Tom J. Geraghty
A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Laura J. Kells
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2007
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2007
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007064
Title: Papers of Tom J. Geraghty
Span Dates: 1923-1965
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1923-1940)
ID No.: MSS22145
Creator:
Geraghty, Tom J.,
1883-1945
Extent: 250 items;
1 container plus 1 oversize;
.4 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Journalist, motion
picture producer, and screenwriter. Correspondence, notes, articles, scripts,
printed matter, cartoons, and photographs relating to Geraghty's career as a
screenwriter, producer, and journalist, his personal life, and his friendships
with film personalities.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Names:
Ade,
George, 1866-1944.
Fields,
W. C., 1879-1946.
Geraghty,
Sheila Gladys.
Gilbert,
L. Wolfe (Louis Wolfe), 1886-1970.
Hartmann,
Sadakichi, 1867-1944.
Hubbard,
Kin, 1868-1930.
Lawrence,
Gertrude, 1902-1952.
McLeod,
Norman Zenos, 1895-1964.
Pickford,
Mary, 1892-1979.
Street,
Julian, 1879-1947.
Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946.
Subjects:
Motion picture
plays.
Motion
pictures--Production and direction.
Occupations:
Motion picture
producers and directors.
Provenance:The papers of Tom J. Geraghty, journalist, motion picture producer,
and screenwriter, were given to the Library of Congress by his daughter, Sheila
Gladys Geraghty, between 1958 and 1966.
Processing History:The papers of Tom J. Geraghty were arranged in 1965. The collection
was reprocessed in 2007.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Tom J. Geraghty
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Tom J. Geraghty Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
| Date |
Event |
| 1883, Apr. 10 |
Born, Rushville, Ind. |
| 1902 |
Managing editor,
Rushville Republican |
| 1910-ca. 1918 |
Reporter,
New York Herald and
New York Tribune |
| ca. 1916-ca. 1920 |
Writer, Famous Players-Lasky studio, Hollywood,
Calif.
Scenario editor and writer for Douglas Fairbanks
(1883-1939)
|
| 1920-1922 |
Head of production, Famous Players-Lasky studios in New York,
N.Y., and London, England
|
| 1922 |
Returned to Hollywood, Calif. |
| 1920s-1930s |
Wrote screenplays for various studios including Famous
Players-Lasky Corp. and First National Productions Corp.
|
| 1929 |
Member, board of governors, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences
|
| ca. 1933-1939 |
Worked in British motion picture industry, London,
England
|
| ca. 1942-ca. 1945 |
Headed Bureau of Censorship, United States Office of War
Information, Hollywood, Calif.
|
| 1945, June 5 |
Died, Hollywood, Calif. |
The papers of Thomas Jefferson Geraghty (1883-1945) consist of
correspondence, notes, printed matter, articles, scripts, cartoons, and
photographs covering the period 1923-1965, with most of the items dated between
1923 and 1940. The papers relate to Geraghty's career as a screenwriter and
journalist, his personal life, and his friendships with film personalities,
including George Ade, Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939), W. C. Fields, and Mary
Pickford. Of particular interest are typewritten transcripts of letters from
Geraghty to Julian Street that reveal Geraghty's impressions of the film
industry and those with whom he worked. Other correspondents include Geraghty's
son, Maurice Geraghty, as well as L. Wolfe Gilbert, Grover Jones, Gertrude
Lawrence, and Booth Tarkington. Included in the collection is a file on motion
picture director, writer, and artist Norman Z. McLeod. Portions of the
collection were annotated by Geraghty's daughter, Sheila Gladys Geraghty.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material and
therein chronologically. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by name of
correspondent.
| Container |
Contents |
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| BOX 1
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Correspondence,
1923-1943, 1957-1958, n.d.
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(7
folders)
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| BOX 1
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McLeod, Norman Z., file,
ca.
1947-1948, 1965, n.d.
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| BOX 1
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Miscellany,
1923-1930, 1939, 1944, 1964, n.d.
See also Oversize |
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 1
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Writings,
1925-1931, n.d.
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| BOX OV 1
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Oversize |
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| BOX OV 1
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Miscellany,
n.d.
(Container
1)
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