AHJ_ah08922 Inventory of the Jack Benny papers, 1894-1993 Benny (Jack) papers Processed by Emily Christopherson The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid has been made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2011

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Emily Christopherson March 2011 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Benny, Jack, 1894-1974 Jack Benny papers 1894-1993 08922 120.14 cubic ft. (135 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English The papers of Jack Benny, a vaudeville, radio, and television comedian from the 1920s-1970s. Biography of Jack Benny

Jack Benny (1894-1974) was an American comedian, vaudeville, and radio, television and film actor. Born Benjamin Kubelsky in Waukegan, Illinois, Benny first honed his talents as a comedian on the vaudeville stage, then found that his style was uniquely adapted to the new medium of radio, where he became a national celebrity with his Jack Benny Show (1943-1958). His wife, Mary Livingstone, often starred on the Jack Benny Show. Benny took his show to television and continued to appear in his own show, in specials, and in guest appearances until his death in 1974.

 Scope and Content

The Jack Benny papers cover all aspects of the popular entertainer's personal and professional life and business affairs. There are photographs, personal memoirs, early programs, advertisements and reviews from his beginnings in vaudeville, scripts, contracts and correspondence from his radio shows, and film footage from his career in television. The papers include sheet music, clippings, correspondence and financial records, as well as condolences and memorials from the time of his death.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

Additional papers of Jack Benny can be found at the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from Joan Blumofe (the daughter of Jack Benny) in February 1985.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Emily Christopherson in March 2011

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of select portions of this collection are available at: http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~85~85.

 Access Terms Livingstone, Mary Jack Benny program (Television program) Jack Benny program (Radio program) Actors--United States--20th century Male comedians--United States--20th century Television programs Radio programs Vaudeville Scripts Photographs Scrapbooks Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Performing Arts Social Life and Customs Container List Series I. Scripts 1931-1975

This series consists of three sub-series: Jack Benny Radio Program, Jack Benny Television Program, and Miscellaneous.

 Sub-series 1. Jack Benny Radio Program 1943, 1947-1957

Arranged chronologically. Includes Jack Benny’s original scripts in bound leather volumes, which contain his marks and notations. Also includes scripts sent to Irving Fein, Benny’s manager.

 48 Episode 5 - Marine Corps Air Station 1943 50 Episodes 1-39 (Jack Benny's original scripts) 1947-1948 48 Episodes 1-39 (Irving Fein's original scripts) 1947-1948 50-51 Episodes 1-35 (Jack Benny's original scripts) 1948-1949 48 Episodes 1-35 (Irving Fein's original scripts) 1948-1949 51 Episodes 1-38 (Jack Benny's original scripts) 1949-1950 51 Episodes 1-19 (Jack Benny's original scripts) 1950-1951 58 Episodes 20-39 (Jack Benny's original scripts) 1950-1951 48 Episodes 1-39 (Irving Fein's original scripts) 1950-1951 51 Episodes 1-19 (Jack Benny's original scripts) 1951-1952 49 Episodes 1-38 (Irving Fein's original scripts) 1951-1952 49 Episodes 1-39 (Irving Fein's original scripts) 1952-1953 49 Episodes 1-19 1953-1954 56 Episodes 20-39 (Jack Benny's original scripts) 1953-1954 50 Episodes 19-35 1954-1955 50 Reruns - episodes 1-38 1957-1958 50 Reruns 1956-1957 Sub-series 2. Jack Benny Television Program 1950-1975

Arranged chronologically. Includes scripts from the regular Jack Benny Television program, as well as scripts from his various television specials. Included is an incomplete script for his television special for 1975, which was never completed due to his death.

 54 Program indexes and synopses 1957-1965 54 Program cast lists undated 52 Episodes 1-8 1952-1953 52 Episodes 1-16 1954-1955 52 Episodes 1-16 1957-1958 52 Episodes 1-15 1958-1959 52-53 Episodes 1-16 1959-1960 53 Episodes 1-26 1960-1961 53 Episodes 1-26 1961-1962 75 Episodes 14-26 (duplicates) 1961-1962 75 Episodes 1-28 1962-1963 75 Episodes 1-24 1963-1964 59 Episodes 19-29 1963-1964 54 Episodes 1-29 1963-1964 54 Episodes 1-28 1964-1965 56 Jack Benny Road Show 1950 57 Jack Benny Show Tour of Japan and Korea 1951 57 Jack Benny and His Variety Revue - Curran Theatre, San Francisco 1953 57 Jack Benny Show on BBC 1956 52 Shower of Stars (episodes 1-8) 1956-1957 56 Shower of Stars (episodes 1-5) 1957-1958 56 Jack Benny Hour 1959-1960, 1965-1968 57 Jack Benny Hour III floor plans 1966 56 Jack Benny Television Specials 1965-1969 56 Jack Benny Television Special - "Jack Benny's New Look," 1969 56 Jack Benny Television Special - "Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary Special," 1970 56 Jack Benny Television Special - "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Jack Benny (But Were Afraid to Ask)," 1971 57 Jack Benny Television Special - proposal by Milt Josefsberg 1972 56 Jack Benny Television Special - "Jack Benny's First Farewell Special," 1973 56 Jack Benny Television Special - "Jack Benny's Second Farewell Special," 1974 56 Jack Benny Television Special - Unfinished 1974-1975 Sub-series 3. Miscellaneous 1931-1975

Arranged alphabetically by program or file name. Includes scripts and speeches for Jack Benny’s performances and events, as well as scripts for guest appearances Benny made on other shows. General jokes and gag ideas by Benny are also included in this sub-series.

 57 Ann-Margret TV Special 1973 57 "Annie and the Hoods" spot 1974 57 "Beauty for Rent" by Pat C. Flick and G. Herczey 1942 57 Bits of scripts not used (little girl violin act and sister act) 1972-1973 57 "Boomtown 1972," 1972 57 "Bracelets or Drums" - incomplete short story by Jack Benny 1931 57 Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas 1966 57 Carousal Theatre, West Covina 1965-1966 57 Chicago - Mill Run Theatre 1970-1971 57 Chicago - Palmer House 1969 57 Chicago - Whitehall Hotel (opening) 1974 57 Colorado Springs, Colorado - Broadmoor Theatre 1972-1974 57 Colorado Springs, Colorado 1970 57 "Command Performance," 1945 57 Commercial - Americare 39 Life Plan 1971 57 Dean Martin Show - Roasts of Jack Benny, Johnny Carson, Ronald Reagan 1973 57 Denver, Colorado - Columbia Savings and Loan 1968 57 Des O'Connor Show 1971 57 Dinah Shore Special 1972 57 "Duffy's Tavern" radio program 1946 57 Educational film narration - "Great Comedies," undated 57 Fred Allen radio shows undated 57 Garden State Arts Center; Saratoga Springs, New York; Merriweather Post Pavillion 1971 57 Golden Award - Ed Sullivan Show 1971 57 Greek Theatre - Hollywood 1959 57 Green Bay Shriners Affair 1965 57 Harrah's - Lake Tahoe 1960-1967 57 Holiday Lodge TV Show 1961 57 Houston - Southwest concerts 1968 57 Houston Music Theatre 1972 57 Indianapolis, Indiana 1969 57 Jackie Gleason Show 1970 58 Jimmy Durante Presents The Lennon Sisters Hour 1969 58 John Wayne Special 1970 59 Jokes and gags 1951-1969, undated 84 Jokes and funny stories undated 58 Kraft Music Hall Presents Jack Benny - "Fiddler on the Loose," 1967 58 "The Last Trip," 1971 58 "Laugh-In," 1975 58 "The Life of Riley" radio program 1946 58 Long Beach fireworks 1971 58 Lux Radio Theatre - "The Man They Couldn't Kill" ["Killer Kates"] 1946 58 "The Man" screenplay 1971 58 "The Markses of Detroit Street," undated 58 Material for future television shows undated 58 Material for Las Vegas and next special 1970 58 Melodyland Theatre 1969 58 Miscellaneous undated 58 "My Kind of Town - Waukegan Is," undated 54 Newspaper columns by Jack Benny undated 58 Nyack, New York - Tappan-Zee Playhouse 1965 58 "Old Rocking Chair" radio show proposal undated 58 Outside television shows 1953-1955 58 Paramount Presents TV special undated 58 "Patsy's Coffee Pot" by Pat C. Flick undated 58 Phoenix Star Theatre 1967, 1970 59 Program lists (routines) 1937-1951 58 Radio transcription - wants Jack Benny to clear up race track mystery undated 54 Regent Theatre vaudeville program undated 58 Sahara Hotel - Las Vegas and Tahoe 1968-1972 59 San Antonio, Texas - Hemisfair 1968 58 San Carlos, California - Circle Star Theatre 1971 58 Savings and loan commercial spots undated 58 Share party for Jack Benny JELLO Program 1971 58 Show of the Year radio proposal undated 58 Skits circa 1940s 55 Speeches circa 1940s 55 Speeches 1946-1974 55 Speeches - cards and notes 1963-1974 57 Speeches - Governor's convention 1966 55 Speeches - index 1952-1974 58 Speeches - Israel Bonds, San Francisco 1966 58 Speeches - Master of Ceremonies 1948-1949 58 Summer theatre tour routines 1966 54 Television and personal appearances schedule 1958-1971 58 Texaco Star Theatre TV program undated 58 Toronto, Canada - Imperial Tobacco convwntion 1971 58 Toronto, Canada - Ziegfield Theatre 1963, 1968 58 Tropicana Hotel 1973-1974 58 "Twigs" by George Furth 1971 58 Unidentified radio program undated 58 Unidentified screenplay by H. Wilde 1951 58-59 Waldorf Astoria 1968 59 Washington, D.C. - Shoreham Hote 1968 58 "What Ho!," undated Series II. Correspondence 1932-1982

This series consists of two sub-series: Events and General.

 Sub-series 1. Events 1955-1979

Arranged alphabetically. Includes correspondence relating to events, shows, and concerts at which he appeared. Contents include requests, travel arrangements, and press sent to Benny regarding the events.

 41 $64,000 Question 1957 44 4A-AD convention 1973 43 4th of July fireworks, Long Beach 1971 44 Al Malaikah Shrine Temple 1972 43 American Heart Association 1970 44 American Republic Insurance Company 1971-1975 41 Banshees luncheon 1956 41 BBC 21st anniversary 1957 44 Brandeis award dinner 1973 44 Breakers Hotel, West Palm Beach, Florida 1973 43-44 Broadmoor International Theatre, Colorado 1970-1974 44 Burlington House 1973-1974 44 Candlewood Theatre, Connecticut 1974 44 Capitol Records 1972 41 Carousel Theater 1965 42 Carousel Theatre, Framingham, Massachusetts 1967 44 Century Plaza convention 1974 44 Charity dinner, Dallas, Texas 1974 41 Charlie Chan parody 1959-1962 44 "Christmas at 79 Wistful Vista," 1974 43 Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos, California 1971 41 Civic Light Opera, Pittsburgh, Penslyvania 1967 42 Colgate Comedy Hour 1967 37 Concerts (A-Z) 1959-1974 38 Concerts - Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1974 38 Concerts - Aspen, Colorado 1969 38 Concerts - Atlanta, Georgia 1965 38 Concerts - Austin, Texas 1966 38 Concerts - Baltimore, Maryland 1962 38 Concerts - Beverly Hills, California 1963 38 Concerts - Birmingham, Alabama 1973 38 Concerts - Bloomington, Indiana 1961 38 Concerts - Boston, Massachusetts 1968 38 Concerts - Burbank, California 1969 38 Concerts - Carnegie Hall 1956-1961 38 Concerts - Chicago, Illinois 1958-1962 38 Concerts - Cincinnati, Ohio 1960 38 Concerts - Cleveland, Ohio 1960 38 Concerts - Corpus Christi, Texas 1966 38 Concerts - Dallas, Texas 1960 38 Concerts - Denver, Colorado 1960, 1969 38 Concerts - Des Moines, Iowa 1971 38 Concerts - Detroit, Michigan 1959 38 Concerts - Duluth, Minnesota 1974 38 Concerts - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1972 38 Concerts - Elkhart, Indiana 1964 38 Concerts - Ireland 1969 38 Concerts - Fargo, North Dakota 1967 38 Concerts - Fort Worth, Texas 1966 38 Concerts - Fresno, California 1968 38 Concerts - Garden State Arts Center, New Jersey 1971 38 Concerts - Hanover, New Hampshire 1967 38 Concerts - Hartford, Connecticut 1962 38 Concerts - Honolulu, Hawaii 1960 38 Concerts - Houston, Texas 1971 39 Concerts - Indianapolis, Indiana 1960 39 Concerts - Israel 1970 39 Concerts - Jacksonville, Florida 1971 39 Concerts - Kansas City, Missouri 1958, 1968 39 Concerts - Long Island 1972 39 Concerts - Los Angeles, California 1957 39 Concerts - Manhattan, New York 1970 39 Concerts - Memphis, Tennessee 1973 39 Concerts - Miami, Florida 1962 39 Concerts - Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1963 39 Concerts - Minneapolis, Minnesota 1963 39 Concerts - Montreal, Canada 1974 39 Concerts - Nashville, Tennessee 1973 39 Concerts - New Orleans, Louisiana 1958, 1974 39 Concerts - New York 1966 39 Concerts - Oakland, California 1964-1968 39 Concerts - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1956 39 Concerts - Orlando, Florida 1966 39 Concerts - Palm Springs, California 1967 39 Concerts - Pasadena, California 1967 39 Concerts - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1957-1974 39 Concerts - Phoenix, Arizona 1965 39 Concerts - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1963 39 Concerts - Portland, Oregon 1964-1968 39 Concerts - Providence, Rhode Island 1967 40 Concerts - Redlands, California 1974 40 Concerts - Riverside, California 1968 40 Concerts - Rochester, Michigan 1974 40 Concerts - Rochester, Minnesota 1965 40 Concerts - Rochester, New York 1959 40 Concerts - Santa Barbara, California 1974 40 Concerts - St. Louis, Missouri 1959, 1970 40 Concerts - St. Petersburg, Florida 1971 40 Concerts - San Bernadino, California 1968 40 Concerts - San Carlos, California 1968 40 Concerts - San Diego, California 1966 40 Concerts - San Francisco, California 1959 40 Concerts - San Jose, California 1962 40 Concerts - San Mateo, California 1969 40 Concerts - Santa Fe, New Mexico 1959 40 Concerts - Santa Monica, California 1964 40 Concerts - Saratoga, California 1971 40 Concerts - Seattle, Washington 1964 40 Concerts - Tampa, Florida 1960 40 Concerts - Toronto, Canada 1957, 1972 40 Concerts - Utah 1964 40 Concerts - Vancouver, Canada 1974 40 Concerts - Victoria, Canada 1972 40 Concerts - Washington, D.C. 1959-1974 40 Concerts - Waukegan, Illinois 1964, 1974 40 Concerts - Westbury Theatre 1969 40 Concerts - Wichita, Kansas 1970 40 Concerts - Winnipeg, Canada 1974 43 Conrad Hilton Hotel 1971 43 Cooperative Food Distributors convention 1970 42 Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota 1967 43 Curran Theatre 1969 44 Dallas convention 1973 44 Dean Martin taping 1974 44 Disneyland Hotel convention 1975 42 Duluth auditorium 1967 42 Edmonton Exhibition 1968 42 England 1968 43 England 1970 43 England, Des O'Connor shows 1971 42 Expo 67, Montreal 1967 44 Expo 74 1974 44 Ford Auditorium, Michigan 1972 44 Friars dinner (with George Burns) 1972 41 General 1963-1964 41 "A Guide For a Married Man," 1966 43 Hampton Road Coliseum 1970 42 Harrah's Club 1967 41 Harry Truman as guest on show 1959 43 Hershey Sports Arena, Pennsylvania 1970 42 Hilton Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach 1968 43 Honolulu Theatre 1969 44 Hotel Tropicana 1973 43 Houseware convention 1970 44 Houston Music Theatre 1972 44 I.R.T.S. dinner with Walter Cronkite 1974 43 Ilikai Hotel, Honolulu 1969 42 Illinois Sesquicentennial special 1969 43 Imperial Tobacco Production convention 1971 42 Inaugaration of Governor Reagan 1967 44 Indiana State Medical Association 1973 43 Ireland 1970 42 Jack Benny Hour I-IV 1968-1970 44 Jack Morton Productions 1974 44 Jack Present programs 1974 42 "The Jokers" screen gems 1967-1968 42 Kraft Music Hall TV Show 1967 41 London Command performance 1961, 1965 44 London 1973 41 Longine Symphonette Society 1966 42 Lorillard Show, New York 1967 42 Louisiana State Fair 1967 43 Melody Fair Theatre, Buffalo, New York 1969 41 Melodyland Theater 1967 43 Merriweather Post-Baltimore with Mancini 1971 44 Mexico City Valentine Ball benefit 1972 44 Miami Beach 1974 42 Miami Beach, American Trucking convention, American Heart Association 1968 42 Mid-America Fair, Topeka, Kansas 1967 43 Mill Run Theatre, Niles, Illinois 1970-1971 43 Mississippi Arts Festival 1970 43 Municipal Auditoreum, Kansas City 1970 42 National Electrical Contractors show 1968 43 National Orange Show, San Bernadino, California 1970 41 NBC 1963-1968 41 NBC and CBS specials 1955-1959 44 Northwest Releasing Corporation 1974 41 "Our Gang" parody 1962 42 Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois 1967 43 Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois 1969 41 Phoenix Star Theatre 1967 43 Phoenix Star Theatre 1969 44 Portland convention 1973 44 Proctor and Gamble special 1979 42 Purdue University 1967 44 Radioland Productions 1974 43 Requests 1970-1971 42-44 Sahara Hotel 1968-1972 43 Saratoga Springs 1971 42 Savings and Loans convention 1967 43 Shady Grove Music Fair, Washington, D.C. 1969 41 Shower of Stars 1957-1958 44 Smothers Brothers 1974-1975 42 South Africa 1968-1969 44 Southwest 1973 41 Special 1960 41 Spectacular 1959-1960 44 St. Joseph Hospital banquet 1973 42 Standard Club, Chicago, Illinois 1968 43 Starlight Musicals, Indianapolis, Indiana 1969 44 "Sullivan Years" album 1972-1974 41 Summer tour 1967 42 Sunday Night at the Palladium 1967 44 "The Sunshine Boys," 1974 42 Supermarket convention, Cleveland, Ohio 1967 41 Sydney and Melbourne 1964 42 Tapes, filmed plugs, releases 1968-1974 41 "Tarzan" parody 1962 43-44 Television guesting engagements 1971-1974 41 Television show - Waukegan Junior High School 1961 41 Television show in New York 1961 44 Tennis, Jack Benny memorial 1978 44 Tonight Show 1974 44 Tournament of Roses 1973 42 United States Chamber of Commerce 1967 42 Valley Music Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah 1967 43 Warwick Musical Theatre, Warwick, Rhode Island 1969 44 Whitehall Hotel, Chicago 1974 42 Wisconsin State Fair 1967 44 Wool Bureau 1973 41 Ziegfeld Theatre, New York 1963 Sub-series 2. General 1932-1982

Arranged alphabetically. Primarily includes correspondence relating to financial and legal issues, as well as Benny’s advertising and commercial deals. Other miscellaneous correspondence is also present, such as condolence letters sent to Mary Livingstone Benny after the death of Jack Benny.

 36 Advertisements and commercials - Alka Seltzer 1964-1965 36 Advertisements and commercials - American airlines 1962 36 Advertisements and commercials - Ampex 1971 36 Advertisements and commercials - Anheuser Busch film 1967 41 Advertisements and commercials - Eastern Airlines 1965 36 Advertisements and commercials - insurance 1968 36 Advertisements and commercials - JELLO 1962-1964 36 Advertisements and commercials - Mail Order Agency, Majestic Distributors 1970 36 Advertisements and commercials - radio bank commercials 1967-1970 36 Advertisements and commercials - savings and loan 1967-1973 36 Advertisements and commercials - State Farm 1962-1965 36 Advertisements and commercials - Stop and Shop 1967-1968 36 Advertisements and commercials - Young and Rubicam 1967 30 American Republic Insurance Company 1970-1974 32 American Weekly article 1958 32 Awards 1957-1967 32 Bergen, Edgar and Frances 1956 32 Biography - "Jack Benny, A Biography" by Mary Livignstone Benny 1975-1978 32 Burrelle's clipping service 1961-1969 34-35 Condolence letters, cards, and telegrams to Mary Benny after Jack Benny's death 1974-1975 32 Emmy Awards 1961-1964 32 England trip 1956 32 Entertainment Hall of Fame 1975 32 Fan mail 1980-1981 47 Financial - Accounting and tax information circa 1920-1977 47 Financial - Aluminum Model Toys 1949 47 Financial - Audience Records 1946-1948 47 Financial - Charities and donations 1965-1974 47 Financial - Credit card information 1972-1980 46 Financial - Investments - Benny Hereford Farms 1961-1962 47 Financial - Investments - Big Mound Trust, Miami Beach 1964-1974 47 Financial - Investments - Bistro Restaurant 1963-1975 46 Financial - Investments - Cattle operations 1960-1962 47 Financial - Investments - Home Stake Production Company 1969 46 Financial - Investments - Indian Trail Ranch 1959-1974 47 Financial - Investments - Kismet Mutual Water Company 1972-1975 46 Financial - Investments - Madera County nut farm 1971 45 Financial - Investments - Oil 1949-1975 46 Financial - Investments - Oppenheimer Industries 1966-1974 46 Financial - Investments - Productions 1957-1974 47 Financial - Investments - Real estate 1952-1977 47 Financial - Investments - Tamarisk Water Company 1964-1968 46 Financial - Investments - Triple L Ranch 1968-1972 47 Financial - Jack Benny's violins 1940-1973 47 Financial - Meyer Kubelsky's estate 1946-1947 47 Financial - Repairs paid by estate 1975-1976 47 Financial - Residuals 1968 47 Financial - Storage contents undated 47 Financial - Syndication information 1968-1973 30 General (A-H) 1970-1974 31 General (A-Z) 1974 31 General (I-Z) 1970-1974 30 General 1937-1975 32 Good Housekeeping article 1957 32 "How To Tell a Joke" from This Week 1961 37 Invitations, advertising, and appeals for funds 1979-1982 32 Irving Fein's trip to Orient 1960 32 J&M Productions 1956-1966 32 Jack Benny Juior High newsletters undated 32 Jack Benny 1956 32 Jacksonville honorary degree 1972 32 Jeffrey S. Kruger 1974 33 Legal - alterations to Palm Springs House 1959 33 Legal - American Arbitration Association 1971-1973 33 Legal - contracts 1958-1977 41 Legal - contracts 1965 33 Legal - deeds on Meyer Kubelsky's property 1932-1945 33 Legal - DGA-PPP-JAC Productions 1973-1974 33 Legal - DGA-PPP-JB Productions 1968-1974 33 Legal - escrow papers 1947-1967 33 Legal - estate 1953-1979 34 Legal - Inheritance, Maurice Wagner 1978-1979 34 Legal - Lehman Brothers 1952-1955 34 Legal - M.F. Productions 1978-1979 34 Legal - Maria Pisorn 1978 34 Legal - Mark 56 Records 1975-1979 34 Legal - NBC standard practices 1969 34 Legal - real estate 1960-1961 34 Legal - Rene Bouche agreement 1955 34 Legal - Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) pension and welfare plans 1967 34 Legal - Writers Guild 1974 32 Letters received 1975-1976 32 Magazine articles 1956-1973 32 Network program Hooperatings pocket piece (for radio programs) 1947 32 Newspaper-commercial tie-ups 1951-1956 32 Parade publications 1957-1963 32 Prelude creations (replica of Jack Benny) 1970 32 President and Vice-President, White House 1969-1975 32 Press and public relations 1957-1974 32 Professor Bigby and the Rhythm Doctors 1947 32 Schedule and program notes 1945-1974 32 Thank you notes for Jack's illness 1974 32 Trade papers 1961-1974 32 Variety Clubs of America 1946 Series III. Financial files 1933-1982

Arranged alphabetically by file name. Primarily includes general ledgers, receipts and disbursements, and canceled checks. Other monetary and banking information is also present, including contributions and files relating to Jack Benny’s production companies.

 114 Account books 1959-1960 16 Assets 1969-1978 14 Balance sheets 1934-1957 14 Bank reconciliations 1971-1982 14 Bank statements 1961-1975 14 Benny Hereford Farms - bank statements and Canceled checks 1958-1961 82 Canceled checks - household 1960 79 Canceled checks - household 1960-1966 81 Canceled checks - household 1961-1962 88 Canceled checks - household 1969-1975 81 Canceled checks - household 1974-1975 87 Canceled checks - JAC Productions 1967-1971 87 Canceled checks - JB Productions 1968-1975 81 Canceled checks - JB Productions undated 82 Canceled checks - Joan Benny Rudolph 1960 87 Canceled checks - Mary Benny - household 1975-1977 25 Canceled checks - Mary Benny - household 1976-1979 87 Canceled checks - Mary Benny - payroll 1975-1977 25 Canceled checks - Mary Benny - payroll 1978-1979 25 Canceled checks - Mary Benny - personal 1975-1980 82 Canceled checks - master account 1960-1961 81 Canceled checks - master account 1961 80 Canceled checks - master account 1961-1964 85 Canceled checks - master account 1968-1971 86 Canceled checks - master account 1971-1974 87 Canceled checks - master account 1974 81 Canceled checks - master account 1974 82 Canceled checks - tax account 1960 16 Contributions 1974 15 Household account information 1961-1982 7 Insurance information 1933-1980 47 Inventories and appraisals 1952-1974 17 J&M Productions undated 17-18 JAC Productions 1965-1973 17-18 JB Productions 1970-1975 1 Ledgers 1933-1948 2 Ledgers 1941-1946 3 Ledgers 1957-1967 4 Ledgers 1963-1967 5 Ledgers 1968-1971 6 Ledgers 1972-1982 8 Miscellaneous 1945-1974 14 Miscellaneous cash deposit information 1971-1975 16 Pension (Mary Benny) 1978-1980 8 Receipts, bills, and disbursements 1951 8 Receipts, bills, and disbursements 1961-1973 9-10 Receipts, bills, and disbursements 1974 11 Receipts, bills, and disbursements 1975-1976 12 Receipts, bills, and disbursements 1976-1977 13 Receipts, bills, and disbursements 1978-1979 16 Royalties 1960-1966, 1980 5 Separate property agreements 1944-1964 16 Social security information 1943-1965 16 Stock information 1964-1977 16 Tax information 1973-1982 16 Trust accounts 1979-1982 Series IV. Newspaper clippings 1921-1991

Arranged alphabetically by file name. The bulk of the clippings are contained in scrapbooks, which were created by year or event. Many of the scrapbooks are press books created by Lucky Strike, a sponsor of Jack Benny’s program for many years.

 23 21 Cities - 21 Nights 1950 116 Amusement Enterprises circa 1948 23 Autographed by Lou Levitan undated 23 Benny, Joan - "My Dad, Jack Benny" in Good Housekeeping magazine 1963 111 "Clean, Mean, Gentle - And Great. This is Benny" from The Stage and Television Today 1973 23 England 1948 23 Foreign newspapers 1937 116 Friar's Dinner - salute broadcast reviews 1951 24 General circa 1940-1975 116 General 1951-1954 111 Golfing at The Flamingo in Las Vegas with Marquis the chimp 1955 23 Jack Benny Hour - "Carnival," 1968 23 Jack Benny obituary 1974 23 Jack Benny Special 1965 23 Jokes and cartoons undated 111 "Look How Long He's Been Fiddling Around," 1955 23 London Palladium 1950-1956 23 Magazine articles 1949-1974 23 Personal undated 116 Press book - Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan - "Everybody's Old Man," 1936 23 Radio and miscellaneous 1954-1956 111 Radio Daily poll award 1950 23 "Remembering 'Sunday Nights at 7'," 1991 23 Reviews 1952-1959 116 Reviews 1950-1952 23 Riverside University honorary degree 1969 23 Stanley Theatre performance undated 111 Stevenson, Adlai with Jack Benny undated 23 Symphony benefits undated 23 Vaudeville 1921 116 Scrapbooks 1930-1933 103 Scrapbooks 1933 95 Scrapbooks 1933-1934 90 Scrapbooks 1934-1935 103 Scrapbooks 1935-1936 100 Scrapbooks 1935-1936 102 Scrapbooks 1937 101 Scrapbooks 1937-1938 98 Scrapbooks 1938-1939 90 Scrapbooks 1939 103 Scrapbooks 1939-1941 104 Scrapbooks 1940-1944 98 Scrapbooks 1941 101 Scrapbooks 1941-1942 100 Scrapbooks 1943-1944 92 Scrapbooks July-September 1944 95 Scrapbooks October 1944 93 Scrapbooks October-December 1944 97 Scrapbooks October-December 1944 94 Scrapbooks 1944-1945 91 Scrapbooks 1945 96 Scrapbooks 1945 100 Scrapbooks 1948-1949 90 Scrapbooks 1956 101 Scrapbooks - "Artists and Models Abroad," 1938-1939 98 Scrapbooks - "Artists and Models Abroad," "Man About Town," "Buck Benny Rides Again," 1939-1940 100 Scrapbooks - "Charley's Aunt," 1941 102 Scrapbooks - "Charley's Aunt," "To Be Or Not To Be," 1941 99 Scrapbooks - Concerts 1960-1962, 1965 115 Scrapbooks - Concerts 1963-1964 115 Scrapbooks - from the newspaper men and women of Northern California 1947 107 Scrapbooks - Lifelighters Ruby Ball 1958 102 Scrapbooks - "Love Thy Neighbor," 1940-1941 116 Scrapbooks - March of Dimes benefit - Pueblo, Colorado undated 103 Scrapbooks - overseas tour 1943 102 Scrapbooks - overseas 1944 116 Scrapbooks - radio stars (including Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Lanny Ross, Fred Waring, and Rosemary and Priscilla Lane undated 115 Scrapbooks - road show 1963-1964 116 Scrapbooks - Stephen Leacock clippings 1944 104 Scrapbooks - trip to Seatte 1944 100 Scrapbooks - Waukegan Centennial 1959 Series V. Sheet music undated

Arranged alphabetically by last name of composer, or title of song if composer is unknown. Includes sheet music presumably played by Jack Benny on his shows or during his other appearances and concerts. Many are handwritten, notated, and arranged specifically for Benny by the composer/arranger.

 21 "The Bee," "Medley No. 2," and "Getting to Know You" 19 Beethoven - "Violin Concerto" with and without "Love in Bloom" insert 84 Belasco, Jacques - "The Jack Benny Kreutcerto" 84 "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" 22 "Getting to Know You" and "Fiddler on the Roof" 22 Gould, Morton - "Bouquet for Benny" 22 Green, Johnny - "Life Begins at Forty (For My Friend Jack Benny)" 83 Grove, Dick (arranged by) - "Baby Elephany Walk" from Dick Van Dyke Special 22 Haydn - "Concerto in D major, Opus 61," from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 22 Haydn Quartette 22 "I Don't Want to Be in Love" 22 Jean Jean, Maurice and Faustin - "La Danse Des Violons" 20 Kroll, William - "Banjo and the Fiddle" 114 Kroll, William (arranged by Alexander Cores) - "Banjo and the Fiddle" 84 Long, Newell H. - "Bravos for Benny" (commissioned by the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra) 22 "Medley No. 2" 83 "Medley No. 2" 20 Mendelssohn - "Violin Concerto" 21 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "The Bee" 83 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "The Bee" 22 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "Benny Medley" ("Fascinatin' Rhythm," "Puttin' on the Ritz") 84 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "Benny Medley" ("Fascinatin' Rhythm," "Puttin' on the Ritz") 21 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "Goodnight Medley" 83 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "Goodnight Medley" 21 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "Love in Bloom" 83 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "Love in Bloom" 83 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "Mr. Wonderful" 22 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "To a Wild Rose" 114 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "To a Wild Rose" 21 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "Trifling with Traviata" 21 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "Zigeunnerweisen" 84 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "Zigeunnerweisen" 114 Merrick, Mahlon (arranged by) - "Zigeunnerweisen" (Las Vegas version) 20 Mozart - Compositions for Piano 114 Phillips, Wolf (adapted by) - "Medley No. 2" 21 Rickey, Al (arranged by) - "Jack Benny Overture" 21 Rimsky - Korsakow, N.A. - "Cappriccio Espagnol" 84 Rimsky - Korsakow, N.A. - "Cappriccio Espagnol" 114 Rose, David - "The Jack Benny Kreutzcerto" 20 Rose, David - "Kreutzcerto" 20 Rose, David - "Waukegan Concerto' 20 Rupp, Carl - "Masquerade" and "I Never See You Around" 20 Saint-Saens, C. - "Rondo Capriccioso" 114 Saint-Saius - "Benny Medley" 22 "Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics" series 21 Van Heusen, Jimmy - "Dearest, Darest I" from "Love Thy Neighbor" 19 Various published compositions (some inscribed to Jack Benny from the composers) 19 Wieniawsky - "2nd Violin Concerto" Series VI. Personal files 1918-1982

Arranged alphabetically by file name. Primarily contains awards, certificates, plaques, and other artifacts belonging to Jack Benny, including one of his violins. Also contains biographical information and programs and pamphlets from many of Benny’s shows and concerts.

 60 Awards 1942-1974 110-111 Awards 1950-1973 106 Award - Heart of America from the American Heart Association 1968 60 Biographical information 1924-1975 27 Books undated 26 Books signed by authors and/or inscribed to Jack Benny undated 111 Cartoons undated 111 CBS wall calendar with Benny image 1955 111-113 Certificates 1948-1974 60 Certificates 1972-1974 72-73 Certificates undated 60 Change of name - Mary Benny 1949 73 Commencement gowns undated 60 Correspondence 1960-1964 60 Correspondence - fan mail 1976-1978 60 Correspondence - Mary Benny 1980-1982 60 Correspondence - Meyer Kubelsky (Benny's father) 1939 60 Correspondence - Wendy Korn 1979-1980 73 Eyeglass holder undated 111 Framed print of Philadelphia Statehouse 1957 111 Honorary Degree from Jacksonville University 1972 117 Inventory and appraisal of collection undated 60 Jack Benny's obituary and list of pallbearers 1974 75 Knick-knacks undated 113 Magazine - "The Show of Shows! The Big Broadcast of 1937," 1937 28 Magazines featuring Jack Benny undated 60 Medical information 1948-1976 60 Membership cards 1965-1979 60 Notes circa 1947-1979 112 Painting given to Benny for presenting at the Seattle Port of Embarkation 1944 119 Painting of Jack Benny by Dan Debonis 1960 118 Painting of Jack Benny by Jay Lynn (Merrett's) undated 118 Painting of Jack Benny by Morr Kusnet undated 113 Painting signed by Zubin Mehta 1948 75 Pins undated 70-72 Plaques (including Alice Cooper Living Legend Award) 1948-1980 112-113 Plaques 1949-1973 109 Plaques 1958, 1974 105 Plaques 1961, 1966 113 Posters of Jack Benny concerts with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel-Aviv 1970 60 Power of attorney 1964 28 Programs and invitations to events undated 28-29 Programs and pamphlets from Benny shows and concerts undated 60 Recipients of Jack Benny money clip undated 60 Sketch of Jack Benny by Noel Sickles undated 60 Stationery undated 73 Statuettes and trophies undated 75 Statuettes and trophies undated 60 Texas Senate Concurrent Resolution 1947 120 Trophy - Man of the Year from the Conference of Personal Managers 1969 120 Trophy - Runner-up in Gleason Talent Quest 1954 106 Truman's 75th birthday program signed and inscribed by Truman 1959 60 United States Naval Reserve records 1918-1939 134 Violin undated 75 Violin stand undated 60 Warranties and guarantees undated 73 Wooden name signs undated Series VII. Photographs 1890-1974

This series contains three sub-series: People and events, Publicity, and USO Tours.

 Sub-series 1. People and events 1890-1974

Arranged alphabetically by last name or event. Includes photographs of Jack Benny at various events and social gatherings, and many photographs of Benny with famous individuals. Also contains photographs of Benny from his early years (both as a boy and a performer). The photographs in this series are more candid in nature than those in the Publicity series.

 63 $100 Dinner at the Copley Plaza for Infantile Paralysis Fund - Boston 1945 111 Agnew, Spiro (signed) undated 64 Allen, Fred 1939 64 Anderson, Rochester undated 63 Apollo 11 1969 63 Aruba undated 63 Australia 1964 63 Award presentations undated 113 B'Nai B'Rith (Los Angeles) 51st anniversary banquet 1950 63 Beer commercial undated 64 Belefonte, Harry undated 109 Benny, Jack and Mary Livingstone undated 65 Benny, Joan circa 1934-1970 64 Bergen, Edgar undated 64 Bernstein, Leonard undated 63 Blood drive - American Red Cross undated 64 Brown, Johnny Mack undated 63 Buckingham Palace - Royals, Dudley Moore, Tony Bennett 1950, 1965 63 Buddy Hackett autograph party undated 64 Burns, George and Gracie Allen undated 64 Burns, George undated 64 Casals, Pablo undated 64 Celebrities undated 99 Celebrity Lanes groundbreaking in Denver, Colorado (scrapbook) 1960 63 Century of Progress 1933 63 Chicago International Trade Fair 1960 63 Chicago performance undated 63 Contract signing undated 64 Day, Dennis undated 64 Devine, Andy undated 64 Dodge, Doris and Theresa (child violinists) 1969, 1972 63 Duz soap promotion undated 62 Early life circa 1894-1920 63 Early performances (negatives) undated 63 Early performing life undated 64 Ehinger, Margaret 1946 63 Emmy Awards undated 63 England undated 63 European tour undated 108 Exhibit photographs (many with famous individuals) undated 65 Family circa 1920s-1974 64 Farelli, Frankie circa 1960s-1970s 63 Fishing undated 63 Fort Collins bank opening undated 63 France undated 63 Friars Club undated 113 Friars Club events 1957 63 Gala - Averill Harriman, Elliot Roosevelt undated 63 Gala - Fred MacMurray, Robert Taylor, George Burns undated 63 Gala - Governor's Dinner undated 63 Gala - Jack Benny's birthday at Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles undated 63 Gala - Knight for Senator banquet 1958 63 Gala - Louis Armstrong undated 63 Gala - miscellaneous undated 63 Gala - Nixon, George Burns, Milton Berle undated 63 Gala - President Truman undated 63 Gala - UNICEF, Eleanor Roosevelt, Phil Silvers, Helen Hayes, George Burns 1960 63 Gala - United Nations undated 63 Gala - With Los Angeles Mayor, Johnny Carson, Eva Gabor, Bob Newhart undated 62 General (includes photographs and negatives) undated 63 Golf games and horse racing undated 64 Graham, Billy undated 63 Grauman's Chinese Theatre undated 63 Hank Aaron Night in Los Angeles 1974 61 Harrah's - Lake Tahoe, Nevada 1966-1967 62 Harrah's - Lake Tahoe, Nevada undated 64 Harris, Phil and Alice Faye undated 64 Harris, Phil tour of MGM undated 63 Hawaii 1941 64 Heifetz undated 63 Hillbilly skit at Harrah's - Fawcett undated 63 Homecoming to Waukegan, Illinois 1937, 1959, undated 63 "Honeymooners" with Jackie Gleason and Jane Meadows undated 64 Hope, Bob undated 63 Indianapolis with Rochester 1950 63 Jack Benny Junior High School 1964 64 Jessel, George 1948 63 Jewish awards banquet for Jack Benny undated 63 Jewish Foundation undated 63 Jewish fundraiser undated 106 Kennedy, John F. undated 63 Lake Tahoe bank opening 1960 107 Launching of the SS Edward E. Hale 1944 63 Laurel Leaf Award to Jack Benny - Nixon 1959 64 LeRoy, Mervyn undated 64 Lewis, Jerry undated 64 Licht, Frank (Governor of Rhode Island) 1961 63 Life magazine 1951 107 Lifelighters Ruby Ball 1958 65 Livingstone, Mary circa 1920s-1970s 64 Mays, Willie undated 64 Mehta, Zubin undated 63 Miami Beach undated 77 Miscellaneous undated 118 Miscellaneous matted montage undated 63 Mobile, Alabama undated 64 Models and show girls undated 62 Navy photograph circa 1917 133 NBC Anniversary dinner undated 63 News conference undated 109 Nixon, Richard (signed) with Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone undated 121 Nixon, Richard (signed and inscribed to Jack Benny) undated 63 Orchestral appearance - Kansas City with Truman undated 63 Orchestral appearance - London, England 1969 63 Orchestral appearance - Salt Lake City, Utah undated 63 Orchestral appearance 1959 115 "Our Home" (scrapbook of photographs of the Benny home) 1938 63 P.A.L. Benefit, New York undated 63 Palladium (negatives) 1973 64 Patiogorsky, Gregor undated 62 Photos taken by fans undated 63 Polio Drive - Akron, Ohio 1949 64 Poolside with men undated 106 Portland, Oregon 1954 111 Ridgway, Mr. and Mrs. with child 1951 63 Riverside, Virginia - Director of Music 1969 63 Ron Vann in Las Vegas 1969 63 Saturday Evening Post 1959 63 School visitation undated 63 Scrap Metal Drive undated 63 Scrapbook 1934 63 Screen Producers Guild undated 63 "Spartacus" film set undated 63 Special Olympics 1973 63 St. Joe, Missouri 1945 64 Stern, Isaac 1955 63 Stork Club undated 63 Theatre Margnes - Chicago undated 63 Travel undated 64 Truman, Harry S. undated 106 Unidentified undated 106 Unidentified event (album) undated 111 USS Ross 1944 63 Warner Brothers tour undated 100 Waukegan Centennial (scrapbook) 1959 64 Wheelchair-bound man and family 1969 64 Wilson, Don undated 64 Young, Loretta undated 64 Youngman, Henny undated 63 Youth autograph party undated Sub-series 2. Publicity circa 1920s-1974

Arranged alphabetically by file name. Contains publicity photographs of Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone. Also includes publicity stills from many of Benny’s movies.

 62 20th Century Fox undated 62 Antler undated 62 Art (including famous Bouche sketch) undated 62 Autograph signing undated 85 Benny, Jack circa 1920s-1974 66-67 Benny, Jack (duplicates) circa 1920s-1974 68 Benny, Jack (color transparencies) 1970s 65 Benny, Jack and Mary Livingstone Benny circa 1920s-1970s 68 Benny, Jack and Mary Livingstone Benny (duplicates) circa 1920s-1970s 78 Benny, Joan undated 65 Benny, Joan circa 1934-1970 64 CBS Productions undated 62 Costumes undated 62 Dave Chare of Park Ridge, Illinois undated 62 Dionelli undated 65 Family (Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, and Joan Benny) circa 1920s-1970s 78 Family (Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, and Joan Benny) undated 62 Film Fan Photo Company undated 78 Friends undated 62 General circa 1936-1974 115 General undated 62 Hanssler undated 62 Jay Lynn undated 65 Livingstone, Mary (Benny) circa 1920s-1970a 78 Livingstone, Mary (Benny) circa 1920s-1970a 69 Livingstone, Mary (Benny) (duplicates) circa 1920s-1970a 62 Metro Goldwyn Mayer undated 62 NBC undated 62 News releases undated 62 Paramount 1936-1941, undated 62 Playing violin undated 118 Promotional poster - "An Evening With Jack Benny," undated 62 Rex Studios of Peoria undated 62 Ross and Weiss undated 62 Seymour undated 107 "Squire of Hollywood" candid photographs from LIFE magazine 1958 64 Stills - "Artists and Models," 1937 64 Stills - "Big Broadcast of 1937," 1936 64 Stills - "Broadway Melody of 1935," 1935 64 Stills - "Buck Benny Rides Again," 1939-1940 64 Stills - "Charley's Aunt," circa 1941 64 Stills - Christmas skit undated 64 Stills - "College Holiday," 1936 64 Stills - "George Washington Slept Here," circa 1942 64 Stills - "Hollywood Review of 1929," 1929 64 Stills - "The Horn Blows at Midnight," 1945 64 Stills - "Jack Benny Radio Show" broadcasting from Bangor, Maine 1942 64 Stills - "Jack Benny Show," 1953 64 Stills - "Jack Benny Show" cars (including Maxwell) undated 64 Stills - "Jack Benny Show" cast and crew undated 64 Stills - JELLO undated 133 Stills - "Love Thy Neighbor," 1940 64 Stills - "Man About Town," 1939 64 Stills - "The Meanest Man in the World," circa 1943 64 Stills - "The Medicine Man," circa 1930 64 Stills - "Shower of Stars," 1957 64 Stills - skits and gags undated 64 Stills - skits - "The Casting Director," undated 64 Stills - "Song Shop," undated 64 Stills - "This Way Please," 1937 64 Stills - "To Be or Not To Be," circa 1942 64 Stills - "Trans Atlantic Merry-Go-Round," undated 62 Universal 1949 62 Volpe Studios undated 64 Wagner International (with Johnny Carson) undated 62 Warner Brothers undated 62 William Morris Agency undated 62 With Rochester undated Sub-series 3. USO tours 1942-1969

Arranged alphabetically by location. Contains photographs of Jack Benny and his fellow Jack Benny Program cast members visiting and performing for US troops primarily during WWII and the Korean War.

 61 185th Infantry undated 61 Arabia 1944 61 Army Air Force Training Command undated 61 Ascension Island undated 61 Australia undated 61 Camp Patrick Henry 1943 61 Canada, Montreal, Ottawa undated 61 Central Pacific 1944 61 Defense Plant undated 61 Egypt 1943 61 Europe undated 61 Fairfield, Suisan Air Force Base, California undated 61 Fort Bliss, Texas 1951 61 Fort Denens, Boston, Massachusetts 1943 61 Germany (including Berchtesgaden, Hitler's home) 1945 61 Great Lakes, Illinois undated 61 Honolulu, Hawaii - Vietnam casualties 1969 61 Japan 1951 61 Korea 1951 61 Korea 1951 61 Lakehurst, New Jersey undated 61 Manhatten Beach, New York - US Coast Guard undated 61 Mathenfield, California 1942 77 Miscellaneous circa 1942-1945 61 Naval Air Station, Denver, Colorado 1955 61 Navy undated 61 New Guinea undated 61 New York undated 61 Norfolk, Virginia undated 61 Presidio, San Francisco 1942 61 Quantico, Virginia - Marine Officer's Training Corps undated 61 San Diego, California - Camp Elliot 1942 61 Santa Ana Army Base undated 61 Seattle, Washington - Naval Hospital 1944 61 Sheepshead Bay, New York undated 61 South Pacific 1944 61 Unknown undated 61 Unknown band undated 61 Unknown; Seofield Barracks, Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Fort Meade, Maryland 1944 61 White Sands, New Mexico undated Series VIII. Audio and Visual materials 1945-1993

This series includes two sub-series: Audio and Film.

 Sub-series 1. Audio 1945-1974

This sub-series contains a few Jack Benny audio recordings, as well other musical recordings.

 89 Baja Marimba 1968 89 Jack Benny England tape undated 89 Jack Benny standard closing (Doctor - Without Rochester) 1970 89 Special message from Watson Powell, Jr. 1972 89 The Tonight Show (reference dub of phonograph record) 1974 89 Wayne Newton - "You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You," undated 135 Phonograph - "21 by Ad-Staff, inc.," undated 135 Phonograph - Beethoven's "Concerto in D Major" played by the Philadelphia Orchestra undated 135 Phonograph - Hoffnung Interplanetary Music Festival 1958 135 Phonograph - "Israel," undated 135 Phonograph - Jack Benny spot for London Palladium (2 discs) undated 135 Phonograph - "Masquerade" and "I Never See You Around" (Carl Rupp, Barbara Simpson, Bea Gardy) undated 135 Phonograph - Message to Joan Blondell from Morris King 1945 Sub-series 2. Film 1953-1993

Arranged chronologically and by series. This sub-series contains film of The Jack Benny Television Program, primarily episodes from the 1954-1956 seasons. Most of his television specials are also present, as well as many episodes from Shower of Stars. Also contains Benny’s appearance on $64,000 Question, and a PBS special on Jack Benny.

 125 The Jack Benny Television Program - with Bob Crosby 1953 122 The Jack Benny Television Program (U-Matic) May 2, 1963 125 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 4 - "Goldie, Fields and Glide" (with George Burns and Bing Crosby) March 21, 1954 125 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 5 - "Shopping Show," December 12, 1954 125 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 5 - "San Diego Naval Training Center Show," December 26, 1954 125 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 5 - "Bedroom Burglar," January 9, 1955 125 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 5 - "Four O'Clock in the Morning Show," February 6, 1955 126 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 5 - "Jack's Lunch Counter" (with George Raft) February 20, 1955 122 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 5 - "Jack's Lunch Counter" (with George Raft) (U-Matic) February 20, 1955 126 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 5 - "Jack Takes Beavers to the Fair" [The Carnival Story] March 6, 1955 126 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 5 - "Gary Crosby Show" (with Gary and Bob Crosby) March 20, 1955 126 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 5 - "You Bet Your Life" (with Groucho Marx) April 3, 1955 122 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 5 - "You Bet Your Life" (with Groucho Marx) (U-Matic) April 3, 1955 126 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 5 - "Preparing for New York Trip," April 17, 1955 126 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 5 - "Jackie Gleason Show" May 1, 1955 126 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "Jack Goes to Dennis's House," September 25, 1955 127 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "Peggy King and Art Linkletter," October 23, 1955 127 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "Isaac Stern Boosts Jack's Morale," November 6, 1955 127 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "Jack Gives Johnny Carson Advice," November 20, 1955 127 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "Jack Hunts for Uranium," December 4, 1955 127 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "Frances and Edgar Bergen," December 18, 1955 127 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "New Year's Day Show" (with Red Sanders and Duffy Daugherty) January 1, 1956 127 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "Don Invites Gang to Dinner," January 15, 1956 128 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "How Jack Met Rochester" (with Sarah Churchill) January 29, 1956 128 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "William Holden/Frances Bergen Show," February 12, 1956 128 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "Rochester Sleeps Though Jack's Show," February 26, 1956 128 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "Jack Drives to Palm Springs," March 11, 1956 128 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "Jack Opens Beverly Hills Office" (with Dore Schary) March 25, 1956 128 The Jack Benny Television Program, Season 6 - "Jack Tries to Get a Passport," April 22, 1956 123 Shower of Stars - Hedy Lamarr, Gale Storm, Lawrence Welk March 14, 1957 123 Shower of Stars - Van Johnson, Vincent Price, Yvonne De Carlo, John Duran May 9, 1957 122 Shower of Stars - Van Johnson, Vincent Price, Yvonne De Carlo, John Duran (U-Matic) May 9, 1957 123 Shower of Stars - Carol Channing, Fred MacMurray, Lemon Sisters, Jimmy Rogers, Vincent Price October 31, 1957 124 Shower of Stars - Ed Wynn, Jo Stafford, Paul Weston, Tommy Sands, George Burns January 9, 1958 124 Shower of Stars - "Jack's 40th Birthday Party," February 13, 1958 124 Shower of Stars - Hermione Gingold, Van Johnson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Patty McCormick, Gogi Grant March 20, 1958 124 Shower of Stars - Betty Grable, Janis Paige, John Raitt, Barbara Nichols April 20, 1958 130 The Jack Benny Special #1 November 11, 1965 129 The Jack Benny Hour (with Smothers Brothers, Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope) December 1, 1966 122 The Jack Benny Hour (with Smothers Brothers, Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope) (U-Matic) December 1, 1966 129 The Jack Benny Hour - Carnival (with Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, George Burns, Dean Martin, Lucille Ball) March 20, 1968 122 The Jack Benny Hour - Carnival (with Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, George Burns, Dean Martin, Lucille Ball) (U-Matic) March 20, 1968 122 "Jack Benny's Bag" (with Phyllis Diller and Dick Clark) (U-Matic) 1968 130 "Jack Benny's Bag" (with Phyllis Diller and Dick Clark) 1968 122 "Jack Benny's Birthday Special" (U-Matic) February 17, 1969 129 "Jack Benny's Birthday Special," February 17, 1969 122 "Jack Benny's New Look" (with Gregory Peck, George Burns, Nancy Sinatra) (U-Matic) December 3, 1969 131 "Jack Benny's New Look" (with Gregory Peck, George Burns, Nancy Sinatra) December 3, 1969 122 "Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary Special (with Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Bob Hope) (U-Matic) November 16, 1970 131 "Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary Special (with Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Bob Hope) November 16, 1970 123 20th Anniversary clips 1970 122 20th Anniversary clips (U-Matic, no sound) 1970 122 "Everything You Wanted to Know About Jack Benny--But Were Afraid To Ask" (with George Burns, Dionne Warwick, John Wayne, Lucille Ball) (U-Matic) March 8, 1971 132 "Everything You Wanted to Know About Jack Benny--But Were Afraid To Ask" (with George Burns, Dionne Warwick, John Wayne, Lucille Ball) March 8, 1971 122 "Jack Benny's First Farewell Special" (U-Matic) January 18, 1973 132 "Jack Benny's First Farewell Special," January 18, 1973 122 "Jack Benny's Second Farewell Special" (U-Matic) 1974 130 "Jack Benny's Second Farewell Special," 1974 123 "$64,000 Question," October 20, 1957 122 "$64,000 Question" (U-Matic) October 20, 1957 123 Jack Benny Award - WBBM TV undated 122 Jack Benny PBS Special April 8, 1993