Don Naylor Papers (M103)

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT
POPULAR MUSIC COLLECTION

Descriptive Inventory

Main Entry:	Don Naylor
Title:	Papers, 1934-1989
Donors:	Don Naylor
Accession number:	M103
Accession date:	September 29, 1989
Quantity:	2 linear feet (3 linear feet including sound recordings)
Non-Manuscript materials:	Open reel audio tape copies of recordings of WGST radio shows
Restrictions:	Standard copyright
Inventory by:	Christopher Ann Paton
Inventory date:	March 14, 1991; Revised September 1991

Biographical Note:

Don Naylor was production manager of radio station WGST in Atlanta, Georgia from 1936 until 1950. He became program director at WAGA Radio in 1950, and was program director of WAGA radio and television from 1951 through 1959. From 1960 through 1986 he wrote and produced radio and television advertising for Coca-Cola products with the McCann-Erickson advertising agency.

Scope and Contents of Collection:

Mr. Naylor's papers include scrapbooks relating to his life and career, and scripts for radio programs that he wrote, produced and performed in from 1934 through 1950. Most of the scripts were written during his tenure at WGST, although some of them (dating from 1934 and 1935) were written for use on KTAT and KFJZ in Fort Worth, Texas. Many of the folders of scripts also include listener correspondence relating to the programs, and some contain background material that Mr. Naylor used when creating the shows.

The folder inventory of the collection begins with three scrapbooks compiled by Mr. Naylor that document his career and life in Atlanta during his years at WGST, WAGA and WAGA-TV. The first scrapbook was created by Mr. Naylor specifically for the archives at Georgia State University, and documents his years at WGST (1936-1950). The folders immediately following the first scrapbook contain copies of materials from another scrapbook (also covering the years 1936-1950), which was compiled by Mr. Naylor for his own use. Materials in the second scrapbook that duplicated materials in the first scrapbook were not copied for inclusion in the collection a second time. The third scrapbook is entitled "Memories of My WAGA/WAGA-TV years, 1950-59. Plus 'My BDA Debacle' in the Spring and Summer of '59 and My Difficult Free-lance efforts that Fall, Including Being a Stock Salesman for 'The Black Sheep Club' and Manager of a Radio/TV Representative in Early 1960."

The folders following the scrapbooks contain scripts for radio programs, along with accompanying correspondence and background material, filed in alphabetical order by name of program. The information on the folder inventory includes the name of the program and the dates of the scripts and other materials contained within the folder. When the program was sponsored by a particular company or product, and the sponsoring company was known to the archivist, the sponsor's name appears in parentheses after the program title and dates.

Materials relating to Wee Willie, Madame Bottlestopper, and Uncle Cyrus, three characters that Mr. Naylor created and performed himself and often included in his programs, are filed under their respective names. Researchers should bear in mind that although most of the material relating to each of these characters is filed by the character's name, additional material may be found with scripts filed elsewhere in the collection.

Location	Box/Folder	Description
MANUSCRIPTS	1/1	Scrapbook: Career overview by Don Naylor, 1936-1950
	1/2	Scrapbook excerpts: "Xeroxed Memories of My WGST Years, 1936-1950" by Don Naylor, 1 of 5
	1/3	Scrapbook excerpts: "Xeroxed Memories of My WGST Years, 1936-1950" by Don Naylor, 2 of 5
	1/4	Scrapbook excerpts: "Xeroxed Memories of My WGST Years, 1936-1950" by Don Naylor, 3 of 5
	1/5	Scrapbook excerpts: "Xeroxed Memories of My WGST Years, 1936-1950" by Don Naylor, 4 of 5
	1/6	Scrapbook excerpts: "Xeroxed Memories of My WGST Years, 1936-1950" by Don Naylor, 5 of 5
	2/1	Scrapbook: "Memories of My WAGA/WAGA-TV Years, 1950-59 . . ." by Don Naylor, 1 of 5
	2/2	Scrapbook: "Memories of My WAGA/WAGA-TV Years, 1950-59 . . ." by Don Naylor, 2 of 5
	2/3	Scrapbook: "Memories of My WAGA/WAGA-TV Years, 1950-59 . . ." by Don Naylor, 3 of 5
	2/4	Scrapbook: "Memories of My WAGA/WAGA-TV Years, 1950-59 . . ." by Don Naylor, 4 of 5
	2/5	Scrapbook: "Memories of My WAGA/WAGA-TV Years, 1950-59 . . ." by Don Naylor, 5 of 5
	2/6	Atlanta - Spelman - Morehouse Christmas Concerts, correspondence, 1946-1948
	2/7	Atlanta - Spelman - Morehouse Christmas Concerts, scripts, 1946-1949
	2/8	Bailey's Birthday Club, 1941 (Bailey's Supreme Coffee)
	2/9	Bunkhouse Boys, 1938 (Wagon Wheel Tobacco)
	2/10	Castleberry Capers, 1940 (Castleberry's Food Company)
	2/11	Chuck Wagon, 1939-1940
	2/12	Console Moods with Dan and Don, 1937 (Carroll Furniture Company) 1 of 5
	2/13	Console Moods with Dan and Don, 1937 (Carroll Furniture Company) 2 of 5
	3/1	Console Moods with Dan and Don, 1937 (Carroll Furniture Company) 3 of 5
	3/2	Console Moods with Dan and Don, 1937 (Carroll Furniture Company) 4 of 5
	3/3	Console Moods with Dan and Don, 1937 (Carroll Furniture Company) 5 of 5
	3/4	Court of Inhuman Relations, 1938 (Lee Tire Company)
	3/5	Cousin Christopher's Christmas Club, 1939 (Bass Furniture Company)
	3/6	Cousin Kelly, 1937
	3/7	Dandy Derby, 1940 (Rhodes - Wood Furniture Company)
	3/8	Down to Uncle Zeke's, 1937
	3/9	Episodes From Life, 1938 (Chiropractic Research Society)
	3/10	Fun and Facts with Don and Max, 1937
	3/11	Gene Autrey Show, 1948, 1970
	3/12	General Jive and his Musical Five, 1939 (Atlanta Gas Light Company)
	3/13	Georgia Jamboree, December 1949-February 1950 (Mutual Broadcasting System)
	3/14	Georgia Jamboree, March 1950 (Mutual Broadcasting System)
	3/15	Georgia Jamboree, April 1950 (Mutual Broadcasting System)
	3/16	Hart's Hall of Fame, 1950 (Hart's Peachtree)
	3/17	Haverty's ads and programs, 1945-1946 and n.d.
	3/18	It Might Have Been You, 1941 (C.A. Rauschenberg, Inc.)
	4/1	The Jackpot Program, correspondence 1940-1941 and n.d.; scripts November-December 1940 (Grean's Furs)
	4/2	The Jackpot Program, scripts 1941 (Grean's Furs)
	4/3	The Launderall Program, 1947 and n.d.
	4/4	Love in Bloom, 1946 (Henri Monet Perfume Salon)
	4/5	Madame Bottlestopper comedy skits, 1934-1935
	4/6	Madame Bottlestopper comedy skits, 1936-1937, 1940 and n.d.
	4/7	Major, Minor and Stuff, 1936 and n.d. (Major Appliance Company)
	4/8	Major, Minor and Stuff, 1937 (Major Appliance Company)
	4/9	MGM programs (Star Pickin' Time and Hollywood Hits), 1944-1949 and n.d. (Metro Goldwyn Mayer)
	4/10	Night Court, 1938 (Economy Auto Stores)
	4/11	Nip & Tuck, 1938 (Bona Allen Shoes)
	4/12	Opus I - Tragedy II, 1940
	4/13	Rendezvous with Loveliness, 1943-1944 (Haley -Stewart Electrical Company)
	4/14	Retonga Ranch Boys, June 1948, 1972 (Retonga)
	5/1	The Shoemakers, 1937 (Bona Allen Shoes)
	5/2	Sidewalk Snooper program, 1937-1938 (Carroll Furniture)
	5/3	Snapshots of Georgia, correspondence and background material, 1947 and n.d. (Gaston's Snapshot Service)
	5/4	Snapshots of Georgia, scripts March 1948 (Gaston's Snapshot Service)
	5/5	Snapshots of Georgia, scripts April 1948 (Gaston's Snapshot Service)
	5/6	Snapshots of Georgia, scripts May 1948 (Gaston's Snapshot Service)
	5/7	Snapshots of Georgia, scripts June 1948 (Gaston's Snapshot Service)
	5/8	The Sterling Club, 1937 (Sterling Beer and Ale)
	5/9	The Story of Little Nell, 1939
	5/10	Supreme Serenade, 1941-1944 and n.d. (Bailey's Supreme Coffee)
	5/11	Take It or Leave It, 1941 (Eversharp, Inc.)
	5/12	Texize Movie Man, 1949, 1989 and n.d. (Texize Household Cleaner and Texize Liquid Laundry Starch)
	5/13	Uncle Cyrus comedy skits, 1934 and n.d.
	5/14	Uncle Cyrus comedy skits, 1936?
	5/15	Uncle Dudley, 1937 (Pig 'n Whistle Barbecue)
	6/1	Voice of Vision, correspondence and clippings 1943 (L.N. Huff Optical Company)
	6/2	Voice of Vision, scripts February-March 1943 (L.N. Huff Optical Company)
	6/3	Voice of Vision, scripts April 1943 (L.N. Huff Optical Company)
	6/4	Voice of Vision, scripts May-November 1943 (L.N. Huff Optical Company)
	6/5	Vox Pop, November 1946 and n.d.
	6/6	Wee Willie comedy skits and correspondence, 1934-1937 and n.d.
	6/7	WGST Movie Man, 1949
	6/8	WGST's Salute to Progress, February 21, 1937
	6/9	Who Is Mrs. Texize?, 1948 and n.d. (Texize)
	6/10	Your Home and Mine, 1937 (Piggly Wiggly)
	6/11	219 Quiz, October-December 1944 and n.d. (J.P. Allen and Company)
	6/12	219 Quiz, January-February 1945 (J.P. Allen and Company)
	6/13	219 Quiz, March-May 1945 (J.P. Allen and Company)
	6/14	Miscellaneous, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1946 and n.d.

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