Irv Letofsky Papers, 1926-1976

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Film Reviews and "Real to Reel" articles

Box 1

Folder 1: Reviews of films about journalism, in alphabetical order by film titles

Folder 2: Photocopies of Letofsky's "Real to Reel" series for The Bulletin of the American Society of Newspaper Editors

Series 2: Photographs of Film Scenes

Box 1

Folder 3: "Ace in the Hole" ; "After Office Hours" ; "Attaboy" ; "Back in Circulation" ; "Bannerline"

Folder 4: "Bannerline" ; "Big News" ; "The Big Noise" ; "Big Town" ; "Big Town After Dark"

Folder 5: "The Blue Gardenia" ; "Brenda Starr, Reporter" ; "Call Northside 777"

Folder 6: "Chicago Deadline" ; "Citizen Kane" ; "Come Fill the Cup" ; "The Dark Page" ; "The Day the Earth Caught Fire"

Folder 7: "Deadline, U.S.A." ; "Diary of a Nudist" ; "Everything Happens at Night" ; "Exclusive Story" ; "The Final Edition"

Folder 8: "Five-Star Final" ; "Francis Covers the Big Town" ; "Francis, Racket Buster"

Folder 9: "Freedom of the Press" ; "The Front Page" ; "Front Page Woman"

Folder 10: "Gentlemen of the Press" ; "Headline Crasher" ; "Headline Hunters"

Folder 11: "Headline Hunters" ; "The Headline Woman" ; "His Girl Friday"

Folder 12: "Hot News" ; "I Cover Big Town" ; "It Happened Tomorrow" ; "Keeper of the Flame"

Folder 13: "King of the Newsboys" ; "The Last Edition" ; "Lonelyhearts" ; "Love and Kisses"

Folder 14: "Meet John Doe" ; "The Murder Man" ; "News is Made at Night" ; "Newsboys' Home"

Folder 15: "Nothing Sacred" ; "Off the Record" ; "Park Row" ; "The Philadelphia Story" ; "Power of the Press"

Folder 16: "Scandal Sheet" ; "Shock Corridor"

Folder 17: "The Sob Sister" ; "Speed Reporter" ; "The Story on Page One" ; "Superman II"

Folder 18: "Sweet Smell of Success" ; "Teacher's Pet" ; "Texas Lady" ; "Theatre" ; "30"

Folder 19: "Underworld Story" ; "Unholy Partners" ; "Washington Story" ; "While the City Sleeps"

Folder 20: "While the City Sleeps" ; "Woman of the Year" ; "Young Man of Manhattan"

Folder 21: Negatives for photographs

Series 3: Lobby Cards and Title Cards

Box 2

Folder 1: Letter with list of estimated values of materials in Series III and IV

Folder 2: Lobby Card from "Ace in the Hole", 1951

Folder 3: Lobby Card from "All the President's Men", 1976

Folder 4: Lobby Card from "Back in Circulation", 1937

Folder 5: Title Card from "Behind the News", 1938

Folder 6: Lobby Card from "Big Town", 1946

Folder 7: Lobby Card from "Chicago Deadline", 1949

Folder 8: Lobby Card from "Deadline - U.S.A.", 1952

Folder 9: Lobby Card from "Deadline - U.S.A.", 1952

Folder 10: Lobby Card from "Diary of a Nudist", 1961

Folder 11: Lobby Card from "Diary of a Nudist", 1961

Folder 12: Lobby Card from "Diary of a Nudist", 1961

Folder 13: Lobby Card from "Exclusive Story", 1936

Folder 14: Lobby Card from "The Front Page", 1974

Folder 15: Title Card from "Headline Crasher", 1937

Folder 16: Lobby Card from "Headline Hunters", 1955

Folder 17: Title Card from "Headline Hunters", 1955

Folder 18: Lobby Card from "Henry Aldrich, Editor", 1942

Folder 19: Lobby Card from "Henry Aldrich, Editor", 1942

Folder 20: Lobby Card from "Hot News", 1953

Folder 21: Lobby Card from "Hot News", 1953

Folder 22: Lobby Card from "Hot News", 1953

Folder 23: Lobby Card from "Hot News", 1953

Folder 24: Lobby Card from "Hot News", 1953

Folder 25: Lobby Card from "Hot News", 1953

Folder 26: Lobby Card from "King of the Newsboys", 1938

Folder 27: Lobby Card from "The Last Edition", 1926

Folder 28: Lobby Card from "Lonelyhearts", 1958

Folder 29: Lobby Card from "The Mystery of the Payroll", 1945

Folder 30: Lobby Card from "News is Made at Night", 1939

Folder 31: Title Card from "Newsboys' Home", 1938

Folder 32: Title Card from "Night Editor", 1946

Folder 33: Lobby Card from "Off the Record", 1939

Folder 34: Lobby Card from "Park Row", 1952

Folder 35: Lobby Card from "Sweet Smell of Success", 1957

Folder 36: Lobby Card from "Sweet Smell of Success", 1957

Folder 37: Lobby Card from "Sweet Smell of Success", 1957

Folder 38: Lobby Card from "30", 1959

Folder 39: Lobby Card from "30", 1959

Folder 40: Lobby Card from "30", 1959

Folder 41: Lobby Card from "30", 1959

Folder 42: Lobby Card from "The Underworld Story", 1950

Folder 43: Lobby Card from "WE - The News Parade", (possibly 1928)

Series 4: Press Books

Oversize Folder 1: Press Books for "Diary of a Nudist", "The Final Edition", "In the Headlines", "Scandal Sheet", "The Speed Reporter", and "While the City Sleeps"

Series 5: Advertisement Sheets

Oversize Folder 2: Advertisement Sheets for "Bannerline", "Big Town After Dark", "Call Northside 777", "Chicago Deadline", and "Diary of a Nudist"

Oversize Folder 3: Advertisement Sheets for ''Hot News'', ''I Cover Big Town'', ''Making the Headlines'', "Newsboy's Home", and "Night Editor"