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Joseph Julian Papers, 1942-1977

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Julian, Joseph, 1910-1982
Title
Joseph Julian Papers
Dates
1942-1977 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.64 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Collection Number
12728
Summary
Joseph Julian was an actor, playwright, and author who starred in more than 10,000 radio broadcasts. This collection contains phonograph records, scripts, books, correspondence, and manuscript material related to Joseph Julian’s long career in radio and the entertainment industry.
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
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Historical Note

Joseph Julian was born in June 1910 in St. Marys, Pennsylvania as Joseph Shapiro. He was an actor, playwright, and author who starred in more than 10,000 radio broadcasts. Most famously working with Orson Welles and Norman Corwin. In the early 1950's, Julian was blacklisted in the Red Channels list. An accusation which he actively resisted and charges which he eventually successfully overcame. He passed away in New York, NY in March 1982.

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Content Description

This collection contains phonograph records, scripts, books, correspondence, and manuscript material related to Joseph Julian’s long career in radio and the entertainment industry.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

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

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

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

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Joseph Julian at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Michael Nisley in March 2019.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Krist Jessup in September 2019.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List
  • Audio (phonograph records):

    Container: Box 1

  • Audio (cassette tapes):

    Container: Box 2

  • Description: "An Act of Kindness" by Joseph Julian
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "Behind the Gray Flannel Curtain" by Joseph Julian
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "Consumate the Love Ring and Other Poems" by Toni Gabriel
    Dates: 1975
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "The Devil and the Dream: A Play for Teen-agers" by Joseph Julian
    Dates: 1957
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "On Directing" by Harold Clurman
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "From the Land of Silent People" by Robert St. John
    Dates: 1942
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "The Gimmick" by Joseph Julian
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "Ibsen" by Harold Clurman
    Dates: 1977
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Japan
    Dates: 1946
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "The Meanest Man in the World"
    Dates: June 1955
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "More by Corwin: 16 Radio Dramas by Norman Corwin"
    Dates: 1944
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "Norman Corwin's Prayer for the 70s" by Norman Corwin
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Nugget magazine
    Dates: October 1956
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Outline for "A Logical Romance"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "Presento!" by Joseph Julian
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "This was Radio: A Personal Memoir" by Joseph Julian
    Dates: 1975
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "The Rope Dancers" a play by Morton Wishengrad
    Dates: 1958
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "Schicken Sie mir einen Dollar" by Joseph Julian
    Dates: 1958
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "See What I Mean?" by Joseph Julian
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "Thirteen by Corwin" by Norman Corwin
    Dates: 1942
    Container: Box 2

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Subject Terms

  • Authors
  • Dramatists
  • Radio actors and actresses
  • Radio plays
  • Radio writers
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