Collection Summary
Studebaker, Hugh.
Hugh Studebaker papers
1907-1983 (bulk 1920-1960)
08993
4.62 cubic
ft. (5 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
This collection contains materials documenting Hugh Studebaker's career as a radio actor.
Arrangement of the Collection
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Biography of Hugh StudebakerHugh Studebaker (1901-1978) performed on many radio shows throughout the 1930s and 1940s. His major roles included Silly Watson on “Fibber McGee and Molly," Dr. Robert Graham on “Bachelor’s Children,” and Harry Henderson in “The Beulah Show.” Other productions included “Knickerbocker Playhouse,” “Whispering Smith,” and “Brewster Boy”. In the late 1940s he played a part on the television soap opera, “Guiding Light.” In addition, he toured on the Chautauqua circuit in the 1920s and was one of the original organizers of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
Scope and ContentThe Hugh Studebaker collection contains scripts, photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other materials documenting Studebaker’s career in radio broadcasting. It also contains phonogrpah records of some broadcasts such as, "Scrooge" (1938), "Knickerbocker Playhouse," (1939 ), and shows about Abraham Lincoln. Additionally there are photographs of Studebaker’s “Chautauqua Days,” and material from his appearance on “Guiding Light.”
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 Hugh Studebaker at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from Bertina Studebaker in 1985.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Laura Jackson in December 2009.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Access Terms
Radio programs.
Radio actors and actresses.
Radio comedies.
Performing Arts.
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
Radio scripts
Bachelor's children (Radio program)
Fibber Mcgee & Molly (Radio program)
Vic and Sade (Radio program)
Container List
1
Agreements and Contracts
1939-1953
4
Awards
1928-1975
1
Correspondence, Bess Flynn
1941-1964
1
Correspondence, Fan Mail
1941-1947
1
Correspondence, General
1907-1983
1
Correspondence, Greeting Cards
undated
1 and 5
Miscellaneous
1911-1978
5
Phonograph Records,
1938-1942
1
Photographs, Bachelor's Children
undated
1
Photographs, Beulah Show
undated
1
Photographs, Diamond Award
circa 1970
1
Photographs, Fibber Mcgee and Molly
undated
1
Photographs, Hugh Studebaker
1917-1945
1
Photographs, Miscellaneous Radio and Television Productions
1940s
1
Photographs, Personal
1921-1948
1
Photographs, Portraits of Hugh Studebaker
1928-circa 1945
1
Photographs, Portraits of Other People
undated
1
Photographs, Quartettes
1920s
1
Publicity, Newspaper Clippings
1930s-1940s
2
Publicity, Other publications
1939-1950
2
Radio Program Materials
1939-1959
2
Scripts, "Ambition,"
1940
2
Scripts, "Bachelor's Children"
1942-1946
2
Scripts, "Billy the Kid Lives Again"
1940
2
Scripts, Bob Hope
1941
2
Scripts, "Brewster Boy"
1941-1942
2
Scripts, "Curtain Time"
1939
2
Scripts, "Cyrano De Bergerac,"
undated
2
Scripts, "The Dan Carson Story #30"
1948
2
Scripts, "First Nighter"
1938
2
Scripts, "Gems of American Eloquence" (Lincoln)
1939
2
Scripts, "Guiding Light"
1949
2
Scripts, "In Chicago Tonight"
1940
2
Scripts, "Knickerbocker Playhouse"
1940
2
Scripts, Miscellaneous
1943 and undated
2
Scripts, "Presenting Michael Scott"
1945
2
Scripts, Pacific Pioneer Broadcasts
undated
2
Scripts, "The Righteous Mr. King,"
1937
2
Scripts, Special Xmas Show
1944
3
Scripts, Universal Broadcasting
undated
3
Scripts, "Vic and Sade"
1945
3
Scripts, "Whispering Smith"
1941
3
Scripts, "Woman in White"
1944
3
Sheet Music
undated