Box 60
Container
Contains 3 Collections and/or Records:
"Portia" outlines, 1954
Series — Box: 60
2
Scope and Contents
Written trajectories of storylines for "Portia Faces Life," each written by Mona Kent. Arranged by date.
"A Woman of America", 1943
Series — Box: 60
3
Scope and Contents
This series pertains to the daily radio series "A Woman of America," a unique show as it was set not in contemporary times but during pioneer days. The serial, created and written by Kent, told the story of a woman named Prudence heading west along the Oregon Trail. This series contains: a general outline of the series; biographies of its two leading actors, Anne Seymour and James Monks; two press releases singing the praises of the program and its sponsor, Ivory Snow; 4 pages of...
Correspondence, 1954
Series — Box: 60
5
Scope and Contents
Contains two letters (dated August 9, 1954 and August 12, 1954) sent to Kent by Bev Smith of Young & Rubicam, the producer and producing entity of "Portia," regarding various series plotlines. Also included is a handwritten list, dated September 17, 1954 and addressed "To Mona Kent," for expenses incurred in script production (i.e. cost of dictabelts, etc.).