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Robert Baral papers, 1876-1980

Title: Robert Baral papers 1876-1980

Robert Baral was a free-lance writer and sometime publicist. The collection consists of photographs, clippings, programs, and correspondence relating to Ziegfeld, the , and the revue era. With its roots in the late nineteenth century Europe, the revue has been defined as a form of light entertainment that consisted of topical sketches, comedy, music and dance, which was loosely held together by a theme. In America, the revue evolved full of spectacular effects under the inspired direction of Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., who was often imitated but never surpassed. Ziegfeld Follies

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21525 View

Kesselring, Joseph, 1902-1967. Best of Broadway-- "Arsenic and old lace" / by Joseph O. Kesselring ; adapted for television by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.

Title: Best of Broadway-- "Arsenic and old lace" / by Joseph O. Kesselring ; adapted for television by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. 1955.

ArchivalResource: 92 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24302861 View

Anna Held Museum papers, 1897-1987

Title: Anna Held Museum papers 1897-1987

The Anna Held Museum Papers consist of correspondence, photographs and manuscripts, which document the careers and personal lives of Anna Held, Florenz Ziegfeld, Billie Burke and Liane Carrera. Drafts of Anna Held's biography are among the papers.

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21243 View

Burke, Billie, 1885-1970. Papers of Billie Burke, 1912-1945 and n.d.

Title: Papers of Billie Burke, 1912-1945 and n.d.

Congratulatory telegrams for INTIMATE STRANGERS, professional correspondence, souvenir program, clipping and ephemera from the career of actress Billie Burke.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84671659 View

Billie Burke collection, [19--?-ongoing].

Title: Billie Burke collection, [19--?-ongoing].

Collection contains clipping and photograph files.

ArchivalResource: 2 folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/430358807 View

Robinson Locke Collection, 1870-1920

Title: Robinson Locke Collection 1870-1920

The Robinson Locke Collection consists of dramatic scrapbooks and portfolios containing clippings, programs, photographs, prints, and letters documenting American theater history.

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21467 View

Ivor Novello papers, 1911-1956.

Title: Ivor Novello papers, 1911-1956.

Chiefly letters to Welsh actor and composer Ivor Novello from friends andfans; also contains correspondence concerning Novello or his estate, to or from SirEdward Marsh, Christopher Hassall, Fred Allen, and others.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02177/catalog View

Garvey, Marion P. Portrait of Billie Burke, 1913.

Title: Portrait of Billie Burke, 1913.

Portrait of actress Billie Burke in pencil and watercolor, signed with initials and date.

ArchivalResource: 1 drawing : color ; 21 cm. x 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/704941780 View

Crawford, Joan, 1908-1977. Letters to Joan Crawford, 1972-1976.

Title: Letters to Joan Crawford, 1972-1976.

Consists of four letters written to Joan Crawford.

ArchivalResource: (1 portfolio, 4 letters)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122531716 View

Larkin, William Wallace, 1851-. Virginiana [manuscript], 1853-1927.

Title: Virginiana [manuscript], 1853-1927.

The collection contains two Chesterfield County, Va., tax receipts, 1853 and 1857, including one for a freedman; letter, 1873 Aug. 27, from U. Va. student W.W. Larkin re: plans to give up law studies for business; photograph, ca. 1927, of the gas station and cafe of Mathew Jackson, Disputanta, the first black owned Greyhound bus stop; and 27 portraits of actresses on silk ribbons included in "Old Mill" cigarette packets.

ArchivalResource: 31 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647813120 View

Hearst, William Randolph, 1908-1993. Autograph collection [manuscript], 1895, 1935, 1965, and n.d.

Title: Autograph collection [manuscript], 1895, 1935, 1965, and n.d.

The collection contains a letter, 1895 April 7, Paris, from Mathilde Graumann Marchesi, arranging an appointment; a letter, 1935 October, Billie Burke Ziegfeld to Marie Lewis regarding Stromberg's choice of a cast for a picture; a letter, 1965 November 24, New York, William Randolph Hearst, Jr., to Nicholas Langen thanking him for a picture, and a letter, n.d., Siegfried Wagner, welcoming a friend back to his home city.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647821643 View

Tittle, Walter, 1883-1966. Portraits of Billie Burke, 1929.

Title: Portraits of Billie Burke, 1929.

Two copies of a published drawing (copyright 1929 by James R. Quirk), one in black and white, the other with some color added, both signed by the artist.

ArchivalResource: 2 drawings: ink and wash, 34 cm. x 45 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122484986 View

Glenn, John Carter. The John Carter Glenn collection, 1886-1912 (inclusive).

Title: The John Carter Glenn collection, 1886-1912 (inclusive).

The John Carter Glenn Collection consists primarily of cards autographed by composers, musical performers, and instrument makers. The Collection also holds 4 autograph letters: 1 letter from Georg Gemünder to Jesse Weismann, and 1 letter each from Victor Herbert, Moritz Moszkowski, and Anton Seidl, all to Albert Weisman.

ArchivalResource: .25 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702191163 View

Thatcher, Leora, b. 1894. Leora Thatcher papers, 1931-1982?.

Title: Leora Thatcher papers, 1931-1982?.

Autobiography, correspondence, biography, and oral history. Autobiography and oral history describes Thatcher's family life; experiences working as a Red Cross aid in Logan, Utah during WWII; acting experiences in Utah and Hollywood; life as an stage actress in New York (ca. 1938-1967); and life after her return to Utah.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ([230] leaves)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44805996 View

Morehouse, Ward, 1898-1966. Ward Morehouse papers, 1877-1966 bulk (1924-1966).

Title: Ward Morehouse papers, 1877-1966 bulk (1924-1966).

The Ward Morehouse papers contain correspondence, interviews, writings, articles and ephemera documenting his career as a journalist, drama critic and playwright.

ArchivalResource: 1.25 linear feet (3 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122625957 View

John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979.

Title: John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979.

Collection of twentieth century motion picture memorabilia collected by John Eldon Thayer.

ArchivalResource: 59 boxes (35 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02025/catalog View

Ward Morehouse papers, 1877-1966, 1924-1966

Title: Ward Morehouse papers 1877-1966 1924-1966

Ward Morehouse, journalist and playwright. The papers include correspondence, interviews, writings articles and ephemera documenting his career in the theater world.

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21501 View

Nancy Hamilton Papers MS 189., 1862-1992, 1952-1959

Title: Nancy Hamilton Papers 1862-1992 1952-1959

Playwright, Lyricist, Actress, Producer. Collection includes correspondence; promotional material; scripts (some in braille); photographs; original film footage and soundtrack chiefly relating to filming, production and distribution of the Oscar winning documentary film (1955). Included are research files, biographical information, correspondence and other papers relating to Helen Keller, Annie Sullivan, actress Katharine Cornell, Keller's companion Polly Thomson, and her friend Adele Levy. Of particular interest is original film footage from the production, including trims and out-takes, stills, sound recordings, and footage from other sources. Almost half of the footage has been reformatted to DVD and CD for preservation and research use. Helen Keller in Her Story

ArchivalResource: 14 boxes; (27 linear ft.)

http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/sophiasmith/mnsss476.html View

Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975. Costume designs for Life with mother, 1953.

Title: Costume designs for Life with mother, 1953.

Seven drawings in watercolor, ink and pencil, unsigned, for the play, Life with Mother by Lindsay Howard and Russel Crouse.

ArchivalResource: 7 drawings: col.; 34 cm. x 50 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122517183 View

Held, Anna, 1877?-1918. Anna Held Museum Papers, 1897-1987.

Title: Anna Held Museum Papers, 1897-1987.

The Anna Held Museum Papers consist of correspondence, photographs and manuscripts, which document the careers and personal lives of Anna Held, Florenz Ziegfeld, Billie Burke and Liane Carrera.

ArchivalResource: .83 lin. ft. (2 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122597660 View

Baral, Robert. Robert Baral papers, 1876-1980.

Title: Robert Baral papers, 1876-1980.

The Robert Baral papers span 1876 to 1980, and consist of correspondence, photographs, clippings, reviews, business papers, family and personal papers, artwork such as caricatures and other drawings, and manuscript drafts of Mr. Baral's books.

ArchivalResource: 9.87 lf. (20 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122465423 View

Burke, Billie, 1885-1970. Billie Burke collection, 1910-1957.

Title: Billie Burke collection, 1910-1957.

Correspondence and photographs.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70965264 View

Vere, Jean. Portrait of Billie Burke, 1912.

Title: Portrait of Billie Burke, 1912.

Pastel portrait of the actress Billie Burke given to her by the artist in exchange for her book, WITH A FEATHER ON MY NOSE.

ArchivalResource: 1 drawing: col.; 21 cm. x 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122455062 View

White Studio (New York, N.Y.). White Studio theatrical photographs.

Title: White Studio theatrical photographs. 1903-1936.

The most comprehensive record of the American stage for the years 1903-1936, the collection of White Studio theatrical photographs reflects over 7,000 professional photographic assignments documenting more than 85% of all live performances of theater and vaudeville in New York.

ArchivalResource: 6,700 key sheets (175,000 photoprints) : b&w.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78683010 View

Heineman theatrical collection, ca. 1902-1915.

Title: Heineman theatrical collection, ca. 1902-1915.

Photographs of actors and actresses, many of whom appeared at Macauley's Theater in Louisville. Some photos picture scenes from plays. The collection may have been assembled by Harry J. Martin, who worked at Macauley's from 1911 to 1925 and managed the theater from 1919 until 1925. Identified persons include Maud Adams, George Arliss, David Belasco, Billie Burke, Eldon Durand, George "Honey Boy" Evans, Anna Fields, De Wolf Hopper, Bert Howard, Elsie Janis, Buster Keaton, Eddie Kern, Stepp, Goodrich & King, Maud Lambert, Montgomery & Stone, Maude Shaw, Joseph F. Sheehan, Fay Templeton, Sarah Traux, Walker Whiteside, and Margaret Wycherly. Scenes from productions include "The Magic Melody," "Pinafore," "The Country Boy," "Honey Boy Minstrels," "Stop Thief," and "Seven Days."

ArchivalResource: 86 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46460340 View

Ziegfeld, Flo, 1869-1932. Belknap Collection, Popular Performers 1907- : Florenz Ziegfeld. 1907-1958.

Title: Belknap Collection, Popular Performers 1907- : Florenz Ziegfeld. 1907-1958.

Music, programs and press clippings for The Ziegfeld Follies and other Ziegfeld productions are gathered in this collection. Most of the material dates from 1907 to 1958, but there is a program for the 1987 production of Harry Fielding's Ziegfeld staring Topol and the 1999 production of "Ziegfeld Follies of 1936: A national institution, glorifying the American Girl". Many famous performers and songwriters are featured including Billie Burke, Eddie Arnold, Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Fannie Brice, Noël Coward, Judy Garland, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein, Lena Horne, Jerome Kern, Beatrice Lilly, Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Esther Williams. Most of the materials are for New York theatres, but some touring programs are included.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (1 lin. ft.) : ill., ports., music.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60379991 View

Locke, Robinson, 1856-1920,. Robinson Locke Collection, 1870-1920.

Title: Robinson Locke Collection, 1870-1920.

The Robinson Locke Collection consists of dramatic scrapbooks and portfolios containing clippings, programs, photographs, prints, and letters documenting American theater history.

ArchivalResource: 1016 v. and 2,215 portfolios.Series 1: 42 microfilm reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122346238 View

Flo Ziegfeld-Billie Burke papers, 1907-1984

Title: Flo Ziegfeld-Billie Burke papers, 1907-1984

The collection consists mainly of materials from Billie Burke's career, which include her play, radio, and film scripts, and a relatively small amount of clippings, photographs, and business papers. Materials relating to her career predominate, but there is material relating to Ziegfeld's later career as well.

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21559 View

Robert Benney research materials, 1926-1978

Title: Robert Benney research materials 1926-1978

The Robert Benney research materials include photographs, clippings, posters, playbills, and ephemera relating to his career as a portraitist of stage and screen personalities. The bulk of the material spans 1926 to 1947, and consists of photographs, and clippings of Benney's work depicting New York stage performers in their roles. Many photographs and clippings depict entire stage scenes, and, in addition to stage actors, there are photographs and clippings of musicians, dancers, comics, and radio personalities, and a small number of items relating to films of the period.

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21610 View

The John Carter Glenn Collection, 1886-1912 (inclusive)

Title: The John Carter Glenn Collection 1886-1912 (inclusive)

Autographs and letters of musicians collected by John Carter Glenn

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.25 linear foot)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/music.mss.0009 View

Glenn, John Carter. The John Carter Glenn collection, 1886-1912 (inclusive).

Title: The John Carter Glenn collection, 1886-1912 (inclusive).

The John Carter Glenn Collection consists primarily of cards autographed by composers, musical performers, and instrument makers. The Collection also holds 4 autograph letters: 1 letter from Georg Gemünder to Jesse Weismann, and 1 letter each from Victor Herbert, Moritz Moszkowski, and Anton Seidl, all to Albert Weisman.

ArchivalResource: .25 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122597444 View

Scrapbook on theater and opera, 1901-1915.

Title: Scrapbook on theater and opera, 1901-1915.

Volumes of clippings, programs, and autographed photographs. Includes material on Geraldine Farrar, Lucrezia Bori, Claudia Muzio, Louise Edvina, Billie Burke, Maude Adams, Arturo Toscanini, and Ethel Barrymore,

ArchivalResource: 4 v. : ill., ports. ; 26 x 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/430366255 View

Stark, Samuel. Theatre scrapbook collection, 1860-1950.

Title: Theatre scrapbook collection, 1860-1950.

19th century American and British stage, photographs of 19th and early 20th century American and British actors, Irish Theatre programs, American silent film, and film and stage personalities.

ArchivalResource: 28.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122510863 View

Letters to Joan Crawford, 1972-1976

Title: Letters to Joan Crawford 1972-1976

Joan Crawford was a film star whose career spanned five decades, from silent films onward, and who worked in many genres including drama, musicals, comedy, Westerns, and horror films, and who appeared on television as well. While there is some question as to the year of her birth, the actress who became known as Joan Crawford was unquestionably born under the name Lucille Le Sueur in San Antonio, Texas. Entering films in 1925, Lucille was signed by MGM Studios where her name was changed. Her films include OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS (1928), RAIN (1932), GRAND HOTEL (1932), DANCING LADY (1933) with Clark Gable and Fred Astaire, and THE WOMEN (1939). A mid-career switch to Warner Brothers brought Crawford a Best Actress Academy Award for MILDRED PIERCE in 1945. Later roles brought diminishing returns, until a comeback performance in WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? in 1962 led to a series of horror films. When Joan Crawford died in 1977 her age was given as 69, but she may have been in her early to mid 70s. Consists of four letters written to Joan Crawford. Two letters are from costume designer Edith Head, thanking Joan for Christmas presents. One undated letter from actress Billie Burke congratulates Joan on an unspecified honor, perhaps her MILDRED PIERCE Oscar. A 1972 letter from Nancy Reagan thanks Joan for flowers, and expresses regret they couldn't meet.

ArchivalResource: (1 portfolio, 4 letters)

http://archives.nypl.org/the/21606 View

Stark, Samuel. Theatre scrapbook collection., 1860-1950

Title: Stark, Samuel. Theatre scrapbook collection., 1860-1950

19th century American and British stage material: photographs of 19th andearly 20th century American and British actors, Irish Theatre programs,American silent film, and film and stage personalities.

ArchivalResource: 28.5 linear ft.

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft5g5003wk View

Hellman (Florence Marx) Theatrical Diaries

Title: Hellman (Florence Marx) Theatrical Diaries

The diaries contain detailed descriptions and critiques of many plays, concerts and performers, with printed programs and photographs pasted into the volumes. The plays, operas and concerts were performed in theaters in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Venice, Paris, London, Berlin, Munich and Vienna. The diaries also discuss automobile trips that the Hellmans took in Europe, current fashions, social life, etc. The diaries cover many well-known actors, singers, dancers, composers, playwrights and members of the British Royal Family including: Zoe Akins, Queen Alexandra, Judith Anderson, Fred Astaire, Josephine Baker, Tallulah Bankhead, J.M. Barrie, Ethel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Sarah Bernhardt, Jack Buchanan, Billie Burke, Enrico Caruso, Noel Coward, Isadora Duncan, Queen Elizabeth II, Edith Evans, Geraldine Farrar, Lynn Fontanne, John Gielgud, Helen Hayes, Leslie Howard, Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence, Alfred Lunt, W. Somerset Maugham, Henry Miller, Vaslaw Nijinsky, Anna Pavlova, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Will Rogers and Peggy Wood. All of the volumes are in poor condition with loose covers, pages and bindings, but no pages or text have been lost.

ArchivalResource: 2 Linear Feet (16 volumes)

https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8t15b0b/ View