Joseph Moncure March (AC 1920) Papers, 1896-1999 (bulk 1917-1977)
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March, Joseph Moncure
Biographical History for: Joseph Moncure March (AC 1920) Papers
Biographical Note Joseph Moncure March was a poet, essayist and Hollywood screenwriter who is best known for his long narrative poems The Wild Party and The Set-Up. Joseph Moncure March: A Chronology1899 July 27 Born in New York City, son of Moncure March and Regina Anker. His father was a New York corporate lawyer, attorney-in-chief and head of the law department for the Equitable Life Assurance Company, N.Y. His mother was born in Vienna, the daughter of a Viennese physician. Educated in Vienna and Berlin, she died when Joseph was 16 years old. Moncure March remarried to Katherine O'Connell. Important members of the March family include his grandfather, Francis Andrew March, scholar and philologist, and his uncle, General Peyton Conway March, Chief of Staff of the American army during World War II.1912-1914Attends DeWitt Clinton High School, New York City (Public School 165)1915-1916Attends Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey1916 Sep-1918 AprAttends Amherst College (majors in Greek, Latin, and English; member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity)1918 Apr 16Enlists in United States Army. Private overseas with Battery B, 105th Field Artillery, 27th Division, American Expeditionary.Forces. Participates in Saint Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives1919 Apr 3Honorable discharge1919 Sep-1920 JunAmherst College. Graduates Honoris Causa in 1920 (academic requirements were not completed but the degree was awarded in recognition of World War I service)1921Marries Cyra Thomas, a Vassar graduate. Divorces. She dies sometime before 1931 May 5.1921-1925Managing Editor, The Telephone Review. New York Telephone Company, Publicity Department. Similar work for other organizations. Also writing during these years, chiefly verse.1925-1926Managing editor, The New Yorker. 1927-1928The New York Evening Post "Literary Supplement"1928Marries Sue Wise, a New York society girl and artist1927-1929Freelance writer. Publishes three books (two narrative verse and one lyric poems): The Wild Party Chicago, Pascal Covici, 1928; London Heineman, 1928. The Set Up Chicago, Covici-Friede, 1928; London, Martin Secker, 1928. Fifteen Lyrics New York, The Fountain Press, 1929 (417 copies printed at the Harbor Press.) The first two receive considerable critical acclaim.1932Divorces Sue Wise1932 Feb 4Marries Peggy Prior, former film actress recently divorced from actor Theodore von Elty. Subsequent publicized court case over custody of her two children, which she wins.1929-1940Hollywood motion picture scriptwriter. Moves to Hollywood under contract with Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios. Subsequent three-year writing contract with Howard Hughes, for whom he also works as a co-director, supervisor, and general manager during Hughes' absence. Salary in 1932 is $45,000. Also works in this period for Paramount, Columbia, Republic, Fox, Universal, and independent companies. Credits (and some cast) listed in American Film Institute Catalog: Feature Films include: "Hell's Angels" (Caddo Co., 1930) with Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon "Journey's End" (Tiffany-Gainsborough Prod., 1930) "A Man From Wyoming" (Paramount Publix Corp., 1930) with Gary Cooper "Hot Saturday" (Paramount Publix, Corp., 1932) with Cary Grant "Madame Butterfly" (Paramount Publix Corp., 1932) with Spencer Tracy "Sky Devils" (Caddo Co., 1932) with Spencer Tracy "Hoop-la" (Fox Film Corp., 1933) with Clara Bow "Jennie" Gerhardt (Paramount Prod., 1933) "Jealousy" (Columbia Pictures Corp., 1934) "Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round" (Reliance Pictures, Inc. 1934) with Jack Benny "Two Alone" (RXO Radio Pictures, Inc. 1934) "Let 'Em Have It" (Reliance Pictures, 1935) "Rumba" (Paramount Prod., 1935) with George Raft and Carole Lombard "And Sudden Death" (Paramount Prod., 1936) "The Music Goes Round" (Columbia Pictures, 1936) "Hideaway Girl" (Paramount Pictures, 1936) with Robert Cummings "Flirting With Fate" (David L. Loew Prod., 1938) "Her Jungle Love" (Paramount Pictures, 1938) with Dorothy Lamour and Ray Milland "Woman Doctor" (Republic Pictures, 1939) "Forgotten Girls" (Republic Pictures, 1940) "Lone Star Raiders" (Republic Pictures, 1940) "Three Faces West" (Republic Pictures, 1940) with John Wayne1940-1942Leaves Hollywood disenchanted. Lives briefly in New York City, then moves to Connecticut when he takes a job as a sheet metal worker in the Groton submarine shipyard. Soon becomes manager of the Gordon L. Hall Co., manufacturer of sheet metal assembly equipment.1943-1945Moves back to New York. Writer-producer of documentary films for the Office of War Information's Motion Picture Division (overseas branch Operating in New York City)1945-1952Free lance writer for documentaries and industrial public relations films for the State Department, the United Nations, and industry. Titles March mentions include: "Tanglewood" (MPO for State Dept.) "Yellowstone" (MPO for Ford Motor Co.) "A Bottle of Milk" (State Dept.) "Tomorrow Meets Today" (MPO for Ford Motor Co.) "Cross Roads U.S.A. (Film Counselors for O.I.I.C.) "Oil Tanker" (Film Counselors for Texaco)1947-1949Motion picture rights to "The Set Up" sold to R.K.O. in 1947. The feature film of it, starring Robert Ryan, was released in 1949.1952-1953Writer Producer, MPO Productions, Inc. Credits include: "The American Road" (Ford Motor Co.) "American Farmer" (Ford Motor Co.) "Garden Wise" (Monsanto) "Masters of Maintenance" (American Airlines)1953-1964Resigns MPO October 1953, but comes to a revised agreement to write three films a year thereafter. Credits include: "American Cowboy" (Ford Motor Co.) "Giants in the Land" (General Motors) "Design for Dreaming (General Motors) "The Stylists" (Ford Motor Co.) "Equation for Progress" (Ford Research) "Plan for Learning" (U.S. Steel) "CPA" (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) "Where Were You" (Ford Motor Co.)ca. 1954Motion picture rights to The Wild Party sold to R.K.O.1964Retires and returns to California to live near Hollywood1968-1977Continues writing, especially an unpublished book-length piece entitled "Hollywood Idyll." Contributes articles to The New Yorker Magazine.1974Sells motion picture rights to The Wild Party to Crown Publishers, Inc.1975"The Wild Party" (American International Pictures) is released starring James Coco and Raquel Welch.1977 Feb 15Dies in Los Angeles, California
The bulk of the collection was the gift of Mrs. Alexander Scourby in 1985-1986. March gave manuscripts of "The Set-Up" and "The Wild Party" in 1972.
Scope and Contents of the Collection Literary manuscripts, filmscripts, personal and professional correspondence, and some other material (including movie films, recordings and works of art) produced by or relating to Joseph Moncure March (1899-1977), Amherst College Class of 1920. Virtually all periods of his life are represented. There is a substantial amount of unpublished or un-filmed material, some of which is probably related to subsequent work titled differently. It should be noted that March was involved with the making of many films for which there is no script in this collection.
There is no restriction on access to the March Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.
Requests for permission to publish material from the March Papers should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Alumni Biographical Files - Class of 1920 - March, Joseph
Processed: 2002 February - 2003 May By: Floyd Merritt '51, Archivist Emeritus Jess Mynes, Archives Intern Barbara Trippel Simmons, Processing Archivist
Motion picture industry -- United States -- History -- Sources.
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Series 1: PERSONAL PAPERS
subseries
Sub-Series A: General Material
Biographical/autobiographical ca. 1931-1999
Correspondence to and from Moncure March (father) 1918-1920
Correspondence to and from March See Also: Filmscripts: "Hell's Angels" 1926-1930
Correspondence to and from March 1931-1933
Correspondence to and from March 1934-1935
Correspondence to and from March 1936-1937
Correspondence to and from March 1938-1939
Correspondence to and from March 1940-1942 Feb
Correspondence to and from March 1942 Mar-Aug
Correspondence to and from March 1942-1944
Correspondence with others 1912-1977
Court case re: custody of children of Peggy Prior (March's 3rd wife), newspaper clippings 1932
Correspondence re: life insurance 1926-1936
Printed and other material, re: Lawrenceville School, Amherst College, Robert Frost, Lafayette College, March Family n.d.
U.S. Army enlistment record, (photostat) mounted on cardboard; discharge (photostat) mounted on cardboard; badges (4); stripe (1); button (1); letters of evaluation 1919 Apr 3
Wedding certificate of March and Regina Auker, names tipped into booklet Bridal Souvenir, by Rev. Samuel Cutler 1896 Jul 13
Sub-Series B: Photographs
Joseph March, at age 7 (1906); Joseph March by Ted Vaughn, Hollywood (1969; 13 copies); Joseph March with Howard Hughes, Ben Lyon, and Jean Harlow (Hell's Angels); Newspaper clipping (1929 Nov 7) 1906-1969
4 family photographs with letter from Frank A. March, 10 Jun 1971; and draft reply, 6 Jul 1971 1971 and n.d.
Moncure March; other family members n.d.
Family photographs
Series 2: PROFESSIONAL PAPERS
Sub-Series A: Correspondence
Correspondence 1928-1974
Correspondence re: Amherst College and Poetry Amherst 1971-1977
F.P.A.'s "The Conning Towers," and Lewis Gannett's book reviews (clippings from The Herald Tribune) 1932-1934
Miscellaneous ideas, proposals, correspondence n.d.
Miscellaneous reviews, etc. n.d.
The New Yorker 1963 Jan 26-Feb 2
The New Yorker, Parts 1 and 2 of series "Eichmann in Jerusalem" by Hannah Arendt 1963 Feb 16-23
The New Yorker, Parts 3-5 of series "Eichmann in Jerusalem" by Hannah Arendt 1963 Mar
Sub-Series B: Newspaper Clippings
Animals, Children in U.S. n.d.
"Art" n.d.
"Automotive" n.d.
"Disaster Stories" n.d.
"Electric Boats - Life, 1951;" "Education" n.d.
"Farm (Migrant Workers)/Chas. Fort" n.d.
"Government (Tariff)" n.d.
"Highway Safety" n.d.
"Lillian Ross series on Hollywood" The New Yorker 1952 May-Jun
"Literature" (includes Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea") Life 1952 Sep 1
"Medical Science/Antibiotics" n.d.
"Narrative Possibilities" n.d.
"Odd Facts - Oppenheimer" n.d.
"Personalities" n.d.
"Political" n.d.
"Science" n.d.
"Sports" n.d.
"TV" n.d.
"Vital Statistics" n.d.
"Writer's Talk" n.d.
Series 3: LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS
"Adventures with Jacquacanda" - Story, pencil draft, 2 versions n.d.
"After a Snow-storm" Poem 1920 Jan
'Aging' and 'Death'" Prose, pencil notes "Problems n.d.
"All the Tomorrows" Story 1938 Oct 31
"American Rainbow" Play, typescript n.d.
"Angel of Death" Poem, pencil draft n.d.
See also: "Kiss of Death"
"Ballad of Bow Joe" Poem, typescript, pencil draft, related correspondence [1963]
"Bomb Victim" Poem, pencil draft n.d.
"Bombing Run" Poem, pencil draft n.d.
"A Boxful of Death" Prose, pencil outline n.d.
"Brook Wading" Poem, typescript 1922 summer
"Brotherhood of Man" Poem, pencil draft n.d.
"The Brush Off" Story n.d.
"But Don't Kill Them Now" Prose n.d.
"Celestial Succubae" Poem n.d.
A Certain Wildness"
See also: "The Wild Party"
"Christ is Born in Hollywood" Story, typescripts 1964 Apr 13
"Christ is Born in Hollywood" - Story, typescripts 1940, 1964
"City Boy" Story, typescript, pencil draft n.d.
Clippings, reviews, etc. n.d.
"Consumer's Report: Packaging: The War of Nerves" Prose, pencil draft n.d.
"Creation" Prose, typescript n.d.
"Prospects for the Film, An Inquiry into Films of Fact" Paper read at the New York Film Council Meeting re: "The Creative Writer in the Industrial Film Field," typescript 1957 Oct 21
"Crystal Ball" Story, typescript n.d.
"Dames Are Poison" Lyrics, typescript 1934 Oct 20
"Death and the Undertaker" entitled "One Night with Death" Poem, typescript 1941 Apr 18
"Death and the Undertaker" - Loose leaves of manuscript drafts [1940-1941]
"Death and the Undertaker" - Notebook of manuscript drafts [1940-1941]
"Death and the Undertaker" - Poem, pencil outline, typescript, photocopy 1953-1959
"Death and the Undertaker" Poem, pencil drafts 1959 Jun 26
"Death and the Undertaker" Poem, pencil drafts, many note slips n.d.
"Death and the Undertaker" Poem, pencil notes on slips n.d.
"Death and the Undertaker" - Contract with Simon Schuster, Inc, earlier contract with Alfred A. Knopf, correspondence 1929-1940
"The Destroyers" story 1973 Jan 19
"Diana's Thirty Year Reign Soon to End" Article in The New York Times Magazine 1924 Dec 28
"Documentary Films at Brussels" Article in Playbill, v.2, no. 27 1958 Jul 7
Drawings 3 pen and ink sketches, 1 pencil sketch
"Dream Awhile..." Play, typescript
"Early American Scenes" Story, pencil draft n.d.
"The 'Educated' Man" Prose, pencil draft n.d.
"Effects of Radio Waves on the Brain" Prose, pencil draft n.d.
"End of Summer" Story, typescripts, rejections slips, pencil drafts n.d.
"The Enemy" Poem, pencil draft n.d.
A Few Remaining Doubts" Prose, typescript headed "The Flight of Birds n.d.
"Flowers of Love" Song lyric, typescripts 1957 May 8
"Fragments of a War" Story, pencil drafts, notes n.d.
"Girl in Shipyard" Story, typescript n.d.
"The Great Inventor" Prose, pencil draft 1957 Nov
"Hollywood Idyll" Prose, pencil draft n.d.
"Hollywood Idyll" Typescript sheets revised n.d.
"Hollywood Idyll: An Intimate Biography of the Harlow Era" Prose, typescript n.d.
"Hollywood Idyll by Christopher Conway" Pencil and typescript drafts n.d.
"Hollywood Idyll by Christopher Conway" Typescript, paging in ink, 1 & 2 of 6 n.d.
"Hollywood Idyll by Christopher Conway" Typescript, paging in ink, 3-6 of 6 n.d.
"Hollywood Idyll by Christopher Conway" Typescript n.d.
"Hollywood Idyll by Robert Royce, Jr." Typescript, original copy, draft #2 n.d.
"Hollywood Idyll by Robert Royce, Jr." Typescript n.d.
"Hollywood Idyll by Robert Royce, Jr." Mixture of pencil drafts and corrected typescripts n.d.
"Hollywood Idyll: A Wry Valentine to the Good Old Days When the Movies Were Just Beginning Their Golden Era" Prose, typescript n.d.
"Hollywood Idyll: A Wry Valentine to the Good Old Days When the Movies Were Just Beginning Their Golden Era" - Prose, typescript n.d.
Hollywood Idyll" - Correspondence with publishers and others - See also: "The Wild Party," "The Set-Up," "A Certain Wildness 1963-1972
"Hollywood Revisited" - Prose, pencil draft n.d.
"The Howard Hughes I Knew: How Much Has He Changed?" Prose, typescript, correspondence with West Magazine n.d. italic">
"The Howard Hughes I Knew: How Much Has He Changed?" Prose, typescript, pencil draft additions n.d.
["The Howard Hughes I Knew...] Prose, pencil draft n.d.
"Factual errors in Noah Dietrich's account of an episode occurring during a plagiarism suit brought by Howard Hughes and the Caddo Company against Warner Brothers in 1930" Typescript 1972 Aug 21
"Young Howard Hughes: Reminiscences by a Survivor of Hollywood's Golden Era" - Typescript n.d.
[Howard Hughes] Correspondence with publishers n.d.
"Hymn of Hate" Poem, pencil draft, correspondence 1953 Feb 1
"I, and My Universe" Essay, typescripts n.d.
"The Ideological War" Poem, pencil draft n.d.
"In Great Silence" Poem, pencil draft n.d.
"The Inner Dark" - Poem, pencil draft, revised n.d.
"Itty Bitty Kitty" - Prose, pencil draft, typescripts n.d.
"Jeeper's Journal" Prose, typescript 1939 Jun 25
"Kiss of Death" - See: "Angel of Death"
"Kriegstraum" - Story, typescripts, rejection letter from The New Yorker 1943 Jun 9
"Let Love Alone" See: "The Notorious Lady"
"The Lie" - Story, typescript, rejection letter from Munsey's Magazine n.d.
"Lonely Girl" - Story, typescript n.d.
"The Long Winter" - Poem, typescript n.d.
Lorelia: A Fantasy (in imitation of Poe)" - Short story in: The Amherst Monthly, v. 31, no. 8 (1917 Feb).
See: "A Rainy Day" for a copy of this issue.
"The Lost Ones"
See: "Scene of the Crime"
"Love is a Ball" - Movie review n.d.
"Love Thy Neighbor" - Story, typescript n.d.
"The Mamma Machine" - Short story, typescript, revisions n.d.
"Me, and My Universe" - Prose, typescript n.d.
"The Medals" - Poem, pencil draft n.d.
"Memoirs of Slave Days, by Phyllis A. Parker" - Prose, typescript, miscellaneous notes n.d.
"Metamorphosis" Poem in The Amherst Monthly, v. 31, no. 10 1917 Apr
"Nemesis-Alias Hollywood Agent" Article in The New York Times Magazine 1941 Dec 7
"90-minute Special" Story, pencil draft n.d.
The Notorious Lady" Story, typescript, in agent's binder; another version, titled in pencil "Let Love Alone n.d.
"The Old Warriors" Story, typescript, rejection letter n.d.
"On Education" Prose, pencil draft n.d.
["One World"] Prose, pencil draft n.d.
"Original Zeppelin Story" Version A: "First Outline," With notes on Howard Hawk's reactions; Version B 1931 Apr 13
"Our Amazing Airport" Article in The New York Times Magazine 1941 Nov 30
"Outlaw" Prose, pencil draft n.d.
"Paul Jordan's Walk" Poem, pencil draft n.d.
Peep Show" Story, typescript with pseudonym "Paul Stone n.d.
Poems (printed) - Newspaper clippings: "A Hint of Spring"; "New England Pasture"; "The Nose and the Grindstone"; "Red Dahlia [by] Kenneth Shade Alling"; "Rock"; "The Staten Island Ferry"; "Wanderer"; "The War Is Over"; "Winter Night" 1920-1923
Poems (miscellaneous) - Typescript, pencil drafts, correspondence with publishers n.d.
"Politics - Voter Apathy" Prose, pencil draft n.d.
"A Proposal to the Committee for Peaceful Alternatives for a National Referendum on Peace" - prose, typescript, another version, other materials, including printed pamphlets, typescript speech by Henry A. Wallace, and "In Praise of Communism," pencil draft 1950 Dec 11
"A Protector for Emily" Prose narrative, pencil draft n.d.
"A Protector for Emily" Typescript, correspondence with publishers n.d.
"Puzzle, Puzzle, Who's Got the Puzzle?" Article in The Literary Digest 1924 Dec 27
"Puzzling Goes Back to Dark Ages" Article in The New York Times Magazine 1924 Dec 14
"Quota of Sweat" Typescript, pencil draft, correspondence n.d.
"The Ragged Edge" Story, rejection slip from Ladies Home Journal [1941]
"A Rainy Day" Poem in The Amherst Monthly, v. 31, no. 8 1917 Feb
"Real Washington Emerges From Myth" Article in The New Yorker Magazine 1925 Feb 22
"Referendum"
See: "A Proposal...for a National Referendum on Peace"
"Reni, [later Renee] the Roper" - Narrative, first draft, incomplete, with synopsis appended, typescript 1947 Sep 27
"Reni, the Roper" - First Draft, incomplete, pencil
"Renee, the Roper" First Draft, typescript 1949 Feb 24
"Reni, the Roper" Second Draft, incomplete, with synopsis appended, typescript 1947 Nov 1
"Reni, the Roper" Agreement with Dean Jagger regarding his purchase of equity in the book, typescript, signed 1947 Oct 6
"Renee, the Roper" Proposal for TV series, with sample story-outline titled "Crown for a Corpse," typescript, date crossed out 1962 Sep 27
"Renee, the Roper" Proposal for TV series, episode "Crown for a Corpse," typescript, typed drafts with notes 1962 Nov 27
"Renee, the Roper" Proposal for TV series, with sample story outline titled "Crown for a Corpse," typescript, in binders 1962 Nov 27
"Rolls Royce in Hollywood" Prose, typescript 1933 Oct 27
"Romance Without Words" Prose, pencil draft, includes typescript with pencil revisions n.d.
"Scene of the Crime" Prose, typescript, 2 versions n.d.
"Scene of the Crime" Prose, pencil, only some dated, with note slips 1959 May
"Servant of the People" Typescript, marked "Story Outline, Apr 3, 1950"; another version, letter to March from "Waldo" re: story 1950 Apr 3
"The Set-Up" Narrative Poem, pencil, original manuscript, first photocopy, pp. 1-91 1928
"The Set-Up" Pencil, original manuscript, first photocopy, pp. 92-184 1928
"The Set-Up" Pencil, original manuscript, pp. 1-91 1928
"The Set-Up" Pencil, original manuscript, pp. 92-184 1928
"The Set-Up" Pencil, original manuscript, second photocopy, pp. 1-91 1928
"The Set-Up" Pencil, original manuscript, second photocopy, pp. 92-184 1928
"The Set-Up" - Saturday Review of Literature review, New York Times Book Review; review, contract with Covies-Friede, Inc. (no signatures) 1928 Oct-Nov
"The Set-Up" - Correspondence, clippings relating to RKO film of this title 1947 Mar- Apr
"The Set-Up" Pencil, revised 1961 Apr 13
See also: "The Wild Party," "The Set-Up"
"Shipyard Symphony" - Clipping, article by March in The New York Times Magazine 1943 May 9
"The Silent Dead" - Poem, pencil draft n.d.
"Sometimes They Shout" - Poem pencil draft n.d.
"Street Level," "Story for a motion picture" Typescript, with revised sheets 1951 Aug 13
"Street Level," "Story for a motion picture" Typescript, with revised sheets, second copy 1951 Aug 13
"Street Level" Typescript, first copy 1961 Oct 13
"Street Level" Typescript, second copy 1961 Oct 13
"Street Level" Typescript, third copy 1961 Oct 13
"Street Level" Typescript, fourth copy 1961 Oct 13
"Street Level" Typescript, fifth copy 1961 Oct 13
"Summer Sea-scape" - Poem, typescript, with revisions n.d.
"Summer Hotel" - Typescript letter to Paramount Pictures outlining story; another version marked "Romantic Comedy Story Outline;" another version marked "Romantic Comedy with Music: Story Outline" 1943 Jul 26
"The Talkers" Poem, typescript 1922 Jun
"Tan Pants. Ship Yard Story" Story, typescript titled "The Shipworkers," then "The New Boss," including draft stages, pencil draft n.d.
"This Spring" Poem, pencil draft n.d.
"Trio" Prose, pencil draft n.d.
"Twin Earth, by David Conway (Joseph Moncure March)" Story, pencil draft, loose note slips 1973 Dec 8
"Two Minds of Her Own" - Story, typescript, marked "by Joseph Moncure March + Kathryn Howard"; "The Undertaker's Romance"; "The Undertaker's Caprice n.d.
See: "Death and the Undertaker"
Untitled [Howard Hughes] Hollywood Idyll? Prose, pencil draft n.d.
Untitled Paper on writing industrial films read 22 Oct 1957, pencil draft, another pencil draft, typescript, related correspondence 1957 Oct 22
Untitled poem, pencil draft, extensively revised n.d.
Untitled poem, pencil drafts n.d.
Untitled poems, typescript, pencil drafts, note slips n.d.
"The Unwilling Bridegroom" Poem, typescripts, some with revisions, correspondence regarding submission for publication and for Robert Frost Poetry Award n.d.
"The War Ain't Over, by Geoffrey Mortimer" Story in The New York World Magazine Section, pp. 6-7 1927 Nov 6
"Wave Pollution" Prose, pencil draft n.d.
"The Wild Party" - Narrative poem, pencil draft, original manuscript 1926
"The Wild Party" - Second photocopy, pencil draft, original manuscript 1926
"The Wild Party" - First photocopy, pencil draft, original manuscript 1926
"The Wild Party" Contract with Pascal Covici, Publisher Inc., 2 copies with typed signatures, and a third copy unsigned 1928
"The Wild Party," "The Set-Up" - Correspondence 1929-1960
"The Wild Party" Review in New York Evening Post, typed copy 1928 Apr 28
"The Wild Party" Edited and revised by the author, typescript 1961 Jun 27
"The Wild Party" Narrative poem, typescript, corrections for typist 1964 Apr 17
"The Wild Party" Narrative poem, typescript 1964 Apr 17
"The Wild Party" Photostats of corrected pencil drafts 1964
See also: Series 4: FILMSCRIPTS: "The Wild Party"
"The Wild Party," "The Set-Up" - Correspondence 1961-1966
"The Wild Party," "The Set-Up," "A Certain Wildness" "A Certain Wildness" - Hollywood, pencil draft 1968
"The Wild Party," "The Set-Up," "A Certain Wildness" "A Certain Wildness" - Drafts 1968
"The Wild Party," "The Set-Up," "A Certain Wildness" "A Certain Wildness Reminiscences by the Author" Hollywood, typescript 1968
The Wild Party," "The Set-Up," "A Certain Wildness" "Reminiscences - A Certain Wildness" - pencil draft, Con March's childhood, written for best not used in "A Certain Wildness 1968
"The Wild Party," "The Set-Up," "A Certain Wildness" - "A Certain Wildness" contract with Bond Wheelright Co., accompanying letter from Bond 1968 Apr 28, n.d.
"The Wild Party," "The Set-Up," "A Certain Wildness" - copyright certificate 1968
"The Wild Party," "The Set-Up," "A Certain Wildness" - Bond Wheelwright Co., cover design with pencil notes 1968
See also: Book, 3 copies
"The Wild Party," "The Set-Up," "A Certain Wildness" - Correspondence 1967-1974
"The Wild Party," "The Set-Up," "A Certain Wildness" - Reviews 1968
"Wives Dread Hollywood" Prose, typescript n.d.
"A World Clock" Prose, pencil draft, diagram n.d.
Series 4: FILMSCRIPTS
"Young Howard Hughes" Correspondence with publisher 1973-1974
"Alcoa" Film proposal titled "Museum Piece," typescript n.d.
"Alcoa" Presentation and treatment for a film on Alcoa (MPO Productions), typescripts, revisions 1956 May 27
"Alcoa" Miscellaneous revisions n.d.
"The American Road" - Shooting script, pencil draft revisions, copies, schedule; review, Saturday Review, (2 copies) 1953 Apr-Oct
"Anatomy of a Car," Ford film Shooting script, reproduced form, typescript 1957, Jul 15
Anniversary Film (Ford Motor Co.) See: "The American Road" n.d.
Anniversary Film (General Motors) See: "The Legend of Yankee Sam" n.d.
"Boum-Boum" Typescript marked "Treatment, 1st draft" n.d.
Boum-Boum" - Typescript marked "Treatment, 1st draft, 12/31/47," added in pencil "Completed 1st draft, 2/5/48 1947-1948
"Boum-Boum" Typescript in binder [c. 1948]
Boum-Boum" Typescript, also "Boum-Boum, the life story of the world-famous clown Geronimo Medrano, by Jerome Medrano [c. 1948]
"Boum-Boum" Typed drafts in folder labeled "Boum-Boum Work Copy" [c. 1948]
Boum-Boum" Correspondence with Jerome Medrano, copy of Medrano's "Boum-Boum [c. 1948]
"Box Full of Death" Pencil script, revisions n.d.
"A Breath of Fresh Air" By Charles Samuels, typescript n.d.
"Children of Darkness" - Typescript marked "Shooting Script First Half," revisions 1949 Sep-Oct
"Children of Darkness" Typescript, marked "Shooting Script, October 16, 1949," correspondence, background material 1949 Oct 16
"Children of Darkness" - Outline for Hans Burger, plan for presentation and synopsis and in Spanish, background material in Spanish and English translation, cover letter from Jan Lindstrom to Leo Davis, pencil draft from Hans [Burger] to Leo [Davis], story line and screen treatment, typescripts, revisions 1949 Aug-Sep
"Circuit Lafayette" - Typescripts, 2 versions, in French, pencil and typescript notes, drafts, outlines n.d.
"Civilian Clothes" Based on the play by Thompson Buchanan. Mimeograph from typescript, starring Gary Cooper 1930 Mar 17
"Cross Roads U.S.A." - Typescript, entitled "The Wayfarers," typescript marked "Screenplay, second draft, 15 Feb, 1952," drafts, correspondence, discussion 1951-1952
"Crown for a Corpse"
See: "Renee, the Roper"
"Dames Are Poison (Two For One)" Lyrics, typescript 1934 Oct 20
"Deaf Boy" Narration for film produced by Filmscope Inc. for Ford Foundation. Draft notes, correspondence 1954
"Death of a Child" Typescript marked "Shooting Script," typescripts marked "Shooting Script," typescripts marked "Synopsis" 1949 Aug 8
"Death of a Child" - Typescript marked "Documentation. Dec. 6, 1949" (2 versions) and cover letter to Benjamin Cohen, Dec. 7, 1949 [5 copies]; related correspondence, reprints of an article, and an address by Leo J. Linder 1949 Dec 6-7
"Death of a Child" United Nations document E/CN.4/Sub 2/40. Entitled "Report on the Prevention of Discrimination," 2 copies 1949 Jun 7
"Death of a Child" Printed background material, primarily United Nations documents of the Economic Commission for Latin America 1948
"Death of a Child" Printed background material, primarily United Nations documents of the Economic Commission for Latin America 1948-1949
"Death of a Child" - Background material, primarily United Nations publications [c. 1948-1949]
"Death of a Child" Background material, principally memos, release, etc. of the International Bank [c. 1948-1949]
"Dream Car" General Motors, treatment, typescript, revised in pencil n.d.
"Design for Dreaming" - General Motors, music, lyrics, narration to music, continuity and footage, pencil draft n.d.
See also: "Motorama"
"Electronics for Living" -Presentation outline, proposed changes, presentation outline second draft, typescripts, revisions, correspondence, pencil draft to "Judd" 1954-1955
An Equation for Progress" Typescript, in MPO binder marked "Research and Engineering Script, Ford Motor Company: 1st draft 1957 Oct 30
"Fishhooks McCarthy and the Future" Mimeographed typescript, in MPO binder n.d.
"Flight" Typescript marked "First Draft October 8, 1953," also marked "Film on Operations for American Airlines," in MPO binder 1953 Oct 8
"Ford Engineering" (#347) Correspondence n.d.
"Ford Historical" - Typescript, manuscript, related clippings and correspondence. 1953
See also: "The World of Henry Ford"
Ford Motor Company Miscellaneous notes n.d.
"Forgotten Girls" (Production #961) Estimating script 1940 Jan 12
"Forgotten Girls" (Production #961) Revised first draft, typescript 1940 Jan 19
"4-H Film" Treatment, typescripts; revised in manuscript
"4-H Film" Script, typescript
"4-H Film" Shooting script, typescript
"4-H Film" Correspondence, background pamphlets
"Futurama" Typescript, marked "A film-script for General Motors, 1st Draft. 8/20/64," in MPO binder 1964 Aug 20
"General Motors Research" Shooting script, typescript 1959 Mar 2
"Giants in the Land" Completion schedule, pencil draft
"Giants in the Land" (Headed "GM Diesel") - Shooting script draft, typescript, manuscript revisions; supplementary scene list, typescripts 1955 Apr-May
"Giants in the Land" Lyrics, typescripts, pencil drafts, notes and letter to Earl 1959 Jan 25
"Giants in the Land" Lyrics continued, typescript, pencil drafts [c. 1959]
"Giants in the Land" (Music) (Cantata based on the General Motors film Giants in the Land; music by Earl Robinson) choral and vocal scores c. 1962
[folder number not used]
"Giants in the Land" Production reports c. 1962
"Giants in the Land" Correspondence c. 1962
"Giants in the Land"
See also: "Power is For People"
"Hell's Angels" Dialogue continuity, second draft, typescript 1929 Sep 12
"Hell's Angels" - Manuscript fair copy, "Main themes of Hell's Angels (silent version) by Adolf Tandler," composed and recorded 1930 Sep-Nov; program for world premiere of the movie, 1930 May 27 1930
"Hell's Angels" - Various employment documents related to the film, 1929-1931; TLS from Howard Hughes to March; 3ALS from March to his father, about the movie and his relationship with Hughes; publicity book for the film 1929-1947
"Hell's Angels" Related newspaper clippings and photocopies 1930
"Hell's Angels" Correspondence and clippings 1954
See also: Series 1: Photographs
"'The Hereford Breed,' for The American Hereford Association" Presentation, narration, lyric, typescripts, revisions n.d.
"The Hereford Breed" 29 film clips of Herefords in 18th and 19th century works of art, identification list, related American Hereford Association correspondence n.d.
"High School, U.S.A." Ford Film, first draft, typescripts, revisions 1954 Jan 9
"High School, U.S.A." Typescript marked "Proposed 1954 Mar 13, Script," "Revised script, March 13, 1954;" earlier version, various drafts 1954 Mar 13
"High School, U.S.A." Ford Film, pamphlets on educational theory and programs n.d.
"High School, U.S.A." Ford Film, pamphlets and book on educational theory and programs n.d.
"High School, U.S.A." Ford Film, typescript, "Examine Your Point of View," by W.B.Hawley; printed material relating to high schools n.d.
"High School, U.S.A." Ford Film, correspondence and notes n.d.
"Holiday in Manhattan" Typescript, marked "Presentation Outline, April 3, 1950," another version marked "April 5, 1950," typescript drafts n.d.
"In Every Port," United Nations Research treatment, English commentary, narration, typescripts, cover letter to M. Jean Benoit-Levy, background material 1948 Dec 23
"'It's Fun To Be Alive Show' with Jack Berch" TV show proposal, typescript n.d.
"Jennie Gerhardt" From the novel by Theodore Dreiser, second yellow script 1933 Mar 17
"A Jersey Film"
See: Standard Oil Co., N.J.
Joe E. Brown" - Typescript, marked "Television Audition Script," dated "First Draft May 17, 1949," and later in pencil "2nd May 23/49 1949 May 17, 23
"John Dough" Typescript, marked "a play with music in two parts by Allan Scott and Joseph Moncure March" n.d.
"John Dough" Typescript, marked "a play with music in two parts by Allan Scott and Joseph Moncure March," second copy n.d.
"John Dough" Typescript, marked "a play with music in two parts by Allan Scott and Joseph Moncure March," another version, drafts and notes inserted n.d.
"John Dough," or "The Simple Things of Life" -Typescript, with a letter from Scott to March, 11 Apr 1946, and signed contract of collaboration dated 4 Aug 1937 1937-1946
"Journey's End" Typescript, marked "Screen Adaptation," clippings from The Los Angeles Times 1929 Nov
"Julian Bryan" - Several typescripts, perhaps sections of a longer film; "The People Worship," "The Machines of the World," "Where in the World?," "Opening," "Housing," "Housing," drafts, "The People of the World," pencil draft n.d.
"Jungle Romance" Outline, typescripts 1937 Aug 9
"Jungle Romance" - Screenplay by Kurt Siodmak and Gerald Geraghty, [Section E by Lillie Hayward and Gerald Geraghty, reviews and an ad for "Her Jungle Love," starring Dorothy Lamour 1937 Jul
"The Legend of Yankee Sam" Typescript reproduced by dittography, marked "Anniversary Film, General Motors Treatment, 1st Draft, - April 15, 1957" in MPO binder 1957 Apr 15
"The Legend of Yankee Sam" General Motors 50th Anniversary film, Treatment 2nd Draft, Mimeographed 1957 Apr 26
"The Legend of Yankee Sam" Typescript, correspondence with General Motors about possible production and release of rights ca. 1957
"Let 'em Have It" Continuity, typescript 1935 Feb 2
"The Mama Machine" Typescript n.d.
See also: "Mr. Big"
"Madame Butterfly," by Josephine Lovett and Joseph Moncure March (from the book by David Luther Long) First Script, mimeographed 1932 Oct 5
"Madame Butterfly," by Josephine Lovett and Joseph Moncure March (from the book by David Luther Long) Final Script, mimeographed, several inserted revisions, on blue paper 1932 Oct
"Market Places of the World"- Typescript marked "Proposal" dated "9/14/61," typescript revised in pencil and redated "11/27/62," typescript marked "Film Proposal" dated "11/27/62" in MPO binder 1961 Sep-Nov
[Mary McCarthy Collaboration] TV Typescript with pencil revisions, in folder marked "TV (Mary McCarthy collab.)" n.d.
"Mr. Big" TV Typescript n.d.
See also: "The Mama Machine"
"Motorama" (General Motors Job no. 294) Preliminary plan, typescript, pencil notes 1956
See also: "Design for Dreaming"
[Nematodes], Shell Chemical Corporation Background pamphlets, pencil notes n.d.
The New Boss"
See: "Tan Pants: Ship Yard Story"
"Orphie" - 1st Draft, typescript; 2nd Draft, typescript; 2nd Draft, typescript with pencil revisions; In folders marked MPO, TV, N. York, Yale 1950 Mar
See also: "Taxi-!. . . "
"Our Town, The World" - Various typescripts: "Discussion and treatment, October 23, 1949," "Development of Treatment, October 31, 1949," [Script] dated Nov 27, 1949, another version, two related UN internal memos 1949 Oct-Nov
"Portrait of America" Typescript marked "Presentation for a film on the U.S.A. to be shown at the Brussels Worlds Fair," another version without title, another version marked "Proposal for a film for Ford International" dated "10/22/62," all in MPO Productions binders 1962 Oct 22
"Power Is For People" General Motors Film on Diesel Power and its application; presentations, typescripts, revisions ca. 1955
"Power Is For People" - Pre-production schedule, typescript (mimeo and carbon); Table of contents, typescript (mimeo), 1 revised copy; Procedure for: "GM Diesel" Project #272, typescript (mimeo); related "GM Diesel" material 1955 Mar-Apr
"Power Is For People" General Motors Film on Diesel Power and its application; presentation, typescript, 1 revised copy 1955 Mar 25
"Power Is For People" General Motors Film on Diesel Power and its application; presentation, typescript 1955 Apr 6
Push Cart" - Typescripts, one marked "Outline 7/6/51," drafts and notes, clippings of source news story, letter to Ben Gradus - See also: "Street Level 1951 Jul-Aug
"Quality" - Correspondence n.d.
"The Ship Builders" Pencil draft in notebook, typescript, pencil draft n.d.
"Spirit of '27"
See: "When Lindbergh Flew the Atlantic"
"Standard Oil Company (New Jersey)" [by] Joseph March and Sidney Meyers - Film Treatment, typescript; Second draft, typescript, one copy revised; Fourth draft, typescript; unnumbered draft, typescripts with revisions 1954-1955
"Standard Oil Company (New Jersey)," [by] Joseph March and Sidney Meyers In "General Motors 1955" folder, 4th draft typescript, revised; related letter 1955 Jan 13
Standard Oil Company (New Jersey)," [by] Joseph March and Sidney Meyers Film Treatment, typescript with pencil revisions, with noteslips labeled "discards ca. 1955
"Standard Oil Company (New Jersey)" - Related typescript memos by Richard Wilcox and others; related script, photocopied typescript, titled "Twenty-four Hours of Progress;" Television Film Library (catalog) 1953-1954
"The Story of Plasma: Narration for Upjohn Film" Typescript, draft and supplementary material 1951 Nov 12
[Sugar] ("presentation for Sugar Information Inc.") Typescript in MPO binder n.d.
Tanglewood" Typescript, marked "Shooting script, first draft, July 12, 1949 1949 Jul 12
"Tank Ship" - Pencil draft, typescript marked "First Draft. Sept. 19, 1951," another copy with revisions, typescript marked "Final Draft Sept. 21, 1951," review of film in Film News, pencil draft, loan receipt 1951-1952
"Taxi-!: The Girl With Bare Feet" Typescripts marked "Television Series No. 1," typescript draft with revisions n.d.
See also: "Orphie"
[Technical Center, Ford Motor Co] - Proposal Typescript, revision ca. 1956
[Technical Center, Ford Motor Co.] - Proposal Typescript, correspondence 1956 Jan 10
"This Changing World" Newsweek Television Show: Dummy Continuity, typescript with revisions, related correspondence 1945 Oct 23
"Tina Moline and the Sewing Machine" Typescripts, 2 versions dated, 3rd revision undated 1960 Apr 12
"Tomorrow Meets Today" (Ford Film) Continuity outline, narration, typescripts, revisions, miscellaneous related material n.d.
Untitled. (Production no. 799) - Mimeographed, with various revisions inserted; Assoc. Producer: Sol C. Siegel, Republic Pictures, Inc. 1938
Untitled Pencil drafts, in folder with contract with International Film Foundation for a series of 6 film treatments 1948 Jun 4
"Wagons Westward" (Production #966) Revised first draft, typescript 1940 Feb 6
"The War Without Guns" PFIZER Presentation, typescripts, revisions titled "The World War That Never Stops" crossed out; background memo on fermentation chemistry prepared for Pfizer booklet, background pamphlet and clipping 1955 Jan 21
"The Wayfarers"
See: "Crossroads U.S.A.
"We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea" Typed contract for the shooting script, signed; typescript marked "Treatment;" maps of Ipswich 1954 Feb 10
Welcome to Brooklyn" Typescript, marked "Feb. 14, 1947. First Draft 1947 Feb 14
"When Lindbergh Flew the Atlantic" Presentation titled "Spirit of '27," typescripts, notes, revisions n.d.
"When Lindbergh Flew the Atlantic..." Outline, typescript, revisions, noteslips, related newspaper clippings 1955 Sep 20
"Where Were You?" Political education film, second draft, correspondence 1960 Feb 25
"The Wild Party" Film Script 1974
"The Wild Party" - Correspondence, contract with Jonah Music 1969-1975
See also: Series 3: "The Wild Party"
"The World of Henry Ford" Narration, typescript n.d.
"The World of Henry Ford" Second draft, typescripts, revisions 1962 Jul 1
"The World of Henry Ford" Fifth draft, typescript, manuscript revisions 1962 Dec 17
"The World of Henry Ford" Final conformed script, typescripts, manuscript revisions 1963 Mar 1
"The World of Henry Ford" Correspondence 1962 May-Aug
"The World of Henry Ford" Correspondence 1962 Sep-Dec
See also: "Ford Historical"
"World Time" Typescript, marked "Proposal for a Film...9/1/61," in MPO binder 1961 Sep 1
The Young Voyagers" Typescript, revised, in folder marked "First copy 1st draft ca. 1954
The Young Voyagers" First draft, typescript, in folder marked "2nd Copy, First Draft ca. 1954
"The Young Voyagers" First draft, typescript 1954 Jul 7
"The Young Voyagers" Pencil draft ca. 1954
Series 5: OBJECTS
"Design for Dreaming" Film Reel, Color, 9 minutes, by General Motors, produced by MPO Productions c. 1956
["Window Cleaners"] Film Reel, Black and White, 6 minutes; no title, credits nor date n.d.
"Don't Want You To Love Me" Recording (33 1/3 rpm), Associated Recording Studios, N.Y. "Out of Love" (T3) on reverse of disc. n.d.
"Out of Love" Recording (33 1/3 rpm), Associated Recording Studios, N.Y. n.d.
"Magic of the Past" Recording (33 1/3 rpm), Nola Recording Studios, N.Y., [by] Anita Ellis n.d.
"A Touch of Magic" Recording (33 1/3 rpm), Reeves Sound Studios, N.Y., music by Sol Kaplan, lyrics by Joe March (1961 Motorama), 2 copies 1961
Empty Princeton File for holding correspondence (includes some handwritten notes inside front cover) n.d.