West Virginia and Regional History Center
Don Knotts, Actor, Scripts, Sound Recordings, and Other Material
Yarborough, Francey
A&M 3568
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4.4 Linear Feet
4 ft. 5 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 4 in.); (2 index card boxes, 8 in. each)
3.36 Gigabytes
4 files, formats include .mp4, .iso, .cue, and .md5
1946-2006, undated
1966-2000
Papers of actor and comedian Don Knotts. The original accession includes typescripts, photographs, artifacts, and sound recordings related to his career. Highlights include five motion picture scripts (1966-1976), two television scripts (1969, undated), a poem (undated), partial typescripts of Knotts' autobiography (undated), five plaques (1961-1998), working audio cassette recordings of his autobiography (undated; 18 items), and a framed "Distinguished West Virginian" certificate (26 March 1982). The addendum of 2012/08/06 includes typescripts, manuscripts, printed material, photographs, sound recordings, ephemera, artifacts, and clippings related to Knotts' career. Highlights include manuscript comedy routine notes (undated); published and unpublished scripts (1956-2000 and undated), many of which are annotated (probably by Knotts); and Andy Griffith Show trading cards (1990). See Scope and Content Note for more details.
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Don Knotts, Actor, Scripts, Sound Recordings, and Other Material, A&M 3568, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of actor and comedian Don Knotts.
Original accession of 2007/03/05 includes typescripts, photographs, artifacts, and sound recordings related to his career (Boxes 1-7)
Addendum of 2012/08/06 includes typescripts, manuscripts, printed material, photographs, sound recordings, ephemera, artifacts, and clippings related to Don Knotts' career. (Box 8-12)
Separated Materials
Separated to closed collections:
a gold, five year anniversary watch with an inscription.
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Knotts, Don, 1924-2006
Original Accession of 2007 March 05, Boxes 1-7Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/182065undated and 26 March 1982Scope and ContentsIncludes typescripts, photographs, artifacts, and sound recordings related to Knotts' career.
Film ScriptsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/182052undated1Scope and ContentsFilm scripts for:
"The Reluctant Astronaut"
"The Shakiest Gun in the West"
"The Love God"
"How to Frame a Figg"
"Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo"
Television ScriptsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/182053undated2Scope and ContentsTelevision scripts for Don Knotts Television (TV) show and a Hallmark Hall of Fame special titled "The Man Who Came to Dinner." Also included are typescripts from Knotts' autobiography title "Barney Fife and Other Characters I Have Known," a poem written by Knotts titled "The Man," and photographs of Knotts.
Plaques Given to KnottsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/182054undated3Plaques Given to KnottsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/182055undated4Sound Recordings of Knotts' AutobiographyArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/182056undated56Scope and ContentsContains cassette tapes, which include recordings of his biography.
Plaque and Knotts' Framed "Distinguished West Virginian" CertificateArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1820581982 March 267Addendum of 2012 August 06, Boxes 8-12Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/182059undated and 1956-2006Typescripts and Maunscripts of Biographical Information, Comedy Routines and Jokes, and a Poem by KnottsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/182060undated, 1956-19978Scope and ContentsAlso included are publications referencing Knotts (ca. 1963-1992), theatre programs which include Knotts (1969-2003), and published scripts (1956-1997), many of which are annotated (probably by Knotts).
Additional Annotated Published ScriptsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/18206119709Typescripts of Unpublished Scripts, Some of Which Are Annotated (Probably by Knotts)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1820621973-2000 and undated10Miscellaneous Items and Sound RecordingsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/182063ca. 2005-200611Scope and ContentsHighlights include Knotts' Screen Actor Guild membership card (ca. 2005), a Morgantown High School Reunion program (2006), and a commercial DVD titled Red Skelton: America's Clown Prince.
Andy Griffith Show Trading Cards (1990), and a Memorial Scrapbook of Photos of Knotts and Newspaper Clippings about Knotts after His DeathArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1820641990 and undated12