Fred/Alan MTV Network Advertising Collection
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Ha! Comedy Network.
Goodman, Alan
VH-1.
Nickelodeon.
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1981-1992
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4 Cubic feet (15 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0453
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection contains advertsing and promotional materials primarily created by the Fred/Alan Advertising Agency, 1981-1992, for the MTV Network. Also advertising and promotional materials for Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, VH-1 and Ha! Comedy Networks.
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Smothers Brothers
- Dates:
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1959-2008, undated
- Size:
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7 Cubic feet (21 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1437
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the lives and careers of the Smothers Brothers, with emphasis on their 1960s television variety show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
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Romano, Umberto, 1905-1982
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[ca. 1935-1979]
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0.8 Items (Linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.romaumbe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence, printed material, sketchbooks, photographs, and business material.
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Bishop, Joey
- Dates:
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1960
- Size:
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1.25 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1496
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents comedian Joey Bishop.
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Community Life, Div. of (NMAH, SI)
Sullivan family
Sullivan, W. Oscar, 1891-
- Dates:
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1900-1960
- Size:
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2.6 Cubic feet (8 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0072
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers and photographs document the careers in show business (traveling medicine shows, vaudeville acts and acting in stage shows) of Mr. Sullivan, members of his family and associates.
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Soul Train Holdings, LLC
- Dates:
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1987 - 2004
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1223
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of printed materials, including programs, press kits, prints, slides and posters from various award presentations given by the syndicated television program Soul Train from 1987 to 2004. These include the Soul Train Music Awards, Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, Soul Train Comedy Awards, and Soul Train Divas and Kings.
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Freberg, Stan, 1926-
- Dates:
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1958-1991
- Size:
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0444
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Stan Freberg (1926-2015) was a writer, performer, and satirist who pioneered the use of comedy in radio and television commercials during advertising's creative revolution in the 1960s. The collection includes examples of his work including his radio and television shows as well as some of his best known television commercials.
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Smith, Michael, 1951 March 8-
Zapol, Liza, 1978-
- Dates:
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2018 July 30-August 1
- Size:
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9 Items (sound files (6 hr., 27 min.) Audio, digital, wav)
97 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.smith18
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with Michael Smith conducted 2018 July 30 and August 1, by Liza Zapol, for the Archives of American Art at Smith's studio, in Brooklyn, New York.
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Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975
Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)
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1911-1978, undated
- Size:
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12 Cubic feet (39 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0269
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Series 1: Correspondence, 1932-1977 is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. In 1965, Marx gave the Library of Congress a portion of his correspondence with well-known personages. The majority of the correspondence in this collection dates from the post World War II era (Marx's early correspondence is located at the Library of Congress.) Th...
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Nye, Bill
- Dates:
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1970 - 2014
- Size:
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12 Cubic feet (28 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1383
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Bill Nye's early life, his Science Guy persona and its development for his television program Bill Nye the Science Guy.