Roger W. Jones Papers, 1909-2009
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Jones, Roger W., 1912-1993
- Title
- Roger W. Jones Papers
- Dates
- 1909-2009 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 23.25 cubic ft. (30 boxes) + 3.346 MB
- Collection Number
- 12621
- Summary
- Roger Jones was a publicist for Universal Studios from 1942-1955. Collection contains journals, reminisces, correspondence, magazine and newspaper clippings, publications, publicity files, photographs, sheet music, and biographical information regarding Jones' career and personal life.
- Repository
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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
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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Roger Jones was a publicist for Universal Studios from 1942-1955. He personally handled the career of Rock Hudson and other celebrities including Joan Crawford, Ava Gardner, Loretta Young, Barbara Stanwyck, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Burt Lancaster. Jones was also a musician and worked for Perry Studios as a talent agent prior to joining Universal.
Content Description
Collection contains Jones’s personal journals from 1938-1955 and reminisces he recorded on audio tape of his work with celebrities; correspondence between Jones and Rock Hudson, Alvera Jones, and his secretary Lois Rupert; manuscripts written my Roger Jones and Lois Rupert; magazine and newspaper clippings about current events, the entertainment industry, Rock Hudson, and other celebrities Jones worked with; photographs of family, friends, and clients; notebooks regarding his publicity work, sheet music (original and published), newsletters, scrapbooks, and biographical information.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
Related Materials
There are no known other archival collections created by Roger W. Jones at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from Lois Rupert, c/o Nanci Campbell from 2015-2022.
Processing Note
The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in April 2016 and updated in June 2024.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Address book of important people and companiesDates: undatedContainer: Box 9
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Description: Address book A-ZDates: 1955Container: Box 28
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Description: Architectural plans: remake and dream house 1Dates: 1967Container: Box 5
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Description: Artifacts: Jewelry - necklace, key chain, tie pin, charm braceletDates: undatedContainer: Box 15
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Audio journals and music:
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Description: Cassette tape: 2 -1985Dates: 1994Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: First Side 1Dates: 1994Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: Rock Hudson (4 songs)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: 30 Years Later Resurrection of Roger, Oregon by LoisDates: undatedContainer: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: 6 bridges of JaneDates: 1994Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: A- 6 bridges of Jane, B-Palms Spgs-RH-Phyl-MotherDates: 1994Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: A Early antidotes at UI-RJ: Star StoriesDates: 1991Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: A Rock- Obsession et al-Begin LetterDates: 1994Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: A RWJ Journal 1-1-55Dates: 1995Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: A and B Letter to Rock HudsonDates: 1994Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: A: 12-13-1953 B:ends 6-28-19541995Dates: 1995Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: A-1/12/50 B- ends 12/12/53Dates: 1950-1953Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: A-Pickups, B-Perry's Jap Friend. W2Dates: undatedContainer: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: A-Pickups, B-Perry's Jap Friend. W3Dates: 1994Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: A-Radio stuff, begin R&P at P.S. end of diariesDates: 1955Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: A-Radio stuff, ends at 252 on counter, Begin RockDates: 1955Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: B- ArmyDates: undatedContainer: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: Charles/LoisDates: 1988Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: Cont'd from diary from 6-24-1954 to 1-1-1955Dates: 1995Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: Early Antidotes at U-IDates: 1994Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: Jan 1st 1955 to March 1955Dates: 1955Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: Letters to RHDates: 1994Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: Lois to Rock 1A-1BDates: undatedContainer: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: Lois to Rock 2A-2BDates: undatedContainer: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: R.J Answering questions Life and experience, E and WDates: 1994Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: R.J Answering questions RE: Life and experience, East and WestDates: 1994Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: Rock- Obsession et al-Begin LetterDates: 1994Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: Rock, gentlyDates: 1970Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: Roger W. Jones Plays his own score for Maggie, His PlayDates: undatedContainer: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: RWJDates: undatedContainer: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: RWJ Journal 1/12/50 to 12/12/53Dates: 1950-1954Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: RWJ Journal 12-13-53 to 6-28-54Dates: 1995Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: Star Stories RogerDates: undatedContainer: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: Tape One RWJDates: 1994Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: To Jan 1, 1955Dates: 1995Container: Box 17
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Description: Cassette tape: WaltzesDates: undatedContainer: Box 17
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Description: Reel to reel: Lois Rupert - October 28, 1938 recording of Nat King Cole and December 1955 recording of Roger Jones on NBCDates: undatedContainer: Box 17
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Description: Reel to reel: Maggie, a play with musicDates: 1962-1963Container: Box 17
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Description: Author's diary: nightlightsDates: 1951Container: Box 13
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Description: Beauty salon bankruptcy: Alvera JonesDates: 1948Container: Box 4
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Biographical information on Roger Jones:
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Description: Birth and death certificates - Roger JonesDates: 1912Container: Box 5 and 8
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Description: Roger Jones book 2, album book pagesDates: undatedContainer: Box 26
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Description: Roger Jones certification: Junior DepartmentDates: 1922Container: Box 5
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Description: Roger Jones high school diplomaDates: 1930Container: Box 5
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Description: Roger Jones journal entries' on Rock HudsonDates: 1946-1955Container: Box 14
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Description: Roger Jones U.S. Army discharge paperDates: 1943Container: Box 5
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Description: RWG will and court, death certs (Roger Jones and Alvera Jones ) burial sea POA, MPoHDates: 1993Container: Box 1
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Description: Biographical information on Alvera Jones "Pinky": birth and death certificatesDates: 1909-1992Container: Box 8
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Description: Book of Country timesDates: 1980Container: Box 8
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Description: CalendarDates: 1973-1978Container: Box 8
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Description: Copyright bookletsDates: 1999Container: Box 13
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Description: CoronetDates: 1967Container: Box 15
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Correspondence:
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Description: Between Lois Rupert and William Durmin/Roger JonesDates: 1987Container: Box 6
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Description: Hand written notesDates: 2001Container: Box 15
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Description: Rock HudsonDates: 1956-1994Container: Box 12 and 15
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Description: Rock Hudson and Lois RupertDates: 1966Container: Box 6
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Description: Rock Hudson scriptsDates: 1986Container: Box 5
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Description: Roger Jones and Lois RupertDates: 1955-1999Container: Box 1, 3 and 6
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Description: Roger Jones to Pat BrownDates: 1958Container: Box 4
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Description: Roger JonesDates: 1939-1994Container: Box 1, 4-5
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Description: Miscellaneous correspondenceDates: 1937-1999Container: Box 12 and 28
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Description: NotesDates: undatedContainer: Box 13
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Description: Lois RupertDates: 1952-1998Container: Box 3,5,8,13, and 15
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Description: Universal StudiosDates: 1949-1965Container: Box 5
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Description: Daily journals - daily reminders and date booksDates: 1938-1955Container: Box 15-16
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Description: Date books - "The Every Ready Calendar" (2)Dates: 1953-1954Container: Box 28
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Description: Death certificate - Kathrine Alvera Le BeckDates: 1987Container: Box 8
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Description: Diary: Lois RupertDates: 1946-1956Container: Box 6
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Description: Jim Dowling's photographs, letters, and cardsDates: 1973-1979Container: Box 7
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Description: Jim Dowling's scripts and jokesDates: 1980Container: Box 4
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Description: Jim Dowling will and court papersDates: 1981-1994Container: Box 1
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Description: Funeral Society, Roger Jones to PinkDates: 1973Container: Box 4
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Description: Historic election headlinesDates: 1860-1960Container: Box 26
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Description: IDEAS: Certificate of Limited PartnershipDates: 1946Container: Box 8
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Description: Literacy agentsDates: 1960Container: Box 3
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Manuscripts:
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Description: "Buddy" original by Roger JonesDates: 1958Container: Box 28
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Description: "Charles" by Lois RupertDates: 1980-1989Container: Box 6
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Description: "Dear Rock"Dates: 1952Container: Box 2
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Description: "Dorthy" original by Roger JonesDates: 1958Container: Box 28
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Description: "Duet" by Lois RupertDates: 1986-1987Container: Box 5 and 8
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Description: "He Hitched His Wagon to a Star Maker" by Roger Jones-Rock HudsonDates: undatedContainer: Box 13
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Description: "Hollywood - My Universal Family"Dates: 1954Container: Box 5
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Description: "Inside U-I" publication application, Part 1 and 2: draft with photographs, sheet music, newspaper clippingsDates: 1999Container: Box 12
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Description: "Inside U-I: The True Story of Roger Jones, Hollywood Publicist " by Lois Rupert unpublishedDates: 1999Container: Box 8
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Description: "Inside U-I" edited per CharlesDates: 1993Container: Digital , Folder ahcdm_12621_006-008
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Description: "Introduction"Dates: 1965Container: Box 3
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Description: "It’s a Crazy Waltz" manuscripts, notes and notebooks, original screen playDates: 1964-1965, 1978Container: Box 2-3, 8-9
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Description: "It’s a Crazy Waltz" certificate of registrationDates: 1993Container: Box 9
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Description: "It's a Crazy Waltz" first final shooting script writerDates: 1967Container: Box 5
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Description: "It's your Father's Good Pleasure to Give You the Kingdom" by Roger JonesDates: undatedContainer: Box 13
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Description: "My Book" by Lois RupertDates: 1988Container: Box 6
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Description: "Prologue"Dates: undatedContainer: Box 8
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Description: "Prologue" Roger JonesDates: 1952Container: Box 1
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Description: "Send Me No Flowers"Dates: 1963Container: Box 13
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Description: "Stepping Stones: The Story of a Girl who Lived Her Dreams" by Lois Rupert, chapter on Rock HudsonDates: 1986Container: Box 5
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Description: "Stepping Stones: The Story of a Girl who Lived Her Dreams" by Lois RupertDates: 1987Container: Box 6
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Description: "Stray Outline" by Roger JonesDates: undatedContainer: Box 8
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Description: "Sweet Pain"Dates: 1947Container: Box 6
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Description: "The Inheritance of Roger Jones" documentationDates: 1993Container: Box 1
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Description: "The Lion Roars at Last" by Lois RupertDates: 1987Container: Box 5
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Description: "The Man I Loved on TV" by Lois RupertDates: 1987Container: Box 6
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Description: "The manifestation of Roger's Magnificent Ideas"Dates: 1953Container: Box 12
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Description: "The True Story of Roger Jones" correspondenceDates: 1988Container: Box 8
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Description: "The Waltz" (early Copies) #2-#5, movie script's cut downDates: undatedContainer: Box 9
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Description: "True Story of Roger Jones" by Lois RupertDates: 1988Container: Box 8
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Description: Manuscript drafts: Roger JonesDates: 1939Container: Box 6
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Description: Manuscript material for Roger Jones journal entriesDates: 1999Container: Box 12
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Description: Manuscript projects, Pinky to Lois RupertDates: 1985Container: Box 6
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Description: Miscellaneous manuscripts and drafts (handwritten)Dates: 1965Container: Box 3
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Description: Story outlinesDates: 1963Container: Box 8
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Description: Unidentified manuscriptsDates: 1945-1955Container: Box 12-13
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Description: Unidentified manuscripts by Roger JonesDates: 1963Container: Box 28
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Description: Roger Jones tapesDates: 1993Container: Digital , Folder ahcdm_12621_001
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Description: Same as Blue #2 - unidentifiedDates: 1993Container: Digital , Folder ahcdm_12621_002
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Description: My book, Three, this is chapter 3Dates: 1993-1997Container: Digital , Folder ahcdm_12621_003
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Description: #2 - unidentifiedDates: 1993Container: Digital , Folder ahcdm_12621_004
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Description: Roger, The BookDates: 1993Container: Digital , Folder ahcdm_12621_005
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Description: Motion picture industry pension plansDates: 1965-1967Container: Box 28
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Newsletters:
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Description: "Bluebook, Variety and Reporter"Dates: 1954-1967Container: Box 5
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Description: "Los Angeles Funeral Society Inc."Dates: 1980Container: Box 4
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Description: "May Department Store Company"Dates: 1986Container: Box 4
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Description: "Universal Early Timers"Dates: 1985-1998Container: Box 15
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Description: Newspaper and magazine clippingsDates: 1948-1990Container: Box 1,5, and 27
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Description: Newspaper clippingsDates: 1939-2002Container: Box 3-4,7-8,13, 27
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Description: Newspaper clippings and programsDates: 1951Container: Box 1
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Description: Newspaper clippings: "Denver Post"Dates: 2001Container: Box 15
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Description: Newspaper clippings: "Great Kitchen and Rooms"Dates: 1967-1970Container: Box 1
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Description: Notebook journalsDates: 1986-1987Container: Box 1
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Description: Notebook journals: Keep #1Dates: 1970Container: Box 4
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Description: Notebook journals: Lois Rupert about her bookDates: 1987Container: Box 6
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Description: Notebook journals: Lois RupertDates: undatedContainer: Box 6
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Description: Notes - handwritten on scrap paperDates: undated and 1986Container: Box 3
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Description: Notes and research: Lois RupertDates: 1995Container: Box 6
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Description: Obituaries: Roger Dowling, Ramsey, Clark Mitchelle, Betty Luce, HB Allan, RupertDates: 1984-1993Container: Box 1
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Description: Our Exclusive Plan for the Publication, Promotion and Distribution of Your Book - Lois RupertDates: 1987Container: Box 5
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Photographs:
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Description: Susan Bells weddingDates: 1962Container: Box 13
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Description: Family photographsDates: 1940-1990Container: Box 5,12, and 15
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Description: Family photographs and newspaper clippingsDates: 1958-1988Container: Box 1
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Description: Rita HayworthDates: undatedContainer: Box 15
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Description: Rock HudsonDates: undatedContainer: Box 12
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Description: Roger JonesDates: 1946-1960Container: Box 4
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Description: Miscellaneous photographsDates: 1937-1960Container: Box 3-4,12,15,26, 28-29
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Description: Negatives: black and whiteDates: 1944Container: Box 29
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Description: Negatives: for Look MagazineDates: 1947Container: Box 29
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Description: Negatives: first trip to California, early HollywoodDates: 1930Container: Box 29
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Description: Negatives: Sherlock Holms, Watson, and Roger JonesDates: no dateContainer: Box 29
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Description: Negatives: Roger Jones, Alvera Jones, Jack, Clark, HarryDates: no dateContainer: Box 29
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Photo Albums:
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Description: Family albums (9 albums)Dates: 1924-1955Container: Box 14, 18-20
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Description: Lois RupertDates: 1965Container: Box 14
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Description: PostcardsDates: undatedContainer: Box 3,6
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Description: Lois RupertDates: 1964Container: Box 3 and 13
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Description: Kelly WilliamsDates: 1962Container: Box 5
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Description: Pink politicalDates: 1984-1991Container: Box 8
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Description: Poster: 4th California Night of MusicDates: undatedContainer: Box 26
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Description: Poster: Dorthy EdwardsDates: undatedContainer: Box 26
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Description: Poster: Jack Williams dancing (signed by Jack Williams)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 30
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Description: Programing for teaching an exceptional child in the ungraded classDates: 1966Container: Box 5
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Publications:
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Description: "Good Old Days" magazineDates: 1978-1984Container: Box 3
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Description: "Hollywood Reporter" (photocopies)Dates: 1946-1947Container: Box 3
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Description: "Image"Dates: 1968-1970Container: Box 4
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Description: "Life" magazineDates: 1945-1960 and 1998Container: Box 15 and 27
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Description: "Mohawk Valley USA"Dates: 1980-1985Container: Box 8
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Description: "Time" magazineDates: 2009Container: Box 15
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Description: "University City Club News"Dates: 1943-1945Container: Box 13
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Description: "Wisdom in Verse"Dates: 1970Container: Box 7
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Publicists Guild of America:
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Description: DirectoriesDates: 1986-1992Container: Box 1 and 5
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Description: Life Insurance - Roger JonesDates: 1980Container: Box 3
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Description: Membership cardsDates: 1972-1993Container: Box 3
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Description: NewslettersDates: 1958-1990Container: Box 1, 4, 7
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Description: Publicists Guild of AmericaDates: 1971-1978Container: Box 7
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Publicity for Rock Hudson:
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Description: ArticlesDates: undatedContainer: Box 13
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Description: Enquirer MagazineDates: 1985-1987Container: Box 7
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Description: Globe MagazineDates: 2001Container: Box 6
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Description: Magazine and newspaper clippingsDates: 1960-1990Container: Box 3 and 6
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Description: People MagazineDates: 1985-1989Container: Box 7
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Description: Promotion photographsDates: 1953Container: Box 3
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Description: Star MagazineDates: 1985-1987Container: Box 7
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Description: TV GuideDates: 1985Container: Box 7
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Description: "There is reason for rain but not a rainbow"Dates: undatedContainer: Box 9
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Description: US MagazineDates: 1985Container: Box 7
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Description: Publicity for Michael LandonDates: 1991Container: Box 4
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Description: Publicity work notebook by clientDates: undatedContainer: Box 11
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Description: Publicity work notebooks by year (books 1-7)Dates: 1938-1959Container: Box 10-11
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Description: Publicity work: Universal Pictures Company, Inc., petty cash disbursement vouchersDates: 1954-1955Container: Box 11
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Description: RE: KatyDates: 1987Container: Box 8
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Description: Registered first to Writers Guild of AmericaDates: 1965Container: Box 2
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Description: Reports: National Magazine ExpendituresDates: 1951Container: Box 3
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Description: Scrapbook pagesDates: 1953Container: Box 13
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Description: Scrapbooks: Lois RupertDates: 1945-1965Container: Box 12
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Description: Sheet music albums: A-Z - Roger Jones original scores and other published musicDates: undatedContainer: Box 21-23
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Description: Sheet music albums: miscellaneous popular, classical, and piano music - Roger Jones original scores and other published musicDates: undatedContainer: Box 23-25
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Description: Sheet music by Roger JonesDates: undatedContainer: Box 13
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Description: Sheet music by Roger Jones - "The Egg and I"Dates: undatedContainer: Box 13
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Description: Sheet music collectionDates: 1915-1950Container: Box 3, 12-13,26, and 28
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Description: Sheet music index cards A-ZDates: undatedContainer: Box 15
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Description: Sheet music: "Do You Not Know?"Dates: undatedContainer: Box 6
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Description: Sheet music: "Smokes"Dates: undatedContainer: Box 13
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Description: Sign: "Roger W. Jones, Piano Teacher"Dates: undatedContainer: Box 30
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Description: Sketch bookDates: 1955Container: Box 3
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Description: State of Colorado Department of HealthDates: 1993Container: Box 1
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Description: The Business YearbookDates: 1945Container: Box 16
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Description: The Historic Mohawk Valley Region: 1776-1976Dates: undatedContainer: Box 26
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Description: U.S. Government Estate L.GDates: 1993Container: Box 1
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Description: Whiteshore, New YorkDates: 1963-1984Container: Box 7
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Description: Roger WilliamDates: 1993Container: Box 1
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Actors and actresses
- Mass media and publicity -- United States
- Publicity -- United States
Personal Names
- Rupert, Lois D.
- Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985
Corporate Names
- Publicists Guild of America
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Photographs
- Sound recordings
