Albert Goldman papers, 1953-1994

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Series IX: Humor and Humorists

Goldman did extensive research on humor. He wrote on Black and Jewish humor, Lenny Bruce, and Terry Southern in both books and articles.



Box 35 Folder 1 Jewish Humor


Box 35 Folder 2 Keaton, Buster


Box 35 Folder 3 Kovacs, Ernie


Box 35 Folder 4 Landon, Harry


Box 35 Folder 5 Mad Magazine


Box 35 Folder 6 Marx Brothers


Box 35 Folder 7 Newman, Randy


Box 35 Folder 8 Negro Humor


Box 35 Folder 9 New York Humor


Box 35 Folder 10 Nichols and May


Box 35 Folder 11 Pryor, Richard


Box 35 Folder 12 Radio Comics


Box 35 Folder 13 Satire


Box 35 Folder 14 Slapstick


Box 35 Folder 15 TW3 (England)


Box 35 Folder 16 TW3 (USA)


Box 35 Folder 17 Candy


Box 35 Folder 18 Southern, Terry


Box 35 Folder 19 Comedy Albums


Box 35 Folder 20 Sahl, Mort


Box 35 Folder 21 Schlemiels & Satirists


Box 35 Folder 22 Steinberg, Saul


Box 35 Folder 23 "They Died Laughing" Project Proposal


Box 35 Folder 24 "They Died Laughing" Contract Correspondence


Box 35 Folder 25 Vaudeville


Box 35 Folder 26 Wilson, Flip


Box 35 Folder 27 Winters, Jonathan



Box 46 Folder 1 Allen, Fred


Box 46 Folder 2 & 3 American Humor


Box 46 Folder 4 Audience Humor


Box 46 Folder 5 Berman, Shelly


Box 46 Folder 6 Black Humor


Box 46 Folder 7 British Satire


Box 46 Folder 8 Brooks, Mel


Box 46 Folder 9 Cabaret Theatre


Box 46 Folder 10 Caesar, Sid


Box 46 Folder 11 & 12 Your Show of Shows


Box 46 Folder 13 Carlin, George


Box 46 Folder 14 General (comedy)


Box 46 Folder 15 The Comic Prison


Box 46 Folder 16 Crumb, Robert


Box 46 Folder 17 Firesign Theatre


Box 46 Folder 18 Friedman, Bruce Jay


Box 46 Folder 19 Hope, Bob


Box 46 Folder 20 Gregory, Dick


Box 46 Folder 21 Fields, W. C.


Box 46 Folder 22 Dangerfield, Rodney


Box 46 Folder 23 Feiffer, Jules


Box 46 Folder 24 Humor (Misc.)


Box 46 Folder 25 Improvisation