{"value"=>"<p>The series contains correspondence, production materials for performances, scripts, discographies, and song lists. The correspondence, some of which may have originally been mounted in scrapbooks, consists of letters from notables and others, including President Dwight D. Eisenhower, King Hussein I of Jordan, Eddie Cantor, Rep. James Roosevelt, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Felix Schnyder, generally thanking Cole for performances and recordings or suggesting songs to be recorded. One from the entertainer Jayne Mansfield in May 1963 notes that \"I am appearing in Birmingham [AL] at present - for this week - and it is a very bad situation here - tensions are high - and a lot of foolish people around.\" Additional correspondence, particularly congratulatory telegrams, may be found in folders containing production materials for specific performances. The performance materials also include programs, reviews, itineraries, menus, advertisements, notes, and ticket stubs.</p> <p>There are programs from many of Cole's foreign and United States tours dating from the 1940s and 1950s, a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II in London in 1960, his performance at the Inaugural Gala for John F. Kennedy in 1961, and his <span class=\"title\">Sights and Sounds</span> revue of the 1960s. A 1962 Urban League benefit concert commemorating his 25th anniversary in show business brought congratulatory telegrams from President John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, Jack Benny, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer, Bobby Darin, and Kirk Douglas, among others. Scripts include films and television shows, such as <span class=\"title\">China Gate</span> and <span class=\"title\">This Is Your Life</span>, which honored Cole in 1960; guest television appearances; and three scripts from his 1956-1957 television series. Additional material may be found in the oversize boxes. The series does not contain any substantial material concerning Cole's various business ventures.</p>"}