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1 No online items Special Collections & Archives Oviatt Library California State University, Northridge Nordhoff St. Northridge, CA, URL: Phone: (818) Fax: (818) Copyright 2012 Special Collections & Archives. All rights reserved. SC/VAK 1

2 Overview of the Collection Collection Title: Violet Atkins Klein Papers Dates: Identification: SC/VAK Creator: Klein, Violet Atkins Physical Description: 6.13 linear feet Language of Materials: English Repository: Special Collections Abstract: Violet Atkins Klein wrote novels, short fiction, and scripts for radio and television. The collection documents the writing process, including research materials and drafts. The legal materials document Klein's interaction with the publishing industry, and her efforts to have script ideas produced. Biographical Information: Violet Atkins Klein wrote novels and short fiction, as well as scripts for radio and television. Access Terms This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms. Genre/Form of Material: Paper records Personal Name: Klein, Violet Atkins Klein, Violet Atkins -- Archives Topical Term: Radio plays, American Television plays, American Processing Information: Tony Gardner, Kathryn Cannarozzi Conditions Governing Use: Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for research use. Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], [date], Violet Atkins Klein Papers, Special Collections and Archives, Oviatt Library, California State University, Northridge. Arrangement of Materials: Series I: Stories, Film Ideas, Scripts, Series II: Television Works, Series III: Legal Documents and Contracts, Series IV: Treasury Star Parade Scripts, 1942 Series V: Camel Caravan Series VI: Camel Hour Series VII: Lost Mail Bag, Scope and Contents The Violet Atkins Klein Papers document Klein's creative process in writing novels, short fiction, and scripts. The material in this collection documents the writing process, including research materials and drafts. It includes finished scripts, un-produced manuscripts, legal documents, correspondence, and research materials. Various drafts of a given work are often included, illustrating the author's writing process. The collection is divided into seven series: Stories, Film Ideas, SC/VAK 2

3 Scripts ( ), Television Works ( ), Legal Documents and Contracts ( ), Treasury Start Parade Scripts (1942), Camel Caravan, Camel Hour, and Lost Mail Bag ( ). Series I, Stories, Film Ideas, Scripts, contains various complete and fragmented manuscripts for works of fiction and scripts arranged alphabetically by title. Also included are Klein's notes on ideas and editing for these manuscripts. Some folders contain newspaper and magazine clippings used as research material in preparing the stories. The portfolio material for Samuel Klein contains assorted papers and clippings for works written under that name. Series II, Television Works, includes scripts written expressly for, or adapted to television. The scripts are arranged alphabetically by title, and often include several versions of one story. Series III, Legal Documents and Contracts, consists of various records and correspondence pertaining to the legal aspects of Ms. Klein's career. Included are copies of contracts and receipts of scripts registered with the Screen Writers Guild. There is also a series of correspondence between Ms. Klein and her agent documenting some of the difficulties she experienced in her attempts to sell her work to the studios. These folders in this series are arranged alphabetically by title. Series IV, Treasury Star Parade Scripts, includes scripts that were aired as part of the Treasury Star Parade radio program. The scripts are arranged alphabetically by episode title. In some instances there are original and revised versions of the script as well as the shooting script. The scripts are marked with the broadcast date and include the cast credits for the episode. Some of the scripts in this section are signed by one or more of the actors and include handwritten notes in the margins. Series V, Camel Caravan, consists of scripts for the radio program Camel Caravan. It is organized alphabetically by episode title, and the scripts also include the broadcast date of the performance. Series VI, Camel Hour, includes scripts from another radio program, the Camel Hour. These scripts are arranged alphabetically by episode title, and include the broadcast date of the show. There are various drafts of some of the titles as well as the shooting scripts. Series VII, Lost Mail Bag, is comprised of material related to a proposed television series that Atkins tentatively titled The Lost Mailbag. The folders are arranged alphabetically, and include various proposed story lines for episodes of the show. The series was never actually produced, but the concept was sold and two pilots were aired on ABC in Both pilots were in the form of television movies, with the first titled, The Letters, and the second titled, Letters from Three Loves. Series I: Stories, Film Ideas, Scripts, Box 1, Folder 1 Battle Cry, ca Box 1, Folder 2 Battle Cry Box 1, Folder 3 Battle Cry Box 1, Folder 4 Beautiful Thing to Know, 1945, 1967 Box 1, Folder 5 A Case for Counsel, 1948, 1958, 1963 Box 1, Folder 6 A Case for Counsel Box 1, Folder 7 Dr. Gudane: material character, Box 1, Folder 8 A Gentlewoman of Athens, 1952 October 9 Box 1, Folder 9 I Pledge, Box 1, Folder 10 I Pledge, 1943 Box 1, Folder 11 It's a Small World, 1944 Box 1, Folder 12 It's a Small World, 1944 Box 1, Folder 13 Jennifer, Box 1, Folder 14 Jennifer Box 1, Folder 15 Jennifer Box 1, Folder 16 Jennifer Box 2, Folder 1 Klein, Samuel: portfolio, 1952, Box 2, Folder 2 Letter from a Dead Man, 1954 May 11 Box 2, Folder 3 Lust: correspondence, 1937, 1943 Box 2, Folder 4 Lust: manuscript Box 2, Folder 5 Lust: manuscript Box 2, Folder 6 Lust: manuscript duplicate Box 2, Folder 7 Lust: manuscript duplicate Box 2, Folder 8 Lust: original treatment Box 2, Folder 9 Night Before the Wedding, 1951 SC/VAK 3

4 Series I: Stories, Film Ideas, Scripts, Box 2, Folder 10 Now Gram Wears Pants Box 2, Folder 11 One Life at a Time: manuscript, draft #1 Box 2, Folder 12 One Life at a Time: manuscript, draft #2 Box 2, Folder 13 One Life at a Time: manuscript, draft #3 Box 2, Folder 14 One Life at a Time: manuscript, draft #3 Box 2, Folder 15 One Life at a Time: manuscript fragments Box 2, Folder 16 One Life at a Time: notes and correspondence, 1944, 1947 Box 3, Folder 1 One Strange and Lovely Day, 1951 Box 3, Folder 2 Over Here, 1942 November 28 Box 3, Folder 3 The Photograph Box 3, Folder 4 The Photograph, 1950, 1953 Box 3, Folder 5 The Photograph, March 1953 Box 3, Folder 6 Prelude to Life, 1937, 1945, 1967 Box 3, Folder 7 Queens Road: correspondence, Box 3, Folder 8 Queens Road: manuscript fragments Box 3, Folder 9 Queens Road: manuscript fragments Box 3, Folder 10 Queens Road: manuscript fragments Box 3, Folder 11 Queens Road: manuscript fragments Box 3, Folder 12 Queens Road: manuscript fragments Box 3, Folder 13 Queens Road: manuscript fragments Box 3, Folder 14 Queens Road: manuscript fragments Box 3, Folder 15 Queens Road: notes, ca Box 3, Folder 16 Queens Road: research material, , Box 3, Folder 17 Queens Road: research material, , 1952 Box 4, Folder 1 Queens Road: research material, 1956, , 1967 Box 4, Folder 2 Queens Road: research material Box 4, Folder 3 Roots in the Earth Box 4, Folder 4 Self-Portrait Box 4, Folder 5 A Time to Remember Box 4, Folder 6 Touch of Elegance, November 1960 Box 4, Folder 7 Untitled fragments Box 4, Folder 8 White Hell, January 1952 Box 9, Folder 1 Jennifer Box 9, Folder 2 Klein, Samuel: portfolio Box 9, Folder 3 Queens Road: research material Box 9, Folder 4 Touch of Elegance Box 9, Folder 6 A Case for Counsel Series II: Television Works, Box 4, Folder 9 The Belly Laugh of M'sieur Antoine, July 1954 Box 4, Folder 10 Boy in a Cage, 1957 Box 4, Folder 11 Bright Land, 1967 February 28 Box 4, Folder 12 Five Minutes to Freedom, 1945 August 31 Box 4, Folder 13 A Husband for Esperanza, or The Six-Months' Visa, 1953 Box 4, Folder 14 Miracle at Christmas Box 4, Folder 15 Miss Kitty: correspondence, Box 4, Folder 16 Miss Kitty: manuscripts, ca Box 4, Folder 17 Miss Kitty: research material, Box 4, Folder 18 Miss Kitty: research material, October 1962 Box 4, Folder 19 Miss Kitty: research material, November-December 1962 Box 4, Folder 20 Miss Kitty: research material, 1963 Box 4, Folder 21 Pyok-Tong Diary: comments Box 4, Folder 22 Pyok-Tong Diary: manuscripts, 1961 April 13 Box 4, Folder 23 Pyok-Tong Diary: manuscripts, ca Box 4, Folder 24 Pyok-Tong Diary: manuscripts, ca Box 4, Folder 25 Pyok-Tong Diary: script Box 5, Folder 1 Return to Eden, ca Box 5, Folder 2 Return to Eden, ca SC/VAK 4

5 Series II: Television Works, Box 5, Folder 3 Roamin Holiday, 1943, 1945 Box 5, Folder 4 Savonarola, 1955 Box 5, Folder 5 The Tender Age: first ending Box 5, Folder 6 The Tender Age: second ending Box 5, Folder 7 The Twister: manuscripts, 1957 Box 5, Folder 8 The Twister: manuscripts Box 5, Folder 9 The Twister: research material, 1957, 1960 Box 5, Folder 10 You Are There, , Box 9, Folder 5 Miss Kitty: research material Box 9, Folder 7 The Twister : research material Series III: Legal Documents and Contracts, Box 5, Folder 11 Agreement between Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Violet Atkins, 1945 August 15 Box 5, Folder 12 Correspondence and Records, , Box 5, Folder 13 Screen Writers Guild Receipts, , 1947 Box 5, Folder 14 Writers Television Agreements, 1955 Series IV: Treasury Star Parade Scripts, 1942 Box 5, Folder 15 All God's Children, 1942 April 14 Box 5, Folder 16 Balcony Empire, 1942 December 15 Box 5, Folder 17 The Bell of Tarchova, 1942 December 22 Box 5, Folder 18 The Chetniks, 1942 September 8 Box 5, Folder 19 Children, Tomorrow Is Yours!, 1942 December 15 Box 5, Folder 20 Diary of a Red Army Woman: original, 1942 September 22 Box 5, Folder 21 Diary of a Red Army Woman: revised, 1942 September 22 Box 5, Folder 22 Education for Death, 1942 April 7 Box 5, Folder 23 Education for Life: original, 1942 April 21 Box 5, Folder 24 Education for Life: revised, 1942 April 21 Box 5, Folder 25 Education for Victory: original, 1942 July 28 Box 5, Folder 26 Education for Victory: revised, 1942 July 28 Box 6, Folder 1 Everybody Has to Win This War, 1942 October 27 Box 6, Folder 2 I Escaped from Hong Kong, 1942 October 20 Box 6, Folder 3 I Got Wings, 1942 Box 6, Folder 4 I Saw the Lights Go Out in Europe, 1942 May 12 Box 6, Folder 5 I Speak for the Women of America: original Box 6, Folder 6 I Speak for the Women of America: revised, 1942 March 31 Box 6, Folder 7 I Speak for the Women of America: revised, 1942 November 22 Box 6, Folder 8 I Speak for the Women of America: submitted script Box 6, Folder 9 Lyudmila Pavlichenko Leaves a Letter to the Future Box 6, Folder 10 Military Objective Box 6, Folder 11 Molly Pitcher Soldier Box 6, Folder 12 The Murder of Lidice: drafts Box 6, Folder 13 The Murder of Lidice: original Box 6, Folder 14 Neighbors of Yours Box 6, Folder 15 No Victory Without Sacrifice: original, 1942 Box 6, Folder 16 No Victory Without Sacrifice: revised Box 6, Folder 17 Only the Stars are Neutral, 1942 November 17 Box 6, Folder 18 The Pied Piper, 1942 May 12 Box 6, Folder 19 The Raft, 1942 November 10 Box 6, Folder 20 Record of Work and Salary, 1942 Box 6, Folder 21 Return to Berchtesgaden, 1942 June 21 Box 6, Folder 22 Shostakovitch, 1942 December 26, 1945 August 31 Box 6, Folder 23 Silent Woman, 1942 May 19 Box 6, Folder 24 Sound of an American: original, 1942 October 6 Box 6, Folder 25 Sound of an American: working script, 1942 October 6 Box 6, Folder 26 There's a Nation, 1942 October 27 Box 6, Folder 27 V for Victory, 1942 July 21 SC/VAK 5

6 Series IV: Treasury Star Parade Scripts, 1942 Box 9, Folder 8 Box 9, Folder 9 No Victory without Sacrifice The Murder of Lidice Series V: Camel Caravan Box 6, Folder 28 Box 6, Folder 29 Afternoon Wedding Sunday Morning in Our Town Series VI: The Camel Hour Box 7, Folder 1 Boys I Knew, 1942 July 10 Box 7, Folder 2 Girl You Can't Forget, 1942 September 11 Box 7, Folder 3 Girls I Knew, 1942 July 17 Box 7, Folder 4 I Saw a Parade Today Box 7, Folder 5 Tonight... Series VII: The Lost Mail Bag, Box 7, Folder 6 An Act of Faith Box 7, Folder 7 Beyond Tears Box 7, Folder 8 Correspondence with Frank M. Atkins, 1954 Box 7, Folder 9 The Diary Box 7, Folder 10 Format, ca Box 7, Folder 11 Format Box 7, Folder 12 Hand on His Shoulder Box 7, Folder 13 The House that Jack Built, 1951 Box 7, Folder 14 Legal Papers and Contracts: Charles H. Rogers Productions, Box 7, Folder 15 Legal Papers and Contracts: Charles H. Rogers Productions, Box 7, Folder 16 Letter from a Dead Man: old version, 1967 February 28 Box 7, Folder 17 Letter from a Dead Man: pilot, 1953 Box 7, Folder 18 Letter from a Dead Man: scripts Box 7, Folder 19 Letter from a Dead Man: scripts Box 7, Folder 20 Letter from a Dead Man: second version, 1953 Box 7, Folder 21 Letter from a Dead Man: star version Box 7, Folder 22 Letter from a Dead Man: star version Box 7, Folder 23 Letter from a Dead Man: synopsis Box 7, Folder 24 Letter from a Dead Man: teleplay with narrator Box 8, Folder 1 Name on a Marquee Box 8, Folder 2 One Life at a Time Box 8, Folder 3 Research material, 1935, Box 8, Folder 4 Research material, 1940 Box 8, Folder 5 Research material, 1942, Box 8, Folder 6 Research material, ca , Box 8, Folder 7 Research material, , Box 8, Folder 8 Second Love Box 8, Folder 9 Second Love Box 8, Folder 10 Story lines Box 8, Folder 11 Story lines Box 8, Folder 12 Waiting for Marty Box 8, Folder 13 Weekend in New York Box 9, Folder 10 Research material SC/VAK 6