Guide to the Papers of Molly Picon (1898-1992),n.d., 1877-1971P-38Processed by AJHS staff

Guide to the Papers of Molly Picon (1898-1992),
n.d., 1877-1971
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Descriptive Summary
	Title:	Papers of Molly Picon, (1898-1992)
	Dates:	n.d., 1877-1971
	Abstract:	This collection comprises the papers of the Yiddish actress and entertainer Molly Picon. The papers consist of extensive manuscripts of Yiddish and non-Yiddish plays, numerous radio and television scripts, programs and announcements for Picon’s performances, and personal material such as correspondence and photographs. Also included is a large amount of musical material such as songbooks, handwritten lyrics, and sheet music, much of it in Yiddish.
	Quantity:	49 Linear Feet
	Identification:	P-38

Biographical Note

An entertainer for over 70 years, Molly Picon was one of the most celebrated and beloved actresses of Yiddish theater and film. At once an all-American girl and a Yidishe meydel, her engaging performances earned her world-wide appeal.

Picon was born Margaret Pyekoon on February 28, 1898, on the Lower East Side of New York, the first of two daughters of Clara Ostrovsky and Louis Pyekoon (later Picon). After Louis left the family, Clara moved with her daughters and her mother to Philadelphia and supported them by working as a seamstress at Kessler’s Yiddish theater. At age five, Molly entered and won a local theater contest, and her career in the spotlight thus commenced. She continued performing while growing up, appearing both in Michael Thomashefsky’s Yiddish repertory troupe at the Arch Street Theater and in cabaret.

In 1918 Picon joined a touring English-language vaudeville show. The tour led her to Boston in 1919, where she was cast in a production by the manager of the Boston Grand Opera House, Jacob Kalich. Picon and Kalich married on June 29 of that same year in Philadelphia. In keeping with the theme of their relationship, Picon wore a dress fashioned by her mother from a theater curtain, and thus draped in drapery, Picon began a lifelong partnership with her Yonkel.

Picon and Kalich’s partnership proved to be an extremely productive and successful one. Following their wedding, they traveled through Europe for two years, allowing Picon to improve her Yiddish and gain experience. Forced to leave Romania because of anti-Semitism, Picon and Kalich returned to New York and proceeded to create some of the most memorable shows ever to appear on the Yiddish stage. While Kalich scripted and directed, Picon starred and often wrote lyrics. Picon and Kalich’s 1920s collaborations included “Yankele,” “Mamele,” “Circus Girl,” “Molly Dolly,” and “Shmendrik.” Her performances in these roles established Picon’s reputation as a leading actress of the Yiddish stage and propelled her to national stardom. Dangling by one leg or suspended by a pole, Picon displayed a seemingly boundless energy as she somersaulted, sparred, and swung her way through role after role, an acrobatic approach that gave her performances a distinctive physical edge. Attesting to her popularity on the Yiddish stage, during the 1920s the Second Avenue Theater in New York, one of the premier Yiddish theaters in America, was renamed the Molly Picon Theater.

In addition to her stage performances, Picon appeared in Yiddish films. Her first film was Das Judenmadel, filmed in Austria in 1921. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, despite growing anti-Semitism in Europe, Picon traveled there to star in several other Yiddish films, including Ost und West, also known as Mezrach un Maarev (1923). In 1937, in Warsaw, Poland, she filmed Idl Mitn Fidl, one of her best-known films. Picon returned to Poland even as late as 1938 to film Mamele--the last Jewish film made in Poland before the Nazis obliterated European Yiddish culture.

While Picon’s roots were in Yiddish theater and film, she demonstrated her versatility by taking on a wide variety of roles in many different venues, including radio, television, Hollywood films, and Broadway theater. For many years beginning in 1936, Picon hosted a regular radio program, known as the Maxwell House Coffee program for its sponsor. Picon’s Broadway debut came in 1940, and she was still somersaulting in 1964 in the Broadway production of Milk and Honey. In 1981, she was inducted into the Broadway Hall of Fame. Her Hollywood film roles included the Italian mother in Come Blow Your Horn (1963), for which she received an Oscar nomination, and Yente the matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof (1971).

Throughout her career, Picon devoted much of her time to patriotic and humanitarian work. During World War II, she visited refugee camps in Canada and toured army bases across the United States to entertain the troops. As soon as World War II ended, Picon returned with Kalich to Europe in order to visit camps and orphanages with the Jewish Labor Committee. In fact, Picon and Kalich were the first entertainers to visit the Displaced Persons camps after the war. Back in the United States, Picon continued her active support of both Jewish and non-Jewish causes by working for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, selling Israel bonds, and making numerous benefit appearances. During the Korean War, Picon was again entertaining troops, this time participating in USO tours in Korea.

Whether delivering one of her uncanny imitations or kicking up her heels, Molly Picon infused her performances with vivacity and charm. Beyond the pure entertainment value of her performances, however, Picon played an important role in preserving Yiddish culture and bringing it to mainstream American audiences. Her performances typically blended Yiddish sensibility with American show business style, a combination that allowed her to reach beyond the immigrant generation and appeal to second-generation, assimilated American Jews as well as non-Jews. In addition, her Yiddish films, with their depictions of shtetl life in pre-World War II Europe, became invaluable records of a vanishing culture.

A celebrity throughout her life, Picon won widespread recognition for her talents and received many honors. In 1955 she sang for the Knesset in Israel, and in 1975 she appeared at Carnegie Hall. By the time of her death, on April 6, 1992, Molly Picon had performed all over the world, from the Lower East Side to Eastern Europe, South Africa to South America. She was truly a vibrant and treasured figure in the world of entertainment.

For more biographical information, see:

American Jewish Yearbook, v. 94, 1994, p. 578.

Jewish Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia. Paula E. Hyman and Deborah Dash Moore, eds. Vol. 2, p.1064. Routledge: New York, London, 1997.

Picon, Molly, with Jean Bergantini Grillo. Molly!: An Autobiography. New York: Simon and Schuster, c.1980.

Picon, Molly, as told to Eth Clifford Rosenberg. So Laugh a Little. New York: Messner, 1962.

Scope and Content Note

The Molly Picon Papers consist largely of material relating to Picon’s career as a performer, especially in the Yiddish theater. Such material includes plays, scripts, music, programs, and other theater items. The collection also includes personal material, such as correspondence, photographs, and scrapbooks. Much of the collection (e.g. Series I, II, III, and most of VI) is in Yiddish. Yiddish titles (of plays, scripts, and sheet music, for example) have been transliterated, and material is arranged according to these transliterated titles. As a rule, whenever possible, Yiddish transliterations were made directly from the Yiddish titles as written on the material itself and were made according to a consistent method, even when other transliterations were provided. Original order and folder titles were retained wherever possible.


Organization
	The collection is comprised of eleven series:

		Series I. Yiddish Manuscript Plays, n.d., 1877-1950
		Series II. Yiddish Songs and Lyrics, n.d., 1907-1957
		Series III. Yiddish Radio Scripts, n.d., 1946-1952
		Series IV. Manuscript Plays, n.d., 1926-1969
		Series V. Radio and Television Scripts, n.d., 1938-1971
		Series VI. Songbooks and Sheet Music, n.d., 1897-1959
		Series VII. Programs and Announcements, n.d., 1921-1971
		Series VIII. Correspondence, n.d., 1917-1970
		Series IX. Subject Files, n.d., 1915-1970
		Series X. Photographs, n.d., 1920-1970
		Series XI. Scrapbooks, 1919-1967

Arrangement

Series I-VI, IX and X are arranged alphabetically. Series VII and XI are arranged chronologically. Series VIII is arranged by correspondent, then chronologically and by subject.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The collection is open to all researchers by permission of the Executive Director of the American Jewish Historical Society, except items that are restricted due to their fragility.

Use Restrictions

Information concerning the literary rights may be obtained from the Executive Director of the American Jewish Historical Society. Users must apply in writing for permission to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection. For more information contact:
American Jewish Historical Society
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011

Series I. Yiddish Manuscript Plays, n.d., 1877-1950 14 linear feet

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by transliterated Yiddish title, followed by unknown titles, role excerpts arranged alphabetically by play title, and other script-related material.
Scope and Content: Series I. Yiddish Manuscript Plays is comprised almost entirely of manuscript plays written in Yiddish. As noted above, the titles of these plays have been transliterated, and the plays are ordered by these transliterated titles. Plays and play fragments with unknown titles follow the titled plays. In addition, this series includes role excerpts from various Yiddish plays and a small amount of assorted play material, consisting of small fragments, song lists, character lists, etc.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
1	1	Abi gezunt	n.d.
1	2	Abi gezunt, and English synopsis	n.d., 1949
1	3	Al naharos Bovl	n.d.
1	4	Alma vi voynstu	1915
1	5	Di almone	n.d.
1	6-7	Alt-nay-land	n.d.
1	8	Amerikaner rebetsn	n.d.
1	9	Der apetit	n.d.
1	10	Bas Sheva	n.d.
1	11	Der beamter	n.d.
1	12	Ben Ami	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
2	13	Ben Hadir der prints fon Arabyen	n.d.
2	14	Ben Yankev	n.d.
2	15	Der ben yokhed	n.d.
2	16	Beril tremp	n.d.
2	17	Beys Doved	n.d.
2	18	Bill Pauster	n.d.
2	19	Dos bisele glik	n.d.
2	20	Blinde eyferzukht	n.d.
2	21	Blinde liebe	n.d.
2	22	Di blum fun libe (Ven malokhim veynen)	n.d.
2	23	Di Bobe fun Amerike	n.d.
2	24	Der bobes yerushe	n.d.
2	25	Borg mir dayn vayb	n.d.
2	26	Der boym fun libe	n.d.
2	27	Dos bukh fun leben	n.d.
2	28	Der bundist	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
3	29-30	Daytshland brent	n.d.
3	31	Doktor Zeyfenbloz	n.d.
3	32	Der dopelter bukhhalter	n.d.
3	33	Dos dorfs meydel	n.d.
3	34	Dray farlibte	n.d.
3	35	Di dray matones	n.d.
3	36	Dzheni loyft far meyor	n.d.
3	37	Elvira	1907
3	38	Di emese libe	n.d.
3	39	Di emese mame	n.d.
3	40	Der emeser kholem	1926
3	41	Di emigranten	n.d.
3	42	Di emigranten	1922
3	43	Er un zayn shvester	n.d.
3	44	Ester’ke	n.d.
3	45	Di eybige bavegung	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
4	46	Eygen blut	n.d.
4	47	Der eyntsiger eydes	n.d.
4	48	Far der khasene	n.d.
4	49	Far vos mener antloyfn	n.d.
4	50	A farlibte mishpokhe	n.d.
4	51	Der faynter	n.d.
4	52	Ferbitene kales	n.d.
4	53	Ferbutene yoytsres	n.d.
4	54-55	Der ferdakht	n.d.
4	56	Ferlangt a kale	n.d.
4	57	Ferlangt a vayb	n.d.
4	58	Di fershtelte	n.d.
4	59	Feymele, oder, Di kroyn fun shande	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
5	60	Finf dolar a kush	n.d.
5	61	Forgib dayn froy	n.d.
5	62	Fremde kinder	n.d.
5	63	Freydel vert a kale	n.d.
5	64	Di freylakhe kale	n.d.
5	65	Di freylikhe almone	n.d.
5	66	Di freylikhe kaptsonim	n.d.
5	67	Di froy un di heym	n.d.
5	68	Der Galitsyane shlemil	n.d.
5	69	Di ganvite,	n.d.
5	70	A gdile mit griven	n.d.
5	71	Di geheymnise fon keniglshen hoyf	n.d.
5	72	Geld!, oder, Der trempp	1893
5	73	Geld oder kinder	n.d.
5	74	Geshtorben durkh a shpas	n.d.
5	75	Geshtorben durkh a shpas	1898
5	76	Der get	1901
Box	Folder	Title	Date
6	77	Giboyrey Yisroel, oder, Dos vilde meydel	n.d.
6	78	Der gilgl fun a nign	n.d.
6	79	Gliklekhe nakht	n.d.
6	80	Di gliklikhe nakht	n.d.
6	81	Dos gliks meydel	1923
6	82	Di goldene kale	n.d.
6	83	Di goldener kholem, oder, Der rebe in Amerika	1932
6	84	Di goldine khasene	n.d.
6	85	Goles Rusland	n.d.
6	86	Gorten fun liebe	n.d.
6	87	Der grester surprayz	n.d.
6	88	Grine bleter	n.d.
6	89	Di grine kale (Khosn kale mazl tov)	n.d.
6	90	Di grine mame	n.d.
6	91	Di grine moyd	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
7	92	Di grinhorens	1898
7	93	A groyse geheymnis	1915-16
7	94	Groyse menshen	n.d.
7	95	Di groyse shvester	n.d.
7	96	Der groyser mensh	n.d.
7	97	Hadase	1900
7	98	Der heybiger kampf	n.d.
7	99	Di heylige	1907
7	100	Heym, ziese heym	n.d.
7	101	Homen der tsveyter	1903
7	102	Hopsasa	n.d.
7	103	Hot khasene	n.d.
7	104-105	Der ibriger mensh	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
8	106	Id muz prese	n.d.
8	107	Di Idishe fir hundert	n.d.
8	108	Di Idishe melodye	n.d.
8	109	Idishe shatkhonim	n.d.
8	110	Der Idisher zinger	1921
8	111	Idl mitn fidl	n.d.
8	112-113	Iks miks driks	n.d.
8	114	Importirte vaybel--grine kuzine?	n.d.
8	115	In der hordinatsyons shtonde	n.d.
8	116	In di hoykhe fenster	n.d.
8	117	Jakl Balhagule	n.d.
8	118	Kabaret meydel	n.d.
8	119	A kale fun di trentshes	n.d.
8	120	Di kale fun dray khasanim	n.d.
8	121-122	Karmen	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
9	123	Der kenig fun di shnorers, oder, Tsvishen di akten	n.d.
9	124	Dem kenigs kholem	n.d.
9	125	Keptein khayim	n.d.
9	126	Ketskil Mounteins	n.d.
9	127	Khantshe in Amerike	n.d.
9	128	Khasene gehat iz farfalen	n.d.
9	129	A khasene in der kontri	n.d.
9	130	A khasene af der Ist-Sayd	n.d.
9	131	Khatshel kol boynik	n.d.
9	132	A khaver in leben	n.d.
9	133	A khaver in leben	1919
9	134	Khave’s tekhter	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
10	135	Khaye’ke fun Tel Aviv	1947
10	136	Khayem in Amerika, oder, Der nakht dieb	n.d.
10	137	Khayim Trotski	n.d.
10	138-139	Khayim’ke kokhlefel	n.d.
10	140-141	Khayke	n.d.
10	142	Khayke in Odes	n.d.
10	143	Di khazn’te	n.d.
10	144	Khokhmes noshim	n.d.
10	145	Der kholem fun a hoyzkiper	n.d.
10	146	A khosn’s toes	n.d.
10	147	Der khoyv	n.d.
10	148	Khtsos	n.d.
10	149	Khupe kleyd	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
11	150	A kind fon folk	n.d.
11	151	A kind fun der gas	n.d.
11	152	Kinder fon der Ist-Sayd	n.d.
11	153	Kinder kumt aheym	n.d.
11	154	Kol Nidre, oder, Die geheyme yuden in Madrid	n.d.
11	155	Di komedyantke	n.d.
11	156	Di komedyantke, oder, Katerina di groyse	1927
11	157	Der kontsert	n.d.
11	158	Kraft fun geld	n.d.
11	159	Kreyndele	n.d.
11	160	Kuku	n.d.
11	161	Kukuriku	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
12	162	Leydi Khaye Tsipe	n.d.
12	163	Leydies foyrst	n.d.
12	164	Loki men	n.d.
12	165	Lomir khasene hoben	n.d.
12	166	Lomir zikh iberbeten	n.d.
12	167	Luksus	n.d.
12	168	Madam Eks	n.d.
12	169	Madam Yuksh	n.d.
12	170	Malkele Colym	n.d.
12	171	Malvinka vil azoy	n.d.
12	172	Mamele	n.d.
12	173	A mame’s boi	n.d.
12	174	Mamzel Haplea	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
13	175	A mann zol men zayn	n.d.
13	176	Der maskareyd bol	n.d.
13	177	Mayn froy	n.d.
13	178	Mayn mazldiker tog	n.d.
13	179	Mayn tatens biznes	n.d.
13	180	A mayse fun a mol	n.d.
13	181	Mazl tov, Mali	n.d.
13	182	Mener und froyen	n.d.
13	183	Menshen-lyalkes	n.d.
13	184	Meydlekh	n.d.
13	185	Mis Meey Openhaym	n.d.
13	186	Mish mash	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
14	187	Dos moderne meydel	n.d.
14	188	Morgen	n.d.
14	189	Motele ligner	n.d.
14	190	Motke ganef	n.d.
14	191	Di moyd fun di Bronks	n.d.
14	192	A moyd fun yener velt	n.d.
14	193	Di mume genendel	n.d.
14	194	Der musteyk	n.d.
14	195	Mut	n.d.
14	196	Muter harts	n.d.
14	197	Mutter liebe	n.d.
14	198	Di mutter’s treren	n.d.
14	199	Di natsyonaler kongres	n.d.
14	200	Der nes fun liebe	n.d.
14	201-202	Di neshome fun a froy	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
15	203	Der neyder, oder, Der giber	n.d.
15	204	Nie be-nie me-nie kukeriku,and Todres blus, oder, Der lugner	n.d., n.d.
15	205	Der nit gerotener	n.d.
15	206	Nitvit	n.d.
15	207	Numer 99	n.d.
15	208	Obgenart dem zeyden	n.d.
15	209	Obgetuhn dem taten	n.d.
15	210	Di oreme gvirim	n.d.
15	211	Dos oreme meydele	n.d.
15	212	Othello	n.d.
15	213	Oy di Bronks	n.d.
15	214	Oy di mener	n.d.
15	215	Oy di meydlakh	n.d.
15	216	Oy vos menner zenen	n.d.
15	217	Oyf a farbrenten mizbeyekh	1914
Box	Folder	Title	Date
16	218	Oyf’n shlekhten veg	n.d.
16	219	Oygen fun liebe	n.d.
16	220	Die Pari-Comedie and Die Pedler	n.d.
16	221	Parizer unshuld	n.d.
16	222	Parnose	n.d.
16	223	Parnose	1926
16	224	Pavolye tate	n.d.
16	225	Perele Dempsi	n.d.
16	226	Der peyper henger	n.d.
16	227	Plezhur	n.d.
16	228	Dos por-folk oyf urlop	n.d.
16	229	Dos Poylishe meydel	n.d.
16	230	Di Poylisher khasene	n.d.
16	231-232	Der Poylisher Yud	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
17	233	Der prayz far ehrlikhkayt	n.d.
17	234	Di primadona	n.d.
17	235	Di printsesin fun Nil	n.d.
17	236	Rashi	1882
17	237	Raykhe kaptsonim	n.d.
17	238	Dem rebns almone	n.d.
17	239	Der reyner emes	n.d.
17	240	Reytshel fun Safolk Strit	n.d.
17	241	R’Fishel Doved der Bolshevik	n.d.
17	242	Der rikhtiger an’aynfal	n.d.
17	243	Rokhl’e di meshugene	n.d.
17	244	Romeo un Yulye	n.d.
17	245	Der rov in fayer	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
18	246	Dos royte menshele	1891
18	247	Di roza fun Stambul	n.d.
18	248	A ruhige heym	n.d.
18	249	Rusishe pyese	n.d.
18	250	Der Rusisher Yud in Amerika	n.d.
18	251	Der segl	n.d.
18	252	Semke der shukh shayener	n.d.
18	253	Sepereyshen	n.d.
18	254	Serkele’s honi man	n.d.
18	255-256	Seydi iz a leydi	n.d.
18	257	Seydi vert a leydi	n.d.
18	258	Shaylok der koyfman fun Ester Strit	n.d.
18	259	Di shehne Bertha	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
19	260	A sheyner kholem	n.d.
19	261	Shloyme hameylekh	n.d.
19	262	Shlumil	n.d.
19	263	Shmendrik	n.d.
19	264	Shmendrik	1914
19	265	Shmendrik (fragment)	n.d.
19	266	Dos shnirel fesl	n.d.
19	267	Der shpas	n.d.
19	268	Der shpas fun shikzal	n.d.
19	269	Shpiegel fun leben	n.d.
19	270	Der shpigel	1877
19	271	Di shpin	n.d.
19	272	Der shreklikher lament	1914
19	273	Shtarker fun liebe	1920
19	274	Di shtiferin	n.d.
19	275	Shtille leydn	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
20	276-277	Der shtroyener almen	n.d.
20	278	Shvakhe helden	n.d.
20	279-281	Shver tsu zayn a meydl	n.d.
20	282	Shver tsu zayn a shviger	n.d.
20	283	Sibirya	n.d.
20	284	Soydes fun a froy	n.d.
20	285	Soydes fun liebe	n.d.
20	286	Stempenyu	n.d.
20	287	Surkele	n.d.
20	288	Suzi Bren	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
21	289	Di tale kamtese	n.d.
21	290	Dem tayvels brik	n.d.
21	291	Tihr nomer dray	n.d.
21	292	A trik fun mayn shvester khosn	n.d.
21	293	Tsayten bayten zikh	n.d.
21	294	Dos tsershterte leben	n.d.
21	295	Di Tshardash firsten	n.d.
21	296	Dos tshokoladen meydele	n.d.
21	297	Di tshokoladitshke	n.d.
21	298	Dos tsigayner meydl	n.d.
21	299	Tsu fiel lyarem tsulieb gor nit	n.d.
21	300	Tsu shpet	n.d.
21	301	Tsurik tsu zayn folk	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
22	302	Tsutsik	n.d.
22	303	Di 2 (tsvey) brider	n.d.
22	304	Di 2 (tsvey) farmers	n.d.
22	305	Di tsvey kales	n.d.
22	306	2 (Tsvey) khasanim	n.d.
22	307	Di tsvey mames	n.d.
22	308	Tsvishen toyzend vayber	n.d.
22	309	Der unshuldiger korbm	n.d.
22	310	Vall Strit	n.d.
22	311	Der vander mensh, oder, Trilbi	n.d.
22	312	A vayb--a shlak	n.d.
22	313	Vayber	n.d.
22	314-315	Vaybershe biznes	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
23	316	Velkhe libe iz shtarker	n.d.
23	317	Di velt in flamen	n.d.
23	318	Ven a harts libt	n.d.
23	319	Ver iz shuldig	n.d.
23	320	Ver iz ver	n.d.
23	321	Veyberishe soydes	n.d.
23	322	Vi mener lieben	n.d.
23	323	Vi m’halt tsu in eyn vatshen	n.d.
23	324	Vos a moyd ken	n.d.
23	325-326	Yankele oyf yener velt	n.d.
23	327	Der yeshive bokher	n.d.
23	328	Yesoymim fun der velt	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
24	329	Yerusholaim, oder, Der shvert fun Makabeen	n.d.
24	330	Yoshe kalb, oder, Yoshe kats	n.d.
24	331	Der Yud in Rumenyen	n.d.
24	332	Yud un Krust	n.d.
24	333	Di Yudishe kroyn	n.d.
24	334	Di zaftn blum	n.d.
24	335	Zayn driter zuhn	n.d.
24	336	Zayn vayb	n.d.
24	337	Zeligel vayter	n.d.
24	338	Dos ziese meydel	n.d.
24	339	Zise khaloymes	n.d.
24	340	Dos zise meydel	n.d.
24	341	Zol a meydel gloyben	n.d.
24	342	Zumer in der kontri, oder, Seydi Flam	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
25	343	Unknown Title (Author--Sofya Buela)	n.d.
25	344	Unknown Title (Author--L. Epstein)	1919
25	345	Unknown Title (Author--Gottesfeld)	n.d.
25	346	Unknown Title (Author--Kalmanovitch)	n.d.
25	347	Unknown Title (Author--Mendelevitsh)	n.d.
25	348	Unknown Title (Author--Julius Nathanson)	n.d.
25	349	Unknown Title (Author--Sigel)	n.d.
25	350	Unknown Title (Author--Stutchkoff)	n.d.
25	351	Unknown Title	1949-50
Box	Folder	Title	Date
25-27	352-377	Unknown Title	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
27	378-386	Unknown Title (Fragment)	n.d.
27	387	Role Excerpts from Abi gezunt	n.d.
27	388	Role Excerpt from Goldene gliken	n.d.
27	389	Role Excerpts from Mazl tov Mali	n.d.
27	390	Role Excerpts from Dem rebns nign	n.d.
27	391	Role Excerpts from Seydi iz a leydi	n.d.
27	392	Role Excerpt from Seydi vert a leydi	n.d.
27	393	Role Excerpt from Dos tsirkus meydel	n.d.
27	394	Role Excerpts from Di tsvey kuni lemels	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
27-28	395-396	Role Excerpts (Misc.)	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
28	397	Assorted Fragments and Play Material	n.d.
28	398-399	Script Material from Abi gezunt	n.d.

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Series II. Yiddish Songs and Lyrics, n.d., 1907-1957 1 linear foot

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by transliterated title within following categories: lyrics from plays, lyrics to individual songs, sheet music, and songbooks.
Scope and Content: Series II. Yiddish Songs and Lyrics contains unpublished, informal music material, primarily in the form of handwritten or typed lyrics. Formal, published music material (songbooks and sheet music) constitutes a separate series, Series VI. Songbooks and Sheet Music. Within Series II. Yiddish Songs and Lyrics, first are songs and lyrics from particular plays, followed by lyrics for individual songs. Although most lyrics are organized individually, there are also folders consisting largely of lyrics for which the title is unclear. This series also includes a small number of manuscript songbooks and of pieces of manuscript sheet music. Lyrics to songs and manuscript sheet music and songbooks, all primarily in Yiddish.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
29	400	Lyrics from Dray farlibte	n.d.
29	401	Lyrics from Der grester surprayz	n.d.
29	402	Lyrics from Mazl tov Mali	n.d.
29	403	Lyrics from Monki biznes	n.d.
29	404	Lyrics from Seydi iz a leydi	n.d.
29	405	Lyrics from Tesi	n.d.
29	406	Lyrics from Tsirkus meydel	n.d.
29	407	Lyrics from Vos meydlekh tuen	n.d.
29	408	Lyrics (and sheet music) from The World of Sholem Aleichem	1957
29	409	Di agode	n.d.
29	410	Alles ken sich trefen in New York	n.d.
29	411	Alles vos tsufiel iz umgezund	n.d.
29	412	Blayb a singelman	n.d.
29	413	Dulich Gesange	n.d.
29	414	Englisch Marsch-Duett	n.d.
29	415	Eyns in a guts	n.d.
29	416	Fikst men	n.d.
29	417	Gevald ikh zukh a man	n.d.
29	418	A gris for der mamyn	n.d.
29	419	Grist mayn shtodt Nu York	n.d.
29	420	Hakt nit keyn tshaynik	n.d.
29	421	Hob ikh a zorg	n.d.
29	422	Hokus pokus	n.d.
29	423	Hot imitser gezehn mayn shmitsig?	n.d.
29	424	Ich bin a Balsod	n.d.
29	425	Di Idishe blum	n.d.
29	426	Ikh hob a katar	n.d.
29	427	Ikh hob a vayb	n.d.
29	428	Ikh hob nit mit vos	n.d.
29	429	Ikh ken es (and related material)	n.d.
29	430	Ikh zukh a man	n.d.
29	431	In dem goldenem Bich	n.d.
29	432	Klap in holts	n.d.
29	433	Lebt a gutten tog	n.d.
29	434	A lesen in shvimen	n.d.
29	435	Mali Pikon’s troymen	n.d.
29	436	Mayn gas	n.d.
29	437	A meydels tayne tsu got	n.d.
29	438	Dus mezizale	n.d.
29	439	Dos milekhil	n.d.
29	440	Mir zol zayn far dir	n.d.
29	441	Mit dir iz mir gut	n.d.
29	442	Der muzinik	n.d.
29	443	Noyekh mit zayne bonim	n.d.
29	444	Ot dos zenen mayne shkheynim	n.d.
29	445	Parnuseh	n.d.
29	446	Pavolye tata	n.d.
29	447	Reklame; Baym gedegnen; Tsoyn a khaver	n.d.
29	448	Dos rendele	n.d.
29	449	Sa menershe velt	n.d.
29	450	Shabes	1912
29	451	Shabes nakht	n.d.
29	452	S’mazl oyf’n taten	n.d.
29	453	Der tants geht vayter	n.d.
29	454	Tsibeles	n.d.
29	455	Tsum poblikum	n.d.
29	456	Umpapa umpapa	n.d.
29	457	Vayl der morgen fliht	n.d.
29	458	Ven ikh kuk oyf dir	n.d.
29	459	Ven ikh zol visen vi	n.d.
29	460	Was gevesen ist vorbei	n.d.
29	461	Wein, Weib, Gesang	n.d.
29	462	Wie is mein kind	n.d.
29	463	Yetst ken ikh alts fershtehn	n.d.
29	464	Yiden zingen	n.d.
29	465	Yisroel chai vekaim	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
29-30	466-467	Miscellaneous Lyrics	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
30	468	Miscellaneous Lyrics	n.d., 1907-1937
30	469	Magazine of Songs (Lieder Magazin)	1908
Box	Folder	Title	Date
59	1176	Sheet Music: Akaides Yitzchok	n.d.
59	1177	Sheet Music: Ich dank gott vus bin a Yid (Pintele Yid)	n.d.
30	470	Sheet Music: Lullaby	1925
30	471	Sheet Music: Mazel Tov Molly and Papa Bester Papa	n.d.
30	472	Sheet Music: Ojweh tate siser	n.d.
30	473	Sheet Music: Pension Madel	n.d.
59	1178	Sheet Music: Zum bessenen morgen	n.d.
30	474	Songbook: Lider un kuples	1921
30	475	Songbook: A moid mit Sechel	n.d.
30	476	Songbook: A zamlung fun Idishe folks: lieder	1922
30	477	Songbooks (Untitled) (4)	n.d., 1922

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Series III. Yiddish Radio Scripts, n.d., 1946-1952 3.5 linear feet

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by transliterated titles as they appeared.
Scope and Content: Series III. Yiddish Radio Scripts consists of radio scripts written in Yiddish. In many cases, original handwritten Yiddish scripts are accompanied by typewritten transliterations. Researchers should note that transliterated folder titles for this series vary from those for the other Yiddish material in this collection because transliterations for this series were copied as they appeared on the transliterated pages that followed the original Yiddish pages. Researchers should also be aware that the titles for these scripts may not always be formal or official titles; they often appear instead to be abbreviations of full titles or to refer to subject matter or authors of works from which scripts were derived. The dates provided for these scripts are from handwritten annotations on the scripts regarding the dates that they were recorded. Radio scripts not in Yiddish can be found in Series V. Radio and Television Scripts.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
31	478	Abergloiben	1949
31	479	Africa (3)	n.d.
31	480	Ains zu zwei	1949
31	481	Alef baiz	1950
31	482	Alt Paris (1-2)	1949
31	483	America	1950
31	484	Ansky	n.d.
31	485	As men lebt derlebt men	n.d.
31	486	Atoms	n.d.
31	487	Az yashir	n.d.
31	488	Die baba	1947
31	489	Bacharach (1-5)	1952
31	490	Baize menchen	n.d.
31	491	Bal Shem	1950
31	492	Ballad	1949
31	493	Bardichev	n.d.
31	494	Barkochba (1-4)	1950
31	495	Beecher (1 and 3)	1947, 1949
31	496	Beim doktor	n.d.
31	497	Bialik	n.d., 1950-1951
31	498	A bild (1-2)	n.d.
31	499	Bjornson	1950
31	500	Boccacio	1952
31	501	Brillen	n.d.
31	502	Bringing Up Baby	1947
31	503	British	n.d.
31	504	Broit	1949
31	505	Bruder voch	1948
31	506	Chana Senish	n.d., 1950
31	507	Chana un Chayem	n.d.
31	508	Der chazen	1949
31	509	Chelem	n.d., 1951
31	510	Chez Shmendrik	n.d.
31	511	Chikaveteten	1950
31	512	Chusen kaleh	n.d.
31	513	Dus chusidel	1950
31	514	Chutzpah	1947
31	515	Circus Girl (1-5)	n.d., 1950-1951
31	516	Convalescent Story	1947
31	517	Czarevitch (1-2)	n.d.
31	518	Derfindungen	1950
31	519	Dickens	1950
31	520	Dr. Herzel	1949
31	521	Duncan (1-5)	1950-1951
31	522	Dvoireh Esther	n.d.
31	523	Dymov	1948
31	524	Di Dzsholson stori	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
32	525	Economy	n.d.
32	526	Edison	1947/1949
32	527	Eliyuee	1950
32	528	Emese liebe	1947
32	529	Emma Lazarus	n.d.
32	530	Epshtein (1-5)	n.d., 1951
32	531	Erez Yesrul (1-5)	n.d., 1948-1951
32	532	Esther Generalshe	1949
32	533	Ettinger	1950
32	534	Ezra	1950-1951
32	535	Farvus a mama vaint	1947
32	536	Fatima	1950
32	537	Feodor (2)	n.d.
32	538	Fish oif freitug	1948
32	539	Folklore	n.d., 1949
32	540	For a Rainy Day	n.d.
32	541	Fourth program	1951
32	542	Frailiche levaye	n.d.
32	543	Frau mit’n golden hartz	1951
32	544	Frihling	1952
32	545	Ganaivishe liebe (1, 3-5)	n.d., 1951
32	546	Gemiles chaised	1948
32	547	Gershom (2-4)	n.d., 1948
32	548	Gershon	1950
32	549	Gesetzen	1949-1950
32	550	Geshichte	n.d.
32	551	Ghetto	n.d.
32	552	Ghetto lieder	1949
32	553	Gilgil fin a nigun (1-5)	n.d., 1951
32	554	Gleker	1950
32	555	Goldene gliken	1947
32	556	Goldfaden	n.d., 1948
32	557	Grape Nuts Programs (#2-5, 8-9, 12)	1946
32	558	Grape Nuts Programs (Unnumbered)	n.d., 1946
32	559	Gratz	1951
Box	Folder	Title	Date
33	560	Hagudes	1949
33	561	Hello, Molly (1-5)	n.d.
33	562	Hess	n.d.
33	563	Hot a Yid a veibele	n.d.
33	564	Humor	1949-1950
33	565	Humoreskes	1950
33	566	Immigranten (2-4)	n.d., 1948
33	567	In a nacht gericht fin chaver paver	n.d.
33	568	In a Restaurant (Night Club)	1948
33	569	In Court	1947
33	570	In Drug Store	n.d.
33	571	India	1948/1950
33	572	Indian Summer	1950
33	573	An indik oif Pesach	1949
33	574	Jaffe	n.d., 1948
33	575	Jealous	n.d.
33	576	Kailer	n.d.
33	577	Die kaleh loift	n.d.
33	578	Katinka (1-3, 5)	n.d.
33	579	Kaveh	n.d.
33	580	Kinder	1950
33	581	Kinder meise	n.d.
33	582	Kipling	n.d.
33	583	Klainer mazik	n.d., 1946, 1951
33	584	Der klang	1950
33	585	Koilen (1-3)	1949
33	586	Die kopeke	n.d.
33	587	Lachen	1952
33	588	Lazerus	n.d.
33	589	Leap Year	n.d
33	590	Let My People Go	n.d.
33	591	Lieder	n.d.
33	592	Ludimer moid	n.d.
33	593	Ludmir (1, 3-5)	n.d., 1950
33	594	Maidel fin amul (1-10)	n.d., 1951
33	595	Malke	1952
33	596	Mama Take It Easy	1948
33	597	Mamale (1-5, 7-8, 10)	n.d., 1950
33	598	Mama’s Fur Coat	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
34	599	Mark Twain	1950
34	600	Maupassant	n.d.
34	601	Maurice Schwartz	n.d.
34	602	Mazel broche (1-5)	n.d., 1951
34	603	Mazel tov Molly (1-5)	n.d., 1950
34	604	Die megile	1948
34	605	Meine millionen	1947
34	606	Meisehs	1950
34	607	Menchen kener (1-3)	1951-1952
34	608	Meshulim	n.d.
34	609	Minhugim	1949
34	610	Moisha Kapoier	n.d.
34	611	Molly Dolly (1-5)	n.d., 1951
34	612	Monkeys	1949
34	613	Moshiach	n.d.
34	614	Mr. un Mrs. Oilem	1947
34	615	Mrs. Wise	1952
34	616	Muntugs	n.d.
34	617	Music	1949
34	618	Music choidish	n.d.
34	619	National Fund	1948
34	620	Neu geboiren	1948
34	621	New York	n.d., 1949-1950
34	622	Nit gesorgt	1947
34	623	Nothing New	n.d.
34	624	Oder s’helft nit	n.d.
34	625	O’Henry	n.d.
34	626	Oif yener zeit gass	n.d.
34	627	Oif’n stoop	1950
34	628	1001 (1-2)	n.d., 1949
34	629	Oreme Millionaires	n.d.
34	630	Oscar	n.d.
34	631	Ot azoi hiet men up a shvieger	1947
34	632	Oy is dus a maidel	n.d.
34	633	Parnuseh	n.d.
34	634	Partizanen	1949
34	635	Partizankes	1949
34	636	Peretz	n.d., 1947
34	637	Pintele Yid	n.d.
34	638	Posts	1951
34	639	Purim shpieler	1950
Box	Folder	Title	Date
35	640	Quebec (1-5)	n.d., 1951
35	641	Rabbi Wise	n.d.
35	642	Rabbi Yoselman	1951
35	643	Rabbi’s Melody (1-3)	n.d., 1950
35	644	Rachel (1-5)	n.d., 1947-1952
35	645	Raisele (1-5)	1950-1951
35	646	Rashi (1-3)	n.d., 1948-1949
35	647	Ravnitzsky	n.d.
35	648	Der reicher orem man	1950
35	649	Reichkeit	1950
35	650	Rumshinsky (1-3)	n.d., 1951
35	651	S’a neue velt	1947
35	652	Shine mister	1947
35	653	Shmendrik (1-7, 9-10)	n.d., 1951
35	654	Shoilik (1-5)	n.d., 1951
35	655	Sholem Aleichem	1949
35	656	Shoshan Spector	1950
35	657	Shpait oder frih	1947
35	658	Shrek	1949
35	659	Shtilach	1950
35	660	Shvuth	1951
35	661	Simchas Toireh	n.d.
35	662	Simkoff	1950
35	663	Sing sing	1950
35	664	Der singer	1949
35	665	A skitze	1950
35	666	Some Girl (2-3, 5)	n.d., 1951
35	667	Songs of the Ghetto	1948
35	668	Stutchkov (1-2)	n.d., 1950
35	669	Sud Africa	n.d.
35	670	Summer	1949
35	671	Sureh (1-4)	n.d., 1951
35	672	Sweethearts	1950
35	673	Szold	1950
Box	Folder	Title	Date
36	674	Die tchine	1947
36	675	10,000 Yiden	1950
36	676	Tereezem	n.d.
36	677	Theatre	1950
36	678	This Is Our Best	n.d.
36	679	Tomato	1949
36	680	Tunkeler	n.d., 1949
36	681	Turkoff	n.d.
36	682	Tzeit	n.d.
36	683	Tzeitung	n.d.
36	684	Tzipke	n.d.
36	685	Umlegale Yiden	n.d.
36	686	Uncle Tom (2-5)	n.d., 1949
36	687	Ungekumen	1951
36	688	Unhoib	1950
36	689	Vacation	n.d.
36	690	Vasser	1950
36	691	Washington	n.d.
36	692	Weitsman	1950
36	693	Yankele (1-5)	1951
36	694	Yehoish (1, 3-5)	n.d., 1949-1952
36	695	Yesrul	n.d.
36	696	Yidel mit’n fiedel (1-5)	n.d., 1951
36	697	A Yidishe chasene	1950
36	698	Yidishe geshichte	1948
36	699	Yidishe neshumes (1-3, 5)	1952
36	700	Yidishe teater (1-2)	1949
36	701	Zaide	1947
36	702	Zaide Ainikel	n.d.
36	703	Zeguener maidel (1-5)	n.d., 1951
36	704	Zeitung	n.d.
36	705	Ziben gite yuhr	1949
36	706	Zimmer un vinter	1950
36	707	Zu git	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
37	708-710	Miscellaneous	n.d.

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Series IV. Manuscript Plays, n.d., 1926-1969 3 linear feet

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by title with unknown titles at end.
Scope and Content: Series IV. Manuscript Plays contains manuscript plays not in Yiddish. As noted above, Yiddish play material can be found in Series I. Yiddish Manuscript Plays. As with that series, plays and fragments with unknown titles in Series IV follow the titled plays. Most of the plays are full scripts, but there are also several synopses and one role excerpt.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
38	711	Ahasverus, or, Esther’s Persian Lamb	1944
38	712	Die Anarchisten	n.d.
38	713	Cafe Street	n.d.
38	714	Castles in the Air	n.d.
38	715	Chu Chem	n.d.
38	716	Come Blow Your Horn	1962
38	717	Der Doppelte Buchhalter	n.d.
38	718	Die Dressmakerin	n.d.
38	719	Ear Muffs in July	n.d.
38	720	The Education of Hyman Kaplan	n.d.
38	721	Festival	n.d.
38	722	Fiddler on the Roof	1969
38	723	A Fine and Private Place	1967
Box	Folder	Title	Date
39	724	The Girl of the Good Will	n.d.
39	725	The Golden Door	1961
39	726	The Golden Goblet	1961
39	727	Grandma and the Girls	n.d.
39	728	Ha-Ha-Hadassah	n.d.
39	729	Harriet	1955
39	730	He Said Adios	1936
39	731	His Parisian Wife	n.d.
39	732	Hope of the World	n.d.
39	733	If I Were Rich	n.d.
39	734	Key to the Future	n.d.
39	735-736	Kid Mother	1926
39	737-738	Little Chief Shmendrik	1941
39	739	Make Momma Happy	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
40	740	Make Momma Happy (Followed by Pages of Handwritten Notes by Jacob Kalich)	n.d.
40	741	Make Momma Happy (Synopsis)	n.d.
40	742	Miller’s Tale	n.d.
40	743	Momma’s House	n.d.
40	744	A Mother’s Eyes	n.d.
40	745	Mystery Music Studio	n.d.
40	746	The Nurses (So Some Girls Play the Cello)	1964
40	747	Old Lady	n.d.
40	748	The Old Landmark (Fragments)	n.d.
40	749	On the Wing	1929
40	750	Paris Is Out!	1969
40	751	Perishable Merchandise	1931-1935
40	752	Pilgrim’s Pride	1946
Box	Folder	Title	Date
41	753	Playground	n.d.
41	754	The Red Swan	n.d.
41	755	The Rubaiyat of Howard Klein	1967
41	756	The Rubaiyat of Howard Klein (Annotated)	1967
41	757-758	Separation	n.d.
41	759	The Seventh Great Power	n.d.
41	760	Shmendrik	n.d.
41	761	Shmendrik (#1 of 3)	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
42	762	Shmendrik (#2 of 3)	n.d.
42	763	Shmendrik . (#3 of 3)	n.d.
42	764	Shopping	n.d.
42	765	So Laugh a Little	c. 1967
42	766	Some of My Best Friends Are	n.d.
42	767	Stepmothers	n.d.
42	768	Summer Wives	n.d.
42	769	Surkala	n.d.
42	770	Tootsie	n.d.
42	771	The True Theater	n.d.
42	772-773	A Whisper in God’s Ear	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
43	774	Who Stole Irving	n.d.
43	775	Will It Last?	n.d.
43	776	Without Consent (Blank Form Regarding Production Costs)	n.d.
43	777	Six Manuscripts by Estelle Baron: [Double Trouble; Layton, Share!; Layton’s Gift; The Lost and the Found; No Thanks, Mama; Willie’s Folly]	1962
43	778	Unknown Title (Author--Kenneth Webb; Adapted from On the Wing)	n.d.
43	779	Unknown Title (Author--Kenneth Webb; Adapted from On the Wing) (Annotated)	n.d.
43	780-782	Unknown Title	n.d.
43	783-784	Unknown Title (Fragment)	n.d.
43	785	Unknown Title (Fragment Plus List of Costumes)	n.d.
43	786	Role Excerpt from Mazel Tov Molly	n.d.

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Series V. Radio and Television Scripts, n.d., 1938-1971 1.5 linear feet

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by title; within Maxwell House Coffee Program shows, arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content: Series V. Radio and Television Scripts contains non-Yiddish scripts, primarily for radio programs but also for television shows. Included in the series are a large number of scripts from the Maxwell House Coffee radio programs that Picon hosted (organized chronologically) and from the Molly Picon Theatre of the Air programs (organized alphabetically by episode title). As indicated earlier, radio scripts in Yiddish are in Series III. Yiddish Radio Scripts. While Series V consists almost entirely of actual scripts, it also includes a synopsis of a proposed television series and an untitled set of anecdotes.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
44	787	The American Jewish Caravan of Stars	1953
44	788	And Then What?...	n.d.
44	789	Car 54, Where Are You?: I Won’t Go!	n.d.
44	790	Car 54, Where Are You?: Occupancy, August First	n.d.
44	791	[Circus Girl]	1951
44	792	The Education of Hyman Kaplan	1954
44	793	The Elgin TV Hour: Hearts and Palms	1954
44	794	The Little Things in Life	n.d.
44	795	The Littlest Leaguer	1957
44	796	Look Up and Live: The Sound of Exile	1958
44	797	The Marriage Broker (Synopsis of Proposed Series)	n.d.
44	798	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Jan. 14, 1938
44	799	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Jan. 21, 1938
44	800	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Jan. 28, 1938
44	801	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Feb. 4, 1938
44	802	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Feb. 11, 1938
44	803	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Feb. 18, 1938
44	804	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Feb. 25, 1938
44	805	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Mar. 4, 1938
44	806	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Mar. 11, 1938
44	807	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Mar. 18, 1938
44	808	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Mar. 25, 1938
44	809	Maxwell House Coffee Program	April 1, 1938
44	810	Maxwell House Coffee Program	April 8, 1938
44	811	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 6, 1938
44	812	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 13, 1938
44	813	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 20, 1938
44	814	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 27, 1938
44	815	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Jan. 3, 1939
44	816	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Jan. 10, 1939
44	817	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Jan. 17, 1939
44	818	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Jan. 24, 1939
44	819	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Jan. 31, 1939
44	820	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Feb. 7, 1939
44	821	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Feb. 14, 1939
44	822	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Feb. 21, 1939
44	823	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Feb. 28, 1939
44	824	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Mar. 7, 1939
44	825	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Mar. 14, 1939
44	826	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Mar. 21, 1939
Box	Folder	Title	Date
45	827	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Mar. 28, 1939
45	828	Maxwell House Coffee Program	April 4, 1939
45	829	Maxwell House Coffee Program	April 11, 1939
45	830	Maxwell House Coffee Program	April 18, 1939
45	831	Maxwell House Coffee Program	April 25, 1939
45	832	Maxwell House Coffee Program	May 2, 1939
45	833	Maxwell House Coffee Program	May 9, 1939
45	834	Maxwell House Coffee Program	May 16, 1939
45	835	Maxwell House Coffee Program	May 23, 1939
45	836	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Nov. 26, 1939
45	837	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 3, 1939
45	838	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 10, 1939
45	839	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 17, 1939
45	840	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 24, 1939
45	841	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 31, 1939
45	842	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Jan. 6, 1941
45	843	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Oct. 14, 1941
45	844	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Oct. 21, 1941
45	845	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Oct. 28, 1941
45	846	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Nov. 4, 1941
45	847	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Nov. 11, 1941
45	848	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Nov. 18, 1941
45	849	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Nov. 25, 1941
45	850	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 2, 1941
45	851	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 9, 1941
45	852	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 16, 1941
45	853	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 23, 1941
45	854	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Dec. 30, 1941
45	855	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Jan. 13, 1942
45	856	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Jan. 20, 1942
45	857	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Jan. 27, 1942
45	858	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Feb. 3, 1942
45	859	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Feb. 10, 1942
45	860	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Feb. 17, 1942
45	861	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Feb. 24, 1942
45	862	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Mar. 3, 1942
45	863	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Mar. 10, 1942
45	864	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Mar. 17, 1942
45	865	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Mar. 24, 1942
45	866	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Mar. 31, 1942
45	867	Maxwell House Coffee Program	April 7, 1942
45	868	Maxwell House Coffee Program	April 14, 1942
45	869	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Oct. 6, 1948
45	870	Maxwell House Coffee Program	Oct. 8, 1948
45	871	Maxwell House Coffee Program: Moskowitz, Moskowitz and Moskowitz, Inc.	n.d.
45	872	Maxwell House Coffee Program: Nancy from Delancy	n.d.
45	873	Maxwell House Coffee Program: Fragments	n.d.
45	874	Milliken Show	1968
Box	Folder	Title	Date
46	875	Milliken Show	1971
46	876	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air	1942
46	877	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Baba Yachneh	1943
46	878	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Chasente	1943
46	879	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: First in the Hearts of His Countrymen	1944
46	880	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Geetel Goes to Town	1943
46	881	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Girl of Yesterday	1944
46	882	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Good Old Days	1944
46	883	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Hollywood Success Story	1944
46	884	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Johnny Make Believe	1943
46	885	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Katinka	1943
46	886	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Liberty House	1943
46	887	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: The Little Devil	1942
46	888	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Lives of Great Men	1944
46	889	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Looking for Life	1944
46	890	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Mazel Broche	1943
46	891	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Mazel-Tov	1943
46	892	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Mother Knows Best	1944
46	893	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Murder with Music	1943
46	894	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: No Time for Life	1944
46	895	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Oif’n Pripichik	1945
46	896	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Oy Is Dus a Leben	1942
46	897	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: The Rabbi’s Melody	1943
46	898	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Rozinkes un Mandlin	1945
46	899	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: The Same Old Story	1944
46	900	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Shmendrik	1943
46	901	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Sho Sho Sho Haman	1944
46	902	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Shulamith	1943
46	903	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Unser Rebenu	1944
46	904	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Uveenu Malkeinu	1945
46	905	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Yankele	1942
46	906	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Yiddle With His Fiddle	1944
46	907	Molly Picon Theatre of the Air: Zigeuner Maidel	1943
46	908	Mourning Becomes Organized (Not Agonized . . .)	n.d.
46	909	My Friend Tony	1968
46	910	No Danger	n.d.
46	911	She Troops to Conquer	1945
46	912	Shoemaker Stick to Your Last	n.d.
46	913	The Skin Game (Including Shooting Schedule)	n.d.
46	914	The Stranger Was Not So Strange	n.d.
46	915	The Tip-Off	n.d.
46	916	Trouble on Second Avenue	n.d.
46	917	United States Steel Hour: Six O’Clock Call	1954
Box	Folder	Title	Date
47	918	Unknown Title	n.d.
47	919	Untitled Set of Anecdotes	n.d.

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Series VI. Songbooks and Sheet Music, n.d., 1897-1959 5.5 linear feet

Scope and Content: Series VI. Songbooks and Sheet Music consists of formal, published music material, in the form of both songbooks and sheet music. As indicated previously, informally recorded, unpublished lyrics, songbooks, and sheet music are in Series II. Yiddish Songs and Lyrics. Series VI is divided into two subseries: Subseries A. Songbooks and Subseries B. Sheet Music.
Subseries A: Songbooks
Box	Folder	Title	Date
47	920	Songbooks, All Over Town	1915
47	921	Songbooks, The Belle of New York	1897-1898
47	922	Songbooks, Die Csardafurstin	1916
47	923	Songbooks, The Dollar Princess	1909
47	924	Songbooks, Die elfte Muse	1912-1917
47	925	Songbooks, Folk Songs and Other Songs for Children	1903
47	926	Songbooks, Der Graf von Luxemburg	1909
47	927	Songbooks, Grafin Mariza	1924
47	928	Songbooks, Hearts of Erin	1917
Box	Folder	Title	Date
48	929	Songbooks, Joseph Rumshinsky Album	1938
48	930	Songbooks, Little Books of Jewish Songs (Palestine Arbor Day)	1928
48	931	Songbooks, Lust und Leid der Kinderzeit	n.d.
48	932	Songbooks, Der Orlow	1925
48	933	Songbooks, Paganini	1925
48	934	Songbooks, Pom Pom	1916
48	935	Songbooks, Die Rose von Stambul	1916
48	936	Songbooks, Selected Jewish Songs for Members of the Armed Forces	1943
48	937	Songbooks, 10 Chansons aus dem Repertoire Franzi Ressel	1920
48	938	Songbooks, 10 Chansons aus dem Repertoire Josma Selim	1919
48	939	Songbooks, Tsen lider, verter und muzik, fun Lipa Fayngold	1940
48	940	Songbooks, Unknown Title	n.d.
Subseries B: Sheet music
Box	Folder	Title	Date
48	941	Sheet Music, Aheem	1917
48	942	Sheet Music, Der alter shoymer	1921
Box	Folder	Title	Date
57	1127	Sheet Music, Az ikh volt gihat dem keyser’s oytsres	1919
57	1128	Sheet Music, Die baitch	1907
48	943	Sheet Music, Der bal agole	n.d.
48	944	Sheet Music, Baleboste leben	1919
57	1129	Sheet Music, Baym rebe’n tsu melave malke	1914
48	945	Sheet Music, Baym taykh	1924
48	946	Sheet Music, Der Bekher	1921
48	947	Sheet Music, Benkshaft	1924
48	948	Sheet Music, Der bitokhn tsu got	1914
57	1130	Sheet Music, Brengt aher ayer mamen	1920
48	949	Sheet Music, A brief tsum Lyader reb’n	1927
48	950	Sheet Music, , A brivele der mamen	1921
48	951	Sheet Music, Brontshele	n.d.
48	952	Sheet Music, Burikes oyf Pesakh	1921
48	953	Sheet Music, Chave	1905
57	1131	Sheet Music, Ein chassene frehlichs	1919
48	954	Sheet Music, Dayne,	1950
48	955	Sheet Music, Emes’e liebe,	n.d.
48	956	Sheet Music, Es Ziht--Es Briht	1929
48	957	Sheet Music, Esterke	1922
57	1132	Sheet Music, Di eynzame muter	1915
57	1133	Sheet Music, Fantastisher tants	1914
48	958	Sheet Music, Farges mikh nit and Malke’le dem rebn’s	1937
48	959	Sheet Music, Feter shneyer	n.d.
48	960	Sheet Music, Fier gilden oyf Shabes	1921
48	961	Sheet Music, Fleyshige Iden, milkhige Iden, un pareve Iden (2 copies)	1929
57	1134	Sheet Music, Der fodim	n.d.
48	962	Sheet Music, Fraytog tsu nakht (2 copies)	1924
48	963	Sheet Music, Fun wannen nehmt sich a Liebe?	1921
57	1135	Sheet Music, Gehot hob ich a feighiole	n.d.
48	964	Sheet Music, Geht a goy in shenkel arayn	1926
48	965	Sheet Music, Der gliklikher mekhutn	1924
57	1136	Sheet Music, Di grine kuzine	1922
Box	Folder	Title	Date
49	966	Sheet Music, Havah nagilah	1949
49	967	Sheet Music, Dos Heilige Rikud’l	1917
57	1137	Sheet Music, Der hersher iz der man and Mener lerint ayere vayber	1910
49	968	Sheet Music, Het unter di bergalekh	1920
49	969	Sheet Music, Heyeh im pifiyot	1923
49	970	Sheet Music, A heym! A heym!	1923
57	1138	Sheet Music, Hoybt fislekh un trinkt lekhayim	1916
49	971	Sheet Music, Huliet Huliet	1916
49	972	Sheet Music, Ikh beynk aheym (2 copies)	1934
57	1139	Sheet Music, Ikh bin a bal agole	1919
49	973	Sheet Music, Ikh hob dikh lieb Amerika	1941
57	1140	Sheet Music, In a klein shtibele	1922
49	974	Sheet Music, In a kleynem shtibele	n.d.
49	975	Sheet Music, In Beth Hamedrosh	1929
57	1141	Sheet Music, In keyver	1917
49	976	Sheet Music, In mayn land	n.d.
49	977	Sheet Music, In mayne oygen biztu shehn	1931
49	978	Sheet Music, In shoten fun dem alten epelboym	1927
49	979	Sheet Music, In veg	1925
49	980	Sheet Music, Israel	1948
49	981	Sheet Music, Jankale	n.d.
57	1142	Sheet Music, Khad gadye	1910
49	982	Sheet Music, Khashye bashye	n.d.
49	983	Sheet Music, Khavershe freyd	1933
49	984	Sheet Music, Khay gelebt	1949
49	985	Sheet Music, Khsidishe nigunim	1934
57	1143	Sheet Music, Di kinder fon goles	1907
57	1144	Sheet Music, Kum tsu mir in kheder’l	1914
49	986	Sheet Music, Kumt der lieber Shabes	1924
57	1145	Sheet Music, Leben zol kolumbus	1909
49	987	Sheet Music, Leg dayn kop	1924
57	1146	Sheet Music, Leyden und freyden	1913
49	988	Sheet Music, Lichtelech	1916
49	989	Sheet Music, Liebes leyd	1931
49	990	Sheet Music, Lied fun a chaver	1943
49	991	Sheet Music, Dos Lied fun Jeruscholajim	1919
49	992	Sheet Music, Makhmes vos? and Batlonim-tents	n.d.
49	993	Sheet Music, Malke’le (2 copies)	n.d.
57	1147	Sheet Music, Mamenyu koyf mir dos	1916
57	1148	Sheet Music, Mayn shpielen and Dos gebet	1916
49	994	Sheet Music, Mayn shtetele Belz	1932
57	1149	Sheet Music, Mayn vayb iz in der kontri, hurey!	1916
57	1150	Sheet Music, Mein spielen and Dos gebet	1916
49	995	Sheet Music, Men of the Haganah	1948
49	996	Sheet Music, Mineg khadash	1931
49	997	Sheet Music, Mit dir iz mir gut (2 copies)	1950
49	998	Sheet Music, A Mutter’s Freud	1917
Box	Folder	Title	Date
58	1151	Sheet Music, Der nayer eyli-eyli	1924
58	1152	Sheet Music, Der neyr tomed	n.d.
49	999	Sheet Music, No Greater Love	1959
58	1153	Sheet Music, Nor fun fun and Der shidekh iz gishlosen	1910
49	1000	Sheet Music, Nu, zog mir shoyn ven	1935
49	1001	Sheet Music, Omar Ad. le-Yankev	1926
58	1154	Sheet Music, Onshtendige menshen	1918
49	1002-1003	Sheet Music, Oy, iz dos a leben	1942
49	1004	Sheet Music, Oy, s’iz gut!	1937
49	1005	Sheet Music, Oyf a sude bay malokhim	1938
49	1006	Sheet Music, Oyf dayn keyver	1926
58	1155	Sheet Music, Oyneg Shabes (2 copies)	1914
49	1007	Sheet Music, Der palats	1925
49	1008	Sheet Music, Panu derech	n.d.
58	1156	Sheet Music, Der Poylisher Yud	1910
49	1009	Sheet Music, Raisins and Almonds	1948
49	1010	Sheet Music, R’Dovid’l	1924
49	1011	Sheet Music, Der rebe Elimelekh,	1927
49	1012	Sheet Music, Dem rebn’s nign	1919
58	1157	Sheet Music, Regen’del	1921
49	1013	Sheet Music, Reitiha	n.d.
49	1014	Sheet Music, Sascha	1938
49	1015	Sheet Music, Der seiger	1917
49	1016	Sheet Music, Shehn vi di levone	1938
58	1158	Sheet Music, Dos sheifele	1912
49	1017	Sheet Music, Der shifer	n.d.
58	1159	Sheet Music, Shikhelakh	1921
48	1018	Sheet Music, Shlof-Lied	n.d.
48	1019	Sheet Music, Shneyelakh, n.d.
58	1160	Sheet Music, Shpatsiren,	1916
49	1020	Sheet Music, Shpiel zhe shpiel dayn lebens shpiel	n.d.
58	1161	Sheet Music, Der shuster bay der arbeyt; Ikh veys nit vos hob ikh; Dos naye lied; and Mayn ruhe- plats	1916
58	1162	Sheet Music, S’vet zikh shoyn oyspresen, 1919
58	1163	Sheet Music, Der tales’l	n.d.
49	1021	Sheet Music, Tankhum	1921
49	1022	Sheet Music, Tants, meydele, tants	n.d.
49	1023	Sheet Music, Tayere Malke	1934
58	1164	Sheet Music, Di tfiln	1908
49	1024	Sheet Music, Toyben (2 copies)	1924
58	1165	Sheet Music, Tsien liebe	1917
49	1025	Sheet Music, Tsigayner lied and Ven libe ruft	1928
58	1166	Sheet Music, Tsindt on di havdole	1920
49	1026	Sheet Music, Tsu badekens	1921
49	1027	Sheet Music, Tsu dir mayn land Amerike	1941
58	1167	Sheet Music, Dos tsubrokhene harts	1918
49	1028	Sheet Music, Tsvitshi, tsvitshi	n.d.
49	1029	Sheet Music, Unter a grin Beimele	1926
58	1168	Sheet Music, Ver vet kadish zugen? (2 copies)	1919
49	1030	Sheet Music, Vi ahin zol ikh geyn	1950
49	1031	Sheet Music, Vider iz avek der Shabes	1921
49	1032	Sheet Music, Viglid	n.d.
49	1033	Sheet Music, Vos toyg dir dayn zorgen for morgen?	1925
58	1169	Sheet Music, Vos vet zayn mit R’ Yisroel dem frumen	1914
49	1034	Sheet Music, Where Is My Luck? (2 copies)	1938
58	1170	Sheet Music, Yankel	1912
49	1035	Sheet Music, Yankele	1924
49	1036	Sheet Music, Yo-la-la	1921
49	1037	Sheet Music, Yosel der apreyter	1935
49	1038	Sheet Music, Yoshke fohrt avek	n.d.
49	1039	Sheet Music, The Young Mother	1919
49	1040	Sheet Music, You’ve Got It	1938
49	1041	Sheet Music, Zakhor (2 copies)	1933
58	1171	Sheet Music, Zamd un stern	1916
58	1172	Sheet Music, Zay a tate tsu dayn kind	1909
58	1173	Sheet Music, Zelner fun Tsien	1918
49	1042	Sheet Music, A zemer’l	1927
49	1043	Sheet Music, Zhamele	1924
58	1174	Sheet Music, Das ziegele	1904
49	1044	Sheet Music, Zint ikh hob dikh farlorn	1928
49	1045	Sheet Music, Zu mein folk	1916
49	1046	Sheet Music, Songs from Di Khazn’te	1918

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Series VII. Programs and Announcements, n.d., 1921-1971 0.5 linear foot

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content: Series VII. Programs and Announcements is comprised of programs for Picon’s performances in theatrical productions and of announcements, flyers, and advertisements for these performances as well as for appearances at benefits, etc. An additional advertisement can be found within Series VIII. Correspondence, in the oversize correspondence folder (1179) in Box 59; this item was placed in the correspondence series because it contains a personal handwritten note to Picon from Jacob Kalich, but it is also of interest as an announcement of a performance.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
50	1047	Undated Material
50	1048	Programs and Announcements	1921-1929
50	1049	Programs and Announcements	1930-1936
50	1050	Programs and Announcements	1937-1939
Box	Folder	Title	Date
58	1175	Programs and Announcements	1938-1942
50	1051	Programs and Announcements	1940-1943
50	1052	Programs and Announcements	1944-1959
50	1053	Programs and Announcements	1960-1966
Box	Folder	Title	Date
51	1054	Programs and Announcements	1967-1971
Box	Folder	Title	Date
59	1196	Programs and Announcements	n.d., 1970-1971

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Series VIII. Correspondence, n.d., 1917-1970 1.75 linear feet

Arrangement: Arranged by correspondents, chronologically, and by subject.
Scope and Content: Series VIII. Correspondence includes a great deal of correspondence between Picon and her husband Jacob Kalich as well as between Picon and her family. Much of this correspondence is in Yiddish. The series also contains general correspondence with a variety of persons and letters dealing specifically with particular subjects, such as benefit performances, fan mail (to both Picon and Jacob Kalich), and charitable contributions. The series is arranged for the most part by correspondents and by subject; the general correspondence is ordered chronologically, with a folder for undated general correspondence. The dated folders within the general correspondence sequence are marked “c. 19xx-19xx,” however, because they, too, contain some undated material. This material was kept with the dated material, rather than put in the undated folder, because it either clearly belonged as part of a set with other letters in the folder or was originally grouped with other letters in the folder. Researchers should be aware that some of this latter material may in fact be from a different period than the other correspondence in the folder.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
59	1179	Jacob Kalich to Molly Picon	n.d.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
51	1055	Jacob Kalich to Molly Picon	n.d., 1919-1935
51	1056	Jacob Kalich to Molly Picon	n.d., 1945
51	1057	Molly Picon to Jacob Kalich	n.d., 1919-1929
51	1058	Molly Picon to Jacob Kalich	n.d., 1930-1935
51	1059	Molly Picon to Jacob Kalich	n.d., 1936-1939
Box	Folder	Title	Date
52	1060	Molly Picon to Jacob Kalich	n.d., 1940-1952
52	1031	Molly Picon to Family	n.d., 1917-1929
52	1062	Molly Picon to Family	n.d., 1930-1934
52	1063	Molly Picon to Family	n.d., 1935-1940
52	1064	Molly Picon to Family	n.d., 1941-1952
52	1065	Molly Picon to Family	n.d., 1960-1970
Box	Folder	Title	Date
53	1066	General	n.d.
53	1067	General	1922-1938
53	1068	General	c. 1940-1944
53	1069	General	c. 1945-1949
53	1070	General	c. 1950-1952
53	1071	General	c. 1953-1965
53	1072	Fan Mail	n.d., 1927-1967
53	1073	Letters from Servicemen	n.d, 1943-1963
53	1074	Letters from Relatives and Friends of Servicemen in Korea	n.d., 1952
53	1075	“Get Well” Cards and Letters	n.d., 1955-1956
53	1076	Fan Mail to Jacob Kalich	Sept.-Oct., 1954
Box	Folder	Title	Date
54	1077	Benefit Performances	1944-1952
54	1078	Charitable Contributions	1941-1962
54	1079	Foster Parents’ Plan for War Children, Inc.	n.d.

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Series IX. Subject Files, n.d., 1915-1970 0.75 linear foot

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Scope and Content: Series IX. Subject Files contains a significant amount of material relating to the USO tours in which Picon participated. Among this material are bulletins, scripts, and souvenirs. The series also includes business agreements concerning Picon’s appearances and performance schedules; a memorial book for Picon’s mother, Clara Picon; a notebook with Picon’s personal notes for her role of Yente in the Fiddler on the Roof film; materials from her European tour of 1946; feature articles and press notices about Picon and her performances; personal documents; news clippings; and travel souvenirs.
Box	Folder	Title	Date
54	1080	Business Agreements	n.d., 1934-1959
54	1081	European Tour	1946
54	1082	European Tour News Clippings	1946
Box	Folder	Title	Date
59	1180	Feature Article	1929
54	1083	Feature Articles, News Items, and Press Notices	n.d., 1925-1952
54	1084	Fiddler on the Roof: Notebook for Film Role of Yente	1970
54	1085	Memorial Book for Clara Picon	1953
54	1086	Miscellaneous Items	n.d., 1923
59	1181	Miscellaneous Items	n.d., 1938-1953
Box	Folder	Title	Date
55	1087	News Clippings	n.d., 1945-1954
55	1088	News Clippings on Poetry and Lyrics	n.d., 1915, 1941-1946
55	1089	Personal Documents and Items	n.d., 1919-1961
55	1090	Reception and Concert at Essex House, NYC	Nov. 25, 1946
55	1091	Travel Souvenirs	n.d., 1921-1947
55	1092	USO Tours: Bulletins and Announcements	1944
55	1093	USO Tours: Trip to Korea	n.d., 1951
55	1094	USO Tours: Names and Addresses of Families of Servicemen in Korea
55	1095	USO Tours: Scripts from Shows in Korea	1952
55	1096	USO Tours: Souvenirs from Trips to Korea and Japan	1951-1952

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Series X. Photographs, n.d., 1920-1970 2.2 linear feet

Scope and Content: Series X. Photographs incorporates all facets of Picon’s life. Subjects range from personal settings with family and friends to travels to theatrical performances to special occasions and events. Series X is divided into two subseries: Subseries A. Alphabetical by Production Title and Subseries B. Alphabetical by Subject. Subseries A consists of photographs of theatrical productions and features poses and scenes from the productions. Subseries B contains photographs taken in a variety of other contexts, both formal and informal. While most of the photographs in the collection are of Picon, Series X also contains a number of photographs of Jacob Kalich. In particular, photographs of Kalich can be found in Mezrach und Maarev (Box 56, Folder 1103) and in Various Subjects (Box 56, Folder 1125), as well as in folders that include his name in the title. Also of interest, the series contains photographs of other Yiddish theater celebrities. These can be found among the photographs of Subseries A as well as in Yiddish Theater Celebrities (Box 56, Folder 1126).
Subseries A. Alphabetical by Production Title
Box	Folder	Title	Date
56	1097	Bublitchki	1938
Box	Folder	Title	Date
59	1182	Bublitchki	1938
56	1098	Circus Girl	1928
59	1183	Circus Girl	1928
56	1099	Comedienne, Comediantke	1930
59	1184	Czarevitsch Feodor	1927
56	1100	Jolly Orphan	1929
59	1185	Jolly Orphan	1929-1930
56	1101	A Majority of One	1964-1965
59	1186	Mamale	1927(?)
56	1102	Mamale	1936
59	1187	Mein Malkale	1938
56	1103	Mezrach und Maarev	1921
56	1104	Milk and Honey	1961
56	1105	Morning Star	1940
59	1188	Oy is dus a leben	1942
56	1106	Rabbi’s Melody	1926
59	1189	Raizele	1927
56	1107	Shmendrik	1924, 1943
59	1190	Shmendrik	1924
56	1108	Some Girl	1926-1928
56	1109	Di tsvey kuni lemels	1926
56	1110	Yankele	n.d.
59	1191	Yankele	1923-1924
59	1192	Zipke	1924
Subseries B. Alphabetical by Subject
Box	Folder	Title	Date
56	1111	Benefit Performances	1926, 1946
Box	Folder	Title	Date
59	1183	Molly Picon	1922
56	1112	Molly Picon	n.d., 1956-1958, 1970
59	1194	Molly Picon and Family	1925
56	1113	Molly Picon and Family	1926(?)
56	1114	Molly Picon and Jacob Kalich	n.d., 1921-1958
59	1195	Molly Picon and Jacob Kalich	1925, 1958
56	1115	Molly Picon and Jacob Kalich in Yugoslavia for Filming of Fiddler on the Roof	1970
56	1116	Molly Picon and Jacob Kalich’s 46th Anniversary	June 29, 1965
56	1117	Molly Picon in Great Britain	1937
56	1118	Molly Picon with Others	n.d., 1923-1963
56	1119	Movie Shorts	n.d., 1928
56	1120	Party of Ambassador to Warsaw....	July 4, 1938
56	1121	Photo Bookmarks/Postcards of Yiddish Writers(?)	n.d.
56	1122	Radio Shows	n.d., 1938, 1947, 1952
56	1123	Tour of U.S. Military Bases	1945
56	1124	USO Tour in Korea	1951-1952
56	1125	Various Subjects	n.d., 1920-1951
56	1126	Yiddish Theater Celebrities	n.d.

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Series XI. Scrapbooks, 1919-1967 15.3 linear feet

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content: Series XI. Scrapbooks consists of twenty-two scrapbooks kept by Picon. The scrapbooks primarily contain newspaper clippings but some also have letters, notes, tickets, programs, and other general memorabilia. The newspaper clippings are mainly in Yiddish and English. The scrapbooks are arranged roughly chronologically. The date ranges for the scrapbooks were taken, when possible, from notations on the covers of the scrapbooks.
Box	Title	Date
60	Scrapbooks	1919-1923
60	Scrapbooks	1921-1923
60	Scrapbooks	1923-1931
Box	Title	Date
61	Scrapbooks	1921-1927
61	Scrapbooks	1929-1933
Box	Title	Date
62	Scrapbooks	1925-1932
62	Scrapbooks	1930-1931
Box	Title	Date
63	Scrapbooks	1930-1933
63	Scrapbooks	1932
Box	Title	Date
64	Scrapbooks	1934-1937
64	Scrapbooks	1936-1937
64	Scrapbooks	1937-1940
Box	Title	Date
65	Scrapbooks	1940-1942
65	Scrapbooks	1942-1946
Box	Title	Date
66	Scrapbooks	1946-1948
66	Scrapbooks	1947
66	Scrapbooks	1949-1950
Box	Title	Date
67	Scrapbooks	1951-1953
67	Scrapbooks	1953-1958, 1961
67	Scrapbooks	1960
Box	Title	Date
68	Scrapbooks	1961-1962
68	Scrapbooks	1961-1967

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