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Finding Aid for the Phyllis Diller papers, 1934-2011
Processed by Ben Sher in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser,
August 2011; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Phyllis Diller papers
Date (inclusive): 1934-2011
Collection number: 1893
Creator: Diller, Phyllis
Extent: 75 boxes (51.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: This collection includes business papers, correspondence, sheet music, media, and memorabilia from the private
collection of comedian and actress Phyllis Diller. Diller broke ground as one of the first and most prominent woman
comedians through her stand-up act, films, television appearances, books, and records. Post-retirement in 2002, Diller
wrote an autobiography titled Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse: My Life in Comedy (2005), turned her hobby of drawing
and painting into another career, and has continued to make appearances on television and in film.
Language: Finding aid is written in English.
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA
Library Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA
Library Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Phyllis Diller, November 2007.
Processing Note
Processed by Ben Sher in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser,
August 2011.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Phyllis Diller papers (Collection Number 1893). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
Biography
Phyllis Ada Driver was born on July 17, 1917 in Lima, OH. She studied at the Sherwood Music Conservatory in Chicago, IL for
three years, beginning in fall 1934. She married Sherwood Anderson Diller, and the couple and their children moved from
Ypsilanti, MI to Alameda, CA in 1945. Diller began her career as writer and women's editor for the San Leandro
News-Observer. From June 1951 to 1954, Diller's jobs included: head of newspaper and radio ad copy in the advertising
office of Kahn's, a department store in Oakland, CA; copywriter, publicist, and continuity girl at the radio station KROW in
Oakland, CA; and, finally, director of promotion and merchandising at KSFO radio in San Francisco, CA. Her copywriting was
distinguished by its comedic flair.
Diller performed in several small and semi-professional venues before getting a lengthy gig at The Purple Onion, a
nightclub in San Francisco, CA in March 1955. Following this successful run, she gave opening performances at The Purple
Onion in Los Angeles, CA in summer 1956. In Los Angeles, Diller made her first national television appearance as a
contestant on the NBC game show You Bet Your Life, hosted by Groucho Marx. Thereafter, she toured the country,
performing in major nightclubs such as Mister Kelley's in Chicago, IL, The Blue Angel and The Bon Soir in New York, NY
(where she worked with a young Barbra Streisand), The Crescendo in Los Angeles, CA, and The Fontainebleau in Miami
Beach, FL. Diller's stand-up act pushed the envelope by lampooning women's roles in the 1950s and 1960s. In particular,
she broke from the tradition set by male comedians who complained about their wives by creating a fictional husband, the
ne'er-do-well Fang.
Around 1958, Diller made the first of many appearances on The Tonight Show and The Jack Paar Show, the latter for which
she eventually became a writer. These appearances brought her heightened success, and led to her discovery by Bob
Hope. Diller worked with Hope for decades, performing with him on 23 television specials, in the feature films Boy, Did I Get
a Wrong Number! (1960), Eight on the Lam (1967), and The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (1968), and as part of his USO
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troupe in Vietnam in 1966. Diller's film work from this period also includes Splendor in the Grass (1962) and voice work in
the Rankin/Bass animated film Mad Monster Party (1967). Beginning in the 1960s, Diller became a household name through
many TV appearances featuring her stand-up act. She also starred in two short-lived TV series, the half-hour sitcom The
Pruitts of Southhampton (later titled The Phyllis Diller Show, 1966-67) and the musical variety show The Beautiful Phyllis
Diller Show (1968). From 1961-1970, Diller recorded five albums and published four books. She concluded the 1960s with
her Broadway debut in Hello Dolly!
Recent film roles include voice work in Disney's A Bug's Life (1998) and the documentary The Aristocrats (2005). Recent
television work includes recurring roles on the series Titus (2001-02), 7th Heaven (1999-2003), The Bold and the Beautiful
(1999-2004), and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002-2004).
In May 1971, Diller drew upon her training as a pianist and made her debut in a concert with Pittsburgh Pops, initiating 10
years of work as a concert pianist. In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Diller continued frequent appearances on the stage and
screen, and became known as one of the first celebrities to proudly admit to having had plastic surgery.
In 2002, Diller retired from stand-up comedy work. Her final performance, at the Suncoast Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, is
captured in the documentary Good Night, We Love You (2006). Post-retirement, Diller wrote an autobiography titled Like a
Lampshade in a Whorehouse: My Life in Comedy (2005), turned her hobby of drawing and painting into another career, and
has continued to make appearances on television and in film.
Scope and Content
The collection includes correspondence (1969-2010, bulk 2005-2010); contracts and itineraries related to various stand-up,
film, and television appearances; books of jokes and gags by Diller and other writers (dated 1964-1988); sheet music from
Diller's time at Sherwood Music Conservatory, from her TV series The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (1968), and from other
performances; extensive clippings from magazines and periodicals (dated 1957-2011, bulk 1992-2007); a representative
wig and costume; filmed performances and television appearances (mostly on 16mm and 35mm); Diller's published books
and record albums; playbills, programs and pamphlets for shows that Diller starred in or attended; and ephemera and
souvenirs from Diller's career.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
1. Correspondence
2. Job Folders and Other Activities
3. Jokes and Gags
4. Photographs
5. Sheet Music
6. Clippings
7. Publications
8. Playbills and programs
9. Ephemera and souvenirs
10. Media
11. Costumes
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Diller, Phyllis --Archives.
Women comedians --Archival resources.
Items Removed from the Collection
The following films have been transferred to the UCLA Film and Television Archive:
• Phyllis Diller on "The Jack Paar Show," November 12, 1969. 16mm.
• Outtakes of local news feature story filmed when Diller appeared at The Century Room, 1960. 16mm.
• "The Charlotte Peters Show" episode, March 7, 1963.
• "The Tonight Show" segment, November 11, 1963. 16mm.
• "Something to Say," September 12, 1964. 35mm.
• "Girl Talk" episode, September 13, 1964. 35mm. 2 copies.
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• Phyllis Diller in "Showtime," July 1968. 16mm.
• Unlabeled film reel, possibly copy of or content related to "Showtime."
• "Work print: Dallas, Texas, Various Performances," March 1974. 16mm.
• "Sound-Mag Trans. Dallas, Texas," July 18, 1974 (1 of 2). 16mm.
• "Sound-Mag Trans. Dallas, Texas," July 18, 1974 (2 of 2). 16mm.
• "Marriage Counselor," August 20, 1974. 35mm.
• "Marriage Counselor" trims and cuts, August 20, 1974. 16mm.
• "Phyllis Diller 'Kitchen Kween,'" undated. 16mm.
• "The Hollywood Palace" episode, undated. 16mm.
• "From Soup to Nuts," undated. 16mm.
• "Teddy at the Throttle," undated. 16mm.
• "The Adventurer," undated. 16mm.
• "Celebration for Julie," undated. 16mm.
• "Dubs of Phyllis Diller," undated. 35mm.
• Unlabeled, undated film reel. 16mm.
Correspondence 1969-2010
Scope and Content Note
Includes letters and cards to and from friends, family, and colleagues (including David
Sedaris, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Carol Channing, Florence Henderson, Roseanne Barr,
Nancy Sinatra Sr., Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, and George W.
Bush), invitations to events, and several fan letters.
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence 1969
Scope and Content Note
Reproductions of letters and cards from Diller to J.C. and Leona, Aunt Anna, and B.E.
Harris (publisher of Diller's "Marriage Manual" and "Household Hints").
Box 1, Folder 2
Correspondence 1987-2004
Scope and Content Note
Letters and cards to Diller from this period. All years are not covered.
Box 1, Folder 3
Correspondence 2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Sidney Sheldon,
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joan Rivers, Jay Leno, Dom Deluise.
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence 2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Helen Gurley
Brown, Barbara Sinatra, Constance Towers, and Jack Gavin.
Box 1, Folder 5
Correspondence 2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from John Lasseter,
Jimmy Galanos, Senator Bob Graham.
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Correspondence 1969-2010
Box 2, Folder 1
Correspondence 2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Dick Clark, Renee
Taylor, Rip Taylor.
Box 2, Folder 2
Correspondence 2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Lucie Arnaz, Dom
Deluise, and Richard Lewis.
Box 2, Folder 3
Correspondence 2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Fred Willard, Loni
Anderson, Debbie Reynolds, Tempest Storm, and Reba McEntire.
Box 2, Folder 4
Correspondence 2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Nancy Reagan,
Barbara Bush, and Larry Gelbart.
Box 2, Folder 5
Correspondence 2005
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller.
Box 3, Folder 1
Correspondence 2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Florence
Henderson, Sidney Sheldon, and Richard Lewis.
Box 3, Folder 2
Correspondence 2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Joan Rivers, Rip
Taylor, Helen Gurley Brown, Lynn Johnston, Dick Clark, George Chakiris, George Schlatter,
and Sidney Sheldon.
Box 3, Folder 3
Correspondence 2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from John Gavin and
Constance Towers, Tony Danza, Esther Williams, Helen L. Erfurt (roommate in Chicago).
Box 3, Folder 4
Correspondence 2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Lynn Johnston, Pat
Rocco, and Henry Winkler.
Box 3, Folder 5
Correspondence 2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Barbra Streisand,
Liz Smith, Cindy Adams, and Laura Bush.
Box 4, Folder 1
Correspondence 2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from John Forsythe, Billy
Graham, and Bernie Kopell.
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Correspondence 1969-2010
Box 4, Folder 2
Correspondence 2006
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller.
Box 4, Folder 3
Correspondence 2007
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Bob Anglund, Joan
Anglund, Bernie Koppel, Nancy Sinatra Sr., Billy Stritch, and Lynn Johnston.
Box 4, Folder 4
Correspondence 2007
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from J.A. Perret (one of
Diller's comedy writers).
Box 4, Folder 5
Correspondence 2007
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Nancy Sinatra Sr.,
and Rosie O' Donnell.
Box 4, Folder 6
Correspondence 2007
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Larry Storch, Lynn
Johnston, and Constance Towers.
Box 5, Folder 1
Correspondence 2007
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Alexandra Sheldon
(wife of Sidney), Elliott Gould, and Buzz Aldrin.
Box 5, Folder 2
Correspondence 2007
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Elliott Gould, Bob
Anglund, Joan Anglund, and Ed McMahon.
Box 5, Folder 3
Correspondence 2008
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Jerry Stiller and
Anne Meara.
Box 5, Folder 4
Correspondence 2008
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Dick Clark, Maya
Angelou, Jerry Stiller, and Anne Meara.
Box 5, Folder 5
Correspondence 2008
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Nancy Reagan,
Gene Perret, Jerry Stiller, and Anne Meara.
Box 5, Folder 6
Correspondence 2008
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Russ Tamblyn.
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Correspondence 1969-2010
Box 6, Folder 1
Correspondence 2009
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Nancy Sinatra Sr.
Box 6, Folder 2
Correspondence 2009
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Crystal Gayle,
Elliott Gould, and David Sedaris.
Box 6, Folder 3
Correspondence 2009
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller.
Box 6, Folder 4
Correspondence 2010
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Jack LaLanne, Anne
Meara, Terry Black, and Randy Sparks.
Box 6, Folder 5
Correspondence 2010
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Anne Meara,
Margaret Keane, and Lynn Johnston.
Box 6, Folder 6
Correspondence 2010
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Henry Winkler.
Box 7, Folder 1
Correspondence 2010
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Roseanne Barr,
David Sedaris, George Booth, and John Gavin.
Box 7, Folder 2
Correspondence 2010
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from David Sedaris.
Box 7, Folder 3
Correspondence 2010
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller.
Box 7, Folder 4
Correspondence 2011
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Florence
Henderson and David Sedaris.
Box 7, Folder 5
Correspondence Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Roseanne Barr,
Tommy Tune, John Gavin, and Nanette Fabray.
Box 8, Folder 1
Correspondence Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Rita Rudner.
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Correspondence 1969-2010
Box 8, Folder 2
Correspondence Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Carol Channing,
Roseanne Barr, John Ratzenberger, Florence Henderson, Joanne Carson, Lynn Johnston,
and George Lopez.
Box 8, Folder 3
Correspondence Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Debbie Reynolds.
Box 8, Folder 4
Correspondence Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Nancy Sinatra Sr.
Box 8, Folder 5
Correspondence Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Craig Ferguson.
Box 9, Folder 1
Correspondence Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller.
Box 9, Folder 2
Correspondence Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Fred Willard, John
Ratzenberger, Joanne Carson.
Box 9, Folder 3
Correspondence Undated
Scope and Content Note
Letters, cards, and invitations to Diller. Includes correspondence from Richard Lewis, and
Betty White.
Job Folders and Other Activities 1995-2002
Scope and Content Note
Includes contracts, itineraries, and correspondence relating to Diller's stand- up acts, shows,
and other performances and appearances, including Diller's final engagement. Note: Folder
contents are sometimes housed in recycled manila envelopes with markings that do not
correspond with their contents. See labels on the back of these envelopes for content
description.
Box 10, Folder 1
Job Folders and Other Activities 1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes renewal of contract for Inphomation Inc.; Harrah's Casino in Reno, NV; George
and Barbara Bush's 50th Anniversary Celebration; "Battle of the Brains" (Kidder
Foundation Fundraiser); Omni Netherlands Hotel in Cincinnati, OH.
Box 10, Folder 2
Job Folders and Other Activities 1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes Phoenix Symphony Orchestra Auxiliary Committee in AZ; Cactus Pete's in
Jackpot, NV; The Doug Mulray Show in Australia; The Loft Theatre in Dayton, OH.
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Job Folders and Other Activities 1995-2002
Box 10, Folder 3
Job Folders and Other Activities 1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes Bob Hope's Young Comedians TV Special; Monarch of the Seas (Royal Caribbean
Cruise Line); "Women Who Lead" Awards: Papanicolaou Women's Corps for Cancer
Research in Palm Beach, FL.
Box 10, Folder 4
Job Folders and Other Activities 1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes Childhelp Luncheon in Ontario, CA; "Talk of the Town" TV show in Los Angeles,
CA; Cinderella costume fittings in New York, NY; Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, FL; "Mike &
Maty" TV show in New York, NY.
Box 10, Folder 5
Job Folders and Other Activities 1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes National Parkinson Foundation Luncheon in Palm Springs, FL; "In the Bag" TV
Special, Los Angeles, CA; Congregation Israel Silver Spoon Gala in Saskatoon, CA; USO
Fundraiser in San Francisco, CA.
Box 10, Folder 6
Job Folders and Other Activities 1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in Cerritos, CA; Volunteers of America
"Honorary Advisory Board;" Beef 'n Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis, IN; Plano
Center in Plano, TX; Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, CA.
Box 10, Folder 7
Job Folders and Other Activities 1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Bob & Dolores Hope: This Is Your Life" in Los Angeles, CA; "Talk Soup" TV
appearance in Los Angeles, CA; Childhelp Fall Gala in Knoxville, TV; Sovereign of the Seas
Royal Caribbean Cruise; 60th high school reunion in Lima, OH; Central Washington Fair in
Yakima, WA.
Box 10, Folder 8
Job Folders and Other Activities 1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Reno, NV; Riverside Resort in Laughlin, NV;
Childcare Center of Antelope Valley Fundraiser in Lancaster, CA; Normandie Casino in
Gardenia, CA; Sycuan Casino, El Cajon, CA; Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, FL.
Box 10, Folder 9
Job Folders and Other Activities 1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes Gala for L.I.F.E. in Palm Beach, FL; Metcalfs' Dinner Invitation in San Francisco,
CA; trip to Santa Fe, NM.
Box 10, Folder 10
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes Museum of Television and Radio Gala in New York, NY; Sun City Community
Center in Sun City, FL; Mahaffey Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL; Van Wezel Performing Arts
in Sarasota, FL; Bailey Hall in Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Parkinson's Gala in Miami Beach, FL;
Itineraries for Firan Foundation Fundraiser in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Nabors &
Friends in Fort Worth, TX; Dollywood in Knoxville, TN; Monarch of the Seas Caribbean
Cruise; Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, NV.
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Job Folders and Other Activities 1995-2002
Box 10, Folder 11
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes Ticketmaster Online Interview; American Heart Association's Heart Ball in Los
Angeles, CA; Visions International Women's Conference Lecture in Phoenix, AZ; Harrah's
Casino in Reno, NV; "Cybill" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; "Mancow's Morning Madness"
Radio Show in Chicago; phone interview with "View" magazine in Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada (possibly in relation to Firan Foundation Fundraiser, see folder 10); Bob Hope
Roast Benefitting House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, CA; Rancho Los Amigos Foundation,
Inc. in Long Beach, CA; French Foundation for Alzheimer Research in Los Angeles, CA (Art
Linkletter honored).
Box 10, Folder 12
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Monarch of the Seas Royal Caribbean Cruise; Hilton Hotel in Reno, NV; Dollywood in
Knoxville, TN; Firan Foundation Fundraiser in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Box 10, Folder 13
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Jim Nabors Gala in Fort Worth, TX; New York Friars Club Tribute in New York, NY;
1996-1997 itinerary; Tangier Supper Club in Akron, OH; San Francisco Symphony Pops
Series in San Francisco, CA; Tangier Supper Club itineraries and phone interview
schedules; Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV; Honeywell Auditorium in Wabash,
IN.
Box 11, Folder 1
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, IL; phone interview schedule; Sovereign of the Seas
Eastern Caribbean Cruise; Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MI; Bob Hope's birthday party in
Los Angeles, CA; The Television Academy Celebrates Bob Hope in Los Angeles, CA; United
Republican Finance Committee dinner for Dan Quayle in Los Angeles, CA; Patricia Goss
arbitration correspondence; Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce Dinner in Los Angeles,
CA; Aid for AIDS Dinner in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 11, Folder 2
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes TV Guide phone interview; AMC's Fourth Annual Festival of Preservation in Los
Angeles, CA; "The American Way" TV documentary; Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MI;
"The Bold and the Beautiful" TV show in Los Angeles, CA; 1996-1997 itinerary; Steakery
Lounge and Ballroom in Longview, Washington; Sovereign of the Seas Eastern Caribbean
Cruise; "Daytime for Awareness" celebrity recipe card collection; Monticello Hotel in
Longview, WA; Fox TV piece on plastic surgery; "Style" TV series; Greenville Country
Playhouse in Greenville, PA; "Splendor of the Seas" Royal Caribbean Cruise in
Copenhagen and Oslo.
Box 11, Folder 3
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes "The Charles Grodin Show" appearance; interview for documentary on Pat
Rocco; correspondence with Pope Theatre Company; dinner honoring Steve Allen and
Jayne Meadows; "The Crook & Chase Show" TV series.
Box 11, Folder 4
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Request for a cover paragraph by Susan Horowitz for her book "Queens of Comedy," and
book manuscript.
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Job Folders and Other Activities 1995-2002
Box 11, Folder 5
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, NY; "The Crook and Chase Show" TV series in Nashville,
TN; Splendour of the Seas Cruise in Copenhagen, Denmark and Oslo, Norway; National
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Event honoring Milton Berle in New York, NY;
Indian Casino in Santa Ynez, CA; "You Don't Know Jack" voiceover agreement.
Box 11, Folder 6
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Art Show at Ambassador Galleries in New York, NY; Senior Citizen Group at The Garden
State Arts Center in Handel, NJ; Toshiba computer product commercial; transcription of
telephone answering machine messages; "The Museum of Television and Radio Presents:
The Tradition of Stand Up Comedians" program; Norris Theatre for the PA's in Rolling Hills
Estates, CA; Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Lake Tahoe, NV; "Message in a Bottle"
fundraiser for home hospice care; phone interview schedules; The PCN Bank Arts Center
at Garden State in Holmdel, NJ.
Box 11, Folder 7
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Lake Tahoe, NV; Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, CA;
Norris Cultural Center in St. Charles, IL (with Steve Allen); Curtis Peterson Auditorium in
Lecanto, FL; HBO animation pilot TV series; "The Maury Povich Show" TV series; New York
Friars Club Luncheon Honoring Kelsey Grammer; Indian City Commercial in Lincoln City,
OR; Suicide and Crisis Center Benefit at Southern Methodist College in Dallas, TX;
Grossmont Hospital Foundation in San Diego, CA.
Box 11, Folder 8
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes McFarlin Auditorium in Dallas, TX; "Bugs" ("A Bug's Life") audition in Los Angeles,
CA; Women's Expo in Madison, WI; "Bold and the Beautiful" contract; Childhelp USA in
Scottsdale, AZ; Ruta Lee AIDS Benefit in Ft. Worth, TX.
Box 11, Folder 9
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes Kelsey Grammer roast in New York, NY; Mark II Dinner Theatre in Orlando, FL;
Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, FL; "Barrymore in Hollywood" TV program in
Los Angeles, CA; "Bold and the Beautiful" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; "Our House" TV
interview in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 11, Folder 10
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA; "You Don't Know Jack" voiceover work;
The Cancer League Christmas Luncheon Extravaganza (honoring Diller) in Houston, TX;
Exhibition at Art Spectrum Gallery in N. Miami Beach, FL; "Rosie O' Donnell Show" TV
series in New York, NY; "Emily of New Moon" TV series in Prince Edward Island, Canada;
"60 Minutes" TV series in Los Angeles, CA;
Box 11, Folder 11
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Emily of New Moon" TV series contract; telephone messages; Lake of the
Torches in Rhinelander, WI; "Soap Opera Update" phone interview; Joan Rivers Biography
TV Program on CBS; KSTP St. Paul Minneapolis Radio Talk Show interview; Pearl S. Buck
Volunteer Association Cookbook.
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Job Folders and Other Activities 1995-2002
Box 11, Folder 12
Job Folders and Other Activities 1994
Scope and Content Note
Duplicate itineraries from 1994. Original itineraries and job folders from 1994 are not
currently present in the collection. The duplicate itinerary files in folders 26 and 27
mostly correspond to original job folders in folders 1-24.
Box 11, Folder 13
Job Folders and Other Activities 1995
Scope and Content Note
Duplicate itineraries from 1995. Original itineraries can, for the most part, be found in
folders 1-9.
Box 12, Folder 1
Job Folders and Other Activities 1995
Scope and Content Note
Duplicate itineraries from 1995. Original itineraries can, for the most part, be found in
folders 1-9.
Box 12, Folder 2
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Duplicate itineraries from 1996. Original itineraries can, for the most part, be found in
folders 10-24.
Box 12, Folder 3
Job Folders and Other Activities 1996
Scope and Content Note
Duplicate itineraries from 1995. Original itineraries can, for the most part, be found in
folders 1-9.
Box 12, Folder 4
Job Folders and Other Activities 1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes Minneapolis Women's Expo; Central Missouri State University; "60 Minutes" TV
series interview; 30th Anniversary of Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, NV; Riverside Theater
in Vero Beach, FL
Box 12, Folder 5
Job Folders and Other Activities 1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes Museum of Television and Radio honoring Jack Paar in New York, NY; Harrah's
Hotel and Casino in Reno, NV; "The Bold and the Beautiful" TV series contract in Los
Angeles, CA; contract for Disney film "A Bug's Life" (titled "Bugs") in Los Angeles, CA;
temporary itinerary for 1997
Box 12, Folder 6
Job Folders and Other Activities 1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes art show in Wichita, KS; Rickman Auditorium in Arnold, MI.
Box 12, Folder 7
Job Folders and Other Activities 1997
Scope and Content Note
The Movies of Bob Hope marathon on AMC television channel (hosted by Diller) in Los
Angeles, CA; Art Show at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, NV; Diller's Anatomical Gift
Uniform Donor Card; Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Seattle, WA; Soldiers.
Box 12, Folder 8
Job Folders and Other Activities 1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes Sailors, & Airmen's Military Ball in New York, NY; Northern California tour and
publicity schedules.
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Box 12, Folder 9
Job Folders and Other Activities 1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes L'Impressionniste Barge Burgundy & Provence Cruise (departs in Paris, France);
Mothers Against Sexual Abuse, Protect the Children "Guardian Angel Awards" in Los
Angeles, CA.
Box 12, Folder 10
Job Folders and Other Activities 1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes "A Bug's Life" film by The Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles, CA; Norris
Theatre in Rolling Hills Estates, CA; Women's Expo in Madison, WI; "Emily of New Moon"
TV series in Prince Edward Islands, Canada; Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Reno, NV; Friar's
Club Roast and Toast Tribute to Diller; Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, CA.
Box 12, Folder 11
Job Folders and Other Activities 1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes "World of Wonder" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; "A Bug's Life" film by The Walt
Disney Company in Los Angeles, CA; The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV;
LIFE's Presidential Unsung Hero Awards in Washington, DC; The Sarasota Opera House in
Sarasota, FL; November 1997 itinerary.
Box 12, Folder 12
Job Folders and Other Activities 1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes Imperial Theatre in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada; Orleans Hotel & Casino in
Las Vegas, NV; Riverside Resort in Laughlin, NV.
Box 13, Folder 1
Job Folders and Other Activities 1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Emily of New Moon" TV series in Prince Edward Islands, Canada; Art Shows at
Ambassador Galleries in New York, NY and Palm Beach, FL; Art Show at Celebrity Art in
Exton, PA; Black and White Charity Ball at Nevada Dance Hall Theatre in Las Vegas, NV;
"The Bold and the Beautiful" TV series in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 13, Folder 2
Job Folders and Other Activities 1998
Scope and Content Note
"Animaniacs" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; Benefit for Joslyn Senior Center at Desert
Island Country Club in Palm Desert, CA; "The Bold and the Beautiful" TV series in Los
Angeles, CA; Peppermill Hotel & Casino in Reno, NV.
Box 13, Folder 3
Job Folders and Other Activities 1998
Scope and Content Note
Includes Peppermill Hotel & Casino in Reno, NV; "Denise" TV series in Pyrmont, New
South Wales; Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Lake Tahoe, CA; 1998 itinerary; Drury Lane
Theater in Evergreen Park, IL; Cactus Pete's in Jackpot, NV.
Box 13, Folder 4
Job Folders and Other Activities 1998
Scope and Content Note
Includes Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Reno, NV; Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Vicksburg,
MS; "The Conan O' Brien Show" TV series in New York, NY; "A Bug's Life" film publicity in
Los Angeles, CA.
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Box 13, Folder 5
Job Folders and Other Activities 1998
Scope and Content Note
Includes Famous Poets International at The Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, CA; Casino
Magic in Bossier, LA; Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, NV;
The Wyndham Hotel Toledo in Goodwill, Toledo, OH.
Box 13, Folder 6
Job Folders and Other Activities 1998
Scope and Content Note
Includes Bakersfield Business & Finance Conference in Bakersfield, CA; Owens Illinois
Theatre in Toledo, OH; "Hey Arnold" TV series in Burbank, CA; "Movie Lounge" TV series
in Los Angeles, CA; LIFE (Leaders in Furthering Education)'s Presidential Unsung Hero
Award Gala for Disabled American Veterans in Arlington, VA.
Box 13, Folder 7
Job Folders and Other Activities 1998
Scope and Content Note
Includes Port Huron Town Hall in Port Huron, MI; LIFE (Leaders in Furthering Education)
Stardancer Gala in Manalapan, FL; VisionQuest Illinois Council for the Blind Event in
Springfield, IL; Van Wezel Auditorium in Sarasota, FL.
Box 13, Folder 8
Job Folders and Other Activities 1999
Scope and Content Note
Includes Van Wezel Auditorium in Sarasota, FL; Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, N.J.;
Paramount Theater for the Performing Arts in Austin, TX.
Box 13, Folder 9
Job Folders and Other Activities 1999
Scope and Content Note
Includes "The Bold and the Beautiful" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; "The Jungle Book 2"
film in Los Angeles, CA; Mentor High School in Mentor, OH; Ohio Northern University in
Ada, OH.
Box 13, Folder 10
Job Folders and Other Activities 1999
Scope and Content Note
Includes Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; The
Rodeo Room at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, CA; "The Bold and the Beautiful"
TV series in Los Angeles, CA; Texas Symphony in Corpus Christi, TX; "Joke's on Us week"
wraparound segments on The Nashville Network in Nashville, TN.
Box 13, Folder 11
Job Folders and Other Activities 1999
Scope and Content Note
Includes Art Show at Ambassador Galleries in New York, NY; Premiere Video Magazine
"Focus on Video" Trade Show in Toronto, Canada; Spirit Lake Casino in Devil's Lake, North
Dakota; "Bel Air" film in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 13, Folder 12
Job Folders and Other Activities 1999
Scope and Content Note
Includes Cactus Pete's in Jackpot, NV; Marshalls' Women in Comedy Festival in New York,
NY; Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, NV; "When I Was Short" TV pilot in Los
Angeles, CA
Box 14, Folder 1
Job Folders and Other Activities 2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes L.I.F.E. Art Reception in Palm Beach, FL; "Hollywood Off-Ramp" TV series in Los
Angeles, CA; "The New Adventures of A.R.K.-Animal Rescue Kids" TV series in Los
Angeles, CA; Southwestern Ball in Dallas, TX.
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Box 14, Folder 2
Job Folders and Other Activities 2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes Veterans of Comedy Wars in San Francisco, CA; River Centre in St. Paul, MN;
Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, NV; Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, CA.
Box 14, Folder 3
Job Folders and Other Activities 2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, NV; Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, CA; itinerary
for 2000; Bally's Las Vegas Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
Box 14, Folder 4
Job Folders and Other Activities 2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes Family Album Campaign TV promotion in Los Angeles, CA; Voltaire Restaurant
and Cabaret in Chicago, IL; Treasure Chest Casino in Kenner, LA; Gay Pride in Kansas
City, MO and Philadelphia, PA; Ohio Cancer Research Associates in Columbus, OH.
Box 14, Folder 5
Job Folders and Other Activities 2000
Scope and Content Note
BBC documentary on plastic surgery; "The Last Laugh" TV series in Toronto, Ontario; "The
Bold and the Beautiful" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; "Celebrity Pets" TV program in
Ottawa, Ontario; "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" theatrical show in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 14, Folder 6
Job Folders and Other Activities 2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis, MI; Leisure World in Laguna Woods, CA; "The
Muscular Dystrophy Telethon" TV program in Los Angeles, CA; The Women in Film "LUCY"
Awards in Los Angeles, CA; Suncoast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV; Riverside Resort
Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, NV.
Box 14, Folder 7
Job Folders and Other Activities 2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes Ladies Hospital Aid Society of Western PA in Oakland, PA; The Improvisation in
West Hollywood, CA; L.I.F.E. Lady in Red Gala in Palm Beach, FL; "Stories in the Air" radio
broadcast in Tallahassee, FL.
Box 14, Folder 8
Job Folders and Other Activities 2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes Orpheum Theater in Phoenix, AZ; Van Wezel Performing Arts Center in Sarasota,
FL; Friars Club Honors Diller in Los Angeles, CA; Del Webb Resort in Palm Desert, CA.
Box 14, Folder 9
Job Folders and Other Activities 2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mt. Pleasant, MI; Pete 'n Keely in New York,
NY; "Arliss" TV series in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 14, Folder 10
Job Folders and Other Activities 2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes Pennsylvania Industries for the Blind & Handicapped in New York, NY; tour of
Canada.
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Box 14, Folder 11
Job Folders and Other Activities 2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Titus" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; "Hollywood Squares" slot machine in Las
Vegas, NV; Grand Casino in Biloxi, MS; 2001 itinerary; Suncoast Hotel and Casino in Las
Vegas, NV.
Box 15, Folder 1
Job Folders and Other Activities 2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes publicity report for Diller's engagement at Living Arts Centre in Mississauga,
Ontario.
Box 15, Folder 2
Job Folders and Other Activities 2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Celebrities Take a Stand" TV series; Gila River Casino in Chandler, AZ; M.Y.
Dream Seeker Mediterranean Cruise.
Box 15, Folder 3
Job Folders and Other Activities 2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes Children's Charity Gala in Houston, TX; Riverside Resort in Laughlin, NV; Mystic
Lake Casino in Prior Lake, MN; "Titus" TV series in Los Angeles, CA; Suncoast Hotel and
Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
Box 15, Folder 4
Job Folders and Other Activities 2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Dear Sheldon" theatrical play, tour.
Box 15, Folder 5
Job Folders and Other Activities 2001
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Dear Sheldon" theatrical play, tour.
Box 15, Folder 6
Job Folders and Other Activities 2002
Scope and Content Note
Includes "TV Guide" photo shoot in Los Angeles, CA; private party in Palm Beach, FL;
Mohegan Sun Resort in Uncasville, CT; Grand Casino in Hinckley, MN.
Box 15, Folder 7
Job Folders and Other Activities 2002
Scope and Content Note
Includes Bob Hope Museum Exhibition at United States Air force Museum in Dayton, OH;
"The Drew Carey Show" TV series; "BBC Stand Up America" TV series in Los Angeles, CA;
"The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius" TV series in Los Angeles, CA.
Box 15, Folder 8
Job Folder and Other Activities 2002
Scope and Content Note
Includes River Raisin Center for the Arts in Monroe, MI; The Ritz Theatre in Tiffin, OH; "The
Sally Jesse Raphael Show" TV series in New York, NY.
Box 15, Folder 9
Job Folder and Other Activities 2002
Scope and Content Note
Includes Pima Council on Aging in Tucson, AZ; California State University Northridge in
Northridge, CA; "Art of Darkness: A 'Night Gallery' Retrospective" DVD extra feature;
"BUST Magazine" interview in Los Angeles, CA; "The Zingers" documentary in Los
Angeles, CA.
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Box 15, Folder 10
Job Folders and Other Activities 2002
Scope and Content Note
Includes Suncoast Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.
Jokes and Gags 1964-1988
Scope and Content Note
Includes jokes and gags by Diller, Gene Perrett and other writers hired by Diller, and joke
writing services (in particular, Orben's joke writing service). Jokes cover a wide variety of
topics. Documents were originally housed in binders, which were removed for preservation
purposes, although Diller's organizational system has been maintained. Three of the original
binders can be found in box 71.
Box 16, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags May-June 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled: Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1963-1964, Book 1 (gags written by writers
hired by Diller). Note: According to the original organization of the "Orange Set" binders,
jokes go in reverse chronological order, with most recent first. Documents are sometimes
slightly out of chronological order, as they were in Diller's original binders. (1 of 4)
Box 16, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags January-May 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled: Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1963-1964, Book 1. (2 of 4)
Box 16, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags January 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled: Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1963-1964, Book 1. (3 of 4)
Box 16, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags October-December 1963
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled: Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1963-1964, Book 1. (4 of 4)
Box 16, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags November-December 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1964, Book 2. (1 of 4)
Box 17, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags October-November 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1964, Book 2. (2 of 4)
Box 17, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags September-October 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1964, Book 2. (3 of 4)
Box 17, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags July-September 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1964, Book 2. (4 of 4)
Box 17, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags May 1966-June 1967
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1965-1967, Book 3. Note: According to the
original organization of the "Orange Set" binders, jokes go in reverse chronological order,
with most recent first. (1 of 4)
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Box 17, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags June 1965-May 1966
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1965-1967, Book 3. (2 of 4)
Box 18, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags February-June 1965
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1965-1967, Book 3. (3 of 4)
Box 18, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags January 1965
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Writer's Gags, 1965-1967, Book 3. (4 of 4)
Box 18, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags November 1964-March 1968
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Phyllis' Gags, 1963-1966-68, Book 4. Note: Although this
binder is labeled "Phyllis' gags," Folder 13 includes several pages of jokes and gags by
Robert Orben. All jokes in the rest of Book 4 are by Diller. (1 of 3)
Box 18, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags August 1964-November 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Phyllis' Gags, 1963-1966-1968, Book 4. (2 of 3)
Box 18, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags November 1963-July 1964
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set: Phyllis' Gags, 1963-1966-68, Book 4. (3 of 3)
Box 19, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags August 1968-June 1975
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set, Orben's Gags; Phyllis' Gags, Book 5." Folder includes
jokes written by Orben. (1 of 2)
Box 19, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags August 1968-June 1975
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set, Orben's Gags; Phyllis' Gags, Book 5." Folder includes
jokes written by Diller. (2 of 2)
Box 19, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags April 1969-February 1976
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set, Writer's Gags, Book 6, 1965-1976." Folder includes jokes
written by writers hired by Diller. (1 of 3)
Box 19, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags December 1966-April 1969
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set, Writer's Gags, Book 6." Folder includes jokes written by
writers hired by Diller. (2 of 3)
Box 19, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags March 1965-December 1966
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orange Set, Writer's Gags, Book 6." Folder includes jokes written by
writers hired by Diller. (3 of 3)
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Box 20, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags January 1976-June 1986
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags 1976-1986; Writer's Gags 1976- 1986…Travel
books." This folder includes Diller's gags. Note: According to the original organization of
the binder, jokes go in reverse chronological order, with most recent first. Not all months
are represented. (1 of 3)
Box 20, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags April 1979-July 1986
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags 1976-1986; Writer's Gags 1976- 1986…Travel
books." This folder includes gags by writers hired by Diller. (2 of 3)
Box 20, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags April 1976-April 1979
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags 1976-1986; Writer's Gags 1976- 1986…Travel
books." This folder includes gags by writers hired by Diller. (3 of 3)
Box 20, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags January 1976-October 1980
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags, 1976-1980; Writer's Gags, April '76-80." This folder
includes gags written by Diller. (1 of 2)
Box 20, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags April 1976-August 1980
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags, 1976-1980; Writer's Gags, April '76-80." This folder
includes gags written by writers hired by Diller. (2 of 2)
Box 21, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags March 1981-June 1987
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags and Writer Gags, 1981-1982, 1983- 1984,
1985-1986, 1988-1989." Folder includes jokes written by Diller. (1 of 2)
Box 21, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags February 1981-January 1989
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Phyllis Diller Gags and Writer Gags, 1981-1982, 1983- 1984,
1985-1986, 1988-1989." Folder includes jokes written by Diller. (2 of 2)
Box 21, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags June-October 1968
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret Routines 1968." Includes jokes written for Diller by Perret.
Includes index and list of joke topics. Documents are in reverse chronological order. (1 of
2)
Box 21, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags June-September 1968
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret Routines 1968." Includes jokes written for Diller by Perret.
Includes index and list of joke topics. Documents are in reverse chronological order. (2 of
2)
Box 21, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags June-October 1968
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret All Gags Submitted I." Includes jokes written for Diller by
Perret. Documents are mostly in reverse chronological order. (1 of 2)
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Box 21, Folder 6
Jokes and Gags June-August 1968
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret All Gags Submitted I." Includes jokes written for Diller by
Perret. (2 of 2)
Box 22, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags Undated
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: All Material Submitted II." Includes jokes and gags
written for Diller by Perret. Although many of the documents are undated, the dates on
some of the documents throughout the binder suggest that these were written in 1968
and 1969. (1 of 2)
Box 22, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags Undated and 1968
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: All Material Submitted II." Includes jokes and gags
written for Diller by Perret. Although many of the documents are undated, the dates on
some of the documents throughout the binder suggest that these were written in 1968
and 1969. (2 of 2)
Box 22, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags 1968-1969
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: All Material Submitted 1968-1969." Includes index (with
a list of joke topics), and jokes and gags written for Diller by Perret. (1 of 3)
Box 22, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags 1968-1969
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: All Material Submitted 1968-1969." Includes jokes and
gags written for Diller by Perret. (2 of 3)
Box 22, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags 1968-1969
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: All Material Submitted 1968-1969." Includes jokes and
gags written for Diller by Perret. (3 of 3)
Box 23, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags 1970-72
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: New Material Submitted 1970-71-72." Includes index
(with a list of joke topics), and jokes and gags written for Diller by Perret. (1 of 3)
Box 23, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags 1970-1972
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: New Material Submitted 1970-71-72." Includes jokes and
gags written for Diller by Perret. (2 of 3)
Box 23, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags 1970-72
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret: New Material Submitted 1970-71-72." Includes jokes and
gags written for Diller by Perret. (3 of 3)
Box 23, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags January-April 1982
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret Gags/1982, Original Copies…" Includes jokes and gags
written for Diller by Perret. Documents are in reverse chronological order. (1 of 3)
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Box 23, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags May-August 1982
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret Gags/1982, Original Copies…" Includes jokes and gags
written for Diller by Perret. (2 of 3)
Box 23, Folder 6
Jokes and Gags May-August 1982
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Gene Perret Gags/1982, Original Copies…" Includes jokes and gags
written for Diller by Perret. (3 of 3)
Box 24, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags August 1974-April 1976
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Current Comedy, 1971-1976." Includes copies of "Orben's
Current Comedy," a newsletter of jokes edited by Robert Orben and published by The
Comedy Center, Inc. Documents are in reverse chronological order. (1 of 2)
Box 24, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags February 1971-August 1974
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Current Comedy, 1971-1976." Includes copies of "Orben's
Current Comedy," a newsletter of jokes edited by Robert Orben and published by The
Comedy Center, Inc. Documents are in reverse chronological order. (2 of 2)
Box 24, Folder 3
Jokes and Gags June 1978-November 1980
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Gags and Other Comedy Services, 1976-1980." Includes jokes
from "Orben's Current Comedy" newsletter and other comedy services including
Comedy/Update and O'Liners. Documents are in reverse chronological order. (1 of 2)
Box 24, Folder 4
Jokes and Gags April 1976-June 1978
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Gags and Other Comedy Services, 1976-1980." Includes jokes
from "Orben's Current Comedy" newsletter and other comedy services including
Comedy/Update and O'Liners. Documents are in reverse chronological order. (2 of 2)
Box 24, Folder 5
Jokes and Gags May 1979-July 1986
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Gags & Other Comedy Services, 1976-1986…travel books."
Includes jokes from "Orben's Current Comedy" newsletter and other comedy services
including Comedy Today, Cheap Laughs, and O'Liners. Documents are in reverse
chronological order. (1 of 3)
Box 25, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags May 1978-April 1979
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Gags & Other Comedy Services, 1976-1986…travel books."
Includes jokes from "Orben's Current Comedy" newsletter and other comedy services
including Comedy Today, Cheap Laughs, and O'Liners. Documents are in reverse
chronological order. (2 of 3)
Box 25, Folder 2
Jokes and Gags April 1976-May 1978
Scope and Content Note
From binder titled "Orben Gags & Other Comedy Services, 1976-1986…travel books."
Includes jokes from "Orben's Current Comedy" newsletter and other comedy services
including Comedy Today, Cheap Laughs, and O'Liners. Documents are in reverse
chronological order. (3 of 3)
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Box 71, Folder 1
Jokes and Gags 1964-1988
Scope and Content Note
Representative examples of Phyllis Diller's binders (used to house the jokes and gags in
this series), saved for informational purposes.
Photographs Circa 1950-Circa 2010
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs (mostly 8x10) of Diller with various celebrities, portraits of Diller,
snapshots from the opening of the Lima Civic Center in Lima, OH, and a photograph of Oscar
(Dub) Johnson, a pianist who worked with Diller at The Purple Onion nightclub in San
Francisco, CA. The series is pre-dominantly composed of portraits.
Box 25, Folder 3
Photographs Undated
Scope and Content Note
Photographs of Phyllis Diller with celebrities in various decades, including Barbra
Streisand, Bob Hope, James Stewart, and Johnny Carson.
Box 25, Folder 4
Photographs Undated
Scope and Content Note
Portraits of Diller in various decades.
Box 25, Folder 5
Photographs Undated
Scope and Content Note
Portraits of Diller in various decades.
Box 25, Folder 6
Photographs Undated
Scope and Content Note
Photographs from the opening of Lima Civic Center in Lima, OH; photograph of Oscar
(Dub) Johnson, pianist who worked with Diller at The Purple Onion in San Francisco, CA;
color print outs of photographs of the interiors of Diller's house.
Sheet Music 1934-Circa 1980
Scope and Content Note
Includes sheet music from various periods in Diller's career.
"Phyllis Diller's Old Music from Sherwood Music School Days and Alameda" Circa
1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Contains sheet music from Diller's three years at Sherwood Music Conservatory in
Chicago, IL (1934-1938?) and Alameda, CA (1945-approx. 1956). In Alameda, Diller began
writing, performing, and eventually touring with her comedy. Subseries includes mostly
published classical music and standards. Of particular interest are workbooks from some
of Diller's courses at Sherwood Music School.
Box 26, Folder 1
Sheet Music Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 26, Folder 2
Sheet Music Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
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Sheet Music 1934-Circa 1980
"Phyllis Diller's Old Music from Sherwood Music School Days and Alameda" Circa 1934-1956
Box 26, Folder 3
Sheet Music Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 26, Folder 4
Sheet Music Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 26, Folder 5
Sheet Music Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 27, Folder 1
Sheet Music Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 27, Folder 2
Sheet Music Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 27, Folder 3
Sheer Music Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 27, Folder 4
Sheet Music Circa 1934-1938
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music and lesson books from Sherwood Music Conservatory, some with notes
by Diller.
Box 27, Folder 5
Sheet Music Circa 1934-1938
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music and lesson books from Sherwood Music Conservatory, some with notes
by Diller.
Box 28, Folder 1
Sheet Music Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 28, Folder 2
Sheet Music Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 28, Folder 3
Sheet Music Circa 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 28, Folder 4
Sheet Music 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 28, Folder 5
Sheet Music 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
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Sheet Music 1934-Circa 1980
"Phyllis Diller's Old Music from Sherwood Music School Days and Alameda" Circa 1934-1956
Box 40, Folder 6
Sheet Music 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
Box 48, Folder 1
Sheet Music 1934-1956
Scope and Content Note
Includes music from Sherwood Music Conservatory and Alameda, CA.
"Born to Sing" album music Circa 1970
Scope and Content Note
Music from Diller's album "Born to Sing," released by Columbia in 1970. Includes songs
that were not included on the final album.
Box 29, Folder 1
Sheet Music Circa 1970
Scope and Content Note
Music from Diller's album "Born to Sing," released by Columbia in 1970.
"Best of Broadway" Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labelled "Best of Broadway." It is likely that this sheet music is from "The
Phyllis Diller Show," a 90-minute special that aired on NBC in the 1960s (exact date
unknown). This special, which is different from (and likely preceded) the sitcom "The
Phyllis Diller Show," was presented by "The Best of Broadway." See also press kit in: Box
65, Folder 1.
Box 29, Folder 2
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
Box 29, Folder 3
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
Box 29, Folder 4
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
Box 30, Folder 1
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
Box 48, Folder 3
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
Box 48, Folder 4
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
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"Best of Broadway" Undated
Box 48, Folder 5
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music labeled "Best of Broadway."
Music from "The Hollywood Palace" TV series Circa 1964-1970
Scope and Content Note
This show was broadcast on the ABC network, 1964-1970. Songs include: "Diller
Opening," "Love Story," and "Wives and Lovers."
Box 31, Folder 1
Sheet Music Circa 1964-1970
Scope and Content Note
Songs include: "Diller Opening," "Love Story," and "Wives and Lovers."
L.P. Files Undated
Scope and Content Note
Materials from files marked "L.P. File" and "Record." It is unclear which of Diller's released
albums (if any) are related to these materials. It is most likely that they relate to her
album "Born to Sing" (released by Columbia in 1970), as this is Diller's only released
album that contains songs. Folders include sheet music, written and typed lyrics (for
songs including "Dancing in the Street," "With a Little Help from My Friends," and "Ticket
to Ride,") memos and notes, song lists, lighting and sound requirements for a live
performance, and occasional drawings on the margins of papers (presumably by Diller).
Some materials are printed on the back of stationary from the radio station KROW, where
Diller began her career as a copywriter in 1952. The stationery includes copy from this
period, possibly written by Diller. These folders were originally housed with Diller's sheet
music.
Box 31, Folder 2
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Materials from file marked "L.P. File." Folders include sheet music, written and typed
lyrics (for songs including "Dancing in the Street," "With a Little Help from My Friends,"
and "Ticket to Ride,") memos and notes, song lists, and lighting and sound
requirements for a live performance. Some materials are printed on the back of
stationery from the radio station KROW, where Diller began her career as a copywriter
in 1952. The stationery includes copy from this period, possibly written by Diller.
Box 31, Folder 3
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Materials from file marked "Record." Folders include sheet music, written and typed
lyrics (for songs including "When I Fall In Love," "I've Got the World on a String," and
"The Nearness of You"), memos and notes, and drawings in margins of papers
(presumably by Diller).
Box 31, Folder 4
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Materials from an unmarked file that houses similar materials to folders 3 and 4.
"The Pat Boone Show" TV series. December 1966
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Diller and Boone's duet of "I Remember It Well."
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"The Pat Boone Show" TV series. December 1966
Box 31, Folder 5
Sheet Music December 1966-1968.
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music from Diller and Boone's duet of "I Remember It Well," which appeared on
the NBC series "The Pat Boone Show" in 1966-1968 (likely December 21 or 22, 1966).
"The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show" TV series. October 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for "The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show," Diller's variety series which ran for
one season on NBC in 1968. Folders are organized by episode. When possible, numbers
from episodes have been placed together in chronological order within the series.
However, sometimes episodes are placed out of chronological order and/or broken up,
maintaining the organizational structure of the original collection and allowing sheet
music of different sizes to be housed in appropriate boxes. Scope and content notes
inform the reader when the music from an episode is broken up within the series, and in
which boxes and folders the remaining music from that episode can be found. All songs
contained in each folder are listed in scope and content notes.
Box 30, Folder 2
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for unknown episode, including "2 Bar Playoff," "Transition-I," "Transition
II," "Theme Pretty," and "Funny Playoff 2."
Box 30, Folder 3
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for unknown episode, including "Funny Playoff 2," "Theme in 4 Long,"
"Theme in 3 Long," "Blackout Theme 1," "Blackout Theme-2," "Funny Play On," "Old
Fanfare & "Play Off," and "Fanfare."
Box 30, Folder 4
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for unknown episode, including "Phyllis' Phollies," "Short Comedy Bridge,"
"Hooray for Hollyballoon," and "Chicken-Playoff."
Box 31, Folder 6
Sheet Music October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for "We've Got To Be Young," which Diller sang with Glen Campbell and
Kate Smith in Season 1, Episode 6. (1 of 8, see Box 37, Folders 3-5)
Box 34, Folder 5
Sheet Music September 15, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode One, including "Don't Give Up," "James Knox
Polka," and "Carson Play Off." (1 of 5, see Box 36, Folder 1)
Box 34, Folder 6
Sheet Music September 15, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode One, including "Sing, Sing, Sing."
Box 35, Folder 1
Sheet Music September 15, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode One, including "Opening-Version-2," "Opening
Billboard," "Wine and Roses-Intro," "Wine and Roses," "Wine and Roses Play-off." (2 of
5, see Box 43, Folder 2)
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"The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show" TV series. October 1968
Box 35, Folder 2
Sheet Music September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two including "A Train," "James Knox Polka," and
"Carson Play Off." (1 of 6)
Box 35, Folder 3
Sheet Music September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two, including "The Look of Love," "Hooray
Gompers," "Gomper's Stomp," and "Look of Love." (2 of 6)
Box 35, Folder 4
Sheet Music September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two, including "The Look of Love." (3 of 6, see
Box 41, Folder 7)
Box 35, Folder 5
Sheet Music September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three, including "Strictly for the Birds" and
"Everyday Housewife." (1 of 9)
Box 35, Folder 6
Sheet Music September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three, including "The Bird" and "Doodle Town
Lead In." (2 of 9)
Box 36, Folder 1
Sheet Music September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three, including "Ev'ryday Housewife" and
"Doodle Town Lead-In." (3 of 9, see Box 44, Folders 8-10)
Box 36, Folder 2
Sheet Music October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four, including "We Jog" and "The Men in My
Little Girl's Life." (1 of 10)
Box 36, Folder 3
Sheet Music October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four, including "Jogging Jokes," "We Jog
Reprise," and "Susan B. Anthony." (2 of 10)
Box 36, Folder 4
Sheet Music October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four, including "Nobody Wants to Pet." (3 of 10,
see Box 43, Folder 8)
Box 36, Folder 5
Sheet Music October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five, including "Spanish Phyl Reprise," "Spanish,
Anyone," and "Fountain of Youth." (1 of 9)
Box 36, Folder 6
Sheet Music October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five, including "Yellow Days," "Fountain of
Youth," and Ponce de Leon." (2 of 9)
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"The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show" TV series. October 1968
Box 37, Folder 1
Sheet Music October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five, including "We've Got To Be Young," "Yellow
Days," "Spanish Anyone," and "Fountain of Youth." (3 of 9)
Box 37, Folder 2
Sheet Music October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five, including "More," "Ponce de Leon," and
"We've Got To Be Young." (4 of 9, see Box 34, Folders 3-7)
Box 37, Folder 3
Sheet Music October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six, including "Stepping Out." (2 of 8)
Box 37, Folder 4
Sheet Music October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six, including "Gardner" and "Buzz Off." (3 of 8)
Box 37, Folder 5
Sheet Music October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six, including "The Man I Love," "Gardener," and
"Stepping Out." (4 of 8, see Box 45, Folders 3-5)
Box 37, Folder 6
Sheet Music Circa November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven, including "Y B B Waltz Chorus," "Y B B
Playoff I," "Y B B Playoff II." (1 of 7)
Box 38, Folder 1
Sheet Music Circa October 1968.
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven, including "Shoot'em Up." (2 of 7)
Box 38, Folder 2
Sheet Music Circa October 1968.
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven, including "This Guy's In Love With You,"
"Phyllis' Fugue," "Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart," "Buffalo Shuffle,"
"Shoot'em Up," "The Saints," and "Come Back to Me," (3 of 7, see Box 43, Folders
9-12)
Box 38, Folder 3
Sheet Music November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight, including "Honey," "Pooh Pooh P.T.
Barnum," "Shangri-La Play Off," "Circus Transition," "Dionne [Warwick] Medley," and
"Honey." (1 of 11)
Box 38, Folder 4
Sheet Music November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight, including "I Lost My Kidney in Sidney,"
"How Did You Do It?" and "Midway." (2 of 11)
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"The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show" TV series. October 1968
Box 38, Folder 5
Sheet Music November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight, including "Midway Part 2," ""Always
Something," "Dionne [Warwick] Medley," "Ballgame Play Off," and "A Day for the
Unholidayed." (3 of 11, see Box 42, Folders 8-9)
Box 39, Folder 1
Sheet Music November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight, including "Ball Game-Playon," Ball
Game-Playoff."
Box 39, Folder 2
Sheet Music November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine, (the sheet music is dated October 1,
1968), including "Home-Military," "Learn to Fly," and "If I Had a Hammer." (1 of 11)
Box 39, Folder 3
Sheet Music November 10 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine, (the sheet music is dated October 1,
1968), including "Carrie Nation Rag." (2 of 11)
Box 39, Folder 4
Sheet Music November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine, (the sheet music is dated October 1,
1968), including "Carrie Button," "Dirty Movies," and "If I Had a Hammer." (3 of 11)
Box 39, Folder 5
Sheet Music November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine, (the sheet music is dated October 1,
1968), including "I Will Wait For You," "Home-Military," "Sock'em Carrie," and "Learn to
Fly." (4 of 11, see Box 45, Folders 10-12)
Box 39, Folder 6
Sheet Music November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten, including "One More Dance," "Gee Mr.
Webster," "Communication Gap," "One More Dance," "Singing in Rain," "The
Communication Gap," "One More Dance," and "Country Boy." (1 of 10)
Box 40, Folder 1
Sheet Music November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten, including "Finian's Medley." (2 of 10)
Box 40, Folder 2
Sheet Music November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten, including "Communication Gap." (3 of 10,
see Box 42, Folder 1)
Box 40, Folder 3
Sheet Music November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11, including "Sam Morse-Of Course," Soldier,
Soldier," "Caper," and "The Morse Code." (1 of 7)
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Box 40, Folder 4
Sheer Music November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11, including "The Morse Code," "On Wings of
Song-Ending," "Caper," "Rustle of Spring-Ending," and "The Morse Code." (2 of 7)
Box 40, Folder 5
Sheet Music November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11, including "Soldier." (3 of 7, see Box 44,
Folders 1-4)
Box 41, Folder 1
Sheet Music November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "Lulu,-All I Need" and "Your
Gourmet Dish." (1 of 11)
Box 41, Folder 2
Sheet Music November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "Lulu All I Need." (2 of 11)
Box 41, Folder 3
Sheet Music November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "And So We Sew." (3 of 11)
Box 41, Folder 4
Sheet Music November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "And So We Sew." (4 of 11)
Box 41, Folder 5
Sheet Music November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "Love Potent," "My Son,"
and "The Peeler." (5 of 11, see Box 42, Folder 2)
Box 41, Folder 6
Sheet Music September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two. Songs including "Hallelujah Ending." (4 of
6, see Box 44, Folders 6 and 7)
Box 42, Folder 1
Sheet Music November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "One More Dance." (4 of
10, see Box 46, Folders 7-11)
Box 42, Folder 2
Sheet Music Circa November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "Your Gourmet Dish." (6 of
11)
Box 42, Folder 3
Sheet Music Circa November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "The Peeler," and "Love
Potent." (7 of 11)
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Box 42, Folder 4
Sheet Music Circa November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "Lulu-All I Need." (8 of 11)
Box 42, Folder 5
Sheet Music Circa November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "Lulu-All I Need" and "My
Son." (9 of 11)
Box 42, Folder 6
Sheet Music Circa November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "My Son." (10 of 11)
Box 42, Folder 7
Sheet Music Circa November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 12. Songs including "And So We Sew." (11 of 11)
Box 42, Folder 8
Sheet Music November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "How Did You Do It," "Ball
Game Playon," and "Ball Game Playoff." (4 of 11)
Box 42, Folder 9
Sheet Music November 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "Honey." (5 of 11, see
Box 45, Folders 6-9)
Box 42, Folder 10
Sheet Music 1968
Scope and Content Note
Numbers in this folder are labeled 1-7. However, it is unclear in which episode the
numbers were used. Songs including "Theme in 3 Long."
Box 42, Folder 11
Sheet Music 1968
Scope and Content Note
Numbers in this folder are labeled 8-16. However, it is unclear in which episode the
numbers were used. Songs including "A Day for the Unholidayed", Funny Playoff #2",
and "Wine and Roses Intro".
Box 42, Folder 12
Sheet Music 1968
Scope and Content Note
Numbers in this folder are labeled 16A-18. However, it is unclear in which episode the
numbers were used. Songs including "Wine and Roses," "Theme Pretty," and "Hooray
for Hollyballoon."
Box 43, Folder 1
Sheet Music 1968
Scope and Content Note
Numbers in this folder are labeled 19-40. However, it is unclear in which episode the
numbers were used. Songs including "Blackout Theme #1" and "Closing Theme."
Box 43, Folder 2
Sheet Music September 15, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode One. Songs including "Opening Billboard,"
"Carson Play-off," "Phyllis Phollies." (3 of 5, see Box 46, Folders 1 & 2)
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Box 43, Folder 3
Sheet Music October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five. Songs including "Yellow Days" and "Ponce
de Leon." (5 of 9)
Box 43, Folder 4
Sheet Music October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five. Songs including "More" and "Ponce de
Leon." (6 of 9)
Box 43, Folder 5
Sheet Music October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five. Songs including "We've Got To Be Young."
(7 of 9)
Box 43, Folder 6
Sheet Music October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five. Songs including "Spanish, Anyone." (8 of 9)
Box 43, Folder 7
Sheet Music October 13, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Five. Songs including "Spanish, Anyone" and
"Spanish Phyl-Reprise" (9 of 9)
Box 43, Folder 8
Sheet Music October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for titled "Jogging Jokes." It is unspecified in which episode this number
was performed. However, it was likely in episode four, in which the number "We Jog"
was featured. (4 of 10, see Box 47, Folders 3-8)
Box 43, Folder 9
Sheet Music October 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven. Songs including "Back to Bach." (4 of 7)
Box 43, Folder 10
Sheet Music November, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven. Songs including "Shoot'em Up." (5 of 7)
Box 43, Folder 11
Sheet Music November, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven. Songs including "Shoot'em Up." (6 of 7)
Box 43, Folder 12
Sheet Music 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven. Songs including "The Saint" and "Y B B
Waltz." (7 of 7)
Box 43, Folder 13
Sheet Music 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven. Songs including "Flushed From the
Bathroom of Your Heart." (4 of 5)
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Box 43, Folder 14
Sheet Music November, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Seven. The episode aired in November, 1968 on
NBC. Songs including "Come Back To Me," "Buffalo Shuffle," "Phyllis' Fugue," "This
Guy's," and "Shoot'em Up." (4 of 5)
Box 44, Folder 1
Sheet Music November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11. Songs including "Sam Morse-Of course." (4
of 7)
Box 44, Folder 2
Sheet Music November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11. Songs including "Sam Morse-Of course." (5
of 7)
Box 44, Folder 3
Sheet Music November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11. Songs including "Soldier, Soldier." (6 of 7)
Box 44, Folder 4
Sheet Music November 24, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 11. Songs including "Caper." (7 of 7)
Box 44, Folder 5
Sheet Music 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode 14. Songs including "On Wings of Song."
Box 44, Folder 6
Sheet Music September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two. Songs including "Gompers Stomp." (5 of 6)
Box 44, Folder 7
Sheet Music September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two. Songs including "Gompers Stomp" and
"Hooray Gompers." (6 of 6)
Box 44, Folder 8
Sheet Music September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three. Songs including "Doodle Town Lead In."
(4 of 9)
Box 44, Folder 9
Sheet Music September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three. Songs including "Everyday Housewife." (5
of 9)
Box 44, Folder 10
Sheet Music September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three. Songs including "Everyday Housewife." (6
of 9)
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Box 45, Folder 1
Sheet Music September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three. Songs including "Strictly for the Birds." (7
of 9)
Box 45, Folder 2
Sheet Music September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three. Songs including "The Bird" (8 of 9, see
Box 48, Folder 2)
Box 45, Folder 3
Sheet Music October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six. Songs including "Fountain of Youth" and
"Stepping Out." (5 of 8)
Box 45, Folder 4
Sheet Music October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six. Songs include "Stepping Out" and "Buzz
Off." (6 of 8, see Box 47, Folders 9-10)
Box 45, Folder 5
Sheet Music November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "Midway" (6 of 11)
Box 45, Folder 6
Sheet Music November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "Midway." (7 of 11)
Box 45, Folder 7
Sheet Music November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "Midway-Part II." (8 of 11)
Box 45, Folder 8
Sheet Music November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "Shangri-La Play-On" and
"Midway-Part II." (9 of 11, see Box 47, Folders 11-12)
Box 45, Folder 9
Sheet Music November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "Sock'em Carrie," "Home
Military" and "I Will Wait For You." (5 out of 11)
Box 45, Folder 10
Sheet Music November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "I Will Wait For You." (6
out of 11)
Box 45, Folder 11
Sheet Music November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "Carrie Nation Rag" and
"Carrie Button." (7 out of 11, see Box 46, Folders 3-6)
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Box 46, Folder 1
Sheet Music September 15, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode One. Songs including "James Knox Polka," "Back
to Bach," "Sing Sing Sing," and ""Chicken Playoff"." (4 of 5)
Box 46, Folder 2
Sheet Music September 15, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode One. Songs including "James Knox Polka." (5 of
5)
Box 46, Folder 3
Sheet Music November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "Carrie Nation Rag." (8 of
11)
Box 46, Folder 4
Sheet Music November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "Learn to Fly." (9 of 11)
Box 46, Folder 5
Sheet Music November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "Dirty Movies" and "If I
Had a Hammer." (10 of 11)
Box 46, Folder 6
Sheet Music November 10, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Nine. Songs including "If I Had a Hammer." (11
of 11)
Box 46, Folder 7
Sheet Music November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "Singin' in the Rain." (5 of
10)
Box 46, Folder 8
Sheet Music November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "Finian's Medley." (6 of 10)
Box 46, Folder 9
Sheet Music November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "Finian's Medley." (7 of 10)
Box 46, Folder 10
Sheet Music November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "Gee Mr. Webster." (8 of
10)
Box 46, Folder 11
Sheet Music November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "Communication Gap." (9
of 10, see Box 47, Folder 1)
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Sheet Music 1934-Circa 1980
"The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show" TV series. October 1968
Box 47, Folder 1
Sheet Music November 17, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Ten. Songs including "Communication Gap." (10
of 10)
Box 47, Folder 2
Sheet Music September 22, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Two. Songs including "Look of Love." (1 of 2).
Box 47, Folder 3
Sheet Music October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four. Songs including "We Jog." (5 of 10)
Box 47, Folder 4
Sheet Music October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four. Songs including: "We Jog." (6 of 10)
Box 47, Folder 5
Sheet Music October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four. Songs including "Susan B. Anthony" and
"The Men in My Little Girl's Life." (7 of 10)
Box 47, Folder 6
Sheet Music October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four. Songs including "The Men in My Little Girl's
Life." (8 of 10)
Box 47, Folder 7
Sheet Music October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four. Songs including "Nobody Wants to Pet." (9
of 10)
Box 47, Folder 8
Sheet Music October 6, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Four. Songs including "Nobody Wants to Pet."
(10 if 10)
Box 47, Folder 9
Sheet Music October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six. Songs including "The Man I Love." (7 of 8)
Box 47, Folder 10
Sheet Music October 20, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Six. Songs including "Gardner." (8 of 8)
Box 47, Folder 11
Sheet Music November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "I Lost My Kidney in
Sidney" and "Pooh Pooh P.T. Barnum." (10 of 11)
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Sheet Music 1934-Circa 1980
"The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show" TV series. October 1968
Box 47, Folder 12
Sheet Music November 3, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Eight. Songs including "Pooh Pooh P.T. Barnum"
and "Honey." (11 of 11)
Box 48, Folder 2
Sheet Music September 29, 1968
Scope and Content Note
Sheet music for Season One, Episode Three. Songs including "Everyday Housewife". (9
of 9)
Unlabeled Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Unlabeled sheet music from various periods in Diller's career. Series contains a small
amount of handwritten sheet music presumably written for Diller's live performances and
television appearances (contained in folders 1-4), and a substantial amount of
pre-published sheet music from various periods. Notable songs include "Phyllis' Theme"
by Ed Robards; "Firestone Theme Song/Theme Song--Phyllis Diller"; "Spinning Song" by F.
Mendelssohn; "The Ghoul-Friend" by Murray Grand and June Carroll; and "Phyllis Fugue,"
written by Diller in 1937. Pre-published sheet music mostly consists of standards from the
American songbook (i.e. "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe" by E.Y. Harburg and Harold
Arlen and "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You" by Holt Marvlel, Jack Strachey, and
Harry Link), popular American songs (i.e. "New York, New York" by Kander and Ebb; "The
Sound of Silence" by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel), opera music (i.e. Puccini's "La
Boheme"), and classical music.
Box 31, Folder 7
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Unlabelled sheet music that appears to have been composed specifically for Diller's
performances.
Box 32, Folder 1
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Unlabelled sheet music that appears to have been composed specifically for Diller's
performances.
Box 32, Folder 2
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Unlabelled sheet music that appears to have been composed specifically for Diller's
performances.
Box 32, Folder 3
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Unlabelled sheet music that appears to have been composed specifically for Diller's
performances.
Box 32, Folder 4
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music
Box 32, Folder 5
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
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Sheet Music 1934-Circa 1980
Unlabeled Sheet Music Undated
Box 33, Folder 1
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 33, Folder 2
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 33, Folder 3
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 33, Folder 4
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 33, Folder 5
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 34, Folder 1
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 34, Folder 2
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 34, Folder 3
Sheet Music Undated
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Box 34, Folder 4
Sheet Music Undated.
Scope and Content Note
Published sheet music.
Clippings 1957-2011
Scope and Content Note
Includes clippings from newspapers, magazines, etc. Clippings occasionally include notes or
comments written on the articles by Diller. Several years are arranged out of chronological
order, maintaining Diller's original organization.
Box
Box
Box
Box
Box
48,
48,
48,
49,
49,
Folder
Folder
Folder
Folder
Folder
6
7
8
1
2
Clippings
Clippings
Clippings
Clippings
Clippings
1957-1965
1966-1969
1970-1973
1974-1982
1983-1986
Scope and Content Note
1 of 2, see 57.4
Box 49, Folder 3
Clippings 1989
Scope and Content Note
1 of 2
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Clippings 1957-2011
Box 49, Folder 4
Clippings 1989
Scope and Content Note
2 of 2
Box
Box
Box
Box
49,
49,
50,
50,
Folder
Folder
Folder
Folder
5
6
1
2
Clippings
Clippings
Clippings
Clippings
1987
1988
1990
1991
Scope and Content Note
1 of 2
Box 50, Folder 3
Clippings 1991
Scope and Content Note
2 of 2
Box 50, Folder 4
Clippings 1992
Scope and Content Note
1 of 3
Box 50, Folder 5
Clippings 1992
Scope and Content Note
2 of 3
Box 50, Folder 6
Clippings 1992
Scope and Content Note
3 of 3
Box 50, Folder 7
Clippings 1993
Scope and Content Note
1 of 9
Box 50, Folder 8
Clippings 1993
Scope and Content Note
2 of 9
Box 51, Folder 1
Clippings 1993
Scope and Content Note
3 of 9
Box 51, Folder 2
Clippings 1993
Scope and Content Note
4 of 9
Box 51, Folder 3
Clippings 1993
Scope and Content Note
5 of 9
Box 51, Folder 4
Clippings 1993
Scope and Content Note
6 of 9
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Clippings 1957-2011
Box 51, Folder 5
Clippings 1993
Scope and Content Note
7 of 9
Box 51, Folder 6
Clippings 1993
Scope and Content Note
8 of 9
Box 52, Folder 1
Clippings 1993
Scope and Content Note
9 of 9
Box 52, Folder 2
Clippings 1994
Scope and Content Note
1 of 11
Box 52, Folder 3
Clippings 1994
Scope and Content Note
2 of 11
Box 52, Folder 4
Clippings 1994
Scope and Content Note
3 of 11
Box 52, Folder 5
Clippings 1994
Scope and Content Note
4 of 11
Box 52, Folder 6
Clippings 1994
Scope and Content Note
5 of 11
Box 52, Folder 7
Clippings 1994
Scope and Content Note
6 of 11
Box 53, Folder 1
Clippings 1994
Scope and Content Note
7 of 11
Box 53, Folder 2
Clippings 1994
Scope and Content Note
8 of 11
Box 53, Folder 3
Clippings 1994
Scope and Content Note
9 of 11
Box 53, Folder 4
Clippings 1994
Scope and Content Note
10 of 11
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Clippings 1957-2011
Box 53, Folder 5
Clippings 1994
Scope and Content Note
11 of 11
Box 53, Folder 6
Clippings 1995
Scope and Content Note
1 of 11
Box 53, Folder 7
Clippings 1995
Scope and Content Note
2 of 11
Box 54, Folder 1
Clippings 1995
Scope and Content Note
3 of 11
Box 54, Folder 2
Clippings 1995
Scope and Content Note
4 of 11
Box 54, Folder 3
Clippings 1995
Scope and Content Note
5 of 11
Box 54, Folder 4
Clippings 1995
Scope and Content Note
6 of 11
Box 54, Folder 5
Clippings 1995
Scope and Content Note
7 of 11
Box 54, Folder 6
Clippings 1995
Scope and Content Note
8 of 11, see Box 57, Folders 1-3
Box 55, Folder 1
Clippings 1998
Scope and Content Note
1 of 4
Box 55, Folder 2
Clippings 1998
Scope and Content Note
2 of 4
Box 55, Folder 3
Clippings 1998
Scope and Content Note
3 of 4, see Box 58, Folder 3
Box 55, Folder 4
Clippings 1997
Scope and Content Note
1 of 7
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Clippings 1957-2011
Box 55, Folder 5
Clippings 1997
Scope and Content Note
2 of 7
Box 55, Folder 6
Clippings 1997
Scope and Content Note
3 of 7
Box 55, Folder 7
Clippings 1997
Scope and Content Note
4 of 7
Box 56, Folder 1
Clippings 1997
Scope and Content Note
5 of 7
Box 56, Folder 2
Clippings 1997
Scope and Content Note
6 of 8, see Box 58, Folders 1 and 2
Box 56, Folder 3
Clippings 1996
Scope and Content Note
1 of 7
Box 56, Folder 4
Clippings 1996
Scope and Content Note
2 of 7
Box 56, Folder 5
Clippings 1996
Scope and Content Note
3 of 7
Box 56, Folder 6
Clippings 1996
Scope and Content Note
4 of 7
Box 56, Folder 7
Clippings 1996
Scope and Content Note
5 of 7, see Box 57, Folders 5 and 6
Box 57, Folder 1
Clippings 1995
Scope and Content Note
9 of 11
Box 57, Folder 2
Clippings 1995
Scope and Content Note
10 of 11
Box 57, Folder 3
Clippings 1995
Scope and Content Note
11 of 11
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Clippings 1957-2011
Box 57, Folder 4
Clippings 1984
Scope and Content Note
2 of 2
Box 57, Folder 5
Clippings 1996
Scope and Content Note
6 of 7
Box 57, Folder 6
Clippings 1996
Scope and Content Note
7 of 7
Box 58, Folder 1
Clippings 1997
Scope and Content Note
7 of 8
Box 58, Folder 2
Clippings 1997
Scope and Content Note
8 of 8
Box 58, Folder 3
Clippings 1998
Scope and Content Note
4 of 4
Box 58, Folder 4
Box 58, Folder 5
Box 58, Folder 6
Clippings 1999
Clippings 2000
Clippings 2001
Scope and Content Note
1 of 4
Box 58, Folder 7
Clippings 2001
Scope and Content Note
2 of 4
Box 59, Folder 1
Clippings 2001
Scope and Content Note
3 of 4
Box 59, Folder 2
Clippings 2001
Scope and Content Note
4 of 4
Box 59, Folder 3
Clippings 2002
Scope and Content Note
1 of 4
Box 59, Folder 4
Clippings 2002
Scope and Content Note
2 of 4
Box 59, Folder 5
Clippings 2002
Scope and Content Note
3 of 4
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Clippings 1957-2011
Box 59, Folder 6
Clippings 2002
Scope and Content Note
4 of 4
Box 60, Folder 1
Clippings 2003
Scope and Content Note
1 of 4
Box 60, Folder 2
Clippings 2003
Scope and Content Note
2 of 4
Box 60, Folder 3
Clippings 2003
Scope and Content Note
3 of 4
Box 60, Folder 4
Clippings 2003
Scope and Content Note
4 of 4
Box 60, Folder 5
Clippings 2004
Scope and Content Note
1 of 3
Box 60, Folder 6
Clippings 2004
Scope and Content Note
2 of 3
Box 61, Folder 1
Clippings 2004
Scope and Content Note
3 of 3
Box 61, Folder 2
Clippings 2005
Scope and Content Note
1 of 4
Box 61, Folder 3
Clippings 2005
Scope and Content Note
2 of 4
Box 61, Folder 4
Clippings 2005
Scope and Content Note
3 of 4
Box 61, Folder 5
Clippings 2005
Scope and Content Note
4 of 4
Box 62, Folder 1
Box 62, Folder 2
Clippings 2006
Clippings 2007
Scope and Content Note
1 of 4
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Clippings 1957-2011
Box 62, Folder 3
Clippings 2007
Scope and Content Note
2 of 4
Box 62, Folder 4
Clippings 2007
Scope and Content Note
3 of 4
Box 62, Folder 5
Clippings 2007
Scope and Content Note
4 of 4
Box 63, Folder 1
Box 63, Folder 2
Box 63, Folder 3
Clippings 2008-09
Clippings 2010
Clippings 2011
Scope and Content Note
This folder also includes a small number of undated articles from a box labeled
"2010-11."
Box 63, Folder 4
Clippings Undated
Scope and Content Note
Undated clippings labeled "miscellaneous." Includes clips from circa 1960 through the
1990s and 2000s (most clippings appear to be from the latter decades).
Publications 1951-2009
Scope and Content Note
Includes books and articles written by Diller and books featuring Diller.
Box 64, Folder 1
"A Letter to Dad" by Diller May 1951
Scope and Content Note
Magazine: "Your Life," Vol. 28, No. 5 (May 1951). Includes an article titled "A Letter to
Dad" by Diller.
Box 64, Folder 2
"Phyllis Diller's Housekeeping Hints" 1966
Scope and Content Note
Book: "Phyllis Diller's Housekeeping Hints." New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc.,
1966.
Box 64, Folder 3
"Phyllis Diller's Marriage Manual" 1967
Scope and Content Note
Book: "Phyllis Diller's Marriage Manual." New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1966.
Box 64, Folder 4
"The Complete Mother" 1969
Scope and Content Note
Book: Diller, Phyllis. "The Complete Mother." New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc.,
1969.
Box 64, Folder 5
"Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse: My Life in Comedy" 2005
Scope and Content Note
Book: Diller, Phyllis. "Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse: My Life in Comedy." New York:
Penguin Group (USA), Inc., 2005.
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Publications 1951-2009
Box 64, Folder 6
"Celebrity Stew" 2003
Scope and Content Note
Book: Pearlstein, Leo. "Celebrity Stew." Steve Allen, foreword. Hollywood Circle Press,
2003. Pre-publication draft.
Box 64, Folder 7
"Pat Rocco DARED!" 2009
Scope and Content Note
Book: Rocco, Pat. "Pat Rocco DARED!" P.R. Productions, 2009.
Playbills and programs 1971-2006
Scope and Content Note
Includes playbills, programs, and pamphlets for Diller's various performances and
appearances.
Box 65, Folder 1
Playbills and programs Circa 1960-1991
Scope and Content Note
Includes press kit for "The Best of Broadway Presents: The Phyllis Diller Show" (Diller's
first television special, different from her sitcom of the same name). See also: Boxes 29,
30, and 48 in the "Sheet Music" series (which contain sheet music that was likely from
this special).
Box
Box
Box
Box
Box
Box
Box
Box
65,
65,
65,
65,
65,
66,
66,
66,
Folder
Folder
Folder
Folder
Folder
Folder
Folder
Folder
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
Playbills
Playbills
Playbills
Playbills
Playbills
Playbills
Playbills
Playbills
Box 66, Folder 4
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
and
programs
programs
programs
programs
programs
programs
programs
programs
1995
1996
1996-97
1996-1997
1998-1999
2000
2000
2000-06
Playbills and programs Undated
Ephemera and souvenirs Circa 1935 to 2011
Scope and Content Note
Includes Mayor Lewis Brown, Jr.'s proclamation of "Phyllis Diller Day" in San Francisco, CA;
press materials from early stage and television performances in the 1950s; a signed check
by George Gershwin; "Family Guy" trading card; press material for Phyllis Diller's Original
Recipe Chili.
Box 63, Folder 5
Birthday celebration poster July 16, 1998
Scope and Content Note
Poster for Phyllis Diller's 81st birthday celebration and screening of the film "The Private
Navy of Sergeant O'Farrell," co-starring Bob Hope. The event took place at Akebono
Theatre.
Box 67, Folder 1
Ephemera and souvenirs Circa 1950-2011
Scope and Content Note
Includes Mayor Lewis Brown, Jr.'s proclamation of "Phyllis Diller Day" in San Francisco,
CA; press materials from early stage and television performances in the 1950s; "Family
Guy" trading card; press material for Phyllis Diller's Original Recipe Chili.
Box 67, Folder 2
Check from George Gershwin 1935
Scope and Content Note
A framed signed check by George Gershwin.
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Ephemera and souvenirs Circa 1935 to 2011
Box 70, Folder 1
Diller Gin game Undated
Scope and Content Note
Diller Gin, a game described as "A new card game created by Phyllis Diller- America's
funny lady."
Media 1959-2000
Scope and Content Note
Includes vinyl LPs, film, audio cassette tapes, and VHS tapes.
Box 68, Folder 1
Bob Costas Anecdote for Phyllis Diller August, 22, 1995
Scope and Content Note
Labeled: Bob Costas Anecdote for Phyllis Diller, Production Consultants, St. Louis 4:366;
Dolby B. 8/22/95. Includes a letter from Kay Reller. Format: Audio cassette.
Box 68, Folder 2
"Only in Hollywood" TV special November 5, 1997
Scope and Content Note
"Only in Hollywood" TV special, which aired on E! Entertainment Television. Labeled: Dub:
11/5/97, Total running time: 60:00. The program was sent to Diller by Jonah Borris at E!
Entertainment Television, and includes a note from him. Format: VHS cassette.
Box 68, Folder 3
"Diller" by Aileen E. Smith 2000
Scope and Content Note
A recording of Aileen E. Smith's song "Diller," a song about Diller set to the tune of
Michael Jackson's "Thriller." The package contains a letter from Smith and lyrics to the
song. Format: Compact disc.
Box 69, Folder 1
"Phyllis Diller Laughs" record 1961
Scope and Content Note
"Phyllis Diller Laughs." Format: LP record.
Box 69, Folder 2
"Are You Ready For Phyllis Diller?" record 1962
Scope and Content Note
"Are You Ready For Phyllis Diller?." Format: LP record.
Box 69, Folder 3
"The Best of Phyllis Diller" record 1965
Scope and Content Note
"The Best of Phyllis Diller." Format: LP record.
Box 69, Folder 4
"'On the Lam': Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" record 1967
Scope and Content Note
"'On the Lam': Original Motion Picture Soundtrack." Format: LP record.
Box 69, Folder 5
"What's Left of Phyllis Diller" record 1967
Scope and Content Note
"What's Left of Phyllis Diller." Format: LP record.
Box 69, Folder 6
"Born to Sing" record 1970
Scope and Content Note
Diller, Phyllis. "Born to Sing." Format: LP record.
Costumes Circa 1975 and undated
Scope and Content Note
Costume pieces worn by Diller in various performances.
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Costumes Circa 1975 and undated
Box 72, Folder 1
Costumes Circa 1975
Scope and Content Note
Diller's dress in blue, red, green and gold sequins having an over blousing with open oval
sections, removable center panel with leaf shape detailing, by Australian studio designer
for Australian tour.
Box 72, Folder 1
Costumes Undated
Scope and Content Note
Diller's red and blue feathered boa, used on various tours.
Box 73, Folder 1
Costumes Undated
Scope and Content Note
Diller's gray fright wig, used on various tours.
Box 74, Folder 1
Costumes Undated
Scope and Content Note
Diller's yellow straw hat with attached matching flowers and leaves, used on various
tours. Housed in a clear hatbox. Hatboxes were specially ordered by Diller's daughter and
assistant, Stephanie Waldron, so that Diller could display hats easily.
Box 75, Folder 1
Costumes Undated
Scope and Content Note
Diller's silver shoes, used in various performances.
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