The Inventory

of the

Vaughn Monroe

Collection

#1348

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

J\fiONRO~) Vaughn

Gift of 1968

Box 1 & 2 Photographs: 13 photos - 1937- 1953. Vaughn Monroe with many

famous personages such as Spencer Tracy, Ezio Pinza, John Payne,

Lawrence 1ribbett, Gloria DeHaven, Roy Rogers, Dale Evan.s, Victor

McLaughlin, etc. - most with holo. explanations on back.

Box 2 - Photographs - autograJ)hed by:

a. Anita Louise

b. Sugar Ray Robinson

c. Paul Winchell and "Jerry Mahoney 11

d. Art Devlin

e . Frances Faye

f. C-Bne Autry

g. Roy Rogers and Trigger

Box 2 & 3 - Photogra1)hS from movie "Singing Guns'\ 1950. Ten photos of

people involved with film: Ward Bond) Wal~-ter Bremmn, Ella

Raines, Vaughn :Monroe- Most with halo. e:x:planations by V.M.

Box 3 & 4 - Photographs from movie "Toughest Man in Arizona", 1951. Nine

photos of people in film: ~ Victor Jory, Henry Morgan, Jean Banks,

Joan Les lie, Vaughn Monroe. - Most with holo. explanation~. Edgar

Buchanan.

- Awards or Ci tat ions - (Framed)

Box 4 a. Motion Picture Daily Achievement Award- Best Dance Band.

December 31, 1947.

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Box 5

b. Red Cross Certificate of Honor - 19!~9. Signed by S. Roland

Harriman - 19~9 Red Cross Fund) and Basil O'Connor ( P-.ces. of

c.

Red Cross)

Kearney, Robert E. ( Lt. Colonel) to Monroe, Vaughn- Oct. 11, 1948.

Letter Awards "Kilroy Award" to V.M. for troop entertainment.

d. Certificate making V.M. honorary citizen of Arizona,

August 7, 1950. Signed by Wesley Bolin, Secretary of State.

e. Two certificates for having crossed equator and International

Dateline;trip to and from Australia. Pan American- Feb. 8,

1961; Qanta Empire Airways- Feb. 16, 1961.

f. Photo with RCA execu-tives. Signed by Cien. David Sarnoff.

g. Framed copy of J.)oem "If" by Kipling.

Nine scrapbooks'.

1) 19!~8- A report on the "Sing a Song with Vaughn" Contest,

s~.~~~ J Y-iarch 8, 1948; 10 photos of contest; !~o newspaper and magazine 1 r '"'*J,, articles about contest; l RCA publicity poster for V. M.

records; 15 carbon tYJ,eS ctipt pps. expla:Lning contest.

2) Vaughn Monroe Concert Tour, Jan. 13- Mwch 13, 1949. Ca. 150

newspaper articles. Photo (publicity) of V.M. on front.

3) V.M. - .May,1949 - December, 1949. Ca. 150 newspaper articles

from Colliers - August 20, 19L1-9; Time, November28, 1949;

Redbook, October, 1949. Photo in front of V.M. from "Singing

Guns".

!1-) Records - JViay 19!1.9 - July, 1950. Ca. 200 newspaper articles.

Photo of V. M. at recording session on front. Also Jl~ copies

of Press Information from rv:a.rvin Dragir Public Rela.tionJ

lf.ay) 19i1-9 - July) 1950. --...::s:::o.c::~ .. ~:.::~---

Box 6

5) V. M, J December 19~9 - July) 1950. Concert-Dance Tour.

Ca. 200 newspaper articles. Photo of V. M. and band per­

forming on front. Carbon typescript pp. with tour locations

and dates.

6) V.M., December, 19L19 - Sept.) 1950. ca. 200 newspaper and

magazine articles. Photo of V. M. doing radio show on front.

7) "Singing Guns'\ :tvarch - July) 1950. Ca. 150 newspaper articles.

Photo on front of billboard of movie theatre announcing movie.

8) V . .M. - Sept. - Nov. J 1950. Ca. 150 newspaper articles. Photo

(publicity) of V.M. on front.

9) Record review, July, 1950, - l\T.ily_, 1951. Ca. 150 newspaper

articles. Photo (publicity) of V.M. on front.

Records - RCA Victor - 78 RPM's ~

a. ( ~-) "They Call the Wind rv:a.ria" - "V.eanderin'"

b. (6) "Co-ed" - "Don't Build Your Dreams Too High"

c. (2) "I Am Loved" - "Use Your Imagination"

d. "Charmaine" - "Once"

e. "Laura Lee" - "Got Her Off lfzy- Hands"

f. "Ballerina" - "The Stars Will Remember"

g. "Dark Is The Night" - "Wonder Why"

h. "Red Sails in the Sunset" - ''Everlasting"

i. "Lila" - "Julie's Rainbow"

j. Album - On The Moonbeam - "Moonlight and Roses"_,

"Paper Moon", "Moonglow" J "Moon on Monakoora "J "Moon Over

Miami''; "Blue MoonJ " Harvest Moon 11

Box 7 45 RPM-

"Carolina .Moon"J "Moon Love''; ''Racing With The

Moon", ( 5 records)

a. Rodgers and Hart Songbook -V. M. and Patrice Jlfmnsel•·

"My Funny Valentine", "The Most Beautiful Girl in the

World", "Where Or When'1, "My Romance". (1 record).

b. "Steel Guitar" - rrDon' t Go To Strangers"

c. "Roses and Revolvers" - "I turned rt Down".

d. "All By ~,trself" - "Black Denim Trousers and Motor­

eye le Boots " ,

e. "RCA Service Jingle" - "There's No Place Like The

First Place.".

33-1/3 RPM - For Dot Records-

a. Vaughn Monroe's Greatest Hits. Vol. l/02 - "It's My

lazy Day") "The Stars Will Remember", "Sleepy Lagoon",

"The Last Time I Saw Paris''; "Hawaiian Sunset If,

"Something Sentimental'\ "Tangerine '1, "Somebody Else

Is Taking My Place II, "Ruby", "From This Moment On",

"Avalon", "The Shrine of St, Cecilia".

Box 7 Folder iil - Sheet Music - V. M. Hits ( 27)

a. "And So It Ended"

b. "Aurora"

c. "By The Light of the Silvery Moon"

d. "Day-Dreaming"

e. "Foolish"

f. "Follow the President"

Box 7 g. "Harbor of Dreams 11

h. ''I Struck A M9,tch in the Dark"

i. "It Was Wonderful Then (And It's Wonderful Now) 11

j. 11T he lamplight Serenade"

k. "Lila"

1. "Little Gadabout"

m. 11 1/.aria Elena 11

n, "Moonlight M:1..s querade 11

o. ".My Hear·f"'s On Fire 11

p. "One Foot In Heaven 11

q . "Sound Off 11 ( Duckworth Chant)

r. "The Story of a Starry Night"

s. "A String of Pearls 11

t. "They Were Doing the Jl//3.rnbo"

u. "Tica Ti - Tica Ta"

v. "Two In Love 11

w. "What A Diff' rence A Day Jviade 11

x. "Wherever You Are"

y. "The Whistler's Mother-In-Law"

z. "Vaughn Monroe's Favorite Songs: Yours) Manhattan7 Nightingale)

Chiapanecas, Jv.arine's Hymn, vesti la Giubba, ,Sentimental Iv.e,

Play Fiddle Play) My One Romance, A Gay Ranchero, He's 1-A In

The Army) (And He I s A--1 In .My Heart), El Rancho Grande) Salud

Dinero y Amor, It WasWond·erfulTher(And It's Wonderful Now);

It I s Delightful To Be Married; There 111 Be Some Changes lf.ade,

Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To }.'J= 11•

aa) "Vaughn Monroe's Musical Caravan - When the Lights Go on Again; Breathless, Tne Things I Love, Just a Little Bit of South Carolina, Do You Care, Be Fair, I Found You in the Rain; On Echo Hill As We Wan: into The StmsetJ Will You Love J\l:e 1 YJB,de Up My IvJind, Wanderlust; I Would if I Could, She Is, Little Te-Long,''

Box 7 · Folder //2 - Printed Items and Photographs

Box 7

-5 Publicity Booklets About Vaughn Monroe -4 1 pg rnimeo data sheets about Vaughn Momnoe ( birth1 likes, favorites, etc.)

-6 different publicity photos of Vaughn Monroe All signed. -8 photos of The J.vl3adows - (Restaurant in Framingham) Mass

owned run by Vaughn Monroe) Vaughn Monroe with Patti Page and Bert Parks,

-Article from .Pict011a1 Revieif, Boston - May 18; 1952 - By Louella O. Parsons - \\Vaughn Monroe''.

-R.C.A. VICTOR PICTURE RECORD REVIEW - June) 1952 - Article "Vaughn Starts Shooting"

-LOOK, Aug 16 19J+9 - Article "Vaughn Monroe - He Yiakes a Mint Out of Music . 11

-Visit To Tr:lird Army Headquarters - Ft McPherson, Ga , 20 pgs History of Base & Operations & 7 Photos of Vaughn Monroe at Base & Social Luncheon

Loose:

- Copy of THE MUSICIAN - Oct. : 1911 - Given to Vaughn Monroe by fan

HISTORY OF NIPPER - 3 pg, mime o re lease by R. C .A. about dog who was "His }tp,ster 's Voice II for R. C .A.

Folder f/3 - Correspondence

- Ennis, Charles (U.S.A. Recruiting Bureau) to Vaughn Ivbnroe ',;_, June 23, 1951 Tls

-Es halt; J. Edward to Vaughn Monroe Tl,s l'fiay 19) 1965 -Garvey; Dan E. ( Gov of Arizona) to Vaughn Monroe Tls Aug 7 1950

-Grean; Charles to Vaughn Monroe April 30, 1959 NS with accompaning fan letter

-I.aughter;CY(Executive Director - Celebrities For Nixon) to va ughn Ivbnroe Tls Sept 5 & Nov 2 5 - 1968

-Nixon, Richard to Vaughn Monroe Tls July 31 1968 -Card & Als to Vaughn Ivbnroe From "ME"

Folder •- //1~ - Awards

a. Deputy Sheriff - 11/laricopa County, Arizona - 1950 signed by L. C. Boies; Sheriff & Vaughn Monroe

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b. Commission in Cherry River NavyJ Richwood) W. Virginia ~iay 19) 1965

c. Honorary Citizen - Mobile) Alabama Signed by Arthur R. Ollilaur ( Ivf-tyor)

d. Red Cross Certificate of Honor - 1950 Signed by The President of the American Red Cross

e, Certificate of Achievernent from U.S. Army - U.S. Air Foree Recruiting Service J J\/arch 15J 1954 Ft McPhers on1 Ga Signed by Lt. Gen Bolling,

f. Certificate of Appreciation U.S. Naval Air Reserves July 28) 1966 Norfolk, Va. Signed by Capt George R. Crittenden.

g. Award for Meritorious Service from University of Illinois

h. Award from Panellenic Association - Washington Univ§rsity 1953

i. DeMolay Legion of Honor - West Newton 1 JVass April 2~ 7 1959

j. Membership Certificate - Hollywood Museum Associates) July 30) 1962

k. Certificate of Appreciation from House of Representatives i State of Ga, Jan 29) 1968

L Certificate of Appreciation from F .B. I. .. Philadelphia Division

•11, Certificate of Appreciation - U.S. Army & Air Force for Performance on Star Parade I June 29) 1951 Sighned by rra.jor General Edwin Witsen.

Linen Napkin II You Know Who My Favorite is at the American - It's Vaughn Monroe!'' Signed "SlM' 196)f

Package Jl - Framed Photos and Citations

a. Certificate of Achievement from Penn. 1949 Signed by Governor,

b. Certificate Honorary Order of Patroons- Albany1 JVay 1) 19119

Package 1 c, Commercial for Camel Cigarettes from LIFE Iv@,gazine - July 31; 1950

Box 8

d, Vaughn Monroe and Orchestra at State legislature} Boston> 1/f-l..SS

1947

e, Color photo of Vaughn Monroe on horse,

Package //2 - Framed Awards & Photo

a. Award - Radio Mirror Jve,gazine: Favorite Orchestra leader

b. Photo of The Yeadows

c. Large color photo of Vaughn Monroe

Package //3 - Framed photo of Vaughn Monroe rs two daughters - Christina and Candy Monroe, in ria_ing costume with horse.

- Tne Cash Box Award - (Statue) Tae Best Orchestra - 1949

- Serving Tray - wood & copper, engraved trThe Monroes tr

~r- Scrapbook #10 - Feb 1954 - Nov 1958 l:- ca lJ 000 newspaper & magazine articles about Vaughn :Monroe

Box 8

Monroe, Vaughn

Addenda: August 1980

J, SCRAPBOOK

PhQtocop;tes of selected pages of Betty Brandt's scrapbook of

of VM mater:ia1s, · (Ill)

A, By '\TM

1, ''My True Romance'·', printed, Feb, or March 1949, 2p.

with three pictures of VM.

2. Questionnaire concerning VM's career and interests,

ho1o,, .lp,

3, TLS to Betty Brandt, December 22, 1960,

B,. About 'VM

1, Articles and tickets to VM's concerts. 26 items on

7p,, 1949,

2, Two ear;I.y photos of VM in elementary school, Kent,

Ohio, and in the Boy Scouts, 1924,