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Collection Number: 05289

Collection Title: Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll Kyser Papers, 1906-2004

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Size 23.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 7500 items)
Abstract James Kern Kyser (Kay Kyser) was born in 1905 in Rocky Mount, N.C. He attended the University of North Carolina, 1923-1927, where he was the leader of the cheerleading squad. He is best known as a big band leader and as the "Ol' Professor" on the radio show Kollege of Musical Knowledge . In 1944, Kyser married model, actress, and singer Georgia Carroll of Blooming Grove, Tex., who had joined the show the year before. In 1951, he and his family retired to Chapel Hill, N.C. Through the Kyser Foundation, he gave scholarships to students of music and dramatic art at the University of North Carolina. He was also instrumental in improving health care in North Carolina, starting the state's public television station, and establishing a highway safety program. He was active in the Christian Science Church, directing the church's radio and television broadcasting division at the Boston headquarters in the 1970s, lecturing, and serving as national honorary president in 1983. The collection contains scripts, correspondence, printed materials, photographs, memorabilia, realia, audiovisual materials, and other items relating to Kay Kyser, Georgia Carroll Kyser, and the Kollege of Musical Knowledge and its cast and orchestra members. Scripts are from the Kollege of Musical Knowledge and other shows. Correspondence primarily pertains to planning for a 1948 program commemorating the Kollege of Musical Knowledge 's tenth season on NBC and to Kay Kyser's death in 1985. Printed materials, including clippings, magazines, biographical materials, sheet music, movie posters, and scrapbooks, document Kay Kyser's college days, his musical career, and his death. Photographs include pictures of Kay Kyser, Georgia Carroll Kyser, band and orchestra members, and friends and relatives. Many of the photographs were taken during radio broadcasts. Some photographs are from shows performed for troops during World War II, and there is also a photograph album with materials taken from orchestra member Ish Kabibble (Merwyn Bogue)'s diary written while entertaining troops with Kyser in the South Pacific in 1945. Among those appearing in photographs are Harry Babbitt, Mike Douglas, Clark Gable, Ish Kabibble, Diane Pendleton, and Jane Russell. Audio materials include audiodiscs with songs performed by Kyser and his orchestra, 1930s-1940s; two compilation albums released in the 1970s; and an audiotape of a 1944 episode of Kollege of Musical Knowledge. Subject files contain clippings and other materials about people and topics associated with the Kysers. Also included are diplomas, certificates, memorabilia, realia, and other items.
Creator Kyser, Kay.



Kyser, Georgia Carroll.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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[Identification of item], in the Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll Kyser Papers #5289, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Received from Georgia Carroll Kyser in 2006 (Acc. 100480, 100483) and in 2009 (Acc. 100944). Acc. Additions received in 2012 (Acc. 101642), 2016 (Acc. 102703), and 2023 (Acc. 20230717.3).
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Processed by: Dawne E. Howard, October 2006

Encoded by: Dawne E. Howard, October 2006

Updated: November 2018; Nancy Kaiser, March 2021; Laura Smith and Ari Smith, October 2023; Jodi Berkowitz, December 2023

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James Kern "Kay" Kyser was born 18 June 1905 in Rocky Mount, N.C., to Paul Kyser and Emily Royster Kyser, both pharmacists. His mother was the first registered female pharmacist in North Carolina. His uncle, Edward Vernon Howell, opened the pharmacy school at the University of North Carolina in 1897 and served as the dean until his death in 1931. His cousin, Vermont Connecticut Royster, was the editor of the Wall Street Journal from 1958 to 1971. Another member of the Royster family, Julianna Royster Busby, established Jugtown Pottery in Moore County, N.C., in 1920.

Following his family's lead, Kyser entered the University of North Carolina in 1923. At school, he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity and was active in the Playmakers Theatre. He was also the school's head cheerleader, establishing the cheering section known as the Carolina Cheerios. Kyser's bandleader career began in 1926, when he took over as the leader of the school orchestra. He graduated with high honors in 1927. In 1937, Kyser wrote "Tar Heels on Hand," which became the school's fight song.

After graduation, Kyser and his band hit the road in pursuit of a musical career. The band had little success for several years, barely able to make ends meet. In 1934, the band received its big break when they became regular performers at the Blackhawk Restaurant in Chicago. In 1937, the band began to get the audience involved by asking questions about music. Originally known as Kay's Klass, the performance went nationwide on NBC in 1938 as the Kollege of Musical Knowledge (often written as the Kollege of Musical Knowledge) when the American Tobacco Company bought the show for Lucky Strike. The Kollege of Musical Knowledge ran on NBC from 1938 to 1950, first on radio and then briefly on television. The show performed weekly to nearly 20 million listeners, with Kay, the "Ol' Professor," questioning contestants who won money and a diploma. The Kollege of Musical Knowledge had many members during its run, including Harry Babbitt, Mike Douglas, George Duning, Ish Kabibble (whose real name was Merwyn Bogue), Georgia Carroll Kyser, Sully Mason, and Ginny Simms. The act was the first to perform for troops during World War II. Kyser and the orchestra also appeared in several movies, including That's Right, You're Wrong and Carolina Blues .

In 1944, Kyser married singer Georgia Carroll, who had joined the Kollege of Musical Knowledge the year before. The couple had three children: Kimberly, Amanda, and Carroll. In 1951, Kyser quietly retired from show business, moving his family to Chapel Hill, N.C. No longer in the Hollywood spotlight, he became active in the Chapel Hill community. Through the Kyser Foundation, he gave scholarships to students of music and dramatic art at the University of North Carolina. He was also instrumental in improving health care in North Carolina, starting the state's public television station, and establishing a highway safety program. He was also active in the Christian Science Church, directing the church's radio and television broadcasting division at the Boston headquarters in the 1970s, being a guest lecturer, and becoming the national honorary president in 1983.

Kyser died in Chapel Hill on 24 July 1985 and is buried in Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.

Georgia Carroll Kyser was born 18 November 1919 in Blooming Grove, Tex. A fashion model, actress, and singer, she is perhaps best known as "Gorgeous" Georgia Carroll as part of Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge . She appeared in three films: Around the World, Carolina Blues, and Thousands Cheer .

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Papers of big band leader Kay Kyser and model, actress, and singer Georgia Carroll Kyser contain scripts, correspondence, printed materials, photographs, memorabilia, realia, audiovisual materials, and other items. There are scripts are from the Kollege of Musical Knowledge (sometimes referred to as Kay's Klass or Kay Kyser's Musical Klass), as well as other shows, including the Fitch Bandwagon and the Silver Theatre. Some scripts have outlines, answers to quiz questions, multiple revisions, and relevant correspondence included. Major themes in the correspondence series include planning and for the 1948 salute program commemorating the Kollege of Musical Knowledge 's tenth season on NBC and Kay Kyser's death in 1985, as well as letters to Georgia Carroll Kyser from Kay Kyser's biographers Steven Beasley and Raymond Hair.

Printed materials include clippings, magazines, sheet music, scrapbooks, biographical materials, movie posters, books, journals, and catalogs. Clippings from the 1940s include documentation of the orchestra's work entertaining troops during World War II, both on American soil and in the Pacific theater. Later clippings document Kay Kyser's involvement with Christian Science, including his 1983 honorary presidency of the Christian Science Church. There are also many clippings documenting his death in 1985. Magazine titles include Song Hits, Band Leaders, Time, Life, Radio & Television Best, Radio Life, and Radio Mirror. Sheet music consists of songs written or performed by Kay Kyser and his orchestra, including "Tar Heels on Hand," "I Came Here to Talk for Joe," "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition," and "Thinking of You." The scrapbooks document Kay Kyser's career through the 1940s, including his college days at the University of North Carolina. Biographical materials include manuscripts, discographies, photocopies of chapters, printouts of websites, and other materials containing biographical information about Kay Kyser and his orchestra. The most lengthy of these materials is an unpublished biography written by Raymond Hair. Movie posters come from the seven movies in which Kay Kyser starred: That's Right, You're Wrong (1939), You'll Find Out (1940), Playmates (1941), My Favorite Spy (1942), Around the World (1943), Swing Fever (1943), and Carolina Blues (1944).

Photographs include pictures of Kay Kyser, Georgia Carroll Kyser, band and orchestra members, and other friends and relatives. Other celebrities depicted in the photographs include Harry Babbitt, Mike Douglas, Clark Gable, Ish Kabibble (whose real name was Merwyn Bogue), Diane Pendleton, and Jane Russell. Many of the photographs were taken during radio broadcasts, including shows performed for troops during World War II. Other pictures are photocopies of photographs contained in the Kay Kyser Collection at the North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which have been numbered and annotated by Georgia Carroll Kyser. There are two photograph albums mostly containing photographs from the 1940s. The first album consists of excerpts taken from Ish Kabibble's original World War II diary written when he joined Kay Kyser to entertain the troops in the South Pacific in 1945. The second album consists of photographs of Kay Kyser taken by Charlie Killebrew in Rocky Mount, N.C.

Other papers include diplomas, certificates, postcards, and memorabilia and realia pertaining to Kay Kyser. Certificates and diplomas include Kay Kyser's high school diploma and recognitions for his performances and philanthropy. Also included is the speech Kay Kyser made announcing Japan's surrender during World War II, as well as photographs showing the Japanese surrender team. Realia includes the ink stamps Kay Kyser's orchestra and the Kollege of Musical Knowledge used to endorse checks and the medal Kay Kyser received for being the "Television Father of the Year" in 1950. Subject files contain clippings and other materials about people and topics associated with Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll Kyser, including Kay Kyser's brother, Edward Vernon Kyser, and Mack Riggsbee, who is described as having been Kay Kyser's "chef, chauffeur, valet, personal secretary, and chaperone."

Audio materials include audiodiscs containing songs performed by Kay Kyser and his orchestra in the 1930s and 1940s, two compilation albums released in the 1970s, and an audiotape consisting of a 1944 episode of Kollege of Musical Knowledge that took place in Los Alamedos, Calif.

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 1. Scripts, 1937-1950, 1996.

About 1200 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical, then chronological.

Primarily scripts from the Kollege of Musical Knowledge (sometimes referred to as Kay's Klass or Kay Kyser's Musical Klass), as well as other shows, including the Fitch Bandwagon and the Silver Theatre . Some scripts have outlines, answers to quiz questions, multiple revisions, and relevant correspondence included. Many of the scripts have been annotated in pencil, some in Kay Kyser's handwriting. The titles of many of the shows are based on the shows' sponsors. For example, many of the Kollege of Musical Knowledge scripts are referred to as the Lucky Strike Show. Most of the scripts are for radio performances, although the later Kollege of Musical Knowledge scripts are from the show's brief television run.

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About 800 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Folder 1

25 October 1937

Folder 2

1 November 1937

Folder 3

24 January 1938

Folder 4

31 January 1938

Folder 5

1 February 1938

Folder 6

15 February 1938

Folder 7

22 March 1938

Folder 8

6 April 1938

Folder 9

27 April 1938

Folder 10

8 March 1939

Folder 11

4 February 1942

Folder 12

9 August 1942

Folder 13

6 January 1943

Folder 14

13 January 1943

Folder 15

20 January 1943

Folder 16

27 January 1943

Folder 17

3 February 1943

Folder 18

10 February 1943

Folder 19

17 February 1943

Folder 20

24 February 1943

Folder 21

3 March 1943

Folder 22

10 March 1943

Folder 23

17 March 1943

Folder 24

24 March 1943

Folder 25

25 October 1944

Folder 26

6 December 1944

Folder 27

27 December 1944

Folder 28

2 January 1946

Folder 29

1 December 1949

Folder 30

30 November 1950

Folder 31

14 December 1950

Folder 32-33

Folder 32

Folder 33

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About 400 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Primarily letters written to Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll Kyser. Major themes include planning for the 1948 salute program commemorating the Kollege of Musical Knowledge 's tenth season on NBC and Kay Kyser's death in 1985. Materials from the 1990s and 2000s include letters to Georgia Carroll Kyser from Kay Kyser biographers Raymond Hair and Steven Beasley, and from Vietnamese exchange student An Pham. Some letters are not filed under the year they were originally written, but instead under the date they were sent to the Kysers. For example, in 1985 Ed Hedgpeth sent Kay Kyser correspondence they wrote to one another in the 1940s. These letters are filed with the 1985 correspondence. Similarly, in 1997 Harry Babbitt sent Georgia Carroll Kyser letters Kay Kyser wrote in the 1930s and 1940s. These letters are filed with the 1997 correspondence. There is little fan mail.

Folder 58

1930s

Folder 59

1940-1941

Folder 60

1945

Folder 61

1946-1947

Folder 62

1948

Folder 63

1950-1979

Folder 64

1981-1982

Folder 65

1983-1984

Folder 66

1985

Folder 67

1986-1992

Folder 68

1993-1994

Folder 69

1995

Folder 70

1996

Folder 71

1997

Folder 72

1998

Folder 73

1999

Folder 74

2000

Folder 75

2001

Folder 76

2002

Folder 77

2003-2004

Folder 78

Undated

Folder 79

Christmas cards, undated

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About 1600 items.

Arrangement: by format.

expand/collapse Expand/collapse Subseries 3.1. Clippings, 1926-2002 and undated.

About 400 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Newspaper and magazine clippings about Kay Kyser, Georgia Carroll Kyser, and the Kollege of Musical Knowledge. Early clippings follow Kay Kyser's musical career before the Kollege of Musical Knowledge. Clippings from the late 1930s and 1940s document the Kollege of Musical Knowledge and the height of Kay Kyser's career. These clippings include documentation of the orchestra's work entertaining troops during World War II, both on American soil and in the Pacific theater. Many of the clippings from the 1940s are from clipping services. Although the glued-on tags on some of these clippings are still attached, many have fallen off. The unattached tags are included loose-leaf with the clippings. Some of the later clippings cover the orchestra and its members in retrospect, sometimes making only a brief mention of Kay Kyser or the Kollege of Musical Knowledge . Other later clippings document Kay Kyser's involvement with Christian Science, including his 1983 honorary presidency of the Christian Science Church. There are also a large number of clippings documenting his death in 1985.

Folder 80

1926-1939

Folder 81

1930s

Folder 82

1940-1941

Folder 83

1942

Folder 84

1943

Folder 85

1944

Folder 86

January-October 1945

Folder 87

November-December 1945

Folder 88

January 1946

Folder 89

February 1946

Folder 90

March-December 1946

Folder 91

1947

Folder 92

1948

Folder 93

1949

Folder 94

1940s

Folder 95

1950-1967

Folder 96

1970-1979

Folder 97

1981-1983

Folder 98

1985

Folder 99

1986-2002

Folder 100

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About 400 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Magazines containing articles about Kay Kyser, Georgia Carroll Kyser, and the Kollege of Musical Knowledge. Earlier magazines follow the orchestra and its members. These titles include (but are not limited to): Song Hits , Band Leaders, Time, Life, Radio & Television Best , Radio Life, and Radio Mirror. Later magazines cover the orchestra and its members in retrospect, sometimes making only a brief mention of Kay Kyser or the Kollege of Musical Knowledge. These titles include (but are not limited to) the Carolina Alumni Review and Dancing USA .

Folder 101

1932-1936

Folder 102

1938-1939

Folder 103

1940-1942

Folder 104

1943

Folder 105

1944-1947

Folder 106

1948

Folder 107

1949

Folder 108

1950

Folder 109

Circa 1965-1988

Folder 110

1989

Folder 111

1990-1992

Folder 112

1994-1998

Folder 113

1999, 2002

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About 30 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Folder 114

Songs written by Kay Kyser

Contains "Tar Heels on Hand" and "Split it for the Team," written for the University of North Carolina.

Folder 115

Songs performed by Kay Kyser and orchestra, B-I

Contains: "Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms," "Candlelight and Wine," "Chatterbox," "Chug-A-Lug (The Drink it Down Song)," "Don't Believe Everything You Dream," "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me),""For the First Time (I've Fallen in Love)," "Happy Birthday to Love," "Humpty Dumpty Heart," "I Came Here to Talk for Joe," "I'd Know You Anywhere," "I'm Fit to be Tied," and "It's All Up to You (To Make North Carolina No. 1 in Good Health)"

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Songs performed by Kay Kyser and orchestra, J-Y

Contains: "(I Got Spurs) Jingle Jangle Jingle," "The Little Red Fox (N'ya N'ya Ya Can't Catch Me)," "Mississippi Dream Boat," "Moonlight Mood," "Poor Little Rhode Island," "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition," "Romance Runs in the Family," "There Goes that Song Again," "Thinking of You," "To a Sweet Pretty Thing," "What are You Doing New Year's Eve," "What's the Good Word, Mr. Bluebird," "Who Wouldn't Love You," "With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair," and "You're Giving Me a Song and a Dance"

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7 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Processing Note: Researchers should be especially careful when viewing the 1946 clipping scrapbook, as many of the clippings have come loose from their pages.

Scrapbooks documenting Kay Kyser's career through the 1940s. The earliest scrapbook consists of memorabilia, including clippings, letters, programs, and photographs, from Kay Kyser's student days at the University of North Carolina in the 1920s. Topics include the Sigma Nu Fraternity, the "Cheerios" pep squad, and various plays in which Kay Kyser performed with the Carolina Playmakers, as well as information about academics. The second scrapbook documents Kay Kyser and his orchestra's 1934 tour, which included stops in cities such as Santa Monica, Calif.; San Francisco, Calif.; Chicago, Ill.; and Pittsburgh, Penn. The third scrapbook, made by Martha Ann Thomas in 1941, documents the lives of Kay Kyser and Kollege of Musical Knowledge member and former girlfriend Ginny Simms. The fourth scrapbook consists of clippings about Kay Kyser from October 1946. Topics include programming information about the Kollege of Musical Knowledge and Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll Kyser's infant daughter, Kimberly Kyser. The last two scrapbooks were made by fan Nell Rose Rucklos while she was in high school and nurses' training. They contain clippings about Kay Kyser and the Kollege of Musical Knowledge.

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University of North Carolina scrapbook, circa 1927

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Clipping scrapbook of western tour, 1934

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Clipping scrapbook of Ginny Simms and Kay Kyser, 1941

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Clipping scrapbook of Kay Kyser, October 1946

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Clipping scrapbook of Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge, Volume I, 1940s

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Clipping scrapbook of Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge, Volume II, 1940s

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“You’ll Find Out…” scrapbook of Mrs. P.B. Kyser, circa 1940

Acquisition Information: Acc. 100944.

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About 600 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by creator.

Manuscripts, discographies, photocopies of chapters, printouts of websites, and other materials containing biographical information about Kay Kyser and his orchestra. The most lengthy of these materials is an unpublished manuscript written by Raymond Hair. Materials from antiqueradios.com, Steven Beasley, KQED, and metalab (now ibiblio) are website printouts. Materials from Radio Yesteryear, Charles Garrod, and Bill Korst are discographies. Barry Silverstein's Music of World War II and Big Bands Redux appears to be a class coursepack. Materials from Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll Kyser's daughter Kimberly Kyser include plans to produce a documentary about her father. Tributes and commemoration materials include remarks made by former North Carolina State University Chancellor John Tyler Caldwell at a memorial service shortly after Kay Kyser's death in 1985; a script for a 1994 tribute to Kay Kyser at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, N.C.; and an advertisement for a 1994 production of UNC-TV's North Carolina People to commemorate Kay Kyser's contributions to public television.

Folder 117

antiqueradios.com

Folder 118

Beasley, Steven

Folder 119

Garrod, Charles and Bill Korst

Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

Folder 120

Carolina Playmakers

The Carolina Play-book Commemorative Issue I

Folder 121-128

Folder 121

Folder 122

Folder 123

Folder 124

Folder 125

Folder 126

Folder 127

Folder 128

Hair, Raymond

Folder 129

KQED (Northern California)

Folder 130

Kyser, Kimberly

Folder 130a

Lauder, Val

Folder 131

metalab

Folder 132

Radio Yesteryear

Folder 133

Ruhlmann, William J.

Excerpt from Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians

Folder 134

Silverstein, Barry

Music of World War II and Big Bands Redux

Folder 135

Simon, George T.

Excerpt from The Big Bands

Folder 135a

Whitaker, James Allen, Jr.

Folder 136

The World of Kay Kyser

Album notes

Folder 137

Tributes and commemorations

Folder 138

Other papers

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10 items.

Posters from the seven movies in which Kay Kyser starred: That's Right, You're Wrong (1939), You'll Find Out (1940), Playmates (1941), My Favorite Spy (1942), Around the World (1943), Swing Fever (1943), and Carolina Blues (1944). The posters are in color, and most of them contain humorous photographs from the movies. With the exception of the posters for That's Right, You're Wrong and My Favorite Spy, all of the posters measure 11"x14".

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Around the World, Carolina Blues , Playmates, Swing Fever

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You'll Find Out

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My Favorite Spy, That's Right, You're Wrong

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That's Right, You're Wrong

Maxell CD-R, tiff format
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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Subseries 3.7. Other Printed Materials, 1924-2004 and undated.

About 200 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by genre.

Books, calendars, journals, catalogs, leaflets, and programs pertaining to Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll Kyser. The book Dreaming of a Time: The School of Public Health: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill mentions the Kyser's contributions to improve health care in North Carolina. The 1947 book The NBC Parade of Stars as Seen by Sam Berman contains 44 caricatures of NBC radio stars, including one of Kay Kyser. Other celebrities in this book include Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, and Edgar Bergen. Pamphlets and leaflets are from various events, including the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the 1942 Tournament of Roses, the commemoration of the Kollege of Musical Knowledge's tenth anniversary on NBC, and the 100th anniversary of the Rocky Mount (N.C.) Chamber of Commerce. "I Like a Gershwin Tune." from The American Scholar mentions Kay Kyser and the Kollege of Musical Knowledge . Catalogs consist of materials by Kay Kyser and other Big Band artists.

Folder 138a

Article: "History of the North Carolina Medical Care Commission" ( North Carolina Medical Journal, January 1992)

Folder 139

Book: Dreaming of a Time: The School of Public Health: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1939-1989

Folder 140

Book: The NBC Parade of Stars as Seen by Sam Berman

Folder 141

Calendars

Folder 142

Catalogs and order forms

Folder 143

Journal: The American Scholar, Spring 1995

Folder 144

Leaflets

Folder 145

Programs, 1924-1953

Folder 146

Programs, 1986-2004

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About 1200 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

expand/collapse Expand/collapse Subseries 4.1. Prints, circa 1906-1990s.

About 600 items.

Arrangement: chronological, then by topic. This arrangement closely adheres to the arrangement of the photographs in the Kay Kyser Collection at the North Carolina Collection.

Photographs of Kay Kyser, Georgia Carroll Kyser, band and orchestra members, and other friends and relatives. Other celebrities depicted in the photographs include Jane Russell, Harry Babbitt, Diane Pendleton, Clark Gable, Mike Douglas, and Ish Kabibble. Many of the photographs were taken during radio broadcasts, including shows performed for troops during World War II. Several of the photographs from the University of North Carolina include 1940s football star Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice. There are also several photographs taken in Kay Kyser's hometown of Rocky Mount, N.C., including inside Kyser's Drugs. There are also photographs of the Kysers's friends, including the family of architect William Pereira; Vietnamese exchange student An Pham; and Lynne Kay Wasserman, daughter of Hollywood agent Lew Wasserman. Many of the photographs are 8"x10" prints, while others are snapshots of various sizes. Many of the 8"x10" prints are also located in the Kay Kyser Collection at the North Carolina Collection.

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circa 1906: Kay Kyser as a baby

Also in tiff format on DCD-5289/2

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1920s

Some photographs are also in tiff format on DCD-5289/2

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1939: Movie stills from That's Right, You're Wrong

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1939: Atlanta: Gone with the Wind premiere

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1939: Rocky Mount, N.C.

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1930s: Chicago

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1930s: Orchestra

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1930s: Other photographs

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31 December 1940 Movie stills from You'll Find Out

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April 1941: Southwest tour

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1940-1945: Kay and Georgia Kyser

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1940-1945: Kay Kyser and his mother

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1940-1945: Movie stills

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1940-1945: Orchestra

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1940-1945: Radio broadcasts

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1940-1945: Rocky Mount, N.C.

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1940-1945: World War II performances: War effort show

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1940-1945: World War II performances: United States Army

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1940-1945: World War II performances: United States Army Air Force

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1940-1945: World War II performances: United States Navy

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1940-1945: World War II performances: Pacific Theatre

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1940-1945: World War II performances: Unidentified

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1940-1945: Other photographs

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1947: Good Health Campaign

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1946-1949: Kay Kyser with Jane Russell

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1946-1949: University of North Carolina

Image Folder PF-5289/26

1946-1949: University of North Carolina: Sigma Nu Fraternity

Image Folder PF-5289/27

1946-1949: Other photographs

Image Folder PF-5289/55

1940s Kay Kyser with Dinah Shore, Army Archerd, and George Montgomery.****

Image Folder PF-5289/28

[1940s?]: Radio broadcasts

Image Folder PF-5289/29

[1940s?]: Other photographs

Oversize Image Folder OP-P-5289/2

[1950?]: Lost Colony

Image Folder PF-5289/30

[1950?]: Highway Safety Program

Image Folder PF-5289/31

1950s

Image Folder PF-5289/32

1960s

Image Folder PF-5289/33

1970s

Image Folder PF-5289/34

1980s

Image Folder PF-5289/35

[1980s]-1990s

Image Folder PF-5289/36

Other photographs: Baum, Hope

Image Folder PF-5289/37

Other photographs: Beattie, Drew

Image Folder PF-5289/38

Other photographs: Blair Family

Image Folder PF-5289/39

Other photographs: Carroll Family

Image Folder PF-5289/40

Other photographs: Chapman, Marguerite

Image Folder PF-5289/41

Other photographs: Christian Science colleagues

Image Folder PF-5289/42

Other photographs: Cunningham, Carter (Mary Carter Brown) and family

Image Folder PF-5289/43

Other photographs: House, Robert B.

Image Folder PF-5289/43a

Other photographs: Howell, Vernon

Image Folder PF-5289/43b

Other photographs: Kyser family ancestors

Also in tiff format on DCD-5289/2

Image Folder PF-5289/44

Other photographs: Kyser, Kay

Image Folder PF-5289/45

Other photographs: Longet, Lucy

Image Folder PF-5289/46

Other photographs: Maxey and Sewell Families

Image Folder PF-5289/47

Other photographs: Parrish, Louise

Image Folder PF-5289/48

Other photographs: Pendleton, Diane

Image Folder PF-5289/49

Other photographs: Pereira Family

Image Folder PF-5289/50

Other photographs: Pham, An

Image Folder PF-5289/51

Other photographs: Shafer, Charlie and Charlotte

Image Folder PF-5289/52

Other photographs: Wasserman, Lynne Kay

Image Folder PF-5289/53

Other photographs

Special Format Image SF-P-5289/1

Oversize photographs

Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-5289/1-20

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OP-PF-5289/2

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OP-PF-5289/4

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OP-PF-5289/6

OP-PF-5289/7

OP-PF-5289/8

OP-PF-5289/9

OP-PF-5289/10

OP-PF-5289/11

OP-PF-5289/12

OP-PF-5289/13

OP-PF-5289/14

OP-PF-5289/15

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OP-PF-5289/18

OP-PF-5289/19

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Oversize photographs

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Subseries 4.2. Annotated Photographs, circa 1906-1970s.

About 600 items.

Arrangement: chronological, then by topic, following the arrangement specified by the North Carolina Collection.

Photocopies of the photographs contained in the Kay Kyser Collection at the North Carolina Collection, which have been numbered and annotated by Georgia Carroll Kyser. There is an itemized list of the photocopies in the folder labeled "Information about the North Carolina Collection photographs." Some of the earlier photographs show Kay Kyser performing as a member of the Carolina Playmakers at the University of North Carolina. There are also several pictures taken at the premiere of Gone With the Wind . Celebrities included in the photographs include Bob Hope, Clark Gable, Ish Kabibble, and University of North Carolina football star Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice. There are also numerous photographs of radio broadcasts, including shows performed for the troops during World War II.

Folder 147

Information about the North Carolina Collection photographs

Folder 148

1906-1919: Miscellaneous

Folder 149

1920s: Miscellaneous

Folder 150

1920s: Carolina Playmakers

Folder 151

1938 or 1939: Catalina, Calif.

Folder 152

1939: Movie stills from That's Right, You're Wrong

Folder 153

1939: Movie stills: Miscellaneous

Folder 154

1939: Atlanta: Gone with the Wind premiere

Folder 155

1939: Rocky Mount, N.C.

Folder 156

1930s: Chicago

Folder 157

1930s: Miscellaneous

Folder 158

1930s: New York: Roxy Theater

Folder 159

1930s: Orchestra

Folder 160

Late 1930s: Radio broadcasts

Folder 161

Late 1930s: Winter carnival at Dartmouth College

Folder 162

1930s: With Willy's automobiles

Folder 163

April 1941: Southwest tour

Folder 164

1941: Movie stills: Playmates

Folder 165

1940-1945: Cleveland, Ohio

Folder 166

1940-1945: Kay Kyser with Art Linkletter

Folder 167

1940-1945: Kay Kyser with Georgia Carroll Kyser

Folder 168

1940-1945: Kay Kyser with North Carolina Governor J. Melville Broughton

Folder 169

1940-1945: Kay Kyser with his mother

Folder 170

1940-1945: Miscellaneous

Folder 171

1940-1945: Movie stills

Folder 172

1940-1945: Orchestra

Folder 173

1940-1945: Polk Singing Group

Folder 174

1940-1945: Radio broadcasts

Folder 175

1940-1945: Rocky Mount, N.C.

Folder 176

1940-1945: World War II: airplanes named for Kay Kyser

Folder 177

1940-1945: World War II: autographed photographs

Folder 178

1940-1945: World War II: flying

Folder 179

1940-1945: World War II: miscellaneous

Folder 180

1940-1945: World War II: performances

Folder 181

1947: Good Health Campaign

Folder 182

1948: Tenth anniversary with NBC

Folder 183

1946-1949: Kay Kyser with Jane Russell

Folder 184

1946-1949: Miscellaneous

Folder 185

1946-1949: University of North Carolina: Miscellaneous

Folder 186

1946-1949: University of North Carolina: Sigma Nu Fraternity

Folder 187

[1950?]: Lost Colony

Folder 188

[1950?]: Highway Safety Program

Folder 189

1950s: Miscellaneous

Folder 190

1960s

Folder 191

1970s

Folder 192

Unidentified

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Subseries 4.3. Photograph Albums, 1920s-1940s and undated.

2 items.

Two photograph albums mostly containing photographs from the 1940s. The first album consists of excerpts taken from Ish Kabibble's original World War II diary when he joined Kay Kyser to entertain the troops in the South Pacific in 1945. The album was assembled by Ish Kabibble's daughter, Janet Bogue Arnot, and given to Georgia Carroll Kyser to take to a November 1994 "Big Band Tribute." A clipping of Ish Kabibble's obituary is included in the back of the album. The second album consists of photographs of Kay Kyser taken by Charlie Killebrew in Rocky Mount, N.C. The photographs are undated, but appear to be taken between the 1920s and 1940s, but some may be from the early 1950s. Other people in Killebrew's photographs include Georgia Carroll Kyser, Mack Riggsbee, and a member of the Rocky Mount Rocks baseball team.

Photograph Album PA-5289/1

Ish Kabibble with Kay Kyser, 1945

Photograph Album PA-5289/2

Kay Kyser Memories from the Charlie Killebrew Photographic Collection

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About 700 items.

expand/collapse Expand/collapse Subseries 5.1. Memorabilia and Realia, 1923-1990s.

About 400 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Diplomas, certificates, postcards, and memorabilia and realia pertaining to Kay Kyser. Certificates and diplomas include Kay Kyser's high school diploma and recognitions for his performances and philanthropy. Also included is the speech Kay Kyser made announcing Japan's surrender during World War II, as well as photographs showing the Japanese surrender team. Realia includes the ink stamps Kay Kyser's orchestra and the Kollege of Musical Knowledge used to endorse checks and the medal Kay Kyser received for being the "Television Father of the Year" in 1950.

Oversize Paper Folder OP-5289/14

Diplomas and certificates, 1923-1927

Oversize Paper Folder OP-5289/15

Diplomas and certificates, 1930s-1940

Oversize Paper Folder OP-5289/16-17

OP-5289/16

OP-5289/17

Diplomas and certificates, 1941

Oversize Paper Folder OP-5289/18

Diplomas and certificates, 1942-1946

Oversize Paper Folder OP-5289/19

Diplomas and certificates, 1950-1960

Oversize Paper Folder OP-5289/20

Diplomas and certificates, 1973, 1982

Folder 193

Drawings of Kay Kyser

Folder 194

Japanese surrender announcement and photographs

Folder 195

Photographs of memorabilia

Folder 196

Postcards

Folder 197

Radio show memorabilia

Folder 198

Religious memorabilia

Folder 199

University of North Carolina memorabilia

Folder 200

White House memorabilia (Reagan and Clinton)

Folder 201

Realia: Kay Kyser plaque and Television Father of the Year medal

Folder 202

Realia: Ink stamps

Folder 203

Other materials

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Subseries 5.2. Subject Files, 1930s-2000s.

About 300 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical. Materials have been grouped based on the order as received.

Clippings and other materials about people and topics associated with Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll Kyser grouped by subject. Materials include (but are not limited to) pamphlets advertising the works of artist Drew Beattie; a copy of the Chapel Hill Preservation Society's newsletter Preservation Notes; a lecture by former University of North Carolina Chancellor Robert B. House; a copy of "The Kyser Plan: A Proposal for the Establishment of a Pan-Pacific Foundation," written by Kay Kyser's brother Edward Vernon Kyser; and clippings about Mack Riggsbee, Kay Kyser's "chef, chauffeur, valet, personal secretary, and chaperone." In addition, there are photocopies of Carefully Selected Toys, Games & Occupations and Toys: A practical guide for the selection of play materials that will promote better development, physically, mentally, and emotionally in children , written by Murza Mann Lauder for the J. L. Hudson Company.

Folder 204

Baum, Hope

Folder 205

Beattie, Drew

Folder 206

Bush, George W.

Folder 207

Carroll Family

Folder 208

Chapman, Marguerite

Folder 209

Cody, Sophia

Folder 210

Cunningham, Carter (Mary Carter Brown)

Folder 211

Historic preservation

Folder 212

House, Robert B.

Folder 213

Kyser, Edward Vernon

Folder 214

Lauder, Murza Mann

Folder 215

Lauder, Val

Folder 216

Neal, Bill

Folder 217

Parrish, Louise

Folder 218

Peterson, Marjorie Dale Belew

Folder 219

Riggsbee, Mack

Folder 220

Seawell, Jim

Folder 221

Shafer, Charles and Charlotte

Folder 222

Wasserman, Lew

Folder 223

Miscellaneous

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Subseries 5.3. Other Materials, 1930s-2003.

5 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

A 1938 speech given by Kay Kyser at New York University, a contract for apartment dwellers, and Georgia Carroll Kyser's Hollywood address book. The contract for apartment dwellers is for students renting the bottom floor of the Kyser's home on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, N.C. Pool rules are also included. The address book includes entries for celebrities such as Harry Babbitt, Bing Crosby, George Duning, Walt Disney, Bob Hope, and Jimmie Stewart. The videotape Kay Kyser Memories is a presentation by the Tar River Swing Band, performed at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Kay Kyser's hometown of Rocky Mount, N.C.

Folder 224

Address of Kay Kyser at New York University School of Commerce Auditorium, 18 October 1938

Folder 225

Contract for apartment dwellers at 504 East Franklin Street

Folder 226

Hollywood address book

Videotape VT-5289/1

The Mike Douglas Show (Cassette #2 of 2), 10 December 1976 [?]

U-Matic

Videotape VT-5289/2

Kay Kyser Memories, Tar River Swing Band, 3 December 2003

VHS

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 6. Audio Materials, 1930s-1977.

70 items.

Arrangement: Discs were removed from original volumes, but were kept in original order. Original volumes containing handwritten notes (vol. 1, 4, 5) were saved and are located in Box 3.

Audiodiscs (78 rpm, mono, 10 inch), primarily commercial releases by Kay Kyser and his orchestra and soloists in the 1930s and 1940s on Columbia Records and Brunswick Records, on shellac unless otherwise noted. In addition to songs performed by Kay Kyser and his orchestra in movies and during shows, there are also fight songs and alma maters from the United States Naval Academy, the United States Military Academy, Yale University, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Southern California. Series also includes several test pressings, including one by Jackie Gleason on Capitol Records. There are also two compilation albums released in the 1970s: The World of Kay Kyser and Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge! The audiotape (1200 feet, 7-1/2 ips) contains a 1944 episode of Kollege of Musical Knowledge that took place in Los Alamedos, Calif. Other broadcasts, including a 1945 episode of Downbeat, may also be on the tape.

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/1

My Lily and My Rose; Open Door - Open Arms

Legacy ID: D-5289/1

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/2

Dime a Dozen; Mission Bells and Wishin' Wells

Legacy ID: D-5289/2

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/3

M-E-L-V-I-N; Get Me One of Those

Legacy ID: D-5289/3

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/4

Managua, Nicaragua; That's the Beginning of the End

Legacy ID: D-5289/4

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/5

Just for Fun; My Own, My Only, My All

Legacy ID: D-5289/5

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/6

Just for Fun; My Own, My Only, My All

Legacy ID: D-5289/6

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/7

On the Wrong Side of You; Ole Buttermilk Sky

Legacy ID: D-5289/7

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/8

Wilhelmina; Tootsie, Darlin', Angel, Honey, Baby

Legacy ID: D-5289/8

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/9

Dime a Dozen; Mission Bells and Wishin' Wells

Legacy ID: D-5289/9

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/10

Romeo Smith and Juliet Jones; Humpty Dumpty Heart

Legacy ID: D-5289/10

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/11

Wilhelmina; Tootsie, Darlin', Angel, Honey, Baby

Legacy ID: D-5289/11

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/12

It's the Little Things; Let's Choo Choo Choo to Idaho

Legacy ID: D-5289/12

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/13

Bell Bottom Trousers; Can't You Read Between the Lines

Legacy ID: D-5289/13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/14

Bell Bottom Trousers; Can't You Read Between the Lines

Legacy ID: D-5289/14

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/15

Sweet Eloise; Here You Are

Legacy ID: D-5289/15

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/16

Evelyn; Bride and Groom Polka

Legacy ID: D-5289/16

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/17

Bell Bottom Trousers; Can't You Read Between the Lines

Legacy ID: D-5289/17

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/18

A Trout, No Doubt; Dreamland

Legacy ID: D-5289/18

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/19

Managua, Nicaragua

Legacy ID: D-5289/19

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/20

Managua, Nicaragua; That's the Beginning of the End

Legacy ID: D-5289/20

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/21

There Goes that Song Again; I'm Gonna See My Baby

Legacy ID: D-5289/21

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/22

On Wisconsin; Alma Mater (Wisconsin); Victory March (Notre Dame); Notre Dame, Our Mother

Legacy ID: D-5289/22

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/23

Anchors Aweigh; Navy Blue and Gold; On Brave Old Army Team; Army Blue

Legacy ID: D-5289/23

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/24

Boola Boola (Yale); Bright College Years (Yale); Down the Field (Yale); Alma Mater

Legacy ID: D-5289/24

Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/1

October 30 Kay Kyser

Legacy ID: D-5289/25

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/25

Ole Buttermilk Sky

Legacy ID: D-5289/26

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/26

Ole Buttermilk Sky

Legacy ID: D-5289/27

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/27

The Little Red Fox; I'm Fit to be Tied

Legacy ID: D-5289/28

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/28

Broken Dreams of Yesterday; Tell Her

Legacy ID: D-5289/29

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/29

Cafe Continental; A Horse Ain't Got Much Sense

Legacy ID: D-5289/30

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/30

Deep Purple; Romance Runs in the Family

Legacy ID: D-5289/31

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/31

(I've Grown So Lonesome) Thinking of You; Short'nin' Bread

Legacy ID: D-5289/32

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/32

Take Your Girlie to the Movies (If You Can't Make Love at Home); Isch Ka Bibble (I Should Worry)

Legacy ID: D-5289/33

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/33

He's a Devil in His Own Home Town; Don't Bring Lulu

Legacy ID: D-5289/34

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/34

The Girl on the Little Blue Plate; One in a Million

Legacy ID: D-5289/35

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/35

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition; I Came Here to Talk for Joe

Legacy ID: D-5289/36

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/36

The Fuddy Duddy Watchmaker; Let's Get Lost

Legacy ID: D-5289/37

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/37

Chatterbox; This Changing World

Legacy ID: D-5289/38

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/38

Washington and Lee Swing; College Friendship (Washington and Lee); Fight On (University of Southern California); All Hail (University of Southern California)

Legacy ID: D-5289/39

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/39

Managua, Nicaragua; That's the Beginning of the End

Legacy ID: D-5289/40

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/40

There Goes that Song Again; I'm Gonna See My Baby

Legacy ID: D-5289/41

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/41

The Old Lamp-Lighter; Huggin' and Chalkin'

Legacy ID: D-5289/42

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/42

How Do I Know It's Real; Who Wouldn't Love You

Legacy ID: D-5289/43

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/43

Saturday Date; The First Time I Kissed You

Legacy ID: D-5289/44

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/44

Pushin' Sand; It Happened in Hawaii

Legacy ID: D-5289/45

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/45

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition; I Came Here to Talk for Joe

Legacy ID: D-5289/46

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/46

Managua, Nicaragua; That's the Beginning of the End

Legacy ID: D-5289/47

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/47

Ole Buttermilk Sky; On the Wrong Side of You

Legacy ID: D-5289/48

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/48

Love on a Greyhound Bus; All the Time

Legacy ID: D-5289/49

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/49

Love on a Greyhound Bus; All the Time

Legacy ID: D-5289/50

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/50

As Long as I Live; Possum Song

Legacy ID: D-5289/51

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/51

Woody Wood-Pecker; When Veronica Plays the Harmonica

Legacy ID: D-5289/52

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/52

Boin-n-n-ng; If My Heart Had a Window

Legacy ID: D-5289/53

Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/2

Paradise

Legacy ID: D-5289/54

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/53

Moonlight Mood; Can't Get Out of this Mood

Legacy ID: D-5289/55

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/54

Sweet and Lovely; I Love You

Legacy ID: D-5289/56

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/55

Huggin' and Chalkin'; The Old Lamp-Lighter

Legacy ID: D-5289/57

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/56

Pass that Peace Pipe; Serenade of the Bells

Legacy ID: D-5289/58

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/57

On a Slow Boat to China; In the Market Place of Old Monterey

Legacy ID: D-5289/59

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/58

(There'll be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover; The Nadocky

Legacy ID: D-5289/60

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/59

We'll Meet Again; You Say the Sweetest Things

Legacy ID: D-5289/61

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/60

Horses Don't Bet on People; Rosemary

Legacy ID: D-5289/62

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/61

Woody Wood-Pecker; When Veronica Plays the Harmonica

Legacy ID: D-5289/63

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/62

Popocatepetl; By-U By-O

Legacy ID: D-5289/64

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/63

Pass that Peace Pipe; Serenade of the Bells

Legacy ID: D-5289/65

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/64

I Don't Want to Do It Alone; Slowly

Legacy ID: D-5289/66

Audiodisc FC-5289/1

The World of Kay Kyser

Legacy ID: D-5289/67

Audiodisc FC-5289/2

Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge!

Legacy ID: D-5289/68

Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/3

Jackie Gleason, Thinking of You.

Legacy ID: D-5289/69

Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/4

Pep rally for University of North Carolina versus Fordham University football game (in New York), 2 November 1940

Legacy ID: D-5289/70

Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/5

Pep rally for University of North Carolina versus Fordham University football game (in New York), 2 November 1940

Legacy ID: D-5289/71

Audiotape T-5289/1

Radio broadcasts, 1944-1945

1/4" Open Reel Audio

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 6A. Audio Materials (Additions of August 2012 and July 2023), 1945-1976

Acquisition Information: Accessions 101642 and 20230717.3.

Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/6

Georgia Carroll, "There Goes That Song Again", 24 January 1945; Georgia Carroll, "More & More", 31 January 1945

Aluminum
Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/7

Georgia Carroll, "He's Home For A Little While", 07 February 1945

Aluminum
Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/8

Georgia Carroll, "More & More", 14 March 1945; Georgia Carroll, "I Walked In", 28 March 1945

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Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/9

Georgia Carroll, "More & More", 18 April 1945; Georgia Carroll, "He's Home for a Little While", 25 April 1945

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Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/10

Georgia Carroll, "All My Life", 2 May 1945; Georgia Carroll, "He's Home For a Little While", 23 May 1945

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Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/11

Georgia Carroll, "Dream", 30 May 1945; Georgia Carroll, "Dream" 20 June 1945

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Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/12

Georgia Carroll, "Dream"

Glass
Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/13

Georgia Carroll, "How Deep is the Ocean"; Georgia Carroll, "There's No You"

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Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/14

Georgia Carroll, "How Deep is the Ocean", 10 October 1945; Georgia Carroll, "I'm Gonna Love that Guy", 17 October 1945

Aluminum
Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/15

"The Christmas Mood", 12 December 1959

Aluminum
Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/16

Bing Crosby, "St. John's Medley"

Aluminum
Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/17

Bing Crosby with The Buddy Cole Group, "Georgia on my Mind"

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Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/18

Dream (Georgia)

Glass
Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/19

Georgia and group tryout

Glass
78-rpm Disc 78-5289/65

Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, "Butler Done It Again"; Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, "Butler's Dream"

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/66

Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, "Chug-A-Lug (The Drink it Down Song)"; Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, "Willya Won'tcha (Kinda-Sorta)"

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/67

Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, "Funny Little Money Man"; Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, "I'll Wait"

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/68

Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, "I'm Gonna See My Baby"; Kay Kyser and his Orchestra "There Goes That Song Again"

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/69

Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, "It Only Happens Once"; Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, "The Little Old Lady of Threadneedle Street"

Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/20

Kay Kyser, "Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge", 26 October 1961

Aluminum
78-rpm Disc 78-5289/70

Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, "My Lily and my Rose"; Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, "Open Door - Open Arms"

Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/21

Kay Kyser, "One Meat Ball"

Aluminum
Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/22

Kay Kyser, 'The World of Kay Kyser', 12 March 1975, sides 1 and 2

Aluminum
Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/23

Kay Kyser, 'The World of Kay Kyser', 12 March 1975, sides 3 and 4

Aluminum
Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/24

Kay Kyser, 'The World of Kay Kyser', 10 December 1975, sides 1 and 2

Aluminum
Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/25

Kay Kyser, 'The World of Kay Kyser', 11 December 1975, sides 3 and 4

Aluminum
78-rpm Disc 78-5289/71

Kay Kyser, "You're So Good To Me"; Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, "Pushin' Sand"

Instantaneous Disc FD-5289/26

Kay Kyser, "Surrender Announcement"

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/72

"Martinelli Gives it to Dave Butler"

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/73

Dinah Shore and Frank Sinatra with Kay Kyser and His Orchestra, "It's All Up to You"; Ky Kyser and His Orchestra, "Carolina in the Morning"

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/74

A Tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 15 April 1945, disc 1 of 13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/75

A Tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 15 April 1945 disc 2 of 13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/76

A Tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 15 April 1945, disc 3 of 13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/77

A Tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 15 April 1945, disc 4 of 13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/78

A Tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 15 April 1945, disc 5 of 13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/79

A Tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 15 April 1945, disc 6 of 13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/80

A Tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 15 April 1945, disc 7 of 13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/81

A Tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 15 April 1945, disc 8 of 13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/82

A Tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 15 April 1945, disc 9 of 13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/83

A Tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 15 April 1945 disc 10 of 13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/84

A Tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 15 April 1945, disc 11 of 13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/85

A Tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 15 April 1945, disc 12 of 13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/86

A Tribute to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 15 April 1945, disc 13 of 13

78-rpm Disc 78-5289/87

James Van Heusen; "The Saga of Butler & Kyser Part 1 and Part 2"

Videotape VT-5289/3

The Mike Douglas Show (Cassette 1 of 2), 10, December 1976

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Oversize Paper Folder OPF-5289/1-22

OPF-5289/1

OPF-5289/2

OPF-5289/3

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Oversize papers

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 7A. Papers (Additions of August 2012 and July 2023), 1923-1986.

About 500 items.

Arrangement: by subject and format.

The Additions of August 2012 and July 2023 consist of materials related to the careers and personal lives of Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll Kyser and include files related to Kay Kysers's Lucky Strike Show; a playbill and clippings highlighting work of Georgia Carroll Kyser; letters and telegraphs received; a scrapbook with photos and clippings documenting Georgia Carroll Kyser; photographs; magazine covers; and a 1923 Rocky Mountain High School yearbook.

Folder 228

Letters, 1940-1986

Folder 229

Telegraphs, 1937-1942

Folder 230

Georgia Carroll certificate and card, undated

Folder 231-233

Folder 231

Folder 232

Folder 233

Lucky Strike shows, 1938-1944

Folder 234

Playbill for Louisiana Purchase starring Georgia Carroll, telegrams received by Carroll related to her performance, 1940

Folder 235-236

Folder 235

Folder 236

Georgia Carroll Kyser clippings, 1930s and undated

Folder 237

Georgia Carroll Kyser statue at The Women's Museum, Dallas, Tex.

Folder 238

Artist's "Dream Girl" of America, 1938

Folder 239

Kay Kyser ephemera

Folder 240

Rocky Mount High School yearbook, 1923

Image Folder PF-5289/56-60

PF-5289/56

PF-5289/57

PF-5289/58

PF-5289/59

PF-5289/60

Photographs

Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-5289/21

Georgia Carroll, undated (2 images)

Oversize Paper Folder OPF-5289/23-25

OPF-5289/23

OPF-5289/24

OPF-5289/25

Clippings, 1930s-1940s

Oversize Paper Folder OPF-5289/26

Certificates

Oversize Volume SV-5289/8

Georgia Carroll scrapbook

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