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Joseph Henry Neebe papers , 1920-1970
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Neebe, J. H. (Joseph H.)
- Title
- Joseph Henry Neebe papers
- Dates
- 1920-1970 (inclusive)19201970
- Quantity
- 3 linear feet, (2 containers) : 2 record storage boxes
- Collection Number
- Ax 711
- Summary
- Joseph Henry Neebe (1888-1970) was an advertising executive, playwright, and Broadway producer. The collection (1920-1970) contains correspondence, manuscripts, contracts, business files from various media projects, advertising and theatre production files, and photographs.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
- Additional Reference Guides
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- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Joseph Henry Neebe (1888-1970) was an advertising executive, playwright, and Broadway producer. In 1956, after thirty years of service, he retired as vice-president and director of Campbell-Ewald Company, an advertising agency. Thereafter he worked as a special advertising representative for Town and Country magazine.
Among his projects were the comic strip serialization of Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes and the creation of such radio programs as "Chevrolet Chronicles," and "Cheers from the Camps."
Neebe's plays, which were mostly comedies, date from 1910. He adapted various European works and collaborated with Thomas E. H. Black and Walter Craig on a number of productions. Among his more than twenty plays, adaptations, and collaborations are: Achilles Heel, Cleopatra's Bath, Cocktail, The Father-in-Law, First Night, Lieutentant Comma, A Lucky Son of a Bishop, and Who's Whoose (sic), a late musical co-authored by Walter Craig. In 1956 Neebe and Charles Adams produced G. B. Shaw's "The Apple Cart" on Broadway. Neebe died in 1970 at the age of eighty-two.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, contracts, business files from various media projects, advertising accounts from Town and Country, and photographs.
The correspondence includes outgoing letters (1935-1969) filed chronologically, and incoming letters organized alphabetically by last name or organization title. The correspondence is largely business related and includes letters between Neebe and co-authors Craig and Black.
The manuscripts series is organized alphabetically by title of work and entries often include drafts, outlines and notes, revisions, related program and/or promotional material, and research files. Manuscripts include plays, musicals, and story length projects.
The Broadway productions series contains files on the Apple Cart Company (1955-1961) and the Friendly Persuasion Company (1955-1956). Material includes bulletins to partners, partnership agreements, promotional material, operational statements, and work sheets.
The media project series contains advertising account files for Neebe's work at Town and Country magazine. Files include memoranda, surveys, and individual account files with correspondence and proposals.
There are also files containing contracts and other legal agreements, corresponding reports, publicity tests and other legal documents regarding Neebe's advertising work and plays that he produced.
Also available are photographs of stage productions, files on the Tarzan comic strip, and radio and TV advertising files that include proposals, correspondence, cost estimates, and promotional material.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Advertising executives--United States
- Advertising--United States--History--20th century
- Broadway Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
- Comic books, strips, etc.--United States--Authorship
- Dramatists, American--20th century
- Playwriting
- Tarzan (Fictitious character)--Comic books, strips, etc
- Theater--United States--History--20th century
- Theatrical producers and directors--United States
Personal Names
- Neebe, J. H. (Joseph H.)
- Neebe, J. H. (Joseph H.)--Correspondence
Corporate Names
- Campbell-Ewald Company
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Legal documents
- Manuscripts for publication
- Photographs
