Isabel and Tex Terry scripts and photographs
Scope and Contents
The collection contains over seventy miscellaneous television production scripts from the 1940's, 1950's, and 1960's that featured Tex Terry. Several are unknown, but most have titles which include "Son of Zorro", "Sioux City Sue", and "Colorado Sundown". Episodes from Gunsmoke and the Gene Autry Show are also included, as are a few episodes sponsored by Wells Fargo.
Dates
- 1940-1970
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.
Biographical Note
Isabel Terry, born Marie Isabel Draesemer, first started out in Hollywood with her own business: Draesemer Radio Productions, where she wrote, coached, produced, directed and acted in radio dramas. She then began to write for television stations. In 1947, she opened the Isabelle Draesemer Agency and began a seventeen year career as a talent agent. In 1964, she married one of her clients, Tex Terry.
Tex Terry spent more than fifty years in the entertainment industry as a vaudeville performer, western film and television actor, and as a stuntman. In the 1940s, 50s, and 60s he received billing in more than fifty movies and almost as many television shows. In 1979, the couple moved to Tex’s home in Indiana and opened a tavern together. Tex continued an active life until his death in May 1985. Isabel Terry passed away in May of 2002.
Extent
2 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Index, clippings, and photographs, 1940s-1960s
Series 2: Tex Terry photograph, undated
Series 3: Tex Terry memorabilia, undated
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation by Isabel Terry in 1986. An addition was donated by Ray White 2003/03/24.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1994/04/05 by J. Richards. Collection processing completed 1994/04/25 by M. Sears. Collection processing revised 2007/02/09 by A. Lawrence. EAD finding aid created 2012/10/04 by Julie Hausknecht. EAD finding aid modified 2013/10/28 by Rebecca Marangelli.
- Motion picture plays Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Motion pictures Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stills (Motion pictures) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stoeckel Archives of Local History Subject Source: Local sources
- Television scripts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Western films Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Isabel and Tex Terry scripts and photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie Indiana 47306 USA
765-285-5078
libarchives@bsu.edu
