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Brice P. Disque, Jr. (1904-1960) was the son of General Brice P. Disque. He was born in Montana and raised throughout the U.S. and the Philippines. He attended Dartmouth College beginning in 1921, discovering a passion for theater while there. Upon graduating in 1925, he lived in New York City, pursuing a career in literary works, journalism, and theater. He was a reporter for the New York Evening Post, a member of the Actor's Equity Association, and performed in plays including Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice. In 1927, he began working in accounting at various banks and trust comapnies while writing plays on the side. By the 1936, he'd turned his focus to radio, and was regularly writing and editing radio drama scripts.
Disque, Jr. is best known for his work on "Gang Busters." The show featured dramatizations of crime cases throughout the country and was a spin-off of the radio show, "G-Men," which focused on the career of Hoover and cases managed by the FBI. Whereas "G-Men" featured only closed cases, Gang Busters material was more broad. The show partnered with police chiefs from New Jersey and New York in order to lend an air of authenticity to its programming. At its height, the show had close to 10,000,000 listeners.
Disque, Jr. also contributed to programs such as "March of Time," Radio News Week," and "King Features Presents."
The collection consists of personal correspondence, manuscripts from Disque, Jr.'s writing career, and over 300 radio scripts dating from 1925-1942.