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Roger W. Jones Papers, 1909-2009

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Jones, Roger W., 1912-1993
Title
Roger W. Jones Papers
Dates
1909-2009 (inclusive)
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
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

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

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.

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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.

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Use of the Collection

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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

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.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

    • Description: Address book of important people and companies
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 9
    • Description: Address book A-Z
      Dates: 1955
      Container: Box 28
    • Description: Architectural plans: remake and dream house 1
      Dates: 1967
      Container: Box 5
    • Description: Artifacts: Jewelry - necklace, key chain, tie pin, charm bracelet
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 15
    • Audio journals and music:

      • Description: Cassette tape: 2 -1985
        Dates: 1994
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: First Side 1
        Dates: 1994
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Rock Hudson (4 songs)
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: 30 Years Later Resurrection of Roger, Oregon by Lois
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: 6 bridges of Jane
        Dates: 1994
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: A- 6 bridges of Jane, B-Palms Spgs-RH-Phyl-Mother
        Dates: 1994
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: A Early antidotes at UI-RJ: Star Stories
        Dates: 1991
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: A Rock- Obsession et al-Begin Letter
        Dates: 1994
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: A RWJ Journal 1-1-55
        Dates: 1995
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: A and B Letter to Rock Hudson
        Dates: 1994
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: A: 12-13-1953 B:ends 6-28-19541995
        Dates: 1995
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: A-1/12/50 B- ends 12/12/53
        Dates: 1950-1953
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: A-Pickups, B-Perry's Jap Friend. W2
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: A-Pickups, B-Perry's Jap Friend. W3
        Dates: 1994
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: A-Radio stuff, begin R&P at P.S. end of diaries
        Dates: 1955
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: A-Radio stuff, ends at 252 on counter, Begin Rock
        Dates: 1955
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: B- Army
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Charles/Lois
        Dates: 1988
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Cont'd from diary from 6-24-1954 to 1-1-1955
        Dates: 1995
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Early Antidotes at U-I
        Dates: 1994
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Jan 1st 1955 to March 1955
        Dates: 1955
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Letters to RH
        Dates: 1994
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Lois to Rock 1A-1B
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Lois to Rock 2A-2B
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: R.J Answering questions Life and experience, E and W
        Dates: 1994
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: R.J Answering questions RE: Life and experience, East and West
        Dates: 1994
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Rock- Obsession et al-Begin Letter
        Dates: 1994
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Rock, gently
        Dates: 1970
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Roger W. Jones Plays his own score for Maggie, His Play
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: RWJ
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: RWJ Journal 1/12/50 to 12/12/53
        Dates: 1950-1954
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: RWJ Journal 12-13-53 to 6-28-54
        Dates: 1995
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Star Stories Roger
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Tape One RWJ
        Dates: 1994
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: To Jan 1, 1955
        Dates: 1995
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Cassette tape: Waltzes
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Reel to reel: Lois Rupert - October 28, 1938 recording of Nat King Cole and December 1955 recording of Roger Jones on NBC
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 17
      • Description: Reel to reel: Maggie, a play with music
        Dates: 1962-1963
        Container: Box 17
    • Description: Author's diary: nightlights
      Dates: 1951
      Container: Box 13
    • Description: Beauty salon bankruptcy: Alvera Jones
      Dates: 1948
      Container: Box 4
    • Biographical information on Roger Jones:

    • Description: Biographical information on Alvera Jones "Pinky": birth and death certificates
      Dates: 1909-1992
      Container: Box 8
    • Description: Book of Country times
      Dates: 1980
      Container: Box 8
    • Description: Calendar
      Dates: 1973-1978
      Container: Box 8
    • Description: Copyright booklets
      Dates: 1999
      Container: Box 13
    • Description: Coronet
      Dates: 1967
      Container: Box 15
    • Correspondence:

      • Description: Between Lois Rupert and William Durmin/Roger Jones
        Dates: 1987
        Container: Box 6
      • Description: Hand written notes
        Dates: 2001
        Container: Box 15
      • Description: Rock Hudson
        Dates: 1956-1994
        Container: Box 12 and 15
      • Description: Rock Hudson and Lois Rupert
        Dates: 1966
        Container: Box 6
      • Description: Rock Hudson scripts
        Dates: 1986
        Container: Box 5
      • Description: Roger Jones and Lois Rupert
        Dates: 1955-1999
        Container: Box 1, 3 and 6
      • Description: Roger Jones to Pat Brown
        Dates: 1958
        Container: Box 4
      • Description: Roger Jones
        Dates: 1939-1994
        Container: Box 1, 4-5
      • Description: Miscellaneous correspondence
        Dates: 1937-1999
        Container: Box 12 and 28
      • Description: Notes
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 13
      • Description: Lois Rupert
        Dates: 1952-1998
        Container: Box 3,5,8,13, and 15
      • Description: Universal Studios
        Dates: 1949-1965
        Container: Box 5
    • Description: Daily journals - daily reminders and date books
      Dates: 1938-1955
      Container: Box 15-16
    • Description: Date books - "The Every Ready Calendar" (2)
      Dates: 1953-1954
      Container: Box 28
    • Description: Death certificate - Kathrine Alvera Le Beck
      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 8
    • Description: Diary: Lois Rupert
      Dates: 1946-1956
      Container: Box 6
    • Description: Jim Dowling's photographs, letters, and cards
      Dates: 1973-1979
      Container: Box 7
    • Description: Jim Dowling's scripts and jokes
      Dates: 1980
      Container: Box 4
    • Description: Jim Dowling will and court papers
      Dates: 1981-1994
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Funeral Society, Roger Jones to Pink
      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box 4
    • Description: Historic election headlines
      Dates: 1860-1960
      Container: Box 26
    • Description: IDEAS: Certificate of Limited Partnership
      Dates: 1946
      Container: Box 8
    • Description: Literacy agents
      Dates: 1960
      Container: Box 3
    • Manuscripts:

      • Description: "Buddy" original by Roger Jones
        Dates: 1958
        Container: Box 28
      • Description: "Charles" by Lois Rupert
        Dates: 1980-1989
        Container: Box 6
      • Description: "Dear Rock"
        Dates: 1952
        Container: Box 2
      • Description: "Dorthy" original by Roger Jones
        Dates: 1958
        Container: Box 28
      • Description: "Duet" by Lois Rupert
        Dates: 1986-1987
        Container: Box 5 and 8
      • Description: "He Hitched His Wagon to a Star Maker" by Roger Jones-Rock Hudson
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 13
      • Description: "Hollywood - My Universal Family"
        Dates: 1954
        Container: Box 5
      • Description: "Inside U-I" publication application, Part 1 and 2: draft with photographs, sheet music, newspaper clippings
        Dates: 1999
        Container: Box 12
      • Description: "Inside U-I: The True Story of Roger Jones, Hollywood Publicist " by Lois Rupert unpublished
        Dates: 1999
        Container: Box 8
      • Description: "Inside U-I" edited per Charles
        Dates: 1993
        Container: Digital , Folder ahcdm_12621_006-008
      • Description: "Introduction"
        Dates: 1965
        Container: Box 3
      • Description: "It’s a Crazy Waltz" manuscripts, notes and notebooks, original screen play
        Dates: 1964-1965, 1978
        Container: Box 2-3, 8-9
      • Description: "It’s a Crazy Waltz" certificate of registration
        Dates: 1993
        Container: Box 9
      • Description: "It's a Crazy Waltz" first final shooting script writer
        Dates: 1967
        Container: Box 5
      • Description: "It's your Father's Good Pleasure to Give You the Kingdom" by Roger Jones
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 13
      • Description: "My Book" by Lois Rupert
        Dates: 1988
        Container: Box 6
      • Description: "Prologue"
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 8
      • Description: "Prologue" Roger Jones
        Dates: 1952
        Container: Box 1
      • Description: "Send Me No Flowers"
        Dates: 1963
        Container: Box 13
      • Description: "Stepping Stones: The Story of a Girl who Lived Her Dreams" by Lois Rupert, chapter on Rock Hudson
        Dates: 1986
        Container: Box 5
      • Description: "Stepping Stones: The Story of a Girl who Lived Her Dreams" by Lois Rupert
        Dates: 1987
        Container: Box 6
      • Description: "Stray Outline" by Roger Jones
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 8
      • Description: "Sweet Pain"
        Dates: 1947
        Container: Box 6
      • Description: "The Inheritance of Roger Jones" documentation
        Dates: 1993
        Container: Box 1
      • Description: "The Lion Roars at Last" by Lois Rupert
        Dates: 1987
        Container: Box 5
      • Description: "The Man I Loved on TV" by Lois Rupert
        Dates: 1987
        Container: Box 6
      • Description: "The manifestation of Roger's Magnificent Ideas"
        Dates: 1953
        Container: Box 12
      • Description: "The True Story of Roger Jones" correspondence
        Dates: 1988
        Container: Box 8
      • Description: "The Waltz" (early Copies) #2-#5, movie script's cut down
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 9
      • Description: "True Story of Roger Jones" by Lois Rupert
        Dates: 1988
        Container: Box 8
      • Description: Manuscript drafts: Roger Jones
        Dates: 1939
        Container: Box 6
      • Description: Manuscript material for Roger Jones journal entries
        Dates: 1999
        Container: Box 12
      • Description: Manuscript projects, Pinky to Lois Rupert
        Dates: 1985
        Container: Box 6
      • Description: Miscellaneous manuscripts and drafts (handwritten)
        Dates: 1965
        Container: Box 3
      • Description: Story outlines
        Dates: 1963
        Container: Box 8
      • Description: Unidentified manuscripts
        Dates: 1945-1955
        Container: Box 12-13
      • Description: Unidentified manuscripts by Roger Jones
        Dates: 1963
        Container: Box 28
      • Description: Roger Jones tapes
        Dates: 1993
        Container: Digital , Folder ahcdm_12621_001
      • Description: Same as Blue #2 - unidentified
        Dates: 1993
        Container: Digital , Folder ahcdm_12621_002
      • Description: My book, Three, this is chapter 3
        Dates: 1993-1997
        Container: Digital , Folder ahcdm_12621_003
      • Description: #2 - unidentified
        Dates: 1993
        Container: Digital , Folder ahcdm_12621_004
      • Description: Roger, The Book
        Dates: 1993
        Container: Digital , Folder ahcdm_12621_005
    • Description: Motion picture industry pension plans
      Dates: 1965-1967
      Container: Box 28
    • Newsletters:

      • Description: "Bluebook, Variety and Reporter"
        Dates: 1954-1967
        Container: Box 5
      • Description: "Los Angeles Funeral Society Inc."
        Dates: 1980
        Container: Box 4
      • Description: "May Department Store Company"
        Dates: 1986
        Container: Box 4
      • Description: "Universal Early Timers"
        Dates: 1985-1998
        Container: Box 15
    • Description: Newspaper and magazine clippings
      Dates: 1948-1990
      Container: Box 1,5, and 27
    • Description: Newspaper clippings
      Dates: 1939-2002
      Container: Box 3-4,7-8,13, 27
    • Description: Newspaper clippings and programs
      Dates: 1951
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Newspaper clippings: "Denver Post"
      Dates: 2001
      Container: Box 15
    • Description: Newspaper clippings: "Great Kitchen and Rooms"
      Dates: 1967-1970
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Notebook journals
      Dates: 1986-1987
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Notebook journals: Keep #1
      Dates: 1970
      Container: Box 4
    • Description: Notebook journals: Lois Rupert about her book
      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 6
    • Description: Notebook journals: Lois Rupert
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 6
    • Description: Notes - handwritten on scrap paper
      Dates: undated and 1986
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Notes and research: Lois Rupert
      Dates: 1995
      Container: Box 6
    • Description: Obituaries: Roger Dowling, Ramsey, Clark Mitchelle, Betty Luce, HB Allan, Rupert
      Dates: 1984-1993
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Our Exclusive Plan for the Publication, Promotion and Distribution of Your Book - Lois Rupert
      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 5
    • Photographs:

      • Description: Susan Bells wedding
        Dates: 1962
        Container: Box 13
      • Description: Family photographs
        Dates: 1940-1990
        Container: Box 5,12, and 15
      • Description: Family photographs and newspaper clippings
        Dates: 1958-1988
        Container: Box 1
      • Description: Rita Hayworth
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 15
      • Description: Rock Hudson
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 12
      • Description: Roger Jones
        Dates: 1946-1960
        Container: Box 4
      • Description: Miscellaneous photographs
        Dates: 1937-1960
        Container: Box 3-4,12,15,26, 28-29
      • Description: Negatives: black and white
        Dates: 1944
        Container: Box 29
      • Description: Negatives: for Look Magazine
        Dates: 1947
        Container: Box 29
      • Description: Negatives: first trip to California, early Hollywood
        Dates: 1930
        Container: Box 29
      • Description: Negatives: Sherlock Holms, Watson, and Roger Jones
        Dates: no date
        Container: Box 29
      • Description: Negatives: Roger Jones, Alvera Jones, Jack, Clark, Harry
        Dates: no date
        Container: Box 29
      • Photo Albums:
      • Description: Postcards
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box 3,6
      • Description: Lois Rupert
        Dates: 1964
        Container: Box 3 and 13
      • Description: Kelly Williams
        Dates: 1962
        Container: Box 5
    • Description: Pink political
      Dates: 1984-1991
      Container: Box 8
    • Description: Poster: 4th California Night of Music
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 26
    • Description: Poster: Dorthy Edwards
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 26
    • Description: Poster: Jack Williams dancing (signed by Jack Williams)
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 30
    • Description: Programing for teaching an exceptional child in the ungraded class
      Dates: 1966
      Container: Box 5
    • Publications:

      • Description: "Good Old Days" magazine
        Dates: 1978-1984
        Container: Box 3
      • Description: "Hollywood Reporter" (photocopies)
        Dates: 1946-1947
        Container: Box 3
      • Description: "Image"
        Dates: 1968-1970
        Container: Box 4
      • Description: "Life" magazine
        Dates: 1945-1960 and 1998
        Container: Box 15 and 27
      • Description: "Mohawk Valley USA"
        Dates: 1980-1985
        Container: Box 8
      • Description: "Time" magazine
        Dates: 2009
        Container: Box 15
      • Description: "University City Club News"
        Dates: 1943-1945
        Container: Box 13
      • Description: "Wisdom in Verse"
        Dates: 1970
        Container: Box 7
    • Publicists Guild of America:

    • Publicity for Rock Hudson:

    • Description: Publicity for Michael Landon
      Dates: 1991
      Container: Box 4
    • Description: Publicity work notebook by client
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 11
    • Description: Publicity work notebooks by year (books 1-7)
      Dates: 1938-1959
      Container: Box 10-11
    • Description: Publicity work: Universal Pictures Company, Inc., petty cash disbursement vouchers
      Dates: 1954-1955
      Container: Box 11
    • Description: RE: Katy
      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 8
    • Description: Registered first to Writers Guild of America
      Dates: 1965
      Container: Box 2
    • Description: Reports: National Magazine Expenditures
      Dates: 1951
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: Scrapbook pages
      Dates: 1953
      Container: Box 13
    • Description: Scrapbooks: Lois Rupert
      Dates: 1945-1965
      Container: Box 12
    • Description: Sheet music albums: A-Z - Roger Jones original scores and other published music
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 21-23
    • Description: Sheet music albums: miscellaneous popular, classical, and piano music - Roger Jones original scores and other published music
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 23-25
    • Description: Sheet music by Roger Jones
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13
    • Description: Sheet music by Roger Jones - "The Egg and I"
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13
    • Description: Sheet music collection
      Dates: 1915-1950
      Container: Box 3, 12-13,26, and 28
    • Description: Sheet music index cards A-Z
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 15
    • Description: Sheet music: "Do You Not Know?"
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 6
    • Description: Sheet music: "Smokes"
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13
    • Description: Sign: "Roger W. Jones, Piano Teacher"
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 30
    • Description: Sketch book
      Dates: 1955
      Container: Box 3
    • Description: State of Colorado Department of Health
      Dates: 1993
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: The Business Yearbook
      Dates: 1945
      Container: Box 16
    • Description: The Historic Mohawk Valley Region: 1776-1976
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 26
    • Description: U.S. Government Estate L.G
      Dates: 1993
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Whiteshore, New York
      Dates: 1963-1984
      Container: Box 7
    • Description: Roger William
      Dates: 1993
      Container: Box 1

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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
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