MILLER, FLOURNOY E., 1886-1971.
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Series 1
Flournoy E. Miller papers,1924-1988
Boxes 1-4;
Scope and Content Note
The series contains the papers of Flournoy E. Miller from 1924-1995, including financial and legal records, and correspondence. The papers also contain writings, scores, sheet music, and printed materials relating to performances and productions. Writings are predominantly by Miller and include scripts for "Shuffle Along" and "Runnin' Wild." Also present are works by Bessie Miller, including the manuscript of an unpublished biography of Flournoy Miller.
Arrangement Note
Arranged by record type, then alphabetically.
| Personal papers | ||
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Articles of incorporation of the Flournoy E. Miller Foundation, June 27, 1979 |
| 1 | 2 | Certificates of registration, 1952-1959 |
| 1 | 3 | Contracts, 1921-1960 |
| 1 | 4 | Copyright applications, no date |
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence, 1938-1976 |
| 1 | 6 | Death certificate of Flournoy E. Miller, June 9, 1971 |
| 1 | 7 | Deed |
| 1 | 8 | Masonic banner |
| 1 | 9 | Mayor's ribbon from "Runnin Wild" |
| OP1 | 1 | Proclamation, City of Los Angeles Flournoy Miller Day, 1979 |
| 1 | 10 | Receipts, 1923-1960 |
| OBV1 | Scrapbook | |
| 1 | 11 | Title registration, no date |
| Writings | ||
| 1 | 12 | "Amos and Andy", 1949-1954 |
| 1 | 13 | "Autobiography", no date |
| 1 | 14 | "Blue Grass", no date |
| 1 | 15 | "But the World Goes Round" by Casey Collins, no date |
| 1 | 16 | Comedy sketches, no date |
| 2 | 1 | "The Comic Side of the Life of the Famous Flournoy E. Miller" by Bessie Miller, no date [1 of 2] |
| 2 | 2 | "The Comic Side of the Life of the Famous Flournoy E. Miller" by Bessie Miller, no date [2 of 2] |
| 2 | 3 | "Flournoy Miller: Author-Actor-Gentleman," by an unknown author, no date |
| 2 | 4 | "The Gentleman Friend" by Bessie Miller, no date |
| 2 | 5 | "Hittin' the Stride", no date |
| 2 | 6 | "Keep Shufflin'" and "Shuffle Along," 1928-1933 [1 of 2] |
| 2 | 7 | "Keep Shufflin'" and "Shuffle Along," 1928-1933 [2 of 2] |
| 2 | 8 | "Mamma Charleston's Board House", no date |
| 2 | 9 | "My Fifty Years in Show Business", no date |
| 2 | 10 | Notes and script fragments, no date [1 of 2] |
| 2 | 11 | Notes and script fragments, no date [1 of 2] |
| 3 | 1 | Script fragments, no date |
| 3 | 2 | "Shuffle Along", extra scenes, no date |
| 3 | 3 | "Shuffle Along", no date |
| 3 | 4 | "Shuffle Along", no date |
| 3 | 5 | "Shuffle Along," biographical narrative by Noble Sissle, no date [includes related, but untitled and incomplete, narrative] |
| 3 | 6 | "Slim Pickins", no date |
| Scores | ||
| 3 | 7 | "Boogie Production", no date |
| 3 | 8 | "Boogy-Woogy-Beguine", no date |
| 3 | 9 | Fragments, no date [1 of 2] |
| 3 | 10 | Fragments, no date [2 of 2] |
| 3 | 11 | "Happy as the Day is Long", no date |
| 3 | 12 | "Harps-My Dear", no date |
| OP1 | 2 | "I Was There" |
| 3 | 13 | "I Don't Want No Labor", no date |
| 3 | 14 | "Let's Sing a Happy Song," no date |
| 3 | 15 | "Me and My Shadow", no date |
| 3 | 16 | "Middle Number", no date |
| 3 | 17 | "Soft Shoe Specialty", no date |
| 3 | 18 | "St. Louis Blues", no date |
| 3 | 19 | "You're the Whole Show", no date |
| 4 | 1 | "Far-Away Love", no date |
| Sheet Music | ||
| 4 | 2 | "I Don't Want Any Labor In My Job", no date |
| 4 | 3 | "I've Got to Be Lonely to Harry", no date |
| 4 | 4 | "Keep 'Em Guessing", no date |
| 4 | 5 | "My Sweet Hunk O'Trash", no date |
| 4 | 6 | "Peace, Sister, Peace", no date |
| 4 | 7 | "You Can't Lose a Broken Heart", no date |
| 4 | 8 | "You're My Rose", no date |
| Printed Materials | ||
| 4 | 9 | Flyers |
| 4 | 10 | Magazine clippings, no date |
| 4 | 11 | Newsletter, "Negro Actor's Guild of America," January 1962 |
| 4 | 12 | Newspaper clippings, 1923-1979 |
| 4 | 13 | Programs, 1929-1988 |
| 4 | 14 | Program booklets |
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