Title: James Dobson Papers

Date/Date Range :   1936-1987

Extent: 3.0 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection is made up of memorabilia, (including clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks), musical compositions, autobiographical writings, commentaries, correspondence, playbills and scripts assembled by Dobson during a career in the performing arts.

Call number: MS-1464

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Collection is property of the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], James Dobson Papers, MS-1464. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of two boxes.

Dobson was born in Greeneville, Tennessee in 1920 and was educated in the public schools there and at nearby Tusculum College. In 1941 he went to New York, where he gained recognition on the stage and in radio drams. By 1950 he found his way to Hollywood to work in the film industry. By appearing in numerous motion pictures in supporting roles he became a familiar face on the screen. His California activities also included stage and television assignments. In his last years he was a coach and dialogue director on several popular and long running television series. He died in December of 1987.

This collection is made up of memorabilia, (including clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks), musical compositions, autobiographical writings, commentaries, correspondence, playbills and scripts assembled by Dobson during a career in the performing arts.

• Actors -- United States.
• Television scripts.