A group of vintage typewritten carbon copies of internal studio memos on Twentieth Century Fox  letterhead that circulated in 1953 following the release of nude photos Marilyn Monroe posed for in 1949 and how the studio and Monroe should handle the ensuing controversy. The memos are dated February 6-23, 1953 and are between Harry Brand, Twentieth Century Fox's publicity director, and Frank H. Ferguson, the studio's assistant secretary, and the subject field is typed with the words "Marilyn Monroe." Together with a page that includes a memo from Brand to Ferguson that's date stamped "Jan. 8 '53" and typewritten "Attached is self-explanatory" and attached are two vintage newspaper clippings, one with the headline "Marilyn Monroe Calendars" and the other "Miss Monroe (on Calendar) Causes Arrest."

PROVENANCE From the Estate of Eugene N. Yulish