Documents Stapleton's private life as well as her career. The series is divided into four subseries.
Subseries one, Correspondence, consists of the incoming and outgoing letters relating to Stapleton's career, private life and philanthropic work. In addition, there is some fan mail and two scrapbooks containing her correspondence, and greeting cards. The materials are arranged in chronological order.
Subseries two, Activism and Awards, include materials relating to Stapleton's work outside of her acting career. Stapleton was involved with organizations such as the National Women's Conference, the preservation of Eleanor Roosevelt's home, the Equal Rights Amendment, Pearl S. Buck Foundation, Women's Research and Education Institute, Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Actor's Equity Association. In addition, throughout Stapleton's career she received numerous awards and honors including honorary degrees from Monmouth College, Emerson College, and Hood College. Other acknowlegments include the Kennedy Center Honors and Emmy Award; Women in Film Crystal Award; Female Entertainer of the Year Award from the Conference of Personal Managers East; National American Cable Entertainment Award; Managers East, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Award; Box Office Blue Ribbon Award; Theatre Hall of Fame and the Congressional Arts Caucus Award. The materials are arranged in chronological order.
Subseries three, Personal Memorabilia and Photographs, include photographs of the Actors Equity Cultural Exchange trip to Russia, scrapbooks, obituaries of friends, press and studio photographs and, a caricature of Stapleton. The materials are arranged in chronological order.
Subseries four, Publications, consists primarily of newspaper clippings and magazine articles relating to her career. There is also a book about the television program All in the Family. The materials are arranged in chronological order.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Jean Stapleton Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
