Ezra Stone: The Busiest Man in Hollywood

Join us in the Special Collections Research Center for a showcase of the recently processed Ezra and Sara Seegar Stone Papers! Immerse yourself in 1930-1950s era Hollywood with original Aldrich Family 1930s radio scripts and stage designs for the TV show "The Munsters."  Learn about the Broadway musical "This is the Army,"  and how the U.S. Army attempted to boost WWII soldier morale. See an archivist’s prized rusty paperclip collection and learn about the process of organizing a large 200+ box archival collection. 

Ezra Stone (1917-1994) was an actor, director, author, theatre professor, and cow farmer. Best known for his portrayal of mischievous teenager Henry Aldrich on the radio show "The Aldrich Family" (1939-1953), Stone directed several Broadway productions, World War II soldier morale productions including Irving Berlin's "This is the Army,"  IBM educational films, and 300+ TV episodes including "The Aldrich Family," "I Married Joan," "The Munsters," "Lost in Space," and "Lassie."

Join us (on the 6th floor of Hatcher) for Third Thursdays at the Library, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here, pick up a Third Thursday Passport and collect a stamp from each of the four Third Thursday Open Houses — the Clark Library, International Studies, Asia Library, and the Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize!