University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299 USA
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Guide to the Frank R. Adams Papers, 1908-1955


Ax 527





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Finding aid encoded by Linda J. Long, 2007
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Overview of the Collection
 
Repository Name:
 

University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299 USA
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
 
Collection Number:
 

Ax 527
 
Creator:
 

Adams, Frank R. (Frank Ramsay), 1883-1963
 
Title:
 

Frank R. Adams Papers
 
Dates:
 

1908-1955 (inclusive)
 
Quantity:
 

22.5 linear feet
18 containers
 
Languages:
 

Collection materials are in English. 

 
Summary:
 

Frank Ramsay Adams (1883-1963) was a writer for magazines, film, and television. He also wrote music. The collection contains correspondence, literary manuscripts, sheet music, and selected publications.
 

Biographical Note

Frank Adams was born in Morrison, Illinois in 1883 and educated at the University of Chicago. He began a writing career as a newspaper reporter in Chicago. From 1918 to 1932 he was manager of the Playhouse Theater and owner of the Sylvan Beach Resort Co., Whitehall, Michigan. He had stories published in many magazines, including Smart Set, Cosmopolitan, Black Cat, and Illustrated Detective. He also wrote plays, musical comedies, motion picture scripts, and lyrics for popular songs ("I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now?").

Content Description

The Frank Ramsay Adams Papers consist of manuscripts of published and unpublished short stories, of musical comedies written with William M. Hough and Joseph E. Howard; of plays, motion picture scripts, treatments, continuities, and scenarios; a collection of published stories and books; published sheet music; scrapbooks; and correspondence. Major correspondents are: Chambrun and Margulies (agents), Cosmopolitan Magazine, Marian deForest (agent), First National Pictures, Fox Film Corp., William M. Hough, Joseph E. Howard, Miriam Meredith (agent), Frank A. Munsey Co., Paramount Famous Lasky Corp, Red Book Magazine, Paul R. Reynolds (agent), RKO Studios, Smart Set Magazine, Universal Pictures Corp., and Jerry Vogel (Vogel Music Co.).

Arrangement

Collection is organized into the following series:

  • Story Manuscripts
  • Unpublished Manuscripts
  • Early Musical Comedies
  • Sheet Music
  • Plays
  • Motion Pictures
  • Published Works
  • Published Books
  • Other Books
  • Correspondence, Incoming
  • Correspondence, Outgoing
  • Miscellaneous
  • Addenda. Correspondence, Outgoing
  • Memorabilia

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

Gift of Lorna M. Adams in 1969.

Processing Note 

Collection processed by processing staff.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use 

Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation 

[Identification of item], Frank R. Adams Papers, Ax 527, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

Related Information

Additional Reference Guides 

Paper finding aid with additional information available in Special Collections & University Archives.

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

 
Adams, Frank R. (Frank Ramsay), 1883-1963
Adams, Frank R. (Frank Ramsay), 1883-1963--Correspondence
Authors, American -- 20th century
Dramatists--United States
Lyricists--United States
Screenwriters--United States
Manuscripts for publication
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Sheet music

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.


 
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Story Manuscripts—A
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—A
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—A
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—B
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—B
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—C
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—D
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—D
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—E
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—F
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—F
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—F
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—G
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—H
  
 
2
Story Manuscripts—H
  
 
3
Story Manuscripts—I
  
 
4
Story Manuscripts—J-K
  
 
5
Story Manuscripts—L
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—L
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—M
  
 
8
Story Manuscripts—M
  
 
9
Story Manuscripts—N
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—O
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—P
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—P
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—P
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—P
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—R
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—S
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—S
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—S
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—S
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—S
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—T
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—T
  
 
8
Story Manuscripts—U-V
  
 
9
Story Manuscripts—W
  
 
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Story Manuscripts—W
  
 
11
Story Manuscripts—W
  
 
4 1
Unpublished Manuscripts—A
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—B
  
 
3
Unpublished Manuscripts—B
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—C
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—D
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—D
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—E
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—F
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—G
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—H
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—I-J-K
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—L
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—M
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—N-O
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—P
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—Q-S
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—S
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—T
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—T
  
 
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Unpublished Manuscripts—U-V-W
  
 
5
Unpublished Manuscripts—W-Z
  
 
6
Early Musical Comedies, Manuscripts 1
  
 
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Early Musical Comedies, Manuscripts 2
  
 
8
Early Musical Comedies, Manuscripts 3
  
 
9
Early Musical Comedies, Manuscripts 4
  
 
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Early Musical Comedies, 5
  
 
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Early Musical Comedies, Manuscripts 6
  
 
12
The Baby in the Ice-Box, Motion Picture Script
  
 
13
The Cape of Good Hope, Motion Picture Script
  
 
14
Happiness Preferred, Motion Picture Script
  
 
15
Malibu, Motion Picture Script
  
 
16
The Other Passport, Motion Picture Script
  
 
17
Paid to Laugh, Motion Picture Script
  
 
18
Peg O’ My Heart, Motion Picture Script
  
 
19
Portrait of Laura Bales, Motion Picture Script
  
 
20
Tarzan and his Mate, Motion Picture Script
  
 
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Trade Winds, Motion Picture Script
  
 
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The Big Broadcast of 1934, Motion Picture Script
  
 
2
The Goddess, Motion Picture Script
  
 
3
Lizzie Skerrit, Motion Picture Script
  
 
4
Sailor Beware, Motion Picture Script
  
 
5
The Virginia Judge, Motion Picture Script
  
 
6
Wagons Westward, Motion Picture Script
  
 
7
Win or Lose, Motion Picture Script
  
 
8
Motion Picture Treatments, Outlines
  
 
9
Motion Picture Treatments, Outlines
  
 
7 1
The Bell and the Shadow, Play
  
 
2
Black is White, Play
  
 
3
Burlesque, Play
  
 
4
Even Adam, Play
  
 
5
The Great Prophetstown Bank Robbery, Play
  
 
6
Fast and Grow Fat, Play
  
 
7
The Flypaper Salesman, Play
  
 
8
Forever Ago, Play
  
 
9
Friend Wife, Play
  
 
10
The Haunted Hat, Play
  
 
11
In Dutch, Play
  
 
12
Jaegerschmidt’s Golden Wedding, Play
  
 
13
The Lost Love Song, Play
  
 
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The Lost Love Song, Play
  
 
15
The Man Outside, Play
  
 
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Mister Man, Play
  
 
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Molly and I, Play
  
 
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O.D., Play
  
 
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Peace Conference at the Hague, Play
  
 
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Pot Boiler, Play
  
 
21
Princess April, Play
  
 
22
Ransom, Play
  
 
23
The School for Brides, Play
  
 
24
The Spanish Cavalier, Play
  
 
25
Static, Play
  
 
26
This Gleen Person, Play
  
 
27
Us Boys, Play
  
 
28
Vaudeville Act, Play
  
 
29
Vaudeville Act (Fairy Story), Play
  
 
30
Woman’s Weapons, Play
  
 
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Yours Truly, Archie, Play
  
 
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Correspondence: A
  
 
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Correspondence: B
  
 
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Correspondence: C
  
 
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Correspondence: D
  
 
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Correspondence: E
  
 
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Correspondence: F
  
 
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Correspondence: G
  
 
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Correspondence: H-I-J-K
  
 
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Correspondence: L
  
 
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Correspondence: M
  
 
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Correspondence: N-O
  
 
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Correspondence: P
  
 
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Correspondence: R
  
 
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Correspondence: S
  
 
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Correspondence: T-Z
  
 
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Correspondence: American Society of Composers
  
 
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Correspondence: Chambran and Marguiles
  
 
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Correspondence: Ward Chapman
  
 
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Correspondence: Century Play Company Inc.
  
 
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Correspondence: Cosmopolitan
  
 
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Correspondence: Marian deForest
  
 
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Correspondence: First National Pictures Inc.
  
 
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Correspondence: Harry Fox
  
 
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Correspondence: William Fox Studios (Fox Film Corp.)
  
 
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Correspondence: Charles K. Harris
  
 
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Correspondence: Will M. Hough
  
 
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Correspondence: Joseph E. Howard
  
 
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Correspondence: Irvin S. Koll
  
 
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Correspondence: Edward B. Marks Music Corp.
  
 
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Correspondence: Miriam Meredith
  
 
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Correspondence: Frank A. Munsey Co.
  
 
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Correspondence: Music Publishers Holding Corp.
  
 
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Correspondence: The National System
  
 
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Correspondence: Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.
  
 
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Correspondence: Redbook
 
 
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Correspondence: Paul R. Reynolds
  
 
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Correspondence: RKO Studios
  
 
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Correspondence: Service for Authors
  
 
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Correspondence: Smart Set
 
 
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Correspondence: Universal Pictures Corp.
  
 
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Correspondence: Ida Verdon
  
 
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Correspondence: Jerry Vogel
  
 
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Correspondence: M. Witmark + Sons
  
 
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Correspondence: The World (New York)
  
 
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Correspondence: Unidentified
  
 
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Outgoing Correspondence 1
  
 
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Outgoing Correspondence 2
  
 
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Outgoing Correspondence 3
  
 
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Outgoing Correspondence, Personal
  
 
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Outgoing Correspondence, Personal
  
 
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Always Handmade Gift Enclosure Cards
  
 
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Published and Unpublished Works, Books, Journals, Scrapbooks, and Note Cards
  
 
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Published and Unpublished Works, Scrapbooks, Photos, Sheet Music, and Newspapers
  
 


Public Ownership League of America, Bulletins No. 1-3, 5-7
  
 


[Untitled]
  
 


Odds and Ends, Adams and Hough Musicals
  
 
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Published Works, Magazines
  
 
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Published Works, Magazines
  
 
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Published Works, Magazines
  
 
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Published Works, Magazines and Screenplays
  
 
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Published Works, Magazines
  
 
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Published Works, Magazines and Books
  
 
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Published Works, Magazines
  
 
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Published Works, Sheet Music