick Powell songbook.
Box 1
Pictorial material on Dick Powell in
Cornered (1945).
Box 1
Magazine clippings on Powell.
Box 1
Sheet music for “Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.”
Box 1
Photographic slides of the Powell/Allyson family.
Box 2
[Card files for individuals and businesses].
Oversize Box 3
Scrapbook: Clippings from Powell's work as master of ceremonies, Circle Theater, Indiana, 1926-1928.
Oversize Box 3
Scrapbook: Publicity for Powell as master of ceremonies at Enright and Stanley Theaters, Pittsburgh, 1930-1932.
Oversize Box 3
Scrapbook: Advertisements for theaters with a few of Powell's typed dialogue notes.
Oversize Box 3
Scrapbook: Dick Powell, ca. 1932-1935. Compiled by Dot Martin.
Oversize Box 4
Scrapbook: Dick Powell, ca. 1937. Compiled by Sid Dannenburg.
Oversize Box 4
Scrapbook: Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, ca. 1943.
Oversize Box 4
Scrapbook: Dick Powell and June Allyson, ca. 1945.
Oversize Box 5
Scrapbook: June Allyson, ca. 1945. Compiled by Marvin Hershkovitz.
Oversize Box 5
Magazine cover for
Sunday Mirror, March 23, 1947.
Oversize Box 5
Lion's Roar magazine, November 5, 1945.
Oversize Box 5
Scrapbook: June Allyson. Compiled by Ruth Polonksy.
Oversize Box 5
Scrapbook: Dick Powell, ca. 1930.
Oversize Box 6
Scrapbook: Dick Powell publicity clippings, advertising, sheet job offers, 1925-1933. Compiled by Dick Powell.
Oversize Box 6
Scrapbook: Dick Powell publicity in Pittsburgh, humor columns written by Powell, ca. 1930. Compiled by Dick Powell.
Oversize Box 6
Scrapbook: Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, ca. 1935.
Oversize Box 6
Scrapbook: Dick Powell, 1932-1933.
Abstract: Includes autograph inscriptions.
Oversize Box 7
Scrapbook: Powell, Blondell, Allyson.
Abstract: Includes a church program from Little Rock, Arkansas, listing Powell as a soloist.
Oversize Box 7
Scrapbook (fragment): Powell clippings, ca. 1931, including his divorce from Mildred Maud.
Oversize Box 7
Scrapbook: Dick Powell, 1932-1933. Compiled by Ruth Polonksy.
Oversize Box 8
Scrapbook: Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, 1937.
Oversize Box 9
Scrapbook: Dick Powell, 1930[?]-1937.
Abstract: Includes clippings on Blondell, recordings, stills. Inscribed to “Dick Powell of stage, screen and radio, as we watched him
- Kitty, Earle and Dick.”
