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- ARCHIVES: Library of Congress "Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection" Letter to Helen Boudin, 08-NOV-1926. Collection Name: Butler, Ellis Parker, . (1869-1937.) Repository Name: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington DC LC Reference: mm97006376 Type: Letter of Ellis Parker Butler. Collection Dates: 1926. Extent: 1. Description: TLS (8 Nov. 1926; Flushing, N.Y.) signed Ellis Parker Butler "Pigs is Pigs" (from the title of Butler's book, Pigs is Pigs, published in 1906), to Helen Boudin, New York, N.Y., concerning Butler's writings. Author. Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. Index Terms: NUCMC [HARPER, WEB]
- ARCHIVES: Lilly Library at Indiana University "Pigs is Pigs" An unused radio script from Orson Welles. See WEB. [WEB]
- ARCHIVES: University of Virginia Letters to Nathan N. Wallack, 1935-1937. Butler writes to Wallack about the fate of the original manuscript of "Pigs is pigs," its first printing in American Magazine in October, 1905, the true first edition by Railway Appliances Company, 1905, the English edition of 1906, and the fate of the original manuscript and the two first editions he owned. He also gives directions to his house in Flushing, and, in a letter written the year he died, notes that his doctor is allowing him one highball a day. [WORLDCAT]
1905
- American Magazine (September, 1905) "Pigs is Pigs" Original publication of the famous story. With drawings by Will Crawford. The original Mike Flannery story. This publication is a continuation of "Leslie's Monthly Magazine." The name was changed to "American Illustrated Magazine" for the first time with this issue. p 496-502. [RGTPL]
- _____ (December, 1905) "Portrait" This issue includes a photograph of the author including the commentary: "This magazine has received hundreds of inquiries regarding the author of 'Pigs is Pigs,' in the September number. Mr. Butler will contribute a series of whimsical stories to the magazine next year." p 121. [EPBLIB]
1906
- BOOK: Pigs is Pigs (April, 1906) The first published book edition of the story that made Butler famous. A Mike Flannery story. Originally published as a story in the American Magazine, September 1905. Five illustrations by Will Crawford. New York: McClure, Phillips and Company. [EPBLIB]
- Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (June 9, 1906) "Review of Pigs is Pigs" Includes a short quote from Butler. Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern; June 6, 1906; p 6. [NPA]
- Good Literature (October, 1906) "Pigs is Pigs" Includes the Crawford illustrations. [EPBLIB]
1907
- Washington Post (June 23, 1907) "Wolves in Iowa" An article. "Iowa is a queer mixture of up-to-date Downeastness and genuine Wildwestness. It produces people like ex-Secretary Shaw and Tama Jim Wilson and also Ellis Parker Butler, the 'pigs is pigs' man." pg. MS1, 1 pgs. [WASHPOST]
1909
- BOOK: Mike Flannery, On Duty and Off (May, 1909) SEE CONTENTS.A true sequel to Pigs is Pigs, this book has three further adventures of Mike Flannery, the Westcote stationmaster. Illustrations by Gustavus C. Widney. New York: Doubleday, Page and Company. [EPBLIB]
1910
- Washington Post (October 20, 1910) "Pigs is Pigs is Cited" An article. "'Pigs is pigs,' a humorous story by Ellis Parker Butler, that convulsed the nation some years ago, was referred to yesterday in the United States Supreme Court by the government as an "authority" for its argument in defense of the constitutionality of the so-called 'Carmack amendment' to the Hepburn rate law." pg. 2, 1 pgs [WASHPOST]
- MOTION PICTURE: Pigs is Pigs (1910) Edison. Performer: Charles M. Seay. [HARPER]
1911
- ADAPTATION: Pigs is Pigs: A Comedy in One Act (1911) A play. By John Jex. Copyrighted but unpublished(?). [HARPER]
1912
- Mike Flannery (May 26, 1912) "Mike Flannery Discusses the Political Campaign" A Mike Flannery story. Illustrated. "Station Agent, Whose Arguments in 'Pigs is Pigs' Convinced and Amused the Whole World, Turns His Attention to the Roosevelt-Taft Situation." New York Times; May 26, 1912. [HARPER, NYTIMES]
- _____ (June 30, 1912) ""Pigs is Pigs" Ixpress Agent Tells Rudolph of the Chicago Convention" A Mike Flannery story. Indianapolis Star; June 30, 1912; p 1. [NPA]
- _____ (July 28, 1912) "The "Pigs is Pigs" Ixpriss Agint Dwells on Gov. Wilson's Unfortunate Past" A Mike Flannery story. Indianapolis Star; July 28, 1912. [NPA]
- _____ (August 18, 1912) "The "Pigs is Pigs" Ixprise Agent Gives Inside Tip on Political Sinews of War" A Mike Flannery story. Indianapolis Star; August 18, 1912; p 5. [NPA]
- _____ (August 25, 1912) "The "Pigs is Pigs" Ixpriss Agent Enlightens Rudolph on the Purpose and Value of Election Prognostications" A Mike Flannery story. "Mike believes all three candidates will be elected and says it would be fine to see them occupying the Presidential chair as friendly as three cats in a bag." Indianapolis Star; August 25, 1912. [NPA]
- _____ (September 15, 1912) "Mike Flanney's Latest Campaign News" A Mike Flannery story. Illustrated. "The 'Pigs is Pigs' ixpriss agent tells Rudolph, his assistant, how the great American electorate ponders the serious issues of the campaign." Indianapolis Star; September 15, 1912. [NPA]
- _____ (October 6, 1912) "Mike Flannery's Campaign News" A Mike Flannery story. "The 'Pigs is Pigs' Ixpriss Agent Discourses on the Changes of Meaning of the Polite and Courteous Little, Beautiful Word 'Liar'." Indianapolis Star; October 6, 1912. [NPA]
- _____ (October 20, 1912) "Mike Flannery's Campaign News" A Mike Flannery story. "The 'Pigs is Pigs' Ixpriss Agent Discourses on the Troubles of a Presidential Candidate." Indianapolis Star; October 20, 1912. [NPA]
1914
- New York Times (February 8, 1914) "Well-known Authors Act in Their Own Plays in Movies" An article. Includes details about the 1914 Vitagraph film "Pigs is Pigs." Illustrated with photographs, including one of John Bunny as Mike Flannery. p SM5. Also in Dallas Morning News, same date, titled "Noted Authors in Movie Films". [NYTIMES, DALLAS]
- Bookman (March, 1914) "Story of Pigs is Pigs" Printed in the "Chronicle and Comment" section, this is a short telling of how "Pigs is Pigs" came to be written and published. p 14. [RGTPL]
- Writer (June, 1914) "How 'Pigs is Pigs' Was Written" Vol. XXVI. No. 6. p 91-92. Reprinted from the Bookman. [GOOGLE BOOKS]
- Moving Picture World (July 11, 1914) "Review of Pigs is Pigs" Review of the 1914 film starring John Bunny. See IMDB. [IMDB]
- MOTION PICTURE: Pigs is Pigs (July 17, 1914) Vitagraph. Director: George D. Baker. Performers: John Bunny (b. 1863, d. 1915), Etienne Girardot, Cortland Van Deusen, William Shea, Albert Roccardi, Anders Randolf, George Stevens. Release date: July 17, 1914. Single reel. See IMDB. [HARPER, IMDB]
1915
- The Book of Wonders (1915) "The Story in Pigs is Pigs" Article. Edited and Arranged by Rudolph John Bodmer. "The Book of Wonders, gives plain and simple answers to the thousands of everyday questions that are asked and which all should be able to, but cannot answer." "Fully illustrated with hundreds of educational pictures which stimulate the mind and give a bird's eye view of the wonders of nature and the wonders produced by man." Article on page 374 tells of the production of the 1914 film starring John Bunny, illustrated with several photographs. Presbrey Syndicate, Inc. New York. 1915. [EPBLIB]
1917
- MOTION PICTURE: They Say Pigs Is Pigs (1917) A cartoon. Unknown content. Listed here because of similarities of title. Gaumont Company. Distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. Directed by Harry S. Palmer. Produced by Harry S. Palmer. Written by Harry S. Palmer. Originally Released on July 14, 1917. Originally Released Theatrically. Black & White. See BCDB. Released after another Gaumont cartoon (1916) called "Pigs" [WEB]
1918
- Sears Catalog (1918) "Pigs is Pigs" Sears sold copies of Pigs is Pigs for twenty-five cents in their 1918 catalog. [MISC]
1919
- American Magazine (January, 1919) "I Gather Too Many Goat-Feathers - Do You?" This is the same essay as Goat-Feathers with a different (if similar) title. Includes a full-page photo of the author. "Twelve years ago Ellis Parker Butler set the whole country laughing over "Pigs is Pigs." He followed that shot out of his locker with "The Incubator Baby," "The Great American Pie Company," "Water Goats," and other wonderful yarns. He was born forty-nine years ago in Muscatine, Iowa, is married, and now lives in Flushing, a suburb of Brooklyn. He has four children, one of whom is shown here." Volume 87. Number 1. [RGTPL]
1920
- Los Angeles Evening Herald (March 9, 1920) "Ten Humor Rules Given by Author of 'Pigs is Pigs'" Written by Adela Rogers St. John (b. 1894, d. 1988). Includes a photo of the author (the same photo as printed in July 1925 issue of Sunset Magazine) and a photo of the elder Butler with his son Ellis Olmsted (called "Ellis, Jr." in the caption). The similarly named article in Photoplay Magazine reprints major portions of this article. Ms. St. John was acting as publicist for King Vidor's film company (First National Pictures), which made the motion picture version of "Jack-Knife Man" this same year. Page 1 of Section 2. [EPBLIB, HARPER]
- Washington Post (June 20, 1920) "Movies Is Movies" "A few days ago, writes Ellis Parker Butler, the author of 'Pigs Is Pigs,' in the July Photoplay, a producer bought the motion picture rights of one of my novels -- the one called 'The Jack Knife Man' -- and paid $13,000 for it, all in real money. pg. 5, 1 pgs. [WASHPOST]
- Judge (August 7, 1920) "Freedom from the Press" A story. The phrase "Another 'Man from '20' story by the author of 'Pigs Is Pigs'" appears on the cover. p 5-7. [EPBLIB]
- _____ (November 13, 1920) "Ads Is Ads" Butler's original title for this story was "Stronger Than Death." The phrase "Ads is Ads by the Author of Pigs Is Pigs" appears on the cover. p 5-7. [HARPER]
1925
- Golden Book Magazine (October, 1925) "Pigs is Pigs" No illustrations, but there is a reproduction of Butler's autograph, complete with the drawing of a pig. The magazine's editor wrote: "Everybody whose memory goes back twenty years remembers 'Pigs is Pigs.' I believe the little book reached a million circulation." [EPBLIB]
1926
- John O'London's Weekly (December 4, 1926) "Pigs is Pigs" Vol XVI. No. 398. Edited by Wilfred Whitten (John O'London). Published by George Newnes LTD., publishers of The Strand Magazine, etc.; London. Popular British literary magazine similar to T. P.'s Weekly with the backing of the Newnes distribution network. Considered by some critics to be PR fluff for publishers with literary gossip. Christmas Number. [EBAY]
1927
- Syracuse Herald (September 28, 1927) "False Prophets of the Crack of Doom Annoying to the Author of "Pigs is Pigs"" An article. Illustrated. Syracuse Herald; September 28, 1919; magazine section. From New York World (?). [NPA]
1928
- Argosy (UK) (October, 1928) "Pigs is Pigs" A Mike Flannery story. Vol. IV No. 29. p 33+. [FICTIONMAGS]
1934
- Golden Book Magazine (January, 1934) "Pigs is Pigs" A Mike Flannery story. "A Comedy of Multiplication." One original illustration by James Daugherty and a reproduction of the author's autograph. [EPBLIB]
1935
- McCall's (December, 1935) "The Misses Meekins" A story. "Ellis Parker Butler tells a merry story of the Misses Meekins who raise the roof fund in a most peculiar way." Illustrated by F. R. Gruger. As a side note, there is an unrelated "Pigs is Pigs" article in the March 1944 issue of McCall's. [EPBLIB]
1937
- MOTION PICTURE: Pigs is Pigs (January 30, 1937) Animated. Vitaphone (Merry Melodies). Director: Isadore 'Friz' Freleng (as I. Freleng). Release date 1/30/37. Animation: Bob McKimson, Paul Smith. Music: Carl W. Stalling. Voice talent: Billy Bletcher. MPAA 2939. Available on video "The Golden Age Of Looney Tunes, Vol. 3." See IMDB and BCDB. This is the same title as the Butler piece, but it's not an adaptation and it's not at all the same story. (It's listed here only because of the common title.) Synoposis: "A gluttonous little pig dreams he's force-fed by an evil scientist." [IMDB]
- Reader's Digest (February, 1937) "Pigs is Pigs" Abridged. [EPBLIB]
- New York Herald Tribune (September 14, 1937) "The Author of 'Pigs is Pigs'" Obituary. Not found on microfilm reel. [HARPER]
- _____ (September 14, 1937) "Ellis P. Butler, of 'Pigs Is Pigs' Fame, Is Dead" Obituary. p 20. [HARPER]
- New York Times (September 14, 1937) "E. P. Butler Dead; Noted Humorist" Obituary. "His 'Pigs is Pigs' Made Nation Laugh Thirty Years Ago -- Author of 32 Books. Wrote Poetry as Child. Had Served as Bank Executive in Flushing Where He Lived 30 Years -- Succumbs at 67." Includes a photo of the author. [CHAPIN, NYTIMES]
- Washington Post (September 14, 1937) "Butler, Author of "Pigs Is Pigs," Expires at 67" "Butler, Author Of 'Pigs Is Pigs,' Expires at 67; Convulsed Nation in 1906 With Funny Story of Freight Agent." Obituary. "Housatonic, Mass., Sept. 13. -- Ellis Parker Butler, who wrote 'Pigs Is Pigs,' the story of the prolific guinea pigs which has kept America laughing for 31 years, died today at his summer home." p 3. [WASHPOST]
- _____ (September 14, 1937) "Pigs Is Pigs" An article. "It is no reflection on the twenty-odd books written by Ellis Parker Butler to say that 'Pigs Is Pigs' is the one which will always come to mind when his name is mentioned. The fact that he added two dozen others to American book shelves after his famous story of the prolific qualities of guinea pigs is proof that it was no mere flash in ..." pg. 8, 1 pgs. [WASHPOST]
1941
- ANTHOLOGY: Landscapes (1941) "Pigs is Pigs" Editors, Ruth Dawson Samson, Sara Compher Klippert ; advisors, Marquis E. Shattuck, Walter R. Northcott. Contains "Pigs is Pigs" and "Our First Burglar". [WORLDCAT]
- ANTHOLOGY: Landscapes (1941) "Our First Burglar" Editors, Ruth Dawson Samson, Sara Compher Klippert ; advisors, Marquis E. Shattuck, Walter R. Northcott. Contains "Pigs is Pigs" and "Our First Burglar". [WORLDCAT]
1942
- ANTHOLOGY: A Treasury of the Familiar (1942) "Pigs is Pigs" Edited by Ralph L. Woods. New York: Macmillan & Co. [MISC]
1944
- ANTHOLOGY: 12 of the World's Great Humor Stories (1944) "Pigs is Pigs" Compiled by Marjorie Barrows. Paperback. Chicago. Consolidated Book Publishers. [EBAY, WEB]
- ANTHOLOGY: World's Greatest Humorous Stories (1944) "Pigs is Pigs" It's the first story in the book, but that may be because it was the earliest work included. Introduction by Irvin S. Cobb. Cleveland and New York: World Publishing Company. [EPBLIB]
1945
- ANTHOLOGY: World's Great Humorous Stories (May, 1945) "Pigs is Pigs" Hardbound. Collection of 23 stories. The World Publishing Company. [EBAY]
- ADAPTATION: Pigs is Pigs (June 20, 1945) Syndicated radio program. The Yankee Players. The Yankee Network. 20-JUN-1945, 7:30pm. [HARPER]
- ADAPTATION: Pigs is Pigs (October 31, 1945) CFRC, the campus radio station of Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada), broadcasts "Pigs Is Pigs" by the Radio Workshop of the Queen's Drama Guild, under Dr. William Angus. See WEB. [WEB]
- ANTHOLOGY: Best American Humorous Short Stories (1945) "Pigs is Pigs" Edited By Robert N. Linscott. The Modern Library. New York: Random House. [EBAY, WEB]
1946
- ANTHOLOGY: A Treasury of Laughter (1946) "Pigs is Pigs" Includes two original illustrations by Lucille Corcos. Edited by Louis Untermeyer. Simon and Schuster. New York. [EPBLIB]
1948
- ANTHOLOGY: The Bedside Book of Humor (1948) "Pigs is Pigs" Includes seven original illustrations. Also includes "The Kennel and the Cat Coop." Editor Mathilda Schirmer. Chicago: People's Book Club. [EPBLIB]
1950?
- ANTHOLOGY: Reader's Digest Junior Omnibus (1950?) "Pigs is Pigs" London: Reader’s Digest Association. pp 171. [WEB]
1953
- ADAPTATION: Walt Disney's Treasury (1953) "Pigs is Pigs" Adaptation. Walt Disney's retelling of the "Pigs is Pigs" story, told in verse. This is the same text as that used in the cartoon in 1954. Arranged by Steffi Fletcher and Jane Werner. Pictures by Walt Disney Studio. Adapted by Dick Kelsey. Assisted by Dick Moores. This same text appears in later Golden Book editions with similar Walt Disney titles through at least 1991. New York: Simon and Schuster. p 121-125. [EPBLIB]
1954
- MOTION PICTURE: Pigs is Pigs (May 21, 1954) Animated in Technicolor. RKO (Walt Disney). Director: Jack Kinney. Academy Award Nomination. See IMDB and BCDB. Unlike the 1937 cartoon (which is an altogether different story with the same title), this is truly a derivative work. While it's the same story, the filmmakers show no desire to follow the original text. This story is told in rhyme. Flannery (no first name) is still the station agent but his customer is now McMorehouse. This short (directed by Jack Kinney, story by Leo Salkin and animation by John Sibley) was nominated for an Academy Award (Short Subjects - Cartoons). This cartoon was shown during the week starting Thursday May 27, 1954 in the Radio City Music Hall theatre. [IMDB]
- ANTHOLOGY: An Encyclopedia of Modern American Humor (1954) "Pigs is Pigs" The anthology has a geographical orientation and Butler is assigned to the Midwest (he was born in Iowa). Editor Bennett Cerf. Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc. [EPBLIB]
1955
- ANTHOLOGY: A Treasury of Humor and Toastmaster's Handbook (1955) "Pigs is Pigs" Also includes "The Kennel and the Cat Coop." Compiled by Marjorie Barrows, Mathilda Schirmer, Bennett Cerf. New York: Grolier Incorporated. [EPBLIB]
1957
- ANTHOLOGY: Panoramas, The New Basic Readers (1957) "Pigs is Pigs" Book 8, Part 1. Edited by William S. Gray, Marion Monroe, A. Sterl Artley and May Hill Arbuthnot; illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats. 256 pages. Hardback. Scott, Foresman and Company. [EBAY]
1958
- ANTHOLOGY: Invitation to Short Stories (1958) "Pigs is Pigs" Edited by H. L. Willis and W. R. McGillivray. Includes an original illustration by Kenneth Dallison. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited. [EPBLIB]
1959
- ANTHOLOGY: Tall Short Stories (1959) "Pigs is Pigs" Edited by Eric Duthie. New York: Simon and Schuster. Also, paperback version by New York: Ace Books, 1959. [EPBLIB]
1960
- ANTHOLOGY: Humorous Short Stories (1960) "Pigs is Pigs" Compiled by Greta A. Clark. Hart Publishing Company, Inc. New York. [EPBLIB]
1963
- ANTHOLOGY: The Fireside Treasury of Modern Humor (1963) "Pigs is Pigs" Edited by Scott Meredith. Simon and Schuster. p 154+ [GOOGLE BOOKS]
1964
- The Iowan (Winter, 1964) "The 'Pigs Is Pigs' Phenomenon" By Fred W. Lorch (b.1893, d.1967), Iowa State University. Lorch received degrees from Knox College (B.A. 1918) and the State University of Iowa (M.A. & Ph.D.). Lorch joined the Iowa State staff in 1921 and was professor and head of the Department of English and Speech from 1942 to 1959. Includes a photo of Butler and a hand-drawn autobiographical map made by him. p 9-11, 52. [CHAPIN]
1965
- ANTHOLOGY: Great Humorous Stories (1965) "Pigs is Pigs" Compiled by Louis Morris. Includes original illustrations by Hamilton Greene. Aimed at a youthful audience, the original Irish dialect has been transformed into standard English. New York: Hart Publishing Company. LOC 64-24883. [EPBLIB]
- ANTHOLOGY: Merriment! (1965) "Pigs is Pigs" "A Treasury for Young Readers" Edited by Seon Manley and Gogo Lewis. Funk and Wagnalls. 1965. [EBAY]
- BOOK: Pigs is Pigs and Other Favorites (1965) SEE CONTENTS. A collection of Butler's works. New York: Dover Publication, Inc. ISBN 0-486-21532-6. [HARPER]
1968
- ANTHOLOGY: The Golden Treasure Chest, Animal Stories (1968) "Pigs is Pigs" Edited and Selected by Bryna and Louis Untermeyer. New York: Golden Press. 1968. 256 pp. Illustrated. 7.5" X 10.25. [EBAY]
1970
- ANTHOLOGY: Strawberries and Other Secrets (1970) "Pigs is Pigs" No illustrations. Selected and edited by James A. MacNeill and Glen A. Sorestad. Thomas Nelson and Sons (Canada) Limited. ISBN 0-176-33040-2. [EPBLIB]
1979
- MOTION PICTURE: Guinea Pigs is Pigs (1979) A short film. The "Pigs is Pigs" story told in a 16-minute color film distributed to schools. Completely true to the original story, this film stars Patrick Cranshaw as Mike Flannery and Harry Basch as John C. Morehouse. Directed by Tom Carr and Bill Fiege. Barr Films. [HARPER]
1987
- ANTHOLOGY: Fireside Treasury of Great Humor (1987) "Pigs is Pigs" Edited by Al Sarrantonio. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN: 0671632833. Also, reprint edition (July 1996); publisher: Wings Press; ISBN: 0517181509 [WEB]
1990
- BOOK: Pigs is Pigs (1990) Miniature hardcover book. Also, miniature paperback book published the same year. Evanston IL: The Press of Ward Schori. [HARPER, WEB]
- ANTHOLOGY: The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose (1990) "Pigs is Pigs" Editor Frank Muir. Oxford University Press. Oxford and New York. [EPBLIB]
1993?
- ADAPTATION: American Humorists (1993?) "Pigs Is Pigs" An interpretive reading on audio tape. ISBN 0-89926-119-1. $12.95 Audio Book Company; 125 N Aspen Avenue, Suite 2; Azusa CA 91702. [EPBLIB, WEB]
2002
- BOOK: Hog Ties: What Pigs Tell Us about America (2002) by Richard P. Horwitz. Extensive analysis of "Pigs is Pigs". ISBN: 0816641838. Publisher: University of Minnesota Press. Aug 1, 2002. p 241-251. [GOOGLE BOOKS]
2003
- Iowa Heritage Illustrated (Fall, 2003) "In Commemoration of Ellis: The Iowa Beginnings of a Great American Humorist" An article by Katherine Harper. "He wrote the story "Pigs Is Pigs" -- and a few thousand more." Vol. 84. Published by the State Historical Society of Iowa. [WEB]
- ANTHOLOGY: Treasury of Classic Children’s Literature (September, 2003) "Pigs is Pigs" The National Review Treasury of Classic Children’s Literature, Volume 2. 37 Wondrous Stories by Literary Giants, Personally Selected by William F. Buckley Jr. Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI); (September 2003?). See web. [WEB]
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