This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Collection contains manuscripts, radio scripts, fan mail, and ephemera. Includes a large number of scripts for the "Everywoman" and "True to Life" radio programs.
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Single reproductions may be made for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to secure permission for publication or use from the appropriate copyright holder.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Kaye Brinker papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Gift of Rand B. Lee, 2023
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processed by Jenny Lee, 2023. Finding aid encoded by Kevin Schlottmann, 2023.
Katherine (Catherine) B. Lee was a writer and actress who worked under the professional names Kaye Brinker (the best known) or Kate Brinker. As described on "Ellery Queen: A website of deduction," Kaye was best known as the creator of a radio show called "True to Life", which ran from 1939 to 1940. Before coming to New York, she was creator of a similar radio show called "Everywoman" that was broadcast from WBBM in Chicago.
She was born Catherine Fox Brinker in Seattle, Washington on March 29, 1914, and died on November 5, 1991. She met Manfred B. Lee, co-author of the "Ellery Queen" detective novels, short stories, and anthologies, on April 1, 1942, on the set of the "Ellery Queen" radio program, where she was acting the part of Ellery's secretary, Nikki Porter. They were married on July 4, 1942.
Information primarily from http://queen.spaceports.com/List%20of%20Suspects_5_Brinker.html
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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| Radio scripts | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
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| Lee, Manfred B (Manfred Bennington), 1905-1971 | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
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| Radio broadcasting | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |