Finding Aid for George W. Trendle papers, 1896-1972
02605

Summary Information

Repository
Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Creator
Trendle, George W.,b. 1884.
Title
George W. Trendle papers
ID
02605
Date
1896-1972
Extent
56.5 linear ft.
General Physical Description note
(94 boxes, 17 volumes, 4 large manuscripts)
Location note
Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Language
English
Abstract
This collection consists much of Trendle's personal and professional life. The oldest items in the collection are in family files, with photographs of young George and other personal school items dating to 1898. Other early items in the collection are in the financial files, with a property deed to Maidstone, Ontario dated 1921 (Box 32:3) and in business accounts, which date back to 1915 and journals dating back to 1910 (bound volumes).

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Biographical/Historical note

George Washington Trendle was born July 4, 1889 in Norwalk, Ohio. The family moved to Detroit in 1891. Trendle studied law at Detroit College of Law, graduating in 1908. In 1915, Trendle worked as attorney and general manager for Kunsky Enterprises, a theater management company. Three years later Trendle became part owner of the Madison Theater with John Kunsky (who later changed his name to King). By the 1920s, Trendle was a partner in what was now called the King-Trendle Company. They held exclusive rights to all the motion picture theaters in Michigan. Trendle had full charge of the corporation, which owned seventeen theaters in the Detroit area. The late 1920s-'30s saw the purchase of radio station WGHP. Trendle arranged with the U.S. Navy to get permission to use the call letters "WXYZ" so that he could add a catchy slogan: "The last thing in radio". (See Box 48:14) H. Allen Campbell, who started as sales manager and later partner of WXYZ, became a partner in the Trendle Campbell Corporation. Raymond Meurer, a lawyer, was hired to handle contracts and eventually the company became known as Trendle-Campbell-Meurer. The companies were responsible for producing a number of radio programs, the most well-known being "The Lone Ranger", "The Green Hornet" and "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon", all created by Trendle. Other shows included "Bob Barclay, American Agent" and "Ned Jordan, Secret Agent", among others. The three former shows, however, proved the most popular and made the transition to television.

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Arrangement note

Series:Organized into three series: I. Personal papers. II. Business papers. III. Additional papers.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection. Feb. 23, 2010

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research use as of July 25, 2008.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Detroit College of Law -- Alumni and alumnae.

Family Name(s)

  • Trendle, George W., -- b. 1884. -- Archives

Genre(s)

  • Correspondence -- aat
  • Financial records -- aat
  • Photographs -- aat

Subject(s)

  • Businesspeople -- Michigan -- Detroit.
  • Lawyers -- Michigan -- Detroit.
  • Radio broadcasters -- Michigan -- Detroit.
  • Radio broadcasting -- Michigan -- Detroit.

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Other Finding Aids note

Finding aid and white index cards available in the Burton Historical Collection and on the World Wide Web.

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Collection Inventory

Series I: Personal Papers 

General note

George Trendle was a prolific letter writer. His correspondence dealt with all aspects of his daily life. He served on the board of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority for sixteen years, including four times as president, as president of the Detroit Board of Fire Commissioners, president of the Grosse Pointe Country Club and as a trustee for the Village of Grosse Pointe Shores.

Subseries A: Correspondence 

General note

Personal correspondence included everything from writing to family members to ordering shoes. Political Contributions provide autographs of a number of prominent individuals. Good biographies of Trendle may be found in Family Files, by his granddaughters Ann Johnston (Box 7:2, 1967) and Mary Kay Johnston (Box 7:7, 1969). In Family Files are found the oldest items in the collection, such as Trendle's high school admission form and Valedictory Speech of 1898 (Box 9:13).

Miscellaneous files 

BOX 1 

1:1 Correspondence, A, 1954-65 

1:2 Adler, Clyde, 1956-70 

1:3 Correspondence, Ba-Be, 1953-67 

1:4 Baugh, Dorothy, 1953-71 

1:5 Beauchamp, Mr. & Mrs. George and George Jr.,1955-71 

1:6 Beggs, Harvey, 1956-67 

1:7 Correspondence, Bi-Bu, 1953-69 

1:8 Billings, Robert, 1963-64 

1:9 Bowles, F.C., 1953-54 

1:10 Bowman, Robert, 1953-58 

1:11 Correspondence, C, 1953-71 

1:12 Campbell, H. Allen & Ellie, 1963-71 (see also: Personnel Files) 

1:13 Campbell, Harvey, 1953-63 (see also: Greater Detroit Board of Commerce) 

1:14 Capital Gains Research Bureau, 1958-69 

1:15 Cemeteries & Monuments, 1943-66 

1:16 Cemeteries & Monuments, Bebout, Francis G. & Bessie, 1958-72 

1:17 Chidester, Jessie, 1953-58 

1:18 Chidester, Jessie, 1960-63 

BOX 2 

2:1 Christian, Harold S., 1964-69 

2:2 Christmas Card Lists, 1958-62 

2:3 Christmas Card Lists, 1963-71 

2:4 Consumer Bulletin/Consumers Digest/Consumers Research, 1959-71 

2:5 Copperstone, Maybel, 1956-61 

2:6 Coughlin, Charles E., 1966-72 

2:7 Country Store, 1961 

2:8 Cowan, Ray, 1953-72 

2:9 Crosby, Marge & Frank, 1954-61 

2:10 Curtis, Dale, 1966-72 

2:11 Czapski, Barbara Labut, 1969-71 

2:12 Correspondence, D, 1954-71 

2:13 Dancer, Jane (Luckey) & Mix, 1953-60 (see also: Rohan, Jane Dancer and Publicity Files) 

2:14 Detroit Bank & Trust Co., 1968-71 

2:15 Detroit Board of Assessors, 1966-72 

2:16 Detroit College of Law, 1953-70 

2:17 Detroit Fire Department, 1953-65 

2:18 Detroit Free Press, 1953-72 

2:19 Detroit News, 1953-72 

2:20 Correspondence, E-F, 1952-72 

BOX 3 

3:1 Fawcett Publications, 1960 

3:2 Fitzmorris, Charles C. Jr., 1955-61 (see also: Publicity Files) 

3:3 Forrest, Mabel, 1953-63 

3:4 Fox, Edna, 1953-65 

3:5 Fox, Edna, 1966-71 

3:6 Fralick, Alice, 1955-64 

3.7 Fralick, Alice, 1965-72 

3:8 Freeman, Mr. & Mrs. L., 1968-72 

3:9 Freud, Mr. & Mrs. Marcus, 1955-63 

3:10 Correspondence, G, 1953-72 

3:11 Greater Detroit Board of Commerce, (see also: Campbell, Harvey) 

3:12 Gross, Mickey, 1966-70 (see also: Merrill, Mildred) 

3:13 Guest, Edgar, 1953-70 (see also: Files--Boys Clubs) 

3:14 Correspondence, H, 1951-70 

BOX 4 

4:1 Hansen, Ellen, 1969-72 

4:2 Hilton Carte Blanche, 1960-61 

4:3 Correspondence, I-J, 1962-72 

4:4 Correspondence, K, 1953-72 

4:5 Correspondence, L, 1952-60 

4:6 Correspondence, M, 1953-70 

4:7 Mason, Florence, 1969-70 

4:8 McCarthy, Steve, 1953-70 (see also: Writers) i 

4:9 Correspondence, N-O, 1954-70 

4:10 National Geographic Society, 1959-71 

4:11 Correspondence, P-Q, 1953-71 

4:12 Parker Publishing Co., 1964-72 

4:13 Pierce, Howard 0., 1953-55 (includes William "Billy" Pierce) 

4:14 Pierce, Howard 0., 1956 

4:15 Pierce, Howard 0., 1957 

BOX 5 

5:1 Pierce, Howard C., 1959 

5:2 Pierce, Howard 0., 1960-61 

5:3 Pierce, Howard 0., 1962-63 

5:4 Pierce, Howard 0., 1964 

5:5 Pierce, Howard 0., 1965 

5:6 Pierce, Howard 0., 1966 

5:7 Pierce, Howard O., 1967 

5:8 Pierce, Howard 0., 1968 

5:9 Pierce, Howard 0., 1969 

5:10 Pierce, Howard 0., 1970 

5:11 Pierce, Howard 0., 1971-72 

5:12 Political Contributions, A-F, 1967-71 

5:13 Political Contributions, G-L, 1955-70 

5:14 Political Contributions, M-N, 1960-70 

5:15 Political Contributions, R-Y, 1956-71 

5:16 Putnam, E.C., 1953 

BOX 6 

6:1 Correspondence, R, 1953-65 

6:2 Research Institute of America, 1953-54 

6:3 Rohan, Jane Dancer, 1960-68 (see also: Dancer, Jane & Mix) 

6:4 Ross, Harry, 1958-62 

6:5 Ruff, Florence & Virginia Ruff Korneffel, 1968-71 

6:6 Correspondence, Sa-Sh, 1958-72 

6:7 Sangster, Margaret E., 1955-70 

6:8 Correspondence, Si-Ski, 1958-72 

6:9 Social Security, 1956-72 

6:10 Standard Oil Company, 1955-67 

6:11 Correspondence, T, 1954 - 6J 

6:12 Traffic Signal Light, 1939-40 

6:13 Correspondence, U-V, 1953-72 

6:14 Correspondence, W-Z, 1951-71 

6:15 Wall Street Journal, 1957-72 

6:16 Wixom, Clyde, 1953-68 

6:17 Woolley, Madeleine, 1955-63 

Family Files 

General note

see alos: Business papers -- Personal life

BOX 7 

7:1 Family Correspondence, 1953-63 

7:2 Johnston, Ann (granddaughter), 196 -72 

7:3 Johnston, Dwight J. (son-in-law), 1953-59 

7:4 Johnston, Dwight J. (son-in-law), 1960-61 

7:5 Johnston, Dwight J. (son-in-law), 1962-69 

7:6 Johnston, George (grandson), 1957-71 

7:7 Johnston, Mary Kay (granddaughter) , 1953-72 

7:8 Johnston, Mary Trundle (daughter), 1953 

7:9 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1954 

7:10 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1955 

7:11 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1956 

7:12 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1957 

7:13 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1958-59 

7:14 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1960 

7:15 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1961 

BOX 8 

8:1 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1962 

8:2 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1963 

8:3 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1964 

8:4 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1965 

8:5 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1966 

8:6 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1967 

8:7 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1968 

8:8 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1969 

8:9 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1970 

8:10 Johnston, Mary Trendle (daughter), 1971-72 

8:11 Johnston, William (grandson), 1953-72 

BOX 9 

9:1 Kellogg, Jane Trendle (sister), 1953-67 

9:2 Trendle, Clara (sister), 1953-64 

9:3 Trendle, Clara (sister), 1965-71 

9:4 Trendle, Clara (sister), Legal Papers 

9:5 Trendle, George W. Jr. (son), 1941-57 

9:6 Trendle, George W. Jr. (sun), 1958-64 

9:7 Trendle, George W. Jr. (son), 1965-66 

9:8 Trendle, George W. Jr. (son), 1968 

9:9 Trendle, George W. Jr. (son), 1969 

9:10 Trendle, George W. Jr. (son), 1970 

9:11 Trendle, George W. Jr. (son), 1971 

9:12 Trendle, George W. Jr. (son), 1972 

9:13 Trendle, George W. Sr.--Personal Items, 1898-1958 

Grosse Pointe Files 

BOX 10 

10:1 Crosse Pointe Correspondence, 1953-70 

10:2 City of Detroit Water Dept., 1955-57 

10:3 Country Club of Detroit, 195 -61 

10:4 Grosse Pointe Halloween Committee, 1954-66 

10:5 Grosse Pointe Hunt Club, 193 -71 

10:6 Grosse Pointe Property Owners Association, 1955-69 

10:7 Grosse Pointe Woods Babe Ruth League, 1955-57 

10:8 Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, 195 -71 

10:9 Smith, Leroy, 1953-67 

10:10 Wilson, Alfred, 1955-57 

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores 

10:11 Correspondence, 1952-53 

10:12 Correspondence, 1955-58 

10:13 Council Minutes & Reports, 1952-53 

BOX 11 

11:1 Council Minutes & Reports, 1954 

11:2 Council Minutes & Reports, 1955 

11:3 Council Minutes & Reports, Jan -May 1956 

11:4 Council Minutes & Reports, Jun -Dec. 1956 

11:5 Council Minutes & Reports, Mar.-June 1956 

11:6 Council Minutes & Reports, July-Dec. 1956 

11:7 Dormitory Project, 1955 

11:8 Officers, Adair, Douglas, 1953-55 

11:9 Officers, Huetteman, John, 1955 

11:10 Officers, Huetteman, John, 1956 

11:11 Officers, Huetteman, John, 1957 

BOX 12 

12:1 Officers, Jefferis, Thomas K., 1952-53 

12:2 Officers, Jefferis, Thomas K., 1954 

12:3 Officers, Jefferis, Thomas K., Jan.-Aug. 1955 

12:4 Officers, Jefferis, Thomas K., Sept.-Dec.1955 

12:5 Officers, Jefferis, Thomas K., Jan.-May 1956 

12:6 Officers, Jefferis, Thomas K., June-Dec.1956 

12:7 Officers, Jefferis, Thomas K., 1957 

12:8 Officers, Jefferis, Thomas K., 1958-60 

BOX 13 

13:1 Officers, Jefferis, Thomas K., 1961-64 

13:2 Officers, Jefferis, Thomas K., 1965-67 

13:3 Officers, Jefferis, Thomas K., 1968-72 

13:4 Officers, Vance, Joseph Jr., 1953-57 

13:5 Officers, Williams, Jack C., 1954 

13:6 Officers, Williams, Jack G., 1955 

13:7 Officers, Williams, Jack C., 1956-57 

13:8 Police & Fire Departments, 1954 

13:9 Police & Fire Departments, 1955 

13:10 Police & Fire Departments, 1956 

13:11 Police & Fire Departments, 1957-64 

13:12 Police & Fire Departments, Ambulance Information, 1955 

13:13 Traffic Light, 1954-55 

13:14 Traffic Ordinance 

Household files 

BOX 14 

14:1 Correspondence, 1958-71 

14:2 AAA Service Company, 1959-60 

14:3 American Sales Company, 1965-68 

14:4 Andis Clipper Company, 1963-65 

14:5 Breck's of Boston, 1966-67 

14:6 Dorothy Damar Products, 1953-62 

14:7 Durham-Enders Razor Corp., 1956 

14:8 Fire Extinguishers, 1954-68 

14:9 General Electric Company, 1952 

14:10 Andrew Jergens Company, 1953-61 

14:11 Lawn Equipment, 1951-71 

14:12 Lektrolite Corp., 1953-55 

14:14 Manning, Bowman & Co., 1965-68 

14:15 Radio, Television & Phonographs, 1957-70 

14:16 Radio, TV & Phonographs--AAA Action Radio, 1963-71 

14:17 Radio, TV & Phonographs--Aiken, Ray, 1953-71 

14:18 Radio, TV & Phonographs--Barton Radio & Television Inc., 1953-54 

14:19 Radio, TV & Phonographs--Dacken, L.1., 1955-57 

14:20 Radio, TV & Phonographs--Grinnell Brothers, 1953 

14:21 Radio, TV & Phonographs, Pecar Electronics, 1965 

14:22 Radio, TV &Phonographs, Smokey's Radio-Television, 1961-63 

14:23 Speed Queen, 1958-62 

14:24 Sunset House, 1960-62 

14:25 John Surrey Ltd., 1961 

14:26 Westinghouse Electric Supply Co., 1953-56 

14:27 Witbeck Household Appliances, 1957-71 

14:28 Wood's Bike & Hobbyshop, 1958-63 

BOX 15 

15:1 Correspondence,-1940-72 

15:2 Cadillac Dealers, 1963-70 

15:3 Cadillac Motor Car Company, 1951-63 

15:4 Dean, Clyde, 1951-72 

15:5 Electric Door Operators Inc., 1952-54 

15:6 Joseph's Friendly Service, 1967-72 

15:7 Whyte Oldsmobile, 1951-63 

15:8 Correspondence, 1948-71 

15:9 Bennett, L.M. 1956-57 

15:10 Chen, Edward, 1963 

15:11 The Custom Shop, 1963-66 

15:12 Embassy Men's Apparel, 1963-69 

15:13 L.B. Evans' Son Co., 1953 

15:14 J.L. Hudson Company, 1957-69 

15:15 Jewelry, 1938-70 

15:16 Jewelry--Bulova Watch Company, 1963-68 

15:17 Jewelry--Hamilton Watch Co., 1963 

15:18 Jewelry--Juvenia Watch Co., 1953-60 

15:19 Kween Kotton Shops, 1955-60 

15:20 Laudry & Dry Cleaners, 1954-70 

15:21 Moser, R.W., Shirtmaker, 1953-71 

15:22 Phillips-VanHusen Shirt Co., 1953-62 

BOX 16 

16:1 Shoes, 1965-71 

16:2 Shoes--Charles 

16:3 Shoes--Charles Cort Shoe Co., 1953 

16:4 Shoes--Charles Cort Shoe Co., 1954 

16:5 Shoes--Charles Cort Shoe Co., 1955-58 

16:6 Shoes--Charles Cort Shoe Co., 1959-61 

16:7 Correspondence, 1961-71 

16:8 Bird, Henry & Bernie, 1954-70 

16:9 Europa Placement, 1967-70. 

16:10 Far East Placement Agency, 1968 

16:11 Milford Overseas, 1970-71 

16:12 Nash, Michael & Marie, 1968-70 

16:13 Correspondence, 1953-69 

BOX 17 

17:1 Cooke Contracting Company, 1954-55 

17:2 four-Way Asphalt Company, 1969-70 

17:3 Gaulin Iron Works, 1939-68 

17:4 Jennite Products, 1964-67 

17:5 Harry D. Osgood Company, 1963-67 

17:6 Peerless Cement Corp., 1948-66 

17:7 Stanley's Seal Coating & Roofing, 1968 

17:8 Van DeVelde, Walter J., 1965-70 

17:9 Ward & Van Nuck, Inc., 1958-60 

17:10 Correspondence, 1953-71 

17:11 Holbrook Market, 1954-62 

17:12 Howard Preserving Company, 1950-71 

17:13 Knouse Foods, 1970 

17:14 Panacea Water Co., 1960-61 

17:15 Correspondence, 1951-69 

17:16 American Silver Club, 196 -61 

17:17 Bohn Aluminum & Brass Co., 1948-49 

17:18 Detroit Mantel & Tile Co., January-July 1940 

17:19 Detroit Mantel & Tile Co., August 1940-1952 

BOX 18 

18:1 G.M. Dykes Iron Works Inc., 1940-41 

18:2 Hammacher-Schlemmer Co., 1963-65 

18:3 J.L. Hudson Co., 1960] 

18:4 Spencer, Helen, 1949-58 

18:5 Spencer, Helen, 1961-71 

18:6 Toplis, harding, Wagne & Glidden, 1954-65 

18:7 Wagco Products, 1962-72 

18:8 Thomas A. Walsh Carpet Co., 1955-62 

18:9 Walter F'abrics, 1962 

18:10 White Sulphur Springs Company, 1953-54 

18:11 Window Treatments, 1954-67 

18:12 Window Treatments--Rolsscreen Company, 1940-60 

18:13 Window Treatments--Salerno, Gaspare, 1954-57 

18:14 Correspondence, 1957-72 

18:15 Cal Fleming Tree Service, 1960-70 

18:16 DeSloovere Nursery Sales, 1960-71 

18:17 Foote Gravely Tractor Agency Inc., 1953-71 

18:18 Charles Irish Company, 1951-56 

18:19 Munz Spraylawn System Corp., 1969-70 

18:20 Rogers, Ray F., 1966-69 

18:21 Shock Brothers, 1969-72 

18:22 Village Landscaping Co., 1969-70 

18:23 Village Nursery Sales, 1954-59 

18:24 Winkworth, F.B., 1950-51 

BOX 19 

19:1 Correspondence, 1953-71 

19:2 Bockstanz Brothers Co., 1969-70 

19:3 Carpentry & Hardware, 1953-66 

19:4 Cercone, Orlando; 1954-71 

19:5 Electric Light of Michigan, 1970 

19:6 Faultless Machine & Grinding Co., 1950-53 

19:7 Kawneer Architectural Products, 1952-69 

19:8 Lockhart Roofing & Siding Co., 1967-71 

19:9 A.L. Okun Inc., 1966-68 

19:10 Springer, Raymond, 1953-64 

19:11 Swartz, Gordon, 1967-72 

19:12 Vulcan Industries, 1955-71 

19:13 Correspondence, A-H, 1953-71 

19:14 American Bullterrier Kennels, 1954-62 

19:15 American Kennel Club, 1964-66 

19:16 Boyd, Lester, 1964-65 

19:17 Crusader Kennels, 1964-66 

19:18 Doyle, Charles J., 1953-62 

BOX 20 

20:1 Gasow Veterinary Hospital, 1954-71 

20:2 Andrew B. Hendryx Company, 1953-57 

20:3 Hudson Vitamin Products, 1966-72 

20:4 Correspondence, J-W, 1949-71 

20:5 Vincent Kennels, 1955-72 

20:6 Webb, John, 1964-66 

20:7 Correspondence, 1951-71 

20:8 Coughlin Heating Service, 1950-55 

20:9 Doetsch Brothers, 1964-69 

20:10 Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp., 1956 

20:11 Graybar Electric Co., 1956-57 

20:12 Heating Equipment Co., 1966 

20:13 Jacques, Henry (Electrician), 1951-72 

20:14 Larry's Custom Plumbing & Heating, 1967-72 

20:15 LeWine, J.H., 1952-64 

20:16 Marathon Oil Company, 1970-72 

20:17 Mistele Coal & Oil Company, 1963-70 

20:18 Mobil Oil Company, 1960-66 

BOX 21 

21:1 Sloan, Eugene, 1964-66 

21:2 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., 1952-59 

21:3 Supreme I-[eating and Supply Co., 1955-63 

21:4 Watson heating Service, 1961-66 

21:5 Werthmann Brothers, 1957 

21:6 York Corp., .1956 

21:7 Correspondence, 1954-72 

21:8 Detroit Edison, 1952-71 

Medical Files 

21:9 Correspondence, 1958-70 

21:10 Blue Cross/Blue Shield/Medicare, 1963-71 

21:11 Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, 1968-70 

21:12 Cleveland Clinic, 1956-68 

21:13 Doctors, A-M, 1952-72 

21:14 Doctors, Furstenberg, A.C., 1965-66 

21:15 Doctors, Marchmont-Robinson, Henry, 1952-70 

21:16 Doctors, N-Z, 1955-72 

21:17 Doctors, Nigro, Norman D., 1962-69 

21:18 Doctors, Schroeder, C.F., 1951-69 

BOX 22 

22:1 Doctors, Schulte, Carl, 1954-67 

22:2 Doctors, Schulte, Carl, 1968-72 

22:3 Doctors, Smith, LeRoy, 1969-71 

22:4 Doctors, Staffel, Leonard A., 1964-71 

22:5 Get-well Cards and Letters, 1967 

22:6 Medicines and Supplies, 1965-71 

22:7 Medicines and Supplies, Rhodes Pharmacal Company, 1954-63 

22:8 Nursing Homes, 1962-69 

22:9 Trendle, George W. Jr., 1967-70 

Organizational files 

22:10 Correspondence, A-E, 1953-71 

22:11 Boy Scouts of America, 1961-71 

22:12 Boys' Clubs of Detroit, 1953-71 (see also: Miscellaneous Files--Guest, Edgar) 

22:13 CARE 

22:14 Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, 1953-72 

22:15 Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity Club 462, 1953 

22:16 Detroit Amateur Baseball Association, 1953-69 

BOX 23 

23:1 Detroit Athletic Club, 1953-71 

23:2 Detroit Race Course, 1962-71 

23:3 Detroit Zoological Society, 1956-71 

23:4 Correspondence, F-L, 1956-71 

23:5 Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, 1953-71 

23:6 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority, 1952-72 

23:7 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority--Downey, F.S., 1953-56 

23:8 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority--Hallenbeck, Kenneth M., 1953-54 

23:9 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority--Hallenbeck, Kenneth M., 1955 

23:10 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority--Hallenbeck, Kenneth M., 1956-57 

23:11 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority--Hallenbeck, Kenneth M., 1960-68 

23:12 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority--McWethy, P.K., 1953 

23:13 Huron-Clinton metropolitan Authority--McWethy, P.K., 1954 

23:14 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority--McWethy, P.K., 1955 

23:15 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority--McWethy, P.K., 1956-71 

23:16 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority--Reports, 1952-56 

23:17 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority--Reports, Budgets and Financial Statements, 1952-53 

BOX 24 

24:1 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority--Reports, Budgets and Financial Statements, 1954 

24:2 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority--Reports, Budgets and Financial Statements, 1955 

24:3 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority--Reports, Budgets and Financial Statements, 1956 

24:5 Correspondence, M-P, 1953-71 

24:6 Masons, 1932-71 

24:7 Michigan Racing Association, 1953-61 

24:8 Michigan United Conservation Clubs, 1963-70 

24:9 Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund, 1963-71 

24:10 Playboy Clubs International, 1961-63 

24:11 Correspondence, S-Y, 1954-71 

24:12 Salvation Army, 1955-71 

24:13 Starr Commonwealth for Boys, 1959-71 

24:14 United Foundation, 1959-71 

24:15 Volunteers of America, 1957-71 

Travel files 

BOX 25 

25:1 Correspondence, 1954-69 

25:2 Beverly Wilshire Hotel, 1952-66 

25:3 Florida, 1958-71 

25:4 Florida--C.B. Arbogast, Real Estate, 1957-58 

25:5 Florida--Casa Risa Apartments, 1952-57 

25:6 Florida--Richard C. Combes, Realtor, 1956-59 

25:7 Florida--Dykes and Harris, Inc., Realtors, 1959-60 

25:8 Florida--Grenadier Apartments, 1958 

25:9 Florida--Hillsdale Imperial Apartments, 1969-70 

25:10 Florida--Indian Lake Estates, 1957 

25:11 Florida--Marie Antoinette Apartments, 1954 

25:12 Florida--The Merriweather, 1962 

25:13 Florida--Montgomery, Dorothea Galvin, 1965 

25:14 Florida--Joe Putnam Realtor, 1958 

25:15 Florida--Redington Beach Associates, 1958-59 

25:16 Florida--Shorewinds Apartments, 1957-58 

25:17 Florida--Southern Bell Telephone Co., 1961-71 

25:18 Florida--Southern Shores Apartments, 1960-61 

25:19 Florida--Southern Shores Apartments, 1962-72 

25:20 Florida--Villa Serena Apartments, 1967 -70 

Subseries B: Accounts 

BOX 26 

26:1 Financial Accounts, 1932-70 

26:2 Banks, 1947-72 

26:3 Banks--Chase Manhattan, 1957-60 

26:4 Banks-- Detroit Trust Co., 1933-51 

26:5 Banks-Detroit Trust Co., 1952 

26:6 Banks--First. Federal Savings of Detroit, 1962-67 

26:7 Banks-- Industrial National Bank, 1953-55 

26:8 Banks-- Manufacturer's National Bank, 1939-71 

26:9 Banks-- National Bank of Detroit, 1939-72 

26:10 Banks-- National Bank of Detroit, Securities, 1948-54 

26:11 Banks-- National Bank of Detroit, Securities, 1955-59 

26:12 Banks-- National Bank of Detroit, Securities, 1960-61 

26:13 Banks-- National Bank of Detroit, Securities, 1962-71 

26:14 Banks-- National Bank of Detroit, Trusts, 1952-59 

26:15 Banks-- National Bank of Detroit, Trusts, 1960-65 

26:16 Banks-- National Bank of Detroit, Trusts, 1966-67 

26:17 Banks-- National Bank of Detroit, Trusts, 1968-69 

26:18 Banks-- National Bank of Detroit. Trusts. 1970 

BOX 29 

29:1 Investments--Badger, R.E., 1956 

29:2 Investments--Badger, R.E., 1957 

29:3 Investments--Badger, R.E., 1958-59 

29:4 Investments--Badger, R.E., January-June 1960 

29:5 Investments--Badger, R.E., July-December 1960 

29:6 Investments--Badger, R.E., January-June 1961 

29:7 Investments--Badger, R.E., July-December 1961 

29:8 Investments--Badger, R.E., 1962 

29:9 Investments--Badger, R.E., 1963 

29:10 Investments--Badger, R.E., 1964 

29:11 Investments--Badger, R.E., 1965 

BOX 30 

30:1 Investments--Badger, R.E., 1966 

30:2 Investments--Badger, R.E., 1967 

30:3 Investments--Badger, R.E., 1968 

30:4 Investments--Badger, R.E., 1969 

30:5 Investments--Badger, R.E., 1970 

30:6 Investments--Badger, R.E., 1971-72 

30:7 Investments--Baker, Simonds and Co., 1957-59 

30:8 Investments--Carbide International Ltd., 1968-70 

30:9 Investments--C.F. Childs and Co., 1939-54 

30:10 Investments--Dynex Corp., 1943-44 

30:11 Investments--First of Michigan Corp., 1957-63 

30:12 Investments--First of Michigan Corp., 1965-72 

30:13 Investments--General Motors Corp., 1959-65 

30:14 Investments--Georgia Pacific Corp., 1956-62 

30:15 Investments--Georgia Pacific Corp., 1963-72 

30:16 Investments--Goodbody and Company, 1935; 1956-65 

BOX 31 

31:1 Investments--Investment Counsel Inc., 1934-51 

31:2 Investments--Investment Counsel Inc., 1952-56 

31:3 Investments--Investment Counsel Inc., Summary of Security Holdings, 1950-55 

31:4 Investments--Investment Counsel Inc., Summary of Security Holdings, 1956-59 

31:5 Investments--Investment Counsel Inc., Summary of Security Holdings, 1960-62 

31:6 Investments--Investment Counsel Inc., Summary of Security Holdings, 1963-66 

31:7 Investments--Investment Counsel Inc., Summary of Security Holdings, 1697-71 

BOX 32 

32:1 Investments--Investment Counsel Inc., Trust Funds 

32:2 Investments--N-Z, 1930-71 

32:3 Investments--Massachusetts Investors Trust/State Street Bank and Trust Co., 1959-70 

32:4 Investments--Property, 1921-45 

32:5 Investments--Property, Metamora Farm, 1929-42 (see also: LMS, Appendix A) 

32:6 Investments--Ronson Corporation, 1969 

32:7 Investments--Smith, Barney and Co., 1955-63 

32:8 Investments--Stranahan, Harris and Co., 1944-59 

32:9 Investments--Union Guardian Trust Co., 1931-45 

32:10 Investments--Watling, Lerchen and Co., 1937-57 

32:11 Correspondence, 1953-72 

32:12 Household Inventories, 1939-43 

32:13 Household Inventories, 1949-63 

32:14 Household Inventories, 1964-70 

BOX 33 

33:1 AAA Auto Insurance, 1957-71 

33:2 Detroit Insurance Aaencv, 1938; 1942; 1951-53 

33:3 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1954 

33:4 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1955 

33:5 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1956 

33:6 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1957 

33:7 Detroit Insurance agency, 1958 

33:8 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1959-60 

33:9 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1961-62 

33:10 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1963 

33:11 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1964 

33:12 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1965 

BOX 34 

34:1 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1966 

34:2 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1967 

34:3 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1968-69 

34:4 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1970 

34:5 Detroit Insurance Agency,1971-72 

34:6 Equitable life Assurance Society of the U.S., 1953-71 

34:7 Royal-Globe Insurance, 1962-72 

34:8 Correspondence, 1922-28 

34:9 Correspondence, 1929-33 

34:10 Correspondence, 1934-37 

34:11 Correspondence, 1938-40 

34:12 Correspondence, 1941-42 

BOX 35 

35:1 Correspondence, 1943-44 

35:2 Correspondence, 1945-46 

35:3 Correspondence, 1947-49 

35:4 Correspondence, 1950-51 

35:5 Correspondence, 1952-54 

35:6 Correspondence, 1955-56 

35:7 Correspondence, 1957-58 

35:8 Correspondence, 1959-60 

35:9 Correspondence, 1961-63 

BOX 36 

36:1 Correspondence, 1964-66 

36:2 Correspondence, 1967-72 

36:3 Driver, John, 1954-66 

36:4 Driver, John, 1967-72 

36:5 Evans, John, 1932-50 

36:6 Evans, John, 1951 

36:7 Evans, John, 1952-53 

36:8 Evans, John, 1954 

36:9 Evans, John, 1955-56 

36:10 Evans, John, 1957 

36:11 Evans, John,- 1958-59 

36:12 Evans, John, 1960-61 

LMS: 

Appendix A: Personal Papers 

Personal Items--Photographs, George W. Trendle 

Personal Accounts--Investments, Blueprint, Map of Survey, Metamora Twp., Lapeer County, Mich., 1929 

Appendix B: Business Papers--Publicity 

Newspaper Clippings, 1916; 1969 Lone Ranger--Posters and Artwork 

Appendix C: Business Papers--Publicity, Green Hornet 

Posters Artwork 

Appendix D: Business Papers 

Radio Stations--WPON, Blueprints and Site Plans 

Radio Stations--WTAC, Blueprints and Site Plans 

Radio Stations--WXYZ, Site Plans and Maps Contracts and Agreements--Leases, Holliday, W.-- 

Blueprint "Sketch of proposed new theatre, store and office building for John H. Kunsky, 1916" 

[Madison Theater] 

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Series II: Business Papers 

General note

George Trendle was responsible for the creation of numerous companies, radio stations and radio programs. He was a pioneer in the early picture industry, forming a partnership with John (Kunsky) King by 1918.

Subseries A: Correspondence 

General note

Correspondence includes letters from writers like Fran Striker, author of many of the "Lone Ranger" scripts, and actors such as Jay "Tonto" Silverheels and radio's Lone Ranger, Brace Beemer.

BOX 37 

37:1 Correspondence, A-D, 1954-67 

37:2 Addresses 

37:3 Addresses and Travel Plans, 1949-60 

37:4 Allied Theaters of Michigan, 1938 

37:5 American Broadcasting Corporation, 1946-67 

37:6 Chertok, Jack, 1953-54 (see also: Lone Ranger Correspondence) 

37:7 Chertok, Jack, 1955-59 

37:8 Chertok, Jack, 1960-72 

37:9 Clas, A.R. (Mike) and Alice, 1957-70 

37:10 Coffee Time Products of America, 1956-58 

37:11 Tom R. Curtis Productions, 1956-58 

37:12 Tom R. Curtis Productions, 1959-63 

BOX 38 

38:1 Tom R. Curtis Productions, 1964-66 

38:2 Tom R. Curtis Productions--Inventories, 1957 

38:3 Dozier, William, Greenway Productions, 1965 

38:4 Dozier, William, Greenway Productions, 1966 

38:5 Dozier, William, Greenway Productions, 1967-70 

38:6 Correspondence, E-L, 1933--68 

38:7 Eastman Kodak Co., 1953-57 

38:8 Flowerday, Fred, 1948-64 (see also: Green Hornet-Audio Recordings, Special Recordings Inc. and Lone Ranger--Correspondence) 

38:9 Flowerday, Fred, 1965-72 

38:10 Fralick, Freddie, 1943-58 (see also: Green Hornetand Lone Ranger Correspondence) 

38:11 Haggerty, James, 1957-58 

38:12 Larry Harmon Pictures Corp., 1960-68 

38:13 Hudson, Earl, 1954-59 

38:14 Jewell Radio Productions, 1947 

38:15 King, Roy, 1957-71 

38:16 Livingston, Monte, 1954-55 

38:17 Livingston, Monte, 1957-61 

BOX 39 

39:1 Livingston, Monte, 1962-71 

39:2 Correspondence, M-Q, 1929-68 

39:3 Meyer, Marie, 1954-72 

39:4 Owen Murphy Productions, 1956 

39:5 National Broadcasting Company, 1947-57 

39:6 Osgood, Richard, 1965-72 

39:7 P-A-M Agency, 1967-68 

39:8 Paramount Pictures Corp., 1941-68 

39:9 Perlberger, Martin, 1957-63 

39:10 Perlis, Jack, 1949-50 

39:11 Praught, Woodrow, 1962-64 

39:12 Correspondence, R-S, 1953-70 

39:13 Radio Corp. of America (RCA), 1944-60 (see also: Green Hornet Correspondence) 

39:14 Riddell, James, 1947-70 

39:15 Shaw, Bruno, 1951-53 (see also: Organizations Files--Overseas Press Club of America) 

39:16 Charles E. Skinner Productions, 1955-60 

39:17 Sloan, Eugene and Saul, 1953-63 

39:18 Stone, Dorothy T., 1953 

39:19 Storer Broadcasting Company, 1954-57 

39:20 Correspondence, T-Z, 1953-70 

Box 40 

40:1 Talent Associates Ltd., 1952-53 

40:2 Telegrams, 1955-67 

40:3 Travel Correspondence, 1952-58 

40:4 Travel Correspondence--American Hotel Credit Corp., 1954-57 

40:5 Water Companies, 1958-61 

40:6 Weil, Chester, 1948-67 

40:7 Wire Broadcasting Corp. of America/World Broadcasting System, 1939-41 

40:8 Wrather Corporation, 1954-69 

40:9 Eicher, James, 1952-54 

40:10 Eicher, James, January-July 1955 

40:11 Eicher, James, August-December 1955 

40:12 Eicher, James, 1956 

40:13 Eicher, James, 1957 

40:14 Eicher, James, 1958-65 

40:15 Siferd, C.M. 1948 

BOX 41 

41:1 Michigan Mutual Liability Co., 1952-60 

41:2 Michigan Mutual Liability Co., 1961-70 

41:3 Office Supplies and Equipment, 1952-68 

41:4 Office Supplies and Equipment--American Photocopy Equipment Co., 1955 

41:5 Office Supplies and Equipment--Dictophone Corp./Dictagraph, 1947-72 

41:6 Office Supplies and Equipment--Reiss Public Address Systems, 1953-58 

41:7 Office Supplies and Equipment--Royal Typewriter Co., 1953-57 

41:8 Storage, Moving and Maintenance, 1952-71 

41:9 Storage, Moving and Maintenance--Reebie Storage, 1953-54 

41:10 Storage, Moving and Maintenance--Riverside Storage, 1954-70 

41:11 Storage, Moving and Maintenance--Riverside Storage, Inventories, 1954-57 

41:12 Correspondence, 1948-59 

41:13 Casting Agencies, 1954-57 

41:14 Script Writers--A-F, 1943-67 

41:15 Script Writers--Beattie, Dan, 1950-67 

41:16 Script Writers--Dougall, Tom, 1948-57 

41:17 Script Writers--Employment Agencies, 1943 

41:18 Script Writers--G-M, 1943-56 

41:19 Script Writers--Holt, Felix, 1947-51 

BOX 42 

42:1 Script Writers--Joyce, Betty, 1943-54 

42:2 Script Writers--Joyce, Betty, Lawsuit, 1957 also: Business Accounts-- Contracts and Agreements) 

42:3 Script Writers--McCarthy, Steve, 1947-60 (see Personal Correspondence) 

42:4 Script Writers--Merrill, Mildred (Mickey), 1948-64 

42:5 Script Writers--N-W, 1943-48 

42:6 Script Writers--Striker, Fran, 1943-56 

42:7 Script Writers--Striker, Fran, 1957-58 

42:8 Script Writers--Striker, Fran, 1959 

42:9 Script Writers--Striker, Fran, 1960-62 

42:10 Script Writers--Wallace, Inez, 1953 

42:11 Script Writers--Wallace, Inez, 1954-56 

42:12 Script Writers--Wallace, Inez, 1957 

42:13 Script Writers--Wallace, Inez, 1959 (includes 

BOX 43 

43:1 Script Writers--Wallace-Hubbell, Inez, 1960 

43:2 Script Writers--Wallace-Hubbell, Inez, 1961 

43:3 Script Writers--Wallace-Hubbell, Inez, 1962-63 

43:4 Script Writers--Wallace-Hubbell, Inez, 1964-66 

43:5 Correspondence, 1944-66 

43:6 Individuals, 1939-71 

43:7 American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA), 1948-65 

43:8 Applicants, 1948-70 

43:9 Belding, Mary Kay (Secretary), 1966-72 

43:10 Campbell, H. Allen, 1938-68 

43:11 Campbell, H. Allen--Memos, January-June 1949 

43:12 Campbell, H. Allen--Memos, July-December 1949 

43:13 Campbell, H. Allen--Memos, 1950 

BOX 44 

44:1 Campbell, H. Allen-- Memos, 1951-52 

44:2 Campbell, H. Allen-- Memos, January-June 1953 

44:3 Campbell, H. Allen-- Memos, July-December 1953 

44:4 Campbell, H.. Allen-- Memos, 1954 

44:5 Campbell, H. Allen-- Memos, January-May 1955 

44:6 Campbell, H. Allen-- Memos, June-August 1955 

44:7 Campbell, H. Allen-- Memos, September-December 1955 

44:8 Campbell, H. Allen-- Memos, January-June 1956 

44:9 Campbell, H. Allen-- Memos, August-December 1956 

44:10 Campbell, H. Allen-- Memos, 1957 

44:11 Campbell, H. Allen-- Memos, 1958 

BOX 45 

45:1 Campbell, H. Allen--Memos, 1959 

45:2 Campbell, H. Allen--Memos, 1960-61 

45:3 Campbell, H. Allen--Memos, 1962 

45:4 Campbell, H. Allen--Memos, 1963 

45:5 Campbell, H. Allen--Memos, 1964 

45:6 Campbell, H. Allen--Memos, 1965 

45:7 Campbell, H. Allen--Memos, 1966-72 

45:8 Kelley, Isabelle, 1955-71 

45:9 Livingstone, Charles, 1945-51 

45:10 Livongstone, Charles--Memos, 1952-65 

45:11 McCarthy, Jack, 1948-71 

45:12 Meurer, Raymond J., 1943-60 

BOX 46 

46:1 Meurer, Raymond J., 1961-66 

46:2 Meurer, Raymond J., 1967-69 

46:3 Meurer, Raymond J., 1970-72 

46:4 Meurer, Raymond J.--Memos, 1937-47 

46:5 Meurer, Raymond J.--Memos, January-June 1948 

46:6 Meurer, Raymond J.--Memos, July 1948-1949 

46:7 Meurer, Raymond J.--Memos, 1950 

46:8 Meurer, Raymond J.--Memos, January-April 1951 

46:9 Meurer, Raymond J.--Memos, May-September 1951 

46:10 Meurer, Raymond J.--Memos, October-December 1951 

46:11 Meurer, Raymond J.--Memos, 1952 

46:12 Meurer, Raymond J.--Memos, 1953 

46:13 Meurer, Raymond J.--Memos, 1954-68 

BOX 47 

47:1 Mincolla, Frank, 1950-May 1953 

47:2 Mincolla, Frank, June-December 1953 

47:3 Mincolla, Fr.ank, January-May 1954 

47:4 Mincolla, Frank, June-December 1954 

47:5 Mincolla, Frank, 1955-63 

47:6 Moore, H. Earl, 1943-51 

47:7 Moore, H. Earl, 1959-69 

47:8 Moore, H. Earl-- Memos, 1942-61 

47:9 Pival, John, 194 -63 

47:10 Selnes, Beverly (Secretary), 196 -65 

47:11 Staff Memos, c. 1940s-1959 

47:12 Trendle, George W. Jr., 1951-70 

47:13 Trendle, George W. Jr.--Memos, 1953-54 

47:14 Trendle, George W. Jr.--Memos, 1955 

47:15 Trendle, George W. Jr.--Memos, 1956-59 

47:16 Trendle, George W. Jr.--Memos, 1960 

47:17 Trendle, George W. Jr.--Memos, 1961 

47:18 Trendle, George W. Jr.--Memos, 1962-63 

47:19 Trendle, George W. Jr.--Memos, 1964-68 

47:20 Watson, Thelma (Secretary), 1955-61 

BOX 48 

48:1 Watson, Thelma--Memos, 1953-54 

48:2 Watson, Thelma--Memos, 1955-57 

48:3 Watson, Thelma--Memos, 1960-64 

48:4 Watson, Thelma--Memos, Undated/Unsigned 

48:5 Correspondence, 1953-72 

48:6 WPON, 1963-68 (See also: LMS, Appendix D) 

48:7 WPON--Board of Directors Meeting, 1965 

48:8 WPON--Drainage Ditch, 1963-64 

48:9 WPON--Federal Communications Commission, 1961-62 

48:10 WPON--Inventories, 1958-63 

48:11 WPON--Morgan, William (Station Manager), 1962-68 

48:12 WPON--Resnick, Leo, 1962 

48:13 WTAC, 1953 (See also: LMS, Appendix D) 

48:14 WXYZ, 1944-70 (See also: LMS, Appendix D) 

48:15 WXYZ--Call Letters, 1930 

Subseries B: Publicity files 

General note

George Trendle's biography is included in this series since his name is synonymous with famous creations. Correspondence with his biographer, Mary Bickel is included here. Also part of this subseries is correspondence with the various advertising agencies involved with the companies

Box 48 (continued) 

48:16 Correspondence, 1940-66 

48:17 Manning Public Relations, 1952-53 

48:18 Manning Public Relations, 1954-69 

48:19 Henry, Ell, 1966-71 

48:20 Fan Letters, Queries and Requests, 1951-72 

BOX 49 

49:1 Correspondence, 1939-71 

49:2 Correspondence--Radio Daily, Kirsch, Marvin, 1939 

49:3 Correspondence--Grosse Pointe Hunt Club, 1950 

49:4 Advertising Agencies, 1947-69 

49:5 Advertising Agencies--Baker, Tilden, Bolgard and Barger (formerly Wherry, Baker and Tilden Inc.), 1956-59 

49:6 Advertising Agencies--Leo Burnett Co., 1957-70 

49:7 Advertising Agencies--Dancer, Fitzgerald, Sample, 1942-54 

49:8 Advertising Agencies--Dancer, Fitzgerald, Sample, 1955 

49:9 Advertising Agencies--Dancer, Fitzgerald, Sample, 1956-57 

49:10 Advertising Agencies--Dancer, Fitzgerald, Sample, 1958; 1966 

49:11 Advertising Agencies--Dancer, Fitzgerald, Sample, Reports, 1955-56 

49:12 Advertising Agencies--Charles C. Fitzmorris Jr., 1948-49 

49:13 Advertising Agencies--Charles C. Fitzmorris Jr., 1951 

49:14 Advertising Agencies--Charles C. Fitzmorris Jr., 1952 

49:15 Advertising Agencies--Charles C. Fitzmorris Jr., 1953 

BOX 50 

50:1 Advertising Agencies--Charles C. Fitzmorris Jr., 1954 

50:2 Advertising Agencies--Charles C. Fitzmorris Jr., 1955-57 

50:3 Advertising Agencies--Charles C. Fitzmorris Jr., 1958 

50:4 Advertising Agencies--Charles C. Fitzmorris Jr., 1959 

50:5 Advertising Agencies--Charles C. Fitzmcrris Jr., 1962-68 

50:6 Advertising .Agencies--Van Christo Associates, 1968-71 

50:7 Advertising Agencies--Tucker Wayne, 1939-63 

50:8 Complimentary Passes, 1954-71 

50:9 Complimentary Passes--Adolph and irving Goldberg, 1953-72 

50:10 Complimentary Passes--Richard and Eugene Sloan, 1954-71 

50:11 Complimentary Passes--United Theatres Corp., 1953-69 

50:12 Newspaper/Magazine Articles and Correspondence, 1954-69 

50:13 Newspaper/Magazine Articles and Correspondence-- Harmon, Jim, 1967-69 

50:14 Newspaper/Magazine Articles and Correspondence-- Hawkins, Glenn, Herald-Examiner, 1963-69 

50:15 Photographs 

50:16 Correspondence, 1969-72 

50:17 Awards and Honors 

50:18 Biographical Sketches 

50:19 Biography Correspondence--Bickel, Mary, 1966-68 

BOX 51 

51:1 Biography Correspondence--Bickel, Mary, 1969 

51:2 Biography Correspondence--Bickel, Mary, January- June 19790 

51:3 Biography Correspondence--Bickel, Mary, July- December 1970 

51:4 Biography Correspondence--Bickel, Mary, 1971 

51:5 Biography Corresondence--Exposition press, 1970-71 

51:6 Biography Correspondence--Pageant Press International Corp., 1970-71 

51:7 Biography Correspondence--Requests to Publishers, 1970 

51:8 Biography Correspondence--Solicitations, 1971-72 

51:9 Newspaper/Magazine Articles and Correspondence 

51:10 Photographs (see also: Family Files) 

51:11 Correspondence, 1950-65 

51:12 Bob Barclay, American Agent, 1950-59 

51:13 Bob Barclay, American Agent--Newspaper/Magazine Articles, 1951 

51:14 Bob Barclay, American Agent--Scripts, Channel Rendezvous 

51:15 Bob Barclay, American Agent--Scripts, Death Mask, 1951 

51:16 Bob Barclay, American Agent--Scripts, Death on the Campus 

51:17 Bob Barclay, American Agent--Scripts, The Scourge 

51:18 Bob Barclay, American Agent--Scripts, Shanghai Crossing 

Subseries C: Productions 

BOX 52 

52:1 Hopalong Cassidy, 1950 

52:2 Ned Jordan, Secret Agent, 1948-59 

52:3 Ned Jordan, Secret Agent--Copyright Registrations, 1938-43 

52:4 Ned Jordan, Secret Agent--Scripts 

52:5 Pilot Films, 1951-54 

52:6 Pilot Films--Chertok, Jack, 1951-52 

52:7 Scripts--Miscellaneous Scripts 

52:8 Scripts--Proposed Series, Red for Danger: The Story of Inez Wallace, 1959-60 

52:9 Scripts--Proposed Series, Under Secret Orders, 1952 

52:10 Correspondence, A-G, 1939-72 

52:11 Air Transport Association of America, 1948 

BOX 53 

53:1 All-Canada Radio Facilities Ltd., 1939-59 

53:2 American Broadcasting Company (ABC), 1945-50 

53:3 American Broadcasting Company, 1955-70 

53:4 American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), 1962-65 

53:5 The Blue Network, 1943-45 (see also: ABC) 

53:6 Easton, Dan, 1960 

53:7 Ely, William, 1947-48 

53:8 Foreign Rights and Agreements, 1959-68 

53:9 Foreign Rights and Agreements--Ronald Dawson Associates, 1959 

53:10 Foreign Rights and Agreements--Ronald Dawson Associates, 1960 

53:11 Correspondence, H-L, 1938-68 

53:12 Harris, Joseph, 1958-59 

53:13 Infringements and Complaints, 1940-65 

53:14 Infringements and Complaints--Berrien, Hazel Hills, 1946 

53:15 Infringements and Complaints--Green Hornet Tavern, 1965-66 

BOX 54 

54:1 Infringements and Complaints--"The Green Joker", 1945 

54:2 Litigation and Complaints--Harrison M. Williams, 1940 

54:3 Lawrence, Steve, 1961-62 

54:4 Don Lee Broadcasting System, 1938-40 

54:5 Correspondence, M-P, 1938-68 

54:6 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1961-66 

54:7 Charles Michelson Inc., 1964-71 

54:8 Charles Michelson Inc.--Commissions on Sales, 1963-71 

54:9 Mincolla, Frank, 1965-66 (see also: Personnel Correspondence) 

54:10 William Morris Agency, 1958-59 

54:11 National Broadcasting Company (NBC), 1938-59 

54:12 NBC--Transcription Service, Cizzini, Frank, 1939-46 

54:13 NBC--Transcription Service, Parsons, Willis B., 1939-42 

54:14 NBC--Transcription Service Requests, 1938-40 

54:15 NBC--Transcription Service Requests, KFMB Radio, 1945-47- 

54:16 Needham, Louis and Brorby Inc., 1958-64 

BOX 55 

55:1 Correspondence, Q-S, 1939-72 

55:2 Radio Corporation of America (RCA), 1950-51 

55:3 Ratings and Results, 1964-69 

55:4 Schwerin Research Corp., 1954 

55:5 Sponsors, 1954-66 

55:6 Sponsors--General Mills, 1947-66 

55:7 Dorothy T. Stone Film Library, 1953 

55:8 Correspondence, T-Z, 1939-68 

55:9 Telegrams and Memos, 1939-66 

55:10 Trademark Registration, 1949-56 

55:11 Trendle, George W. Jr., 1962-68 

55:12 20th Century Fox Studios, 1965-71 

55:13 Universal Pictures, 1948-71 

55:14 Correspondence, 1963-71 

55:15 Dan Dalton Productions, 1970 

55:16 Greenway Productions, August 1965-March 1966 

55:17 Greenway Productions, April-May 1966 

BOX 56 

56:1 Greenway Productions, June-July 1966 

56:2 Greenway Productions, August-September 1966 

56:3 Greenway Productions, October 1966-1967 

56:4 Mar-Bren Sound Company, 1968-69 

56:5 The New Sound, 1970-71 

56:6 Orion Records, 1970 

56:7 Record Club of America, 1970-71 

56:8 Remember Radio Inc., 1970 

56:9 Sound Tapes of the Past, 1970-72 

56:10 Special Recordings Inc., Fred Flowerday, 1955-63 

56:11 Special Recordings Inc., 1964 

56:12 Special Recordings Inc., 1965-70 

56:13 Edwin Tornberg and Co., 1970-71 

56:14 Troll Enterprises Inc., 1962-63 

56:15 Contracts and Agreements, 1937-48 

56:16 .Contracts and Agreements, 1952-67 

56:17 AFRA, 1952-54 

56:18 AFTRA, 1964-71 

BOX 57 

57:1 Bell Syndicate Inc., 1940 

57:2 Harvey Publications, 1941-44 

57:3 Harvey Features Syndicate, 1945-49 

57:4 Helnit Publishing Co. (formerly TEM)/Curtiss-Way Company, Inc., 1940-42 

57:5 King Features Syndicate, 1939-47 

57:6 King-Trendle Broadcasting Corp., 1937-45 

57:7 McClure Newspaper Syndicate, 1940 

57:8 McNaught Syndicate, 1940 

57:9 Show Productions Inc., 1947-48 

57:10 Spector, Raymond, 1939-42 

57:11 20th Century Fox, 1965 

57:12 20th Century Fox Television, 1966-67 

57:13 Universal Pictures, 1939-40 

57:14 Universal Pictures, 1941-45 

57:15 Western Printing, 1947-2 

57:16 Whitman, Bert, 1940-41 

57:17 Whitman Publishing Co., 1939-44 

57:18 Williams, Harrison M., 1940 (see also: Litigation and Complaints) 

BOX 58 

58:1 Correspondence, 1939-67 

58:2 Memos, 1938-54 

58:3 Fan Letters, Queries and Requests, A-L, 1939-66 

58:4 Fan Letters, Queries and Requests, M-Y, 1940-70 

58:5 20th Century Fox, 1967 

58:6 History and Background 

58:7 Press Sheets 

58:8 Newspaper/Magazine Articles, 1940-68 

58:9 Newspaper/Magazine Articles and Correspondence, 1963-67 

58:10 Newspaper/Magazine Articles and Correspondence-- Detroit Free Press, 1963-66 

58:11 Reports, 1939-54 

BOX 59 

59:1 Correspondence, 1936-71 

59:2 Radio Sales, 1938-39 

59:3 Correspondence, 1938-66 

59:4 Correspondence--ABC Merchandising, William F. Dennis, 1938-47; 1966 

59:5 Correspondence--ABC Merchandising, William F. Dennis, 1967-69 

59:6 Correspondence--Mutual Broadcasting System,1938-52 

59:7 Awards 

59:8 Hudson's Thanksgiving Day Parade 

59:9 Promotional Copy, 1941-43 

59:10 Promotional Items 

59:11 Promotional Packets, 1938-39 

59:12 Promotional Packets and Brochures 

BOX 60 

60:1 Comic Books 

60:2 Comic Books- -"The Counterplot Affair", 1967 

60:3 Correspondence, 1940-53 

60:4 Family Comics, 1942 

60:5 Family Comics, 1943-44 

60:6 Family Comics, 1945-46 

60:7 Harvey Publications, 1947-48 

60:8 Harvey Publications, 1949 

60:9 Harvey Publications--Statements, 1942-49 

60:10 Harvey Publications Famous Name Comics, 1957-65 

60:11 Western Printing and Lithographing, 1947-66 

60:12 Artwork--Comic Strips 

60:13 Artwork--Mask Designs 

60:14 Artwork--Official Seal/Insignia 

60:15 Artwork--Original Sketches #1 

BOX 61 

61:1 Artwork--Original Sketches #2 

61:2 Photographs, 1939 

61:3 Photographs--Mask and Gas Gun 

61:4 Photographs--Radio Actors, 1947-48 

61:5 Photographs--Miscellaneous Actors 

61:6 Photographs--Van Williams, actor, "Britt Reid" (includes photo of actor Adam "Batman" West) 

61:7 Photographs--Bruce Lee, actor, "Kato" 

61:8 Photographs--Advertisements 

BOX 62 

62:1 Background and Characters 

62:2 Pilot 

62:3 Miscellaneous Outlines 

62:4 Ace in the Hole, 1966 

62:5 Alias 'The Scarf,, 1966 

62:6 Bad Bet on a 459-Silent, 1966 

62:7 Beautiful Dreamer, 1966 

62:8 Beautiful Dreamer, Revised and Final Drafts, 1966 

62:9 Cornered Steel, 1947 

62:10 Corpse of the Year, 1966 

BOX 63 

63:1 Crime Wave, 1966 

63:2 Deadline for Death, 1966 

63:3 Eat, Drink and be Dead, 1966 

63:4 Freeway to Death, 1966 

63:5 The Frog is a Deadly Weapon, 1966 

63:6 Give 'em enough rope, 1966 

63:7 The Green Hornet Strikes Again, 1940, Chapters 1, 2, 3 

63:8 The Green Hornet Strikes Again, 1940, Chapters 4, 5, 6 

63:9 The Green Hornet Strikes Again, 1940, Chapters 7, 8, 9 

BOX 64 

64:1 The Green Hornet Strikes Again, 1940, Chapters 10, 11, 12 

64:2 The Green Hornet Strikes Again, 1940, Chapters 13, 14, 15 

64:3 The Hornet and the Firefly, 1966 

64:4 Hornet save thyself, 1966 

64:5 The Hunter and the Hunted, 1966 

64:6 Invasion from Outer Space, 1966-67 

64:7 May the Best Man Lose, 1966 

64:8 The Preying Mantis, 1966 

64:9 Programmed for Death, 1966 

BOX 65 

65:1 The Ray is for Killing, 1966 

65:2 Secret of the Sally Bell, 1966 

65:3 Seek, Stalk and Destroy, 1966 

65:4 The Silent Gun, First Draft, 1966 

65:5 The Silent Gun, Revised and Final Drafts, 1966 

65:6 The Tong War (originally, "The Scavenger Hunt") 1966 

65:7 Trouble for Prince Charming, 1966 

65:8 Waterfront Beat, 1952 

BOX 66 

66:1 Apex Film Corporation, July-September 1949' 

66:2 Apex Film Corp., October-December 1949 

66:3 Apex Film Corp,, January-May 1950 

66:4 Apex Film Corp., June-August 1950 

66-5 Apex Film Corp., September 1950-1951 

66:6 Apex Film Corp.- -Harry Cohen, 1949-50 

66:7 Flowerday, Fred, 1954-57 

66:8 Freddie Fralick Management. Agency,- 1949-41 

66:9 Freddie Fralick, 1942 

66:10 Freddie Fralick, 1944-45 

66:11 Freddie Fralick, 1946 

66:12 Freddie Fralick, 1947 

66:13 Freddie Fralick, 1948 

66:14 Freddie Fralick, January-June 1949 

BOX 67 

67:3. Freddie Fralick Management Agency, July-December 1949 

67:2 Freddie Fralick, January-May 1950 

67:3 Freddie Fralick; June-July 1950 

67:4 Freddie Fralick, August-December 1950 

67:5 Freddie Fralick, 1951 

67:6 Freddie Fralick, January-June 1952 

67:7 Freddie Fralick, July-December 1952 

67:8 General Mills, 195 -64 

67:9 General Mills--Henry Cox, 1954 

67:10 Livingstone, Charles, 1946-53 

67:11 Livingstone,, Charles, January-May 1954 

67:12 Livingstone, Charles, June-August 1954 

67:13 Livingstone, Charles, September 1954-1955 

BOX 68 

68:1 Meurer, Raymond, 1951-54 

68:2 Meurer, Raymond--Memos, January-May 1953 

68:3 Meurer, Raymond--Memos, June-December 1953 

68:4 Meurer, Raymond--Memos, January-May 1954 

68:5 Meurer, Raymond--Memos, June-December 1954 

68:6 Striker, Fran, 1952-53 

68:7 ,Striker, Fran, 1954 

68:8 Trendle, George W. Jr.,1952-54 

68:9 Miscellaneous Material, 1939-71 

68:10 Miscellaneous Material--Animals, 1943-62 

68:11 Miscellaneous Material--Litigation Cases, 1939-48 

68:12 Contracts and Agreements, 1937-51 

68:13 Contracts and Agreements, 1952-54 

BOX 69 

69:1 Decca Records, 1950-52 

69:2 Esquire Novelty Corporation, 1959 

69:3 Republic Productions, 1937-43 

69:4 Sample ContracLs, 1938-53 

69:5 Television Production Agreements--Apex Film Corp., 1949-51 

69:6 Television Production Agreements--Jack Chertok Productions, 1952 

69:7 U.S. Electric Manufacturing Corp., 1952-54 

69:8 Variety Clubs, 1950-51 

69:9 Copyright Information, 1939-45 

69:10 Correspondence, 1954-65 

69:11 Pauline Mandigo, Public Relations Counsel, 1951-54 

69:12 M.B. Paul, Photographer, 1951 

69:13 Allison Scafuri, 1965 

69:14 Sponsors, 1951-59 

69:15 Fan Letters, Queries and Requests, A-J, 1947-72 

69:16 Fan Letters, Queries and Requests--Farnsworth, Elaine, 1970-72 

69:17 Fan Letters, Queries and Requests--Hehn, Joseph P., 1965-66 

69:18 Pan Letters, Queries and Requests, K-Z, 1953-72 

69:19 Fan Letters, Queries and Requests--Mitchell, London, 1968 

69:20 History and Background 

BOX 70 

70:1 Newspaper/Magazine Articles, 1940-71 

70:2 Newspaper/Magazine Articles and Correspondence, 1963-72 

70:3 Newspaper/Magazine Articles and Correspondence, Pres, Detroit Free 1963-72 

70:4 Newspaper/MagazineArticles and Correspondence, Detroit News,1966-72 

70:5 Photographs 

70:6 Personal Appearance Information, 1949-51 

70:7 Buffalo, New York, 1950 

70:8 Chicago International Rodeo and Ranch Exposition, 1943-50 

70:9 Kentucky State Fair, 1947 

70:10 Los Angeles, 1949 

70:11 Madison Square Garden, New York, 1951 

70:12 St. Louis Uniformed Fireman's Relief Association, 1950 

70:13 Pittsburgh Police Pension Fund Association, 1950 

70:14 Tulsa Livestock Exposition, 1947 

70:15 Minneapolis Aquatennial Association, 1951 

70:16 Variety Club of Washington, 1950 

70:17 Scripts and Script Information 

70:18 Scripts--Synopses, 1949-51 

70:19 Chief and the Colonel, 1954 

70:18 Crime Wave, 1954 

BOX 71 

71:1 Dead Man, 1954 

71:2 Empty Strongbox, 1951 

71:3 Fugitive, 1954 

71:4 I.O.U., 1954 

71:5 The Life of Tonto, 1940 

71:6 Correspondence, 1950-64 

71:7 Eastman Kodak Company, 1956 

71:8 Fralick, Freddie, 1950; 1955 

71:9 Fralick, Freddie, January-June 1956 

71:10 Fralick, Freddie, July-December 1956 

71:11 Fralick, Freddie, 1957 

71:12 Inventories, 1957 

71:13 Meurer, Raymond, 1949 

BOX 72 

72:1 Meurer, Raymond, 1950-51 

72:2 Meurer, Raymond, 1952 

72:3 Meurer, Raymond, 1953 

72:4 Meurer, Raymond, 1954 

72:5 Meurer, Raymond, January-May 1955 

72:6 Maurer, Raymond, June-September 1955 

72:7 Meurer, Raymond, October-December 1955 

72:8 Meurer, Raymond, January-February 1956 

72:9 Muerer, Raymond, March-April 1956 

72:10 Meurer, Raymond, May 1956 

72:11 Meurer, Raymond, June 1956 

72:12 Meurer, Raymond, July-August 1956 

BOX 73 

73:1 Meurer, Raymond, September-October 1956 

73:2 Meurer, Raymond, November-December 1956 

73:3 Meurer, Raymond, January-April 1957 

73:4 Meurer, Raymond, May-July 1957 

73:5 Mutual Broadcasting System, 1951-55 

'73:6 Quaker Oats Company, 1948-71 

73:7 Skinner, Charles, 1956-60 

73:8 Striker, Fran, 1955 

73:9 Striker, Fran, 1956-57 

73:10 Animals, 1948-57 

73:11 Allen, Beverly, 1953-57 (See also: Household Files--Pets) 

73:12 Special Flash (horse), 1955-57 

73:13 Yukon King (dog), 1944-55 

73:14 Contracts and Agreements, 1949-57 

73:15 Tom R. Curtis Productions, 1956-57 

BOX 74 

74:1 General Mills, 1941-54 

74:2 Quaker Oats, 1948-56 

74:3 Charles Skinner Productions, 1955-56 

74:4 Tucker Wayne and Company, 1951-54 

74:5 Wrather Corporation, 1957 

74:6 Correspondence, 1951-65 

74:7 Fan Letters, Queries and Requests, 1954-71 

74:8 History and Background 

74:9 Photographs and Newspaper Clippings 

74:10 Promotional Material 

74:11 Song, "The Challenge of the Yukon", 1949-50 

74:12 Scripts, 1949-54 

Subseries D: Accounts 

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Additional Papers 

BOX 1: Correspondence 

1:1 A, 1959 

1:2 Aiken, Ray, 1959 

1:3 B, 1959 

1:4 Badger, Dr. Ralph E., 1959 

1:5 Bastrorn, Lester; The Shorewinds Apartments, 1957-1958 

1:6 C, 1959 

1:7 Cadillac Motor Division, 1959 

1:8 Campbell, H. Allen, 1959 

1:9 Chertok, Jack, 1959 

1:10 Chidester, Mrs. Jessie, 1959 

1:11 Clas, A.R., 1959 

1:12 Connolly's Standard Service, 1959 

1:13 Cort, William,m 1959 

1:14 Curtis, Tom R., 1959 

1:15 D, 1959 

1:16 Dancer, Jane, 1959 

1:17 Detroit Athletic Club, 1959 

1:18 Detroit Insurance Agency, 1959 

1:19 Driver, John, 1959 

1:20 E, 1959 

1:21 Eicher, James, 1959 

1:22 Evans, John, 1959 

1:23 F, 1959 

1:24 Fitzmorris, C.C. Jr., 1959 

BOX 2: Correspondence 

2:1 G, 1959 

2:2 Georgia Pacific Corporation, 1958-1959 

2:3 Grosse Pointe Shores, Village of, 1956-1958 

2:4 Council Minutes, etc., 1958 

2:5 General Correspondence, 1957-1958 

2:6 Huetteman, John, 1958 

2:7 Jeffries, T.K., 1957-1958 

2:8 Police and Fire Department, 1957-1958 

2:9 Vance, Joseph, Attorney, 1958 

2:10 Williams, J., President, 1958 

2:11 Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, 1958 

2:12 H, 1958-1960 

2:13 Hendrix, Andrew B. Co.; A.H. Doolittle, 1957-1958 

2:14 Hudson, Earl, 1958 

2:15 Hudson, J.L. Company, 1958 

2:16 I, 1958 

2:17 J, 1958 

2:18 Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. D.M., San Diego, 1958 

2:19 K, 1958 

2:20 L, 1958 

2:21 M, 1958 

2:22 N, 1958 

BOX 3: Correspondence 

3:1 National Batik of Detroit (NBD), 1958 

3:2 -- Johnston, Mary, Trust Fund #4-5417, 1958 

3:3 -- Marriage Settlement Trust Fund #4-4695, 1958 

3:4 -- Sister's Trust Funds, 1958 

3:5 -- Trendle, George W. Jr. Trust Fund #4-5416, 1958 

3:6 O, 1958 

3:7 P, 1957-1958 

3:8 Pierce, Howard 0., 1957-1958 

3:9 Q, 1958 

3:10 R, 1957-1958 

3:11 Rosenthal, Herbert W. Company, 1958 

3:12 Ross, Harry, 1958 

3:13 Rumpp, C.F. and Sons, 1958 

3:14 S, 1958 

3:15 Schroeder, C.F., M.D., 1958 

3:16 Schulte, Carl H., M.D., 1958 

3:17 Smyd, E.S., D.D.S., 1958 

3:18 Socony Mobil Oil Company, 1958 

3:19 Stocks, 1956-1958 

3:20 T, 1958 

3:21 Trendle, Clara/Kellogg, Jane, 1958 

3:22 Trendle, George W. Jr., 1958 

3:23 U, 1958 

3:24 V, 1958 

3:25 W, 1958 

3:26 Wallace-Hubbell, Inez, 1958 

3:27 Whyte Oldsmobile, 1958 

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