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Abstract | Doug Storer was a radio producer, talent agent, and writer responsible for creating and producing radio programs, 1930s-1960s, including Ripley's Believe It or Not and Renfrew of the Mounted. He also introduced Robert Ripley, Dale Carnegie, Bob Considine, and Cab Calloway to radio. From about 1933 until 1949, Storer produced Robert Ripley's Believe It or Not radio broadcasts on several networks and developed a close personal relationship with Ripley. Under Storer's direction, Believe It or Not became one of the most successful radio programs of the 1930s and 1940s. After Ripley's death in 1949, Storer became president of Believe It or Not, Inc., and continued to oversee production of radio programs, television shows, and other projects of the Believe It or Not franchise. In 1960, Storer sold his interest in Believe It or Not and started a similar franchise titled Amazing But True, which included books, radio shows, newspaper columns, and films all featuring "tales of strange people, weird occurrences, and peculiar animals and places." From the 1940s to the 1970s, Storer and his wife Hazel Anderson Storer traveled the world researching subjects for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True . The Storers spent most of their later years in Belleair, Fla. Doug Storer died in 1985 at age 86, and Hazel Storer died in 2005. Materials relate mostly to Storer and his work in connection with Ripley's Believe It or Not, Amazing But True, and Renfrew of the Mounted , as well as his management of early radio personalities such as Robert Ripley, Bob Considine, Dale Carnegie, Laurie York Erskine, and Cab Calloway. The collection includes some correspondence of Storer; contracts between Storer, individuals he managed, publishers, and broadcast networks; subject files related to Storer's research for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True productions; a nearly complete set of original scripts for Believe It or Not and Renfrew of the Mounted radio broadcasts; and transcription discs and other recordings of selected Believe It or Not , Amazing But True, Renfrew of the Mounted, and other radio shows produced by Storer or featuring individuals represented by him. Subject files generally contain research on oddities, unusual persons, facts and feats, and bizarre customs. Also included are photographs and film of Robert Ripley, mostly documenting production of early Believe It or Not radio and television programs; photographs of individuals that Storer represented; and photographs, negatives, slides, and travel diaries documenting Doug and Hazel Storer's travels and research for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True productions. Some materials relate to Barry Goldwater; Edward, Duke of Windsor; building a memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and Christmas celebrations. A small amount of material relates to television versions of Storer's projects. Selected publications by Storer, Ripley, Considine, and Erskine are also included. |
Creator | Storer, Doug.
Storer, Hazel Anderson, d. 2005. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Noah Huffman, November 2007, and Angela DiVeglia, August 2010
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, November 2007
Revised by: Dawne Howard Lucas, July 2021
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Radio producer, talent agent, and writer Doug Storer was born near Harlem, N.Y., in 1899. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1921 and completed one year of medical school there. During the 1920s, Storer worked for the John Curtiss Advertising Agency as an account executive and also managed the agency's radio department. In 1929, he left the Curtiss Agency to reorganize and manage radio stations owned by his cousin George Storer in Ohio. As vice president and general manager of WGHP in Detroit and WSPD in Toledo, Storer developed programming and oversaw nearly every aspect of the stations' operation. With his success as a station manager, in 1931, he became director of radio for the Blackman Company, where he created and produced radio programs for several large firms including the United States Rubber Company, Hudson Motor Car Company, and Proctor and Gamble. While at Blackman, Storer was responsible for introducing Robert Ripley and his Believe It or Not feature to radio.
The Believe It or Not franchise officially began in 1918 as a newspaper cartoon panel drawn by sports cartoonist Robert Ripley that featured unusual sporting feats and facts. Over time, the scope of Believe It or Not cartoons expanded to include all sorts of oddities and unusual facts. By the 1930s, the feature was syndicated in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Despite the questionable veracity of many claims made in Believe It or Not, Ripley insisted on their accuracy. Encouraged by the success of Believe It or Not cartoons and book projects, Ripley, with Storer's help, brought the feature to radio in 1930.
From about 1933 until 1949, Doug Storer produced Ripley's Believe It or Not radio broadcasts and managed all of Ripley's business affairs. Under Storer's direction, Believe It or Not was broadcast on several networks and became one of the most successful programs on radio. During their association, Ripley and Storer formed a close personal relationship. Doug Storer and his wife Hazel Anderson Storer were married at Ripley's estate in New York, and they traveled extensively with Ripley during production of Believe It or Not broadcasts. Although Ripley entrusted Storer with nearly all of his business affairs, Storer later claimed that the two never signed a formal contract and that Ripley "never asked for an accounting." Upon Ripley's death in 1949, Storer became president of Believe It or Not, Inc., and continued to oversee production of radio programs, television shows, and other projects bearing the Believe It or Not name.
From the 1930s to the 1950s, Storer also managed a number of other radio personalities including Laurie York Erskine, creator of Renfrew of the Mounted; self-help guru Dale Carnegie; journalist Bob Considine; and band leader Cab Calloway. In the early 1940s, Storer was director of programming for the Blue Network, initially a division of NBC that was later absorbed by ABC. At the Blue Network, Storer developed several radio programs in support of the war effort including Scramble, a program sponsored by the Junior Air Reserve to encourage young boys to become pilots, and a series of 'Believe It or Not' broadcasts sponsored by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs and designed to promote hemispheric solidarity between the United States and Latin America.
After overseeing the Believe It or Not franchise for ten years, Storer sold his interest in the company in 1960 and started his own franchise titled Amazing But True. Like the Believe It or Not series, Amazing But True included books, radio shows, newspaper columns, and films all featuring "tales of strange people, weird occurrences, and peculiar animals and places." From the 1940s to the 1970s, Doug and Hazel Storer traveled around the world researching subjects for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True. Their "discoveries" included human oddities like Javier Pereira, a Columbian man reported to be the oldest man alive at age 167, and Lina Medina, allegedly the youngest woman to give birth at age 5. From the 1960s to the 1980s, Storer authored several Amazing But True books that highlighted unusual facts about presidents, animals, royalty, and other subjects. Storer also broadcast brief Amazing But True radio segments on NBC's Monitor program and other radio programs, and his Amazing But True newspaper column was syndicated in several newspapers, especially in Florida.
Doug and Hazel Storer spent most of their later years in Belleair, Fla. After Doug Storer's death in December 1985 at age 86, Hazel Storer sold and donated a number of artifacts and other materials in her possession related to Ripley and Believe It or Not to Believe It or Not, Inc. Hazel Storer died in 2005.
Back to TopMaterials in the collection relate mostly to radio producer, talent agent, and writer Doug Storer and his work in connection with Ripley's Believe It or Not, Amazing But True, and Renfrew of the Mounted , as well as his management of early radio personalities such as Robert Ripley, Bob Considine, Dale Carnegie, Laurie York Erskine, and Cab Calloway. The collection includes some correspondence of Storer; contracts between Storer, individuals he managed, publishers, and broadcast networks; subject files related to Storer's research for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True productions; a nearly complete set of original scripts for Believe It or Not and Renfrew of the Mounted radio broadcasts; and transcription discs and other recordings of selected Believe It or Not, Amazing But True, Renfrew of the Mounted , and other radio shows produced by Storer or featuring individuals represented by him. Subject files generally contain research on oddities, unusual persons, facts and feats, and bizarre customs. Also included are photographs and film of Robert Ripley, mostly documenting production of early Believe It or Not radio and television programs; photographs of individuals that Storer represented; and photographs, negatives, slides, and travel diaries documenting Doug and Hazel Storer's travels and research for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True productions. Some materials relate to Barry Goldwater; Edward, Duke of Windsor; building a memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and Christmas celebrations. A small amount of material relates to television versions of Storer's projects. Selected publications by Storer, Ripley, Considine, and Erskine are also included.
Back to TopChiefly business correspondence and some personal correspondence of Doug Storer; contracts and legal materials related to agreements between Storer, persons he represented as a talent agent, and various broadcast networks, publishers, and advertising agencies; and subject files chiefly related to research for the Amazing But True franchise and Believe It or Not radio programs, books, and other productions. Subject files include files on topical subjects, files on individuals, and files related to Storer's travels, and in particular, his interest in different Christmas traditions celebrated around the world. Other materials include publicity scrapbooks compiled by Storer, certificates and awards, personal telephone and address books, biographical materials, souvenirs, and various publications collected by Storer. There is also a box containing three-note NBC chimes and three embossing stamps, including one for Believe It or Not, Inc., and one for Amazing But True, Inc.
Arrangement: chronological.
Mostly personal correspondence of Doug Storer, with some correspondence related to his work as a talent agent and as a producer for Believe It or Not, Amazing But True, and other radio programs.
Folder 1 |
1930-1955 |
Folder 2 |
1956-1962 |
Folder 3 |
1963-1964 |
Folder 4 |
1965-1968 |
Folder 5 |
1969-1971 |
Folder 6 |
1972-1974 |
Folder 7 |
1975-1976 |
Folder 8 |
1977-1979 |
Folder 9 |
1980-1995 |
Folder 10 |
Undated |
Arrangement: chronological by topic.
Chiefly contracts between Storer and personalities he represented as a talent agent and with broadcasting companies, publishers, and advertising agencies. Personalities Storer represented include Robert Ripley, Dale Carnegie, Bob Considine, and Laurie York Erskine. Of particular interest are contracts related to Storer's management of Robert Ripley and the Believe It or Not program. Believe It or Not contracts document agreements with NBC, King Features Syndicate, Borg-Warner, the United States Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Simon and Schuster, and others. Many contracts bear Ripley's distinctive signature. There are also contracts related to the Renfrew of the Mounted radio program and its creator Laurie York Erskine. Generally, contracts document financial arrangements and other agreements between radio personalities, broadcast agencies, and Doug Storer during the early years of radio. Also included are contracts related to Storer's Amazing But True series and a copy of his will.
Subject files mostly generated by Doug Storer as part of his research for Believe It or Not and Amazing But True. Files include general subject files, files on individuals, files related to travel, and files related to different Christmas traditions celebrated around the world. Materials include correspondence, clippings, photographs, scripts, and other research materials. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
General subject files including correspondence, clippings, photographs, scripts, and other materials chiefly related to oddities and other unusual facts researched by Storer, many of which were featured in Believe It or Not and Amazing But True books, radio shows, newspaper columns, and other projects. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Folder 44-45
Folder 44Folder 45 |
$28,000 Cashier's Check |
Folder 46 |
Accidents |
Folder 47 |
Alliterative Introductions for Bob Ripley |
Folder 48-49
Folder 48Folder 49 |
American Fondouk |
Folder 50-53
Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53 |
Animal Book |
Folder 54 |
Appliances |
Folder 55 |
Arab Stamp Book |
Folder 56 |
Art |
Folder 57 |
B |
Folder 58 |
Baseball Story |
Folder 59 |
Battle of Ball's Bluff |
Folder 60 |
Bogart, Humphrey |
Folder 61 |
Bombs and Explosions |
Folder 62 |
Books and Authors |
Folder 63 |
Books, Magazines, and Newspapers |
Folder 64 |
Boys' Life |
Folder 65 |
Brahma Pyramid |
Folder 66-67
Folder 66Folder 67 |
Broadcast Pioneers |
Folder 68 |
Canals |
Folder 69-72
Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71Folder 72 |
Carnegie, Dale |
Folder 73 |
Cartoons, Political |
Folder 74 |
Cats |
Folder 75 |
China |
Folder 76 |
Circus |
Folder 77 |
Civil Defense, 1954 |
Folder 78 |
Colt Firearms |
Folder 79 |
Columbus Day |
Folder 80 |
Crime |
Folder 81 |
"The Curious Traveler: An Encyclopedia of Travel Oddities" |
Folder 82 |
Dali Cards |
Folder 83 |
Daniel Boone Submarine |
Folder 84-85
Folder 84Folder 85 |
Dartmouth |
Folder 86-87
Folder 86Folder 87 |
Death |
Folder 88-89
Folder 88Folder 89 |
Dogs |
Folder 90 |
Dogs of America |
Folder 91 |
Dolls |
Folder 92 |
E |
Folder 93 |
Eagle that Stole a Child |
Folder 94 |
Earthquakes and Volcanos |
Folder 95-96
Folder 95Folder 96 |
Easter and Spring |
Folder 97 |
Edison, Thomas |
Folder 98 |
Eisenhower, Dwight: Believe It or Not Cartoon and Letter, 1953 |
Folder 99 |
El Fusilado (The Executed One) |
Folder 100 |
Elections |
Folder 101 |
Encyclopedia Brittanica |
Folder 102 |
F |
Folder 103-104
Folder 103Folder 104 |
Famous Men |
Folder 105 |
Farmer's Almanac |
Folder 106 |
Father's Day |
Folder 107 |
First Flight, Storer Family |
Folder 108 |
First X-Ray, Dartmouth |
Folder 109 |
Flag |
Folder 110 |
Flag Day |
Folder 111 |
Food and Drink |
Folder 112 |
Fourth of July |
Folder 113 |
Frauds and Freaks |
Folder 114 |
G |
Folder 115 |
Ganeshi Lall and Son |
Folder 116 |
Goodnights for Believe It or Not |
Folder 117 |
H |
Folder 118 |
Halloween |
Folder 119 |
Heatherbloom the Jumping Horse |
Folder 120 |
Houses |
Folder 121 |
I: Italy, Indonesia, Indians |
Folder 122 |
Inventory of Items at Home |
Folder 123 |
"It's the Irish": Book Project |
Folder 124 |
J-K |
Folder 125 |
Jewels and Jewelry |
Folder 126-129
Folder 126Folder 127Folder 128Folder 129 |
Captain JohnsonUSS S-5 Submarine rescue |
Folder 130 |
Joseph, Bob |
Folder 131 |
Kekela's Watch |
Folder 132 |
Lim, Poon |
Folder 133 |
Lion's Club |
Folder 134 |
Lincoln, Abraham |
Folder 135 |
Masai Cattle |
Folder 136 |
McKinley, William |
Folder 137 |
Medina, LinaFive year old girl who gave birth. |
Folder 138 |
Miraculous Staircase |
Folder 139 |
Money |
Folder 140-142
Folder 140Folder 141Folder 142 |
Monuments |
Folder 143 |
Motherhood |
Folder 144 |
Museums and Colleges |
Folder 145 |
Music |
Folder 146 |
Music Composers, etc. |
Folder 147 |
N-O |
Folder 148 |
National Enquirer |
Folder 149 |
Natural Disasters |
Folder 150 |
Nature |
Folder 151 |
New York |
Folder 152 |
Newspapers |
Folder 153 |
Nipper the Dog |
Folder 154 |
Old Documents |
Folder 155 |
"One Vote" Press Kit |
Folder 156 |
Other Materials |
Folder 157 |
P-Q |
Folder 158 |
Payne, John Howard |
Folder 159-160
Folder 159Folder 160 |
Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona |
Folder 161 |
Picasso |
Folder 162 |
Pinellas County (Fla.) Health Department |
Folder 163 |
Portrait in Blood |
Folder 164 |
Postcard Price Guide, 1974 |
Folder 165 |
Psychological Corporation |
Folder 166 |
Publications |
Folder 167 |
Puzzles |
Folder 168 |
R |
Folder 169 |
Railroads |
Folder 170-171
Folder 170Folder 171 |
Religion and the Holy Land |
Folder 172 |
Royalty |
Folder 173 |
Royalties |
Folder 174 |
S |
Folder 175 |
Scholastic Magazine |
Folder 176 |
Scramble Program, 1942 |
Folder 177 |
The Sea |
Folder 178 |
Simon and Schuster |
Folder 179 |
Smallest Diamond |
Folder 180 |
Sound Tapes of the Past |
Folder 181 |
Source Material, 1944-1946 |
Folder 182 |
Source Material |
Folder 183 |
Space Food |
Folder 184 |
Speech Material |
Folder 185 |
The Spoof Paper |
Folder 186-188
Folder 186Folder 187Folder 188 |
Stamps |
Folder 189 |
Stamp Book |
Folder 190-191
Folder 190Folder 191 |
Supernatural |
Folder 192 |
Superstitions |
Folder 193 |
T |
Folder 194 |
Tapscott |
Folder 195 |
Tattler |
Folder 196 |
Telephone Bills |
Folder 197 |
Thanksgiving |
Folder 198 |
Thunderbirds |
Folder 199 |
Tobacco |
Folder 200 |
UPS: Damaged Items |
Folder 201 |
Variety Reprints |
Folder 202 |
Very Old People |
Folder 203 |
Volcanos |
Folder 204-205
Folder 204Folder 205 |
Washington, George |
Folder 206 |
Washington Cathedral |
Folder 207 |
Washington Inauguration Centennial, 1889A program and medal. |
Folder 208 |
Weather |
Folder 209 |
Wills and Legacies |
Folder 210 |
Windsors, Duke and Duchess |
Folder 211 |
Witchcraft |
Folder 212-214
Folder 212Folder 213Folder 214 |
Women |
Folder 215 |
"Wrong-Way Corrigan" |
Folder 216 |
X-Y-Z |
Folder 217 |
Yankee |
Folder 218 |
Yellowstone |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Files containing correspondence, scripts, clippings, agreements, photographs, and other materials mostly related to individuals that Storer either represented as a talent agent or with whom he had other business associations. Some individuals were featured in Believe It or Not or Amazing But True episodes and books. Of particular interest are files relating to Javier Pereira, a Colombian man Storer "discovered" and promoted in 1956 as the "oldest living man in the world" at age 167, and files relating to band leader Cab Calloway and his 1940s radio show Quizzicale originated and produced by Storer. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Folder 219 |
Eugene BallardThe first African-American military pilot. |
Folder 220 |
Fred Barnes, Australia |
Folder 221 |
Hal Black |
Folder 222 |
Branford and Johnson |
Folder 223 |
Brown and Bigelow |
Folder 224-225
Folder 224Folder 225 |
Cab Calloway's Quizzicale |
Folder 226 |
Santa ClausA Navy Seaman with the name Santa Claus. |
Folder 227 |
Walter Gray Crump |
Folder 228 |
Vivian Dally |
Folder 229 |
Louis Derochemont |
Folder 230 |
George Hulber (Treasurer of Believe It or Not), 1954-1955 |
Folder 231 |
Paul Ilton |
Folder 232 |
Sol Immerman, 1976 |
Folder 233 |
Archdale Jones |
Folder 234 |
Ernie Kehr and the Stamp Program, 1952-1954 |
Folder 235-236
Folder 235Folder 236 |
Kuda BuxA man who walked on fire. |
Folder 237 |
Poon LimSurvived 131 days adrift on a life raft. |
Folder 238 |
Paul Luther |
Folder 239-241
Folder 239Folder 240Folder 241 |
Javier Pereira, 1955-1958Allegedly the oldest man in the world at age 167. |
Folder 242 |
Hank McCune Show, 1950-1952 |
Folder 243 |
Jerry Mann |
Folder 244 |
Louis Sobel |
Folder 245-246
Folder 245Folder 246 |
Charlie Smith113-year old ex-slave. |
Folder 247 |
John Schneider |
Folder 248 |
Tom Terriss |
Folder 249-250
Folder 249Folder 250 |
Carveth WellsExplorer and author. |
Folder 251 |
Frank S. Wright |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Travel files chiefly relating to locations visited by Doug and Hazel Storer from the 1940s to the 1960s in connection with their work on various Believe It or Not segments and Amazing But True projects. In 1956, Doug Storer participated in a USO Tour, and in 1965 the Storers took a lengthy "Round the World Tour." Generally, travel files highlight unusual places, customs, or other oddities the Storers researched during their travels. Many files contain information on unique Christmas traditions celebrated in various locations. Materials consist mostly of promotional items sent from bureaus of tourism; pamphlets, brochures, menus, and other ephemera collected by the Storers in various locations; publications; and scattered correspondence, photographs, postcards, story drafts, clippings, and other research notes related to their travels. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
For photographs related to the Storers' travels, see Series 7.
Folder 252 |
Alaska |
Folder 253 |
Africa |
Folder 254 |
Austria |
Folder 255 |
Bangkok |
Folder 256 |
Britain and Ireland (Christmas) |
Folder 257 |
British Isles |
Folder 258 |
China |
Folder 259 |
Columbia |
Folder 260 |
Egypt |
Folder 261 |
Europe (early 1930s) |
Folder 262 |
France |
Folder 263 |
France (Christmas) |
Folder 264 |
Germany (Christmas) |
Folder 265 |
Greece |
Folder 266 |
Guatemala |
Folder 267 |
Holland |
Folder 268 |
Hong Kong |
Folder 269 |
Indonesia |
Folder 270-271
Folder 270Folder 271 |
Ireland |
Folder 272-273
Folder 272Folder 273 |
Italy |
Folder 274 |
Japan |
Folder 275 |
Lebanon |
Folder 276 |
Manila |
Folder 277 |
Mexico, 1955 |
Folder 278 |
Morocco |
Folder 279 |
Orient (China, Pakistan, India) |
Folder 280 |
Philippines |
Folder 281 |
Scandinavia |
Folder 282 |
South Africa |
Folder 283 |
South America |
Folder 284 |
South America and the Caribbean, 1955 |
Folder 285 |
South America and Central America, 1930s-1950s |
Folder 286 |
Spain (including Christmas) |
Folder 287 |
Spain and Portugal |
Folder 288-289
Folder 288Folder 289 |
Switzerland |
Folder 290 |
Switzerland (Christmas) |
Folder 291-292
Folder 291Folder 292 |
Travel: Miscellaneous |
Folder 293 |
Travel Notes, 1940s-1960s |
Folder 294-295
Folder 294Folder 295 |
Travel Notes |
Folder 296 |
Turkey |
Folder 297 |
Turkey, Greece, and Eastern Europe |
Folder 298-299
Folder 298Folder 299 |
USO Trip, 1956 |
Folder 300 |
Vietnam, 1965 |
Folder 301 |
World Tour, 1965 |
Folder 302 |
World Trip, 1965-1966 |
Chiefly research files compiled by Doug Storer relating to different Christmas traditions celebrated around the world. Storer produced a series of recordings for RCA entitled Christmas Vignettes and authored a number of newspaper columns and magazine articles in Pictorial Living about Christmas traditions and related topics such as the origins of the song "Silent Night," the history of the Christmas card, and the disposition of Santa's bones.
Folder 303-332
Folder 303Folder 304Folder 305Folder 306Folder 307Folder 308Folder 309Folder 310Folder 311Folder 312Folder 313Folder 314Folder 315Folder 316Folder 317Folder 318Folder 319Folder 320Folder 321Folder 322Folder 323Folder 324Folder 325Folder 326Folder 327Folder 328Folder 329Folder 330Folder 331Folder 332 |
Christmas |
Other materials including publicity scrapbooks for Storer's This You Can Believe series, personal telephone and address books, biographical materials, stationery and letterhead, certificates and awards, stock certificates, drawings, business cards, membership cards, souvenirs, and a collection of magazines and other publications collected by Storer. There is also one box of museum items that includes three-note NBC chimes played over the radio to indicate station breaks, as well as three embossing seals, including one for Believe It or Not, Inc. (1930) and one for Amazing But True, Inc. (1959).
Hazel Storer, wife of Doug Storer, was involved in the production of Amazing But True segments and accompanied her husband on several trips related to the series. Materials belonging to Hazel Storer include correspondence, story scripts, travel notebooks, calendars, and photographic equipment. Travel notebooks written by Hazel Storer contain research notes and detailed accounts of the Storers' activities on various trips they took to gather material for Amazing But True . Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Folder 353 |
Personal, 1970s |
Folder 354 |
Correspondence with Geoff Gehman, 1990s-2000s |
Folder 355 |
Miscellaneous Business, 1970s-1990s |
Folder 356 |
Travel Notebook: Europe, 1956 |
Folder 357 |
Travel Notebook: West Indies, July 1959 |
Folder 358 |
Travel Notebook: Europe, Mideast, and India, 1959-1960 |
Folder 359 |
Travel Notebook: New England, 1960 |
Folder 360 |
Travel Notebook: Scandinavia, 1961 |
Folder 361 |
Travel Notebook: World Trip, 1965 |
Folder 362 |
Travel Notebook: Ireland, February 1966 |
Folder 363 |
Travel Notebook: Canada and Ireland, 1966-1967 |
Folder 364 |
Travel Notebook: Air Lift Trip, 1967 |
Folder 365-366
Folder 365Folder 366 |
Wall Calendars, 1981-2003 |
Museum Item MU-5231/2 |
Photographic EquipmentContains a Cine Kodak Model K video camera, a Kodak Retina IIIc still camera, lenses, and film used by Hazel Storer. |
Believe It or Not materials include correspondence and other business papers related to Storer's role as producer of Believe It or Not radio broadcasts and agent to Robert Ripley; materials related to travel by Storer and Ripley; a nearly complete run of radio and television broadcast scripts of Believe It or Not programs, 1935-1949; biographical materials on Robert Ripley prepared for use in Bob Considine's 1961 biography Ripley, The Modern Marco Polo; various Believe It or Not publications; selected transcription discs and other recordings of Believe It or Not radio programs; and photographs depicting Ripley, his homes and oddities, and production of Believe It or Not radio programs.
Arrangement: chronological.
Includes correspondence and agreements between Storer, Robert Ripley, and NBC regarding production and broadcast of early Believe It or Not radio programs; press releases; lists of Believe It or Not sketches; promotional materials and scrapbooks; and some financial and legal papers. Of note are letters sent to Wayne Harbour, an Iowa man who was devoted to debunking Believe It or Not claims. Letters to Harbour, 1940s-1950s, are from individuals to whom Harbour wrote in order to investigate the accuracy of Ripley's claims. Other materials include correspondence regarding Ripley's idea to develop the USS Arizona into a "national shrine" in Pearl Harbor, profiles of Ripley in The New Yorker and Life, a Believe It or Not publicity scrapbook featuring photographs and articles chiefly about Ripley's exclusive 1940 interview with the Duke of Windsor, a standard lecture given by Ripley during the 1930s, and correspondence between Hazel Storer and executives of Believe It or Not about the sale of various Ripley items in her possession. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained
Chiefly notes and scripts written by Robert Ripley, and pamphlets, brochures, maps, and other printed materials related to locations visited by Ripley as part of his work for Believe It or Not .
Folder 395 |
Travel Notes and Sketches by Robert Ripley, 1930s-1940s |
Folder 396 |
Ripley's Travel Notes: Asia and the Pacific, February-April 1932 |
Folder 397 |
Ripley in Africa, 1930sIncludes some photographs. |
Folder 398 |
Germany, 1930s |
Folder 399 |
Alaska, 1930s |
Folder 400 |
Ripley in China, 1948 |
Folder 401 |
China |
Folder 402 |
Pamphlets, Maps, and Other Travel Materials, 1930s-1950s |
Materials mostly related to the research and publication of Bob Considine's 1961 biography of Robert Ripley titled Ripley, The Modern Marco Polo (Doubleday). Included are letters to Considine from Ripley's friends and associates such as Senator Barry Goldwater, Lowell Thomas, Dick Hyman, Li Ling-Ai, Congressman Edwin Dooley, Louis Sobol, Jack Egan, Frank Mack, and others relaying anecdotes about Ripley; notes on Ripley compiled by the Storers and sent to Considine for use in the biography; timelines of events in Ripley's life; and various drafts of Considine's manuscript.
Folder 403 |
Letters to Bob Considine Regarding Ripley Anecdotes, 1959 |
Folder 404 |
Lists of Friends and Acquaintances, 1959 |
Folder 405 |
Correspondence, 1959-1975 |
Folder 406 |
Material Sent to Tom Meany, 1959-1960 |
Folder 407 |
Material Sent to Bob Considine, 1959-1960 |
Folder 408-409
Folder 408Folder 409 |
Notes on Manuscript, 1959 |
Folder 410 |
Timelines, 1960 |
Folder 411 |
Corrections to Manuscript, 1960-1961 |
Folder 412-413
Folder 412Folder 413 |
Notes on Subjects by Hazel Storer, 1959 |
Books and magazines published under the Believe It or Not title featuring brief sketches of oddities and amazing facts. Believe It or Not publications of the 1950s were researched and written largely by Doug Storer.
Photographs and negatives depicting Robert Ripley in various locations, interiors and exteriors of Ripley's homes, Believe It or Not exhibits, and Doug and Hazel Storer and other Believe It or Not employees. Also included are negatives of Doug and Hazel Storer's wedding at Ripley's home and of Robert Ripley. Of particular interest are photographs documenting the production of a remote 17 May 1940 Believe It or Not radio broadcast from the Grand Canyon that featured Barry Goldwater as an announcer. The broadcast was allegedly the first live radio broadcast from a boat on the Colorado River and featured a young Goldwater describing the sensation of shooting the rapids.
Image Folder PF-5231/1-3
PF-5231/1PF-5231/2PF-5231/3 |
Robert Ripley Photographs and Negatives, 1930s-1950s |
Image Folder PF-5231/4 |
Ripley in Greece, circa 1936 |
Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-5231/1 |
Carlsbad Cavern Broadcast, 2 June 1939; Ripley in China, circa 1948; and Ripley's Junk (Boat) |
Image Folder PF-5231/5-7
PF-5231/5PF-5231/6PF-5231/7 |
Grand Canyon Broadcast, 17 May 1940 |
Image Folder PF-5231/8 |
Ripley in Asia and Hawaii, 1948 |
Image Folder PF-5231/9 |
Ripley's Homes, 1940s |
Image Folder PF-5231/10 |
Exhibit Photographs, circa 1940s |
Image Folder PF-5231/11 |
Photographs framed by Doug Storer, 1940s-1950s |
Image Folder PF-5231/12 |
Believe It or Not Party at the Storers' Home, circa 1954-1955 |
Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-5231/2 |
Believe It or Not Expedition, 1956 |
Image Folder PF-5231/13 |
Negatives, 1940s |
Arrangement: chronological by broadcast sponsor.
A nearly complete run of typed master and "as broadcast" scripts of Believe It or Not radio and television broadcasts, 1933-1949. The 15-30 minute radio program took a number of formats, but typically featured Robert Ripley as host relaying stories about oddities, strange events, and other amazing facts. Shows often featured an orchestra, and Ripley frequently interviewed prominent guests on the program. Ripley conducted a number of remote broadcasts, especially as part of the See America First (1940) and See All the Americas (1942) series of programs. Remote broadcasts of interest include a 17 May 1940 live broadcast from the Grand Canyon featuring Barry Goldwater, and broadcasts from various locations in Latin America sponsored by the United States Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (1942). Some scripts bear Ripley's annotations and a handful bear his distinctive signature. In addition to scripts of broadcasts, there are lists of episode titles and summaries of selected episodes. A chronology of program titles, dates of broadcast, broadcasting networks, and sponsors is listed below. Note that original folder titles bear the name of the sponsor of the broadcast and have, for the most part, been retained.
1933-1934 | Terraplane Program (NBC), sponsored by the Hudson Motor Car Company |
October 1935-June 1937 | The Bakers' Broadcasts (NBC) |
July 1937-October 1938 | Believe It or Not Featuring Robert Ripley (NBC), sponsored by General Foods' Huskies and Post Bran Flakes cereals |
March 1939-November 1940 | Believe It or Not with Bob Ripley, B.A. Rolfe and his Orchestra, and Linda Lee (CBS), sponsored by the Nehi Corporation and Royal Crown Cola |
January-July 1942 | Believe It or Not (NBC), sponsored by the U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs |
January-April 1944 | Believe It or Not (Mutual Broadcasting), sponsored by Pall Mall Cigarettes |
April 1945-October 1945 | Romance, Rhythm and Ripley (CBS), sponsored by Bourjois |
May 1947-September 1948 | Pages from Robert L. Ripley's Radio Scrapbook, Radio Odditorium (NBC) |
Folder 418 |
List of Live Shows, 13 October 1935-12 April 1944 |
Folder 419 |
List of Show Titles, 1933-1949 |
Folder 420 |
Synopses of Possible Live Shows |
Folder 421-422
Folder 421Folder 422 |
Summaries of the Bakers' Broadcasts, 6 October 1935-27 June 1937 |
Folder 423-424
Folder 423Folder 424 |
Summaries of General Foods Broadcasts, 16 July 1937-3 October 1938 |
Folder 425-426
Folder 425Folder 426 |
Summaries of R.C. Cola Broadcasts, 31 March 1939-6 December 1940 |
Folder 427 |
Summaries of Scramble Broadcasts, 17 January 1942-18 July 1942 |
Folder 428 |
Summaries of Pall Mall and Bourjois Broadcasts, 17 January 1944-4 October 1945 |
Folder 429 |
Summaries of Television Broadcasts, 1 March 1949-28 September 1950 |
Folder 430-431
Folder 430Folder 431 |
Terraplane Program Scripts, 23 August 1933-17 March 1934 |
Folder 432 |
"Dramatic Stories" Scripts, 1935 |
Folder 433-453
Folder 433Folder 434Folder 435Folder 436Folder 437Folder 438Folder 439Folder 440Folder 441Folder 442Folder 443Folder 444Folder 445Folder 446Folder 447Folder 448Folder 449Folder 450Folder 451Folder 452Folder 453 |
Bakers' Broadcast Scripts, 6 October 1935-27 June 1937 |
Folder 454-467
Folder 454Folder 455Folder 456Folder 457Folder 458Folder 459Folder 460Folder 461Folder 462Folder 463Folder 464Folder 465Folder 466Folder 467 |
General Foods Scripts, 23 July 1937-3 October 1938 |
Folder 468-480
Folder 468Folder 469Folder 470Folder 471Folder 472Folder 473Folder 474Folder 475Folder 476Folder 477Folder 478Folder 479Folder 480 |
R.C. Cola Scripts, 27 March 1939-22 November 1940 |
Folder 481 |
United States Treasury "Millions for Defense" Script, 6 August 1941; and WABC Transmitter Dedication Script, 18 October 1941 |
Folder 482-488
Folder 482Folder 483Folder 484Folder 485Folder 486Folder 487Folder 488 |
Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs Scripts, 17 January 1942-18 July 1942 |
Folder 489-493
Folder 489Folder 490Folder 491Folder 492Folder 493 |
Pall Mall Scripts, 18 January 1944-14 April 1944 |
Folder 494-503
Folder 494Folder 495Folder 496Folder 497Folder 498Folder 499Folder 500Folder 501Folder 502Folder 503 |
Bourjois Series Scripts, 12 April 1945-4 October 1945 |
Folder 504-557
Folder 504Folder 505Folder 506Folder 507Folder 508Folder 509Folder 510Folder 511Folder 512Folder 513Folder 514Folder 515Folder 516Folder 517Folder 518Folder 519Folder 520Folder 521Folder 522Folder 523Folder 524Folder 525Folder 526Folder 527Folder 528Folder 529Folder 530Folder 531Folder 532Folder 533Folder 534Folder 535Folder 536Folder 537Folder 538Folder 539Folder 540Folder 541Folder 542Folder 543Folder 544Folder 545Folder 546Folder 547Folder 548Folder 549Folder 550Folder 551Folder 552Folder 553Folder 554Folder 555Folder 556Folder 557 |
Radio Odditorium Scripts, 13 May 1947-9 September 1948 |
Folder 558 |
Orient Trip Scripts, 1948 |
Folder 559 |
"Remotes" Scripts, 1938-1940 |
Folder 560-561
Folder 560Folder 561 |
Television Scripts, 1939-1949 |
Folder 562 |
Ripley's Death Scripts, 1949 |
Folder 563 |
Scripts Signed by Ripley, 1945-1948 |
Folder 564 |
Other Scripts, 1937-1953 |
Folder 565-566
Folder 565Folder 566 |
Miscellaneous Scripts |
Folder 567 |
Broadcast Highlights Scripts, 1933-1948 |
Arrangement: alphabetical by title.
Typed drafts of short (3-4 page) Believe It or Not stories by Doug Storer used for broadcast on NBC's Monitor program and other programs. Stories are arranged alphabetically and an envelope in each folder records the titles of stories in that folder.
Folder 568a-568i |
Believe It or Not Stories by Doug Storer, 1950s-1960s |
Arrangement: chronological.
Audio recordings may require production of listening copies.
Mostly 16-inch transcription discs and 12-inch lacquer disc audio recordings of Believe It or Not radio broadcasts. Subjects of broadcasts were provided by the donor and are listed if known.
Audiodisc D-5231/1 |
13 May 1936Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/2 |
19 May 1939Transcription Disc Woman's sight restored; doctor aids gangster. |
Audiodisc D-5231/3 |
4 April 1940Transcription Disc Pilot returns used parachute. |
Audiodisc D-5231/4 |
19 April 1940Transcription Disc Burt Hall, adventurer; woman who flew with Wright Brothers. |
Audiodisc D-5231/5 |
17 May 1940: disc 1Transcription Disc Grand Canyon program, shooting the rapids with Barry Goldwater. |
Audiodisc D-5231/6 |
17 May 1940: disc 2Transcription Disc Grand Canyon program, shooting the rapids with Barry Goldwater. |
Audiodisc D-5231/7 |
13 September 1940: disc 1Transcription Disc Four Norwegians escape Germans by sea. |
Audiodisc D-5231/8 |
13 September 1940: disc 2Transcription Disc Four Norwegians escape Germans by sea. |
Audiodisc D-5231/9 |
20 September 1940: disc 1Transcription Disc Studio auction of rare fox fur to benefit Norwegians. |
Audiodisc D-5231/10 |
20 September 1940: disc 2Transcription Disc Studio auction of rare fox fur to benefit Norwegians. |
Audiodisc D-5231/11 |
27 September 1940: disc 1Transcription Disc Le Tourneau, the man who made God a partner. |
Audiodisc D-5231/12 |
27 September 1940: disc 2Transcription Disc Le Tourneau, the man who made God a partner. |
Audiodisc D-5231/13 |
30 May 1942Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/14 |
4 July 1942Transcription Disc Louis Cotlow, writer and explorer of South America. |
Audiodisc D-5231/120 |
2 March 1944 (Damaged)Transcription Disc Life saved by monkey. |
Audiodisc D-5231/15 |
17 March 1944: disc 1Transcription Disc Lives of nine famous Irish rebels. |
Audiodisc D-5231/16 |
17 March 1944: disc 2Transcription Disc Lives of nine famous Irish rebels. |
Audiodisc D-5231/17 |
20 March 1944Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/18 |
21 March 1944Transcription Disc Pilot fell out of plane and back in again. |
Audiodisc D-5231/19 |
23 March 1944Transcription Disc Adventures of Chinese pilot versus Japanese. |
Audiodisc D-5231/20 |
24 March 1944Transcription Disc Russian czar and borscht. |
Audiodisc D-5231/21 |
27 March 1944Transcription Disc Russian prince drama. |
Audiodisc D-5231/22 |
28 March 1944Transcription Disc War correspondent lost in desert. |
Audiodisc D-5231/23 |
30 March 1944Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/24 |
31 March 1944Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/25 |
19 April 1945Transcription Disc Story of the Marine Hymn. |
Audiodisc D-5231/26 |
14 September 1945Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/126 |
27 September 1945Instantaneous Disc Captain's vision saves sinking ship. |
Audiodisc D-5231/27 |
2 May 1946Transcription Disc College quiz with Ripley and Ben Grauer (audition) |
Audiodisc D-5231/28 |
17 September 1946Transcription Disc Ripley tells of Believe It or Not in interview with Jinx Falkenberg. |
Audiodisc D-5231/127 |
27 September 1946Instantaneous Disc Jinx Falkenberg interview with Ripley. |
Audiodisc D-5231/29 |
9 April 1947Transcription Disc Ripley audition. |
Audiodisc D-5231/30 |
10 September 1947Transcription Disc Hi Jinx (Jinx Falkenberg), interview with Ripley. Also see Cassette Tape (C-5231/1-2) |
Audiodisc D-5231/31 |
1 October 1947Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/128 |
24 June 1948Instantaneous Disc Ripley and Captain Foley, USN. How Submarine "Gato" was saved. Also available on Cassette Tape (C-5231/1-2) |
Audiodisc D-5231/32 |
22 October 1953: disc 1Transcription Disc Believe It or Not audition. |
Audiodisc D-5231/33 |
22 October 1953: disc 2Transcription Disc Believe It or Not audition. |
Audiodisc D-5231/34 |
22 October 1953: disc 3Transcription Disc Believe It or Not audition. |
Audiodisc D-5231/35 |
22 October 1953: disc 4Transcription Disc Believe It or Not audition. |
Audiodisc D-5231/129 |
15 December 1955Instantaneous Disc The World and You, Let's Travel |
Audiodisc D-5231/130 |
23 February 1956Transcription Disc Instantaneous Disc Five-minute dramatic, Pearl Harbor. |
Audiodisc D-5231/36 |
UndatedTranscription Disc Ripley, "Hour of Mystery," Singapore. |
Audiodisc D-5231/37 |
UndatedTranscription Disc Believe It or Not Quiz. |
Audiodisc D-5231/38 |
UndatedTranscription Disc Robert Ripley audition. |
Includes books, syndicated newspaper columns, radio segments, and other productions that featured "tales of strange people, weird occurrences, and peculiar animals and places". From the 1950s to the 1970s, Doug and Hazel Storer traveled around the world researching subjects for Amazing But True projects. Materials in the collection include mostly promotional materials, books, newspaper columns, business papers, and other source materials related to the Storers' work on Amazing But True productions. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
For other source materials related to Amazing But True productions see Series 7 Photographs; Series 8 Other Audio; and Series 9 Video and Film.
Renfrew of the Mounted was a series of popular boys' adventure stories written by Laurie York Erskine during the 1920s and 1930s. The stories chronicled the adventures and exploits of Sergeant Douglas Renfrew, an inspector with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). During the 1930s and 1940s, Doug Storer served as Erskine's agent and oversaw production and promotion of a radio broadcast based on the Renfrew books. Materials include correspondence and other business papers related to the Renfrew radio program, promotional materials, Renfrew books and other publications about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and a nearly complete run of original broadcast scripts for Renfrew radio programs and other radio programs written by Erskine. There are also transcription disc recordings of selected Renfrew radio broadcasts. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Correspondence of Laurie York Erskine, creator of Renfrew of the Mounted; correspondence of Doug Storer in his role as Erskine's agent and promoter of the Renfrew program; legal materials;, promotional materials; financial statements; and other materials relating to the Renfrew series.
Books by Laurie York Erskine including Renfrew of the Royal Mounted , Renfrew Rides Again , Renfrew's Long Trail, and Renfrew Rides the Sky. Also included are several publications about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Box 77 |
Renfrew Books by Laurie York Erskine and Other Publications about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) |
Arrangement: chronological
A nearly complete run of broadcast scripts for Renfrew of the Mounted (1936-1937 and 1939-1940), Passport to Adventure (1941), and Adventure Stories (1941-1942). From 1936 to 1940, Laurie York Erskine narrated the Renfrew of the Mounted radio program, which chronicled the adventures of Sergeant Douglas Renfrew, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. The series of radio adventure stories was broadcast on NBC and targeted young boys. The show was sponsored by the Continental Baking Company and its chief product Wonder Bread. From 1941 to 1942, Erskine wrote and appeared in another NBC radio series titled Passport to Adventure and later Adventure Stories.
Folder 637-679
Folder 637Folder 638Folder 639Folder 640Folder 641Folder 642Folder 643Folder 644Folder 645Folder 646Folder 647Folder 648Folder 649Folder 650Folder 651Folder 652Folder 653Folder 654Folder 655Folder 656Folder 657Folder 658Folder 659Folder 660Folder 661Folder 662Folder 663Folder 664Folder 665Folder 666Folder 667Folder 668Folder 669Folder 670Folder 671Folder 672Folder 673Folder 674Folder 675Folder 676Folder 677Folder 678Folder 679 |
Renfrew of the Mounted Broadcast Scripts, 5 March 1936-5 March 1937 |
Folder 680-685
Folder 680Folder 681Folder 682Folder 683Folder 684Folder 685 |
Renfrew of the Mounted Script Drafts, 1936-1937 |
Folder 686-696
Folder 686Folder 687Folder 688Folder 689Folder 690Folder 691Folder 692Folder 693Folder 694Folder 695Folder 696 |
Renfrew of the Mounted Broadcast Scripts, January 1939-September 1940 |
Folder 697 |
Renfrew of the Mounted Script Outlines, 1939-1940 |
Folder 698-705
Folder 698Folder 699Folder 700Folder 701Folder 702Folder 703Folder 704Folder 705 |
Passport to Adventure Scripts, 1941 |
Folder 706-709
Folder 706Folder 707Folder 708Folder 709 |
Adventure Stories Scripts, December 1941-March 1942 |
Use of audio materials may require production of listening copies.
Transcription disc audio recordings of selected Renfrew of the Mounted radio broadcasts featuring Laurie York Erskine.
Audiodisc D-5231/39 |
19 January 1948Transcription Disc Laurie Erskine Audition, narration. |
Audiodisc D-5231/40 |
15 March 1948Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/41 |
UndatedTranscription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/42 |
UndatedTranscription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/43 |
UndatedTranscription Disc |
Use of audio materials may require production of listening copies.
Materials related to journalist, author, and Ripley biographer Bob Considine chiefly concern Storer's work as Considine's agent. Included are publicity scrapbooks, contracts, correspondence, and other papers concerning Considine's radio and television appearances and biographies, selected books and publications authored by Considine, and audio recordings of radio broadcasts featuring Considine, including On the Line with Bob Considine, various Considine auditions, and an Olympics preview with Bob Considine (11 July 1948). Audio recordings are on transcription disc and instantaneous disc.
Folder 710-711
Folder 710Folder 711 |
Publicity, 1950s-1970s |
Folder 712 |
Publicity Scrapbook, circa 1940s-1950s |
Folder 713 |
Contracts, 1948-1978 |
Folder 714 |
Jack Dempsey Biography, 1959-1980 |
Folder 715 |
Radio, 1947-1955 |
Folder 716 |
They Rose Above It, 1973-1978 |
Box 91 |
Books and Other Publications, 1940s-1970sPublications include:
|
Audiodisc D-5231/44 |
Bob Considine, 4 March 1947Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/45 |
Bob Considine, 2 September 1947Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/46 |
Bob Considine, 13 October 1947Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/47 |
Bob Considine, 9 November 1947Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/48 |
Bob Considine (Olympics), 11 July 1948Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/49 |
Bob Considine, 24 January 1950Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/50 |
Bob Considine, 14 January 1950Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/51 |
Bob Considine, 8 July 1950Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/52 |
Bob Considine, 4 November 1953Transcription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/53 |
Bob Considine, undatedTranscription Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/131 |
Considine interview with Jinx Falkenberg and Tex McCrary, 5 May 1948Instantaneous Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/132 |
Considine interview with Jinx Falkenberg, 4 May 1948Instantaneous Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/133 |
On the Line with Bob Considine, "Mother's Day", 16 September 1960Instantaneous Disc |
Audiodisc D-5231/134 |
Doug Storer on the The Millie Considine ShowInstantaneous Disc |
Mostly images related to Storer's work on Believe It or Not and Amazing But True, including photographs, negatives, and slides depicting locations and subjects Storer researched during his travels. Also included are images of radio personalities, musical groups, and other individuals that Storer represented as a talent agent.
Arrangement: alphabetical
Chiefly individuals that Storer represented as an agent such as Cab Calloway, Dale Carnegie, Bob Considine, and Laurie York Erskine. There are also photographs of individuals featured in Believe It or Not or Amazing But True stories such as the Duke of Windsor, Javier Pereira, and Lina Medina; photographs of popular radio personalities such as band leader Vincent Lopez, vocal groups the Men About Town and the Mills Brothers; and photographs of Doug Storer and members of the Storer family. Note that several photographs are signed.
Image Folder PF-5231/14 |
Cab Calloway, circa 1940s |
Oversize Image OP-P-5231/4 |
Dale Carnegie (signed) |
Image Folder PF-5231/15 |
Bob Considine (signed) |
Image Folder PF-5231/16 |
Perry Como (signed) |
Image Folder PF-5231/17 |
Dartmouth, Class of 1921 |
Image Folder PF-5231/18 |
Duke of Windsor, 1940 (signed) |
Oversize Image OP-P-5231/2 |
Duke of Windsor, circa 1940 |
Oversize Image OP-P-5231/8 |
Dwight Eisenhower |
Image Folder PF-5231/19 |
Laurie York Erskine, circa 1930s-1950s |
Image Folder PF-5231/20 |
Grace of Monaco |
Image Folder PF-5231/21 |
Ernie Kehr (signed) |
Oversize Image OP-P-5231/5 |
Vincent Lopez (signed), 1950s |
Image Folder PF-5231/22 |
Lina Medina (5 year old mother) |
Oversize Image OP-P-5231/3 |
Lauritz Melchior (signed) |
Image Folder PF-5231/23 |
The Men About Town, circa 1940s (signed) |
Oversize Image OP-P-5231/6 |
The Men About Town (signed) |
Image Folder PF-5231/24 |
The Mills Brothers (signed) |
Oversize Image OP-P-5231/7 |
The Mills Brothers (signed) |
Image Folder PF-5231/25 |
Edda Mussolini, circa 1930s |
Image Folder PF-5231/26-28
PF-5231/26PF-5231/27PF-5231/28 |
Javier Pereira (World's Oldest Man), circa 1950s |
Oversize Image OP-P-5231/1 |
Renee of Sarawak (signed), 1937 |
Image Folder PF-5231/29 |
Frank Sinatra, 1980 (signed) |
Image Folder PF-5231/30 |
Doug Storer and Shrunken Head |
Image Folder PF-5231/31 |
Storer Family and Doug Storer |
Mostly subjects featured in Storer's Amazing But True books, radio shows, and newspaper columns.
Image Folder PF-5231/32 |
Old Radio Photographs, 1930s-1940s |
Image Folder PF-5231/33 |
Other Photographs, 1930s-1950s |
Image Folder PF-5231/34 |
Christmas |
Image Folder PF-5231/35 |
Sports |
Image Folder PF-5231/36 |
Animals |
Image Folder PF-5231/37 |
Negatives: Sports Book and Animal Book, 1974, 1976 |
Image Folder PF-5231/38 |
Negatives: Odditorium |
Image Folder PF-5231/39 |
Negatives: Thunderbirds |
Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-5231/folder 5 |
Photographs for Amazing But True Book Projects |
Chiefly photographs, slides, and a few negatives documenting the Storers' travels abroad as part of their work for the Amazing But True series. Note that original folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.
Image Folder PF-5231/40 |
Africa |
Image Folder PF-5231/41 |
Alaska Trip, 1916 |
Image Folder PF-5231/42 |
Alaska |
Image Folder PF-5231/43 |
Amazing But True, 1950s-1960s |
Image Folder PF-5231/44 |
Argentina, circa 1930s |
Image Folder PF-5231/45 |
Austria, Holland, Lebanon, Fort Sumpter, New Bern, N.C. |
Image Folder PF-5231/46 |
Austria |
Image Folder PF-5231/47 |
Dominican Republic |
Image Folder PF-5231/48 |
Egypt, circa 1960s |
Image Folder PF-5231/49 |
Finland |
Image Folder PF-5231/50 |
Florida |
Image Folder PF-5231/51 |
Germany |
Image Folder PF-5231/52 |
Haiti |
Image Folder PF-5231/53 |
Hawaii |
Image Folder PF-5231/54 |
Holland, circa 1950s-1960s |
Image Folder PF-5231/55 |
Holland |
Image Folder PF-5231/56 |
Honduras |
Image Folder PF-5231/57 |
Hong Kong |
Image Folder PF-5231/58 |
India |
Image Folder PF-5231/59 |
Italy: Rome, Naples, Pompeii, circa 1960 |
Image Folder PF-5231/60 |
Italy: Vesuvius |
Image Folder PF-5231/61 |
Jamaica |
Image Folder PF-5231/62 |
Jerusalem |
Image Folder PF-5231/63 |
Lebanon, 1960 |
Image Folder PF-5231/64 |
Mexico |
Image Folder PF-5231/65 |
Mount Vesuvius |
Image Folder PF-5231/66 |
Middle East |
Image Folder PF-5231/67 |
Nassau, Bahamas |
Image Folder PF-5231/68 |
Nicaragua |
Image Folder PF-5231/69 |
Norway (Platina Fox), 1940 |
Image Folder PF-5231/70 |
Pakistan |
Image Folder PF-5231/71 |
Panama |
Image Folder PF-5231/72 |
Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona, 1941 |
Image Folder PF-5231/73 |
Philipe Bunau Varilla, Panama Canal, 1940 |
Image Folder PF-5231/74 |
Puerto Rico |
Image Folder PF-5231/75 |
Saba (Dutch West Indies), circa 1950s-1960s |
Image Folder PF-5231/76 |
Switzerland, circa 1960 |
Image Folder PF-5231/77 |
Tokyo |
Image Folder PF-5231/78 |
Trinidad and Antigua |
Image Folder PF-5231/79 |
Western Trip |
Image Folder PF-5231/80 |
Other Travel Photographs |
Image Folder PF-5231/81 |
Miscellaneous Negatives |
Image Folder PF-5231/82 |
Negatives: Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic |
Image Folder PF-5231/83 |
Negatives: Wild Horses |
Image Box IB-5231/1 |
Travel Slides, 1950s-1960sBox contains two metal slide cases containing color slides from the Storers' trips to locations mostly in Europe and Asia during the 1950s and 1960s. Most slides are labeled by location and date. |
Image Box IB-5231/2 |
Travel Slides and Negatives, 1950s-1960sBox contains smaller boxes of slides and a few negatives from the Storers' travels during the 1950s and 1960s. Most individual boxes are labeled by location and date. |
Arrangement: chronological.
Use of audio materials may require production of listening copies.
Mostly transcription discs, audiotape, and audiocassette recordings of radio broadcasts that were either produced by Doug Storer, featured Doug Storer, or featured individuals that Storer represented as a talent agent. Many recordings feature prominent entertainers and radio personalities of the 1940s and 1950s such as band leader Cab Calloway, self help guru Dale Carnegie, comedian Fred Allen, actress Jinx Falkenberg, philatelist Ernie Kehr, and others. There are also a number of recordings prepared as part of Storer's Amazing But True programs. A few recordings were transferred to audiotape or audiocassette by the donor. Note that original titles of discs, audiotapes, and audiocassettes have, for the most part, been retained.
Mostly footage used in Storer's various Amazing But True productions, but also includes a few Believe It or Not films and videos featuring Robert Ripley, Bob Considine, and Dale Carnegie.. Some earlier footage of Robert Ripley appears to have been transferred from film to videotape by the donor.
Arrangement: in order as received.
Use of videotape may require production of viewing copies.
Five VHS tapes, one U-Matic tape, and four two-inch quad videotapes. Earlier footage appears to have been transferred from film and features Robert Ripley on location filming Believe It or Not episodes and at his home in New York. Ripley footage is in color, but without sound. Note that original video titles have been retained. Some videotapes have not been viewed by staff to verify contents.
Videotape VT-5231/1 |
Ripley in Central America, 1939VHS |
Videotape VT-5231/2 |
Believe It or Not Films, undatedVHS |
Videotape VT-5231/3 |
Three Kinescopes of Believe It or Not Television Programs, undatedVHS |
Videotape VT-5231/4 |
Ripley Program, Hazel Storer Interview Outtake, undatedVHS |
Videotape VT-5231/5 |
The Incredible Life and Times of Robert Ripley (Turner Home Entertainment, 1993)VHS |
Videotape VT-5231/6 |
Believe It or Not, "Blood Call," 3 August 1950U-Matic |
Videotape VT-5231/7 |
One Vote Campaign, undated2" Open Reel Video |
Videotape VT-5231/8 |
Doug Storer Show and Tell, 25 March 19712" Open Reel Video |
Videotape VT-5231/9 |
One Vote, 7 September 19722" Open Reel Video |
Videotape VT-5231/10 |
Political Roundup with Morgan Beatty, 12 September 19662" Open Reel Video |
Arrangement: in order as received, with the exception of duplicates, which are grouped together.
Use of film may require production of viewing copies.
While films are numbered continuously, no films were assigned the numbers F-5231/12, F-5231/40, F-5231/100, F-5231/103, F-5231/115, or F-5231/128, F-5231/134, F-5231/135, F-5231/136, F-5231/137.
Films have been described according to existing documentation on the box or reel; most films have been viewed by staff to verify contents.
Includes 16mm and 35mm films, in black and white and in color. Films are mostly acetate base, positive or reversal prints. Includes some negatives: F-5231/9a, F-5231/36, F-5231/93b, and F-5231/94b. Includes both picture and sound. Estimated lengths range from 50 to 1500 feet. Includes original footage, masters, and final prints, as well as unused footage and commercial films.
Some films are related to Doug Storer and his work, while others are related to his management of television personalities such as Robert Ripley and Dale Carnegie. Collection includes travel films, many of which were the basis for episodes of the television shows Amazing But True and Believe It or Not , which were written and produced by Doug Storer. Also includes episodes of these television shows and full-length films related to these shows, such as Flippy the Educated Porpoise.
Several films contain episodes of television shows starring Dale Carnegie, Robert Ripley, and Bob Considine, including some unsold pilots. Other films include promotional travel films, many produced for airlines such as Pan American Airlines, and promotional films for companies including the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and the P. Lorillard Company. The collection also includes a small number of feature films, with no obvious relationship to Storer.
This subseries also contains five folders of paper documentation related to films: materials removed from film canisters and shipping boxes, including scripts and descriptive notes, and photocopies of original film canisters and reels.
Film F-5231/1 |
Believe It or Not: Blood Call, 31 August 195016mm motion picture film Story of a murderer's escape from Devil's Island, sponsored by Ballantine Ale. |
Film F-5231/2 |
Highway to Hawaii, 195016mm motion picture film Cate and McGlone Productions, possibly produced for United Airlines. Color. |
Film F-5231/3 |
Promise of the Trees, 195416mm motion picture film Released by Weyerhaeuser Timber Company as part of an eight-film series to educate the public about the timber industry. Color. |
Film F-5231/4 |
Tomorrow's Trees, 195916mm motion picture film Released by Weyerhaeuser Timber Company as part of an eight-film series to educate the public about the timber industry. Print. |
Film F-5231/5 |
Fu Manchu: The Zayat Kiss, 195216mm motion picture film NBC short film by Sax Rohmer, starring John Carradine. The film was intended to be a series, but no further episodes were produced. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/6 |
Fu Manchu: The Zayat Kiss, 195216mm motion picture film NBC short film by Sax Rohmer, starring John Carradine. The film was intended to be a series, but no further episodes were produced. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/7 |
Clock Museum, 29 September 196116mm motion picture film Vienna Clock Museum. See T-5231/19 for soundtrack without narration. Color. |
Film F-5231/8 |
Spirit in the Earth, 195116mm motion picture film One of eight documentary films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin, Shilin Film Service. Color. |
Film F-5231/9a |
Bob Considine Trip with Debbie (negative), 196216mm motion picture film Silent negative. Date on card for cleaning reads 25 July 1962. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/9b |
Bob Considine Trip with Debbie, 196216mm motion picture film Silent film possibly documenting a trip to Denmark. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/10 |
Believe It or Not: Corpus Delicti, 17 August 195016mm motion picture film Story of three bodies unearthed to expose a murder, sponsored by Ballantine Ale. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/11 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: Springtime for Grandpa (Carnegie opening), 195216mm motion picture film Includes footage of Carnegie sitting at a desk at the beginning and end of the episode. Produced by Jack Chertok. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/13 |
Believe It or Not: Monte Carlo, 3 August 195016mm motion picture film 16mm motion picture film Story of a winner-loser at Monte Carlo casino, broadcast on NBC and sponsored by Ballantine Ale. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/14 |
North of the Arctic Circle: Summer in Northern Norway, circa 195416mm motion picture film Produced by Per Host. Color. |
Film F-5231/15 |
Winter in Salzburgland, undated16mm motion picture film Addressed to Austrian State Tourists Department. Additional label reads "Skiing in Salzburg." |
Film F-5231/16 |
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club P-revue, 2 November 194916mm motion picture film Broadcast on ABC with guest Wendy Barrie. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/17 |
Amazing But True: Vesuvius, Spirit of the Dance, Killers and Clowns, 196216mm motion picture film |
Film F-5231/18 |
Six Amazing But True Christmas Spots, 197216mm motion picture film Six shorts: Santa Lucia Day, skiing, reindeer, church with musicians, walking in courtyard and tending sheep, and Vietnam. Each segment has a leader, countdown, and ABT intro. Shares some footage with F-5231/105 and F-5231/116. Color. |
Film F-5231/19 |
New Horizons: The Hawaiian Islands, 196116mm motion picture film Produced for Pan American Airlines. Color. |
Film F-5231/20 |
Tonight Show: Bob Considine, Doug Storer, 22 February 195716mm motion picture film Possibly a 1957 episode of Tonight! America After Dark on NBC. |
Film F-5231/21 |
New Horizons: Pakistan, 196116mm motion picture film Produced for Pan American Airlines by Movietonews, Inc. Shipping slip from Charter Oak Tele-Pictures addressed to Ann Brady, 20th Century Fox, Att. Mr. Douglas Storer. Editorial Direction F. D. Kay. Color. |
Film F-5231/22 |
Flippy the Educated Porpoise, 195316mm motion picture film Flippy at Marineland, presented by Ripley's Believe It or Not. Color. |
Film F-5231/23 |
Amazing But True: Mt. Vesuvius, Oldest Man, Porpoise, 196016mm motion picture film Includes Amazing But True intro and space for commercials. Similar to films with the same title, but missing a segment of an old man picking fruit. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/24 |
Return to Glennascaul, 195116mm motion picture film Film starring Orson Welles and presented by T.R. Royle, released in the United Kingdom in 1951 and the United States in 1953. Denham Lab label on canister. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/25 |
Turkish Panarama, 195316mm motion picture film Scenes of Turkey, includes hand-written title in marker on canister. Shows scenes of Turkey. Color. |
Film F-5231/26 |
Waterways to Fun, undated16mm motion picture film Washington state waterways, includes Washington State Department of Commerce label. |
Film F-5231/27 |
Brass Key I, 3 October 197216mm motion picture film Possibly filmed at Ft. Bragg, N.C., includes U.S. Air Force label on canister. Color. |
Film F-5231/28 |
Amazing But True: Humble Oil, undated16mm motion picture film Print from duplicate negative, includes Movietone Pro label. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/29 |
Lazer Beam Weapon Testing, undated16mm motion picture film Includes Young and Rubicam Inc. label. |
Film F-5231/30 |
A Plant for Tomorrow, 195616mm motion picture film History of the P. Lorillard Company, makers of Old Gold Cigarettes. Includes Shilin Films label. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/31 |
Grand Canyon, undated16mm motion picture film Includes Santa Fe Railway label. Color. |
Film F-5231/32a |
Silver Springs, 18 May 196216mm motion picture film Film opens to men carrying bound alligator out of a cyprus swamp. Includes a man wrestling an alligator underwater. Additional footage shows a man swimming, dark shots of a swamp, men tying an alligator, a hen listening to radio, and men near rocks with a snake. Filmed in South Florida forFox. Color. |
Film F-5231/32b |
American Airlines 706: Alaska, 10 August 196716mm motion picture film Film opens to Travis U.S. Air Force Base. Includes view of snow from airplane, Skagway's Original Homestead Cabin, and Doug and Hazel Storer driving in town. Color. |
Film F-5231/33 |
Winter in Salzburgland, undated16mm motion picture film Canister mentions skiing. |
Film F-5231/34 |
Winter in Austria, undated16mm motion picture film Austria P.R. film. Sound cannot be utilized. Image severely disintegrated. |
Film F-5231/35 |
Turkish National Champions: Wrestling, Oiled Bodies, undated35mm motion picture film Furnished by the Turkish government. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/36 |
Hawaii: The Sugar State, 196116mm motion picture film Silent negative. Copyright 1961 by the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation, Ltd. Produced by Pat Dowling Pictures, and directed by Thomas J. Stanton. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/37 |
Supersonic Thunderbirds, undated16mm motion picture film Includes U.S. Air Force label. |
Film F-5231/38 |
Believe It or Not: Death from the Sky, 196116mm motion picture film Episode #11. |
Film F-5231/39 |
Amazing But True: Mt. Vesuvius, Oldest Man, Porpoise, 196016mm motion picture film Includes countdown for each segment and space for commercials. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/41 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: Springtime for Grandpa, Reels 1 and 2, 195235mm motion picture film Produced by Jack Chertok. Film missing footage of Carnegie seen in F-5231/11. |
Film F-5231/42 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: The Intruder, Reels 1 and 2, 195235mm motion picture film Produced by Jack Chertok. Film missing footage of Carnegie seen in F-5231/83. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/43a |
Charles Blair's Better World: Jerusalem, 197216mm motion picture film Documentary TV series. Color. |
Film F-5231/43b |
Charles Blair's Better World: Assassins, 197216mm motion picture film Documentary TV series. Color. |
Film F-5231/44 |
Ohio the Growth State, undated16mm motion picture film Includes State of Ohio Development Department label and Ohio Department of Industrial and Economical Development label on canister. |
Film F-5231/45a |
Amazing But True: Killers and Clowns, Primitive Fighters, undated16mm motion picture film Box label also mentions Mt. Etna, Vesuvius, and Daring the Devil. Color. |
Film F-5231/45b |
Amazing But True: Porpoise, Mt. Etna, Vesuvius, Daring the Devil, World's Oldest Man, undated16mm motion picture film |
Film F-5231/46 |
We the People: Ernie Kehr, 23 June 195016mm motion picture film Broadcast on NBC, print #2. |
Film F-5231/47 |
Bob Considine U.S.A. with Debbie: The Fiftieth State, 196316mm motion picture film Film includes a volcano, a dancer, and scenes of Hawaii. Produced by Doug Storer in association with Twentieth Century-Fox Movietone. Copyright 1964. Color. |
Film F-5231/48 |
MAC 30 min. Bob Considine reports, 196716mm motion picture film Filmed in Vietnam for American Airlines. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/49 |
Bob Considine U.S.A. with Debbie: The Fiftieth State, 196316mm motion picture film Film includes a volcano, a dancer, and scenes of Hawaii. Produced by Doug Storer in association with Twentieth Century-Fox Movietone. Copyright 1964. Color. |
Film F-5231/50 |
Schlitz Playhouse of the Stars: Pattern for Pursuit, 15 June 195616mm motion picture film Unsold pilot for a TV series called Renfrew of the Royal Mounted, starring Arthur Franz. Includes CBS label with date, print #39. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/51 |
A New Kind of Captain, undated16mm motion picture film Presented by New Jersey's Standard Oil Company. Box mentions Esso tanker school. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/52 |
The Plague of Dr. Fu Manchu, 8 October 195616mm motion picture film Episode from television series The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu. Includes NBC label. |
Film F-5231/53 |
USIA Trident, undated16mm motion picture film Includes Amazing But True and NBC labels. Handwritten caption on box reads: "Cartoon, 'Chapel of All Faiths, Streptomycin's Mark.'" |
Film F-5231/54 |
Believe It or Not: Monte Carlo, 3 August 195016mm motion picture film Story of a winner-loser at Monte Carlo casino, broadcast on NBC and sponsored by Ballantine Ale. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/55 |
Connee Boswell and Her Friends, undated16mm motion picture film With Bob Abel. Includes ABC-TV leader. Print #2. |
Film F-5231/56 |
California Oil Company: Alaska, undated16mm motion picture film Includes California Oil Company label. |
Film F-5231/57 |
State of Washington, undated16mm motion picture film Includes Photo Library, State of Washington label. Produced by Charles R. Perryman Films. |
Film F-5231/58 |
Wings to Haiti, 195316mm motion picture film Produced for Pan American Airlines. Color. |
Film F-5231/59 |
At the Ramparts, undated16mm motion picture film Includes US Air Force Academy mailing label. Color. |
Film F-5231/60 |
Considine, 22 December 195316mm motion picture film Includes National Broadcasting Company (NBC) label. |
Film F-5231/61 |
American Airlines 706: Alaska, 10 August 196716mm motion picture film Film opens to Travis U.S. Air Force Base. Includes view of snow from airplane, Skagway's Original Homestead Cabin, and Doug and Hazel Storer driving in town. Color. |
Film F-5231/62 |
Marvel of an Austrian Winter, undated16mm motion picture film Includes Ideal Pictures mailing label. |
Film F-5231/63 |
Hawaii: The Sugar State, 196116mm motion picture film Copyright 1961 by the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation, Ltd. Produced by Pat Dowling Pictures and directed by Thomas J. Stanton. Includes sound; Color. |
Film F-5231/64 |
Miracle of the Mesa, 195116mm motion picture film One of eight films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin. Color. |
Film F-5231/65 |
On the Swedish Mountain in Sun, undated16mm motion picture film Includes SJ FILMARKIV KOPIA mailing label. English version, original version in Swedish. |
Film F-5231/66 |
Amazing But True: Cypress Gardens, 196016mm motion picture film Film opens to a shot of jet skiiers holding signs spelling Cypress Gardens. Includes shots of surfing, jet skiing, and hang gliding. With Frank Lepore. See F-5231/66 and F-5231/124 for identical footage. Color. |
Film F-5231/67 |
Eastern Airlines Travel Portfolio: Puerto Rico, 196216mm motion picture film From Don Goff Studios. Produced for Eastern Airlines. Color. |
Film F-5231/68 |
Amazing But True: Mt. Vesuvius, Oldest Man, Porpoise, 196016mm motion picture film Includes ABT intro and space for commercials. Film missing footage of old man descending from airplane. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/69 |
Naples Rediscovered, 196416mm motion picture film Film about Naples, Fla. Includes Solana Studios label on canister. Written, produced, and narrated by Jack La Frandre. Print #29. Presented by Johnson Motors and the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce. Color. |
Film F-5231/70 |
American Airlines: Dallas, undated16mm motion picture film Print #12. Produced for American Airlines. Color. |
Film F-5231/71 |
American Airlines: Grand Canyon, undated16mm motion picture film Produced for American Airlines. |
Film F-5231/72 |
U.S. Government Lecture Tour: Africa and Europe, 195616mm motion picture film Medical tape label lists Africa, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Germany, France, England, and Scotland. Color. |
Film F-5231/73 |
Return to Glennascaul, 195116mm motion picture film Film starring Orson Welles and presented by T.R. Royle, released in the United Kingdom in 1951 and the United States in 1953. Denham Lab label on canister. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/74 |
Amazing But True: Killers and Clowns, Primitive Fighters, 196216mm motion picture film Note on Amazing But True letterhead states that this print has not been filmed and was created because Modern Talking Pictures lost Storer's print. Color. |
Film F-5231/75 |
Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway, Lapland, Sweden, 'Vasa', 196116mm motion picture film From a 1961 trip to Scandinavia. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/76 |
Travel: Central America, South America, Mexico, 195516mm motion picture film Includes list of shots. |
Film F-5231/77 |
Travel: West Indies, 195416mm motion picture film From a 1954 trip to the West Indies. Color. |
Film F-5231/78 |
Amazing But True: Intro at New Rochelle, unsqueezed short, undated16mm motion picture film Includes Movietone Pro label. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/79 |
Wings to Austria, 196016mm motion picture film Produced for Pan American Airlines. Directed and photographed by Dick Durrance. Color. |
Film F-5231/80 |
Travel: Europe, Near East, Middle East, Christmas, 1959-196016mm motion picture film From winter 1959-1960 trip. Color. |
Film F-5231/81 |
Wings to Hawaii, 196216mm motion picture film A Hartley Production. Includes two short strips of loose film in canister. Color. |
Film F-5231/82 |
The Land Columbus Loved Best, 195416mm motion picture film Film of the Dominican Republic. Produced by RCA International. Color. |
Film F-5231/83 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: The Intruder (Carnegie intro), 195216mm motion picture film Produced by Jack Chertok. Includes additional footage of Carnegie at a desk spliced in at the beginning and end of film. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/84 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: The Intruder (original intro), 195216mm motion picture film Film missing footage of Carnegie from F-5231/83. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/85 |
Amazing But True: Expedition Around the World, 196516mm motion picture film Color. |
Film F-5231/86 |
Song of the Feathered Serpent, 195416mm motion picture film One of eight documentary films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin, Shilin Film Service. Color. |
Film F-5231/87 |
Children of the Sun, undated16mm motion picture film Directed by Jack Alexander and written by Alan Shilin. Filmed in South America. Color. |
Film F-5231/88 |
Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic, 197416mm motion picture film Produced by A.W. Rogers. Color. |
Film F-5231/89 |
Eloise Salutes the Stars, 21 August 195216mm motion picture film Likely an episode of the Eloise TV series. Includes Grey Advertising Agency label and Doeskin Tissues advertisement. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/90 |
Men of Destiny, Volume 1: World Political Figures, 196116mm motion picture film Teddy Roosevelt, Lindberg, Hitler, Lou Gehrig, Winston Churchill. Includes Pathe News label. |
Film F-5231/91 |
The Dutch Windward Islands, 195016mm motion picture film St. Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius in the Caribbean. Color. |
Film F-5231/92 |
Believe It or Not: Horned Man, Flame Thrower, Blows Balloon Up With His Eyes, 100 Yr. Old Eggs, Canton Ball, Persian Cup, Dutch Wedding Cup, and Grimaldi Story , 17 September 194816mm motion picture film With Bob Ripley and Brokenshire. List of contents taken from enclosed notecard. |
Film F-5231/93a |
Oldest Man: Javier Pereira in Columbia Hospital, 195516mm motion picture film Pereira lying down in hospital bed. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/93b |
Oldest Man: Javier Pereira Movie Film (negative), 195535mm motion picture film Pereira sitting, putting on hat. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/94a |
Amazing But True: Laughing Porpoise, Volcanic Fury, Daring the Devil, World's Oldest Man , 196416mm motion picture film Four shorts, each with title intro. Positive print. Produced by Fox Movietones Inc. Shares some footage with F-5231/23, but is not a duplicate. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/94b |
Amazing But True: Laughing Porpoise, Volcanic Fury, Daring the Devil, World's Oldest Man (negative), 196416mm motion picture film Four shorts, each with title intro. Negative film. Produced by Fox Movietones Inc. Shares some footage with F-5231/23, but is not a duplicate. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/95 |
The Pueblo Heritage, 195116mm motion picture film One of eight documentary films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin, Shilin Film Service. Color. |
Film F-5231/96 |
Fallen Eagle, 195016mm motion picture film One of eight documentary films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin, Shilin Film Service. Produced with the cooperation of the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Department of Parks. Color. |
Film F-5231/97 |
Giant of the North, 195216mm motion picture film One of eight documentary films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin, Shilin Film Service. Color. |
Film F-5231/98 |
Seminoles of the Everglades, 195116mm motion picture film One of eight documentary films on the American Indian sponsored by P. Lorillard (Old Gold Cigarettes). Written and directed by Alan Shilin, Shilin Film Service. Color. |
Film F-5231/99 |
Silent Night, 195416mm motion picture film English version, possibly from Austrian Travel Bureau. |
Film F-5231/101 |
Flippy, various dates16mm motion picture film Mixed footage of Flippy, color and black and white, from multiple years. Color and black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/102 |
Amazing But True: Oldest Man, 196016mm motion picture film Includes space for commercials. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/104 |
Amazing But True: Cypress Gardens, 196216mm motion picture film Film of Doug Storer and Chas. Smith conversing, Smith sitting in front of Coca Cola sign, picking oranges; woman dancing underwater; girls waterskiing in tiaras and red tutus; couple swimming underwater, jetskiing. Color. |
Film F-5231/105 |
Silent Night, Holy Night; Vienna Boys Choir, 196016mm motion picture film Film of Salzburg, door to Franz Gruber home, gravesite, domed cottage, snowy scene, stained glass windows, choir, nighttime scenes. Includes black-and-white footage of Vienna Boys Choir from 20th Century-Fox Movietone News spliced in near end. Shares some footage with F-5231/116. Color and black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/106 |
Amazing But True: Original Ballot, Chopsticks, Whale's Tooth, 196916mm motion picture film Three 30-second shorts. Color. |
Film F-5231/107 |
Amazing But True: Original Ballot, Chopsticks, Whale's Tooth, 196916mm motion picture film Three 30-second shorts. Color. |
Film F-5231/108 |
Amazing But True: Mt. Vesuvius, Oldest Man, Porpoise, 196016mm motion picture film Includes countdown for each segment and space for commercials. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/109 |
Amazing But True: Original Ballot, Chopsticks, Whale's Tooth, 196916mm motion picture film Three 30-second shorts. Color. |
Film F-5231/110 |
Florida: Seminoles, Chas. Smith, Hazel, November 196016mm motion picture film Film opens to Seminoles in canoe, traditional buildings, a peacock, a man wrestling an alligator in water, a man with a white mustache, and an alligator wrestling on sand. Includes shots of Chas. Smith picking oranges with Doug Storer, jet skiiers, kite, and skiers in boat. Color. |
Film F-5231/111 |
Carlsbad Caverns, 195116mm motion picture film Carlsbad Caverns National Park, presented by Santa Fe and U.S. Park Service. Reel has date of 1945. Color. |
Film F-5231/112 |
Daro Productions: Builderama, 28 December 197016mm motion picture film Animated commercial, repeated multiple times on film. Color. |
Film F-5231/113 |
Amazing But True: Original Ballot, Chopsticks, Whale's Tooth, 196916mm motion picture film Three 30-second shorts. Color. |
Film F-5231/114 |
MAC: Airlift Vietnam, undated16mm motion picture film |
Film F-5231/116 |
Franz Gruber Home - Silent Night, 196016mm motion picture film Film opens to Franz Gruber home. Includes shots of gravesite, domed cottage, and people singing on porch. See F-5231/105 for some duplicate footage. Color. |
Film F-5231/117 |
B-52 Returning from Vietnam, 196416mm motion picture film Close ups of bombs. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/118 |
Six Amazing But True Christmas Spots, 197216mm motion picture film Six shorts: Santa Lucia Day, skiing, reindeer, church with musicians, walking in courtyard and tending sheep, and Vietnam. Each segment has a leader, countdown, and ABT intro. Shares some footage with F-5231/105 and F-5231/116. Color. |
Film F-5231/119 |
Fox Movietone News: Blessing Animals in Rome, Trained Animals, Tight Rope over Alps, Yogi, undated16mm motion picture film Title from canister. |
Film F-5231/120 |
Flippy the Educated Porpoise, 195316mm motion picture film Flippy at Marineland. Presented by Ripley's Believe It or Not. Color. |
Film F-5231/121 |
Austrian Trip - SOS Kinderdorf, Cigars and Statue, 196016mm motion picture film Film includes shots of man shooting, Lake Morey Inn van, man with bow and arrow, statue, two men talking in road, buildings in plaza, Sign reading Besuchen Sie das SOS Kinderdorf, and German children. Color. |
Film F-5231/122 |
Amazing But True: Spirit of the Dance, 196216mm motion picture film Includes Movietone Pro label. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/123 |
Marineland, 196216mm motion picture film Flippy the porpoise at Marineland. Includes Amazing But True label. Color. |
Film F-5231/124 |
Amazing But True: Cypress Gardens, 196016mm motion picture film Film opens to a shot of jet skiiers holding signs spelling Cypress Gardens. Includes shots of surfing, jet skiing, and hang gliding. With Frank Lepore. See F-5231/66 and F-5231/124 for identical footage. Color. |
Film F-5231/125a |
Amazing But True: Mt. Vesuvius, Oldest Man, Porpoise, 196016mm motion picture film Includes countdown for each segment and space for commercials. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/125b |
Amazing But True: Mt. Vesuvius, Oldest Man, Porpoise, 196016mm motion picture film Includes countdown for each segment and space for commercials. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/126 |
Chief Traveling Wind, 94 Years Old, 196416mm motion picture film American Indian chief. Color. |
Film F-5231/127 |
C-5 and Wright Brothers, undated16mm motion picture film Color. |
Film F-5231/129 |
U.S.S. Arizona - Pearl Harbor, 195116mm motion picture film Duplicate footage of last segment of F-5231/138A. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/130 |
Chas. Smith Outtakes, various dates16mm motion picture film Cutaways, outtakes, and unused shots of Chas. Smith in Florida. Film from various dates, spliced together. Color. |
Film F-5231/131 |
The Land Called New Jersey, 196316mm motion picture film History of New Jersey. Print #1. Color. |
Film F-5231/132 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: Springtime for Grandpa, Reel 3 (original intro), 195235mm motion picture film Produced by Jack Chertok. Film missing footage of Carnegie seen in F-5231/11. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/133 |
How to Get the Most Out of Life: The Intruder, Reel 3 (original intro), 195235mm motion picture film Produced by Jack Chertok. Film missing footage of Carnegie seen in F-5231/83. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/138a |
Pearl Harbor Destruction and Ceremony, undated16mm motion picture film Includes note with information from Guy Kitchen. First segment shows destruction after Pearl Harbor; second segment contains identical footage to F-5231/129, showing commemorative ceremony. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/138b |
Pearl Harbor Trip, 194816mm motion picture film Title taken from canister. Color. |
Film F-5231/139 |
Johann Strauss, Vienna, undated16mm motion picture film From Schonbrunn Films. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/140 |
Santa's Home, undated16mm motion picture film Film of St. Nicholas' birthplace in Turkey. |
Film F-5231/141 |
Saba, July 195916mm motion picture film Shots from airplane, couple on boat, men in uniform in boat, scenes of Saba. Color. |
Film F-5231/142 |
IBM Vangard: Time Lapse Photo, undated16mm motion picture film Title taken from canister. |
Film F-5231/143 |
Bob Considine: Children's Village, Dobb's Ferry, N.Y., undated16mm motion picture film Eldon Children's Village. Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/144 |
Amazing But True: Oldest Man, Charlie Smith, Capt. Johnson, Youngest Mother, Firewalker, various dates16mm motion picture film Different types of film from various years spliced together. Includes six shorts, each with a leader with title and running time. Color and black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/145 |
Clock Museum, undated16mm motion picture film Footage of Clock Museum in Austria. Includes sound but no narration. |
Film F-5231/146 |
Cab Calloway's "Quizzical," August 194216mm motion picture film On marquee in opening: Palace Cab Calloway Stage Review Midnight Show. Intro: Yeah Man That's It! Cab Calloway's "Quizzical." Black-and-white. |
Film F-5231/147 |
Believe It or Not: Acquitted By the Sea, 27 September 194016mm motion picture film From 20th Century Fox. Silent film. Supervisor: Lew Lehr. Director: Earl Allbine. |
Film F-5231/148 |
Rip and Oakie Film, undated16mm motion picture film Ripley in snow on island with dog, fall view of house, partial view of house and water. Includes note from Hazel Storer on back of box. |
Film F-5231/149 |
Roger Bannister: 4 Minute Mile, 196116mm motion picture film Footage of Roger Bannister from Men of Destiny, presented by Pathe News. Black-and-white. |
Folder 717-719
Folder 717Folder 718Folder 719 |
Film enclosures, 1940-1972Papers removed from film canisters and shipping boxes, including scripts, shipping memos, film handling instructions, news articles, and handwritten descriptive notes. |
Folder 720-721
Folder 720Folder 721 |
Photocopies of film canisters and reels, 1940-1972Photocopies of original film canisters, reels, and shipping boxes describing films or containing important shipping information. |