IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
ROSE CLAIRE HUTH (1915? - 1997)
PAPERS, 1950-1997
(bulk 1950-1953)
2.5 linear inches
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ACQUISITION: |
The papers (donor no. 41) were transfered from Special Collections,
University of Iowa Libraries, 1997. |
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ACCESS: |
The papers are open for research. |
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COPYRIGHT: |
»Copyright has not been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PHOTOGRAPHS: |
»In box 1. |
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PROCESSED
BY: |
Lisa
Peperkorn, 1998. |
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REVISED: |
Robert J.
Jett, July 21, 1998, version WORD97 |
Biography
Rose Claire Klaffenbach Huth was born around 1915 in
Muscatine, Iowa to Clarence and Clara Kellner Klaffenbach. Klaffenbach was raised in Muscatine where
she attended the St. Mathias grade school and high school. She studied dramatic arts at the State University
of Iowa (now the University of Iowa) and graduated with a bachelor of arts
degree in speech and drama in 1936.
Klaffenbach continued her contact with the theater arts through
membership in the Old Globe Shakespearean players in Columbus, Ohio. Klaffenbach’s stage name was “Rose
Kaye.” In addition to acting,
Klaffenbach taught drama and acting classes in St. Louis, wrote a column for
the St. Louis Globe Democrat, and was
the editor of the Edison Brothers' company newspaper.
In the late 1930s or early 1940s Klaffenbach married
Herbert H. Huth, with whom she had four children, Terri, Toni, Thomas and
Timothy. Huth concentrated on raising
her family for a time, then began her second career teaching at the Holy
Redeemer Grade School in Webster Groves, Missouri in 1957. Later Huth taught at the Ursuline Academy in
Kirkwood, Missouri. Huth received her
master’s degree in education from St. Louis University.
Radio broadcasting was a continuing interest in
Huth’s life. After graduation, but
before her marriage, she was on the staff of WHKC in Columbus, Ohio and also
KXOK in St. Louis, Missouri. In the
1950s, Huth became known for her script contributions to the CBS radio show
“Dr. Christian"; four of Huth’s manuscripts were used on the show.
Rose Claire Huth died on February 8, 1997 after
suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease for fifteen years.
Scope and Content Note
The
Rose Claire Huth
papers date from 1950 to 1997
and measure 2.5 linear inches.
The Biographical
material includes newspaper articles regarding her radio scripts, one of her
stories that was published in the Junior
Catholic Messenger, and her obituary.
Correspondence
is between Huth and McCann-Erickson Inc. Advertising, and between Huth and the
State University of Iowa Libraries.
The Manuscripts of Huth’s radio scripts exist in several forms. There are original typewritten drafts for
all shows except “We’ll Never Forget Herbert,” which is a carbon copy. In addition, there are radio producers’
mimeographed scripts for both “The Redheads” and “Tell Her So.”
One Photograph of Huth with Jean Hersholt and the President of the
Vaseline corporation (ca. 1952) is included.
Box no. Description
Box 1
Biographical, 1950, 1953, 1997
Correspondence, 1950-1953 and undated
Manuscripts
“Leave it to Lucy,” undated
“The Redheads”
Mimeographed script, 1950
Original typescript draft, undated
“Tell Her So”
Mimeographed script, 1950
Original typescript, undated
“We’ll Never Forget Herbert”
Mimeographed script, 1951
Original carbon draft, undated
Photograph, ca. 1952