Dan Golenpaul
A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Nan Thompson Ernst
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2008
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2008
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008031
Title: Dan Golenpaul Papers
Span Dates: 1934-1981
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1934-1977)
ID No.: MSS59808
Creator:
Golenpaul,
Dan
Extent: 300 items;
2 containers;
.8 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Radio and television
producer. Correspondence, essays, scripts, contracts, news clippings, and guest
lists pertaining to the "Information Please" program produced by Golenpaul for
radio and television and to his subsequent publication,
Information Please Almanac.
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.
Personal Names
Baruch,
Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes), 1870-1965.
Beech,
Keyes.
Blum,
Léon, 1872-1950.
Fadiman,
Clifton, 1904-1999.
Golenpaul,
Dan.
Humphrey,
Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978.
Kennedy,
Edward Moore, 1932-
Keyserling, Leon H. (Leon Hirsch), 1908-1987.
Kieran,
John, 1892-1981.
MacLeish,
Archibald, 1892-1982.
Muskie,
Edmund S., 1914-1996.
Myrdal,
Gunnar, 1898-1987.
Roosevelt,
Eleanor, 1884-1962.
Shaw,
Bernard, 1856-1950.
Warren,
Earl, 1891-1974.
Organizations
Marx
Brothers.
Subjects
Information
Please (Radio program)
Information
Please (Television program)
Information
Please Almanac.
Radio programs.
Radio scripts.
Television
programs.
Television
scripts.
Occupations
Radio producers and
directors.
Television producers
and directors.
Provenance: The papers of Dan Golenpaul, radio and television producer and
almanac publisher, were given to the Library of Congress in 1981 by his wife,
Ann Golenpaul.
Processing History:The papers of Dan Golenpaul were arranged and described in 1995. The
finding aid was revised in 2008.
Transfers: Motion picture films and sound recordings have been transferred to
the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, where they are
identified as part of the Dan Golenpaul Papers. Cartoons have been transferred
to the Prints and Photographs Division where they are also identified as part
of these papers.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Dan Golenpaul
or the Dan Golenpaul Associates is reserved.
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Dan Golenpaul Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Dan Golenpaul (1901-1974) span the years 1934-1981,
with the bulk of material dated 1934-1977. The collection includes
correspondence, writings, scripts, contracts, clippings, and guest lists
relating particularly to the "Information Please" program produced by Golenpaul
on radio and television and to his subsequent publication,
Information Please Almanac. Material relating to other
radio and publishing ventures include correspondence, scripts, clippings, and
notes for "The Education of Hyman Kaplan," "Raising Your Parents," "Magazine of
the Air," and
The First Years in College. Correspondence is arranged
alphabetically. Radio show correspondents include "Information Please"
performers Clifton Fadiman and John Kieran and other writers or entertainers
such as the Marx brothers, Chico, Harpo, and Groucho. Much of the
Information Please Almanac correspondence is with
political figures, especially with Democrats in the 1960s and early 1970s, such
as Hubert H. Humphrey, Edward M. Kennedy, and Edmund S. Muskie. Golenpaul
solicited essays for the almanac from international political figures and
social commentators, including Léon Blum, Gunnar Myrdal, and George Bernard
Shaw, along with Americans such as Bernard Baruch, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Earl
Warren. Also included in the papers are essays by Keyes Beech, Edward M.
Kennedy, Leon H. Keyserling, and Archibald MacLeish.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
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"Information Please" radio and
television show
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American Tobacco Co. litigation,
1943
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Clippings,
1945-1959, 1975, n.d.
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Contracts |
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Employment |
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Adams, Franklin,
1938-1949
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Fadiman, Clifton,
1938-1949
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Kieran, John,
1938-1952
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Levant, Oscar,
1939-1940
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Miscellaneous,
1938, 1952-1954
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News organizations |
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Miscellaneous newspapers,
1954-1956, 1964-1966
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folders)
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New York Herald Tribune,
1954, 1981
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Pathé News,
1939-1941
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Sponsors,
1944-1952
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Guest lists and notes,
1952, n.d.
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Miscellany,
n.d.
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Movie shorts by Pathé News,
program ideas and question lists,
n.d.
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Questions submitted for the show
by entertainers and writers,
1937-1940
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Scripts and transcripts,
1938-1940, 1952, n.d.
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Information Please Almanac |
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Correspondence |
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General,
1948-1974
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Thank you for complimentary
books,
1969-1977
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With contributing
authors
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Individuals,
1947-1971, 1976
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National
representatives
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France,
1948
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Great Britain,
1948
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Miscellaneous,
1948
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USSR,
1948
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Essays by contributors,
1965-1971
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Notes on publishing history and
clippings,
1947-1975, n.d.
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Miscellany |
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"Education of Hyman Kaplan,"
1937-1938, n.d.
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The First Years in College, press notices,
1965
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"Magazine of the Air,"
1934, 1942
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"Raising Your
Parents"
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Correspondence and notes,
1937-1938, n.d.
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Scripts,
1936-1937
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folders)
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