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Beatrice Lillie papers, 1911-1995

Title: Beatrice Lillie papers 1911-1995

Beatrice Lillie, comedienne, actress, singer and author, was born May 29, 1894 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Beatrice Lillie papers consist of 37.8 linear feet spanning the 1910s to the 1990s. The collection consists of correspondence, biographical papers, skits, lyrics, music, photographs and clippings documenting her personal life and career.

ArchivalResource: 37.8; 75 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/the/21642 View

Souvenir programs of contemporary personalities, 1880-1993.

Title: Souvenir programs of contemporary personalities, 1880-1993.

Printed souvenir programs of 19th and 20th century entertainers and performers.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes (1.75 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02255/catalog View

Lawrence and Lee papers, 1917-1974

Title: Lawrence and Lee papers 1917-1974

Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, writers of stage, screen, television and radio were both born in Ohio. They met in New York where they were pursuing careers in broadcasting. Among the founding fathers of Armed Forces Radio, they created and adapted many stories for radio. Later they entered the world of commercial broadcasting for both radio and television. In the 1940s they began writing plays. Among their best known works are , , and . The Lawrence and Lee papers consist of their early correspondence and writings from broadcasting including Armed Forces Radio and commercial radio and television as well as production files and scripts from many of their major works. Also included are project ideas, other writings and speeches, scrapbooks and some photographs. The papers document their careers up until the mid-1960s. Missing from the collection are their works after this date. Auntie Mame Mame Inherit the Wind The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21482 View

Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946. Oh! Please, libretto, [by] Anne Caldwell and Otto Harbach; founded on a story by Maurice Henneguin and Pierre Veber.

Title: Oh! Please, libretto, [by] Anne Caldwell and Otto Harbach; founded on a story by Maurice Henneguin and Pierre Veber. [1926?]

ArchivalResource: 35, 23 l. 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44469304 View

Richard Rodgers collection of musicals and interviews [sound recording], 1926-1980

Title: Richard Rodgers collection of musicals and interviews [sound recording] 1926-1980

The collection contains commercial discs and noncommercial recordings; the latter containing interviews with Rodgers and his family and friends, performances of his music by contemporary performers, as well as radio and television programs that have used Rodgers' music.

ArchivalResource: 362 sound recordings

http://archives.nypl.org/rha/20449 View

Pach Brothers Portrait Photograph Collection, 1867-1947, undated (bulk 1880-1940)

Title: Pach Brothers Portrait Photograph Collection 1867-1947, undated (bulk 1880-1940)

Portrait collection including photographs of nationally prominent people and socially prominent New Yorkers.

ArchivalResource: 4.86 Linear feet; (9 boxes)

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/nyhs/pach/pach.html 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

The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1940-1968

Title: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording] 1940-1968

Weekly 30-minute NBC radio broadcasts, featuring classical and light classical music, which began on Apr. 29, 1940 and continued until 1958. In September, 1959, the Bell Telephone Hour made its television debut as a monthly musical special. It remained a regular television program until April 26, 1968. Library's holdings incomplete. Broadcasts chiefly originated from New York City, sponsored by the Bell Telephone Company (American Telephone and Telegraph). Each 30-minute program generally features a guest singer or instrumentalist, with the Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, conducted by Donald Voorhees, and the Bell Telephone Hour Chorus. Frequent guest artists include Marian Anderson, Robert Casadesus, Nelson Eddy, Josef Hofmann, Fritz Kreisler, Oscar Levant, James Melton, Grace Moore, Ezio Pinza, Lily Pons, Bidú Sayão, Gladys Swarthout, John Charles Thomas, Helen Traubel, and Eileen Farrell. Chief announcer: Floyd Mack.

ArchivalResource: 1579 sound discs

http://archives.nypl.org/rha/20502 View

Universal Newsreel Volume 40, Release 25

Title: Universal Newsreel Volume 40, Release 25

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2051049 View

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

Morris, Richard. Thoroughly modern Millie : final screenplay, 1966 Mar. 22 / by Richard Morris.

Title: Thoroughly modern Millie : final screenplay, 1966 Mar. 22 / by Richard Morris.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (ca. 126 leaves) ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25163888 View

Beatrice Lillie papers, 1919-1989

Title: Beatrice Lillie papers 1919-1989

Beatrice Lillie was an actress and comedian. The collection was created by Bruce Laffey, her biographer, and contains correspondence and photographs documenting Beatrice Lillie's career. Most of the correspondence is either to Bruce Laffey from Beatrice Lillie or about her.

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21271 View

Papers about Beatrice Lillie, 1954-1982

Title: Papers about Beatrice Lillie 1954-1982

Beatrice Lillie was an actress and comedian. The Richard Astor Agency managed Ms. Lillie's career from the 1960s through 1982. The collection contains correspondence, contracts and photographs documenting Beatrice Lillie's career during that time and her relationship with the agency. The correspondence is about Beatrice Lillie and various negotiations for roles and appearances.

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21470 View

Anton Dolin papers, 1926-1983.

Title: Anton Dolin papers, 1926-1983.

Lettersand photographs sent to Anton Dolin by his friends.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01974/catalog View

André Charlot Archive, 1822-2004

Title: André Charlot Archive 1822-2004

ArchivalResource: 23 volumes, 7 boxes

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb71-thm/336 View

Le Gai, Hilaire. Clifton Webb Collection, [ca. 1930-ca. 1960].

Title: Clifton Webb Collection, [ca. 1930-ca. 1960].

The collection includes Webb's scrapbooks, autobiography drafts, personal and business correspondence, programs, clippings, notebooks, a manuscript script of Un million plaisantairies by Hilaire le Gai, translated into English, a typed script for Victor Borge radio show in which Clifton Webb was a guest star (1947), and a script for Sister Act with lyrics by Howard Dietz (1942). Also included are Helen Ruth Matthews Dalrymple's film actors clippings, programs and correspondence, the actress, lecturer, writer and producer Jean Dalrymple's correspondence, and her father's, the concert manager George H. Dalrymple's papers.

ArchivalResource: 17 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233599175 View

Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005.

Title: Souvenir programs for theatrical productions, 1906-2005.

Printed souvenir programs for theatrical and musical productions.

ArchivalResource: 14 boxes (4.2 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02197/catalog View

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Collection of musicals and interviews [sound recording], 1926-1980.

Title: Collection of musicals and interviews [sound recording], 1926-1980.

The collection contains commercial discs and noncommercial recordings; the latter containing interviews with Rodgers and his family and friends, performances of his music by contemporary performers, as well as radio and television programs that use Rodgers' music.

ArchivalResource: 362 sound recordings : analog.174 sound discs : analog.184 sound tape reels : analog.4 sound cassettes : analog.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122455595 View

Richard Astor Agency. Papers about Beatrice Lillie, 1954-1982.

Title: Papers about Beatrice Lillie, 1954-1982.

The Richard Astor Agency papers about Beatrice Lillie consist of clippings, correspondence, contracts and photographs and span the years 1954 to 1982.

ArchivalResource: .21 linear feet (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/144652291 View

Laffey, Bruce. Beatrice Lillie collection, 1919-1989.

Title: Beatrice Lillie collection, 1919-1989.

The Beatrice Lillie papers consist of clippings, correspondence, programs and photographs.

ArchivalResource: .41 lin. ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122486350 View

American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940)

Title: American Vaudeville Museum collection 1845-2007 (bulk 1910-1940)

This collection consists of materialsdocumenting vaudeville and other entertainment in the United States,particularly in the 1910s through 1940s. Primary materials such as photographs,scrapbooks and handwritten stage scripts document the careers of particularperformers. There are substantial numbers of sheet music and theatre programs,and a large LP collection. The collection focuses on vaudeville but encompassesother forms and eras of American entertainment as well.

ArchivalResource: 66.8linear feet

http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/uoa/UAMS421.xml View

Lillie, Beatrice, 1894-1989. Beatrice Lillie papers, 1911-1995.

Title: Beatrice Lillie papers, 1911-1995.

The Beatrice Lillie papers consist of 37.8 linear feet spanning the 1910's to the 1990's.

ArchivalResource: 37.8 linear ft. (83 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122606547 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

Irving Berlin collection of non-commercial sound recordings [sound recording]

Title: Irving Berlin collection of non-commercial sound recordings [sound recording]

This collection contains non-commercial recordings of Irving Berlin and his music. The recordings are from radio broadcasts, live performances, and private recordings. The performers on the recordings include Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Eddie Fisher, Al Jolson, Ethel Merman and Kate Smith. Some of the gems in the collection include Kate Smith singing "God Bless America" for the first time and the first London performance of "Annie Get Your Gun.".

ArchivalResource: 555

http://archives.nypl.org/rha/20489 View

Philippe Halsman theatrical photographs, 1947-1969

Title: Philippe Halsman theatrical photographs 1947-1969

Philippe Halsman was a photographer. The collection consists of images of Broadway productions.

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http://archives.nypl.org/the/21413 View

New Yorker records

Title: New Yorker records

Weekly magazine founded in New York City in 1925 by Harold W. Ross, Jane Grant, Alexander Woollcott and Raoul Fleischman. The records consist of correspondence, interoffice memoranda, edited and corrected manuscripts and typescripts, drawings, statistical reports, lists of story and art ideas, photographs, and sound recordings and printed materials created during the foundation and day-to-day operations of the magazine from 1924-1984. This material documents the production of every issue of the magazine and provides insight on the careers of its staff and contributors.

ArchivalResource: 1058.76 linear feet; 2566 boxes; 7 microfilm reels; 18 sound recordings

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2236 View

Dolin, Anton, 1904-. Anton Dolin papers, 1926-1983.

Title: Anton Dolin papers, 1926-1983.

Letters and photographs of friends sent to Anton Dolin. Includes materials from or about: Charlie Chaplin, Noel Coward, Yvette Chauvire, Garson Greer, Beatrice Lillie, Ruth Page, Elizabeth Taylor, and others.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612865441 View

The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording], 1948-1954

Title: The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording] 1948-1954

The Railroad hour was a program which presented excerpts of famous musical comedies, as well as original stories, for radio audiences. Each half-hour episode of the program presented the highlights of one musical. Gordon MacRae was the host and leading man for each episode; his leading ladies came from radio and the Metropolitan Opera.

ArchivalResource: 490 sound discs; analog, 33 1/3 rpm; 16 in.; 42 sound tapes

http://archives.nypl.org/rha/20435 View

Rosenberg, Manuel, 1897-1967. Drawings & Sketches, ca.1920-1950.

Title: Drawings & Sketches, ca.1920-1950.

A collection of more than 300 drawings and sketches.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft. (ca. 300 items in 2 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122377034 View