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John A. Chapman Collection
Special Collections & Archives

Collection Overview Scope and Content
Biographical Sketch Detailed List of Collection Contents
   

Detailed List of Collection Contents

Box 1: Biographical/Personal, Articles and Clippings
Box 2: Articles
Box 3: Articles, Correspondence, Reviews, Publicity Materials
Box 4: Tell It To Sweeney
Box 5: Mementos
Box 6: Clippings, 1920s-1942
Box 7: Clippings, 1950-1959
Box 8: Miscellaneous Oversize and Clippings
Box 9: Scrapbooks

Box 1: Biographical/Personal, Articles and Clippings

ff 1

Arthur Chapman-Booklet and Correspondence, Arthur Chapman and Enos Mills, clippings

ff 2

Arthur Chapman-Clippings

ff 3

Arthur Chapman-Miscellaneous

ff 4

Arthur Chapman-Photographs

ff 5

Arthur Chapman-Poems

ff 6

Arthur Chapman-Scrapbook of Obituaries on Arthur Chapman (1873-1935)

ff 7

Biographical/Personal-School Papers for grade and high school

ff 8

Biographical/Personal-Biographical

ff 9

Biographical/Personal-Invention of Colored Cereal

ff 10

Biographical/Personal- "John Chapman-A Backward Glance at Old Frostface" by Ed Augden, C.U. 1973

ff 11

Biographical/Personal-Herbert Hoover Oral History Program: Interview with John Chapman, Thyrea Turcott, and Reuben Maury

ff 12

Biographical/Personal-Reminiscences-Typescripts

ff 13

Biographical/Personal-Obituaries

ff 14

Biographical/Personal-Tape recording of memorial service for John Chapman 1/28/72, Shubert Theatre

ff 15

Biographical/Personal-Letters of condolence regarding John Chapman's death

ff 16

Photographs-Personal

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Photographs-Personal-Family

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Photographs-Organizations-Dutch Treat Club and misc.

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Photographs-Organizations-Twenty Five Year Club

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Photographs-Professional-A.H. Woods Attractions-Melodramas (posters)

ff 21

Photographs-Professional-Buffalo Bill's Funeral

ff 22 Photographs-Professional-Movie Stars 1939-1961
ff 23 Photographs-Professional-Pacific and Atlantic Abroad 1924-1938
ff 24 Photographs-Professional-Posters and List 1874-1875
ff 25 Articles and Clippings-McIntyre mentioning Chapman 1937

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Articles and Clippings-Undated

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Articles and Clippings-1930s

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Articles and Clippings-1940s

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Articles and Clippings-1950s

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Articles and Clippings-1960s

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Articles and Clippings-1970s

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Articles and Clippings-Best Players (1947-1951-52), Broadway's Best (1957-1960), Theater (1960)

ff 33

Articles and Clippings-Individual

ff 34

Articles-Chapman on Burns Mantle, February 15, 1948 Sunday News

ff 35

Articles and Clippings-Miscellaneous


Box 2: Articles

ff 1

Articles and Clippings-Chapman as George Spelvin

ff 2

Articles and Clippings-Winchell mentioning Chapman

ff 3

Articles-A through C

ff 4

Articles-D through T

ff 5

Articles-W through Y


Box 3: Articles, Correspondence, Reviews, Publicity Materials

ff 1

Articles-Biographical-A through K

ff 2

Articles-Biographical-L through Z

ff 3

Articles-Typescripts-Journalism Articles

ff 4

Articles-Typescripts-Miscellaneous Articles

ff 5

Articles-Typescripts-Chicago Tribune pieces-early 1940s

ff 6

Articles-Typescripts-Chicago Tribune pieces-early 1940s

ff 7

Articles-Typescripts-Chicago Tribune pieces-early 1940s

ff 8

Articles-Typescripts-The News-1940-1958

ff 9

Articles-Typescripts-Popular Photography-1942

ff 10

Articles-Typescripts-Redbook-1942

ff 11

Correspondence 1936-1957 (incomplete)

ff 12

Correspondence-Fan Mail 1940-1942

ff 13

Correspondence-Fan Mail 1943-Taking Burns Mantle's Place

ff 14

Correspondence-Theater Tour in Europe

ff 15

Correspondence-Theater World 1943-1970

ff 16

Lecture-C.U. Writers' Program 1965

ff 17

Lecture-Material

ff 18

Lecture-Medhill School of Journalism

ff 19

Reviews of Plays-"A"

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Reviews of Plays-"B"

ff 21

Reviews of Plays-Baby Doe Review-Story in New York 4/6/1958

ff 22

Reviews of Plays-"C"

ff 23

Reviews of Plays-"D"

ff 24

Reviews of Plays-"E"

ff 25

Reviews of Plays-"F"

ff 26

Reviews of Plays-"G"

ff 27

Reviews of Plays-"H"

ff 28

Reviews of Plays-"I"

ff 29

Reviews of Plays-"J"

ff 30

Reviews of Plays-"K"

ff 31

Reviews of Plays-"L"

ff 32

Reviews of Plays-"M"

ff 33

Reviews of Plays-"N"

ff 34

Reviews of Plays-"O"

ff 35

Reviews of Plays-"P"

ff 36

Reviews of Plays-"Q"

ff 37

Reviews of Plays-"R"

ff 38

Reviews of Plays-"S"

ff 39

Reviews of Plays-"T"

ff 40

Reviews of Plays-"U"

ff 41

Reviews of Plays-"V"

ff 42

Reviews of Plays-"W"

ff 43

Reviews of Plays-"X"

ff 44

Reviews of Plays-"Y"

ff 45

Reviews of Plays-"Z"

ff 46

Reviews-Ballet, Dance, Ice Show

ff 47

Reviews-Theater letter for Sunday and miscellaneous general theater

ff 48

Reviews-One man shows and variety shows

ff 49

Reviews-Symphony, etc.

ff 50

Publicity Materials Received-"A"

ff 51

Publicity Materials Received-Abbott, George

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Publicity Materials Received-"B"

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Publicity Materials Received-"C"

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Publicity Materials Received-"D"

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Publicity Materials Received-"F"

ff 56

Publicity Materials Received-"G"

ff 57

Publicity Materials Received-Goldwyn, Sam

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Publicity Materials Received-"H" and "J"

ff 59

Publicity Materials Received-"L"

ff 60

Publicity Materials Received-"M"

ff 61

Publicity Materials Received-Merrick, David

ff 62

Publicity Materials Received-"P"

ff 63

Publicity Materials Received-"R"

ff 64

Publicity Materials Received-"S"

ff 65

Publicity Materials Received-Selznick, Myson

ff 66

Publicity Materials Received-"T"

ff 67

Publicity Materials Received-"V"

ff 68

Publicity Materials Received-"W"

ff 69

Publicity Materials Received-"Y"

ff 70

Publicity Materials Received-Yates, Herbert J.


Box 4: Tell It To Sweeney

ff 1

Tell It To Sweeney-In folder in front of alphabetic arrangement

ff 2

Tell It To Sweeney-C

ff 3

Tell It To Sweeney-F

ff 4

Tell It To Sweeney-G

ff 5

Tell It To Sweeney-HIJ

ff 6

Tell It To Sweeney-KLM

ff 7

Tell It To Sweeney-NO

ff 8

Tell It To Sweeney-PQ

ff 9

Tell It To Sweeney-RSTUV

ff 10

Tell It To Sweeney-from envelope

ff 11

Tell It To Sweeney-Material found in front of alpha divisions


Box 5: Mementos

ff 1

Autographs of Actors and Musicians

ff 2

Awards

ff 3

Awards-Dramatist Guild Award and Letters 1971

ff 4

Burns Mantle's Column-Lines that Live

ff 5

Cartoons, Humorous Pictures, Signs

ff 6

Correspondence and Invitations

ff 7

Guest Cards, Press Passes, etc.

ff 8

Miscellaneous

ff 9

Personal

ff 10

Publicity for John Chapman

ff 11

Ziegfeld


Box 6: Clippings

ff 1

Clippings-General Articles 1920s

ff 2

Clippings-"Mainly About Manhattan" 1936

ff 3

Clippings-"Mainly About Manhattan" 1937-1938

ff 4

Clippings-General Articles 1937-1949

ff 5

Clippings-"Mainly About Manhattan" 1939

ff 6

Clippings-"Mainly About Manhattan" 1940

ff 7

Clippings-Hollywood Articles 1942


Box 7: Clippings

ff 1

Clippings-1950

ff 2

Clippings-1951

ff 3

Clippings-1952

ff 4

Clippings-1953

ff 5

Clippings-1954

ff 6

Clippings-1955

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Clippings-1956

ff 8

Clippings-1957

ff 9

Clippings-1958

ff 10

Clippings-1959


Box 8: Miscellaneous Oversize and Clippings

obj 1

Signed Record-The Silver Dollar Country by Lanny Ross

obj 2

Record-Unlabelled

obj 3

Record-New York Press Day Golden Anniversary Sept 13, 1948

obj 4

Record-New York Press Day Golden Anniversary Sept 13, 1948

obj 5

Record-Unlabelled

obj 6

The New York Times: New York World's Fair 3/5/1939

obj 7

The New York Times: New York World's Fair 3/5/1939

ff 1

Undated Photographs

ff 2

Scrapbook 1949

ff 3

Clippings-1960

ff 4

Clippings-1961

ff 5

Clippings-1962

ff 6

Clippings-1963

ff 7

Clippings-1964

ff 8

Clippings-1965

ff 9

Clippings-1966

ff 10

Clippings-1967

ff 11

Clippings-1968

ff 12

Clippings-1969

ff 13

Clippings-1970-71

ff 14 Magazine articles 1930 - 1965
ff 15 Oversize Photos - Personal/movie stars

Box 9: Scrapbooks 1920-1966

Bk 1

1920-1932

Bk 2

November 26, 1932-April 21, 1934

Bk 3

April 22, 1934-September 29, 1935

Bk 4

September 30, 1935-March 22, 1936

Bk 5 1966 - 1967

Box 10

November 23, 1936-June 5, 1939

Box 11

June 9, 1939-July 31, 1941

Box 12

December 1940-January 25, 1942

 

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