Booth-Grossman family papers, 1840-1953.

ArchivalResource

Booth-Grossman family papers, 1840-1953.

The collection contains correspondence, writings, clippings, photographs, personal ephemera, programs, printed material and a few speeches.

3.5 lin. ft. (8 boxes).

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6790751

New York Public Library System, NYPL

Related Entities

There are 12 Entities related to this resource.

Grossman, Edwina Booth, 1861-

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Edwina Booth Grossman was the daughter of the actor Edwin Booth. From the description of Letters to Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1884-1929, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155883463 ...

Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893

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American actor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : New York and Chicago, to Elsie Leslie, 1889 Dec. 5 and 1890 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270532629 From the description of Letters, 1858, 1887. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56685372 Edwin Booth (1833-1893) was the son of Junius Brutus Booth, the great British tragedian, and the older brother of John Wilkes Booth; Edwin was best known for his Shakespearean roles. ...

Booth, Junius Brutus, 1821-1883

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Junius Brutus Booth Jr. (December 22, 1821 – September 17, 1883) was an American actor and theatre manager. As a member of the Booth family of actors, Junius Brutus Booth Jr. was overshadowed by his father Junius Sr. and brothers Edwin and John Wilkes (the assassin of Abraham Lincoln), and later by his wife Agnes, a successful actress. Booth was married three times: first briefly to Clementina De Bar, sister of comedian and theatrical manager Ben De Bar; then in California to Harriet Mace,...

Booth-Grossman family.

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Edwin Booth, the focus of this collection of family papers, was one of the most famous American actors of the 19th century. Other family members represented in this collection are his first wife, Mary Devlin Booth, their daughter and his biographer, Edwina Booth Grossman and her husband, Ignatius R. Grossman. There is only a small amount of material on Booth's father, the actor Junius Brutus Booth Sr. and his acting brothers, Junius Brutus Booth, Jr. and John Wilkes Boot...

Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865

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Actor; assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. From the description of John Wilkes Booth-Miller collection, 19??-1946 / Ernest Conrad Miller. (Allegheny College). WorldCat record id: 44935230 From the description of Papers, 1863 June-1865 April. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27418055 From the description of Letter: Franklin, [Pennsylvania], to John, [18]64 June 17. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27418059 ...

Booth, Mary Devlin, 1840-1863

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Mary Devlin Booth was born in Troy, New York, the daughter of a merchant. She was well-educated, and achieved early success on stage, first in singing parts, later in dramatic roles. She met and later married Edwin Booth, and their marriage, although short-lived, was quite happy. From the description of Mary Devlin Booth letter to Mrs. Graham, 1861 Nov. 1. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 53932989 ...

Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852

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Junius Brutus Booth (1 May 1796 – 30 November 1852) was a 19th century English stage actor. He was the father of actor John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. His other children included Edwin Booth, the foremost tragedian of the mid-to-late 19th century, Junius Brutus Booth Jr., an actor and theatre manager, and Asia Booth Clarke, a poet and writer. Booth was born in St. Pancras, London, Great Britain, the son of Richard Booth, a lawyer and avid supporter of the Am...

Booth family.

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Grossman, Ignatius R.

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Grossman family.

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Barrett, Lawrence 1830-1891

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American actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Elmira, to Mr. Barton, 1880 Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270622278 Barrett was an American actor noted for his Shakespearean interpretations. From the description of Letters to various correspondents, 1863-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81995008 ...

Grossman, Edwin Booth.

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