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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

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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Wheeler, Bert, 1895-1968. Reminiscences of Bert Wheeler : oral history, 1958.

Title: Reminiscences of Bert Wheeler : oral history, 1958.

Career as comedian in vaudeville and movies; Gus Edwards and Florenz Ziegfeld; years playing one-night stands with wife Betty; Hollywood from 1929: early sound production, state of comedy; recollections of Bobby Woolsey, W.C. Fields, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Laurel and Hardy.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 36 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122411629 View

Frederick R. Koch collection of photographs of stage and screen actors and entertainers, ca. 1920-1979.

Title: Frederick R. Koch collection of photographs of stage and screen actors andentertainers, ca. 1920-1979.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes (2 linearft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02003/catalog 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