Barbara Stanwyck papers, 1929-1996

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990
Title
Barbara Stanwyck papers
Dates
1929-1996 (inclusive)
Quantity
22 cubic ft. (50 boxes)
Collection Number
03787
Summary
Collection contains Barbara Stanwyck's scripts and awards, as well as research material about the actress.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

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

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990) began her acting career in stage and silent movies. She eventually appeared in more than 80 motion pictures, including "Christmas in Connecticut," "Double Indemnity," and "Walk on the Wild Side." Stanwyck also appeared in numerous television programs, including "The Big Valley," and the mini-series "The Thornbirds." She won an emmy for her work in "The Thornbirds" and an oscar for lifetime achievement in motion pictures.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection consists mainly of scripts of motion pictures and television programs that Stanwyck appeared in from 1929-1986. The motion picture scripts include "Cattle Queen of Montana," "Christmas in Connecticut," "Mexicali Rose," "Union Pacific," "Woman in Red," and many others. The television scripts include "The Colbys" and "The Thornbirds." The collection also contains 18 16mm films of the motion pictures "Christmas in Connecticut," "Cry Wolf," "Lady Eve," "My Reputation," "Remember the Night," and "Two Mrs. Carrolls." The collection also contains numerous awards and plaques; audio recordings of television shows, movies, and interviews; scrapbooks; and manuscripts and printed materials documenting Stanwyck’s career.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply. Trademark restrictions placed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences govern use of the "Oscar" image. Please see http://www.oscars.org/legal/regulations for details.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Barbara Stanwyck papers, Collection Number 03787, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in four series. Each series represents materials received from a different donor.

Series I. Material from Barbara Stanwyck

Series II. Material from Ella Smith

Series III. Material from Pat McMath

Series IV. Material from Suzanne Frasuer

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Barbar Stanwyck at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Barbara Stanwyck in 1979 and 1990, Ella Smith in 1991, Pat McMath in 2002, and Suzanne Frasuer in 1997 and 1998.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by John E. Hanks in 1997 and reprocessed by Matt Francis in 2011. The finding aid was revised by D. Claudia Thompson in March 2012.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Material from Barbara StanwyckReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Subseries 1. Scripts
Movies:
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Box Folder
1 1
All I Desire
 1953
1 2
Always Goodbye
 1938
1 3
Baby Face
 1933
1 4
Ball of Fire
 1942
2 1
Banjo on My Knee
 1936
2 2
B.F.S.'s Daughter
 1948
2 3
Bitter Tea of General Yen
 1933
2 4
Blowing Wild
 1953
3 1
Bow Tamely to Me, or Escape to Burma
 1955
3 2
Breakfast for Two
 1934
3 3
The Bride Walks Out
 1936
3 4
The Bride Wore Boots
 1946
3 5
California
 1946
4 1
Cattle Queen of Montana
 1954
4 2
Christmas in Connecticut
 1945
4 3
Clash by Night
 1952
4 4
Crime of Passion
 1957
5 1
Cry Wolf
 1947
5 2
Double Indemnity
 1944
5 3
East Side, West Side
 1949
5 4
Ever in My Heart
 1933
6 1
Executive Suite
 1954
6 2
The File on Thelma Jordan, or Thelma Jordan
 1950
6 3
Flesh and Fantasy
 1943
6 4
Forbidden
 1932
6 5
Forty Guns
 1957
7 1
The Furies
 1950
7 2
Gambling Lady
 1934
7 3
The Gay Sisters
 1942
8 1
Golden Boy
 1939
8 2
The Great Man's Lady
 1942
8 3
His Brother's Wife
 1936
9 1
Illicit
 1931
9 2
Internees Can't Take Money
 1937
9 3
Jeopardy
 1953
9 4
Ladies of Leisure
 1930
9 5
Ladies They Talk About
 1933
10 1
The Lady Eve
 1941
10 2
The Lady Gambles
 1949
10 3
Lady of Burlesque
 1943
10 4
A Lost Lady
 1934
11 1
The Mad Miss Manton
 1938
11 2
The Man with a Cloak
 1951
11 3
The Maverick Queen
 1956
11 4
Meet John Doe
 1941
12 1
A Message to Garcia
 1936
12 2
Mexicali Rose
 1929
12 3
Miracle Woman
 1953
12 4
The Moonlighter
 1953
13 1
My Reputation
 1946
13 2
Night Nurse
 1931
13 3
The Nightwalker
 1964
13 4
No Man of Her Own
 1950
14 1
The Other Love
 1947
14 2
The Plough and the Stars
 1936
14 3
The Purchase Price
 1932
14 4
Remember the Night
 1940
15 1
Roustabout
 1964
15 2
The Secret Bride
 1935
15 3
Shooting Star, or Annie Oakley
 1935
15 4
Shopworn
 1931
15 5
So Big
 1932
16 1
Sorry, Wrong Number
 1948
16 2
Stella Dallas
 1937
16 3
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
 1946
16 4
Ten Cents a Dance
 1931
16 5
There's Always Tomorrow
 1956
17 1
These Wilder Years
 1956
17 2
This Is My Affair
 1937
17 3
Titanic
 1953
17 4
To Please a Lady
 1950
18 1
Trooper Hook
 1957
18 2
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
 1947
18 3
Union Pacific
 1939
19 1
Violent Men
 1955
19 2
Walk on the Wild Side
 1962
19 3
Witness to Murder
 1954
20 1
Woman in Red
 1935
20 2
You Belong to Me
 1941
Television:
Box Folder
20 3
The Colbys (1)
 1985
20 4
The Colbys (2)
 1985
21 1
The Colbys (3)
 1985
21 2
The Colbys (4)
 1985
21 3
The Colbys (5)
 1985
22 1
The Colbys (6)
 1986
22 2
The Colbys, copy of letter from Barbara Stanwyck to future AHC researchers
 1986
51
The Colbys, original of letter from Barbara Stanwyck to future AHC researchers
 1986
Folder
22 3
The House that Would Not Die
 1970
22 4
The Letters
 1973
22 5
A Taste of Evil
 1971
23 1
The Thorn Birds (1)
 1982
23 2
The Thorn Birds (2)
 1982
23 3
The Thorn Birds (3)
 1982
23 4
The Thorn Birds (4)
 1982
Subseries 2. Films
Box
24-26
Christmas in Connecticut, Warner Bros.
 1945
27-29
Cry Wolf, Warner Bros.
 1947
30-32
Lady Eve, Paramount
 1941
33-35
My Reputation, Warner Bros.
 1946
36-38
Remember the Night, Paramount
 1940
39-41
Two Mrs. Carrolls, Warner Bros.
 1947
Subseries 3. Awards
Trophies and plaques given to Barbara Stanwyck in recognition of her work. Arranged alphabetically by institution.
Box
52
Academy Honorary Award (Motion Picture Academy "Oscar"),"...Unique Contribution to the Art of Screen Acting" (Trophy-Statue)
 1981
42
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Primetime Emmy Awards "Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or a Special," The Thorn Birds (Trophy-Statue)
 1982-1983
42
American Film Institute, Lifetime Achievement Award (Trophy-Star)
 1987
42
Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Best Supporting Actress The Thorn Birds (Trophy-Globe)
 1983
42
Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Cecil B. DeMille "Outstanding Contributions to the Entertainment Field" (Trophy-Globe)
 1985
43A
Hollywood Press, Life Time Achievement Award (Trophy-Star)
 1986
43
National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center Western Heritage Wrangler Award, Hall of Fame of Great Western Performers (Trophy-Horse & Rider)
 1973
43A
Screen Actors Guild Annual Award (Trophy-Masks)
 1966
43A
Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures (Trophy-Plaque)
 1982
Subseries 4. Books
Inscribed copies of Starring Miss Barbara Stanwyck and The Thorn Birds.
Box Item
44 1
Starring Miss Barbara Stanwyck
By Ella Smith; inscribed to Barbara Stanwyck by Ella Smith and to the University of Wyoming by Barbara Stanwyck.
1974
44 2
The Thorn Birds
By Colleen McCullough; autographed by Barbara Stanwyck.
1977

Series II. Material from Ella SmithReturn to Top

Reel-to-reel audio copies of Barbara Stanwyck movies, TV series, TV and radio appearances. Movies arranged alphabetically by side one of each reel; television and radio shows arranged alphabetically by side one within each box.

Container(s) Description Dates
Subseries 1. Movies
Box
45
Annie Oakley
 1935
45
Forty Guns
 1957
45
Baby Face
 1933
45
Ever in My Heart
 1933
45
Banjo on My Knee
 1936
45
B. F.'s Daughter
 1948
45
The Bride Walks Out
 1936
45
All I Desire
 1953
45
The Bride Wore Boots
 1946
45
California
 1946
45
Christmas in Connecticut
 1945
45
East Side, West Side
 1949
45
Clash by Night
 1952
45
Blowing Wild
 1953
45
Cry Wolf
 1947
45
Double Indemnity
 1944
45
Ball of Fire
 1941
45
Executive Suite
 1954
45
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
 1946
45
The File on Thelma Jordan
 1950
45
The Furies
 1950
45
The Gay Sisters
 1942
45
Flesh and Fantasy
 1943
45
The Great Man's Lady
 1942
45
The Mad Miss Manton
 1938
45
His Brothers Wife
 1936
45
Hollywood Canteen
 1944
45
Variety Girl
 1947
45
Illicit
 1931
45
Ladies of Leisure
 1930
45
Forbidden
 1932
45
Ladies They Talk About
 1933
45
The Plough and the Stars
 1936
45
The Lady Eve
 1941
45
The Lady Gambles
 1949
45
The Locked Door
 1929
45
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
 1933
45
The Man With a Cloak
 1951
45
Jeopardy
 1953
45
The Maverick Queen
 1956
45
The Big Valley: The Other Side of Justice (television)
 1969
45
Meet John Doe
 1941
45
Walk on the Wild Side
 1962
45
My Reputation
 1946
45
To Please a Lady
 1950
45
Night Nurse
 1931
45
Shopworn
 1932
45
The Night Walker
 1965
45
Escape to Burma
 1955
45
No Man of Her Own
 1950
45
Roustabout
 1964
45
The Other Love
 1947
45
Internees Can't Take Money
 1937
46
The Purchase Price
 1932
46
Gambling Lady
 1934
46
Red Salute
 1935
46
Remember the Night
 1940
46
A Message to Garcia
 1936
46
The Secret Bride
 1935
46
The Moonlighter
 1953
46
So Big
 1932
46
A Lost Lady
 1934
46
Sorry, Wrong Number
 1948
46
Stella Dallas
 1937
46
The Miracle Woman
 1931
46
The Stolen Jools (film short)
 1931
46
Ten Cents a Dance
 1931
46
Mexicali Rose
 1929
46
There's Always Tomorrow
 1956
46
These Wilder Years
 1956
46
This Is My Affair
 1937
46
Titanic
 1953
46
Trooper Hook
 1957
46
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
 1947
46
Union Pacific
 1939
46
Cattle Queen of Montana
 1954
46
The Violent Men
 1955
46
Witness to Murder
 1954
46
The Woman in Red
 1935
46
Breakfast for Two
 1937
Subseries 2. Television and Radio
Box
46
Armed Forces Radio Service: Mail Call (J. Benny, J. Garland, J.C. Thomas, D. Wilson)
 1943
46
Screen Guild Players (J. Benny, B. Rathbone, J. Hersholt, M. Curtiz)
 1944
46
Autolight (with Jack Benny)
 1959
46
The Barbara Stanwyck Show: Yanqui Go Home, Confession, Introduction & Conclusion to Four Spinoffs
 1960-1961
46
The Barbara Stanwyck Show: Discreet Deception, The Hitchhiker, The Cornerstone
 1960-1961
46
Wagon Train: Molly Kincaid Story
 1963
46
The Barbara Stanwyck Show: Little Joe, Dragon by the Tail, Miraculous Journey of Tadpole Chan
 1960-1961
46
The Barbara Stanwyck Show: Adventure on Happiness Street, Frightened Doll, Shock
 1960-1961
46
The Barbara Stanwyck Show: A Man's Game, Out of the Shadows
 1960-1961
46
The Barbara Stanwyck Show: Assassin, High Tension
 1960-1961
46
The Barbara Stanwyck Show: Night Visitor
 1960-1961
46
The Barbara Stanwyck Show: The Secret of Mrs. Randall
 1960-1961
46
The Barbara Stanwyck Show: Sign of the Zodiac
 1961
46
WNAC Boston (radio) - Bill Hahn: Barbara Stanwyck Interview
 1965
46
The Barbara Stanwyck Show: The Sisters
 1960-1961
46
The Barbara Stanwyck Show: We Are the Women Who Wait
 1960-1961
46
The Barbara Stanwyck Show: Size Ten, No One, Big Career, House in Order
 1960-1961
46
Crime of Passion (movie), Golden Boy (movie)
 1957, 1939
46
Charlie's Angels (pilot)
 1980
46
The House that Wouldn't Die
 1970
46
A Taste of Evil
 1971
46
The Letters
 1973
46
L.A. Film Critics Awards
 1982
46
Lux Radio Theatre: Sorry, Wrong Number
 1950
46
Lux Radio Theatre: Wuthering Heights
 1939
46
Portrait: Barbara Stanwyck
 1968
46
Portrait of a Star (Barbara Stanwyck)
 1968
46
Alcoa Four Star Playhouse: Three Years Dark
 1958
46
You Belong to Me (movie)
 1941
46
The Thorn Birds (first 3 hours)
 1983
46
The Untouchables: Elegy
 1962
46
The Untouchables: Search for a Dead Man
 1962
46
The Westerners (Zane Grey Theatre): The Freighter
 1958
46
The Westerners (Zane Grey Theatre): Trail to Nowhere
 1958
47
The Big Valley: Alias Nellie Handly
 1968
47
The Big Valley: Presumed Dead
 1968
47
The Big Valley: Ambush
 1967
47
The Big Valley: The Long Ride
 1968
47
The Big Valley: Boots with My Father's Name
 1965
47
The Big Valley: Palms of Glory
 1965
47
The Big Valley: By Fires Unseen
 1965
47
The Big Valley: A Time to Kill
 1965
47
The Big Valley: By Force and Violence
 1965
47
The Big Valley: Earthquake
 1965
47
The Big Valley: The Challenge
 1968
47
The Westerners (Zane Grey Theatre): Lone Woman, Hang the Heart High
 1959
47
The Big Valley: Danger Road
 1968
47
The Big Valley: The Battle of Mineral Springs
 1968
47
The Big Valley: The Disappearance
 1967-1968
47
Rawhide: The Captains's Wife
 1961
47
The Big Valley: Down Shadow Street
 1966
47
The Big Valley: Image of Yesterday
 1966
47
The Big Valley: Four Days to Furnace Hill
 1967
47
The Big Valley: The Buffalo Man
 1967
47
The Big Valley: The Great Safe Robbery
 1966
47
The Big Valley: Day of Terror
 1966
47
The Big Valley: The Invaders
 1965
47
The Big Valley: Judgement in Heaven
 1965
47
The Big Valley: My Son, My Son
 1965
47
The Big Valley: Day of the Comet
 1966
47
The Big Valley: The Odyssey of Jubal Tanner
 1965
47
The Big Valley: The Emperor of Rice
 1967
47
The Big Valley: The Prize
 1968
47
The Westerners (Zane Grey Theatre): Trail to Nowhere, The Freighter
 1958
47
The Big Valley: Pursuit
 1966
47
The Big Valley: Top of the Stairs
 1968
47
The Big Valley: Teacher of Outlaws
 1966
47
The Big Valley: Point and Counterpoint (last aired)
 1969
47
The Big Valley: Scenes, Tape #1
 1965
47
The Big Valley: Scenes, Tape #2
 1965-1968
47
The Big Valley: Scenes, Tape #3
 1967
47
The Big Valley: Scenes, Tape #4
 1965-1969
47
The Big Valley: Scenes, Tape #5
 1968
47
The Big Valley: Scenes, Tape #6
 1965-1967
47
The Big Valley: Scenes, Tape #7
 1966
47
The Big Valley: Scenes, Tape #8
 1966-1969
47
The Big Valley: Scenes, Tape #9
 1966-1969
47
Miscellaneous, including Academy Award
 No Date
47
L. A. Film Critics Award
 No Date
47
Songs
 No Date
47
Songs (Extras)
 No Date

Series III. Material from Pat McMathReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
48 1
Correspondence - Barbara Stanwyck to Pat McMath
 1950-1970
48 2
Photographs - Barbara Stanwyck (Autographed)
 undated
48
Scrapbooks - Barbara Stanwyck Clippings (Six)
 undated
49
Scrapbooks - Barbara Stanwyck Clippings (Ten)
 undated

Series IV. Suzanne FrasuerReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
50 1
Manuscript - The Barbara Stanwyck Interviews - by Jane Wilkie, transcribed by Suzanne Frauser
 1996
50 2
Manuscript - The Barbara Stanwyck Show (Anthology) - Introduction by Suzanne Frauser
 undated
50 3
Manuscript - Text and Pictures Relating to the Barbara Stanwyck Audio Cassettes.
 undated
50 4
Photograph - Barbara Stanwyck, Autographed (duplicate copy)
 undated
50 5
Recordings, Audio Cassettes - Interviews and Awards
 undated
50 6
Recordings, Audio Cassettes - Interviews with Robert Taylor, Frank Fay, Robert Preston, and Frank Capra
 1959-1983
50 7
Recordings, VHS - The Barbara Stanwyck Show (Out of the Shadows, A Man's Game, Key to the Killer, Frightened Doll, and Little Big Mouth)
 undated
50 8
Recordings, VHS - The Barbara Stanwyck Show (Confession, The Golden Acres, Sign of the Zodiak, and Little Jo)
 undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Motion pictures--United States.
  • Television programs--United States.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Audio tapes
  • Motion pictures

Occupations

  • Actresses

Titles within the Collection

  • Cattle Queen of Montana (Motion picture)
  • Christmas in Connecticut (Motion picture)
  • Colbys (Television program)
  • Lady Eve (Motion picture)
  • Mexicali Rose (Motion picture)
  • My Reputation (Motion picture)
  • Thornbirds (Television play)
  • Two Mrs. Carrolls (Motion picture)
  • Union Pacific (Motion picture)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Smith, Ella--Starring Miss Barbara Stanwyck.

Processed by John E. Hanks
2011

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