Robinson Locke collection of theatrical materials

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Robinson Locke collection of theatrical materials

1870-1946

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Includes photographs of theatrical figures (some with autograph signatures); theater programs from Boston, Chicago, and Europe, 1870-1946; and a disbound scrapbook of clippings and correspondence, 1892-1916. The correspondence is mostly addressed to Locke from theatrical figures and family members.

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Locke, Robinson, 1856-1920

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Robinson Locke (1856-1920) was a journalist, newspaper editor, diplomat, drama critic, Mason, bank director, and civic leader, of Toledo, Ohio. Owner and editor of the Toledo Blade, an Ohio newspaper founded by his father, Locke was a serious collector of material documenting American theater history. From the 1890s, Locke served as drama critic for his newspaper under the name of Rodney Lee. Starting as a small reference collection of theatrical clippings to support his work, the collection exp...