A Diary Is a Thing a Child Keeps, 1962

The Thomas Koch papers are arranged into three boxes and span the period 1939-2005. Included are biographical materials, correspondence, and items relating to Koch’s work with Mad magazine. The bulk of the collection, along with most of the correspondence, centers on Bob and Ray broadcasts and includes a selection of Koch’s typescript comedy scripts, sketches and other writings. Completing the collection are magnetic audiocassette tapes featuring: Fibber McGee and Molly recordings, both vintage ones from the 1930s to the early 1950s and Koch-authored programs dating between 1957 and 1959; Koch dictating Bob and Ray content; and Bob and Ray programming of Koch’s scripts including “A Cure for California,” “Slow Talkers,” and others.