Collection Summary
Mahan, Bill
Bill Mahan papers
1927-1985
10045
4.50 cubic
ft. (6 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
Materials documenting the life of Bill Mahan, a child actor, who later become a Hollywood journalist and writer.
Biography of Bill MahanBill Mahan was a child actor best known for playing Bobby Jones in a series of films about the fictional Jones Family (1936-1940). Mahan later was a Hollywood columnist, author, and screenwriter. He wrote The Moviola Man (1980) and other semi-autobiographical accounts of his life in Hollywood.
Scope and ContentThe Bill Mahan collection contains scripts and manuscripts by Bill Mahan, contracts and correspondence from his personal life and professional career. A portion of the collection includes materials related to Mr. Mahan's efforts to make a film out of The Catcher in the Rye, including photocopies of correspondence Mahan had with Salinger on the subject. Some of the professional correspondence involves Mahan's work with David O. Selznick and his film studio. Photographs of Mahan and of other Hollywood celebrities, clippings and scrapbook material, and biographical materials are included as well.
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
There are no known other archival collections created by Bill Mahan at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from Bill Mahan in 1984 and 1987.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Shaun Hayes in June 2013.
Portions of the collection were digitized by Aaron Lairamore and Andrew Worth in September and October of 2013.
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 material from this collection are available at
http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~112~112.
Access Terms
Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David), 1919-2010
Selznick, David O., 1902-1965
Child actors-United States.
Screenwriters--United States.
Journalism--United States.
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Performing Arts
Social Life and Customs
People, Ethnicity, and Culture
Container List
1
1
Family Correspondence
1950-1952, 1964-1966, undated
1
2
Personal Correspondence
1935-1941, undated
1
3
Personal Photographs
1936-1939, undated
1
4
Personal Photographs
1951, undated
1
5
Professional Clippings
1927-1941, undated
1
6
Professional Clippings
1935-1938, undated
2
1
Professional Photographs
undated
2
2
Professional Photographs (Jones Family)
undated
2
3
Professional Photographs (Jones Family)
undated
3
1
Personal Correspondence
1962-1984
3
2
Personal Correspondence
1961-1984
3
3
Personal Correspondence
1970-1981
3
4
J.D. Salinger materials (portions photocopied)
1961-1970
3
5
Professional Correspondence (Selznick Studios)
1961-1962
3
6
Professional Correspondence
1974-1983
3
7
Professional Correspondence
1961-1984
3
8
Professional Legal Documents
1965-1981
3
9
Personal Photographs
undated
3
10
Biographical Materials
1930-1955 and undated
3
11
Biographical Materials
1938-1955
3
12
Biographical Materials
1962-1984
4
1
Professional Writing (Columns)
1970-1973
4
2
Professional Writing (Columns)
1970-1973
4
3
Professional Writing (Columns)
1970-1975
4
4
Professional Writing (Columns)
1971-1972
4
5
Professional Writing (Columns)
1970-1971
4
6
Professional Writing (Columns)
1970-1973
4
7
Professional Writing (Columns)
1970-1972
5
1
Professional Writing (Manuscript, Book Draft)
undated
5
2
Professional Writing (Manuscripts)
1951, undated
5
3
Professional Writing (Manuscript, Book Draft)
undated
5
4
Professional Writing (Manuscripts)
1985
5
5
Professional Writing (Manuscripts)
undated
5
6
Professional Writing (Manuscripts: "You Can't Go back")
undated
5
7
Professional Writing (Manuscripts: "The Novelists") -
undated
5
8
Professional Writing (Manuscript, Book Draft: "Cutting Room 8")
undated
5
9
Professional Writing (Manuscripts: "Choose your Memories")
1951
5
10
Professional Writing (Manuscripts)
1952, undated
5
11
Professional Writing (Manuscripts: "A Hollywood Tale")
1982, undated
5
12
Professional Writing (Manuscripts: "Topper" and "A Hollywood Tale" )
1982
5
13
Professional Writing (Manuscripts, screenplays: "A Hollywood Tale" and "Cutting Room 8" )
1982
5
14
Professional Writing (Manuscripts, screenplays: "Movies, Moguls and Me")
undated
6
1
Professional Writing (Manuscripts: "Second Chance")
1985, undated
6
2
Professional Writing (Manuscripts: "A Creed to Live By")
Undated
6
3
Professional Writing (Manuscripts: "Side by Side")
Undated
6
4
Professional Writing (Manuscripts, plays: "Topper" and "Letters in the Attic")
Undated
6
5
Professional Writing (Books)
1965-1980