| Dates: | 1950-1992 |
| Size: | 5 linear feet in 9 boxes plus 3 oversize folders |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | spe-ctc-liss |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | Ted Liss’s widow, Mary Beth Liss, donated the majority of the collection in 1992. A few other items were donated by Isabel Liss, Ted Liss’s daughter-in-law, in 2022. |
| Conditions Governing Access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
| Physical Location: | Materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least 24-hours prior to your research visit to coordinate access. |
| Conditions Governing Use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. Scripts, prompt books and musical scores can be read and viewed in person, but not copied without written permission of the creator or their assigns. |
| Preferred Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Ted Liss Collection [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library. |
| Finding Aid Author: | Original author unknown. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Johanna Russ and Beth Bruins, 2026. |
Abstract
Archive documenting the work of Ted Liss, a Chicago actor, teacher and director. Liss was the founder of the Chicago Equity Library Theater, the Ted Liss School of Performing Arts and the Ted Liss Studio Actors Workshop. The collection includes biographical files on Liss, information on the studio and school of performing arts, a financial series and a selection of commercial scripts.
Biographical/Historical
Ted Liss, founder and director of the Ted Liss School of Performing Arts, began his dramatic career in radio at the age of 12 at WGN. In 1933 he played at the Globe Theatre in the Century of Progress Exposition, then went on to California to play the lead in Golden Boy with the Group Theatre and perform with the Max Reinhardt Professional Company. Mr. Liss was a contract player under Warner Brothers and also produced, directed and acted for Army Special Services and the Armed Radio Network.
After the war, he returned to Chicago and became known to many Chicagoans as Mark Jordan in the radio serial Guiding Light. Mr. Liss appeared in and produced Cyrano and Medea on CBS Repertory Theatre and directed the first television production of Julius Caesar in 1946. He then took the position as head of the drama department at the Radio Institute of Chicago.
Mr. Liss was a co-founder of the Chicago Equity Library Theatre in the early 1950s. He was the first resident director of the Country Club Theatre in Mt. Prospect and directed more than 300 professional and community theatre productions in the Chicago area.
Mr. Liss was well known as one of the nation's leading commercial ‘voice- over’ actors and announcers. In 1985, Mayor Harold Washington declared December 2, 1985, to be Ted Liss Day in Chicago.
The Ted Liss School of Performing Arts and the Ted Liss Studio Actors Workshop, both located at 1529 N. Wells Street, offered classes in mime, movement, scene work, improvisation and voice. The program of the classes differed from other acting schools in Liss’s emphasis on combining craft and business. He saw a continual give and take between the commercial and aesthetic sides of the theater and saw the school as an artists’ apprenticing workshop rather than a place where he simply taught acting.
In 1986, he started the Rejoice Repertory, an Equity company with Workshop members, where he directed plays, including Born Yesterday and Medea.
Ted Liss died in March of 1992 at the age of 72.
Scope and Contents
The material in the Ted Liss Collection covers his career as a director, a teacher and a professional commercial actor. The collection includes photographs, theater programs, scripts, newspaper clippings, reviews, posters, correspondence, and information about drama classes.
Appraisal
The original finding aid was reviewed in 2026. The collection box numbers were made sequential. Previous box numbering started over with each series. The collection contents were reviewed for sensitive information, dates were inserted for file descriptions, and photographs and posters were integrated into the collection guide. The bulk of the original collection processing was retained. Materials with sensitive personal or financial identifiers were discarded or redacted.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in 3 series:
- Series 1: Biographical and Production Files, 1950-1992, undated
- Series 2: Ted Liss Schools, 1960-1992, undated
- Series 3: Commercial Scripts, 1970-1991, undated
Related Materials
- Chicago Theater Collection-Miscellaneous Programs
Subject Headings
- Liss, Ted (1919-1992)
- Theater--Study and teaching
- Voice actors and actresses
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Biographical and Production Files, 1950-1992, undated
Scope and Contents
This series includes information on Ted Liss’s biography, as well as information on the various theatrical productions he was a part of either as an actor or director for theaters not affiliated with his schools. Programs, newspaper clippings, posters and photographs related to various productions appear.
Arrangement
Series 1 is broken into two subseries:
- Subseries A: Biographical, 1950-1992, undated
- Subseries B: Productions, 1953-1970s, undated
Subseries A: Biographical, 1950-1992, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries A contains papers and items that relate to Ted Liss’s life and story.
Arrangement
Files in Subseries A are arranged chronologically.
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Newspaper clippings | undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Newspaper clippings | 1960-1969 |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Newspaper clippings | 1970-1992 |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Correspondence | 1954-1989, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Promotional material | 1978-1992, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | General, photographs (11) | 1920s-1950s |
| Box 10 | Folder 1 | General, photographs (28) | 1960s-1980s |
| Box 8 | Folder 10 | The Liss & Liss Voice and Diction Workout, narrated by Mary Reynard (Mrs. Ted Liss), audio cassette | 1985 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Honorary Dinner, photographs (16) | 1985 December 2 |
| Oversize Folder 1 | Drama masks used at the Honorary Dinner | 1985 December 2 | |
| Box 10 | Folder 2 | Senn High School 50th Reunion for classes of 1935, 1936, 1937, program | 1986 |
| Oversize Folder 1 | Ted Liss Day, proclamation | 1989 April 5 | |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Re-Birthday Party, photographs (27) | 1992 April 5 |
| Box 10 | Folder 3 | Congregation Kol Ami, 845 N. Michigan Avenue, Mourners’ Kaddish announcement | [1992] |
| Box 8 | Folder 10 | Ted Liss from Soap Operas to Soap Commercials - Versatility and Believability, audio cassette (2 copies) | undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 10 | Ted Liss, Agent: Shirley Hamilton, audio cassette | undated |
Subseries B: Productions, 1953-1970s, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries B includes papers and items that relate to theatrical productions which Ted Liss directed at theaters unaffiliated with his schools.
Arrangement
Files in Subseries B are arranged chronologically.
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Salon of the Arts: Spectrum, program | 1963 March |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Petticoat Fever, Lincolnwood Little Theatre, clippings | 1953 November |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | The Little Foxes, Lincolnwood Little Theatre, clippings | 1958 January |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | The World of Sholem Aleichem, no known location, clippings | 1958 November |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Time Will Tell, programs and clippings | 1959 November 26-28 |
| Oversize Folder 1 | North Shore Little Theatre Festival, Wilmette Little Theatre Association | 1961 May 21 | |
| Oversize Folder 1 | Hamlet, North Shore Community Theatre | 1967 November | |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Morton Grove Community Theatre, clippings and programs | 1961 November |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Mourning Becomes Electra, Wilmette Little Theatre, clippings | 1962 February |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | A View From the Bridge, Wilmette Little Theatre, with Mike Nussbaum, clippings and programs | 1963 February |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | Janus, Country Club Theatre, program (partial) | 1963 March |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Cyrano de Bergerac, North Shore Community Theatre, with Mike Nussbaum, clippings and programs | 1963 August, November |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Cyrano De Bergerac, North Shore Community Theater, photographs (5) | 1963 November |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Chicago Arts Festival, program | 1963 November 19-24 |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Light Up the Sky, North Shore Community Theatre, program | 1964 April |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Medea, North Shore Community Theatre, with Mike Nussbaum, program | 1965 February |
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | Medea, North Shore Community Theatre, photographs (3) | 1965 February |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | A Far Country, Theatre of Western Springs, clippings and programs. | 1966 April |
| Box 1 | Folder 25 | [A Far Country, Theatre of Western Springs, photographs (3)] | [1966 April] |
| Box 1 | Folder 26 | A Taste of Honey, North Shore Community Theatre, program | 1996 May |
| Box 1 | Folder 27 | A Case of Libel, Theatre of Western Springs, clippings | 1967 April |
| Box 1 | Folder 28 | Mary, Queen of Scotland, North Shore Theater Co., with Ron Mark, clipping | 1970 February |
| Box 1 | Folder 29 | Man of La Mancha, North Shore Theater Company, clipping | 1972 November |
| Box 1 | Folder 30 | Man of La Mancha, North Shore Theater Company, photograph (1) | 1972 November |
| Box 1 | Folder 31 | You Can't Take It with You, Northbrook Civic Theater, program | [1970s] |
| Box 10 | Folder 4 | Jane Huntsicker’s Film, Liss & Liss, VHS tape | 1992 May 14 |
| Box 10 | Folder 5 | Blind Alley, photograph (1) | undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 32 | Equus, Governors State University Theatre, program and clipping | undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 33 | Equus, Governors State University Theatre, photographs (9) | undated |
| Oversize Folder 1 | Brochures from Harand Camp, Elkhart, WI | undated | |
| Box 1 | Folder 34 | Unidentified productions, photographs (8) | undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 35 | The Women, photographs (2) | 1960s |
| Box 9 | Joan of Arc, photographs (2) | undated | |
| Box 1 | Folder 36 | Marat Sade, photographs (3) | undated |
Series 2: Ted Liss Schools, 1960-1992, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 2 includes information about the various theater schools, workshops and educational programs Liss ran for aspiring actors and other theater professionals. Included is information about productions mounted by various entities through or affiliated with Liss’s educational programs.
Arrangement
Series 2 is divided into six subseries:
- Subseries A: Students, 1960s-1992, undated
- Subseries B: Ted Liss Studio/Ted Liss School, 1960s-1990, undated
- Subseries C: Ted Liss School of Performing Arts, 1973, undated
- Subseries D: Botteghe Guild, 1975-1976, undated
- Subseries E: Ted Liss Studio/Studio of Performing Arts, 1977-1989, undated
- Subseries F: Rejoice Repertory Company, 1986-1990, undated
Subseries A: Students, 1960s-1992, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries A includes information about some of the students who came through Ted Liss’s acting education programs.
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by student last name.
| Box 1 | Folder 37 | Students, clippings | 1972-1991, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 38 | Students, photographs, A-C | circa 1970s, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 39 | Students, photographs, D-L | circa 1960s, 1992, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Students, photographs, M-R | circa 1970s, 1992, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | Students, photographs, S-Z and unidentified | 1989, undated |
Subseries B: Ted Liss Studio/Ted Liss School, 1960s-1990, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries B includes files about the school such as correspondence, curriculum, publicity, photographs, scripts and forms.
Arrangement
Files in Subseries B are arranged alphabetically by format, with photographs listed chronologically at the end.
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Correspondence, incoming | 1973, 1974, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Correspondence, outgoing | 1974 April 12 |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | Classes - Directors Workshop | 1969 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | Classes - Misc. drills, exercises, audition forms, commercial samples | 1979, 1990, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | Registration forms | undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | Scripts - Miscellaneous | 1984, undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Scripts - Cyrano de Bergerac | undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 10 | Scripts - The Rising of the Moon, Repertoire Workshop | 1965 |
| Box 2 | Folder 11 | School of Performing Arts, photographs (6) | undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | School of Performing Arts, photographs (9) | 1960s |
| Box 2 | Folder 13 | School of Performing Arts, photographs (8) | 1970s |
| Box 9 | School of Performing Arts, photographs (12) | 1960s-1970s | |
| Box 2 | Folder 14 | School of Performing Arts, photograph (1) | 1980s |
| Box 2 | Folder 15 | School of Performing Arts - Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts Seminar, photographs (5) | 1986 |
| Box 2 | Folder 16 | School of Performing Arts - Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts Seminar, photographs (5) | 1987 |
Subseries C: Ted Liss School of Performing Arts, 1973, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries C contains papers and items that relate to theater produced at the Ted Liss School of Performing Arts.
Arrangement
Files in Subseries C are arranged chronologically.
| Box 2 | Folder 17 | Macbeth, with Ron Mark, program | undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 18 | Cabaret, program | undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 19 | Who's on Third?, Ted Liss Member's Theater, program | undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 20 | Long Days Journey Into Night, program | undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Long Days Journey Into Night, photographs (2) | undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 22 | The Lower Depths, Directed by Robyn Guest, with Ron Mark, programs | undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 23 | The Lower Depths, School of Performing Arts, photographs (17) | undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 24 | King Lear, programs | undated |
| Box 2 | Folder 15 | King Lear, School of Performing Arts, photographs (18) | undated |
| Oversize Folder 2 | Streetcar Named Desire, poster | undated | |
| Oversize Folder 2 | Man of La Mancha, poster | undated | |
| Oversize Folder 2 | The Importance of Being Earnest, poster | undated | |
| Oversize Folder 2 | A Lion in Winter, poster | undated | |
| Oversize Folder 2 | The Importance of Being Earnest, poster | 1973 | |
| Box 2 | Folder 26 | The Importance of Being Ernest, School of Performing Arts, photographs (15) | [1973] |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Twelfth Night, School of Performing Arts, photographs (20) | undated |
Subseries D: Botteghe Guild, 1975-1976, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries D includes papers and items that relate to the Botteghe Guild, a non-profit corporation approved by the Illinois Office of Education and the Veterans’ Administration, founded by Ted Liss. Included is information about theater produced by the Guild.
Arrangement
Files in Subseries D are arranged chronologically.
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Botteghe Guild correspondence | 1975 October 14 |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | Botteghe Guild general | 1977, undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | The Country Wife, program | 1976 April-May |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Jubilee and Chamber Music, promotional material | 1976 April |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Chamber Music, Botteghe Guild, photograph (1) | 1976 April |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Picnic Directed by Ron Mark, flyer | undated |
| Oversize Folder 2 | A Cry of Players, poster | undated | |
| Oversize Folder 2 | American Dream, poster | undated |
Subseries E: Ted Liss Studio/Studio of Performing Arts, 1977-1989, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries E contains papers and items that relate to theater produced at the Ted Liss Studio/Studio of Performing Arts.
Arrangement
Files in Subseries E are arranged chronologically.
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | One-Acts (Directing Projects), program | undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 | The House of Blue Leaves, directed by Winifred Landis, program | undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | The House of Blue Leaves, School of the Performing Arts, photograph (1) | undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 11 | Macbeth, with Bill Campbell, program | undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | The Chalk Garden, School of Performing Arts, photographs (12) | undated |
| Oversize Folder 2 | Most Happy Fella’, photograph | 1977 | |
| Box 3 | Folder 13 | Dylan, program and cast list | [1984] |
| Oversize Folder 2 | Dylan, photograph | [1984] | |
| Box 3 | Folder 14 | Macbeth, program | 1987 April-May |
| Box 3 | Folder 15 | Macbeth, School of Performing Arts, photographs (10) | 1988 |
| Oversize Folder 2 | Macbeth, poster | 1987 April-May | |
| Box 3 | Folder 16 | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, program | 1988 April 28-May 21 |
| Box 3 | Folder 17 | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Studio Actors Workshop, photographs (3) | 1988 April 28-May 21 |
| Box 3 | Folder 18 | Marat/Sade, programs and cast lists | 1989 March-April |
Subseries F: Rejoice Repertory Company, 1986-1990, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries F includes papers and items that relate to theater produced by the Rejoice Repertory Company, a company that originated in the Ted Liss Studio Actor’s Workshop.
Arrangement
Files in Subseries F are arranged chronologically.
| Box 3 | Folder 19 | General material | undated |
| Box 3 | Folder 20 | Rejoice Repertory Company, photograph (1) | 1986 |
| Box 3 | Folder 21 | Born Yesterday, programs and clippings | 1986 May 1-25 |
| Box 3 | Folder 22 | Born Yesterday, Rejoice Repertory, photographs (7) | 1986 |
| Oversize Folder 3 | Born Yesterday, poster | 1986 May 1-25 | |
| Box 3 | Folder 23 | Medea, programs and clippings | 1986 July 24-August 17 |
| Box 3 | Folder 24 | Medea, Rejoice Repertory, photographs (8) | 1986 |
| Oversize Folder 3 | Medea, poster | 1986 July 24-August 17 | |
| Box 3 | Folder 25 | Cinderella, promotional material and clippings | 1986 November-December |
| Box 3 | Folder 26 | Cinderella, Rejoice Repertory, photographs (10) | 1986-1988 |
| Box 3 | Folder 27 | Love Talker and F.M., programs and clippings | 1987 September-October |
| Box 3 | Folder 28 | Love Talker and F.M., Rejoice Repertory, photographs (8) | 1987 |
| Oversize Folder 3 | Love Talker and F.M., poster | 1987 September-October | |
| Box 3 | Folder 29 | Cheaters, Rejoice Repertory, photograph (1) | 1990 |
Series 3: Commercial Scripts, 1970-1991, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 3 includes scripts for commercial and industrial films and voice-overs for both radio and television advertisements.
Arrangement
These scripts in Series 3 are arranged alphabetically by name of agency or product, with general information about advertising scripts listed at the end.
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Abbott Labs | 1985 March 7 |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Alberto-Culver | 1979-1982 |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Allstate Insurance | 1979, 1981 |
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | American Bank | 1973-1976 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | American Banker's Association | 1983 May |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | American Optical Corp. | 1976 April 7 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Amway Corp. | undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 | ANF | 1986-1987 |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | Anhauser-Busch | 1985 March 18 |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | Argus | 1976 June 21, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 | Armour-Dial | 1978 March 28 |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 | ARMY | 1986 October 24 |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 | Art Van Furniture | 1986 December 22 |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 | ASPA | circa 1974 |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 | Automobile Club of Michigan | 1975 December 3 |
| Box 4 | Folder 16 | Barton Brands Ltd. | 1979 February |
| Box 4 | Folder 17 | Beltone International | circa 1980s |
| Box 4 | Folder 18 | Bilandic for Mayor Campaign Committee | 1977 March 4 |
| Box 4 | Folder 19 | Bizzarte | 1984 June 5 |
| Box 4 | Folder 20 | Blitz | 1971 April 1 |
| Box 4 | Folder 21 | Bolens | 1974 January 4 |
| Box 4 | Folder 22 | Booth Seafood | undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 23 | E.J. Brach | 1986 November 18 |
| Box 4 | Folder 24 | Bredeman Buick | [1977] |
| Box 4 | Folder 25 | Briggs and Stratton | 1982 January 20 |
| Box 4 | Folder 26 | Bristol Myers | 1979 September-October |
| Box 4 | Folder 27 | Brown and Williamson Tobacco International | 1978 March |
| Box 4 | Folder 28 | Brown's Chicken | 1980 December 8 |
| Box 4 | Folder 29 | Busch Gardens | 1985 |
| Box 4 | Folder 30 | Bush Campaign '88 | 1988 September 26 |
| Box 4 | Folder 31 | C.a.s. Interiors | undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 32 | Cadillac | 1976, 1978 |
| Box 4 | Folder 33 | Carson Pirie Scott | 1980 November |
| Box 4 | Folder 34 | Castle Oldsmobile | 1981 May 1 |
| Box 4 | Folder 35 | Champion Spark Plug | 1989 August 2 |
| Box 4 | Folder 36 | Chicago Lung Association | 1979 May 17 |
| Box 4 | Folder 37 | Chicago Hilton and Towers | 1988 December 1 |
| Box 4 | Folder 38 | Chicago Today | 1974 March 26 |
| Box 4 | Folder 39 | Chicago Tribune | 1979-1981 |
| Box 4 | Folder 40 | Chicago Tourism Board | undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 41 | Chicagoland Audi | 1983, 1986 |
| Box 4 | Folder 42 | Chicagoland Buick | 1989 April 5 |
| Box 4 | Folder 43 | Chrysler | undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 44 | Clipper Cruise Line | 1984 July 16 |
| Box 4 | Folder 45 | Clorox | 1986 September 8 |
| Box 4 | Folder 46 | Coca-Cola Co. | 1975 February 5 |
| Box 4 | Folder 47 | Continental Bank | 1983 |
| Box 4 | Folder 48 | Cory Coffee Service | 1976 July 26 |
| Box 4 | Folder 49 | Crate and Barrel | 1981 February 20 |
| Box 4 | Folder 50 | Curtis Mathes Home Entertainment Centers | 1981 March 13 |
| Box 4 | Folder 51 | Dazey Sun Square | 1979 November 8 |
| Box 4 | Folder 52 | Disco-Lite | 1978 October 15 |
| Box 4 | Folder 53 | Distribution Sciences, Inc. | [1979] |
| Box 4 | Folder 54 | Dow Chemical | 1975 November 19 |
| Box 4 | Folder 55 | Dreyer-Meyer | 1982 October 1, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 56 | Econoprint | 1984 August 8 |
| Box 4 | Folder 57 | Eveready | 1987 October 8 |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | FMC Corporation | 1977 June-July |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | Field Museum of Natural History | undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | First Federal Savings of Wisconsin | 1974-1981 |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 | First Homestead | 1978-1979 |
| Box 5 | Folder 5 | First National Bank of Chicago | 1980-1984 |
| Box 5 | Folder 6 | First Seneca Bank | 1989 |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | Ford Marketing Corp. | 1971-1972 |
| Box 5 | Folder 8 | Gardner's Bread | 1980 February, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 9 | General Life | 1985 March 11 |
| Box 5 | Folder 10 | General Mills | 1982 June 14 |
| Box 5 | Folder 11 | General Motors | 1974 December 3, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 12 | Giant Eagle | undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 13 | Gillette | 1975-1976, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 14 | Gould Corp. | 1984 April 4 |
| Box 5 | Folder 15 | Green Bay Food Co. | 1986 April 1 |
| Box 5 | Folder 16 | Greyhound | 1975 |
| Box 5 | Folder 17 | Harris-Lanier | 1985 December 20 |
| Box 5 | Folder 18 | A.O. Smith Harvestore | 1981 October 22 |
| Box 5 | Folder 19 | Heinz | 1975, 1990 |
| Box 5 | Folder 20 | Hero Book Cassettes | 1980 |
| Box 5 | Folder 21 | Hickey Freeman | 1983 June 20 |
| Box 5 | Folder 22 | Hills | 1974 July 10 |
| Box 5 | Folder 23 | Hinsdale Hospital | undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 24 | Hoffman Homes | 1982 June 15 |
| Box 5 | Folder 25 | Holsum | 1978-1981, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 26 | Home Federal Savings | 1975 September 25 |
| Box 5 | Folder 27 | Homart Development | 1976 August 5 |
| Box 5 | Folder 28 | Homemakers | 1986 |
| Box 5 | Folder 29 | Honda Dealerships | 1987 March |
| Box 5 | Folder 30 | N.K. Hurst | 1974 December 2 |
| Box 5 | Folder 31 | Illinois State Lottery | 1980 December 29 |
| Box 5 | Folder 32 | Imperial Convalescent | 1986 February 24 |
| Box 5 | Folder 33 | Independent Clothing | 1980 March 6 |
| Box 5 | Folder 34 | Indiana Bank | 1974 June 19, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 35 | Ingersoll-Rand | 1982 March 23, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 36 | Jacobsen | 1979 September 11 |
| Box 5 | Folder 37 | Jays | 1982 September 2 |
| Box 5 | Folder 38 | Jenn-Air | 1982 April 26 |
| Box 5 | Folder 39 | S.C. Johnson | 1979-1983, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 40 | Jonathan Mohr Bedding | 1981 February 28 |
| Box 5 | Folder 41 | Jovan | 1979, 1981, undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 42 | Karnes Music | 1981 |
| Box 5 | Folder 43 | Kaytee | 1986 October 14 |
| Box 5 | Folder 44 | Kellogg Company | 1972, 1982, 1991 |
| Box 5 | Folder 45 | Kelvinator | 1977-1978 |
| Box 5 | Folder 46 | Kentucky Fried Chicken | 1970, 1972 |
| Box 5 | Folder 47 | Keycom | undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 48 | Kitty Litter Brand | undated |
| Box 5 | Folder 49 | Kraft Foods | 1973-1987 |
| Box 5 | Folder 50 | Krey Gourmet Bacon | 1986 June |
| Box 5 | Folder 51 | Kroger | 1985, 1986 |
| Box 6 | Folder 1 | Lee Jeans | 1986 October |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Lewis/Howe | 1975 January 9 |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Lilly Labs | 1974 June-July |
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | Thomas J. Lipton | 1979, 1980 |
| Box 6 | Folder 5 | Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly | undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | Lloyd J. Harriss Pie | 1978 March 8 |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | W.E. Long Co. | undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 8 | Louisville Trust Bank | 1974-1978 |
| Box 6 | Folder 9 | McCauley's | undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 10 | McDonalds | 1978-1988, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 11 | McGraw-Edison | 1978, 1979 |
| Box 6 | Folder 12 | La Machine | undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 13 | Marlboro | undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 14 | Marriott | 1980, 1981 |
| Box 6 | Folder 15 | Marshall Fields | undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 16 | Masonite | circa 1970s |
| Box 6 | Folder 17 | Mass Mutual | 1974-1984 |
| Box 6 | Folder 18 | Mattel, Inc. | 1972 March 1 |
| Box 6 | Folder 19 | Medi-Health | 1979 May 10 |
| Box 6 | Folder 20 | Memorex | 1982 April 16, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 21 | Metra | 1986 December 18 |
| Box 6 | Folder 22 | Metro | 1974, 1976 |
| Box 6 | Folder 23 | Metropolitan Datsun Dealers | undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 24 | Midas | undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 25 | Midstate Airlines | 1982 February 18 |
| Box 6 | Folder 26 | Miller Beer | 1982-1991, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 27 | Milwaukee Sentinel | 1982 February 1, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 28 | Minnesota Federal | 1974, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 29 | Motorola | circa 1981 |
| Box 6 | Folder 30 | National Oats Company | 1975 September 29 |
| Box 6 | Folder 31 | Nestle | 1979 June 27 |
| Box 6 | Folder 32 | Newspapers, Inc. | 1982-1986 |
| Box 6 | Folder 33 | J.C. Nichols | 1987 August 7 |
| Box 6 | Folder 34 | Noble Roman's Pizza | 1986 |
| Box 6 | Folder 35 | North Central Airlines | 1978 June-August |
| Box 6 | Folder 36 | Northern Trust Bank | 1978 January |
| Box 6 | Folder 37 | Northwestern Mutual | undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 38 | Odd Lot | 1981 February 25 |
| Box 6 | Folder 39 | Oldsmobile | 1975, 1979, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 40 | Oscar Mayer | 1987 June 2, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 41 | Paine Webber | 1979 February 15 |
| Box 6 | Folder 42 | Paper Mate | 1974-1975 |
| Box 6 | Folder 43 | Peter Pan Peanut Butter | undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 44 | Plywood Minnesota | 1985 March 7 |
| Box 6 | Folder 45 | The Portman | undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 46 | Prange's | 1981, 1984 |
| Box 6 | Folder 47 | Proctor and Gamble | 1973-1986, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 48 | Ragold, Inc. | 1984 January 23 |
| Box 6 | Folder 49 | Ralston | 1982, 1989, undated |
| Box 6 | Folder 50 | RGRTA | 1980 January 31 |
| Box 6 | Folder 51 | Riverside Health System | 1988, 1991 |
| Box 6 | Folder 52 | Rust-Oleum | 1984 November 5 |
| Box 7 | Folder 1 | Safeway | 1978 September 13 |
| Box 7 | Folder 2 | St. Joseph Valley Bank | 1974, 1975 |
| Box 7 | Folder 3 | Salada Foods, Inc. | 1987 January 5 |
| Box 7 | Folder 4 | Samsonite | 1985, 1989 |
| Box 7 | Folder 5 | Sante Fe Railroad | 1986 June 6 |
| Box 7 | Folder 6 | Sargento Cheese | 1982 April 29 |
| Box 7 | Folder 7 | Schlitz | 1970, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 8 | Sears | 1975-1988, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 9 | Sentry Insurance | 1982, 1986 |
| Box 7 | Folder 10 | Serta | 1976 March 1 |
| Box 7 | Folder 11 | Seven-Up | 1986, 1987, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 12 | Showmasters | 1986 March 27 |
| Box 7 | Folder 13 | Silverado | 1980 February 25 |
| Box 7 | Folder 14 | Society Bank | 1987 July 7, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 15 | Southwestern Bell | 1976 August 16 |
| Box 7 | Folder 16 | Standard Federal | 1976 March 15, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 17 | Star-Kist | 1976, 1986 |
| Box 7 | Folder 18 | State Farm | 1977, 1987, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 19 | Stewart-Warner | 1968 April 25, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 20 | Storer Cable | 1982 March 15 |
| Box 7 | Folder 21 | Stouffer Food Corp. | 1992 January 21 |
| Box 7 | Folder 22 | Sugarmill Woods | 1974, 1979 |
| Box 7 | Folder 23 | Summerfest | 1979 May 14 |
| Box 7 | Folder 24 | Sunbeam | 1982 June 15, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 25 | Sunkist | 1983 November 15 |
| Box 7 | Folder 26 | Swanson | 1979 April 24 |
| Box 7 | Folder 27 | Swink, Inc. | undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 28 | Talman | 1986-1991 |
| Box 7 | Folder 29 | Texas Commerce Bank | 1973 December 14 |
| Box 7 | Folder 30 | Thomson Vacations | 1983 February 17 |
| Box 7 | Folder 31 | Time Magazine | undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 32 | Tivoli | 1979 November 15 |
| Box 7 | Folder 33 | Toro | 1978 June-July |
| Box 7 | Folder 34 | Tribune Entertainment | 1983, 1984, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 35 | Trim | 1982 August-September, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 36 | Triple A | 1975 December 3, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 37 | Tropicana | undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 38 | True Value | 1975 January 1 |
| Box 7 | Folder 39 | Tums | 1975, 1978 |
| Box 7 | Folder 40 | Union '76 | 1970-1973, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 41 | United Airlines | 1971-1974, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 42 | United Audio Centers | 1989 October 5, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 43 | United Bank | 1976 February |
| Box 7 | Folder 44 | U.S. Savings Bonds | 1975-1979, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 45 | United Way | 1973 August 23 |
| Box 7 | Folder 46 | Wards [no folder 46 in original] | 1975 January 28, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 47 | WBBM | 1984 January 3 |
| Box 7 | Folder 48 | Wear Master | 1976 February 3 |
| Box 7 | Folder 49 | Weatherking | undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 50 | Weber-Stephen Co. | 1978 June 6 |
| Box 7 | Folder 51 | Wickes Furniture | undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 52 | Wilson Sporting Goods | 1983-1986 |
| Box 7 | Folder 53 | Wisconsin Bell | 1984 June 20 |
| Box 7 | Folder 54 | Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue | 1975 August-September |
| Box 7 | Folder 55 | Wisconsin Electric | 1981, 1982, 1985 |
| Box 7 | Folder 56 | Wisconsin V.I.P. | 1984, 1985 |
| Box 7 | Folder 57 | WLS | undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 58 | WPDS | 1984 January 31 |
| Box 7 | Folder 59 | Ziebart | 1974 December 9 |
| Box 8 | Folder 1-4 | Various commercial, industrial, voice overs, etc., scripts | 1978-1986, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 5 | Various children's stories and fairy tales, scripts | 1978-1985, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 6 | Downstage Illinois (Illinois Bicentennial Commission), script | circa 1976-1979 |
| Box 8 | Folder 7 | 'Mystery Theatre of the Air,' script | undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 8 | Christmas shows, scripts | 1985, 1991, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 9 | Information on commercial advertisers and agencies | undated |